Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2019 in Sri Lanka

 

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Wiki Loves Earth 2019

Wiki Loves Earth (WLE) is an international photographic competition to promote natural sites around the World, through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). Everybody can participate.

There are a lot of natural areas in all participating countries. The goal of Wiki Loves Earth is to encourage people to take pictures of those sites and to put them under a free licence to allow others to access them through the Internet. To achieve that, an international contest is taking place in June 2019. This website presents the Sri Lankan segment of this competition.

For the full list of participating countries, you may wish to visit the WLE international homepage at http://www.wikilovesearth.org/

Target

The goal of the contest is to put online as many pictures of recognized natural areas of Sri Lanka as possible during the month of June 2019 on Wikimedia Commons in order to share them, for free, with the world. The list of recognized natural areas in Sri Lanka is listed on the right.

All pictures will be donated to Wikimedia Commons under a free licence, so they can be used freely around the world. Wikimedia Commons is an online repository hosting free multimedia content. Wikipedia relies solely on Commons as its media repository.

In June, you can upload as many pictures as you want of the recognized natural areas that you have visited. Pictures don't have to be taken in June, but must be uploaded that month to be considered for the contest. Starting on July 1, the contest's Sri Lankan jury will begin evaluating the photographs, and awarding prizes for the best pictures in Sri Lanka, later that month. The Sri Lankan jury will then select the 10 best from Sri Lanka to be sent to the international jury.

Prizes

Local Contest (Sri Lanka):

• 1st place: Voucher¹ worth LKR 35,000
• 2nd place: Voucher¹ worth LKR 25,000
• 3rd place: Voucher¹ worth LKR 20,000
• Top 10 winners: Wikipedia branded merchandise: Water bottles, Mugs, Pens, Stickers, Wiki Loves Earth branded tote bags.
• The top 10 winning photographs will be submitted to the international round. Winners will be announced by 31 July.

International Contest:

• 1st place winner will get a full scholarship to attend Wikimania 2020 - the largest annual gathering of Wikimedians worldwide - or an Amazon voucher for the same value. Other international prizes are Amazon vouchers (the value depends on the participant's place).

¹ Voucher options include Nikon, CameraLK, or select alternative options.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is there a limit on the number of photos I can submit?

No, you can submit as many as you like. Some people are uploading photos of hundreds of sites. However, we recommend you upload your best and quality photographs to increase your chances of winning.

• Can I use Photoshop or a similar program to post-process my photos before submitting them?

Yes. The photos can be edited or processed by using any software. But please avoid the temptation to over-process: this is a photographic contest, not a computer art one.

• What are the guidelines on image size?

Please submit images that are as large as possible and do not “downsize for the web”. We value high-resolution images for many purposes including print. While images below 2 megapixels may be accepted for the national contest, they will not be considered for a prize as they lack usability at larger sizes, especially in print. Please note we won't contact you and ask you to submit larger resolution photos.

• Can I edit Wikipedia myself to add my photo to an article that doesn’t have images?

Yes, we’d be delighted! As your competition entry is already on Wikimedia Commons, it can easily be re-used on Wikipedia just by embedding the photo on the page.

• I am not the world’s best photographer. Do you still want my images?

Yes, please! Even if you don't win in the international contest, your contribution can still give you the satisfaction of knowing that you have helped document your local environment and natural heritage, and that you have made your images freely available for future generations. Besides, some local organizers might offer special nominations and/or prizes for the highest number of photos uploaded.

• Areas are too large, how to focus what to photograph?

The most useful pictures are those of wide views and representative biotopes. You can also submit photos of representative or rare species (animals, plants etc.) taken in protected areas, but these photos should be properly identified. If you submit such photos, you are expected to describe them so that we know that a photo was taken in a nature reserve (and not on somebody's own balcony).

• Can we accept photos without coordinates in local contests?

Yes, photos without coordinates can be accepted in local contests, but should such photo be nominated for the international part, the author or the organizing team will have to add coordinates, or such photos might be disqualified. Sometimes it is easy to do (if it is a very famous and recognizable place), though that's not always the case. Yet, without the coordinates, the international team cannot in a timely manner to check all the pictures and verify if the picture follows the requirements of the contest.

• My camera does not include the coordinates automatically

Though we (as Wikipedians) would like to have the exact location included in the picture, we understand that it is not always doable: one might easily scan the only printed photo they have left from some trip, for example, or have an older device. In this case, you should add the coordinates of the part or protected area (that would be usually the center of it).

• What should I do if I have concerns that having coordinates can be bad for endangered species?

If there is a reason to protect endangered species by exclusion of the coordinates, local organizers should send the sensitive info and reasoning to the international team via wle-teamwikimedia.org.ua.

• What shall we do if some areas have an entrance fee?

Photos from the area which have an entrance fee are treated equally with all other photos. We are not going to force someone to pay for a chance of taking photos. On the contrary, people who are going to pay for entrance will do this anyway, and we encourage them to take pictures there.

Participate

You can participate in the Wiki Loves Earth contest by taking pictures of recognized natural areas according to the lists and uploading them to Wikimedia Commons during the month of June 2019. For the picture to be eligible, you can take it anytime, as long as you have taken it yourself and you upload it to Commons in June by using the appropriate form.

Rules to be eligible to the contest:

• You must be the original photographer, and upload the photo yourself.
• The site on the picture must be in the list of recognized natural areas of Sri Lanka.
• You must accept to put your picture under the license CC-BY-SA 4.0 (details).

Below are pages that list most of the protected natural sites of Sri Lanka:

• National parks
• Protected areas
• Wildlife sanctuaries

To be eligible for the contest, the photos uploaded should present the flora, fauna, or landscapes, in the above identified locations. Photographs of endemic birds, endemic mammals, and other amphibians and reptiles of Sri Lanka, are also eligible so long as they are properly identified.

How to participate

Decide what you want to photograph

To take a photograph of a natural area and be eligible for the Wiki Loves Earth contest, you must first confirm that the area on the photograph is a recognized natural area of Sri Lanka. Different types of natural areas are eligible such as national parks, protected area, etc. If you already have photographs of a recognized natural area, it is not important when you took them, it is only important that you upload them between June 1st and June 30th, 2019.

Take the photograph

Here are some advice to augment your chances to win the contest:

• Adjust your camera to the highest resolution. Take several photographs of the natural site. Later choose the best pictures or upload them all if they are all good.
• Remember what natural areas that you photographed because you will be required to identify them at the moment of uploading the pictures.
• Make sure that the photographs are pertinent to represent the natural areas. For example, a photograph of cars in the parking of a national park doest not represent the natural park, but photographs of landscapes, wildlife, lakes, mountains, etc are all pertinent.
• Make sure to respect the rules of the park where you are.

Upload your pictures

• First, you need to have a Wikimedia account. The same account is good for all Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons. It is totally free.
• Second, use the Upload Wizard on Wikimedia Commons while you are logged in to upload your pictures.
• Make sure to clearly describe what the photograph portrays, in English and any other languages.
• Also, it is good to note that better categorisation increases the visibility of the same. You may also wish to state what the photograph depicts, though this is not required.
• Geo-coded images are always welcomed.

 

Thank you for participating. The contest has ended.

WLE Global Participation

Winners of Yesteryear

Global Winners

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  Cape Stolbchaty
  Photograph: Ekaterina Vasyagina
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  Bell Island of Franz Josef Land Ilya Timin
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  Satchari National Park, Bangladesh Abdul Momin
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  Hoggar National Park, Assekrem, Tamanrasset, Algeria Mohammed Amri
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  Autumn at its boom in the valley of Hunza, Gojal Conservancy, Pakistan Nasr Rahman
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  Swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum) near Sukko, Krasnodar Krai, Russia Aleksandr Horoshilov
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  Sunset in Baixa Grande, an oasis in the middle of National Park Lençóis Maranhenses Brunonogaki
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  The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) is a small wader at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park Abdul Momin
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  Walruses lying on Northbrook Island. Russian Arctic National Park Ilya Timin
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  The shore of Elton Salt Lake, Volgograd Oblast, Russia Medvedevphoto (Владимир Медведев)
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  Gypaetus barbatus in flight. Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy Luca Casale
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  Chestnut-tailed starling, Satchari National Park, Bangladesh Md shahanshah bappy
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  Phoenicopterus roseus at the lake of Tunis, Tunisia El Golli Mohamed
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  Tassili n’Ajjer National Park, Algeria Nabil Chettouh
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  Meteora rock formation with monasteries on top of them, Greece Stathis Floros

Finalists by country

Algeria

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  Tassili n'Ajjer National Park.
  Photograph: Chettouh Nabil
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  Dam of Erraguene under the snow, in the wilaya of Jijel.
  Photograph: Mokhtar alioueche
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  Ahaggar National Park.
  Photograph: Mohammed Amri
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  El-djamila ex-la Madrague, Ain Benian.
  Photograph: Chettouh Nabil
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  Arch of Tikoubaouine in Tassili n'Ajjer National Park.
  Photograph: Chettouh Nabil
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  Chelia Mountains in Khenchela Province.
  Photograph: Chettouh Nabil
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  Beach of Ain Taya.
  Photograph: Chettouh Nabil
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  Kefrida waterfalls, Béjaia.
  Photograph: Mokhtar Alioueche
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  Mountains in El Asnam Bouira.
  Photograph: Bouizriphotography
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  Bni hmiden , Constantine.
  Photograph: Sami Chelighem

Azerbaijan

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  Göygöl Lake in Göygöl National Park.
  Photograph: Anarzey
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  Insect on a leaf (Ismayilli State Nature Sanctuary).
  Photograph: Toni Wöhrl
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  Rocks of Qax State Nature Sanctuary.
  Photograph: Namikilisu
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  Mountains in Gabala State Nature Sanctuary.
  Photograph: Havin HP
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  Rock structure (Shahdagh National Park).
  Photograph: Toni Wöhrl
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  Murovdag mountains in Göygöl National Park.
  Photograph: Havin HP
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  View the Kepez mountain in Göygöl National Park.
  Photograph: Ilkin M-zade
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  Lizard in Absheron National Park.
  Photograph: Mistelblume
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  View of Hirkan National Park.
  Photograph: Elvin Samadov
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  Hills in Qusar State Nature Sanctuary.
  Photograph: Lalalzd

Australia

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  Octopus Rye Pier in Western Point Biosphere reserve
  Photograph: Katieleeosborne
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  Galahs House pond, Bowra Wildlife Reserve
  Photograph: Weldon.r.thompson
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  Fire over the Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
  Photograph: Julienicholls95
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  Dingoes on Fraser Island
  Photograph: Swampy99
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  Leafy Sea Dragon, Encounter Marine Park in South Australia
  Photograph: Katieleeosborne
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  Lightning above The Three Sisters Blue Mountains NSW
  Photograph: Poidabro
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  Blue Mountains National Park
  Photograph: Jamenpercy
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  Granite Beach Tasmania
  Photograph: RyanChap
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  Obi-Obi Valley Mapleton Falss National Park
  Photograph: Icarson9525
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  Karri trees, Boranup Forest Western Australia
  Photograph: Paulkyranc

Bangladesh

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  Pelicans, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park.
  Photograph: Abdul Momin
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  Purple Nymphaeaceae, commonly called 'water lilies' with fly at Baldha Garden.
  Photograph: Azim Khan Ronnie
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  Jamuna Bridge West Bank Eco-Park.
  Photograph: Ashraful Islam Shimul
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  Blue Bottle Fly, Baldha Garden.
  Photograph: Azim Khan Ronnie
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  tarantula, National Botanical Garden of Bangladesh.
  Photograph: Apu Jaman
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  The wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park.
  Photograph: Abdul Momin
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  Satchari National Park.
  Photograph: Abdul Momin
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  Chestnut-tailed starling, Satchari National Park.
  Photograph: Md shahanshah bappy
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  Pelicans, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park.
  Photograph: Md shahanshah bappy
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  Late spring view of Dulahazra Safari Park.
  Photograph: Syed sajidul islam

Brazil

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Cameroon

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  A picture of Encephalartos Natalensis plant found in Limbe botanical garden in the South West Region of Cameroon.
  Photograph: Yeluma Ntali
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  Paysage routier à Makak dans le Nyong Ekellé, région du Centre au Cameroun.
  Photograph: Photokadaffi
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  Sur cette photo deux réalités, la terre et la mer la création du jeune trouve un obstacle faut il prendre la voie par la nage immigrer pour poursuivre son rêve?.
  Photograph: Simbanematick
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  Cette image représente une case de l'aire géographique du Nord, reproduite à la Fondation Jean Félicien Gacha à Bangoulap, dans la région de l'Ouest.
  Photograph: Mouenthias
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  Les gravures rupestres du site archéologique de Bidzar, situées sur la route nationale numéro 1 entre Figuil et Maroua. Gravures ayant plusieurs siècles d'existences.
  Photograph: 2ddanga
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  A close shot of the Stinkhorn mushroom growing on the fertile soils of the Mount Cameroon national park.
  Photograph: Atabong Armstrong
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  Les Gorges de Kola situé dans le Mayo-Louti à 5,2km de la ville de Guider.
  Photograph: 2ddanga
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  Les Gorges de Kola situé dans le Mayo-Louti à 5,2km de la ville de Guider.
  Photograph: 2ddanga
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  Cette image représente un cours d'eau au quartier Madagascar à Douala avalée par la pollution plastique.
  Photograph: Mouenthias

Canada

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  Hoodoos in Midland Provincial Park at Drumheller, Alberta
  Photograph: Vaibhapa
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  A pier at a campsite at Sidney Spit on Sidney Island, part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve in British Columbia
  Photograph: Michal Klajban
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  Landscape of Jasper National Park in Alberta
  Photograph: Shahrear Mahmud
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  Sunrise on Vermilion Lake in Banff National Park in Alberta
  Photograph: Rembrent
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  Sunset at Awenda Provincial Park in Ontario
  Photograph: Kiran Sundaravarathan
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  View of Lake Louise from above in Banff National Park in Alberta
  Photograph: Viktor Birkus
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  A kayaker on Moraine Lake in Banff National Park in Alberta
  Photograph: Ryan Derish
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  View of the Athabasca Glacier and Mount Athabasca in Jasper National Park in Alberta
  Photograph: Fresh.waffles
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  A slug eating a mushroom in the forest of Mount Seymour Provincial Park in British Columbia
  Photograph: Trougnouf
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  A small group of bighorn sheeps on a hill of Jasper National Park in Alberta
  Photograph: Sbxray

Chile

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  Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) in Torres del Paine National Park.
  Photograph: Georgibulgaro
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  Glacier in Laguna San Rafael National Park
  Photograph: Chang Hyon Lee
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  Sunset at La Portada Natural Monument
  Photograph: Nicolás Valdés Ortega
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  Sunrise at Pehoé Lake
  Photograph: Mpazmarzolo
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  Torres del Paine from Los Cuernos viewpoint
  Photograph: Natalia Órdenes
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  Fjord before accesing Balmaceda Glacier
  Photograph: Reginaldo Galhardo Martins
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  Trees in Magallanes Nature Reserve
  Photograph: Joaquín Rebolledo Aladro
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  Crack detail in the Grey Glacier
  Photograph: Loreto Quijada
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  Desert bloom in Lauca National Park
  Photograph: Chang Hyon Lee
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  Conguillío National Park
  Photograph: Jason Guevara Jaramillo

Croatia

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  Waterfall Krcic in the National Park Krka.
  Photograph: Yasha Jakovsky
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  Two butterflies mating (Polyommatus icarus Rott.)
  Photograph: Mihaela Jurković
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  Lake by Castle Trakoscan
  Photograph: Drazen Dombaj
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  Rastoke Waterfalls
  Photograph: Yasha Jakovsky
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  Nature Park Velebit
  Photograph: Matija Volović
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  River Sava
  Photograph: Gabrijel Vrebac
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  National Park Plitvice Lakes
  Photograph: Irena Štefanec
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  National Park Krka
  Photograph: ZovkoM
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  Cetina River
  Photograph: ZovkoM
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  National Park Mljet
  Photograph: ZovkoM

France

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  Vallée des Merveilles ("valley of marvels") in the Mercantour National Park, by Anthony Graizely
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  Great cormorant and grey heron in the regional natural reserve "Moselle sauvage", by Musicaline
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  river in the Cirque de Gavarnie, by Moahim
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  Frozen lake near the Aiguille de la Bérangère, by JC Foltete
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  Calanque of En-Vau, Marseille, by Aurélien Saue
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  Sunrise from the Pic du Midi, by AntoineJoub
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  National natural reserve "Lilleau des Niges", Isle of Ré, by Yann Werdefroy
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  Back country skiing at the "cime de la Lombarde", by Harvic06
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  Reed bed in the national natural reserve "delta de la Sauer", by Colsu
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  Fishing lift net at the national natural reserve "la baie de l'Aiguillon", by Gasne AC

Georgia

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  Juta. Kazbegi National Park.
  Photographer: Saba sakhvadze
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  The flight of the stork over the Khanchal Lake. Khanchal Lake Reservoir.
  Photographer: Stratovara
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  Vashlovani National Park. Vashlovani semi-desert.
  Photographer: Anri137
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  Kolkheti National Park located in western Georgia.
  Photographer: Paata vardanashvili
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  Kintrishi Protected Area is located in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
  Photographer: Paata vardanashvili
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  Algeti National Park is a protected area in Georgia, in the southeast of the country.
  Photographer: Paata vardanashvili
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  Javakheti, near the Paravani lake. Javakheti National Park.
  Photographer: Anri137
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  Juta — village in Kazbegi Municipality. Located on the southern slope of the main ridge of Kavkasioni. Kazbegi National Park.
  Photographer: Saba sakhvadze
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  Kintrishi Protected Area is located in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara.
  Photographer: Paata vardanashvili
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  Datvisjvari — pass in Georgia, in Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, in Dusheti municipality. Located at the main watershed ridge of the Caucasus, 2676 m above sea level. It is made up of jurassic clays. Alpine meadows are decorated.
  Photographer: Anri137

Germany

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  Laubfrosch (Hyla arborea) im Naturschutzgebiet „Weiherkette bei Oberreichenbach“ (Landkreis Fürth).
  Photograph: THAWonderland
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  Kreidefelsen, Nationalpark Jasmund auf Rügen.
  Photograph: Code
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  Eine Erdkröte im Schilf am Illmensee, Landschaftsschutzgebiet „Illmensee, Ruschweiler See und Volzer See“.
  Photograph: BenPfulli
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  Die Hexenbuche auf dem Himmeldunkberg im Biosphärenreservat Rhön.
  Photograph: Milseburg
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  Oswaldhöhle, Geotop und Naturdenkmal in der Fränkischen Schweiz.
  Photograph: Ermell
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  Spatz am Schwanenteich in Waldenburg in Sachsen, Landschaftsschutzgebiet „Mulden- und Chemnitztal“.
  Photograph: Kora27
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  Im Landschaftsschutzgebiet „Altwarmbüchener Moor“ (LSG H-S 11) ist die Wiedervernässung so erfolgreich, dass Birken und Kiefern allmählich absterben oder schon abgestorben sind.
  Photograph: Puusterke
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  Luchs im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald.
  Photograph: JakobRei
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  Heute „Bär“, früher „Todstein“ genannter Felsen aus Zechsteinkalk im FFH-Gebiet „Meißner und Meißner Vorland“ im „Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land“.
  Photograph: Heinz K. S.
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  Der Moorwald am Rand des Torfmoorgebiets im Naturschutzgebiet „Kaltenhofer Moor“, FFH-Gebiet „Naturwald Stodthagen und angrenzende Hochmoore“.
  Photograph: Stefan Koehler MD

Greece

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  Dragon Lake on Mount Tymfi
  Photograph: Nick Giatrakis
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  Air view of Dragon Lake on Mount Tymfi
  Photograph: Piterpanos
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  Air view of Voidokilia Beach in Messinia
  Photograph: Stelios tsikas
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  Meteora rock formation with monasteries on top of them
  Photograph: Stathis floros
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  Lake Kerkini in Macedonia
  Photograph: Stathis floros
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  Lake Xeroloutsa on Mount Tymfi after the first snow
  Photograph: Piterpanos
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  Air view of Voidokilia Beach in Messinia
  Photograph: Stelios tsikas
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  Mount Ainos wintertime at sundown
  Photograph: Kullack
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  Mount Falakro
  Photograph: Leftis79
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  View of Tzoumerka and Peristeri from mt Mitsikeli
  Photograph: Meteovolos

Italy

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  An ibex in the Gran Paradiso National Park
  Photograph: Vitto.morto
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  Two young ibexes in the Julian Alps
  Photograph: Fuarce
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  The yawn of the fox in Aosta Valley
  Photograph: Alberto Peracchio
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  Heaven in the Gran Paradiso National Park
  Photograph: Duilio Fiorille
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  Monviso at sunset
  Photograph: Robertobruno80
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  Vipera berus melanotica in the Friulan Dolomites
  Photograph: Dario Quattrin
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  Natural monument of the Acqua Fraggia waterfalls
  Photograph: Meripizzi
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  Vulture in flight over Piedmont
  Photograph: Luca Casale
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  The snail climbing the mountain
  Photograph: ITALOGIUST
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  A frozen biotope in Sugana Valley
  Photograph: Zana64

Jordan

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  Viewing Area of Amman National Park.
  Photograph: Jeeda Ghazal
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  White Wild Flowers.
  Photograph: Jeeda Ghazal
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  Rum Valley.
  Photograph: Ibrahim nabeel salah
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  Azraq Wetland Reserve.
  Photograph: Ahmad Badwan
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  Side of Debbin Reserve.
  Photograph: Jeeda Ghazal
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  Azraq Wetland Reserve.
  Photograph: Ahmad Badwan
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  Cedar Trees at Al Arz Natural Forest.
  Photograph: Ziad Abdullah
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  Dahek Desert.
  Photograph: Ibrahim nabeel salah
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  Road From Little Petra to Wadi Araba.
  Photograph: Anastasia Pozdnyakova
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  Spring Trees.
  Photograph: Aseel F Almanaseer

Latvia

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  Wild cows near Engure lake.
  Photograph: Karlis Ustups
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  Sea coast near Užava.
  Photograph: Normunds Kolby
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  Skaista lake in Cena moorland.
  Photograph: Karlis Ustups
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  Small waterfall on Dauda river.
  Photograph: Normunds Kolby
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  Wild cows (Engure lake Nature Park).
  Photograph: Karlis Ustups
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  Kāla lake in Vestiena Protected Landscape Area.
  Photograph: Normunds Kolby
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  Great Ķemeri Bog.
  Photograph: Karlis Ustups
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  Spriņģu rock near Līgatne.
  Photograph: Evita wiki
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  Great Ķemeri Bog in winter.
  Photograph: Karlis Ustups
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  Wild horses in Engure lake Nature Park.
  Photograph: DaceK 86

Moldova

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   Butești Gorge
  Photograph: Iurie Caluja
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   Stînca Mare, natural monument
  Photograph: SerKo Photography
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   Burlănești Defile
  Photograph: Heliaque
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   Trebujeni landscape reserve
  Photograph: Superbe777
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   Fetești Defile
  Photograph: Iurie Caluja
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   Geological complex of Lopatnic
  Photograph: Vadim Șterbate
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   Duruitoarea Defile
  Photograph: SerKo Photography
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   Codru scientific reserve
  Photograph: Superbe777
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   Suta de Movile landscape reserve
  Photograph: SerKo Photography
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   Țipova landscape reserve
  Photograph: IurieSvet

Morocco

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  Tislit Gorges, Taliouine by Nawfal Kharbach
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  Cathedral Mountain, Tilouguite by Nawfal Kharbach
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  Seagull, Ras El Ma cape by Farajiibrahim
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  Lesser black-backed gull, Essaouira by CEllen
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  White pelicans, Rabat zoo by Farajiibrahim
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  Snow mounatin at night by WasJL
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  Toubkal National Park by Twhrl
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  Lalla Fatna Beach, Safi by Fatimaezzahra88
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  Dune, Merzouga by Kdouri omar
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  Goat in argan tree by CEllen

Nepal

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  Bhairab kunda is the second lake in the region of Goasikunda. The Kunda is located in Sindhupalchok district of Nepal at an altitude of 4,240 m (13,910 ft).
  © Ummidnp
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  Ghandruk is a popular place for treks in the Annapurna range of Nepal.
  © Utsab Raj Giri
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  Gokyo Lake
  © Saf.all
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  Morning View from Ghandruk Village
  © Ameet Ranjit
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  The landscapes of city of wall- Lo Manthang.
  © Ummidnp
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  Golden hour over Phewa Lake, Pokhara.
  © Lurey Rohit
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  The Heavenly Rara Lake.
  © Prabeshsdev
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  One-horned Rhinoceros at Chitwan National Park.
  © Lurey Rohit
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  Horse in Kenzin valley Rasuwa
  © Santosh Yonjan
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  Aerial view of Annapurna Himal
  © Tsewang Lama

Nigeria

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  Rock Formations at Moshra Gardens, Okeho by Dolapo805
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  Eieke, Olumirin Water Falls, Erin Ijesha by Jesu-loba
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  Sunset at River Benue by Agbendeh Simon
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  Idanre Hills by Ayobami Macaulay
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  Erin ijesa waterfall by Tosin1111
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  Watersided Hill of Ikole Town, Ekiti State by Tijae07
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  After rainfall in Afe babalola university, Ado-Ekiti,Ekiti state ,Nigeria by Kiyah Kiara
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  Brothers at Dusk by Obii Okongwu
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  Ethiope River by Aghogho Otega
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  Abeokuta Forest Nursery by Royreal

Pakistan

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Philippines

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  Dioyo River in Baliangao, Misamis Occidental.
  Photograph: Theglennpalacio
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  Watershed Forest Reserved in Coron, Palawan.
  Photograph: Theglennpalacio
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  Peoples' Park in the Sky overlooking Taal Volcano in Batangas.
  Photograph: Iravillanueva
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  Baliangao Protected Landscape/seascape in Misamis, Occidental.
  Photograph: Theglennpalacio
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  Besao Mt. Province.
  Photograph: Ira O. Villanueva
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  Magsapad Biri Rock Formation.
  Photograph: Andrew Gil Desabelle
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  Lake Duminagat in Don Victoriano, Misamis Occidental.
  Photograph: Theglennpalacio
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  Osmeña Peak overlooking Tañon Strait and Mount Kanlaon, Negros Island.
  Photograph: Tyrll Adolf Itong
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  Palawan, One of the Game and Refuge Sanctuaries which was established in 1967 in the Philippines.
  Photograph: Theglennpalacio

Russia

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  Walruses on the Northbrook Island. Russian Arctic National Park.
  Photograph: Timinilya
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  Swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum) near Sukko, Krasnodar Krai.
  Photograph: HoroshilovAleksandr
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  Ringed seal (Pusa hispida) watching you. Terpey-Tumus, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.
  Photograph: Кирилл Уютнов
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  Shore of the Elton Salt Lake, Volgograd Oblast.
  Photograph: Medvedevphoto (Владимир Медведев)
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  Cape Stolbchaty after sunset. Kurils Nature Reserve.
  Photograph: Екатерина Васягина
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  Bell Island of the Franz Josef Land and Eira Lodge of the Benjamin Leigh Smith expedition, Russian Arctic National Park.
  Photograph: Timinilya
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  Fumarole of the Mutnovsky Volcano. South Kamchatka Sanctuary.
  Photograph: Nimuel23
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  Matykil island of Yam Islands archipelago. Magadan Nature Reserve.
  Photograph: Екатерина Васягина
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  Muskox on the Bolshoy Begichev Island in Laptev Sea. Natural monument Terpey-Tumus, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic.
  Photograph: Кирилл Уютнов
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  The shore of the lake in the caldera of Golovnin volcano. Kurils Nature Reserve.
  Photograph: Екатерина Васягина

South Korea

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  Yeongwol Korean Peninsula-shaped Cliffs
  by Monhighisepik
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  Muan Mudflat
  by Yoonj
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  Gyeongju Yangnam Jusangjeolli Cliffs
  by Goytex
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  Seongsan Sunrise Peak
  by Sukkim1996
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  Sobaeksan National Park
  by Potoak
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  Seongsan Sunrise Peak
  by Ajebulon
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  Sobaeksan National Park
  by Wakoch
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  Upo Wetland
  by 최옥석

Spain

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  Massís del Montseny.
  Photograph: Mikipons
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  Faro del Fangar.
  Photograph: Agustí Descarrega
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  Arrecife de las Sirenas.
  Photograph: Dgalan
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  Sierra de Aracena.
  Photograph: Diegatorr
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  Caballos losinos en la Reserva y Centro de Interpretación del Bisonte Europeo.
  Photograph: Discasto
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  Barranco da loba.
  Photograph: Artabros89
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  San Juan de Gaztelugatxe.
  Photograph: Kumarmp82
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  Desierto de Tabernas.
  Photograph: Dgalan
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  Riera de Viladrau.
  Photograph: Mikipons
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  Delta de l'Ebre.
  Photograph: Agustí Descarrega

Sweden

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  Aurora borealis near Torneträsk, Abisko.
  Photograph: Pavel.shyshkouski
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  Small waterfall in Skuleskogen.
  Photograph: Pavel.shyshkouski
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  Snowy mountains in Abisko.
  Photograph: Selixshiraii
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  Sunset over Hovs hallar with Hallands Väderö in the distance.
  Photograph: Håkan Andersson
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  Blind valley in Bjurälven.
  Photograph: Andreaze
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  Fjärdlång in Stockholm archipelago.
  Photograph: Arild Vågen
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  Rauk in Langhammars, Gotland.
  Photograph: Borjanne
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  Swimming reindeer in Laisdalen.
  Photograph: Leif Unosson
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  Lapporten, Abisko, covered in snow.
  Photograph: Selixshiraii
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  Sunset and flowers at Stora Bornö.
  Photograph: Joakimhansén

Taiwan

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  Angelica morrisonicola in Hehuan Mount.
  By 潘麗峰 (Pan, Li-fong)
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  Larus canus in Penghu
  By LinChunShan
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  Hsuehshan as seen from Wuling Farm
  By 庭富 (Ting-fu)
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  Sicao Mangrove Green Tunnel
  By Yhow41
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  Gaomei Wetlands Wildlife Refuge
  By 謝秉剛 (Hsieh, Bing-gang)
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  Sunrise in Jiaming Lake
  By Awoisoak
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  Three African sacred ibis in Hsiangshan wetland
  By Yehct
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  Sunrise at low tide seaside,Kenting National Park
  By Xavier Berlioux
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  Eluanbi Lighthouse under starry sky
  By Afakt
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  Snow scene of Chila Mountain
  By x917052x (Liao, Kun-sheng)

Thailand

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  หมาในแห่งอุทยานแห่งชาติเขาใหญ่, by รัชพงศ์ ดีมาก
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  อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์, by BerryJ
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  อุทยานแห่งชาติทองผาภูมิ, by Tirajit Chaisombat
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  อุทยานแห่งชาติไทรทอง, by KOSIN SUKHUM
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  อุทยานแห่งชาติแจ้ซ้อน, by BerryJ
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  อุทยานแห่งชาติเขาแหลม, by KOSIN SUKHUM
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  แบ่งปัน, by รัชพงศ์ ดีมาก
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  จุดชมวิวกิ่วแม่ปาน อุทยานแห่งชาติดอยอินทนนท์ จ.เชียงใหม่, by Nopparat thanatawan
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  อุทยานแห่งชาติแหลมสน, by Chaiyathat
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  อุทยานแห่งชาติทองผาภูมิ, by Tirajit Chaisombat

Tunisia

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  Phoenicopterus roseus at the lake of Tunis.
  Photograph: User:El Golli Mohamed
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  Merops apiaster in the Ichkeul National Park.
  Photograph: User:El Golli Mohamed
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  Egretta garzetta at the lake of Tunis.
  Photograph: User:El Golli Mohamed
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  Phalacrocorax carbo at the lake of Tunis.
  Photograph: User:El Golli Mohamed
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  Panoramics at the lake of Tunis.
  Photograph: User:80shoney_ KH
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  Alectoris barbara at the lake of Tunis.
  Photograph: User:El Golli Mohamed
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  Sunset over Kerkennah.
  Photograph: User:Yesmine z
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  Sebkha Kelbia.
  Photograph: User:Astiosaurus
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  Ras R'mal.
  Photograph: User:Bahbouhe
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  Ciconia ciconia in the Ichkeul National Park.
  Photograph: User:El Golli Mohamed

Ukraine

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  The rocky outcrop of the Upper Cretaceous by User:Balkhovitin
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  On the top of Smotrych Mountain by User:Alexkrol
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  Shpytsi peak in Chornohora mountain range in Western Ukraine by User:Ryzhkov Oleksandr
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  Mangup Mountain in Crimea by User:Vian
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  Reserve forest in Zakarpattia Oblast by User:Misha Reme
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  Carpathian National Nature Park by User:Сергій Мірошник

See also

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