OCEANS FROM ORBIT

1. Tidal flats and channels, Long Island, Bahamas
2. Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia 
3. Mangroves and coral reefs, Viti Levu, Fiji 
4. Svalbard 
   
5. Gulf of Mexico sediment
6. Lagoons and reefs of New Caledonia
7. Tuamotu Archipelago
8. Southern Patagonia Icefield, Chile
9. Swirling sediment in the Gulf of Alaska
10. Sea ice in the Bering Strait

All images courtesy NASA's Earth Observatory.