Rediff.com presents some spectacular photographs shot by Col. Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency, who is photographing the Earth from the International Space Station.

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The Nile and the Sinai Peninsula.

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The islands of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates

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Latakia (R) and Tartus, two coastal towns in Syria

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Baghdad, capital and largest city of Iraq

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The iconic Manicouagan meteor crater in Quebe. The crater is one of the oldest known impact craters on Earth, still visible from space

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A fault line in South Africa visible from orbit

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Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia

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Italy's Mount Etna streaming ash after it erupted

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Bushfires in Australia

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Hamilton, at the tip of Lake Ontario, Canada. The steel town with the Niagara Escarpment just visible from space. 

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The Canadarm2 will be used to capture Space X's Dragon.

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Taking advantage of a weightless environment onboard the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, Expedition 34 Flight Engineer Chris Hadfield of the Canadian Space Agency juggles some tomatoes.

Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, Expedition 34 flight engineer, watches a water bubble float freely between him and the camera, showing his image refracted, in the Unity node of the International Space Station.

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