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Biosphoto | 2033217 | Blackjack pines and Hoodoos - Bryce Canyon NP Utah USA ; Amphiteatre<br>Deltaic sediments of Jurassic age (Claron Formation) of sandstone, dolomite and marl colored by iron oxides and carved by erosion in an amphitheater of hoodoos (pinnacles) arches and bridgesThe reflected light (spectral) from sunrise sun enriched natural polychrome these high walls sometimes nearly 50 meters | © Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
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Blackjack pines and Hoodoos - Bryce Canyon NP Utah USA ; Amphiteatre
Deltaic sediments of [...]
Biosphoto | 2090962 | Piton de la Fournaise in activity, Volcano eruption of July 31, 2015, Reunion | © Gabriel Barathieu / Biosphoto
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Piton de la Fournaise in activity, Volcano eruption of July 31, 2015, Reunion
Biosphoto | 2568014 | The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de Valsenestre (or Grande Bibliothèque - Great Library) are formed of thin strata, dating from the Lias, of blue-grey limestone and softer, more eroded schistose marl, compressed and laminated and raised vertically by the Alpine orogeny - Valsenestre - Massif des Ecrins - Alpes | © Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
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The organs of Valsenestre, in the Ecrins massif. A spectacular geological site, the Orgues de [...]
Biosphoto | 2565445 | Praia das Illas Lugo Spain. | © Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
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Praia das Illas Lugo Spain.
Biosphoto | 2436567 | Giant's Causeway, columnar basalt columns, result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption, Northern Ireland, UK, World Heritage site | © John Cancalosi / Biosphoto
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Giant's Causeway, columnar basalt columns, result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption, Northern [...]
Biosphoto | 1470235 | Hikers in a volcanic landscape in Iceland | © Thierry Vezon / Biosphoto
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Hikers in a volcanic landscape in Iceland
Biosphoto | 2048705 | The Old Man of Storr - Isle of Skye Hebrides Scotland | © Duncan MacArthur / Biosphoto
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The Old Man of Storr - Isle of Skye Hebrides Scotland
Biosphoto | 2512125 | Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of fire) eruption at night, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Guatemala. Awarded image, Asferico 2022 competition | © Óscar Díez Martínez / Biosphoto
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Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of fire) eruption at night, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Guatemala. Awarded [...]
Biosphoto | 2512126 | Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of fire) eruption, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Guatemala | © Óscar Díez Martínez / Biosphoto
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Volcán de Fuego (Volcano of fire) eruption, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Guatemala
Biosphoto | 1906919 | Biggest quartz crystal in the world at Swakopmund in Namibia ; KRISTALL GALERIE | © Juan-Carlos Muñoz / Biosphoto
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Biggest quartz crystal in the world at Swakopmund in Namibia ; KRISTALL GALERIE
Biosphoto | 2065813 | Ice sheet near a mountain stream , Queyras , Hautes-Alpes , France | © Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
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Ice sheet near a mountain stream , Queyras , Hautes-Alpes , France
Biosphoto | 2437407 | Río Tinto, Andalucia, Spain | © Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
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Río Tinto, Andalucia, Spain
Biosphoto | 597971 | Malachite Chrysocolla Zaire ; @ Malachite | © André Pascal / Biosphoto
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Malachite Chrysocolla Zaire ; @ Malachite
Biosphoto | 1469805 | Halite or rock salt on black baackground ; Collection School of Mines<br> | © Monique Berger / Biosphoto
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Halite or rock salt on black baackground ; Collection School of Mines
Biosphoto | 2482630 | A sunburst through the famous Totem Pole formation in Monument Valley, Utah. | © John Davis / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
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A sunburst through the famous Totem Pole formation in Monument Valley, Utah.
Biosphoto | 2483194 | Sunset on a beach in Seattle, Washington. | © Jonathan Tucker / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
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Sunset on a beach in Seattle, Washington.
Biosphoto | 2483145 | View under a glacier in Alaska. | © Jonathan Tucker / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
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View under a glacier in Alaska.
Biosphoto | 2483182 | Antelope canyon, Page, Arizona. | © Jonathan Tucker / Stocktrek Images / Biosphoto
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Antelope canyon, Page, Arizona.
Biosphoto | 2595750 | Polychrome graphics in the Jaizkibel sandstone on Spain's Basque Coast. Remarkable Eocene sandstone structures (geoforms) of partly biological origin (fossilized biological activity) and uncovered by erosion - the yellow discs are  paramoudras , concretions around the burrows of deep-sea marine worms - Jaizkibel coastal massif - Spain | © Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
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Polychrome graphics in the Jaizkibel sandstone on Spain's Basque Coast. Remarkable Eocene sandstone [...]
Biosphoto | 2093801 | Mushroom-shaped limestone rock formation, White Desert, Farafra Oasis, Libyan Desert, also known as Western Desert, Sahara, Egypt, Africa | © Stefan Espenhahn / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
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Mushroom-shaped limestone rock formation, White Desert, Farafra Oasis, Libyan Desert, also known as [...]
Biosphoto | 2462017 | Les Terres Noires de Robine sur Galabre under the snow. Jurassic (Toarcian) marls rich in organic matter, tender and very sensitive to gullying, colonized mainly by Scots pines and forming remarkable reliefs in the Digne Geological Reserve, Alpes de Haute Provence, France. | © Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
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Les Terres Noires de Robine sur Galabre under the snow. Jurassic (Toarcian) marls rich in organic [...]
Biosphoto | 2512271 | Ice cave in Vatnajoekull National Park, Iceland. Ice cave at the northern shore of glacial lagoon Joekulsarlon in glacier Breidamerkurjoekull in Vatnajoekull NP. Europe, Northern Europe, Iceland | © Martin Zwick / Biosphoto
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Ice cave in Vatnajoekull National Park, Iceland. Ice cave at the northern shore of glacial lagoon [...]
Biosphoto | 2552383 | Luc Ebbo, paleontologist. Preparation of a sample containing fossils for collection. Albian blue marls of Sisteron. Ebbo collection | © Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
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Luc Ebbo, paleontologist. Preparation of a sample containing fossils for collection. Albian blue [...]
Biosphoto | 2595528 | A scientist makes a series of measurements on a piece of snow to determine its structure, hardness, etc. near the feet of the Concordia station. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica. | © Armand Patoir / Biosphoto
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A scientist makes a series of measurements on a piece of snow to determine its structure, hardness, [...]
Biosphoto | 2595549 | View of Concordia's  astronomy  zone, with its laboratory and two telescopes housed in domes. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica. | © Armand Patoir / Biosphoto
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View of Concordia's "astronomy" zone, with its laboratory and two telescopes housed in domes. [...]
Biosphoto | 2592800 | Two technicians install and inflate a cylindrical balloon 5 meters in diameter and 35 meters long. The balloon serves as a mold for the snow to be deposited on top. Once deflated, the result is a cellar spacious enough to store vehicles and other equipment. The beige and orange structure at the far end is the fire escape. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica. | © Armand Patoir / Biosphoto
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Two technicians install and inflate a cylindrical balloon 5 meters in diameter and 35 meters long. [...]
Biosphoto | 290393 | Cut of an andosol on a piroclaste layer Portugal | © Antoni Agelet / Biosphoto
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Cut of an andosol on a piroclaste layer Portugal
Biosphoto | 2582763 | Volcanic eruption in La Palma, Canary Islands (09/19 to 12/25/2021). The origin of the eruption occurred in the Cumbre Vieja ridge, southwest of the island, municipality of El Paso. On February 9, 2023, its name as Tajogaite Volcano was made official. | © Sergio Hanquet / Biosphoto
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Volcanic eruption in La Palma, Canary Islands (09/19 to 12/25/2021). The origin of the eruption [...]
Biosphoto | 2435401 | Stratovolcano Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont reflected in Pouakai Tarn, Mount Egmont National Park, Taranaki, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania | © Robert Haasmann / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
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Stratovolcano Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont reflected in Pouakai Tarn, Mount Egmont National Park, [...]
Biosphoto | 1001781 | Salar de Uyuni with volcano Tunupa Altiplano Bolivia ; Hexagons evolve a few months after salt pan has dried up | © Theo Allofs / Biosphoto
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Salar de Uyuni with volcano Tunupa Altiplano Bolivia ; Hexagons evolve a few months after salt pan [...]
Biosphoto | 1370462 | Lake Bogoria's geyser and hot springs Kenya | © Martin Harvey / Biosphoto
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Lake Bogoria's geyser and hot springs Kenya
Biosphoto | 1957952 | Tufa - Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone NP USA | © Marc Le Fèvre / Biosphoto
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Tufa - Mammoth Hot Springs Yellowstone NP USA
Biosphoto | 1991995 | Geothermal site Taupo - Wai-O-Tapu New Zealand ; the color comes from various oxides: purple / manganese oxide; red and brown / iron oxide; yellow / sulfur / blue waters are rich in chlorite / green and yellow yolks are rich in sulfuric acid and arsenic / oranges waters are rich in arsenic / gray color comes from carbon  | © David Massemin / Biosphoto
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Geothermal site Taupo - Wai-O-Tapu New Zealand ; the color comes from various oxides: purple / [...]
Biosphoto | 2088162 | Acid ponds in Dallol, Ethiopia | © Stéphan Bonneau / Biosphoto
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Acid ponds in Dallol, Ethiopia
Biosphoto | 2095858 | Wai-o-Tapu geotermical place, Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zeland | © Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
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Wai-o-Tapu geotermical place, Taupo Volcanic Zone, North Island, New Zeland
Biosphoto | 2579886 | Waiotapu geothermal area, North island, New-Zealand | © Bruno Guénard / Biosphoto
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Waiotapu geothermal area, North island, New-Zealand
Biosphoto | 1446935 | Sand dunes at sunset Sossusvlei Namibia | © Berndt Fischer / Biosphoto
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Sand dunes at sunset Sossusvlei Namibia
Biosphoto | 1995480 | Dunes and lagoons interdunal - Brazil Lençóis Maranhenses | © Régine Rosenthal / Biosphoto
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Dunes and lagoons interdunal - Brazil Lençóis Maranhenses
Biosphoto | 2564300 | Strange earth and turquoise pattern formed by the mixture of moraine and ice on a Hornsund glacier, island of Spitsbergen, Svalbard archipelago | © Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
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Strange earth and turquoise pattern formed by the mixture of moraine and ice on a Hornsund glacier, [...]
Biosphoto | 2567997 | Les Oulles du Diable, in the Valgaudemar. Narrow gorge carved out by the Navette torrent, above La Chapelle-en- Valgaudemar - Hautes Alpes - France | © Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
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Les Oulles du Diable, in the Valgaudemar. Narrow gorge carved out by the Navette torrent, above La [...]
Biosphoto | 2570876 | Glacial stream on the polar cap, Brasvellbreen, Svalbard, Arctic | © Samuel Blanc / Biosphoto
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Glacial stream on the polar cap, Brasvellbreen, Svalbard, Arctic
Biosphoto | 2581653 | Bluish iceberg in the shape of a dinosaur's back in Hidden Bay, Antarctic Peninsula | © Raphaël Sané / Biosphoto
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Bluish iceberg in the shape of a dinosaur's back in Hidden Bay, Antarctic Peninsula
Biosphoto | 2587581 | Hvitserkur rock with the end of a rainbow, Iceland | © Emile Barbelette / Biosphoto
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Hvitserkur rock with the end of a rainbow, Iceland
Biosphoto | 2594742 | Mormoiron ochre quarry, mont Ventoux, Vaucluse, Provence, France | © Eric Guilloret / Biosphoto
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Mormoiron ochre quarry, mont Ventoux, Vaucluse, Provence, France
Biosphoto | 2595746 | Dentelles naturelles (Géoformes) dans les grès de Jaizkibel (Pays Basque espagnol). Remarquables sculptures de grès éocènes (géoformes) d'origine en partie biologique (activités biologiques fossiles appelées Paramoudra, concrétions autour des terriers de vers marins) et mises à jour puis sculptées en nid d'abeille par l'érosion - Massif côtier de Jaizkibel - Espagne | © Jean-Philippe Delobelle / Biosphoto
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Dentelles naturelles (Géoformes) dans les grès de Jaizkibel (Pays Basque espagnol). Remarquables [...]
Biosphoto | 1170487 | Rainbow above Bláhver blue spring Iceland | © Michael Peuckert / imageBROKER / Biosphoto
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Rainbow above Bláhver blue spring Iceland
Biosphoto | 741736 | Concretions colored by sulfur Volcano Dallol Ethiopia | © Jean-Luc & Françoise Ziegler / Biosphoto
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Concretions colored by sulfur Volcano Dallol Ethiopia
Biosphoto | 2094024 | Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames | © Stéphane Godin / Biosphoto
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Indonesia, Java Island, East Java province, Kawah Ijen volcano, sulfur flames
Biosphoto | 2565417 | Flamingo (Phoenicopterus sp.), Laguna Tebinquinche, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile | © Alberto Ghizzi Panizza / Biosphoto
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Flamingo (Phoenicopterus sp.), Laguna Tebinquinche, San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile
Biosphoto | 2511686 | Red Tsingy. Typical landscape. Madagascar. | © Andrey Gudkov / Biosphoto
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Red Tsingy. Typical landscape. Madagascar.