1311-333 - Panorama view of Sedona from the First Bench of Bear Mountain, to the right of center is Doe Mountain, Sedona, Arizona, United States of America, North America
799-4212 - Mount Snowdon bathed in the first light of dawn in spring and reflected in Llyn Llydaw, Snowdonia National Park, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe
1113-103668 - Golden Spike Replica, Golden Spike National Historic Site, to commemorate the first transcontinental railroad, near Brigham City, Utah, USA
1113-103828 - A woman serves a viking meal in a reconstructed longhouse at Qassiarsuk. the place were the first vikings with Erik the Red settled. South Greenland.
1113-103832 - statue of Leif Eriksson, The first European who arrived on the american continent, Qassiarsuk, the place were the first vikings with Erik the Red settled, South Greenland
1113-103829 - The reconstructed first church of Greenland at Qassiarsuk, the place were the first vikings with Erik the Red settled, Qassiarsuk, South Greenland
1335-46 - First light on the Grand Tetons with reflection at Schwabacher's Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America
832-388811 - Altenburg, medieval hilltop castle at 400m, landmark of Bamberg, first documented in 1109, aerial view, Bamberg, Steigerwaldhoehe, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Germany, Europe
1167-2528 - Carved totems, The Big House, Klemtu, First Nations Kitasoo Xai Xais community, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America
1167-2525 - Carved totem, The Big House, Klemtu, First Nations Kitasoo Xai Xais community, Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, North America
1202-360 - One of the first and last locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal at its junction with the River Avon, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
739-1424 - The first stretch of the Appian Road was built by the consular Appio Claudio Cieco (Appius Claudius Caecus) 312 BC, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
1176-1231 - View across the lake to the castle, former home of Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII, Leeds Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe
801-2801 - East Colonnade (right), The First Pylon, Temple of Isis, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Philae Island, Aswan, Nubia, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
1179-4238 - Hikers admiring the autumn landscape from elevated walkway, Cliff Walk by Tissot, First, Grindelwald, Bernese Alps, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe
1179-4236 - Elevated metal walkway on mountain ridge known as Cliff Walk by Tissot, First, Grindelwald, Bernese Alps, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe
1317-29 - The first and second floors of an old colonial apartment building in Chinatown, showing archways and wooden doors, Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar (Burma), Asia
1202-182 - An aerial view of the SS Great Britain, the world's first propeller-driven steam ship, in dock in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe
860-287910 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287909 - Pod of sperm whale relaxing after a short sleep (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287914 - Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287906 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287912 - Snorkeler photographing a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
1116-45818 - Old Millstone From The Time Of Christ That Was Uncovered In Capernaum On The North Shore Of The Sea Of Galilee, This Grinding Wheel Which Could Work Even Today, Capernaum, Israel
1200-213 - Rock covered in barnacles, First Beach at dawn, Olympic National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Washington State, United States of America, North America
860-287450 - Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos
809-7717 - Roof of the Basilica San Marco, an example of Byzantine architecture first built in the 9th century, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe
1283-917 - Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral seen from the banks of Vltava River at first sunlight, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic