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Visions of Earth By National Geographic

Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Reed Flute Cave - Guangxi Zhuangzu region, China (James P. Nelson, TCS)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia - A banded toadfish hides among the coral on 185-mile-long (298 kilometers) Ningaloo Reef. (Takako Uno)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Pusztaszer, Hungary - Two herons fight over a fish. (Bence Mate)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Democratic Republic of the Congo - The silverback Senkwekwe, one of six mountain gorillas slain in Virunga National Park.(Brent Stirton, Reportage by Getty Images)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Ethiopia - The infernal glow of a lava lake in the Ertale volcano rivals moonrise over the Danakil Desert. (Olivier Grunewald)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Monterey Bay Aquarium, California - Sparkling like underwater fireworks, this six-inch-wide (15 centimeters) Olindias jellyfish.(Frans Lanting)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar - Rocks turned to razors, eroded limestone pinnacles rise 300-plus feet (91.4 meters).(Olivier Grunewald)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Chile - The fury of Chaitén volcano seems to set the sky on fire.Carlos Gutierrez, UP/Digital Railroad)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Shodo Shima, Japan - Huddled for warmth, (Yushiro Fukuda)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Gulf of Aqaba - Surrounded by thousands of golden sweepers. (Magnus Lundgren)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Germany - (Heidi and Hans-Jurgen Koch)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Zambia - The 355-foot (108 meter) drop of Victoria Falls.(Annie Griffiths Belt)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Cameroon - At the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center. (Monica Szczupider)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
United States - A kayaker plunges 70 feet into winter water at Washington State's Outlet Falls. (Jed Weingarten)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
Mexico - Thirteen feet and a thousand-plus pounds of great white shark.(Brandon Cole)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
India - In Jammu (Jaipal Singh, EPA/Corbia)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
In South Georgia Island (Yva Momatiukand and John Eastcott)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
In Indonesia - . (David Doubilet)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
In Sriracha Tiger Zoo Thailand, (Sukree Sukplang, Reuters)
Visions of Earth By National Geographic
In Zambia -  (Marsel van Oosten)

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