These sinuating photographs of some islands were taken by satellites from space thousands of miles away from earth. They show how stunning and beautiful Mother Earth is.They create an illusion of being like a jelly fish, a collection of blue gems or a fish, but they are actually a part of Great Barrier Reef and Heron Island in Australia. 

1.THE VOLCANIC ISLAND 'ANAK KRAKATAU' CAPTURED BY THE IKONOS SATELLITE IN 1998 IN SPACE. THE LAVA FLOW IS SHOWN IN RED AND THE BLACK ASH AND CRATER CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN AMID THE BROWNISH BLOT IN THE SEA. 

2. AKIMISKI ISLAND IN CANADA TAKEN BY NASA LANDSAT 7 IN 2000. FROM THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND, ONE CAN SEE THE ONTARIO COASTLINE:

3. EYE-CATCHING : NUKUORO ATOLL, ONE OF 607 ISLANDS THAT FORM PART OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA TAKEN ON BOARD THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) IN 2006:

4.PARADISE: DUCIE ISLAND, SITUATED IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, IS AN UNINHABITED ATOLL IN THE PITCAIRN ISLANDS:

5. SATELLITE IMAGE OF THE PACIFIC ATOLL NIKUMARORO, THE MOST SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY OF THE RAWAKI ISLANDS IN KIRIBATI:

CONTINUED IN : ASTONISHING SATELLITE IMAGES OF ISLANDS - PART 2