A line of Scots pine trees marking a field boundary in the countryside, Shottisham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Outorga do Foral tile marking the city charter in 1266, Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Road sign marking Historic Route 66 just east of Seligman, the birthplace of the famous road, Arizona, United States of America, North America

A road sign marking the Historic Route 66 just west of Ash Fork, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Green iguana (iguana iguana) in profile with raised head against blue sky, Orient Beach, St. Martin (St. Maarten), West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Rocky headland marking the southern end of Guidaloca Beach, Scopello, Castellammare del Golfo, Trapani, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

A tour of the Long Island sheep farm outside Stanley in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America

Cape Miseno, headland marking the northwestern limit of the Gulf of Naples, Campania region Italy, Europe

Sheep at Inishbofin island, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Sheep at Inishbofin island, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

View over Ragusa Ibla, dusk, fireworks marking the Festival of San Giorgio, Ragusa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ragusa Province, Sicily, Italy, Europe

The Drum Tower, a later Ming dynasty version originally built in 1273 marking the centre of the old Mongol capital, Beijing, China, Asia

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing off San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Adult elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans), at breeding colony on Isla Rasa, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Small Spotted Pufferfish (Canthigaster natalensis) detail of head with lovely markings of pale blue spots and stripes on dark backgropund, Tahiti, French Polynesia

(Nembrotha spp.), detail of nudibranch with dark blue/green skin and brilliant blue markings, Mabul, Borneo, Malaysia, South China Sea

Queen angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris), profile of head, showing brilliant colour markings, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Small Spotted Pufferfish (Canthigaster natalensis) lovely markings of pale blue spots and stripes on dark backgropund, Tahiti, French Polynesia

(Nembrotha spp.), detail of nudibranch with dark blue/green skin and brilliant blue markings, Mabul, Borneo, Malaysia, South China Sea

Gurnard Lionfish (Parapterois hetururus), opening its blue-line wings. Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Painted Angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon), superb profile of fish swimming diagonally showing all markings, Sipadan, Mabul,

(Nembrotha spp.), detail of nudibranch with dark blue/green skin and brilliant blue markings, Mabul, Borneo, Malaysia, South China Sea

Strident Squat Lobster (Galathea strigosa), colourful British squat lobster with vivid blue markings on shell and hairy claws, St Abbs, Scotland, UK

Queen Angelfish (Holocanthus ciliaris). Caribbean. (rr)

man on a sailing boot, luxor, aswan, egypt

men on a sailing boat, nile, luxor, egypt

Goal and floats on surface of water in Adriatic Sea, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Croatia

Pellworm Lighthouse, North Frisian Islands, North Friesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

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Westerheversand lighthouse, worm's-eye view, landmark of the Eiderstedt peninsula, North Friesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Pellworm Lighthouse and a sheep on a dyke, North Frisian Islands, North Friesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Blue marked parking for disabled, Krakow, Poland, Europe

Belfry and view of sea, Church of St. Mark the Evangelist, Firostefani, Santorini, Greece, Europe

Pellworm Lighthouse, North Frisian Islands, North Friesland district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Straight road through the Parque Nacional de Timanfaya national park, lava, volcanoes, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Road through karst landscape in Zigljen, Pag island, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Amrum lighthouse on the dunes, Amrum Island, Nordfriesland, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Blue marked parking for disabled, Krakow, Poland, Europe

Highway with red asphalt along the sea, Holland, Netherlands, Europe

Coastal road on Pag Island, Zadar, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Road, Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area, Wyoming, USA, America

Road through the Parque Nacional de Timanfaya national park, lava, volcanoes, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Traffic sign, blue and red, marking path for cyclists and pedestrians, National Cycle Route 3, long-distance cycle route, Cornwall, Great Britain

Coastal road on Pag Island, Zadar, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Coastal road on Pag Island, Zadar, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

Man driving a truck in front of a multi-storeyed building, Miami, Florida, USA

Close-up of head of Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) against a bokeh background, Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up of head of Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) against a blue sky, Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up of a southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) browsing leafy thornbush on the savanna against a blue sky and eyeing the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up of head of Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) against a blue sky, Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) stands on dam turning head towards the camera, Segera, Laikipia, Kenya

Three Southern giraffes (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) walk along sandy track in Chobe National Park, Botswana

Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata) stands on dam watching camera, Segera, Laikipia, Kenya

This female Blacktip Reef Shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) has a bite mark near her pectoral fin. This is likely a wound from a mating attempt, Yap, Micronesia

Woman hiking behind marking on tree trunk

Team of Antarctic expeditionaries watching the landscape through the windows of the Airbus A320 carrying them from Hobart;Tasmania) to Mario Zucchelli;Italian coastal Antarctic base), as they approach the latter. These are the first summer campers. In red are those who will then take a Basler to the French coastal summer station of Cap Prud'Homme or Robert Guillard. They'll spend a few days opening it up and warming it up, before moving on to the Dumont d'Urville base;6km from Cap Prud'Homme), marking the end of wintering there. In blue: the expeditionaries bound for Concordia.