Rock-hard climber conquers one of world's most treacherous peaks in just seven hours
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Rock-hard climber conquers one of world's most treacherous peaks in just seven hours
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Haunting image of sea animal is deemed underwater photograph of the year by judges celebrating the aquatic world's wonderful beauty
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Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve
The Great Blue Hole
This incredible underwater sinkhole measures 984 feet across and plunges 394 feet deep. It's one of the top 10 best scuba diving spots in the world. You'll find it off the coast of Belize.
Photo credit: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
The Aurora Borealis/Northern Lights
People travel far and wide to Norway, Alaska and Yellowknife view this magnificent sight! Legend has it that the Northern Lights aka Aurora Borealis occur when the spirits of those who've died pass over the heavens while the whistling crackling noise that tends to acoompany the lights are the voices of those spirits. The scientific explanation: when highly charged electrons from the solar system meet elements such as oxygen and nitrogen from earth's atmosphere, various colors burst forth. The color of the lights depend on the individual atoms struck and at which altitude. The dance or shift, flow and movement of the lights is caused by the constant shift of magnetic and electrical forces reacting to each other.
Photo credit: nited States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang
The Blue Grotto
There is an intense blue light that floods this famous cave in Capri, Italy. The brilliant blue colour is caused by two tiny holes in the cave wall that are barely visable to those you look for it. If you place your hand underwater it will "glow" mysteriously thanks to the cave conditions and nature of the light.
Photo credit: photographer glen
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"My sunshine doesn't come from the skies,
It comes from the love in my dog's eyes."
An aerial view of the Hidden Beach, located on the Marieta Islands in Peurto Vallarta
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bottom pic looks like Mt. kilimanjaro