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Noril’sk, Northeast Siberia
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Published April 30, 2006
Blue-white plumes of smoke (just left of image center) drift southeastward from smokestacks in Noril’sk. The deep and pale pinks downwind of the city, as well as the deep purple in the hillsides immediately outside Noril’sk, are moderately to severely damaged ecosystems. To the northeast of the river, the ecosystems appear healthier.
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Death Valley National Park
Published April 16, 2006
At 86 meters (282 feet) below sea level, Death Valley, California, is one of the hottest, driest places on the planet.
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Canyon de Chelly National Monument
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Published April 2, 2006
Canyon de Chelly National Monument was created in 1931 to protect the cultural heritage of the canyon lands of Arizona.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park
Published January 29, 2006
Although nearly a century has passed since its last eruption, signs of volcanic activity are still visible in this false-color image.
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Dead Sea
Published December 25, 2005
In the Jordan rift valley, the continents of Africa and Asia are pulling apart from each other, and the land in between has been subsiding for millennia. The sinking has created the Dead Sea.
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Strong Earthquake in Northern Pakistan
Published October 12, 2005
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Black Canyon
Published October 2, 2005
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a small park that encompasses the steep-walled canyons of the Gunnison River, which drains snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains in western Colorado.
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Published September 11, 2005
The park was created in October 1949 to protect a small area along the banks of the Mississippi River where Native Americans built earthen mounds for millennia.
Tonto National Monument
Published September 4, 2005
The most striking feature is Roosevelt Lake, an artificial lake created by the construction of Roosevelt Dam across the Salt River. The National Monument is surrounded by the Tonto National Forest, which includes low plains, desert scrubland, and alpine pine forests.
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Saguaro National Park
Published July 24, 2005
The park encompasses about 37,000 hectares of the Sonora Desert.
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The Tour de France Visits Courchevel
Published July 12, 2005
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Arches National Park
Published May 8, 2005
Situated in Utah, the park is home to 2,000 arches and windows in rock, as well as rock spires and pinnacles.
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