PIX4675471: Great Barrier Reef in Australia from satellite - The Great Barrier Reef in Australia from satellite - The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world, extending over 2000 km off Queensland, Australia. Satellite image obtained by Terra satellite on 8 August 2004. The Great Barrier Reef arches over 2000 kilometers along the northeast coast of Australia. The white calcium carbonate that coats the coral reflects light, making the water above the reef appear bright blue from space. This phenomenon allows the reef to be visible in satellite images, such as this one, acquired by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on Nasa's Terra satellite on August 8, 2004 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675619: Grande Terre, New Caledonia, view from space - Grande Terre, New Caledonia, seen from space - In July 2008, UNESCO added 27 places to the World Heritage List. The lagoons of New Caledonia are one of them. Satellite image centered on the island of Balabio and Grande-Terre obtained by the Landsat-7 satellite on 10 May 2001. In July 2008, UNESCO added 27 new areas to its list of World Heritage sites. One of those areas included the lagoons of New Caledonia. Some 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) east of Australia, this English - governed archipelago contains the world's third - largest coral reef structure. The coral reefs enclose the waters near the islands in shallow lagoons of impressive biodiversity. On May 10, 2001, the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on Nasa's Landsat 7 satellite captured this image of Ile Balabio, off the northern tip of Grande Terra, New Caledonia's main island. In this natural - color image, the islands appear in shades of green and brown - - mixtures of vegetation and bare ground. The surrounding waters range in color from pale aquamarine to deep blue, and the color differences result from varying depths. Over coral reef ridges and sand bars, the water is shallowest and palest in color. Darker shades of blue characterize deeper waters. Reef - enclosed, shallow waters surround Ile Balabio, and a larger, semi-enclosed lagoon appears immediately east of that island. Immediately north of Grande Terra, unenclosed, deeper waters predominate / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675668: Eruption of Rabaul volcano in Papua New Guinea, New Guinea - Rabaul eruption in Papua New Guinea - View from space shuttle Discovery of the smoke plume from Rabaul volcano, 19/09/1994. This volcano is located in New Britain, the island of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua, off New Guinee. View of the Rabaul eruption, located east end of New Britain (island of Bismarck archipelago off the northeastern coast of New Guinea) from the STS - 64 Space Shuttle Discovery on September 19 1994 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675677: Tahiti view from space - Tahiti seen from space - Tahiti, the largest island in French Polynesia, seen by the Landsat satellite - 7 on 11 July 2001. The Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on the Landsat 7 satellite captured this natural - color image of Tahiti on July 11, 2001. This island is part of a volcanic chain formed by the northwestward movement of the Pacific Plate over a fixed hotspot. Tahiti consists of two old volcanoes - - Tahiti - Nui in the northwest and Tahiti - Iti in the southeast - - linked by an isthmus / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675871: Amazon river seen from space - Amazon river seen from space - Amazon river flows through Peru and Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean. Mosaic of images obtained by the Terra satellite. Amazon River crossing south america from Peru to Atlantic ocean. Images taken by Terra satellite / Bridgeman Images
PIX4675989: Tyndall Glacier, Chile - Tyndall Glacier, Chile - The Tyndall Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile, observed from the International Space Station in November 2007. Tyndall Glacier is located in the Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. This glacier, which has a total area of 331 square kilometers and a length of 32 kilometers (based on 1996 measurements), begins in the Patagonian Andes Mountains to the west and terminates in Lago Geikie. The digital astronaut photograph taken in november 2007 records visible light in red, green, and blue wavelengths (true color). The Tyndall Glacier terminus has retreated significantly during the past 17 years. Significant ice loss was also observed earlier this year at Grey Glacier, about 30 kilometers to the north - northeast, suggesting both glaciers are responding similarly to regional changes in temperature and precipitation. A medial moraine is visible in the center of the glacier, extending along its length (top image, center left). Moraines - - accumulations of soil and rock debris - - form along the edges of a glacier as it flows downhill across the landscape (much like a snowplow builds ridges of snow along the roadside). Glaciers flowing downslope through adjacent valleys merge when they encounter each other, and debris entrained along their sides becomes concentrated in the central portion of the new combined ice mass, much as small streams join to form a river.Crevasse fields are also visible in the image. The crevasse - - small, but potentially quite deep fissures - - form as a result of stress between slower - and faster - moving ice within the glacier. Crevasse fields on Tyndall Glacier are most evident near rock promontories extending into the glacier; these rock outcrops cause the ice to slow as it flows around the obstruction / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676015: Chuquicamata Copper Mine - Chile - Chuquicamata Mine - Chile: The Chuquicamata Mine in Chile is the largest open-air copper mine in the world. Located in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile 15 km from the city of Calama, this mine alone contains 13% of the world's copper reserves. Image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on December 9, 2009. This open-pit copper mine is one of the largest ones in the world. Astronaut photograph was acquired on December 9 2009 from the International Space Station (ISS) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676347: Easter Island Moais - Starry sky above Moai on Easter island - Star sky on a Moai of Easter Island. In the sky, on the left, the constellation Orion. Rano Raraku's career. September 2009. Starry sky above a Moai on Easter island. At left is the constellation of Orion. Quarry of Rano Raraku. September 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676439: Ol Doinyo Lengai - Volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai - Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano is an active volcano located in Tanzania in the valley of the Great Rift. Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only volcano in the world to emit carbonatite. Volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai is an active volcano located in Tanzania in the great rift valley. It is the only known volcano producing carbonatite / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676455: Toquepala Copper Mine - Peru - Toquepala Copper Mine - Southern Peru: The Toquepala mine in southern Peru is a large open-pit copper mine. Image taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on 22 September 2003. The rugged, mineral-rich Andes supports some of the world's biggest mines (gold, silver, copper, and more). This image looks down the bull's-eye of Peru's Toquepala copper mine, a steep sided and stepped open-pit mine. At the surface the open pit is 6.5 km across and it descends more than 3000 m into the earth. Astronaut photograph was acquired on September 22 2003 from the International Space Station (ISS) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676485: Lava flow - Ol Doinyo Lengai - Lava Flow - Ol Doinyo Lengai - Lava flow on Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano, Tanzania in the Great Rift Valley. Lava flow on volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai. This active volcano located in Tanzania in the great rift valley is the only known volcano producing carbonatite, the coolest lava on earth / Bridgeman Images
PIX4676930: Anak Krakatau volcano eruption - Anak Krakatau volcano - Anak Krakatau volcano eruption in May 2008. This explosive-type active volcano is located in Indonesia on the Pacific belt of fire. The Anak Krakatau (the “son of Krakatoa”) appeared in 1927 on the remains of the terrible explosion of Krakatoa in 1883. Volcanic eruption of Anak Krakatau in May 2008. This active volcano is located in Indonesia on the Pacific Ring of fire. Anak Krakatau, which means child of Kratatau,””” emerged from the sea in 1928 replacing the Krakatau craters destroyed in the 1883 eruption. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4677043: Eruption of the volcano Semeru night view - Semeru volcanic eruption at night - Eruption of the volcano Semeru in June 2008 night view. This explosive active volcano is 3676 metres from the highest point of the island of Java in Indonesia. It's a stratovolcano located on the Pacific belt of fire. Volcanic eruption of Semeru seen at night in june 2008. This active volcano is located in Indonesia on the Pacific Ring of fire. With an elevation of 3676 meters, this stratovolcano is the tallest mountain on the island of Java / Bridgeman Images
PIX4677413: The lava dome Santiaguito active -Guatemala - Santiaguito lava dome - Guatemala - The eruption of the Santiaguito, the active lava dome (or volcanic dome) of the Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala. January 2009. Volcanic eruption at lava dome (or volcanic dome) of Santiaguito, an active part of volcano Santa Maria in Guatemala. Eruption at night with sulfur burning. January 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4677872: Sea Elephant - Southern Elephant Seal - During the breeding period, sea elephants (Mirounga leonina) fight blood. Peninsule de Valdes, Argentina. Male elephant seals (bulls) (Mirounga leonina) fight for their territory and harems of females. Valdes peninsula, Argentina / Bridgeman Images
TEC4700533: Musee d'Orsay, 1 rue de Bellechasse, Paris 75007. Architects of rehabilitation: ACT Architecture and Gae Aulenti, 1980-1986. Former Gare d'Orsay, built by Victor Laloux and inaugurated for the Universal Exhibition in Paris on 14 July 1900. Saving from demolition, the former station became a museum for national art collections from 1850 to 1914. / Bridgeman Images