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The incredible remains of Palmyra, including monumental arches, ancient walls, towers and columns, line the eastern edges of the Syrian desert.

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A mated pair of red-and-green macaws (Ara chloroptera) soar above the forest. These macaws are a vivid example of the thousand or so bird species found in Ma didi National Park.

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Chimney Rock is also called Jackson Butte after William Henry Jackson.

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Most of the frame in this night shot is filled by the stone-and-concrete amphit heater, which could seat 50,000 when it was completed in 82 A.D.

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Aurora borealis over Jordan Pond in late October.

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Herders drive horses back into Darhad Valley from a mountain pass.

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Paragliders float in the clouds that surround snow-capped Mt. Fuji.

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An ancient Byzantine coin with a depiction of a ruler.

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Reef view with coral, sea fans, crinoids and sponges.

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A redfin butterfly fish swimming among coral.

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Women carrying bundles on their heads, Sudan.

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A Cape fur seal, Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus, swims among fronds of bull kelp.

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A baby Alligator snapping turtle sits on the skull of the largest Alligator snapping turtle ever recorded.

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Sunset over the Green Mountains in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.

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