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The open-pit Morenci Mine in Morenci, Arizona, is the largest copper mine in North America and one of the largest in the worl...
The open-pit Morenci Mine in Morenci, Arizona, is the largest copper mine in North America and one of the largest in the world. It also mines gold.





Morocco- The Hassan II Mosque Arabic: is a religious buildings in Casablanca, Morocco, the largest mosque in the country and ...
Morocco- The Hassan II Mosque Arabic: is a religious buildings in Casablanca, Morocco, the largest mosque in the country and the fifth largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram Grand Mosque of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi Prophet´s Mos. Morocco- The Hassan II Mosque Arabic: is a religious buildings in Casablanca, Morocco, the largest mosque in the country and the fifth largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram Grand Mosque of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi P





World largest wild flower Rafflesia taken at Gunung Gading National Parks, Lundu, Sarawak, Malaysia.





India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Ki Monastery. Founded in the 16th century, Ki Gompa, or Monastery, is the largest in the remo...
India, Himachal Pradesh, Spiti, Ki Monastery. Founded in the 16th century, Ki Gompa, or Monastery, is the largest in the remote region of Spiti.





Capybara, hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, the Largest Rodent in the World, Adult standing in Swamp, Los Lianos in Venezuela





Eistedfodd, the largest druidic ceremony in the world takes place in a different place every year. Llanelli, Wales, great bri...
Eistedfodd, the largest druidic ceremony in the world takes place in a different place every year. Llanelli, Wales, great britain





The facade of 'Saint Sulpice' church in Paris, Roman Catholic church, the second largest church in the city





Lake Balaton at Sunrise. Largest Freshwater Lake in Mainland Europe. Tihany. Lake Balaton Region. Hungary. 2004.





France, Gironde, dune du Pyla the Great Dune of Pyla, the largest sand dune in Europe, playing with sand and wind





World largest wild flower Rafflesia taken at Gunung Gading National Parks, Lundu, Sarawak, Malaysia.





The contrasting leather aprons or skirts of two Nyagatom girls. The skirt on the left is richly decorated with metal and copp...
The contrasting leather aprons or skirts of two Nyagatom girls. The skirt on the left is richly decorated with metal and copper beads, the one on the right is embellished with thousands of small white discs or beads, handmade from ostrich shells.The Nyagatom are one of the largest tribes and arguably the most warlike people living along the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia.





Defiant female residents of Dale Farm, the UKs largest traveller site stand at the barrier for the press waiting for the bail...
Defiant female residents of Dale Farm, the UKs largest traveller site stand at the barrier for the press waiting for the bailiffs to arrive and begin the eviction of half of the site.





Aerial view over the Iguacu Falls, one of the world's largest waterfalls, Brazil and Argentina border





The Antonov 225, the largest fixed_wing aircraft ever built, at the airport Frankfurt_Hahn Airport, Lautzenhausen, Rhineland_...
The Antonov 225, the largest fixed_wing aircraft ever built, at the airport Frankfurt_Hahn Airport, Lautzenhausen, Rhineland_Palatinate, Germany, Europe





Rafters navigate GRANITE RAPID at mile 94, a Class 8 with a 17 foot drop and one of the largest on the Colorado River - GRAND...
Rafters navigate GRANITE RAPID at mile 94, a Class 8 with a 17 foot drop and one of the largest on the Colorado River - GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA





England, London, Richmond Park. A red stag in Richmond Park during the rutting season in autumn. Richmond Park is the largest...
England, London, Richmond Park. A red stag in Richmond Park during the rutting season in autumn. Richmond Park is the largest Royal Park in London and is still home to 300 red deer and 350 fallow deer.





Europe´s largest gothic castle, residence of Teutonic Knights´ grand master. Malbork. Pomerania. Poland





Miners in an open tram at the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, one of the largest and most profitable copper mines in Americ...
Miners in an open tram at the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company, one of the largest and most profitable copper mines in American in the late 19th and early 20th century, employing 5000 people. The mining superintendents were traditionally Cornishmen; the workers were Finns, Poles, Italians, Irish, and other immigrant nationalities. 1906.





Fish rearing cages, Tongging, northern tip of Lake Toba, Southeast Asia´s largest lake, North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, So...
Fish rearing cages, Tongging, northern tip of Lake Toba, Southeast Asia´s largest lake, North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia





A young Longneck girl in the rice fields Approximately 300 Burmese refugees in Thailand are members of the indigenous group k...
A young Longneck girl in the rice fields Approximately 300 Burmese refugees in Thailand are members of the indigenous group known as the Longnecks The largest of the three villages where the Longnecks live is called Nai Soi, located near Mae Hong Son City





Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus, it is the second largest living marsupial and one of the icons of Australia Two bul...
Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus, it is the second largest living marsupial and one of the icons of Australia Two bulls fighting for dominance which includes, kicking, boxing and wrestling, it is a behaviour which happens mainly when a female is i. Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus, it is the second largest living marsupial and one of the icons of Australia Two bulls fighting for dominance which includes, kicking, boxing and wrestling, it is a behaviour which happens mainly when a





Largest Rocket in the World Successfully Test Fired, Seen From Remote Camera Angle About 200 Yards Away





The Eden Project is a visitor attraction including the world´s largest greenhouse Inside the artificial biomes are plants tha...
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction including the world´s largest greenhouse Inside the artificial biomes are plants that are collected from all around the world Cornwall United Kingdom//





The Duisburg_Kaiserberg junction at the Still_Leben art event on the Ruhrschnellweg A40 motorway, largest event of the Capita...
The Duisburg_Kaiserberg junction at the Still_Leben art event on the Ruhrschnellweg A40 motorway, largest event of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Duisburg, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





The A40 motorway at the Still_Leben art event on the Ruhrschnellweg A40 motorway, largest event of the Capital of Culture Ruh...
The A40 motorway at the Still_Leben art event on the Ruhrschnellweg A40 motorway, largest event of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Essen, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Is...
Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pup often called ´weaners´ once their mothers stop nursing them on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals





New Poly Plaza, the world´s largest glass facade, by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, 2007, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, Asi...
New Poly Plaza, the world´s largest glass facade, by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, 2007, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China, Asia





Close_up wide angle head_shot of Polar Bear laying down Ursus maritimus on the coast of Hudson Bay near the Seal River estuar...
Close_up wide angle head_shot of Polar Bear laying down Ursus maritimus on the coast of Hudson Bay near the Seal River estuary north of Churchill, in Manitoba, Canada





Whale Shark, Whale Sharks, Whaleshark, Whalesharks, Filter feeding, Filter Feeder, Plankton, pelagic, nektronic, phytoplankto...
Whale Shark, Whale Sharks, Whaleshark, Whalesharks, Filter feeding, Filter Feeder, Plankton, pelagic, nektronic, phytoplankton, Orectolobiformes, Galeomorphii, Rhincodontidae, Elasmobranchii, harmless, largest fish, Shark feeding, feed, feeding, feeding S. Whale Shark, Whale Sharks, Whaleshark, Whalesharks, Filter feeding, Filter Feeder, Plankton, pelagic, nektronic, phytoplankton, Orectolobiformes, Galeomorphii, Rhincodontidae, Elasmobranchii, harmless, largest fish, Shark feeding, feed, feedin





In the late afternoon, Nyagatom villagers enjoy singing and dancing. As groups of men take centre stage to jump high in the a...
In the late afternoon, Nyagatom villagers enjoy singing and dancing. As groups of men take centre stage to jump high in the air, women and girls sing, clap to a rhythm, and move slowly towards the men. Children enjoy the excitement in the background. The Nyagatom are one of the largest tribes and arguably the most warlike people living along the Omo River in Southwest Ethiopia.





Howaldtswerke_Deutsche Werft GmbH, HDW, the largest German shipyard, now ThyssenKrupp, state capital, Kiel, Schleswig_Holstei...
Howaldtswerke_Deutsche Werft GmbH, HDW, the largest German shipyard, now ThyssenKrupp, state capital, Kiel, Schleswig_Holstein, Germany, Europe





A poor shanty town of Manaus, Brazil The living standards in the poor neighborhoods of Manaus are similar to those in the oth...
A poor shanty town of Manaus, Brazil The living standards in the poor neighborhoods of Manaus are similar to those in the other South American mega-cities Amazonia is the world´s largest dense tropical forest area Since the 16th century the original in. A poor shanty town of Manaus, Brazil The living standards in the poor neighborhoods of Manaus are similar to those in the other South American mega-cities Amazonia is the world´s largest dense tropical forest area Since the 16th century the





Namibia, Damaraland, Brandberg. An African rock python (Python sebae natalensis) Africa's largest snake face to face with a m...
Namibia, Damaraland, Brandberg. An African rock python (Python sebae natalensis) Africa's largest snake face to face with a member of a desert medicine training team.





Europe´s largest building site of 68000 square metres, at the Potsdama Platz in the city of Berlin, Germany, Europe





Ephesus, Turkey. Ephesus, Turkey. Ancient Greek fes, Turkish Efes was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on...
Ephesus, Turkey. Ephesus, Turkey. Ancient Greek fes, Turkish Efes was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the west coast of Asia Minor, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era In the Roman period, it was for many years the second largest city of the Roman Empire, ranking behind Rome, the empire´s capital 12 Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 in the 1st century BC, which al





Buddha statue, the largest and heaviest bronze statue in Vietnam inside the Chua Bai Dinh pagoda, currently a construction si...
Buddha statue, the largest and heaviest bronze statue in Vietnam inside the Chua Bai Dinh pagoda, currently a construction site, to become one of the largest pagodas in Southeast Asia, near Ninh Binh, Vietnam, Southeast Asia





Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Male southern ...
Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. Male southern elephant seal Mirounga leonina pups mock fighting on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean MORE INFO The southern elephant seal is not only the most massive pinniped but also the largest member of the order Carnivora to ever live The world´s population is approximately 650,000 animals including approximately 350,000 elephant seals in South Georgia Male pups begin m





The Fortaleza de Sao Joao Baptista, the largest and best preserved of the three Portuguese forts on Ibo Island, part of the Q...
The Fortaleza de Sao Joao Baptista, the largest and best preserved of the three Portuguese forts on Ibo Island, part of the Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique





View of hexagonal crystallization fissures on salt pan, largest salt pan in world, Salar de Uyuni, Altiplano, Andes, Bolivia





Duisport, port and logistics center, Ruhrort inland port on the Rhine river, largest inland port in the world, DeCeTe contain...
Duisport, port and logistics center, Ruhrort inland port on the Rhine river, largest inland port in the world, DeCeTe container terminal, transshipment of containers to ships, road and rail, Duisburg, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





The endemic giant barrel cactus Ferocactus diguetii on Isla Santa Catalina in the lower Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baj...
The endemic giant barrel cactus Ferocactus diguetii on Isla Santa Catalina in the lower Gulf of California Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico MORE INFO This cactus species is the largest barrel cactus species in Baja and found no where else other tha





Gabler organ, the largest Baroque organ in Europe, Basilica of St. Martin in Weingarten, Baden_Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe





Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean. Gentoo pe...
Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean. Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua chicks covered with mud and guano on Cuverville Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The gentoo penguin is the third largest of all penguins worldwide, with adult gentoos reaching a height of 51 to 90 cm 20-36 in There are an estimated 80,000 breeding gentoo penguin pairs in the Antarctic peninsula area with a total population estimate of ar





Boats in the harbour of St Ives, Cornwall. Once the home of one of the largest fishing fleets in Britain, the industry has si...
Boats in the harbour of St Ives, Cornwall. Once the home of one of the largest fishing fleets in Britain, the industry has since gone into decline. Tourism is now the primary industry of this popular seaside resort town.





King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains, Bay of Isles on South Georgia Island, S...
King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains, Bay of Isles on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The king penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm 3 ft tall and weighing 11 to 16





Brick building on the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor, New Hampshire USA which is the largest lake in New Hampsh...
Brick building on the shore of Lake Winnipesaukee in Center Harbor, New Hampshire USA which is the largest lake in New Hampshire during the winter months





The beautiful white Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi in the UAE the worlds 8th largest Muslim mosque in the world in Un...
The beautiful white Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi in the UAE the worlds 8th largest Muslim mosque in the world in United Arab Emirates.





Rinca Island, Komodo National Park, Indonesia.A Komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, the world's largest venemous lizard.





Nuestra Senora de los Remedios, also called Iglesia de Mercedes, on Great Pyramid of Cholula, Cholula, Mexico





Place Saint_Lambert, Palais des Princes_Eveques, the Episcopal Palace in Liège, the largest Gothic civilian building in the w...
Place Saint_Lambert, Palais des Princes_Eveques, the Episcopal Palace in Liège, the largest Gothic civilian building in the world, now provincial palace and court, Wallonia, Belgium, Europe





Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua adult with chicks at breeding colony on Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean. Gentoo peng...
Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua adult with chicks at breeding colony on Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean. Gentoo penguin Pygoscelis papua adult with chicks at breeding colony on Booth Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The gentoo penguin is the third largest of all penguins worldwide, with adult gentoos reaching a height of 51 to 90 cm 20-36 in There are an estimated 80,000 breeding gentoo penguin pairs in the Antarctic peninsula area with a total population estimate of around





Sockeye salmon pass through counting fence at Fulton River Enhancement Facility, the largest sockeye spawning channel in the ...
Sockeye salmon pass through counting fence at Fulton River Enhancement Facility, the largest sockeye spawning channel in the world, Granisle, British Columbia





The world´s largest wooden church, dating from 1848, Kerimaki, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe





Inkahuasi or Inkawasi, island in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, the world´s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers. It ...
Inkahuasi or Inkawasi, island in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, the world´s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers. It is located in the Potosí department in southwest Bolivia. Inkahuasi or Inkawasi, island in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, the world´s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometers. It is located in the Potosí and Oruro departments in southwest in the Potosí Department in Bolivia, situated in the Daniel Campos Province, Tahua Municipality, Yonza Canton. Giant cacti (Echinop





Sikh women picnic after the 22nd Annual Sikh Day Parade on Saturday, April 25, 2009. The parade was blessed with unseasonably...
Sikh women picnic after the 22nd Annual Sikh Day Parade on Saturday, April 25, 2009. The parade was blessed with unseasonably warm weather for April. Sikhism was founded about 400 years ago and now has about 24 million followers with approx. 50% living in the Punjab region of India. It is the world's fifth largest religion. ( Richard B. Levine)





KUWAIT-Kuwait City: Al-Hashemi Marine Museum- Al-Hashemi II - World´s Largest Wooden Boat (b.1998)





Capsule of the Millinium Wheel, largest ferris wheel worldwide, London, England, Great Britain, Europe





´The Legacy´ statue _ The World´s Largest Bucking Saddle Bronc and Rider, Lions Centennial Park, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada





Postcard of Lower Manhattan and Bay. ca. 1919, Lower New York and Bay, New York City. LOWER MANHATTAN AND BAY FROM WOOLWORTH ...
Postcard of Lower Manhattan and Bay. ca. 1919, Lower New York and Bay, New York City. LOWER MANHATTAN AND BAY FROM WOOLWORTH BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY. In this comparatively small and congested district are located the largest and most noted office Buildings in the world. New York Bay is the southern boundary, and the Hudson and East Rivers form the eastern and western boundaries.





A black rhino mother and offspring are dwarfed by their surroundings in the world famous Ngorongoro Crater. The craters 102 s...
A black rhino mother and offspring are dwarfed by their surroundings in the world famous Ngorongoro Crater. The craters 102 square mile floor is spectacular for wildlife. This feature is in fact a caldera, the largest unbroken, unflooded caldera in the world.





Children at the Ta Gou Academy in Shaolin Ta Gou is the largest martial arts school in the world, with 18, 000 students as of...
Children at the Ta Gou Academy in Shaolin Ta Gou is the largest martial arts school in the world, with 18, 000 students as of Jan 2006 Children train day and night for years to become proficient in kung fu as well as Sanda chinese kick boxing, while also. Children at the Ta Gou Academy in Shaolin Ta Gou is the largest martial arts school in the world, with 18, 000 students as of Jan 2006 Children train day and night for years to become proficient in kung fu as well as Sanda chinese kick boxing,





Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus, it is the second largest living marsupial and one of the icons of Australia Two bul...
Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus, it is the second largest living marsupial and one of the icons of Australia Two bulls fighting for dominance which includes, kicking, boxing and wrestling, it is a behaviour which happens mainly when a female is i. Eastern grey kangaroo Macropus giganteus, it is the second largest living marsupial and one of the icons of Australia Two bulls fighting for dominance which includes, kicking, boxing and wrestling, it is a behaviour which happens mainly when a





Largest tracking photovoltaic solar power station in the world near Arnstein, Bavaria, Germany, Europe





The LKAB iron ore mine on Mount Kirunavaara, the largest and most modern iron ore mine in the world, Kiruna, Lappland, North ...
The LKAB iron ore mine on Mount Kirunavaara, the largest and most modern iron ore mine in the world, Kiruna, Lappland, North Sweden, Sweden





Captive hyacinth macaw, an Endangered species and the largest macaw. Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus. Native to subtropical and tr...
Captive hyacinth macaw, an Endangered species and the largest macaw. Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus. Native to subtropical and tropical forests and grasslands of Brazil and small neighboring regions of Bolivia and Paraguay. Sarasota Jungle Garden, Sarasota, Florida, USA. Photographed under controlled conditions





England,London,""Carnaval Del Pueblo"" Festival (Europes largest Latin Street Festival),Portrait of Girl in Brazilian Samba C...
England,London,""Carnaval Del Pueblo"" Festival (Europes largest Latin Street Festival),Portrait of Girl in Brazilian Samba Costume





The only airworthy Russian Lisunov Li_2, a licensed version of the Douglas DC 3, Europe´s largest meeting of vintage planes a...
The only airworthy Russian Lisunov Li_2, a licensed version of the Douglas DC 3, Europe´s largest meeting of vintage planes at Hahnweide, Kirchheim_Teck, Baden_Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe





Hidden Springs Fire Station was protected by efforts of firefighters, but surrounding area was completely burned. April, 2010...
Hidden Springs Fire Station was protected by efforts of firefighters, but surrounding area was completely burned. April, 2010, about six months after the Station Fire. The Station fire, the tenth largest wildfire in California History burned over 160,000 acres from late August to mid October 2009. Angeles Forest Highway, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California, USA





african elephant mock charge loxodonta africana kruger natl park, south africa mock charge was followed by true charge





Jerash, located 48 kilometers north of Amman is considered one of the largest and most well-preserved sites of Roman architec...
Jerash, located 48 kilometers north of Amman is considered one of the largest and most well-preserved sites of Roman architecture in the world, Jordan





Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khao Yai. White-lipped viper in the Khao Yai National Park. Covering 2170 sq kilometres, Khao Ya...
Thailand, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khao Yai. White-lipped viper in the Khao Yai National Park. Covering 2170 sq kilometres, Khao Yai incorporates one of the largest intact monsoon forests in Asia and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.





Hawa Mahal 'Palace of Winds' or ?Palace of the Breeze?, is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai ...
Hawa Mahal 'Palace of Winds' or ?Palace of the Breeze?, is a palace in Jaipur, India. It was built in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, and designed by Lal Chand Usta in the form of the crown of Krishna, the Hindu god. Jaipur, also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.2 million. Jaipur is the first planne





Cockpit of a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, Europe´s largest meeting of vintage aircraft at Hahnweide, Kirchheim_Teck, Baden_Wuertte...
Cockpit of a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch, Europe´s largest meeting of vintage aircraft at Hahnweide, Kirchheim_Teck, Baden_Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe





Wrestling an Alligator Underwater. ca. 1935, Silver Springs, Florida, USA, WRESTLING ALLIGATOR UNDER WATER AT SILVER SPRINGS,...
Wrestling an Alligator Underwater. ca. 1935, Silver Springs, Florida, USA, WRESTLING ALLIGATOR UNDER WATER AT SILVER SPRINGS, FLA. FLORIDA'S INTERNATIONAL ATTRACTION, SEE SILVER SPRINGS, 'Nature's Underwater Fairyland'. Largest flowing springsi n the world, over 750 million gallons daily. Electric driven glass bottom boats. Greatest depth 80 feet. Temperature of water 72 degrees winter and summer. Shown from sunrise to sunset, in all weather, every day in the year.





The Duisburg_Kaiserberg junction at the Still_Leben art event on the Ruhrschnellweg A40 motorway, largest event of the Capita...
The Duisburg_Kaiserberg junction at the Still_Leben art event on the Ruhrschnellweg A40 motorway, largest event of the Capital of Culture Ruhr2010, Duisburg, Ruhrgebiet region, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





India, Rajasthan, Jaisamand Lake Udaipur. Dammed in the 17th century by Maharana Jai Singh, stark hillsides now enclose Jaisa...
India, Rajasthan, Jaisamand Lake Udaipur. Dammed in the 17th century by Maharana Jai Singh, stark hillsides now enclose Jaisamand Lake. A huge artificial lake, reputedly one of the largest in Asia.





Cinder cone and iron_rich lava weathered to brown oxide in the crater of Haleakala, the world´s largest dormant volcano, isla...
Cinder cone and iron_rich lava weathered to brown oxide in the crater of Haleakala, the world´s largest dormant volcano, island of Maui, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America, North America





The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum at dusk, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the...
The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum at dusk, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre, an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire, Rome, Italy, Europe





Panoramic view of Argentina's largest lake, Lago Argentino in Parque Nacional Las Glaciares, near El Calafate, Patagonia, Arg...
Panoramic view of Argentina's largest lake, Lago Argentino in Parque Nacional Las Glaciares, near El Calafate, Patagonia, Argentina





Maritsa Iztok is the largest coalmine in Bulgaria The coals are located 60 meter underground and the layer of coal is around ...
Maritsa Iztok is the largest coalmine in Bulgaria The coals are located 60 meter underground and the layer of coal is around 20 meter The coals are used for generating electricity by burning them The coalmine provides 85 of the country´s energy The US is





Spices for sale at a local market near the Longneck village Approximately 300 Burmese refugees in Thailand are members of the...
Spices for sale at a local market near the Longneck village Approximately 300 Burmese refugees in Thailand are members of the indigenous group known as the Longnecks The largest of the three villages where the Longnecks live is called Nai Soi, located nea





PSA Singapore Terminals is the world’s largest container transhipment hub, handling about one-fifth of the world´s total cont...
PSA Singapore Terminals is the world’s largest container transhipment hub, handling about one-fifth of the world´s total container transhipment throughput





Located in South Eastern Iceland, Svinafellsjokull is one of the many outlet glaciers of the massive Vatnajokull glacier, Ear...
Located in South Eastern Iceland, Svinafellsjokull is one of the many outlet glaciers of the massive Vatnajokull glacier, EarthÆs third-largest. The ice that feeds Svinafellsjokull comes spilling down from Icelandæs high interior in an icefall that riddles it with deep crevasses. Much of the glacier is covered with interwoven layers of black ash from recent volcanic eruptions.





A pilgrim strolls by one of the Shri Meenakshi-Sundareshwarar temple's courtyard walls. It is one of India's largest temple c...
A pilgrim strolls by one of the Shri Meenakshi-Sundareshwarar temple's courtyard walls. It is one of India's largest temple complexes.





Standing dead trees, known as ""snags"" stand amidst small pockets of new brush. In April, 2010, about six months after the S...
Standing dead trees, known as ""snags"" stand amidst small pockets of new brush. In April, 2010, about six months after the Station Fire, re-growth is starting to appear in some of the burn areas of the in Angeles National Forest. The Station fire, the tenth largest wildfire in California History burned over 160,000 acres from late August to mid October 2009. Big Tujunga Canyon Road, Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County, California, USA





Yakima, Washington: October, 1927. Bakers loading the 400 gallons of apples used to make the world's largest apple pie to cel...
Yakima, Washington: October, 1927. Bakers loading the 400 gallons of apples used to make the world's largest apple pie to celebrate National Apple Week in Yakima. The pie is 10 feet across, and it took five cords of wood to heat the oven to bake it. It weighs 1 ton, and was consumed by 2000 school children.





The William Herschel Telescope WHT, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain The William Herschel ...
The William Herschel Telescope WHT, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain The William Herschel Telescope, inaugurated in 1987, is one of the largest optical telescopes of its kind in Europe, with a primary mirror of diamete. The William Herschel Telescope WHT, Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain The William Herschel Telescope, inaugurated in 1987, is one of the largest optical telescopes of its kind in Europe, with a primary mirro





Scotland, East Lothian, Bass Rock. Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), the largest member of the gannet family on The Bass Rock...
Scotland, East Lothian, Bass Rock. Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus), the largest member of the gannet family on The Bass Rock (The Bass), a volcanic rock in the Firth of Forth.





Zodiacs from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer amongst grounded icebergs near Rode O Red Island, Sco...
Zodiacs from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer amongst grounded icebergs near Rode O Red Island, Scoresbysund, Northeast Greenland





King penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, ...
King penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean. King penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The king penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm 3 ft tall and weighing 11 to 16 kg 24 to 35 lb, second only to the emperor penguin The total population is estimated to be 2 23 millio





Irish people making music together, Irish folklore at the Fleadh Cheoil 2009, the largest festival of traditional music in Tu...
Irish people making music together, Irish folklore at the Fleadh Cheoil 2009, the largest festival of traditional music in Tullamore, County Offaly, Midlands region, Republic of Ireland, Europe





Parsvanath Temple, the largest of the Jain temples in the walled enclosure, is notable for the exceptional skill and precisio...
Parsvanath Temple, the largest of the Jain temples in the walled enclosure, is notable for the exceptional skill and precision of its construction, and for its sculptural beauty. Some of the best-preserved of Khajuraho?s most famous images can be seen here, including the woman applying eye make-up.





Young wandering albatross Diomedea exulans on the wing in the Drake Passage between the tip of South America and the Antarcti...
Young wandering albatross Diomedea exulans on the wing in the Drake Passage between the tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean. Young wandering albatross Diomedea exulans on the wing in the Drake Passage between the tip of South America and the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The Wandering Albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird, with the average wingspan being 3 1 meters 10 2 ft The longest-winged examples verified have been about 3 7 m 12





A young Dassanech boy with an elaborate clay hairdo and headband of beads at his village in the Omo Delta. Much the largest o...
A young Dassanech boy with an elaborate clay hairdo and headband of beads at his village in the Omo Delta. Much the largest of the tribes in the Omo Valley numbering around 50,000, the Dassanech (also known as the Galeb, Changila or Merille) and Nilotic pastoralists and agriculturalists.





King penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus in downy plumage often called ´okum boys´ on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean. Ki...
King penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus in downy plumage often called ´okum boys´ on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean. King penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus in downy plumage often called ´okum boys´ on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The king penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm 3 ft tall and weighing 11 to 16 kg 24 to 35 lb, second only to the emperor penguin The total population is estimated to be 2 23 million pairs and is increasing The king pe





Gillette, Wyoming - A dragline excavator removes overburden at a surface coal mine in Wyoming´s Powder River Basin The Powder...
Gillette, Wyoming - A dragline excavator removes overburden at a surface coal mine in Wyoming´s Powder River Basin The Powder River Basin is the largest coal mining region in the United States





Panoramic view, Galden Namgey Lhatse Monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery in India, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, As...
Panoramic view, Galden Namgey Lhatse Monastery, the largest Buddhist monastery in India, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia





Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the area's largest fish market for artisanal fishermen, Santa Rosa Fishing Village, San...
Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the area's largest fish market for artisanal fishermen, Santa Rosa Fishing Village, Santa Elena Peninsula, Ecuador





Large backlit wall, a billboard for war games, World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, a ground combat and an air_battle simul...
Large backlit wall, a billboard for war games, World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, a ground combat and an air_battle simulator, Gamescom, the world´s largest trade fair for interactive consumer electronics, video games and computer games, Cologne, Nort. Large backlit wall, a billboard for war games, World of Tanks and World of Warplanes, a ground combat and an air_battle simulator, Gamescom, the world´s largest trade fair for interactive consumer electronics, video games and computer games, C





India, West Bengal, Kalimpong, Durpin Hill, Durpin Gompa or Zong Dog Pairi Fo_Brang Gompa, Kalimpong´s largest monastery





The sign outside the Grey Mullet Guest House in the Fifherman's Quater of St Ives, Cornwall. Once the home of one of the larg...
The sign outside the Grey Mullet Guest House in the Fifherman's Quater of St Ives, Cornwall. Once the home of one of the largest fishing fleets in Britain, the industry has since gone into decline. Tourism is now the primary industry of this popular seaside resort town.





Workers on the construction site of Pearl GTL, Gas to Liquid, where the Shell company are constructing until 2010 the world_w...
Workers on the construction site of Pearl GTL, Gas to Liquid, where the Shell company are constructing until 2010 the world_wide largest refinery for the production of liquid fuels from natural gas, Ras Laffan Industrial City, north of Doha, Qatar





France, Cantal (15), Le Puy Mary Is A Vertex Of The Cantal Mountains, Remains The Largest Stratovolcano Of Europe. It Culmina...
France, Cantal (15), Le Puy Mary Is A Vertex Of The Cantal Mountains, Remains The Largest Stratovolcano Of Europe. It Culminates At 1783 Meters Altitude, Grand National Site (Aerial Photo)





Dhow in front of the Museum of Islamic Art, designed by the renowned architect IM Pei, which has the largest collection of Is...
Dhow in front of the Museum of Islamic Art, designed by the renowned architect IM Pei, which has the largest collection of Islamic art in the world, Doha, Qatar, Middle East





Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, Whistler, BC, Canada. Whistler Blackcomb is the largest ski resort in North America, and is co...
Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, Whistler, BC, Canada. Whistler Blackcomb is the largest ski resort in North America, and is consistently ranked as the number one ski resort in the world. It will be hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.





Lighthouse on Manitoulin Island, world´s largest freshwater island, South Baymouth, Ontario, Canada





Taj_ul_Masjid, the main mosque in Bhopal and third largest in the world, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia





Flower Pot rocks including ET Rock and Motherinlaw, Hopewell Rocks, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick, Canada





King penguin courtship behavior Aptenodytes patagonicus at the breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains, Bay of Isles ...
King penguin courtship behavior Aptenodytes patagonicus at the breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plains, Bay of Isles on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean MORE INFO The king penguin is the second largest species of penguin at about 90 cm 3 ft t





The trade fair district in Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Messe, one of the largest in Europe, Germany, Europe





Croatia, Lika, Plitvice, 'Lakes, Waterfall Into Velika Jezero(Big Lake). Part Of The Formation Known As The Upper Lakes Which...
Croatia, Lika, Plitvice, 'Lakes, Waterfall Into Velika Jezero(Big Lake). Part Of The Formation Known As The Upper Lakes Which Filter Down Into Lake Kozjak, The Largest Of The Plitvice Lakes'





The Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope just over 1,000 feet (305 m) across, the largest single radio telescope. The mai...
The Arecibo Observatory is a radio telescope just over 1,000 feet (305 m) across, the largest single radio telescope. The main metal collecting dish sits fixed a hemispherical karst sinkhole. Because it is fixed, a spherical reflector hangs 500 feet (150 m) over the dish on a 900 ton platform, known as 'the feed'. The observatory is the primary location of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, NAIC.





England, North Yorkshire, York. The West towers of York MInster, built between 1220 and 1472. The Minster is the largest goth...
England, North Yorkshire, York. The West towers of York MInster, built between 1220 and 1472. The Minster is the largest gothic cathedral in northern Europe.





The Medersa Ben Youssef, the largest in Morocco, built by the Almoravide dynasty and then rebuilt in the 19th century, richly...
The Medersa Ben Youssef, the largest in Morocco, built by the Almoravide dynasty and then rebuilt in the 19th century, richly decorated in marble, carved wood and plasterwork, Medina, Marrakesh, Morroco, North Africa, Africa





Super Mario Characters at the Entertainment Area of the Gamescom, the world´s largest fair for computer games in the Messe Ko...
Super Mario Characters at the Entertainment Area of the Gamescom, the world´s largest fair for computer games in the Messe Koeln Cologne Exhibition Center, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe





Spain. Valencia. City of the Arts and the Sciences. L´Oceanografic is the largest oceanographic aquarium in Europe with 110,0...
Spain. Valencia. City of the Arts and the Sciences. L´Oceanografic is the largest oceanographic aquarium in Europe with 110,000 square meters and 42 million liters of water. It was built in the shape of a water lily and is the work of architect Félix Cand





Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) and two cubs in the snow. One cub is sitting up with the other cub snuggled down behind i...
Mother Polar Bear (ursus maritimus) and two cubs in the snow. One cub is sitting up with the other cub snuggled down behind it.





A lion cub in the Duba Plains in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the g...
A lion cub in the Duba Plains in the Okavango Delta of Botswana. The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. It is the second-largest living cat after the tiger.





England, Essex, Colchester. The Jumbo Water Tower in Colchester, England's largest Victorian water tower. The tower was compl...
England, Essex, Colchester. The Jumbo Water Tower in Colchester, England's largest Victorian water tower. The tower was completed in 1833 but is soon to be converted into a house with a public viewing gallery at the top.





China, Sichuan province, Litang 3400 m one of the highest town in the world, view of a golden roof of one of the buildings wi...
China, Sichuan province, Litang 3400 m one of the highest town in the world, view of a golden roof of one of the buildings within the Litang monastery, built in 1580 by the 3rd Dalai Lama, it is one of the largest of the region





Vast glacial valley of Jokulsa i Loni, in the Lonsoraefi region, Iceland´s largest nature reserve, East Fjords region Austurl...
Vast glacial valley of Jokulsa i Loni, in the Lonsoraefi region, Iceland´s largest nature reserve, East Fjords region Austurland, Iceland, Polar Regions





BUDDHIST DIETY inside TODAIJI TEMPLE, the largest wooden structure of its age in the world - NARA, JAPAN





The Great Mosque, the largest dried earth building in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage site, Djenne, Mali, Africa





The Chewa people, Malawis largest ethnic group, live on the west side of Lake Malawi. Despite years of missionary influence, ...
The Chewa people, Malawis largest ethnic group, live on the west side of Lake Malawi. Despite years of missionary influence, they still cling to old beliefs and rituals. For them, death simply means a journey of rebirth into the spirit world.





Footpath through Tongass National Forest, the world´s largest temperate rainforest, southeastern Alaska, USA





Bell tower with one of the heaviest bells in the world, construction site at the Chua Bai Dinh pagoda, to become one of the l...
Bell tower with one of the heaviest bells in the world, construction site at the Chua Bai Dinh pagoda, to become one of the largest pagodas in Southeast Asia, near Ninh Binh, Vietnam, Southeast Asia





Building site of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahjan Mosque, Grand Mosque, third largest mosque in the world, Abu Dhabi, Un...
Building site of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahjan Mosque, Grand Mosque, third largest mosque in the world, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Asia





City Palace, the largest Palace Complex in Rajasthan. Town View from Palace Balcony. Udaipur. Rajasthan. India.





The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer amongst grounded icebergs in Vikingbukta Viking Bay, Scoresbysund,...
The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer amongst grounded icebergs in Vikingbukta Viking Bay, Scoresbysund, Northeast Greenland





China, Hong Kong, Lantau, The Worlds Largest Outdoor Seated Bronze Buddha Statue at the Po Lin Monastery





France, Var, Mimosa, Tanneron massif, which has the largest forest of mimosa wild in Europe and the biggest plantations of mi...
France, Var, Mimosa, Tanneron massif, which has the largest forest of mimosa wild in Europe and the biggest plantations of mimosa.





A Dassanech man stands on one leg in typical pose while looking after his familys cattle in the Omo Delta, one of the largest...
A Dassanech man stands on one leg in typical pose while looking after his familys cattle in the Omo Delta, one of the largest inland deltas in the world. The Dassanech speak a language of Eastern Cushitic origin. They practice animal husbandry and fishing as well as agriculture.





Biomass powerstation with stack of timber, largest biomass plant in Scotland, Steven's Croft Biomass Power Station, Steven's ...
Biomass powerstation with stack of timber, largest biomass plant in Scotland, Steven's Croft Biomass Power Station, Steven's Croft, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, march





The beautiful interior of the white Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi in the UAE the worlds 8th largest Muslim mosque in...
The beautiful interior of the white Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi in the UAE the worlds 8th largest Muslim mosque in the world with Muslim tourists in United Arab Emirates.





The largest LED TV screen in the world is 250m long and 30m wide, is part of The Place shopping mall and can show dolphins sw...
The largest LED TV screen in the world is 250m long and 30m wide, is part of The Place shopping mall and can show dolphins swimming or films. Beijing, china





An off-road vehicle crosses a swamp on an old bridge in the Okavango Delta, in Botswana, the world's largest inland delta.





A Longneck woman prepares reeds for weaving or thatch Approximately 300 Burmese refugees in Thailand are members of the indig...
A Longneck woman prepares reeds for weaving or thatch Approximately 300 Burmese refugees in Thailand are members of the indigenous group known as the Longnecks The largest of the three villages where the Longnecks live is called Nai Soi, located near Mae





One of the many stupas each housing a page of the world’s largest book, Kuthodaw Pagoda, Mandalay, Myanmar, (Burma).





Burmese women gathered outside a house in the camp Approximately 300 Burmese refugees in Thailand are members of the indigeno...
Burmese women gathered outside a house in the camp Approximately 300 Burmese refugees in Thailand are members of the indigenous group known as the Longnecks The largest of the three villages where the Longnecks live is called Nai Soi, located near Mae Hon





USA, Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park, Norris Geyser Basin, Steamboat Geyser, world's largest geyser in major eruption





National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore and his wife Kathy kayaking with a leopard seal near Danco Island, Antarctica T...
National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore and his wife Kathy kayaking with a leopard seal near Danco Island, Antarctica The Leopard seal Hydrurga leptonyx is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic after the Southern Elephant Seal, an





Colombia, Bolivar Department, Cartagena, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the castle of San Felipe de Barajas, the largest...
Colombia, Bolivar Department, Cartagena, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, the castle of San Felipe de Barajas, the largest fortress built by the Spaniards during the Colonial time





Sunrise at Matrimandir, temple, mystical place, meditation place, largest sanctuary in Auroville, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pacha...
Sunrise at Matrimandir, temple, mystical place, meditation place, largest sanctuary in Auroville, Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pachayankuppam, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia





The Yerkes Observatory 40 inch (102 cm) refracting telescope is the largest refracting telescope used for scientfic research,...
The Yerkes Observatory 40 inch (102 cm) refracting telescope is the largest refracting telescope used for scientfic research, built in 1893. It is at the practical limit for refractors as the weight of the lens itself causes distortions.





Arapaima or pirarucu face detail, Arapaima gigas; largest freshwater fish, naturally occurs in Amazon river basin, mainly in ...
Arapaima or pirarucu face detail, Arapaima gigas; largest freshwater fish, naturally occurs in Amazon river basin, mainly in Brazil; photo taken in captivity.

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