Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Cherry blossom in the Shinjuku-Gyoen Park, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

A small house built on stilts in Belluda Creek, Ucayali River, Loreto, Peru, South America

Field of poppies and oil seed with two cypress trees on brow of hill, near Pienza, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Men and women with traditional clothes during a religious celebration, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Africa

Kiyomizu-dera temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Aerial by drone of Metamorfosi Beach, Sithonia, Chalkidiki, Greece, Europe

Lions (Panthera leo), Okavango delta, Botswana, Africa

Sailing boats at the harbour of Picton, Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Silhouetted figures against brightly coloured buildings, basketball net on street corner, San Martin, Old Havana, Cuba

Indian girls in shoe shop with cobbler at work at Sarnath near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Prestinone, atelier Ferraris, Valle Vigezzo, Val d'Ossola, Verbania, Piedmont, Italy

Contemporary block-printed fabric, designed by Toy and Joy Singh, on covered verandah of private residence, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Alligators in swamp waters at Babcock Wilderness Ranch near Fort Myers, Florida, United States of America, North America

Fishing boats in Kusadasi, Aydin Province, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Mass in Cathedral Notre-Dame de la Misericorde, Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, Africa

Dawn over the River Stour, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Modern farmers houses built by the local communist party on the outskirts of Suihua city in northern China, Asia

Guests from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer kayaking in and around the Antarctic Peninsula in the summer months.

Wilderness husky sledding taiga tour with Bearhillhusky in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Globe Showing Asia, True Colour Satellite Image. True colour satellite image of the Earth showing Asia and Oceania, half in shadow, and the sun. This image in orthographic projection was compiled from data acquired by LANDSAT 5 & 7 satellites.

Oigawa Railway, Shizuoka, Japan

Wintry view of Saas Fee and three four-thousand-metre high mountain peaks, Taeschhorn mountain, 4491 m, Dom mountain, 4545 m, the highest mountain of Switzerland, and Lenzspitze mountain, 4264m, canton of Valais, Switzerland, Europe

The three four-thousand-metre high mountain peaks, Taeschhorn mountain, 4491 m, Dom mountain, 4545 m, the highest mountain of Switzerland, and Lenzspitze mountain, 4264m, canton of Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Boat moored in harbour of Perast in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro at night, mountain in the distance, Perast, Bay of Kotor, Montenegro

USA, North Carolina, Outer Banks, Kill Devil Hills, no swimming sign on beach