South Island wows in spectacular space pic

Thomas Pasquet, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station tweeted this picture of South Island. Photo / Supplied

French astronaut Thomas Pesquet has shared a spectacular photo of the South Island as seen from space.

The image clearly shows almost the entire island, including the majestic Southern Alps, as there are no clouds obscuring the view.

The bottom of the North Island can be seen.

The 39-year-old, who is currently on a six month mission at the International Space Station, tweeted the image on Thursday New Zealand time.

"Hello #NewZealand The south island under the scrutiny of our robotic arm ;)," Pesquet wrote in English and French.

Hello #NewZealand 🇳🇿 The south island under the scrutiny of our robotic arm ;) pic.twitter.com/1wETudUHkn

— Thomas Pesquet (@Thom_astro) May 25, 2017

The image has been retweeted more than 1000 times.