Plitra beach with turquoise water in Karavostasi in the south of Greece, Peloponnese, Greece

Corinth Canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea, Greece

Nafplion historic city center colorful houses, Nafplion, Peloponnese, Greece

Salt-pans dating back to Roman times on the west coast of the island of Gozo, Malta

Coastal scenery on the island of Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Remains of the Tuna fishery plant, Vendicari, Noto Valley, Sicily, Italy

The Harbour at Kalkara, Malta

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), on the sand in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

View of mountainous coastline North of the city seen from Reykjavik in winter, Reykjavik, Iceland

Varadero Beach, Varadero, Matanzas Province, Cuba

A young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) scavenging a fresh bearded seal kill recently vacated by old male that killed the seal, Svalbard, Norway

The Iceberg apartment building in the new quarter Aarhus East constructed by the expansion of the harbour area, Aarhus, Jutland Peninsula, Denmark, Europe

A myriad of hard and soft corals, as well as tropical reef fish on the healthy reef near Volivoli Resort on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Views of the area just outside of Stanley, the capital and only true city (with a cathedral) in the Falkland Islands, South America

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

Swimming pool of the Four Views Baia hotel, Funchal, Madeira island, Atlantic Ocean, Portugal

Bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

A small pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the coast of South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Sheep at Inishbofin island, Connemara, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

A red fox walks through the sand in the coastal area of Sandy Hook, New Jersey. He appears to gaze directly at the camera as he moves. Photo taken shortly before sunset.

Feral goats, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Turtle Bay, a popular sandy beach in Cooper's Island, St. George's parish, Bermuda, North Atlantic

Gythio, colorful houses in the south of Greece, Peloponnese, Greece

Gythio, colorful houses in the south of Greece, Peloponnese, Greece

Overhead view of colorful houses in Punta Brava at sunrise, Puerto de La Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Macaronesia, Atlantic, Spain

Landscape near Sete Cidades, Sao Miguel, Azores Islands, Atlantic, Portugal

Mosteiros and coast, Sao Miguel, Azores Islands, Atlantic, Portugal

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), with boat in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

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

Adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) feeding on humpback whale carcass, Scidmore Cut, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Swing at Glass Beach in Sandys Parish, Bermuda

Adult dovekie (Alle alle alle) breeding area on the island of Bolscheoya in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

The surfers' paradise and volcanic black sand beach at Piha, showing Lion Rock, a monolith housing many Maori carvings, Auckland area, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Panorama of the skyline of New Plymouth, viewed from Paritutu Rock showing the industrial port area, New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Petrified forest, Agia Marina, Agios Nikolaos Geopark, beach with turquoise water in the south of Greece, Greece

Stag rock, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Aerial of residential area of Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Pathway through the coastal pine forest in Ragakapa Nature Reserve, Lielupe area, Jurmala, Gulf of Riga, Latvia, Baltic region, Europe

View over the Paitilla area from the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower Panama, Punta Pacifica area, Panama City, Republic of Panama, Central America

Aerial of Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pacific

The Bund, waterfront area, Central Shanghai at sunset, Shanghai, China, Asia

Panoramic view of the Valley of the Temples with the archaeological area and temples visible, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Wathway through the coastal pine forest in Ragakapa Nature Reserve, Lielupe area, Jurmala, Gulf of Riga, Latvia, Baltic region, Europe

Walkway through the coastal pine forest in Ragakapa Nature Reserve, Lielupe area, Jurmala, Gulf of Riga, Latvia, Baltic region, Europe

Fishing boats in the market area of Belem, Brazil, South America

Colonial house in the market area of Belem, Brazil, South America

Low aerial view of residential area of Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Aerial of Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pacific

Aerial of a girl walking on a sandbank, Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa

Aerial of the lighthouse of Nazare, Oeste, Portugal, Europe

Aerial of Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pacific

Aerial of a girl walking on a sandbank, Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area, West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa

Ericeira drone aerial view on the coast of Portugal with surfers on the sea at sunset, Lisbon area, Portugal, Europe

Aerial of the Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pacific

Kaputas beach at Kalkan area, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Fishing boats in harbour, coastal area of Vizhinjam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Fishing boats in harbour, coastal area of Vizhinjam, Trivandrum, Kerala, India

Beach in the Dragon Hill area, Santa Cruz (Indefatigable) Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Sloop Lagoon, Bay of Fires, Bay of Fires Conservation Area, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Kaputas beach at Kalkan area, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

A sparkling sunlit shoreline pool on the Atlantic coast at low tide, Welcombe Mouth, a cove in the Hartland area of north Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Landscape of the Dragon Hill area, Santa Cruz (Indefatigable) Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Sand dunes, St. Helens Conservation Area, St. Helens, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Aerial of Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Norfolk Island, Australia, Pacific

Kaputas beach at Kalkan area, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Waves breaking against the cliffs making sea spray at Kinance Cove, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Indonesia laboratory testing drinking water. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour. terchnician : every house well gets tested. Unicef originally helped up to support other ngos in area, helps staff salaries provides us with equipment. coordinates activities with local government. water in local wells is quite contaminated, especially with arsenic, as well as nitrates, nitrites, iron, manganese fluoride. water became salinated after tsunami. We test here both water from shallow deep wells

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Transient orca/ killer whales (Orcinus orca), travelling slowly past residential area, Hood Canal, Settle, USA, Northeastern Pacific.

The area of the North Wales coast between Prestatyn and Abergele was reclaimed from an ancient salt marsh, and is flat, low lying and susceptible to coastal flooding, Prestatyn, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

The area of the North Wales coast between Prestatyn and Abergele which was reclaimed from an ancient salt marsh, and is flat, low lying and susceptible to coastal flooding, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Rocks placed to re-inforce the sea wall in the area of the North Wales coast between Prestatyn and Abergele which was reclaimed from an ancient salt marsh, and is flat, low lying and susceptible to coastal flooding, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Sun setting behind the Burg Wilderness on Mull (at left), an area owned and conserved by the National Trust for Scotland. Hebrides, Scotland

Rocks placed to re-inforce the sea wall in the area of the North Wales coast between Prestatyn and Abergele which was reclaimed from an ancient salt marsh, and is flat, low lying and susceptible to coastal flooding, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Rocks placed to re-inforce the sea wall in the area of the North Wales coast between Prestatyn and Abergele which was reclaimed from an ancient salt marsh, and is flat, low lying and susceptible to coastal flooding, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Sun setting behind the Burg Wilderness on Mull (at left), an area owned and conserved by the National Trust for Scotland. Hebrides, Scotland

Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

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

Iglesia nuestra senora de la merced, our lady of mercy church and Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

Explorers riding a zodiac, in Seno Almirantazgo, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Imperial cormorant (Phalacrocorax atriceps), Tuckers Islets, Whiteside Canal, PN Alberto de Agostini, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Chile

Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina

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

Traro (Caracara plancus), Tuckers Islets, Whiteside Canal, 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

Mouro island and lighthouse in a storm. Santander. Cantabria, Spain.

Leaping Southern Right Whale, (Eubalaena australis), Golfo Nuevo, Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina

Southern Right Whale

Coastal cliffs. Liencres, Cantabria, Spain.

Greater Bridgetown Area, Barbados

Aerial view of la manga del mar menor with its crystal clear turquoise waters gently lapping against the rocky coastline near cala reona

Coastline, heather blossom on the Atlantic coast, view on the South West Coast Path, blue sky in summer, headland Land's End, Lands End, Penzance, Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall, England, Great Britain

Treen Cliffs, South West Coast Path, Coastline at Treen, St Levan, Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Treen cliffs, view from South West Coast Path, coastline at Treen, St Levan, Penwith, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus) flying over high cliffs, Coyhaique Alto, Aysen Region, Patagonia, Chile, South America