1195-61 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-69 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-44 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-58 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-109 - Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-27 - Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated / view of the landscape around eyl

1195-74 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-36 - Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-28 - Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated / view of the landscape around eyl

1195-48 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-51 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-63 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-86 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1188-165 - Cuba. Baseball sport gear factory near havana

1195-50 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-66 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-46 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-59 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-107 - Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-49 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

1195-43 - Hardest hit was a 650 kilometers stretch of the somali coastline between garacad (mudung region) and xaafuun (bari region), which forms part of the puntland province near the horn of africa. The tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

911-8202 - A mule loaded with expedition camping gear for a trek in the Jebel Sirwa region of the Anti Atlas mountains of Morocco, North Africa, Africa

911-7992 - Fishing gear on the harbour at Portnalong, Isle of skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

911-7993 - Fishing gear on the harbour at Portnalong, Isle of skye, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

1103-14 - Gear on the deck of the wreck of the Lesleen M, a freighter sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 off Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

1103-15 - Gantry gear on the deck of the wreck of the Lesleen M, a freighter sunk as an artificial reef in 1985 off Anse Cochon Bay, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

971-14 - Fishing gear washed up on the beach, Southern Morocco (RR)

988-191 - Disentangling juvenile gannet (Sula sula). Marine debris, possibly discarded fishing gear, made it impossible for this gannet to feed. Crew and clients on whale-watch boat come to its aid. Gannet released successfully. Hebrides, Scotland

988-190 - Disentangling juvenile gannet (Sula sula). Marine debris, possibly discarded fishing gear, made it impossible for this gannet to feed. Crew and clients on whale-watch boat come to its aid. Gannet released successfully. Hebrides, Scotland

988-168 - Minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) caught in creel line. Minke whales are occasionally caught in the lines connecting lobster pots (creels) and will drown if not released promptly. This creel fishermen helped researchers untangle this dead whale from another fisherman's gear. Hebrides, Scotland

1036-228 - Bottlenose dolphin and Finless porpoise washed up dead on a beach. Netting from fishing gear that killed them was still attached to their tails. Arabian Gulf, UAE

917-21 - Olive RidleyTurtle freed from discarded fishing gear. Azores, North Atlantic

979-9081 - Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) tangled in fishing gear on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

970-740 - Scuba Diving Equipment on board dive boat, Scapa Flow, Orkney islands, Scotland, UK

979-9082 - Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) tangled in fishing gear on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

911-3483 - Walkers on the fells above Kentmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-6790 - An outdoor gear shop and bed and breakfasts in Ambleside, Lake District, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

920-1951 - Gear shift lever on bow, Fujikawa Maru shipwreck, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

920-1050 - Scuba divers gear up to enter the waters of Prata River, Bonito Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, South America

911-3484 - Walkers on the fells above Kentmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-3482 - Walkers on the fells above Kentmere in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

832-10417 - Scuba diver carrying a torch swims through a sandy bottomed channel between coral reefs and observes a Sea Fan coral (Gorgonia flabellum), barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

832-10564 - Scuba diver exploring an underwater cave, Musandam, Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, Indian Ocean

832-10584 - Scuba divers in a cage observing a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific, North America

832-10403 - Scuba diver watching her diving instructor stroking the belly of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

832-10393 - Scuba divers amongst a school of Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) lying on the sandy ocean after having been attracted by a container of scent agents and bait, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

832-10401 - Scuba diver caressing the underside of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

832-10402 - Scuba diver and her dive master caressing the underside of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in way that causes the shark to fall into a state of apathy, barrier reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

832-10382 - Female scuba diver watching a shoal of Five-Barr-Tail-Fishes (Kuhlia mugil) in open water, Hurghada, Brother Islands, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

832-10562 - Young Green Sea Turtle, (Chelonia mydas) swimming curiously toward a scuba diver, Musandam, Oman, Middle East, Indian Ocean

832-10445 - Female scuba diver holding a Caribbean Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), special contact on the sharks belly causes it to fall into a state of apathy, Barrier Reef, San Pedro, Ambergris Cay Island, Belize, Central America, Caribbean

832-10581 - Scuba divers in a cage observing a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific, North America

832-10619 - Dugong (Dugong dugon) and three Golden Trevally fish (Gnathanodon speciosus), Shaab Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

832-10311 - Diver watching Sea Fans (Gorgonaria) on coral reef, colorful overgrown with corals, Gangga Island, Bangka Islands, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molucca Sea, Pacific Ocean, Asia

832-10376 - Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on a meadow of sea weed, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

832-10579 - Scuba divers in a cage observing a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias), Guadalupe Island, Mexico, Pacific, North America

733-4669 - Climber on Aiguille de Bionnassay on the route to Mont Blanc, French Alps, France, Europe

733-4668 - Climber on Aiguille de Bionnassay on the route to Mont Blanc, French Alps, France, Europe

817-191098 - Rafting action on the Caning river ANWR, Alaska, USA

817-190563 - A nameplate indicating manufacturing year and place is fixed on frontside of a freight car, Mhow, Madhyapradesh, India

817-191096 - Rafting action on the Caning river ANWR, Alaska, USA

817-159474 - Woman holding snorkel gear on the beach Maui, Hawaii Model released

817-159473 - Woman holding snorkel gear on the beach Maui, Hawaii Model released

817-174818 - Birdwatching at Guatopo National Park, Venezuela

817-166436 - Golf clubs, Practice golf course, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain

817-115191 - Loveness Kunde near the half way point in delivering her son at the Howard Hospital in Zimbabwe, She stoically delivers the child with a minimum of sound and without the aid of drugs, Loveness is HIV positive

817-114681 - Climber on the West Ridge of Mt, Conness, Tuolumne Meadows area, Yosemite National Park, California

817-4061 - Mountain biking

817-4068 - Mountain bike

788-3640 - Close up of a fishing gear on a wharf, Sete, France

685-846 - Traditonal head gear, Barkhor, Lhasa, Tibet, China, Asia