921-699 - Whalebone Alley grand vista, female tourist standing on cliff face, Itygran Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: Whale Bone Alley was discovered by Soviet archaeologists in 1976, but has remained untouched since and little is known of this place. There is a long double line of bowhead whale bones -- jaws and ribs -- running parallel along the shore for hundreds of yards. Many of the bones, especially the enormous jaw bones, are still standing, propped up by lichen-covered rocks. The location is thought to have been used in about 1300 as a ceremonial site, for a men's secret society or feasting site.
921-731 - Epiphytic bromeliad at the Botanical Gardens of, Sapporo (Hokkaido), Japan, Asia. MORE INFO: These Epiphytes grow above ground, usualy from another host tree.
995-435 - Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) sitting up in snow and heather hills, wide angle shot with Hare silhouetted against setting sun . highlands, Scotland, UK
979-4572 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer transits Lemaire Channel in late evening light on the west side of the Antarctic peninsula in Antarctica
979-7909 - Flat calm conditions in Crystal Sound, south of the Antarctic Circle, Antarctica, Southern Ocean. MORE INFO This area is full of flat first year sea ice, well developed icebergs, with many open leads.
979-7070 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer in Dahlman Bay in late evening light as the waxing moon rises on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.
979-7071 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer in Dahlman Bay in late evening light as the waxing moon rises on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica.