A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

A view of the industrial and militarized Russian seaport city of Murmansk on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia, Arctic, Europe

Meadows of alpine landscape, peaceful hiking area in Northern Italy, Europe

Northern fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis glacialis) on the wing over calm seas in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) grazing on tundra in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

View over the harbour of Ilulissat, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Aerial of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Arctic desert around Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Raw whale meat, Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Closeup of Caribu shoes, Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Arctic desert around Grise Fjord, most northern community in America, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Resolute, Inuit hamlet, Cornwallis island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Northern rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes moseleyi) covered in spilled oil from the wreck of the MS Oliva, Nightingale island, Tristan da Cunha Group, South Atlantic Ocean

Young northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight near Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Young northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight near Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Young northern gannet (Morus bassanus) in flight near Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Views of a waterfall in Fortuna Bay on the northern coast of South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

View of Sifnos Island northern coast, Sifnos Island, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) among Devil's thorn flowers, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Ground squirrel (Geosciurus inauris), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Lioness (Panthera leo) with cub, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Lioness (Panthera leo) drinking, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

A palm tree leaning out to sea and a deserted beach on an island in the Northern Huvadhu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Monument, Chinchorro Mummies, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Camarones Valley, northern Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Coastline and recovery place of the Chinchorro Mummies, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Camarones Valley, northern Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Chinchorro Mummies site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Camarones Valley, northern Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Humberstone Saltpeter Works, UNESCO World Heritage Site, northern Atacama, Chile, South America

Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor, South Georgia

Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead elephant seal pup at Royal Harbor, South Georgia

Northern giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over the scavenging rights to a dead fur seal pup at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia

Imposing rock boulders, Punta Delgado, Northern Mozambique, Mozambique, Africa

Gateway to the summit of O'Leary Peak in northern Arizona.

Tourist woman enjoying Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, UNESCO World Heritge Site, with Uluru and Kata Tjuta in the background, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Tourist woman jumping at Uluru (Ayers Rock) in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Northern Territory, Central Australia, Pacific

Beautiful interior and Islamic mosaic art, Al-Attarine Madrasa in the Medina of Fes, UNESCO, Morocco

The old town of Gdańsk, a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship

Aerial view of Gdańsk, a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship

Aerial view of Gdańsk, a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship

The old town of Gdańsk, a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship

View of Domus Media in University Square during winter, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

View of entrance to Ostbanehallen at dusk, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia

Adult Magellanic oystercatcher (Haematopus leucopodus) on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands

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

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

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

View of the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland

Catamaran moored in harbour, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Church Bay, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Beach at Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Kelp House, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

RSPB West Light Seabird Centre, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

The wild coast of northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

The wild coast of northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Ponta do Sol, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Ponta do Sol, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Scenery in the lush oasis of the Paul Valley, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Scenery in the lush oasis of the Paul Valley, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Scenery in the lush oasis of the Paul Valley, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Scenery in the lush oasis of the Paul Valley, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Scenery in the lush oasis of the Paul Valley, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Scenery in the lush oasis of the Paul Valley, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Scenery in the lush oasis of the Paul Valley, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Scenery in the lush oasis of the Paul Valley, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

The extraordinary clifftop village of Fontainhas, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

The extraordinary clifftop village of Fontainhas, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Ponta do Sol, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

The extraordinary clifftop village of Fontainhas, northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

The dramatic scenery in the volcanic highlands of northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

The dramatic scenery in the volcanic highlands of northern Santo Antão, Cape Verde

Illuminated harbor of Reine under the bright green lights of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), and cub of the year feeding on a fin whale carcass in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Young curious female polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on fast ice near Hinlopen Strait in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

View of the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavik, Iceland

View of Gullfoss Waterfall on the Hvita River in winter, Western Region, Iceland

View of buildings and Hallgrimskirkja church in the city centre of Reykjavik at dusk, Reykjavik, Iceland

Icelandic horses, Snaefellsness Peninsula, Iceland

Fern and birch wood, Nordmannvikdalen valley, region of Lyngen,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe

Cod fish dryer on the Lyngen fjord bank,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe

Advertising hoarding, Lyngen fjord,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe

Small torrent flowing through a fern bed in the undergrowth, Nordmannvikdalen valley,region of Lyngen,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe

Young women having a rest, Nordmannvikdalen valley,region of Lyngen,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe

Cod fish drying on the Lyngen fjord bank,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe

Cod fish dryer on the Lyngen fjord bank,County of Troms,Norway,Northern Europe

Young woman making Kai Paen, dried river weed sheets sprinkled with sesame seeds, thinly sliced tomatoes and garlic, northern Laos