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Santorini, Greece
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Published October 17, 2016
The islands of this tourist mecca are actually the rim of an old volcano.
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A Curious Ensemble of Wonderful Features
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Published October 16, 2016
Parts of the Glen Canyon that John Wesley Powell explored in 1869 have been submerged by Lake Powell.
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Channel Country, Northwest Queensland
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Published October 10, 2016
These wide Australian floodplains are unique on the planet. Scientists think they are caused by the extreme variation in water and sediment discharges from the local rivers.
Grosser Aletschgletscher
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Published October 3, 2016
Great Aletsch in Switzerland is the largest glacier in Europe.
Living in a Desert Basin
Published September 26, 2016
Utah Lake and the Wasatch Mountains frame a beautiful landscape around Provo.
Water Swirls, Gulf of St. Lawrence
Published September 19, 2016
Reflections off the water surface show an interlinked mass of currents and eddies in the shallow water north of Prince Edward Island.
Central Madrid
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Published September 12, 2016
Madrid is the political, economic, and cultural center of Spain.
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Southern Greenland
Published September 5, 2016
An astronaut caught an unlikely glimpse of a wide swath of Greenland, which is often cloud-covered and far from the northernmost orbit of the space station.
Manila, Philippines
Published August 29, 2016
The political and economic hub of the Philippines has a long history of globalization.
Living on the Edge of the Taklimakan Desert
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Published August 22, 2016
Bosten Lake, one of the largest inland lakes in China, and the Kaidu River have made this dry landscape habitable.
Port of Aden, Yemen
Published August 15, 2016
Aden lies near the south end of the Red Sea, at a critical point where major sea lanes converge—between Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea, the Persian Gulf and India, and the long shoreline of East Africa.
Aurora and Manicouagan Crater
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Published August 8, 2016
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station adjusted the camera for night imaging and captured the green veils and curtains of an aurora that spanned thousands of kilometers over Canada.