Christopher Marr

Thirst House Cave near Buxton

Monday, 10. August 2009, 17:42:47

Location: Thirst House Cave, Deep Dale of King Sterndale,
King Sterndale, near Buxton, Derbyshire, England, UK
Date of Photograph: pm 17 August 2000
OS Grid Reference: SK097713
Co-ordinates: 53:14:20N 1:51:22W
Elevation: 288 meters

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Basking shark

Tuesday, 4. August 2009, 07:37:53

shark, Basking

The mouthy basking shark is a filter-feeder. It is the second-largest shark, after the whale shark, reaching lengths up to 33 feet (10 meters).
Photograph by Nick Caloyianis, Source: animals.nationalgeographic.com

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Mountains Over Clouds

Monday, 3. August 2009, 17:25:26

Clouds, Picture, Mountains

The peaks of Huascaran and Hualcan mountains in Peru, seen from above puffy white clouds. Huascaran, to the left, is the highest mountain in Peru. The rocky peaks of these majestic snowy mountains rise above the layer of clouds beneath a deep blue sky. Submitted by Kjetil Kjernsmo, used by permission.

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Waterfall Pictures

Monday, 3. August 2009, 17:23:36

Pictures, Waterfall

Waterfall pictures in the rainforest of Vancouver Islands west coast. A waterfall is usually a geological formation resulting from water, often in the form of a stream, flowing over an erosion-resistant rock formation that forms a sudden break in elevation

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