Young lily pads grow to the surface along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Vegetation, which provides habitat for fish, amphibians, and reptiles, grows wildly during summer months and then dies off during the fall and wint

Two boys in front of the Museo de Arquitectura Colonial in a restored house, Casa Sanchez Iznaga, Trinidad, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Silverswords, a plant unique to Hawaii which flowers once then dies, growing in vast crater of Haleakala, the world's largest dormant volcano, Maui, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Pilgrims on Daimon-zaka Nachi tokaido pilgrimage route, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wakayama Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, Asia

Selling fish at Luxor Souq, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Fish market by the Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Traders laughing in Luxor Souq, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Hang-glider just after take-off from Pedra Bonita, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

South coast near Prawle Point, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stuart Castle, near Inverness, Inverness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Roman theatre, Alcudia, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Amber Palace and Fort, built in 1592 by Maharajah Man Singh, Jaipur, Rajasthan state, India, Asia

Tokyo metro ticket machine, Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Folk dancing on Horse Farm in the Puszta, 70 miles south of Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Long cobbled street, Roman ruins of Pompeii, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Campania, Italy, Europe

Asian Elephants walking up hill, Kegalle, Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Indonesia, Bali Island, Playing Local Dies

Open road going over the hill. Stampede road, linking to Stampede Trail, made famous in 1992 by the adventures of Chris McCandless, who also dies on the Trail. Denali, Alaska, USA

western king wrasse (coris auricularis), male, dark pink colour with reddish-brown band running around boby and blue-green colouration over the head, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, reef edges, sand, seagrass, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: social structure where dominant male, usually the biggest in the area, will have a harem of females. When the male dies or is absent for any length of time the largest female will change sex and dominate the group.

Mary and Jesus figure in wood, St.-Elisabeth-Kirche church, Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Amphibious vehicle with tourists on board on the Joekulsarlon glacial lake, Joekulsarlon, Vatnajoekull, Iceland, Europe

SOMALIA Baidoa Female teacher and pupils at Dy Ayub Primary School.