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The diverse terrain of the country of Georgia is highlighted in this Envisat image, acquired on 26 February 2007 by its MERIS (Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) instrument. As visible in the image, mountain ranges dominate the country’s landscape with some 85 percent of the total land area constituted by them. Located near the visible turquoise water inlet on the bank of the Black Sea, the port city of Poti serves as one of the three Georgian ports of the sea. The Rioni River, one of the country’s two largest rivers, enters the Black Sea just to the north of Poti (tan sediment can be seen dispersing into the sea).