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 Worker carrying a sack of salt on his shoulder in Salineras (salt evaporation ponds) in Maras, Peru. Salt has been harvested in Maras since the time of the Inca Empire. The site has around 3000 ponds of 5 square metres (54 sq ft) each. As the location is surrounded by salty mountains, subterranean water deposits the salty water in the ponds; the water evaporates due to the exposure to the sun. After approx. 1 month the level of salt reaches 10 centimetres (3.9 in) and is removed in sacks. Change image |
English : Worker carrying a sack of salt on his shoulder in Salineras (salt evaporation ponds) in Maras, Peru. Salt has been harvested in Maras since the time of the Inca Empire. The site has around 3000 ponds of 5 square metres (54 sq ft) each. As the location is surrounded by salty mountains, subterranean water deposits the salty water in the ponds; the water evaporates due to the exposure to the sun. After approx. 1 month the level of salt reaches 10 centimetres (3.9 in) and is removed in sacks.
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English : Young humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) sings in the water of Vava'u islands, Tonga.
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Video of European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). Choose a new media file |
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 The church of Santa María de África is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on the north coast of Africa. The temple is dedicated to Santa María de África, the patron saint of the city. In 1421 Henry the Navigator sent to Ceuta an image of Our Lady of Africa that guided to the first temple built to honour her in the current location, but no remains have been found from the medieval age. The church is of Baroque style and the first evidence of its existence dates from 1676. The church undergoed a renovation during the first half of the 18th century resulting in its current appearance. Change image |
English : The church of Santa María de África is a Roman Catholic church located in the city of Ceuta, a Spanish exclave on the north coast of Africa. The temple is dedicated to Santa María de África, the patron saint of the city. In 1421 Henry the Navigator sent to Ceuta an image of Our Lady of Africa that guided to the first temple built to honour her in the current location, but no remains have been found from the medieval age. The church is of Baroque style and the first evidence of its existence dates from 1676. The church undergoed a renovation during the first half of the 18th century resulting in its current appearance.
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A demo music on the 1956 Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City. Choose a new media file |
English : A demo music on the 1956 Aeolian-Skinner organ at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City.
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 The Si-o-seh pol, officially known as Allāhverdi Khan Bridge (in English “The bridge of thirty-three spans”) is a bridge located in Isfahan, Iran and one of the city landmarks. With 297.76 metres (976.9 ft) it is the longest bridge over the Zayandeh River. The bridge was constructed between 1599-1602 and ranks as one of the most famous examples of Safavid bridge design. Due to high temperatures in the region during summer the Zayandeh river is dried out until winter. Change image |
English : The Si-o-seh pol, officially known as Allāhverdi Khan Bridge (in English “The bridge of thirty-three spans”) is a bridge located in Isfahan, Iran and one of the city landmarks. With 297.76 metres (976.9 ft) it is the longest bridge over the Zayandeh River. The bridge was constructed between 1599-1602 and ranks as one of the most famous examples of Safavid bridge design. Due to high temperatures in the region during summer the Zayandeh river is dried out until winter.
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The color pattern of Ischnura nursei is unique among Oriental and West-Paleartic damselflies. Choose a new media file |
English : The color pattern of Ischnura nursei is unique among Oriental and West-Paleartic damselflies.
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 The 15th-century gatehouse and manor house at Brockhampton Estate Change image |
English : The 15th-century gatehouse and manor house at Brockhampton Estate
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Video from the deep sea exploration by robotic camera of the ship NOAAS Okeanos Explorer in Gulf of Mexico, year 2014. Choose a new media file |
English : Video from the deep sea exploration by robotic camera of the ship NOAAS Okeanos Explorer in Gulf of Mexico, year 2014.
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Two paragliders enjoying winter's flights, with their Dudek Mach1.XX, following slopes at Le Grand-Bornand, French Alps. Choose a new media file |
English : Two paragliders enjoying winter's flights, with their Dudek Mach1.XX, following slopes at Le Grand-Bornand, French Alps.
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 Vanessa indica, Indian Red Admiral, is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India. Change image |
English : Vanessa indica, Indian Red Admiral, is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India.
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 In summer, some polar bears do not make the transition from their winter residence on the Svalbard islands to the dense drift ice and pack ice of the high arctic where they would find a plethora of prey. This is due to global climate change which causes the ice around the islands to melt much earlier than previously. The bears need to adapt from their proper food to a diet of detritus, small animals, bird eggs and carcasses of marine animals. Very often they suffer starvation and are doomed to die. Change image |
English : In summer, some polar bears do not make the transition from their winter residence on the Svalbard islands to the dense drift ice and pack ice of the high arctic where they would find a plethora of prey. This is due to global climate change which causes the ice around the islands to melt much earlier than previously. The bears need to adapt from their proper food to a diet of detritus, small animals, bird eggs and carcasses of marine animals. Very often they suffer starvation and are doomed to die.
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A mother grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) and her two-year-old cub catching fresh salmon from a river in Alaska, USA. Choose a new media file |
English : A mother grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) and her two-year-old cub catching fresh salmon from a river in Alaska, USA.
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 Italian bee on the white sweet clover. Pollen basket contains yellow pollen. Keila, Northwestern Estonia. Change image |
English : Italian bee on the white sweet clover. Pollen basket contains yellow pollen. Keila, Northwestern Estonia.
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 View of the south balcony heading to the Mediterranean Sea of the Monte Carlo casino in Monaco. The building hosts a casino, the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo and the office of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. The construction followed the plans of Parisian architect Gobineau de la Bretonnerie and took 7 years to complete until it was inagurated in 1853. The casino is owned and operated by a public company, controlled by the government and ruling family, that also owns the principal hotels, sports clubs and restaurants, but does not allow the entrance to Monaco citizens. Change image |
English : View of the south balcony heading to the Mediterranean Sea of the Monte Carlo casino in Monaco. The building hosts a casino, the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo and the office of Les Ballets de Monte Carlo. The construction followed the plans of Parisian architect Gobineau de la Bretonnerie and took 7 years to complete until it was inagurated in 1853. The casino is owned and operated by a public company, controlled by the government and ruling family, that also owns the principal hotels, sports clubs and restaurants, but does not allow the entrance to Monaco citizens.
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English : Night fountain show in front of Bellagio luxury hotel with casino in Las Vegas, USA, 2009.
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 Crimean War: Florence Nightingale with her lamp at a patient's bedside. Coloured lithograph after Henrietta Rae. Change image |
English : Crimean War: Florence Nightingale with her lamp at a patient's bedside. Coloured lithograph after Henrietta Rae.
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Video from the food festival Djemaa el Fna, which takes place each year in the early summer in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2014. Choose a new media file |
English : Video from the food festival Djemaa el Fna, which takes place each year in the early summer in Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2014.
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Lulù (1923) is a short Italian silent black and white tinted stop motion film made by Segundo de Chomón. Choose a new media file |
English : Lulù (1923) is a short Italian silent black and white tinted stop motion film made by Segundo de Chomón.
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English : Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) climbing a tree in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
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English : Video from the middle of Palacký Bridge over Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic, April 2017.
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 Orthetrum luzonicum, male. Change image |
English : Orthetrum luzonicum, male.
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Scarce blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura pumilio), young female in the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany, 2012. Choose a new media file |
English : Scarce blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura pumilio), young female in the Wollenberg, Hesse, Germany, 2012.
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 View of the rich ceiling of the Vank Cathedral in Isfahan, possibly the most impressive christian temple in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The construction of the Armenian Apostolic church, formaly known as Holy Savior Cathedral, began in 1606 and was finished between 1655 and 1664. The temple was dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of Armenian deportees that were resettled by Shah Abbas I during the Ottoman War of 1603-1618. Change image |
English : View of the rich ceiling of the Vank Cathedral in Isfahan, possibly the most impressive christian temple in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The construction of the Armenian Apostolic church, formaly known as Holy Savior Cathedral, began in 1606 and was finished between 1655 and 1664. The temple was dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of Armenian deportees that were resettled by Shah Abbas I during the Ottoman War of 1603-1618.
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Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo space craft launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to the International Space Station with 7,600 pounds of supplies on 18th April 2017. Choose a new media file |
English : Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo space craft launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to the International Space Station with 7,600 pounds of supplies on 18th April 2017.
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A pair of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 115 aka "Eagles" callsign Talon, perform the carrier break manoeuvre over Iwo To (Iwo Jima), Japan Choose a new media file |
English : A pair of Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 115 aka "Eagles" callsign Talon, perform the carrier break manoeuvre over Iwo To (Iwo Jima), Japan
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 Natural tunnel composed of branches with a viewer at the back :), «Lucky», a mixed-breed dog of Cairn terrier and Maltese in Hartelholz Forest, northern Munich, Germany. Change image |
English : Natural tunnel composed of branches with a viewer at the back :), «Lucky», a mixed-breed dog of Cairn terrier and Maltese in Hartelholz Forest, northern Munich, Germany.
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Patineur grotesque is a short silent Australian film featuring a bearded man smoking a cigar who rollerskates before a ring of onlookers in a park. Produced in 1896 by Henry Walter Barnett and filmed by Marius Sestier, it is believed to be Australia's oldest surviving film. Choose a new media file |
English : Patineur grotesque is a short silent Australian film featuring a bearded man smoking a cigar who rollerskates before a ring of onlookers in a park. Produced in 1896 by Henry Walter Barnett and filmed by Marius Sestier, it is believed to be Australia's oldest surviving film.
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 Panoramic view of the Siloli Desert, one of the driest in the world, Potosi Department, southwestern Bolivia. The wind erosion has caused over the centuries these bizarre rock formations. Change image |
English : Panoramic view of the Siloli Desert, one of the driest in the world, Potosi Department, southwestern Bolivia. The wind erosion has caused over the centuries these bizarre rock formations.
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These two women make Nepal's traditional Dhaka fabric in a workshop behind their house. In many parts of central Nepal, women weave Dhaka fabric in their spare time. Traditionally it originates with the Limbu people of eastern Nepal, who don't use a punch-card loom, seen here. Nowadays, Dhaka fabric is used mainly for sewing "topi", the traditional Nepali men's hat. It used to be more commonly used also for making men's vests and women's blouses (a dhaka-ko-cholo). Choose a new media file |
English : These two women make Nepal's traditional Dhaka fabric in a workshop behind their house.
In many parts of central Nepal, women weave Dhaka fabric in their spare time. Traditionally it originates with the Limbu people of eastern Nepal, who don't use a punch-card loom, seen here. Nowadays, Dhaka fabric is used mainly for sewing "topi", the traditional Nepali men's hat. It used to be more commonly used also for making men's vests and women's blouses (a dhaka-ko-cholo).
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 Satellite-based view of the Arctic. The record lowest minimum ever observed in the satellite record occurred on September 16, 2012, when sea ice plummeted to 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square miles). This image shows the area two weeks earlier. The edges of the ice pack are reasonably visible, as are some fractured areas. But some details are obscured by clouds. Change image |
English : Satellite-based view of the Arctic. The record lowest minimum ever observed in the satellite record occurred on September 16, 2012, when sea ice plummeted to 3.41 million square kilometers (1.32 million square miles). This image shows the area two weeks earlier. The edges of the ice pack are reasonably visible, as are some fractured areas. But some details are obscured by clouds.
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Carl Friedrich Abel (1723- 1787) – Sonata in G-Major, WKO155 for Unaccompanied Viola da Gamba performed by Phillip W. Serna. Choose a new media file |
English : Carl Friedrich Abel (1723- 1787) – Sonata in G-Major, WKO155 for Unaccompanied Viola da Gamba performed by Phillip W. Serna.
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 Panoramic view of Lake Como, a lake of glacial origin located in Lombardy, Italy. With 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi) it is the third largest in the country, and is over 400 metres (1,300 ft) deep, one of the deepest in Europe. The area is a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times. Change image |
English : Panoramic view of Lake Como, a lake of glacial origin located in Lombardy, Italy. With 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi) it is the third largest in the country, and is over 400 metres (1,300 ft) deep, one of the deepest in Europe. The area is a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times.
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Dana Point, California (aerial video) Choose a new media file |
English : Dana Point, California (aerial video)
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 Landscape in the Aucanquilcha Hill with the Olca volcano, a 5,167 metres (16,952 ft) high stratovolcano, in the background, Antofagasta Region, Alto Loa National Reserve, northern Chile and just west of the border with Bolivia. Change image |
English : Landscape in the Aucanquilcha Hill with the Olca volcano, a 5,167 metres (16,952 ft) high stratovolcano, in the background, Antofagasta Region, Alto Loa National Reserve, northern Chile and just west of the border with Bolivia.
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Short video from Laphroaig distillery, producing single malt Scotch whisky, located at Laphroaig on the south coast of the Islay, an island in the Inner Hebrides. Choose a new media file |
English : Short video from Laphroaig distillery, producing single malt Scotch whisky, located at Laphroaig on the south coast of the Islay, an island in the Inner Hebrides.
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 Pareronia hippia, female. Change image |
English : Pareronia hippia, female.
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 Flying over the Philippine Sea, an astronaut looked toward the horizon from the International Space Station and shot this photograph of three-dimensional clouds, the thin blue envelope of the atmosphere, and the blackness of space. The late afternoon sun brightens a broad swath of the sea surface on the right side of the image. In the distance towards the horizon, a region-wide layer of clouds mostly obscures islands in the northern Philippines (at image top right). Looking toward the sun to capture an image is a special technique used by astronauts to accentuate the three dimensions of landscapes and cloudscapes due to shadows cast by these features. Two large thunderclouds rise next to one another (at image lower right). These have long tails, also known as anvils from their shape, that stretch nearly 100 km to the south. Anvils form when thunderstorm clouds rise high into the atmosphere and reach a “capping layer,” often thousands of meters (tens of thousands of feet) above sea level. Capping layers stop the upward growth of a cloud, deflecting air currents horizontally to form anvils. Change image |
English : Flying over the Philippine Sea, an astronaut looked toward the horizon from the International Space Station and shot this photograph of three-dimensional clouds, the thin blue envelope of the atmosphere, and the blackness of space. The late afternoon sun brightens a broad swath of the sea surface on the right side of the image. In the distance towards the horizon, a region-wide layer of clouds mostly obscures islands in the northern Philippines (at image top right). Looking toward the sun to capture an image is a special technique used by astronauts to accentuate the three dimensions of landscapes and cloudscapes due to shadows cast by these features. Two large thunderclouds rise next to one another (at image lower right). These have long tails, also known as anvils from their shape, that stretch nearly 100 km to the south. Anvils form when thunderstorm clouds rise high into the atmosphere and reach a “capping layer,” often thousands of meters (tens of thousands of feet) above sea level. Capping layers stop the upward growth of a cloud, deflecting air currents horizontally to form anvils.
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A film, filmed by Robert W. Paul, from 1896 of women and men on bikes in Hyde Park, which is one of London's largest parks and one of the Royal Parks, famous for its Speakers' Corner. Choose a new media file |
English : A film, filmed by Robert W. Paul, from 1896 of women and men on bikes in Hyde Park, which is one of London's largest parks and one of the Royal Parks, famous for its Speakers' Corner.
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English : The church St. Marinus und Anian, Wilparting (Irschenberg), Bavaria, as seen from the north.
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 Interior of St. Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia Change image |
English : Interior of St. Isaac's Cathedral in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Animation of several types of Fokker aircrafts evolution. Choose a new media file |
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Hummingbirds around a bird feeder in Costa Rica. Choose a new media file |
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 Panoramic view from the Hagener Hütte at the mountain pass Niederer Tauern near Mallnitz (Carinthia) towards Naßfeld Valley, High Tauern National Park, federal state of Salzburg Change image |
English : Panoramic view from the Hagener Hütte at the mountain pass Niederer Tauern near Mallnitz (Carinthia) towards Naßfeld Valley, High Tauern National Park, federal state of Salzburg
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Wingsuit jump and flight through Chamonix valley from the Aiguille du Midi (3842 m) to Chamonix commune, Mont Blanc massif, French Alps. Choose a new media file |
English : Wingsuit jump and flight through Chamonix valley from the Aiguille du Midi (3842 m) to Chamonix commune, Mont Blanc massif, French Alps.
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 The Berca Mud Volcanoes are a geological and botanical reservation located close to Berca in Buzău County, Romania. The phenomenon is caused due to gases that erupt from 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) deep towards the surface, through the underground layers of clay and water, they push up underground salty water and mud, so that they overflow through the mouths of the volcanoes, while the gas emerges as bubbles. When the mud arrives at the surface, it dries off, changing the landscape in ways like you can see here. Change image |
English : The Berca Mud Volcanoes are a geological and botanical reservation located close to Berca in Buzău County, Romania. The phenomenon is caused due to gases that erupt from 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) deep towards the surface, through the underground layers of clay and water, they push up underground salty water and mud, so that they overflow through the mouths of the volcanoes, while the gas emerges as bubbles. When the mud arrives at the surface, it dries off, changing the landscape in ways like you can see here.
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Raga Tilanga (1937), Ravi Shankar's first recording, in New York, during a tour organized by his elder brother Uday Shankar. Choose a new media file |
English : Raga Tilanga (1937), Ravi Shankar's first recording, in New York, during a tour organized by his elder brother Uday Shankar.
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 Orthetrum glaucum, female. Change image |
English : Orthetrum glaucum, female.
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The 2011 animated short film Little Tombstone. Choose a new media file |
English : The 2011 animated short film Little Tombstone.
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