English: Israel’s largest freshwater lake, Lake Tiberias, is also known as the Sea of Tiberias, Lake of Gennesaret, Lake Kinneret, and the Sea of Galilee. The lake measures just more than 21 kilometres north-south, and it is only 43 meters deep. The lake is fed partly by underground springs related to the Jordan sector of the Great Rift Valley, but most of its water comes from the Jordan River, which enters from the north. The river’s winding course can be seen draining the south end of the lake at image bottom. Angular green and brown field patterns clothe most hillsides in this arid landscape. Bright roof tops are the hallmark of several villages in the area. The largest grouping of bright roofs and city blocks indicates the location of Tiberias (named for the Roman Emperor Tiberius), visible at image left on the south-western shore of the lake.

ISS Crew Earth Observations: ISS020-E-31066

Identification
Mission	ISS020 (Expedition 20)
Roll	E
Frame	31066
Country or Geographic Name	ISRAEL
Features	SEA OF GALILEE, TIBERIAS, AGR.
Center Point Latitude	32.8° N
Center Point Longitude	35.6° E
Camera
Camera Tilt	27°
Camera Focal Length	400 mm
Camera	Nikon D2Xs
Film	4288 x 2848 pixel CMOS sensor, RGBG imager color filter.
Quality
Percentage of Cloud Cover	0-10%
Nadir What is Nadir?
Date	2009-08-15
Time	10:21:01
Nadir Point Latitude	31.3° N
Nadir Point Longitude	35.0° E
Nadir to Photo Center Direction	North
Sun Azimuth	208°
Spacecraft Altitude	189 nautical miles (350 km)
Sun Elevation Angle	71°
Orbit Number	1528