“I cannot describe the eerie feeling I had when I walked in on this scene,” writes Julie Fletcher of this photo, which received an honorable mention in the Places category of the 2013 National Geographic Photo Contest. “I followed a massive storm front for several hundred kilometers hoping to capture something special, but this blew my mind. The surreal milky ... Read More »
Determined to finish a new route, superclimber Alex Honnold dangles from an overhang on Oman’s Musandam Peninsula. After pushing as far as possible on the rock, a deepwater solo climber simply lets go. Photograph by Jimmy Chin, National Geographic Read More »
Death Valley or the Valley of Death is one of the best views of the geological configuration consisting of hills, valleys and desert located in eastern California, USA. This valley is also the hottest and driest areas in North America as the place that always has a bit of water content and also because the location of geological low. Even ... Read More »
In the calm waters of Greenland, gigantic icebergs dwarf everything around them. Over the course of hundreds of years, these behemoths have grown into their own unique shape and size. The natural beauty of the icebergs, some the size of a 15 storey building, was captured by American photographer Michael J Quinn, 49, on a three day expedition in Scoresby ... Read More »
Silvesterchlaeuse (New Years Clauses) equipped with branches of pine trees and cow bells perform in front of a farm house in Urnaesch, Switzerland to offer their best wishes for the New Year. After their performance of singing and dancing the Silvesterchlaeuse receive food, hot drinks or money. Photograph: Ennio Leanza/AP Read More »
Cairns is a regional city in the far north of Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland.The gateway to Queensland’s tropical north, Cairns is a stylish city, which is also renowned for its relaxed, tropical climate and laid back ambience. Read More »
SPLIT APPLE ROCK Photograph by Rosino on Flickr Split Apple Rock is a geological rock formation in The Tasman Bay off the northern coast of the South Island of New Zealand. The rock, made of granite, looks like an apple split in half. The popular tourist attraction is located in the Tasman. Read More »
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