Late winter hiker on Tongariro Crossing, Mount Ngauruhoe and South Crater, Tongariro National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Taupo, South Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Boat and Lochalsh Hotel, with Skye bridge beyond and snow on the distant mountains of Skye in late winter, Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland region, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Chateau Frontenac, City of Quebec, province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Skating on ice rink, Varosliget city park lake, with Vajdahunyad castle in the background, Budapest, Hungary, Europe

Open air ice rink, Broadgate, City of London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Smirnoff Ice Bar, Ice Hotel, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America

Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) ram in the snow, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Horses pulling sleigh for sleigh rides to Pontressina in winter, Switzerland, Europe

Chairlift with skiers, Whistler mountain resort, venue of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Railway station on the Trans-Siberian line, Balezino, Udmurtia, Russia, Europe

Artwork at Taliesin West, Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Pink-footed geese in the sky at sunset over Holkham saltmarshes, North Norfolk, UK

Robin perches by snowy slope and seasonal berries during winter in The Cotswolds, UK

Hoar frost on winter's day in woodland in The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire

Silver birch trees in winter in The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, UK

Hazel Catkins, Bruern, The Cotswolds, United Kingdom

People in shopping street with umbrellas during rare snowfall, winter evening, Venice, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Winter sunshine on fishing boats in Padstow harbour, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View in Tasiilaq village, East Greenland, Polar Regions

Winter market, Jokkmokk, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Fishermen next to Teston Bridge over the River Medway, originally built in 14th century, near Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bernina Express train at Bernina Pass during a snowstorm, Engadine, Canton of Graubunden, Switzerland, Europe

Hotels, bars and restaurants, Val D'Isere, Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Courchevel, Rhone Alpes, France, Europe

Snow on the Basingstoke Canal, Stacey's bridge and towpath, Winchfield, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sunrise from base camp on Huayna Potosi, Cordillera Real, Bolivia, South America

Royal Life Guards, Amalienborg, winter home of the Danish royal family, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Hampton Court, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Frozen river, Rumbak valley, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India, Asia

Brekkeseter, hotel and cabins, Hovringen, Rondane National Park, Oppland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Capileira, Sierra Nevada, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

New Year celebration, North China, China, Asia

Glacier detail in Icy Arm, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, North America

Courchevel 1850 ski resort in the Three Valleys (Les Trois Vallees), Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Ice skaters at the town hall Hotel de Ville at Christmas season, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

A winter scene in the Norfolk Broads beside the River Yare at Surlingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Town centre of Lech near St. Anton am Arlberg in winter snow, Tyrol, Austrian Alps, Austria, Europe

Skilifts in Megeve, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Blue tit perches by snowy slope during winter in The Cotswolds, UK

Woman walks dog on winter's day across snow-covered Hampstead Heath, North London, England, United Kingdom

Folk festival to chase away winter in Switzerland

Folk festival to chase away winter in Switzerland

National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Winter landscape, near Villingen-Schwenningen, Black Forest-Baar (Schwarzwald-Baar) district, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Winter landscape, near Villingen-Schwenningen, Black Forest-Baar (Schwarzwald-Baar) district, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Devon sheep, Exe Valley, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Icicles on the face of the Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alberta, Canada, North America

The Winter Gardens, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Winter Wonderland, City Hall, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Ilulissat harbour, Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Trollveggen (Troll Wall), vertical rock face, Rauma Railway, Romsdalen Valley, snow, mountains in winter, More Og Romsdal, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Woman scraping snow off the windscreen of a car in winter, United Kingdom, Europe

Kamikochi valley, Northern Alps, Nagano, Japan, Asia

St. Lawrence, Quebec City, province of Quebec, Canada, North America

Snow-covered valley and ski resort town of Lech, Austrian Alps, Lech, Arlberg, Austria, Europe

Winter Fenland scene, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hotel d'Angleterre and skating rink, Kongens Nytorv at Christmas, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Child skiing, Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America

Skiers near chair lift, Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America

Tourists at Baldwin Street, the world's steepest residential road with an average gradient of 1 in 5 and 350 metres long, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Driving on the lake, Maloe More (Little Sea), frozen lake during winter, Olkhon island, Lake Baikal, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Irkutsk Oblast, Siberia, Russia, Eurasia

Local woman using mobile phone in street scene by modern Biblioteket library in Tromsoya, Tromso, in Northern Norway

Winter scene hoar frost on fir tree in The Cotswolds, UK

Christmas market at sunset in Campitello di Fassa, Val di Fassa, Trentino, Italy, Europe

National Visual Arts Gallery of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Christmas Market, Christmas tree with stalls and people at Marktstrasse at twilight in the spa town of Bad Tolz, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Winter landscape, near Villingen-Schwenningen, Black Forest-Baar (Schwarzwald-Baar) district, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

St. Maurici Lake and snowy peaks of Aigues Tortes National Park in winter, Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain, Europe

Peak 2 Peak Gondola, the peak to peak gondola between Whistler and Blackcomb mountains, Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Tiffany lamp, the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum, Winter Park, Florida, United States of America, North America

The Cabin room, The Tree Hotel, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Ice sculpture, Ice Hotel, Kiruna, Lapland, Arctic Circle, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Snowfall at night lit up by a flashgun, Falcade, The Dolomites, Italy, Europe

View towards the English Channel from De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cable car and ski village at Pecol in winter, Canazei, Val di Fassa, Trentino, Italy, Europe

Christmas Market and City Council Building on Old Market Square at night, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tromso viewed from Kvaloya Island at dusk, Arctic Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Yaks in the snow outside Tengboche monastery in the Everest region of Nepal, Asia

CA'D'Zan, former winter residence of John Ringling, now the Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida, United States of America, North America

Buoy frozen into ice on the Bol'Shaya Nevka River, a tributary of the Neva, near the Svobody Bridge, St. Petersburg, Russia, Europe

Castle and Sawmill Geysers in eruption in Old Faithful Geyser Basin in winter, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Wyoming, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

Frozen lake below Cerro Catedral, Bariloche, Argentina, South America

Hampton Court, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Winter walking in the Carneddau mountains, Snowdonia National Park, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Hoodoos, Bryce amphitheater, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States of America (U.S.A.), North America

The Matterhorn, Zermatt, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Frozen river in Rumbak Valley, Hemis National Park, Ladakh, India, Asia

Stroget Ostergade shopping area at Christmas, Copenhagen, Denmark, Scandinavia, Europe

Lionshead Village ski run, Vail Ski Resort, Rocky Mountains, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel, snow or ice hotel, striking sculpture in lobby, Alta, Winter, Finnmark, Arctic Circle, North Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Bison walk through winter storm, Yellowstone National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Montana, United States of America, North America

A bright winter day looking towards the North Sea at Salthouse Heath, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Frozen Icebar Lech near St. Anton am Arlberg in winter snow, Austrian Alps, Austria, Europe

St. Anton am Arlberg main road and church in winter snow in the evening, Tyrol, Austrian Alps, Austria, Europe

View across Tromso Sound to Tromso and the Lyngen Alps from Kvaloya Island in Arctic Circle Northern Norway

Winter scene hoar frost ice crystals on Portugese laurel bush in The Cotswolds, UK

Hoar frost covered Nettle leaves, Oxfordshire, UK

Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) in winter plumage calling from tree branch, St. James's Park, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe