The meandering Perak River flows through the middle of this scene. The tin mining landscape with its numerous dark ponds, and blue and grey debris heaps is a northeast-southwest strip near the eastern edge of the image. The town of Ipoh is located to the extreme northeast of this mining landscape. The coastal plains are either in paddy or oil palm. Parts of the original coastal swamp are seen towards northwest.
Limestone hills show up in dark green with geological lineations like the one below the clouds.
The Malacca Straits is full of land-derived sediment. Southwest Coast, Timor, Indonesia The dry hilly countryside of south-western Timor shows up under fleecy cumulus clouds. The hills are partly bare and under erosion, contributing considerable sediment to the rivers. The rivers are seasonal with bars and islands in their channels. The straightness of the coast suggests geological control and a steep offshore slope.