Penguins Under Water, Antarctica
Penguins surface near an air hole in Antarctica, captured with a remote underwater camera.
Lake of Zug in Switzerland
A snow-covered dock at the Lake of Zug in central Switzerland right before sunrise. Photograph Ingo Meckmann
Icebreaker Atka GB3, Antarctic
U.S.S. Atka stands off Crater Hill on McMurdo Sound in mid-March; she kept channels open for evacuation of the last summer residents.
Joseph H. Judith was the Captain of the Icebreaker Atka GB3 when this picture was taken in Operation Deepfreeze. Photograph Charles Swithinbank
Best of the Year 2010- 7 of 7: Polar Bear to Ship: Go Away! Go Home!
Best of the Year 7 of 7
Polar bear ship- Norway. Photograph by Michael Nolan
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National Performing Arts Center, Beijing
China’s National Performing Arts Center hosted its first concert in 2007
Photograph Lance McMillan
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Simonos Petras Monastery
Simonos Petras monastery was founded in 1257 more than 800 feet above the Aegean Sea. It is one of 20 monasteries on the steep-sloped Greek peninsula of Mount Athos. Photograph Travis Dove
Western Breithorn Alps
Western Breithorn, European Alps. It is considered to be the easiest 4,000-meter peak for climbing. Photograph Victor Troyanov.
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