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54-story twisting tower in Malmo, Sweden.
The Breathtaking Melissani Cave in Greece
A Room With A Veiw "Jade Mountain Resort" St Lucia
A Room With a View
Another room with a view
The "crooked forest" located outside Nowe Czarnowo, West Pomerania, Poland.
Komodo Island, Indonesia
Piano and Violin Building, China
Firework Long Exposure Shot
Mountain-side farming in the province of Bolzano (Bozen) in Italy.
Just a lil ol' Tree House
Lavender Field, France
Hiller Lake in Western Australia. It's startling color remains a mystery and while scientists have proven it's not due to the presence of algae, unlike the other salt lakes down under, they still can't explain why it's pink.
The gap between Europe and the United States is widening - by one inch a year. This photograph shows the vast gap between the two tectonic plates, as seen by a British scuba diver. The area - near Iceland - is riddled with faults, valleys, volcanoes and hot springs caused by the plates pulling apart at about 1 inch per year.
Big Island (Hawaii), Hawaii
Snowy Night, Moscow, Russia
An onlooker of the annular solar eclipse witnesses the celestial event on May 20, 2012, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
'Natural Architecture' of Italy
To Sua Ocean Trench - Upolu, Western Samoa
Just plain beautiful
The Fly Geyser - Wonder of Nature, Nevada
The Fish House, Singapore
World's biggest cave found in Vietnam
Meteora, Greece
Cuban land snail
Frozen waterfall, Slovenia
Lenticular Clouds above South Georgia Island, USA.
Gardening Apartment, Thailand
Beautiful hanging lounger
Colorful Dessets
Freedom Park, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Vermillion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona.
Location unknown
Christmas Lights, Selangor, Malaysia.
Niagara Falls, USA - "The Edge"
The "Eye"
Grotta Palazzese, a restaurant located inside an ancient cave facing the Adriatic Sea.
Even now, this planet is so full of beautiful sights.
Here are the most beautiful, breath taking photos taken in 2012.
Enjoy....
A seahorse inspects a diver's watch (via twistedsifter.com)
An illuminated snow tunnel in Russia
(by Michael Zelensky)
The honeybee's final sting
(Photograph by Kathy Keatley)
Street artist Sainer goes big in Poland
Mount Rainier casting a shadow on clouds
First contact
The Irish Sky Garden crater
Moon bridge in Dahu Park, Taipei
Flight of the devil rays
Gásadalur Village in the Faroe Islands
World's edge
(Photograph by RHYS DAVIES)
The Capilano suspension bridge in Vancouver
(Photograph by MICHELLE LEE)
Fractal patterns in dried out desert river
Meditating monks at Pongour Falls
A sunset eclipse
Bora Bora from space
The largest raft of canoes and kayaks in the world
Adaptive roots in the concrete jungle
The Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve
Above the canopy
(Photograph by MICHAEL NICHOLS for National Geographic)
Colliding rivers in Geneva, Switzerland
Photograph via I_let_my_dog_lick_my on Reddit
The stunning green vine snake
Aurora australis (southern lights) from space
Mount Kilimanjaro from above
The amazing strength of an ant
Yarn bombing a bus in Mexico City
Felix Baumgartner jumps from 71,580 feet
The most incredible aurora of 2012
The Waterfall Island at Iguazu Falls (Brazil)
Overgrown railroad tracks in the forest
A pod of sleeping sperm whales
7 hours in one image
Pixel people perfection (Audrey Hepburn)
Galactic monsoon
Striking artistry of multiple takeoffs at Hannover Airport
[Time lapse photography]
Sailing like a boss
Sailing like a boss (another view)
A sea of purple in the badlands of Utah
Putting the size of a whale in perspective
Meanwhile in Switzerland
One boat and 145 water-skiers
[A world record]
Salar de Uyuni after some rain
[Bolivia salt flats]
Outdoor jacuzzi on the Matterhorn
[Switzerland's most famous Alp]
The precious blue marble