Switzerland, True Colour Satellite Image. Switzerland. Satellite image of the European country of Switzerland and the surrounding area. North is at top. Water is blue, vegetation is green, urban areas are grey, dry areas are brown, and snow and ice are white. The area here is about 375 by 250 kilometres. This small landlocked country is dominated by the Alps mountains in the south and lakes in the north. Lake Constance is at upper right, Lake Geneva is at lower left. The image used data from LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites.