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Partially frozen
Gurudongmar Lake , a glacial lake located to the north of the Himalayas in the
northeast Indian state of
Sikkim at an altitude of over 5,150 metres (16,900 ft). The lake is fed by glaciers of the
Khangchengyao massif, forms the headwaters of the
Teesta river and is considered sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs. Today is
Sikkim Day , which commemorates the formation of Sikkim as a state of India in 1975, following a popular referendum and full merger after decades of being a
protectorate since 1947.
004 Great horned owl under a Pink Ipê tree in Encontro das Águas State Park Photo by Giles Laurent
Red fox kits playing Bombay Hook (36455)
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Ritchey–Chrétien imaging in a tennis court
The Edge of Two Worlds (art002e009285)
Steckerlfisch auf der Auer Maidult 05
Table for Badnjak celebration (2026 Christmas Eve, Serbian Christmas celebrations)
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Edward Knight Collins, restored and colorized
Profile portrait of Joseph Pulitzer
Obama and Biden await updates on bin Laden
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MK&G Zweimanualiges Cembalo 2000.532
Perchtoldsdorf Pfarrkirche Josefsfenster 01
Scanning electron micrograph of a human H9 T cell infected with HIV virus particles
Algal mat in Marine Park (90933)
Alfombra de algas amarillas, parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-27, DD 42
Ascaris male 200x section
Indian Mythical goddess makeup for performance (2)
3D-Printed Biodegradable Human Bone Scaffold 3
DSC09516 Edge East Side Tower, Berlin, 2025-09
Fagus sylvatica with autumn leaf color in Biosphärenreservat Rhön - Still
Reflection of the Flamingo Hotel in front of the Bellagio
Parque estadual ilha do cardoso-THIAGO CAMPI 02
Wied il-Għasri 2025-05-05
Birds eye view of a paddy field near Bhutiachang, Udalguri District
Itsukushima-jinja torii at sunset, Miyajima, Japan, 20240816 1812 4144
Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses Paulo Cattelan (03)
Ant on golden club (24749)
Uitlopende knoppen van een esdoorn (Acer platanoides). 12-04-2026 (d.j.b.)
Magnolie 'Mag's Pirouette' im botanischen Garten München-Nymphenburg 02
2026-03-04 Z5-1590 Achim-Lammerts Anemonoides-nemorosa
At Sardinia 2025 010 - Sardinia Radio Telescope
Ritchey–Chrétien at Kickapoo Valley Reserve 2-b
Apollo 17 Harrison H. Schmitt and Tracy's Rock - AS17-140-21493+AS17-140-21497 2025
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars by Perseverance Mastcam-Z, Sol 768 (53475637956)
Die letzten Meter zum Gipfel
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Stage 20 Tour de France 2024 Col de la Couillole 40
Tam Nakano in the wrestling ring at Yokohama Arena - ASGQ2025
Christ at the Column by Antonello da Messina (Louvre RF 1992-10)
"A sure horse for the first money" LCCN2002695764-restored
Exotic Terranes—North Cascades near Ross Lake
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