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The Battle of Falklands 1914 memorial which was erected to commemorate the destruction of a German Naval Squadron by the Brit...
The Battle of Falklands 1914 memorial which was erected to commemorate the destruction of a German Naval Squadron by the British Navy on 8th December 1914.
Traditional Marakwet houses built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio Valle...
Traditional Marakwet houses built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio Valley.
Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock, which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here, a young girl...
Turkana women and girls are responsible for watering livestock, which is unusual among pastoral societies. Here, a young girl waters goats from a waterhole dug in the sand of a seasonal watercourse. Her young brother will control the flow of stock to the water trough. In the background, a man digs out another waterhole; they have to been deepened regularly towards the end of the dry season.
Red Hot Poker trees (Erythrina abyssinica) bloom in the Chyulu Hills, a range of volcanic hills of recent geological origin.
Frazil ice at Point Wild off Elephant Island at the northeast end of the South Shetland Islands.
Frazil ice near Point Wild off Elephant Island at the northeast end of the South Shetland Islands.
A Maasai warrior resplendent with his long ochred braids tied in a pigtail watches over his family's cattle, spear in hand. T...
A Maasai warrior resplendent with his long ochred braids tied in a pigtail watches over his family's cattle, spear in hand. The singular hairstyle of warriors sets them apart from other members of their society.
A whale skeleton lying in pasture on Saunders Island. The first British garrison on the Falklands Islands was built on Saunde...
A whale skeleton lying in pasture on Saunders Island. The first British garrison on the Falklands Islands was built on Saunders Island in 1765.
The charming main building of Desert Rose lodge situated on the southern slopes of Mount Nyiru in remote northern Kenya.
The Italian Rowing Club, established in 1910 by members of the Italian immigrant community, is situated in a fine building on...
The Italian Rowing Club, established in 1910 by members of the Italian immigrant community, is situated in a fine building on the Parana Delta.
An African bull elephant feeding on Crotalaria and Cassia in a forest glade of the Aberdare Mountains.
A back street in Lamu town where all the houses are built of coral rag and thatched with makuti, made from palm fronds.
The Argentine military band of the Mounted Grenadiers in Buenos Aires. The regiment is responsible for Presidential security ...
The Argentine military band of the Mounted Grenadiers in Buenos Aires. The regiment is responsible for Presidential security and fulfills ceremonial protocol functions.
Adelie Penguins on ice and snow at Brown Bluff a flat-topped extinct volcano on the Antarctic Peninsulas northeastern tip.
During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Mara and back each year, the ani...
During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Mara and back each year, the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions.
Brightly painted fishing boats of the Luo people find safe harbour on Lake Victoria at Dunga Beach near Kisumu. The fishermen...
Brightly painted fishing boats of the Luo people find safe harbour on Lake Victoria at Dunga Beach near Kisumu. The fishermen catch tilapia, nile perch and a small sardine like fish called omena (Stolothrissa tanganicae), which is sun-dried before being taken to market.
The spectacular Iguazu Falls of the Iguazu National Park, a World Heritage Site. Argentina
Frazil ice near Point Wild off Elephant Island at the northeast end of the South Shetland Islands.
A male and female Southern Elephant Seal at Gold Harbour. Males are twice the length of females and up to four times heavier ...
A male and female Southern Elephant Seal at Gold Harbour. Males are twice the length of females and up to four times heavier which represents the greatest difference of all mammals between the sexes.
Two male Southern Elephant Seals rear up, booming and roaring, ready to fight over females or territory. These seals are the ...
Two male Southern Elephant Seals rear up, booming and roaring, ready to fight over females or territory. These seals are the largest in the world with males weighing up to 4 tons.
A Short-crested Rockhopper Penguin amongst tussock grass at Devils Nose on West Point Island in West Falkland.
The highly alkaline Suguta River meanders through the low-lying, inhospitable Suguta Valley to discharge its waters into Lake...
The highly alkaline Suguta River meanders through the low-lying, inhospitable Suguta Valley to discharge its waters into Lake Logipi whose size varies seasonally.
During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Mara and back each year, the ani...
During the annual migration of up to 1.5 million wildebeest from Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Mara and back each year, the animals ford or swim across the Mara River on several occasions.
The impressive Avenue 9 de Julio is claimed to be the widest avenue in the world. It was named to celebrate Argentina#25; s i...
The impressive Avenue 9 de Julio is claimed to be the widest avenue in the world. It was named to celebrate Argentina#25; s independence from Spain on 9th July 1816.
A lone Cape Buffalo stands behind a mass of Great White Pelicans while Grey-headed Gulls take to the wing at Lake Nakuru Nati...
A lone Cape Buffalo stands behind a mass of Great White Pelicans while Grey-headed Gulls take to the wing at Lake Nakuru National Park,
An Adélie Penguin turns its eggs in its rocky nest on Paulet Island. Adélies mate for life with females laying two eggs a cou...
An Adélie Penguin turns its eggs in its rocky nest on Paulet Island. Adélies mate for life with females laying two eggs a couple of days apart.
After a Pokot initiate has speared an animal during his Sapana ceremony, the meat will be roasted and apportioned according t...
After a Pokot initiate has speared an animal during his Sapana ceremony, the meat will be roasted and apportioned according to tradition.
A male Southern Elephant Seal puts on a display to attract females. Their small trunk-like protrusions are the reason for the...
A male Southern Elephant Seal puts on a display to attract females. Their small trunk-like protrusions are the reason for their name.
A Wandering Albatross in flight. These magnificent birds have a larger wingspan than any other bird in the world.
Adélie Penguins at Brown Bluff a flat-topped extinct volcano on the Antarctic Peninsula s northeastern tip.
Pine timber is placed in drying kilns at Laharrague Chodorge before it is processed into many different types of building mat...
Pine timber is placed in drying kilns at Laharrague Chodorge before it is processed into many different types of building materials.
When an animal is speared during a Pokot Sapana ceremony some of its blood will be collected in a wooden bowl to mix with mil...
When an animal is speared during a Pokot Sapana ceremony some of its blood will be collected in a wooden bowl to mix with milk later in the ritual.
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions ...
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions do the birds breed on this warm, alkaline lake.
Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria, feeding on blue-green algae (Spi...
Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria, feeding on blue-green algae (Spirulina platensis) that grows profusely in its warm alkaline waters.
Numerous shallow seasonal river courses drain into Lake Logipi, an alkaline lake situated in the low-lying, inhospitable Sugu...
Numerous shallow seasonal river courses drain into Lake Logipi, an alkaline lake situated in the low-lying, inhospitable Suguta Valley.
The Pokot are a martial race. Their warriors often hone their fighting skills with stick fights amongst themselves.
The monument to Don Torcuato de Alvear, the first mayor of Buenos Aires from 1880 to 1887, who is credited with consolidating...
The monument to Don Torcuato de Alvear, the first mayor of Buenos Aires from 1880 to 1887, who is credited with consolidating and improving the district of Recoleta.
A narrow street in Mombasa's old town. The tall buildings built of coral blocks date back 150 years.
The Supreme Court, Palacio de Tribunales, beside Plaza Lavalle. The cornerstone of this Greco-Roman architectural style build...
The Supreme Court, Palacio de Tribunales, beside Plaza Lavalle. The cornerstone of this Greco-Roman architectural style building was laid in 1904.
Ristorante Circolo Massimo is a fine Italian restaurant in an impressive mansion in the centre of Buenos Aires.
Tyndall Tarn, 14,900 feet, nestles beneath the peaks of Mount Kenya - the highest, Batian, is 17,058 feet and on its right is...
Tyndall Tarn, 14,900 feet, nestles beneath the peaks of Mount Kenya - the highest, Batian, is 17,058 feet and on its right is Nelion at 17,022 feet. The glaciers are fast diminshing due to global warming.
The unusual flower of Caralluma russelliana, which attracts insects with its unpleasant smell of rotting flesh.
The large seasonal river called the Barsaloi and further downstream the Milgis in a semi-arid region of Samburu District.
Song is an art form ingrained in Turkana culture. At the end of a dance session, the participants invariably enjoy the Song o...
Song is an art form ingrained in Turkana culture. At the end of a dance session, the participants invariably enjoy the Song of the Bulls. Each young man will take centre-stage to extol the praises of his favourite ox. He will explain how it came into his possession, its distinguishing traits and with outstretched arms, imitate the shape of its horns.
Gold Harbour is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- covered peaks and an important breeding ground for Southern ...
Gold Harbour is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- covered peaks and an important breeding ground for Southern Elephant Seals and King Penguins.
Pokot farms in the fertile Cherangani Hills which rise to over 11,000 feet beyond the western escarpment of the Gregory Rift.
Framed by an Acacia tortilis, Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest snow-capped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level.
Gold Harbour is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- covered peaks with huge numbers of Southern Elephant Seals a...
Gold Harbour is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- covered peaks with huge numbers of Southern Elephant Seals and King Penguins on its dark gravel beach.
King penguins and an unfledged chick in down feathers at Right Whale Bay near the northeast tip of South Georgia.
The luxurious Solio Lodge, situated in Solio Game Ranch, is the best place to see black and white rhinos in Africa.
The Nairobi skyline from Uhuru Park where city residents enjoy rowing boats on a small artificial lake. The clock tower of Ke...
The Nairobi skyline from Uhuru Park where city residents enjoy rowing boats on a small artificial lake. The clock tower of Kenya's Parliament can be seen in the background.
The Beagle Channel with the small Island of Redonda (The Round Island) and snow-capped mountains of Chile in the distance.
The luxurious Solio Lodge, situated in Solio Game Ranch, is the best place to see black and white rhinos in Africa.
A Zodiac inflatable boat bring visitors ashore to a wet landing at Salisbury Plain from the expedition ship Ocean Nova.
Pokot farms in the fertile Cherangani Hills which rise to over 11,000 feet beyond the western escarpment of the Gregory Rift.
The bronze bust at Point Wild of the Chilean Captain Luis Pardo Villalon whose ship Yelcho rescued Shakleton
Plaza Lavalle with the Supreme Court, Palacio de Tribunales, in the background. The cornerstone of this Greco-Roman architect...
Plaza Lavalle with the Supreme Court, Palacio de Tribunales, in the background. The cornerstone of this Greco-Roman architectural style building was laid in 1904.
The perfectly shaped volcanic cone called Nabuyatom juts into the jade waters of Lake Turkana.
A timber factory, Laharrague Chodorge, which processes pine logs into many different types of building materials.
Calves being fed milk using a large plastic drum with numerous rubber teets, Estancia El Choique Viejo, Argentina
A beautiful blue cavern in an iceberg in the Weddell Sea off Paulet Island in the Antarctic Peninsula.
A male and female Southern elephant seal at Salisbury Plain. The males are generally twice as long as females and may be four...
A male and female Southern elephant seal at Salisbury Plain. The males are generally twice as long as females and may be four times heavier. They have what appears to be a trunk protruding from the front of their faces.
The farm of Roddy and Lily Napier on West Point Island in West Falkland. The non-indigenous gorse bushes add a splash of colo...
The farm of Roddy and Lily Napier on West Point Island in West Falkland. The non-indigenous gorse bushes add a splash of colour in summer.
A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) pause beneath the snowcaps of Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340 feet) and Mawenzi (16,900 fe...
A herd of elephants (Loxodonta africana) pause beneath the snowcaps of Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340 feet) and Mawenzi (16,900 feet) in Amboseli National Park.
A Macaroni Penguin at Stromness. The old whaling station at Stromness became famous when Ernest Shakleton ended his epic cros...
A Macaroni Penguin at Stromness. The old whaling station at Stromness became famous when Ernest Shakleton ended his epic crossing of South Georgia there in 1916.
A Pokot warrior with a traditional blue clay hairstyle tends his camels in a lugga (seasonal watercourse) while waiting his t...
A Pokot warrior with a traditional blue clay hairstyle tends his camels in a lugga (seasonal watercourse) while waiting his turn to water them from a deep well.
The Pokot tribe live in semi-arid country. Most of the land has poor soil and a low annual rainfall making it unsuitable for ...
The Pokot tribe live in semi-arid country. Most of the land has poor soil and a low annual rainfall making it unsuitable for agriculture.
Biscoe House, the main building of the derelict British Antarctic Survey Base at Deception Island which was damaged and aband...
Biscoe House, the main building of the derelict British Antarctic Survey Base at Deception Island which was damaged and abandoned in 1969 after a series of volcanic eruptions from a restless volcano.
Scrub vegetation growing in sandy soil in the hospitable, low-lying Suguta Valley of northern Kenya.
Government House at Stanley. It has been the home of successive British governors of the Falkland Islands since 1845. The gla...
Government House at Stanley. It has been the home of successive British governors of the Falkland Islands since 1845. The glass conservatory houses a famous grapevine.
Pokot farms in the fertile Cherangani Hills, which rise to over 11,000 feet beyond the western escarpment of the Gregory Rift...
Pokot farms in the fertile Cherangani Hills, which rise to over 11,000 feet beyond the western escarpment of the Gregory Rift.
Plaza San Martin with Retiro Railway Station and the Englishmen Clock Tower in the distance.
Elephant damage to a giant baobab tree (Adansonia digitata). In the dry season when grass is scarce, elephants may have to re...
Elephant damage to a giant baobab tree (Adansonia digitata). In the dry season when grass is scarce, elephants may have to rely on bark and browse to make up the 330 lb of bulk food they need each day.
Old whaling boats at Grytviken which was South Georgia longest running whaling station, operating from 1904 until it closed i...
Old whaling boats at Grytviken which was South Georgia longest running whaling station, operating from 1904 until it closed in 1965. Grytviken is now the headquarters of the South Georgia administration.
Tea pickers on a large estate near Kericho, the centre of Kenya's most important export crop. Many of the estates adjoin the ...
Tea pickers on a large estate near Kericho, the centre of Kenya's most important export crop. Many of the estates adjoin the Mau Forest, an important watershed for Lake Victoria.
An anchor ring on the prow of an old wooden whaling boat at Whalers Bay. Whaling began at Deception Island in 1906 but the sh...
An anchor ring on the prow of an old wooden whaling boat at Whalers Bay. Whaling began at Deception Island in 1906 but the shore station closed in 1931 when it became more efficient to process whales in factory ships at sea.
A young married woman of the Pokot tribe. Her married status is denoted by her large brass earrings and broad beaded collars ...
A young married woman of the Pokot tribe. Her married status is denoted by her large brass earrings and broad beaded collars and necklaces that are smeared with animal fat to glisten in the sun.
King Penguins waddle along the dark sandy beach at Gold Harbour which is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- cov...
King Penguins waddle along the dark sandy beach at Gold Harbour which is a magnificent amphitheatre of glaciers and snow- covered peaks with around 25,000 breeding pairs of these most attractive penguins.
The perfectly shaped volcanic cone called Nabuyatom juts into the jade waters of Lake Turkana at the inhospitable southern en...
The perfectly shaped volcanic cone called Nabuyatom juts into the jade waters of Lake Turkana at the inhospitable southern end of the lake, known as Von Hohnel Bay.
Visitors to Saunders Island photograph Gentoo Penguins with the expedition cruise ship Ocean Nova anchored in the sheltered b...
Visitors to Saunders Island photograph Gentoo Penguins with the expedition cruise ship Ocean Nova anchored in the sheltered bay. The first British garrison on the Falklands Islands was built on Saunders Island in 1765.
A visitor to Saunders Island photographs Gentoo Penguins on the sandy beach. The first British garrison on the Falklands Isla...
A visitor to Saunders Island photographs Gentoo Penguins on the sandy beach. The first British garrison on the Falklands Islands was built on Saunders Island in 1765.
A Weddell Seal resting in a rock pool on crescent-shaped Half Moon Island in the South Shetlands. This seal is the southernmo...
A Weddell Seal resting in a rock pool on crescent-shaped Half Moon Island in the South Shetlands. This seal is the southernmost pinniped in the world and is not endangered.
Gentoo Penguins in the surf of a beach on Saunders Island. The first British garrison on the Falklands Islands was built on S...
Gentoo Penguins in the surf of a beach on Saunders Island. The first British garrison on the Falklands Islands was built on Saunders Island in 1765.
A Light-mantled Sooty Albatross in flight. These birds can be distinguished from their dark-mantled cousins by the blue strip...
A Light-mantled Sooty Albatross in flight. These birds can be distinguished from their dark-mantled cousins by the blue stripe sulcus along the lower mandible. A sighting of Sooty Albatrosses is said to bring good fortune.
Kayaking off Brown Bluff a flat-topped extinct volcano on the Antarctic Peninsulas northeastern tip.
Loading pine logs onto a trailer in a pine forest. Agro-forestry is important in Misiones due to favourable climatic conditio...
Loading pine logs onto a trailer in a pine forest. Agro-forestry is important in Misiones due to favourable climatic conditions.
Mount Kenya is Africa's second highest snow-capped mountain. The highest peak, Batian, is 17,058 feet and the peak to its rig...
Mount Kenya is Africa's second highest snow-capped mountain. The highest peak, Batian, is 17,058 feet and the peak to its right, Nelion, is 17,022 feet. The plants in the foreground are giant groundsels or tree senecios (Senecio johnstonii ssp battiscombei), one of several plant species displaying afro-montane gigantism that flourish above 10,000 feet.
Tea Estates at Limuru. Tea was first planted in Limuru at the beginning of the 20th century.
Frazil ice near Point Wild off Elephant Island at the northeast end of the South Shetland Islands.
A lone Coke's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii) stands dwarfed by the huge fluted escarpments that dominate the volcan...
A lone Coke's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus cokii) stands dwarfed by the huge fluted escarpments that dominate the volcanic landscape in a small National Park south of Lake Naivasha.
An aerial photograph of wildebeest during their migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from...
An aerial photograph of wildebeest during their migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Mara and back each year.
Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria, feeding on blue-green algae (Spi...
Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria, feeding on blue-green algae (Spirulina platensis) that grows profusely in its warm alkaline waters.
Geysers, hot springs and thousands of lesser flamingos are a feature of Lake Bogoria, a long, narrow alkaline lake that nestl...
Geysers, hot springs and thousands of lesser flamingos are a feature of Lake Bogoria, a long, narrow alkaline lake that nestles at the foot of the Siracho Escarpment, south of Lake Baringo.
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions ...
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) stand watch over their eggs and chicks at Lake Bogoria. Only on very rare occasions do the birds breed on this warm, alkaline lake.
Zebras (Equus burchelli) drink from a Waterhole at the foot of the Chyulu Hills in Tsavo West National Park.
Pokot warriors watch a Sapana ceremony an important rite of passage for a youth to become a warrior
During their dances, Maasai warriors take turns to leap high in the air from a standing position without bending their knees....
During their dances, Maasai warriors take turns to leap high in the air from a standing position without bending their knees. They achieve this by flexing their ankles in a seemingly effortless way .
A small traditional homestead of a Samburu family. The Samburu are semi-nomadic pastoralists who live in northern Kenya.
Two Giriama girls pound corn outside their home using a large wooden mortar and pestles. Their small skirts are made from str...
Two Giriama girls pound corn outside their home using a large wooden mortar and pestles. Their small skirts are made from strips of printed cotton material - a traditional dress of Giriama women and children.
The large seasonal river called the Barsaloi and further downstream the Milgis, is a lifeline of the Samburu people living in...
The large seasonal river called the Barsaloi and further downstream the Milgis, is a lifeline of the Samburu people living in a semi-arid region of Samburu District. Livestock is watered from wells dug in the river bed.
Traditional Marakwet homesteads built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio V...
Traditional Marakwet homesteads built on the rocky eastern slopes of the Cherangani Hills have a fine view across the Kerio Valley.
The suite annex to the luxury Four Season Hotel, which was the former French Renaissance-styled Alzaga Unzue mansion.
The sitting room of the luxurious Solio Lodge, situated in Solio Game Ranch. It is the best place in Africa to see black and ...
The sitting room of the luxurious Solio Lodge, situated in Solio Game Ranch. It is the best place in Africa to see black and white rhinos.
The Pokot tribe live in semi-arid country. Most of the land has poor soil and a low annual rainfall making it unsuitable for ...
The Pokot tribe live in semi-arid country. Most of the land has poor soil and a low annual rainfall making it unsuitable for agriculture.
A young Maasai girl wears a headband decorated with chains and cowrie shells that signifies her recent circumcision. Clitodec...
A young Maasai girl wears a headband decorated with chains and cowrie shells that signifies her recent circumcision. Clitodectomy was commonly practiced by the Maasai but it is now gradually dying out.
A sculptured iceberg off Gibbs Island, which lies to the southwest of Elephant Island and is part of Britains South Shetland ...
A sculptured iceberg off Gibbs Island, which lies to the southwest of Elephant Island and is part of Britains South Shetland Islands.
The tourist information office at Ushuaia was established in this historic 1926 building in 1998. Prior to that, it was a lib...
The tourist information office at Ushuaia was established in this historic 1926 building in 1998. Prior to that, it was a library.
Lesser flamingos (Phoeiniconaias minor) in flight over Lake Nakuru, an alkaline lake of the Rift Valley system where tens of ...
Lesser flamingos (Phoeiniconaias minor) in flight over Lake Nakuru, an alkaline lake of the Rift Valley system where tens of thousands of them may be seen lining the shores for many months of the year.
Grevys Zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest wild equid, with massive head and big, rounded saucer-shaped ears. It has a stripe...
Grevys Zebra (Equus grevyi) is the largest wild equid, with massive head and big, rounded saucer-shaped ears. It has a stripe pattern unlike any other zebra. Its range is restricted to Northern Kenya and the Somali arid zone of Ethiopia.
A Zodiac inflatable boat leaving the expedition ship Ocean Nova for Right Whale Bay near the northeast tip of South Georgia
King penguins walk in line straight past a fur seal at Right Whale Bay near the northeast tip of South Georgia.
Maasai cattle graze the grasslands near the foothills of the Chyulu Hills, a range of volcanic hills of recent geological ori...
Maasai cattle graze the grasslands near the foothills of the Chyulu Hills, a range of volcanic hills of recent geological origin.
A Pokot warrior watches a Sapana ceremony an important rite of passage for a youth to become a warrior.
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an o...
The natural rock pools along the Sirima lugga (seasonal watercourse) are important to the Turkana and their livestock in an otherwise waterless, rocky region at the southern end of Lake Turkana. In a year of average rainfall, water in the deepest pools will last throughout the year. If they dry up, the Turkana resort to using the alkaline water of Lake Turkana.
A fur seal in tussock grass at Right Whale Bay near the northeast tip of South Georgia. The concentrations of fur seals on So...
A fur seal in tussock grass at Right Whale Bay near the northeast tip of South Georgia. The concentrations of fur seals on South Georgia are the densest of any marine mammal in the world. King penguins are in the background.
Visitors in Zodiac inflatable boats pass through a sea of brash ice on their way to visit Point Wild off Elephant Island at t...
Visitors in Zodiac inflatable boats pass through a sea of brash ice on their way to visit Point Wild off Elephant Island at the northeast end of the South Shetland Islands.
Adélie Penguins jump onto an ice flow off Joinville Island just to the north of the main Antarctic Peninsula.
Common zebras in the early morning at Lake Nakuru National Park. Yellow-barked acacia trees are a feature of the vegetation o...
Common zebras in the early morning at Lake Nakuru National Park. Yellow-barked acacia trees are a feature of the vegetation of this park.
A part of the flood plain of the highly alkaline Suguta River which meanders through the low-lying, inhospitable Suguta Valle...
A part of the flood plain of the highly alkaline Suguta River which meanders through the low-lying, inhospitable Suguta Valley.
The dining room of the luxurious Solio Lodge, situated in Solio Game Ranch. It is the best place in Africa to see black and w...
The dining room of the luxurious Solio Lodge, situated in Solio Game Ranch. It is the best place in Africa to see black and white rhinos.
The colourful visitor centre on the queue at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. The place was named after Lord Sta...
The colourful visitor centre on the queue at Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. The place was named after Lord Stanley, a British Colonial Secretary in the 19th century.
A Weddell Seal on floating ice in the Weddell Sea off Paulet Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. This seal is the southernmost...
A Weddell Seal on floating ice in the Weddell Sea off Paulet Island in the Antarctic Peninsula. This seal is the southernmost pinniped in the world and is not endangered.
A Weddell Seal at Kinnes Bay on the west of Joinville Island, just to the north of the main Antarctic Peninsula.
A 'flotilla' of Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on Lake Naivasha, one of two freshwater lakes of the central sec...
A 'flotilla' of Great White Pelicans (Pelecanus onocrotalus) on Lake Naivasha, one of two freshwater lakes of the central section of the Eastern Rift ( known as the Gregory Rift) and the highest lake of the Great Rift system (6,181 feet).
Adélie Penguins on ice and snow at Brown Bluff a flat-topped extinct volcano on the Antarctic Peninsulas northeastern tip.
The perfectly shaped volcanic cone called Nabuyatom juts into the jade waters of Lake Turkana at the inhospitable southern en...
The perfectly shaped volcanic cone called Nabuyatom juts into the jade waters of Lake Turkana at the inhospitable southern end of the lake, known as Von Hohnel Bay.
The spectacular Iguazu Falls of the IguazuNational Park, a World Heritage Site, with a Black Vulture in a nearby tree. Argent...
The spectacular Iguazu Falls of the IguazuNational Park, a World Heritage Site, with a Black Vulture in a nearby tree. Argentina
Andrews Volcano situated on the Barrier the inhospitable volcanic ridge that divides Lake Turkana from the Suguta Valley to t...
Andrews Volcano situated on the Barrier the inhospitable volcanic ridge that divides Lake Turkana from the Suguta Valley to the south of the lake
Looking at their best after a season of heavy rain, acacia trees and euphorbia shrubs dot the semi-arid countryside at the fo...
Looking at their best after a season of heavy rain, acacia trees and euphorbia shrubs dot the semi-arid countryside at the foot of Mount Nyiru, near Kowop,
An aerial photograph of a long line of wildebeest during their migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the...
An aerial photograph of a long line of wildebeest during their migration in Masai Mara. Up to 1.5 million wildebeest join the migration from Serengeti, Tanzania, to the Mara and back each year.
Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria, feeding on blue-green algae (Spi...
Tens of thousands of lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) line the shores of Lake Bogoria, feeding on blue-green algae (Spirulina platensis) that grows profusely in its warm alkaline waters.
A Northern Giant Petrel in flight off Shag Rocks. These birds are the size of a small albatross and have a single tubular nos...
A Northern Giant Petrel in flight off Shag Rocks. These birds are the size of a small albatross and have a single tubular nostril on the top of the bill.
The perfectly shaped volcanic cone called Nabuyatom juts into the jade waters of Lake Turkana at the inhospitable southern en...
The perfectly shaped volcanic cone called Nabuyatom juts into the jade waters of Lake Turkana at the inhospitable southern end of the lake, known as Von Hohnel Bay.
Flanked by hills and mountains the large seasonal river called the Barsaloi and further downstream the Milgis, is a water lif...
Flanked by hills and mountains the large seasonal river called the Barsaloi and further downstream the Milgis, is a water lifeline of the Samburu people living in a semi-arid region of Samburu District.
Visitors viewing the spectacular Iguazu Falls from the lower circuit of the Iguazu National Park, a World Heritage Site. Arge...
Visitors viewing the spectacular Iguazu Falls from the lower circuit of the Iguazu National Park, a World Heritage Site. Argentina
Two lionesses (Panthera leo) prowl beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest snowcapped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea l...
Two lionesses (Panthera leo) prowl beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest snowcapped mountain at 19,340 feet above sea level.
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