View of Cable Car station, looking down from the summit of Lagazuoi, 2730m, Hidden valley ski area, Dolomites, UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Cable car station, Zugspitze, highest mountain in Germany at 2962m, Garmisch Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View of Skyway Monte Bianco cable car station at Pavillon du Mont Frety and Aosta Valley in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Summit station of Nebelhorn Cable Car, 2224m, Oberstdorf, Swabia, Bavarian Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View of snow covered Aosta Valley, mountains and Skyway Monte Bianco cable car station in winter, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italian Alps, Italy

Tram arriving at Victoria Station in Llandudno from the summit of Great Orme on the Great Orme Tramway, the tramway was built in 1902 as a tourist attraction, Llandudno, Gwynedd, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Grytviken whaling station, King Edward Cove, South Georgia, South Atlantic, Polar Regions

Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete, climbing the ladder to access the cable car station.

Mont Blanc from the Aiguille Du Midi above Chamonix, France, with climbers on the Cosmiques Arete, climbing the ladder to access the cable car station.

Achter Jet, 8-seated cabin cable car, Austria's 1st mono-cable aerial ropeway, skiers on slope, summit of the Dachsteinregion at horizon, Flachau, Salzburger Land, Austria

Top station, Rochers de Naye, Montreux, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Woman smiling out of window of red train of Rhaetische Bahn at station Alpe Gruem, Alp Gruem, Ferrovia Raetia, Bernina range, Bernina, Puschlav, Grisons, Switzerland

Brocken moutain summit railway station, Harz Mountains, Lower Saxony, northern Germany, steam engine, winter, Brockenbahn

View from Gornergrat station to Kulmhotel, the highest hotel in the Swiss Alps (3100 m) at Gornergrat, Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

View at a mountain station at Karwendel mountains in the evening, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View at the weather station on the summit of the Schneekoppe, Bohemian mountains, Lower Silesia, Poland, Europe

Zwieseler Huette (Zwiesel Cabin) at the top of Mt. Grosser Arber, Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald (Bavarian Forest National Park), Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Hungerburgbahn Railway, summit station designed by stararchitect Zaha Hadid, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Hungerburgbahn Railway, summit station designed by stararchitect Zaha Hadid, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Hungerburgbahn Railway, summit station designed by stararchitect Zaha Hadid, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Summit station, Zugspitze, Germany's highest mountain, Wetterstein Range, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Summit station and guest house on Kronberg, Appenzell, Switzerland, Europe

Aerial photo, Winterberg, Kahler Asten with snow, Astenturm, weather station, Rothaargebirge, Hochsauerlandkreis, Sauerland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Cable fixing of the Nebelhorn Cable Car at the summit station, Nebelhorn, 2224m, Oberstdorf, Oberallgaeu district, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Gas station, Grundarfjordur, Snaefellsnes Peninsula, Iceland, Europe

Mountain station, Wendelsteinhaus, Wendelstein, 1838m, Mangfall Mountains, Bavarian Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mountain station, Wendelsteinhaus, Wendelstein 1838m, Mangfall Mountains, Bavarian Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Alpenrosenblüte, blooming alpine rose, view from Fellhorn to the Schlappoldsee lake and Fellhornbahn mountain station, main ridge of the Allgäu Alps in the rear center, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Observatory of the Roque de los Muchachos at sunset, Parque Nacional de la Caldera de Taburiente, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

Hungerburgbahn Railway, summit station designed by stararchitect Zaha Hadid, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Hungerburgbahn Railway, summit station designed by stararchitect Zaha Hadid, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Frozen little weather station, Mt. Saentis, Switzerland, Europe

Tourist enjoying the view of snow-covered peaks from the mountain station at Lawinenstein, Tauplitzalm, Styria, Austria, Europe

Ropeway from Skalnate pleso station to the summit of the Lomnick? oetit mountain, Slowakia

Antenna mast on the summit plateau, Brocken Mountain, Harz National Park, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Alpine rose blossom, panorama from Fellhorn over Schlappoldsee and Fellhornbahn mountain station to the central main ridge of the Allgaeu Alps, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

View to the summit of the Lomnick? oetit mountain, 2634 m, seen from Skalnate pleso station, High Tatras, Slovakia

Summit station and guest house on Kronberg, Appenzell, Switzerland, Europe

2334 metre high Maennlichen Mountain with structural avalanche defense measures and the mountain station in front of the summit, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

The Schafbergbahn, cog railway on the Schafberg mountain, station at the summit, Salzburg, Austria, Europe

Hungerburgbahn Railway, summit station designed by stararchitect Zaha Hadid, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Summit station of Nebelhorn Mountain, Allgaeuer Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Meteorological station on the summit of Mt Seebuck, Feldberg, southern Black Forest, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Hochserles-Koppeneck Summit Station and Restaurant, Koppeneck mountain, 1600m, Stubai Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Tourists at the summit station of Nebelhorn Mountain, Allgaeuer Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Summit station of the ropeway on the mountaintop plateau, Kronplatz mountain, 2272 m, Kronplatz winter sport region, Bruneck, Puster Valley, Province of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, Europe

Mountain railway glacier bus above the valley station of the Hintertux glacier, in the back the village of Hitnertux, Tuxertal, Tyrol

Gondola station opposite the church of San Giorgio di Maggiore, Venice, Italy, Europe

Radio tower and summit station on Patscherkofel mountain, 2248 m, Tux Alps, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Mont Ventoux, Provence-Alpes-Cote díAzur, France, Europe

A wooden sculpture by the artist Mario Gasser, on the Zugspitze plateau, summit station, Austria, Europe

Mt Schilthorn summit station, Piz Gloria, Lauterbrunnen, Bernese Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Summit station of Nebelhorn Mountain, Allgaeuer Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Cable car from the mountain station of Hoefatsblick to the summit station of Nebelhorn Mountain, Allgaeuer Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sign, summit of Mount Revelstoke, Ranger Station, Meadows in the Sky, Revelstoke National Park, British Columbia, Canada

Muenchner Haus alpine lodge and weather station on the summit of Mt. Zugspitze, 2962m, Wettersteingebirge mountains, Werdenfels, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mt. Zugspitze, 2962m, summit station, summit house, Wettersteingebirge mountains, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Tower of the weather station on the peak of Mont Ventoux, Provence, South of France, Europe

Hoher Dachstein mountain, view from the summit station of the cableway on Hunerkogel mountain, Dachstein Mountains, Ramsau, Styria, Austria, Europe

Viewing platform at the mountain top station of the 2334 metre high Maennlichen Mountain overlooking the 2973 metre high Schilthorn Mountain in the Bernese Alps, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Summit station on Mt. Fellhorn, skiing area, Oberstdorf, Allgaeu Alps, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Cable car gondola to summit station, Mt Fellhorn, Oberstdorf, Allgaeu Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe, PublicGround

Silvretta middle station, Ischgl ski resort, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

View from the 2334 metre high summit of Maennlichen Mountain to the mountain station with Tschuggen and Lauberhorn Mountains, in front of the Jungfrau Massif with the Eiger, Moench and Jungfrau mountains, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe

Hoher Dachstein mountain, view from the summit station of the cableway on Hunerkogel mountain, Dachstein Mountains, Ramsau, Styria, Austria, Europe

Kanzelwandbahn summit station, lake Schneeteich, an artificial lake, Kleinwalsertal valley, Allgaeu, Vorarlberg, Austria, Europe, PublicGround

View of Kampenwand mountain, view from near the summit station looking towards the fog-shrouded Alps, Chiemgau area, Upper Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Mt Nebelhorn summit station, 2224m, Oberstdorf, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Gornegrat gondola station with train going back to Zermatt from summit downwards,  Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Tables and chairs on terrace of weather station on top of Gornegrat summit,  Zermatt, Valais, Switzerland

Massif of Mont-Blanc, at sunset, seen from the station of Brasses, in Haute-Savoie, Alps, France

Snow cannon in action and Mont Blanc Massif, at sunset, seen from the station of Brasses, Haute-Savoie, Alps, France

Landscape of Svalbard in Norway, also known as Spitsbergen. This territory stretches from latitude 75 to 80 degrees to the pack ice a few hundred kilometers from the North Pole. Melting ice, early global warming. Baie de la Madeleine here, a coastal landscape rising to 80 degrees latitude, where blocks of ice and small icebergs detached from glaciers drift on the water. Old steam train in front of Ny-Alesund weather station

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

Mole Mountain emerges from a sea of clouds at morning twilight. Shooting from the Flaine station. Haute-Savoie, France In the background, the Jura chain.