Poulnabrone dolmen megalithic tomb, Burren, County Clare, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), EuropeThe Burren (from Irish: Boireann, meaning - great rock) is a unique karst landscape in northwest County Clare, Ireland. The limestone area measures 300 square kilometres and is roughly enclosed within the circle comprised by the villages Ballyvaughan, Kinvarra, Gort, Corrofin, Kilfenora, Lisdoonvarna and the Black Head lighthouse. The definitive article (ie "The" Burren) has only been added to the name by academics in the last few decades as it has always been traditionally called Boireann or Boirinn in Irish and Burren in English.

Northwest area of the island, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, Africa

Bolungarvik, on Isafjordur, northwest area, Iceland, Polar Regions

Northern (Steller) sea lions, (Eumetopias jubatus), hauled out on South Marble Island, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Coast and town of Saint Pierre from the Mouillage area, northwest coast, Martinique, French Antilles, West Indies, Central America

April spring flowers, Zingaro Nature Reserve, northwest area, island of Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Pia bay or Pia Fjord, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Pia Glacier, from Pia bay, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Pia Glacier, from Pia bay, in Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Detail of Cordillera Darwin, from Beagle Channel (northwest branch), PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Live musik in the pedestrian area of Liverpool, England

Nightlife, Liverpool, England

Nightlife, Liverpool, England

Granite rocks and tropical vegetation in front of a boat on the sea, northwest coast, Mahe, Seychelles

Glacier tongue and arctic desert landscape of Devon Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

Rock formations, spinifex grass, Hidden Valley, Mirima National Park, Kununurra, Kimberley, Northwest Australia

Cruise North Cruiseship Lyubov Orlova entering a fjord of Devon Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

Wave breaking onto a reef, Indian Ocean, Northwest Australia

Spinifex grass landscape, Pilbara, Northwest Australia

Arctic tundra at Maxwell Bay, Devon Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

Tropical vegetation in front of the ocean, northwest coast, Mahe, Seychelles

Arctic tundra and glacier at Crocker Bay, Devon Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

Cruise North Cruiseship Lyubov Orlova heading towards Devon Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

Australian red outback landscape, Hamersley Ranges, Pilbara, Northwest Australia

Coastal area, Northwest coast of Mahe Island, Seychelles, Africa, Indian Ocean

Australian outback landscape, Hamersley Ranges, Pilbara, Northwest Australia

Beach at Crocker Bay, Devon Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

Dynjandi or Fjallfoss, midnight sun, West Fjords, Northwest Iceland, Iceland, Europe

K√°lfshamar or K√°lfshamarsviti Lighthouse, basalt rocks, Skagi Peninsula, Nor√∞urland vestra, Northwest Iceland, Iceland, Europe

Hamersley Range, Karijini National Park, Pilbara, Northwest Australia

Rocky shoreline, Carnarvon Blowholes, Point Quobba, Northwest Australia

Beach at Erebus and Terror Bay, Beechey Island, Northwest Passage, Nunavut, Canada, Arctic

An adolescent Pashtun girl shields her face as she carries water through the streets of the Meira camp for earthquake survivors, Northwest Frontier Province, Pakistan. The conservative code of the Pashtun tribe of the area dictate that girls must cover themselves, including their faces, after their first period. The crowded life in the camp has made such rules difficult to follow. The Meira Tent camp (also called Mera, or Maria camp), is located on the Indus River in the Battagram district. The camp, the largest for displaced people in Pakistan, hosts over 21,000 earthquake survivors, primarily from the Allai valley in Pakistan's NWFP, one of the areas worst-hit by the October 8, 2005 earthquake.

Tsunami Warning Sign With The Ocean In The Background, Lincoln City, Oregon, United States of America

Grass On The Sand Dunes With Fog Reducing Visibility In The Distance, Reedsport, Oregon, United States Of America

Rainbows Are Common Along The Oregon Coast, Florence, Oregon, United States Of America

Clouds Catch Light From The Setting Sun, Lakeside, Oregon, United States Of America

Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area, Pacific City, Oregon, United States

Cape Kiwanda, Oregon, Usa

Sunset Light Bathes Umpqua Beach, Winchester Bay, Oregon, United States Of America

Fairy Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, Usa

Frost Coats The Beach Grass On The Salt Marsh, Florence, Oregon, United States Of America

Mount Hood And Spring Blossoms In A Fruit Orchard In Hood River Valley; Oregon United States Of America

Ponytail Falls, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, Usa

Oregon, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Road through colorful fall trees.

Sunset over Subarctic Lake, Ingraham Trail area, Northwest Territories, Canada

Northwest coastline of Ile d'Oleron with Ile de Re in the background, Charente-Maritime, France

Landscape with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Landscape on the Drygalski Peninsula in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Midnight sun. Landscape, on the Drygalski Peninsula, with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Landscape with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Store Glacier or Qarassap Sermia. Landscape with icebergs in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer

Landscape with icebergs near Ikerasak in the Uummannaq Fjord System in the northwest of Greenland, north of the polar circle. north america, Greenland, danish territory, summer