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1387-1252 - December 3, 2012 - Colourful crater lakes of Kelimutu volcano, Flores Island, Indonesia. Tiwu Nua Muri Kofah (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched Lake). The two lakes are highly acidic due to underwater fumarole activity and are turqoise in colour.
1387-1251 - December 3, 2012 - Colourful crater lakes of Kelimutu volcano, Flores Island, Indonesia. A crater wall separates Tiwu Nua Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched Lake). The two lakes are highly acidic due to underwater fumarole activity and are turqoise in colour.
1387-1250 - December 3, 2012 - Colourful crater lakes of Kelimutu volcano, Flores Island, Indonesia. Tiwu Nua Muri Koo Fai (Lake of Young Men and Maidens) and Tiwu Ata Polo (Bewitched Lake). The two lakes are highly acidic due to underwater fumarole activity and are turqoise in colour.
1387-1218 - December 23, 2007 - Lava flowing from small tunnel on flank of Pacaya volcano, Guatemala.
1387-1217 - December 23, 2007 - Lava flow on the flank of Pacaya volcano, Guatemala.
1387-1216 - December 22, 2007 - Lava flowing from a small lava shield on the flank of Pacaya volcano, Guatemala.
1387-1189 - December 11, 2005 - Nighttime eruption of Santiaguito dome complex, Santa Maria volcano, Guatemala.
1387-1188 - December 12, 2005 - Eruption of ash cloud from Santiaguito dome complex, Santa Maria volcano, Guatemala.
1387-1187 - December 11, 2005 - Eruption of ash cloud from Santiaguito dome complex, Santa Maria volcano, Guatemala.
1387-1186 - December 30, 2007 - Lava is flung high in the air during a nighttime eruption of Fuego volcano, Antigua, Guatemala.
809-9289 - Hands of Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on 17 December 1936, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Italy
844-38764 - View of frosted trees and chalets in Dolonne during winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy
844-38551 - View of candy on Christmas Market stall in Altstadt Spandau, Spandau, Berlin, Germany
844-38469 - View of Christmas market stalls in Potsdamer Platz at Christmas, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
844-38436 - View of Berlin TV Tower and Christmas market in Wasserkaskaden at dusk, Mitte, Berlin, Germany
1126-2542 - Christmas Wreath on Front Door, London, England, United Kingdom
1126-2540 - Christmas Wreath on Front Door, London, England, United Kingdom
860-292910 - Concordia technicians and scientists, Christmas tree, Concordia in letters made of ice/snow, Igloo. Group photo of the team at Concordia during the summer. The Italians are in red and the French in blue. The ratio is about half Italians and half French; half technicians and half scientists. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292909 - Concordia Station, Italian, European, French, Swiss and German flags. Tent, fire escape, containers, kerosene tanks, smoke from the power station, iridescent clouds. The station under a sky lightly covered with low, iridescent clouds. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292908 - The aircraft;DC-3 Basler) takes off from Concordia's snow-covered runway. Take-off of a Basler at Concordia. The runway is groomed very evenly to minimise the micro-relief on its surface and make it easier for the aircraft to take off. The aircraft are equipped with landing gear allowing them to land alternatively on a ?hard? runway or on snow: retractable skis controlled from the cockpit are fitted to the two front landing gears. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292907 - Village/town signs fixed on poles in front of the station/ Making and putting up a sign indicating the direction of one's home is a deeply rooted tradition in the stations. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292904 - A technician at the foot of the station holds a large evacuation sock into which a person is lowered. Once a month, all the staff carry out an emergency evacuation of the station using a ?sock?. The idea is to let yourself slide down a tube of fabric that slows your fall to such an extent that you can even stop yourself by spreading your arms and legs. A technician is waiting for us at the bottom to assist with the last metre of the descent. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292903 - A technician rides an electric bike on the snow, passing a container and crates on the ground. A technician uses an electric fatbike to get to the summer camp area from the station. Immediately after arriving, he removes the electric battery and deposits it in the nearest building where the temperature is positive. If he forgets the battery outside, he will have to push the bike on the way back because the intense cold will have drained the battery. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292902 - The two towers of the Concordia station, with the French, Italian and European flags flying in the wind, under a blue sky veiled with cirrus clouds aligned in the direction of the wind. The two towers are linked by a tunnel. They are permanently heated to 20°C by the diesel engine that generates the station's electricity. The left tower is the "quiet tower", housing the hospital, bedrooms;34 beds) and offices. The right tower is the "noisy tower": it houses a small workshop, the emergency generator, the waste room, the technical office, the video room, the living room, the kitchens and the refectory. The two towers are about ten meters apart to prevent the risk of fire spreading. Fire is an Antarctic expeditionary's worst nightmare; the French have a very bad experience of it. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292901 - A technician goes into a raised square building on an orange metal structure. An Italian technician specialising in radio and telecommunications goes into the shelter that houses the VSAT antenna, the device that connects the station to the Internet by satellite. This is the station's only link with the outside world. Most of the buildings are elevated to prevent the formation of snowdrifts caused by wind-blown snow. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292900 - Technicians loading/unloading cargo/freight from the supply plane at Concordia. French;in blue) and Italian;in red) technicians help unload the Basler - Douglas DC3, which delivers scientific and/or technical equipment to the Concordia station several times a month during the summer. It takes a team of 6 to 20 people just 3 minutes to unload the 2 tonnes of cargo, reload the same amount of equipment into the plane and refuel the aircraft with kerosene. As soon as these operations are completed, the plane is ready to leave again. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292899 - Building made of containers lined up in a row, powered by pipes and electric cables. The summer camp is made up of containers assembled together. It was built in the early 1990s. Since then, irregular ground settlement has caused the building to deform. It is now used as a summer dormitory. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292898 - Snowdrift in front of a tent. A dormitory tent dating from the 1990s and still in use. It is heated by a small oil-fired stove. Every obstacle in the wind creates snowdrifts, which have to be removed periodically to prevent burial. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.
860-292888 - A few weeks after the start of the summer campaign, the winterers who have just spent 14 months at Concordia return home. They take off from Concordia station aboard the Basler;photo), bound for Mario Zucchelli or Dumont d'Urville. Most of them make a sign indicating the village or town where they live, and the distance to Concordia. Concordia Antarctic Base
860-292839 - Common Chaffinch;Fringilla coelebs), side view of an adult male in winter plumage standing on the snow, Campania, Italy
832-405272 - Ik Kil, Mexico, 20 December, 2019: Ik Kil Cenote located in the northern center of the Yucatán Peninsula, a part of the Ik Kil Archeological Park near Chichen Itza, Central America
832-405271 - Mazatlan, Mexico-10 December, 2018: Dolphin Statue located on scenic Mazatlan Promenade (Malecon) near the ocean shore and historic city center
832-405217 - Havana, Cuba – 16 December, 2019: Vintage colorful taxis waiting for tourists close to National Capitol Building (El Capitolio) on Paseo del Prado street in front of Gran Havana theater
1113-107887 - View from the Schlossberg to a Christmas market in the old town of Graz, Styria, Austria.
860-292697 - Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus). Fish from the Canary Islands, Tenerife.
860-292674 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus), head of a molting chick, Saunders island, Falkland
860-292673 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) one year old chick claiming food from an adult, Saunders island, Falkland
860-292672 - King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) brooding eggs, Saunders island, Falkland
860-292671 - Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus), Peeble island, Falkland
860-292670 - Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with chicks, Carcass island, Falkland.
860-292668 - South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) resting on a dock of Port Stanley, Falkland
860-292669 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) young playing , Carcass Island, Falkland
860-292667 - Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura falklandicus) yawning, Port Stanley, Falkland
860-292539 - Moorish man looking at some cave paintings at the rock shelter of Agrour Amogjar discovered by french explorateur Theodore Monot. Atar. Adrar. Mauritania.
860-292538 - Cave paintings at the rock shelter of Agrour Amogjar discovered by french explorateur Theodore Monot. Atar. Adrar. Mauritania.
860-292537 - Moorish man selling camels at the camel market of Nouakchott. Nouakchott. Mauritania.
860-292536 - Camels for sale at the camel market of Nouakchott. Nouakchott. Mauritania.
860-292534 - Camels drinking at the camel market of Nouakchott. Nouakchott. Mauritania.
860-292533 - Mauritanian travel guide making tea at night at a camp in the desert. Chinguetti. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata. Adrar. Mauritania
860-292531 - Mauritanian travel guide making a tagella (local bread) at a wood fire at a camp in the desert. Chinguetti. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata. Adrar. Mauritania
860-292532 - Mauritanian travel guide making fire at night at a camp in the desert.. Chinguetti. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata. Adrar. Mauritania
860-292529 - Tea at a camp in the desert. Chinguetti. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata. Adrar. Mauritania
860-292530 - Mauritanian travel guide making a tagella (local bread) at a wood fire at a camp in the desert. Chinguetti. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata. Adrar. Mauritania
860-292526 - City and oasis of Chinguetti almost under the sand of the desert. Dunes of the Adrar desert near Chinguetti. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata. Adrar. Mauritania
860-292525 - City and oasis of Chinguetti almost under the sand of the desert. Dunes of the Adrar desert near Chinguetti. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata. Adrar. Mauritania
860-292524 - Moorish man wearing a blue draa (traditionnal clothe) near the mosque of Chinguetti. Ancient ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata. Adrar. Mauritania
860-292523 - View of the Azougui oasis. Azougui cultural landscape. Atar. Adrar lateau. Mauritania
860-292521 - Flight of waders above a fishing boat with tourists on board for bird watching. Banc d'Arguin National Park. Mauritania.
1200-674 - Full moon rising over snow covered winter landscape at twilight, tykky, Kuntivaara Fell, Finland, Europe
1237-720 - Peacock modern art sculpture, Prince's Square Shopping Centre, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
1237-721 - Peacock modern art sculpture, Prince's Square Shopping Centre, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
1299-172 - Winter snow in Italian Alps, with Mountain of Ponte di Legno in Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
1299-171 - Winter snow in Italian Alps, with Mountain of Ponte di Legno in Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
1299-169 - Winter snow in Italian Alps, with Mountain of Ponte di Legno in Brescia province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe
1126-2322 - Christmas Market at the Munich Residenz, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
1126-2321 - Christmas Market at dusk, Salzburg, Austria, Europe
1126-2320 - Christmas Market at dusk, Salzburg, Austria, Europe
1126-2319 - Christmas Market at dusk, Salzburg, Austria, Europe
1385-109 - Historic buildings line a bustling street in Edinburgh's old town, with pedestrians and traditional architecture, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe
1160-5434 - Lichtenstein Castle, Swabian Jura, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe
1160-5432 - Christmas market in front of the Cathedral on Munsterplatz, Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe
1160-5431 - Christmas market in front of the Cathedral on Munsterplatz, Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe
1160-5430 - Christmas market in front of the Cathedral on Munsterplatz, Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe
1160-5406 - Christmas market and medieval market at the market square, Esslingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe
1160-5403 - Hohenschwangau Castle, Schwangau, Fussen, Swabia, Bavarian Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
1160-5397 - View over Lech River with St. Mang Monastery and High Castle, Fussen, Swabia, Bavarian Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
1359-1048 - Elevated view of the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn and Christmas markets at Old Town Square in winter, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Old Town, Prague, Czechia, Europe
1369-245 - Aerial view of Hamnoy and Eliassen Rorbuer, Moskenes, Moskenesoya, Nordland, Lofoten, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe
1384-444 - Visitor centre at Stonehenge, architects Denton Corker Marshall completed December 2013, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
860-292472 - Portrait of young Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus), Lincolnshire, England
860-292465 - Portrait of Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus), Lincolnshire, England
860-292438 - Coral nursery monitoring in Mayotte lagoon
860-292437 - Coral bunches scattered on white sand in the pools of Longoni, Mayotte
860-292395 - Young woman after a refreshing bath in a fjord before going to a sauna. Nordic bath amid the ice, Oslo, Norway
860-292302 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Mayotte lagoon.
860-292300 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Mayotte lagoon.
860-292301 - Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Mayotte lagoon.
860-292281 - Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) drinking, Ardennes, Belgium
860-292271 - Wild horse near the Merrick butte. Monument valley national park. Arizona. USA.
860-292098 - Lake Brenet and Lake of Joux, Joux Valley, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
860-291971 - Mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) and bottle floating on the surface, Gulf of Naples, Mediterranean sea, Italy
860-291899 - False Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) in Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Tiga Batu dive site, Bangka Island, north Sulawesi, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
860-291890 - Takamaka Valley, Saint Benoit, Reunion Island, France
860-291889 - Takamaka Valley, Saint Benoit, Reunion Island, France
860-291888 - Takamaka Valley, Saint Benoit, Reunion Island, France
832-402369 - December 12, 2020, San Antonio, Texas, USA: The San Antonio Texas Temple is the 120th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)
832-402368 - December 12, 2020, San Antonio, Texas, USA: The San Antonio Texas Temple is the 120th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)
860-291852 - Christmas ball with ribbon, festive decoration, tree covered with artificial snow