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View from the summit of Roßstein mountain

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2022-12-11Bavaria, Germany
View from the summit of Roßstein mountain
Mountains are some of the most interesting geological features that our world has to offer. Clear proof of the massive changes that happen beneath the surface of our planet, mountains have also served as playgrounds and places of worship for countless generations of humans. An...[阅读全文]

Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia

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2022-12-10Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
More than 2 miles above sea level is an anomaly of the natural world, near the crest of the Andes mountain range, a salt flat bigger than many countries. The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the largest salt flat in the world at about 4,000 square miles. The salt flat is the r...[阅读全文]

Muskox mother and calf in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park

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2022-12-09Norway
Muskox mother and calf in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park
These handsome beasts are a living legacy of primeval times—they've watched history unfold around them from the era of the woolly mammoth. The cow and calf in our photo belong to Norway's only herd of muskoxen, and you can visit them in Dovrefjella National Park. If you ...[阅读全文]

The Cathedral of Florence

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2022-12-08Italy
The Cathedral of Florence
Considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, Florence helped lead Europe out of the Middle Ages as a center of politics, finance, art, and culture. Seven-odd centuries later, it's a snap to get aerial views of that era's marvels, like the Cathedral of Santa Maria del ...[阅读全文]

Tangle Creek Falls in Jasper National Park

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2022-12-07Alberta, Canada
Tangle Creek Falls in Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park boasts numerous breathtaking waterfalls, but the multi-tiered cascade of Tangle Creek Falls makes for a must-see spectacle. Located off the 93 Icefields Parkway in Alberta, the falls are easily accessed. Tangle Creek Falls' misty spray can be fel...[阅读全文]

A great egret in Everglades National Park

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2022-12-06Florida
A great egret in Everglades National Park
We're heading down to Florida today to celebrate the 75th year of Everglades National Park, the largest tropical wilderness in the United States. The park was established in 1947 to defend a fragile ecosystem and covers about 20% of the entire Everglades wetland. But ev...[阅读全文]

Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier

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2022-12-05Switzerland
Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier
We're used to Santa Claus sliding down chimneys, but who knew he could ski? Thousands of Santa Clauses make a stunning downhill display to open the ski season in Verbier, Switzerland, each year. Why the costumes? Their annual descent also celebrates the feast day of Sa...[阅读全文]

Elephants near Mount Kilimanjaro

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2022-12-04Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Elephants near Mount Kilimanjaro
We're taking a walk with these beautiful beasts for World Wildlife Conservation Day. Mount Kilimanjaro, known as the Great White Mountain to local tribes, stands sentinel as these African bush elephants cross the vast savannahs of Amboseli National Park in Kenya. ...[阅读全文]

Miami

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2022-12-03Florida
Miami
Every December the center of the art world convenes not in New York, Tokyo, or London, but in a town known more for its wide sandy beaches, café Cubano, and conga rhythms. Art Basel Miami Beach, which wraps up its three-day run today, is the American leg of an intern...[阅读全文]

Tlikakila River Delta in Lake Clark National Park

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2022-12-02Alaska
Tlikakila River Delta in Lake Clark National Park
On this day in 1980, the single largest expansion of protected lands in history doubled the size of the US National Park System. Prior to that day, Alaska had no national parks, but now the state has eight, plus numerous monuments and preserves that protect more than 157 ...[阅读全文]