PICS: Rare birds eye view of Dubai from International Space Station

• The International Space Station just captured some seriously impressive pics of some of Dubai’s most iconic islands

• The World Islands, Palm Jumeriah and Palm Jebel Ali have all been captured in impressive detail despite being almost 255 miles away from the UAE

• The images were taken as the Station was above Saudi Arabia

The International Space Station has just released some incredible images taken 255 miles above the UAE.

The images were taken as the Station was above Saudi Arabia, about to cross the Arabian Gulf. The images themselves were taken by a crewmember of the Expedition 59.

Despite being hundreds of miles away, the images show an impressive level of detail to the World Islands, Palm Jumeriah and Palm Jebel Ali, three of the artificial islands created in Dubai.

Take a look at the images here:

World Islands

Palm Jumeirah

Palm Jebel Ali

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The artificial islands off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates are known as (from left) The World Islands, Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali. The International Space Station was orbiting 255 miles above Saudi Arabia about to cross the Persian Gulf when this photograph was taken by an Expedition 59 crewmember. #nasa #roscosmos #csa #jaxa #esa #dubai #international #space #station

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