Olive tree in semi desert area near Rodalquilar, Cabo de Gata natural park, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Single car crossing Rannoch Moor on the A82 Trunk Road at dusk with Beinn a Chreachain and the Grampian Mountains behind, Rannoch Moor, Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Eiger mountain with single cloud over peak, Jungfrau Region, Wengen, Switzerland, Europe

A single giant lobelia, Bale Mountains, Southern Highlands, Ethiopia, Africa

The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer transits Lemaire Channel in late evening light on the west side of the Antarctic peninsula in Antarctica

One of the 27 antennas of the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope complex in New Mexico (with others in the distance at lower right) illuminated by moonlight, on December 13, 2013, peak night for the Geminid meteor shower. A single exposure of 30 seconds with the Rokinon 14mm lens at f/2.8 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800. Orion is rising a lower centre. The Moon is the bright object at upper right. The Pleiades and Hyades are above centre.

Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Nagano Prefecture, Japan

Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Woman on a Swing with Mountain View and Sunlight over Lake Lugano in Morcote, Ticino in Switzerland.

Young woman laughing, lying on a rock, relaxing, hiker enjoying the panorama on summit of historic Chilkoot Pass, Chilkoot Trail, Crater Lake behind, alpine tundra, Yukon Territory, British Columbia, B. C., Canada

Climber crossing the Latemar massif, fixed rope route, Dolomites, on the Torre Diamantidi peak, in the back the Rosengarten group, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Climber, descent from the Southern Fanesspitze on the Via ferrata Tomaselli, behind the Tofana di Rozes, Tofana di Mezzo and Tofana di Dentro, Dolomites, Alps, Province of Belluno, Italy, Europe

Panoramic view from Schneefernerkopf peak, Zugspitze massif, Wetterstein Range, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Inflatable boat on Lake Camp with views of the mountains of Cloudy Peak Range, South Island, New Zealand

Woman in the gondola lift at Zugspitze peak in the Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Hiker on the summit of the Hochgolling with rising fog, Schladminger Höhenweg, Schladminger Tauern, Schladming, Steiermark, Austria, Europe

Mountaineer descending from southern Fanes peak, Via Ferrata Veronesi, Sella behind, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Alps, Italy, Europe

Tent glowing in the dark at Laguna Carhuacocha, Yerupacha, left, and Yerupacha Chico, behind, Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru, South America

Paraglider at take-off, Pardorama Mountain, Ischgl ski resort, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Climber descending from the summit ridge of the Finailspitze peak at Val Senales glacier, snow, Val Senales, Meraner Land, Oetztal Alps, Province of South Tyrol, region of Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, Europe

Mountaineer on a summit with fog, Ammergebirge, Ammer Mountains, Garmisch, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Young Chinese woman standing on the sand dunes of the Gobi Desert while photographing the Crescent Lake with the Chinese Pagoda in Dunhuang, Silk Road, Gansu, China, Asia

Tent on a peak af the blue hour, Allgaeu Alps, Kleinwalsertal valley, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe

Mountaineer, Via Ferrata Tomaselli, southern Fanes peak, Tofana di Rozes, Tofana di Mezzo and Pelmo behind, Dolomites, Belluno, Alps, Italy, Europe

Peaks in clouds, Garhwal, near Gangotri, Uttaranchal, Uttarakhand Himalaya, Northern India, India, Asia

Scattered standing trees in a wintry mountain landscape, Gunzesried, Oberallgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Signs for the peaks of the Rocky Mountains, Sundance Range, Mt. Howard Douglas, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canad

Single giraffe, Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) (Artiodactyla), in the vast landscape of the savannah. Landscape photograph with a dead tree, with a mountain in the background in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, Africa

Cabin on the Seiser Alm mountain pasture with Mt. Schlern, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Hiker at the summit cross of Hochgolling, Schladminger Höhenweg, Schladminger Tauern, Schladming, Styria, Austria, Europe

Golfer putting, alpine golf course, Achenkirch, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Cabin of Mt Nebelhornbahn, 828 - 2224m, Oberstdorf, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Alpine hut in an autumn landscape in the Appenzell region near the Bogarten and Dreifaltigkeit mountains, Bruellisau, Canton of Appenzell, Switzerland, Europe

Heron, sunset

Female hiker at sunrise on winter summit of Pen Y Fan, Brecon Beacons national park, Wales

Silhouette of hiker on wintry summit of Corn Du at dawn, Brecon Beacons national park, Wales

A single spruce tree covered in fresh snow stands in front of a mountainside blanketed in white snow and low clouds, Turnagain Pass, Kenai Peninsula, South-central Alaska, Alaska, United States of America

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Young girl climbing manmade rockface using safety harness, America

The Basler, stationed on the Terra Nova Bay ice floe in front of the Mario Zucchelli base. The mechanics take advantage of a rare lull to carry out routine maintenance. The aircraft is strapped to the ground. A squall arrives from the left. Victoria Land, Antarctica

A German BGR helicopter used in Terre Victoria to transport geologists to specific research points. These are one-off scientific programs, involving the collaboration of several countries, in this case Germany and Italy. The Germans set up a base camp several dozen kilometers from the Italian Mario Zucchelli station, using Italian logistical resources such as the Laura Bassi icebreaker to transport the helicopter, the equipment needed to set up the base camp, scientific equipment and, of course, personnel. All of this was delivered to the Mario Zucchelli station for onward transport by helicopter to the search site. Victoria Land, Antarctica

A Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling waddles through daisies on a riverbank in the Peak District National Park, UK.

A Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) rests in the snow in the Peak District National Park, UK.

European Badger (Meles meles). A large sow emerges from the sett in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Vallee de la Claree, Kuepfer's Buttercup (Ranunculus kuepferi) bed and hiker on the GR57, Nevache, Hautes-Alpes, France

Hiker on the Tours du Lac, Lake Allos (2226 m) and in the background Mont Pelat (3051m), Haut-Verdon, Mercantour National Park, Alps, France

Fallow Deer (Dama dama). A Fallow Deer fawn in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina). A Red-crested Pochard in the Peak District National Park, UK.

A Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) perches in the Peak District National Park, UK.

A Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) stretches in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Eurasian Badger (Meles meles). A Eurasian Badger in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus). A Brown Hare peeps up in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Highland Cattle (Bos taurus). A Highland Cattle grazes at sunset in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Lesser Rhea (Rhea pennata), Torres del Paine National Park, XII Magallanes Region and Chilean Antarctica, Chile

Marco Polo sheep (Ovis ammon polii) male skull, Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan

Hiker on the suspended footbridge of Spasimata on the GR 20, Cirque de Bonifatu, Corsica Regional Nature Park, Balagne, Corse-du-Sud, France

" Cardon grande" (Echinopsis atacamensis), Atacama. Alt. 3800 m., Chili.

The Hautes Combes, Snowshoeing, in the background: the Jura Mountains, Jura, France

The Hautes Combes, Snowshoeing, Jura, France

A Badger (Meles meles) emerges from her moorland sett in the Peak District National Park, UK.

The Hautes Combes, Nordic skiing, in the background: the Jura Mountains, Jura, France

Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) in heath, Peak district, England

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). A Mute Swan in the Peak District National Park, UK.

A Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Stag in the Peak District National Park, UK.

A Feral Goose preens himself in the Peak District National Park, UK.

A Badger (meles meles) emerges from the sett in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Ibex (Capra ibex) is standing in the grass up on the mountain after sunset, Slovakia

A Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) assesses his surroundings in the Peak District National Park, UK.

A Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) in his urban surroundings on the outskirts of the Peak District National Park, UK.

A Little Owl (Athene noctua) perches on a telephone line in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Mute Swan (Cygnus olor). A Mute Swan in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus). A Red Deer stag in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) standing in the grass up on the mountain, Slovaka

A Mute swan (Cygnus olor) in the Peak District National Park, UK.

Coot (Fulica atra). A Coot at sunrise in the Peak District National Park, UK.