LRI4664796: Byzantine Art: “” Saint John the Baptist and the Four Evangelists”” inferior detail of the Chair of the Eveque of Ravenna Maximien (546-554) trone episcopal (cathedra) in ivory, probably realises a Constantinople Ravenna, Museo Arcivescovile (Byzantine art: detail of carved ivory panel of the throne of the throne of Maximian (or Maximian)) made for Archbishop Maximianus of Ravenna), Byzantine School, (6th century) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4660095: Jeju volcanic island, South Korea - Jeju volcanic island, South Korea - Jeju volcanic island seen by Landsat satellite - 7 on April 6, 2000. This island, classified as a World Heritage Site, is home to the highest peak of South Korea, Mount Halla (1950 m), a volcano shield whose last eruption dates back to 1007. Cheju Island, is an oval - shaped volcanic landmass covering 1,845 square kilometers (712 square miles) off the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula. Geologists estimate the island's age at 2 million years, and archaeological finds suggest that people have lived on the island since prehistoric times. Today, Cheju is both a tourist attraction and home to an UNESCO World Heritage site. The Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus on Nasa's Landsat - 7 satellite captured this image of Cheju Island on April 6, 2000. In this photo - like image, cloudless skies allow a clear view of the island and the swirling blue hues of the surrounding waters. Urbanized areas, such as the capital city, Cheju, appear in shades of gray - beige along the island's perimeter. Inland, a combination of natural vegetation, cultivated fields, and bare ground creates a patchwork of tan and green. The island's dominant feature is Halla Mountain, a volcano whose last recorded eruption occurred in the year 1007. Halla Mountain is a shield volcano with a low, broad profile resembling an ancient warrior shield. It is one of the world's few shield volcanoes located over a magma hotspot”” on a stationary plate of continental crust. Rising to a height of 1,950 meters (6,398 feet), Halla Mountain is the highest peak in South Korea, and the volcano's crater holds a natural lake and numerous waterfalls. Lava tubes from the volcano have formed a network of caves complete with lava walls with carbonate rock formations. The rarity of these features combined with their instructiveness about volcanic processes has earned the site its World Heritage status. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4662738: Ouranosaurus - View of an Ouranosaurus nigeriensis, a dinosaur of the Order of Ornithisdogs who lived in Africa 110 million years ago in Cretace. Ouranosaurus nigeriensis was an unusual iguanodont that lived during the early Cretaceous about 110 million years ago in what is now Africa. Ouranosaurus measured about 7 meters long (24 ft) and weighed about 4 tons / Bridgeman Images
PIX4662834: Corythosaurus - Corythosaurus was a dinosaur of the Upper Cretace 75 million years ago, belonging to the ornithopod group, the hadrosaur subgroup, and the hadrosaurid family. It could measure up to 9 m and weigh up to 5 tons. Corythosaurus is a genus of duck-billed dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous Period, about 75 million years ago. It lived in what is now North America / Bridgeman Images
PIX4660688: The monastery of Saint Thaddee in Iran - Saint Thaddeus monastery - The cathedral of Saint Thaddeus (north-western Iran) seen in the moonlight. This Armenian church is classified as a World Heritage Site. The historic Thaddeus Cathedral in moonlight, in a clear winter morning after a snow storm. The Armenian church located in the mountainous area of north west Iran is a World Heritage Site. The church is known to be one of the most beautiful and historic church in Middle East / Bridgeman Images
PIX4660130: Palm islands, Dubai 02/2009 - Palm islands, Dubai 02/2009 - The coasts of the Emirates of Dubai with the two palm islands of Jebel Ali and Jumeirah as well as the World, an archipelago of 250 to 300 private islands representing a planisphere or all the countries of the world. Image obtained by Terra satellite on 5 February 2009. Palm islands and The World (250 - 300 small islands in the shape of a world map) in Dubai seen by the satellite Terra on February 5, 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4660211: Volcano Paluweh, Indonesia - Paluweh Volcano - Indonesia - Smoke escapes from the stratovolcano Rokatenda, also called Paluweh, on this image obtained by the satellite Landsat-8 on April 29, 2013. This volcano of Indonesia is located in the small islands of the Prode, on the island of Palu'e, north of Flores. An ash plume drifts from Paluweh volcano in Indonesia in this image, taken April 29, 2013 from the Landsat-8 satellite. Rokatenda (Paluweh) volcano is a stratovolcano located in the northern region of Palu'e, north of Flores Island. The volcano erupted on August 10, 2013 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4660765: Mausolee de Omar Khayyam - Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam - Mausolee de Omar Khayyam, in Nichapur, Khorasan Province, Iran. Mausoleum of Omar Khayyam in the historic city of Nishapur in north east Iran. Khayyam was a Persian poet, mathematician, philosopher and astronomer who lived in 11 - 12 century / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661605: Mistastin Crater - Canada - Mistastin Impact Crater - Canada - Mistastin Impact Crater seen since the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1985. The Mistastin Crater is a meteoritic crater located in Canada in the Labrador region and contains circular lake Mistastin. Mistastin crater is a meteorite crater in Labrador, Canada which contains the roughly circular Mistastin Lake / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661881: Eoraptor - The Eoraptor (Eoraptor lunensis) is a small bipede dinosaur, omnivorous, who lived during the Upper Triassic, between 230 and 225 million years BC. Eoraptor lunensis was one of the world's earliest dinosaurs. It was a two-legged carnivorous theropod that lived around 228 million years ago, in what is now the northwestern region of Argentina. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4660571: Mangrove of Hara (Iran) from space - Tidal channels near Iran's Qeshm Island - Reflections of the Sun on rivers crossing the mangrove of Hara (Qeshm Island, Iran). Image obtained on 30 May 2009 from the International Space Station (ISS). Sunglint on Hara Biosphere Reserve, the largest stretch of mangrove forest along the Persian Gulf shoreline. Image taken from the International space station (ISS) on May 30, 2009 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4662477: Sarcosuchus & crocodiles compared - The Sarcosuchus or Sarcosuchus imperator was a reptile of the order of crocodilians that was between 11 and 14 metres long and weighed nearly 10 tonnes. He lived about 110 million years ago in the cretace. It was one of the biggest crocodiles that existed on Earth. It is here compared to a Crocodylus porosus, on the left, and a Gavialis gangeticus, on the right. An adult crocodyliform reptile of the genus Sarcosuchus from 110 million years ago is compared to a modern saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on the left and a modern gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) on the right. The Sarcosuchus is about 40 feet long and weighs 10 tons* while the saltwater crocodile is 20 feet long and weighs 2 tons and the gharial is 20 feet long and weighs about 350 pounds The saltwater crocodile is currently the largest of all living reptiles, as well as the largest terrestrial and riparian predator in the world, while the gharial, aka fish-eating crocodile, is the long-living and most aquatic of all modern crocodiles. Both modern crocodiles have been extant in their current forms for about 50 million years, though sadly the gharial is critically endangered with less than 300 known living individuals today. / Bridgeman Images