Located at a lofty altitude of about 12,000 feet above sea level, Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat (or salt pan), spanning just over 4,000 square miles. It was formed when prehistoric lakes dried up over centuries, leaving behind a desert of bright white salt that can be seen from space. During the months from December to April, a thin layer of water covering the salt transforms the area into a giant mirror that reflects the beautiful Bolivian skies. If you’re driving across the surface at such times, it can appear as though you are navigating through a highway of clouds.

The Great Himalayan Range in Nepal famously includes Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, in the shadow of which lies Namche Bazaar (the informal capital of the Sherpa people) and the Tibetan Buddhist Tengboche Monastery (both of which are shown here in these images, please click on image for full view).



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Ad-Deir (The Monastery) in Petra, Jordan — a Nabataean archaeological site.

Tibetan Buddhist monasteries perched splendidly on Ladakh's mountains, a region that is one of the most sparsely populated within India, and with a culture and history that is tightly related to that of Tibet.

Lupines growing wild.

A view of the distinctive roof of the Reading Room at the British Museum’s Great Court in London, from above/outside, and from underneath/inside. (Click on the images for full view.)

Divers exploring underwater cenotes, deep on the ocean floor. (Click on an image for full view.)

Crater Lake in Oregon, under various weather conditions. (Click on an image for full view.)

Giant's Causeway in Bushmills, Northern Ireland, highlighting the symmetry achieved through natural fragmentation.