PIX4660541: The Persian Gulf to the Detroit of Ormuz seen by the shuttle Atlantis on May 27, 2000 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660548: Lake Orumieh in Iran seen from space - Lake Urmia in Iran seen from space - Lake Orumieh is the largest lake in Iran. This dirty lake is a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Image obtained from the International Space Station (ISS) on 23 August 2002. Lake Urmia is an isolated lake in Azerbaijan Province in northwest Iran. The total area of the lake is 1815 square miles (4700 square kilometers), and the north - south length is about 90 miles (145 kilometers). The maximum depth of the shallow, saline lake is approximately 50 feet (15 meters). Climatically, the lake region is located in a semiarid, almost desert environment, with general precipitation averaging 12 inches (30 centimeters) per year. Topographically, the entire region is either plateau or mountain. The surface of the lake is approximately 4100 feet (1250 meters) above sea level with several of the individual volcanic peaks reaching more than 7000 feet (2134 meters) above sea level. The massive, rugged mountain range west of the lake has ridges that exceed 11,000 feet (3353 meters) above sea level. The highly reflective area along the eastern shore of the lake appears to be either the development of salt deposits along the shoreline or the receding water level in the lake, which exposes more shoreline. Image taken from the international space station (ISS) on August 23 2002 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660636: Dusky-throated hermit, Phaethornis squalidus (Trochilus squalidus). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660686: The monastery of St. Thaddee in Iran - Saint Thaddeus monastery, Iran - The Cathedral of St. Thaddeus (north-western Iran) seen at dawn. Saint Thaddeus cathedral at dawn, north - west of Iran / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660711: The monastery of St. Thaddee in Iran - Saint Thaddeus monastery - Circumpolar (long pose on the stars around the polar star) above the Cathedral of St. Thaddeus (north-west of Iran). Circumpolar (long exposure on stars around pole star) above Saint Thaddeus cathedral, a famous armenian church in north - west of Iran / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660719: Moonlight on Pasargades - Pasargad under the moonlight - Moonlight above the ruins of Pasargades Palace (Iran). Moonlight over a 2500 - year old palace in Pasargad, Fars province, southen Iran / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660724: Antillean mango, Anthracothorax dominicus aurulentus (Trochilus aurulentus). Juvenile male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660734: Sunset - Sunset, Ovan lake - Sunset on Lake Ovan, Alamoot, Iran. Sunset, Ovan lake, Alamoot valley, Ira / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660750: Pale-tailed barbthroat, Threnetes leucurus (Trochilus leucurus). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660756: Lucifer sheartail, Calothorax lucifer (Hummingbird, Trochilus simplex). Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660784: The Dead Sea from Space in 2002 - Dead sea from space in 2002 - Southern part of the Dead Sea seen in August 2002 from the International Space Station (ISS). Image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) in august 2002 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660797: Tiger-Euphrates Delta - Tigris - Euphrates delta - Image obtained from Space Shuttle Atlantis in September 2000. Image taken by astronauts in the space shuttle Atlantis in september 2000 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660806: Gilded sapphire, Hylocharis chrysura (Ornismya chrysura). Adult male. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660811: Dark hummingbird, Aphantochroa cirrochloris (Ornismya simplex, Trochilus cirrochloris), albino variety. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660824: White-bellied woodstar, Chaetocercus mulsant (Ornismya cyanopogon), juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660848: Allen's hummingbird, Selasphorus sasin (Ornismya sasin). Almost adult plumage. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660871: Azure-crowned hummingbird, Amazilia cyanocephala (Ornismya cyanocephala), male adult. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660878: Azure-crowned hummingbird, Amazilia cyanocephala (Ornismya cyanocephala), male juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660883: Japan seen from space - Japan seen from space - Japan seen from space. Composite satellite photos and computer illustration. Artwork composed from satellite photographs and computer generated images / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660940: Amethyst woodstar, Calliphlox amethystina (Ornismya amethistina). Juvenile. Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4661005: Racket-tail hummingbird, Ornismya platura, juvenile. (Booted racket-tail, Ocreatus underwoodii?) Handcolored steel engraving by Coutant after an illustration by Jean-Gabriel Pretre from Rene Primevere Lesson's Natural History of the Colibri Genus of Hummingbirds. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4661006: Pink cuspidate, Rosa canina variety. Cuspid rose, Rosa aciphylla. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Redoute's “” Les Roses,”” Paris, 1828. Redoute was botanical artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. He painted over 170 watercolours of roses from the gardens of Malmaison., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images

FLO4661016: Pink Vilmorin, Rosa centifolia Vilmorin. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Redoute's “” Les Roses,”” Paris, 1828. Redoute was botanical artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. He painted over 170 watercolours of roses from the gardens of Malmaison., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4661095: Maldives - Haa Alifu Atoll (detail) - Maldives - Haa Alif Atoll - Detail - Satellite photo obtained by Kompsat-2 satellite on January 9, 2011. Top right: Filladhoo, top left: Vashafaru, bottom center: Baarah, left: Maafahi, Muraidhoo and Alidhoo. This image from the Kompsat-2 satellite, acquired on 9 January 2011, shows islands of the Haa Alif Atoll in northern Maldives / Bridgeman Images

PIX4661117: View of the Himalayas, Nepal, Mount Everest is in the middle of the picture. From the International Space Station on 28/01/2004 / Bridgeman Images

PIX4661132: Nepal - Himalayas seen from the Columbia shuttle - Nepal - Himalayas seen from the Columbia shuttle - Part of the Himalayan chain with Mount Everest (bottom, left), Nepal, observed by the Columbia shuttle on 23/10/1993 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4661137: Bengal a Bouquets' rose, Rosa chinensis variety. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Redoute's “” Les Roses,”” Paris, 1828. Redoute was botanical artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. He painted over 170 watercolours of roses from the gardens of Malmaison., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4661148: Mount Everest - Nepal - seen by Apollo 7 - Mount Everest - Nepal - seen by Apollo 7 - Part of the Himalayan chain with Mount Everest (below, in the center), the K - 2, as well as a dozen peaks over 8000m are visible in this photo obtained by the crew of Apollo 7 in October 1968. At the bottom of the picture, on the right, Mount Kanchenjunga, culminating at 8586m, marks the border between India and Nepal. At the top right, the lakes of the Tibetan plateau. The Mount Everest (29,028 ft) is at lower center and the K - 2 (28,250 ft) on the central horizon photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft. In the lower right, Mount Kanchenjunga rises 28,208 ft. to separate Nepal from India. In the upper right the lake - studded highlands of Tibet are visible. Nepal, October 1968 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4661207: Bengal nini rose, Rosa indica ninia. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving from Pierre Joseph Redoute's “” Les Roses,”” Paris, 1828. Redoute was botanical artist to Marie Antoinette and Empress Josephine. He painted over 170 watercolours of roses from the gardens of Malmaison., Redouté, Pierre Joseph (1759-1840) / Bridgeman Images

PIX4659938: Pekin seen from the Space Station in 2003 - Beijing from the International Space Station in 2003 - Pekin seen in August 2003 from the International Space Station. In the center of the picture it is forbidden. Beijing (Peking), centered on the forbidden city, photographed in august 2003 by Expedition 7 crewmember aboard the International Space Station / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660002: Shanghai at night: The skyscrapers of the financial and commercial area of Lujiazui seen from the Shanghai Tower. 10 December 2016. From Shanghai Tower, December 10 2016 / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660046: Thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus (Thylacinus harrisii). Extinct. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660077: Western barred bandicoot or mari, Perameles bougainville (endangered). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660087: Eastern ring-tailed possum, Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Phalangista cookii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838. / Bridgeman Images

FLO4660104: Swamp wallaby, Wallabia bicolor, and yellow-bellied glider. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lesson's Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838. / Bridgeman Images

PIX4660135: Dubai Night View from Space - City of Dubai at night - The coasts of the Emirates of Dubai with the Palm Island of Jumeirah, seen at night from the International Space Station (ISS) on September 11, 2009. This nighttime astronaut photograph of the city of Dubai was taken at approximately 2 a.m. local time on September 11, 2009. Orange sodium vapor lights trace the major highways and street grid in and around the metropolitan area, while grey - white mercury vapor lamps fill in the commercial and residential areas. The lighted islands and peninsula of Palm Jumeirah are clearly visible along the coastline. A spiral pattern of lights on the southeastern fringe of the urban area is a camel racetrack. Nighttime images like these are useful to climate modelers, urban planners, and geographers as they allow for simple definition of urban (densely lit) and rural (sparely lit) areas / Bridgeman Images