QUICK FACTS
Where is it? Carter's Cays and Strangers Cay, the Bahamas [27.105580266, -78.06669135]
What's in the photo? Underwater sandbanks and a coral reef surrounding a pair of small islands
Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS)
When was it taken? Oct. 20, 2016
This intriguing astronaut photo shows off a series of rippling sandbanks surrounding a pair of small islands in the Bahamas. The submerged swirls were partly carved out by a coral reef lurking on the edge of a hidden ocean "drop-off."
