Images Dated 2016 January

The Hornbjarg Cliffs rising sheer about 480 m above the sea

The Hornbjarg Cliffs rising sheer about 480 m above the sea. Calf Peak is the highest point, 534 m. Millions of seabirds use the cliffs. Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, Westfjords, northern Iceland

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A man working in the salt evaporation ponds that were in use in

A man working in the salt evaporation ponds that were in use in times of the Incas. A nearby stream of highly saline water emerges from underground and flows into a system of tiny channels that gradually feed the water down onto several hundred ancient tiny terraced ponds. Maras, Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cuzco Region, Peru

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Vista of Thingvelllir National Park from the information centre

Vista of Thingvelllir National Park from the information centre lookout. The park, a cultural World Heritage Site, was the site of the Icelandic Parliament from its establishment in 930 until 1798. It also has geological importance, being at the crest of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Numerous earthquakes occur, evidenced by the many faults and cracks as in the foreground. Southwestern Iceland

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