World Heritage Area Gallery

Emily Bay, the islands safest swimming area, and ruins of the 1848 Salt House

Emily Bay, the island's safest swimming area, and ruins of the 1848 Salt House where seawater was partially evaporated by the sun then boiled in tanks in the salthouse. Salt was a vital preservative Norfolk Island, Southwest Pacific, Australia

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Yakushima deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae)

Yakushima deer (Cervus nippon yakushimae), stag and hind standing together, aware of something out of the frame. The stags of this subspecies have smaller antlers than the mainland Sika deer, with three prongs as shown here rather than five. Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

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Perito Moreno Glacier terminal face, some 5 km wide and averaging 74 m in height above Lago Argentino

Perito Moreno Glacier terminal face, some 5 km wide and averaging 74 m in height above Lago Argentino. This is one of the 48 glaciers in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field shared with Chile. It flows for 30 km and has 250 sq km of ice. It is a major tourist attraction in Patagonian Argentina. El Calafate, Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina

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