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Back from the brink

Bighorn sheep once roamed US by millions, but overhunting and habitat loss reduced population to 15,000. Conservation efforts increased population to 70,000.

#WildlifeConservation #BighornSheep #ArizonaNature

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A well-balanced park

A desert park with unique geology and plants, featuring monzogranite formations, balancing stones, and bedrock stacks.

#JoshuaTreeNationalPark #DesertLandscapes #RockFormations

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Swept off to Broome

Broome, Western Australia, is a colourful place with red beaches, green mangroves & offbeat jobs like pearl farming, paleontology, camel guiding & outdoor projectionism.

#BroomeLandscapes #PearlFarming #AustralianWildlife

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Window to the sea

Peering through Arch of Portitxol in L'Escala, Spain, formed by wind and wave erosion, with views appreciated since antiquity.

#PortitxolArch #CostaBravaLandmarks #RomanRuinsSpain

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A fishy friend group

Whale shark surrounded by remoras, a symbiotic relationship where they hitch a free ride and potentially help remove parasites.

#MarineLife #Symbiosis #WildlifePhotography

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Briny flats, spiny isle

Isla Incahuasi, a volcano island in Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni, a 4,086-sq-mile salt flat.

#SalarDeUyuni #AndeanLandscapes #LithiumDeposits

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Whose rock is it anyway?

A lone rock hulk with a staircase on its side, climbed by 700+ steps to see a flooded valley below, with towns Guatapé and El Peñol developing a rivalry.

#RockFormations #GuatapéLandmarks #HydroelectricDams

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Helping horns?

Gentle, horned giant, endangered African species, protected at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

#RhinoConservation #AfricanWildlife #EndangeredSpecies

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A beacon reborn

A lost lighthouse reborn in North Carolina's Roanoke Island as a 2004 replica of a 1877 screw-pile light, now a free museum with a Fresnel lens.

#LighthouseReconstruction #RoanokeIslandHistory #NorthCarolinaLandmarks

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Watercolour walls

Watercolour walls: Iron oxide stained sandstone cliffs on Maria Island, Tasmania, created by prehistoric monsoons and ocean erosion.

#WatercolourLandscapes #TasmanianGeology #AustralianNaturalWonders

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Buffalo in Belgium?

A cable-stayed bridge over the Ringvaart canal, adjacent to K.A.A. Gent's stadium, nicknamed the "Buffalo Bridge" after the soccer team's Buffalo nickname.

#BuffaloBill #GhentCity #BelgianLandmarks

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Tracks on the Tadrart

Red Sahara sand dunes with 4x4 tracks. Prehistoric petroglyphs depict giraffes, elephants, and other wildlife.

#TadrartRedSands #SaharaDesertLandscapes #PrehistoricPetroglyphs

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The Taj's twin neighbours

The Taj Mahal, wreathed in mist, stands out in a city of preserved Mughal architecture. Two lesser-known buildings, a mosque and a jawab, flank the mausoleum.

#TajMahalComplex #MughalArchitecture #IndianMonuments

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A cross-sea convenience

Image of the Xinghai Bay Bridge, China's first ground-anchored suspension bridge, connecting landmasses over 4 miles of water.

#ChinaInfrastructure #BridgeEngineering #DalianLandmarks

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A gorge-spanning sanctuary

Colombia's Sanctuary of Las Lajas spans a gorge 330ft above the Guáitara River, with a rock face mural of Mary, a claimed miracle.

#LasLajasSanctuary #ColombianLandmarks #CatholicArchitecture

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Great green north?

Pine-lined Spirit Island rises from glacial waters under intense aurora on Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park.

#AuroraLandscapes #SpiritIsland #CanadianRockies

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Spa for the spirit?

Galtaji temple complex in Jaipur, India, features 7 holy bathing pools set amid temples.

#GaltajiTemple #IndianHolySites #MonkeyBusiness

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A temporary waterpark

Rainy season fills dunes with lagoons, attracting swimmers & kiteboarders before they evaporate due to impermeable rock layer.

#Waterparks #LencoisMaranhenses #Kiteboarding

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Beach, boats, and boulders

A pine marks the end of a busy bay in Tossa de Mar, Spain, with sleek boats anchored or beached on the soft sand.

#BeachLife #CostaBravaLandmarks #SpanishCoast

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A light show down below

Guangxi's underground karst geology, lit by electric lights, shines in Reed Flute Cave's mirror pond, accenting its fantastical aura.

#CaveLightShow #GuangxiLandscapes #ReedFluteCave

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Oasis outpost

Golden City of Jaisalmer, India, shines in blue hour. Oasis in the Thar Desert, Gadisar Lake fills seasonally, with temples near the shore.

#GoldenHourLandscapes #IndianArchitecture #TharDesertOasis

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Get in your steps

A multi-directional staircase, like an M.C. Escher design, was a practical purpose in ancient India as a stepwell to access water during dry periods.

#StepwellsOfIndia #IndianArchitecture #MCEscherInspiration

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Flying colours?

A modern bridge in Ahmedabad, India, designed to resemble traditional kites flown on Makar Sankrānti, a winter celebration.

#KiteFestival #IndianArchitecture #AhmedabadLandmarks

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An audience with emperors

The Red Fort in Old Delhi, commissioned by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, features Persian, Timurid, and Indian architectural styles.

#RedFort #MughalArchitecture #IndianHistory

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Wet and wild

The Malabar Coast, a wet and wild region, receives heavy monsoon rains first in India, fueling rainforests and a unique coffee variety, Monsooned Malabar.

#IndiaCoastline #RainforestCoffee #WesternGhats

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Elevated peace

Gurudongmar Lake, 17,000ft above sea level, amidst Himalayan peaks, held sacred by Buddhists and Sikhs.

#HimalayanLakes #SacredPlaces #IndianLandscapes

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A bastion in Budapest

Buda's Fisherman's Bastion, built in 1902, stands near the Danube in Budapest, with Matthias Church's studded steeple rising behind.

#BudapestLandmarks #FishermansBastion #HungaryArchitecture

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Cast away

Boat leaves trail on sea surface, actually a cast net for fishing anchovies off Vietnam's coast.

#FishingNet #CastNet #VietnamCoast

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Boo! I mean, who!

Owl in a tree, active during the day, prefers ground-dwelling and cozy hideaways.

#OwlWildlife #BurrowingOwls #WildlifeNature

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Whitehaven whitecaps

Whitehaven Beach: Tiny white brushstrokes on aquamarine water, pure white silica sand, and space for swimming, snorkeling, hiking, or relaxing.

#WhitehavenBeach #QueenslandLandscapes #GreatBarrierReef

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