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La Basa de la Mora or Ibón de Plan, Aragon. Famous glacial lake in the Chistau Valley, at almost 2000 m. altitude, in a vast limestone cirque - Sobrarbe Geopark - Aragon - Spain

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Landscape of the Gorges du Verdon at Trigance, Provence, France

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La Basa de la Mora or Ibón de Plan, Aragon. Famous glacial lake in the Chistau Valley, at almost 2000 m. altitude, in a vast limestone cirque - Sobrarbe Geopark - Aragon - Spain

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Remarkable anticline in Aragon, Spain. The Boltaña Anticline and Rio Ara, Aragon - Geopark de Sobrarbe Pirineos - Aragon - Spain

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Remarkable anticline in Aragon, Spain. The Boltaña Anticline and Rio Ara, Aragon - Geopark de Sobrarbe Pirineos - Aragon - Spain

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River Sarca. Val di Genova in the Parco Naturale Adamello - Brenta in the Trentino. Europe, Italy, Val Rendena

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Lichens on wet basalts of El Hierro island (Canary Islands). Stereocaulon vulcani: pioneer lichen on basalts - El Golfo area

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Lichens on wet basalts of El Hierro island (Canary Islands). Stereocaulon vulcani: pioneer lichen on basalts - El Golfo area

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Twisted juniper in the area of El Sabinar, on the island of El Hierro, Canary Islands. Canary juniper (Juniperus turbinata, ssp. canariensis) In this very windy mountainous area, these trees have taken on remarkable forms and constitute one of the botanical riches of the island, which is a biosphere reserve.

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A centuries-old Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Canary pine on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio.

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Orchilla lichen (Roccella canariensis) on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Roccella canariensis is a fruticose lichen of the Roccellaceae family known as Orchilla from which a natural dye used for the colour purple is extracted (orcein). It grows on the Canary Islands, on cliffs exposed to the trade winds, and was particularly prized by the Romans and by Genoese and Venetian cloth merchants in the 15th century. It was one of the main historical exports of the Canary Islands. El Hierro

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Lobaria lichens on the bark of pine trees on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Lobaria amplissima (?) , foliose lichens with cephalodia, dark masses containing cyanobacteria.

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Ramalina lichens on pine trees on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands). Fruticose lichens growing on Canary Island pine trees (Pinus canariensis)

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Laurisylve of the island of El Hierro: exclusive parasitic fungus on a Canary laurel (Laurobasidium lauri). This type of humid forest is present on very humid ridges subject to the trade winds, causing a "horizontal rain" of nearly 1500 mm/year and is dominated by lauraceae, ferns and mosses. Many of the species are endemic and the entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

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Tabaiba dulce (Euphorbia balsamifera) on the island of El Hierro in the Canaries. Euphorbia balsamifera is a prostrate shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family, which loses its leaves in periods of drought and forms extensive succulent thickets in the arid and coastal areas of the Canary Islands

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Tabaiba dulce (Euphorbia balsamifera) and orange lichens (Caloplaca sp.) on the island of El Hierro in the Canaries. Euphorbia balsamifera is a prostrate shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family, which loses its leaves in periods of drought and forms extensive succulent thickets in the arid and coastal areas of the Canary Islands

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The caldera of Las Playas on the island of El Herrio. In the foreground, Spurge (Euphorbia lamarckii) typical of the succulent bushes of the Canaries. The caldera of Las Playas forms an escarpment of more than 1000 m. on the eastern side of the island of El Hierro

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Sea of clouds and Canary pine forest on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio. The constant trade winds create magnificent seas of clouds which create occult rain (condensation on the trees) - seen from the viewpoint of Las Playas

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Sea of clouds and Canary pine forest on the island of El Herrio. The Canary pine (Pinus canariensis) is a magnificent species endemic to the archipelago, very resistant to fire and rapidly colonising bare volcanic soil, as here on the island of El Herrio. The constant trade winds create magnificent seas of clouds which create occult rain (condensation on the trees) - seen from the viewpoint of Las Playas

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Tabaiba dulce (Euphorbia balsamifera) on the island of El Hierro in the Canaries. Euphorbia balsamifera is a prostrate shrub of the Euphorbiaceae family, which loses its leaves in periods of drought and forms extensive succulent thickets in the arid and coastal areas of the Canary Islands

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El Golfo caldera, on the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands. Huge collapse in the north of the island, more than 1500 m high. In the foreground, bejecs (genus Aeonium) colonise the windy ridges on which the trade winds blow constantly.

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Dry stone walls on the island of El Herrio in the Canaries. Meseta de Nisdafe - a semi-moist highland dedicated to cattle breeding (cows) and almost constantly in the mist due to the trade winds (old laurisylve)

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Dry stone walls on the island of El Herrio in the Canaries. Meseta de Nisdafe - a semi-moist highland dedicated to cattle breeding (cows) and almost constantly in the mist due to the trade winds (old laurisylve)

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The famous Garoé or Holy Tree, on the island of El Hierro, in the Canaries. The Garoé or Holy Tree was once used as a fountain tree by the Guanche aborigines who collected water from the fog at its foot - The Til (Ocotea foetens) is a tree of the Lauraceae family endemic to Macaronesia. It is a species that makes up the laurel forests that once covered a large part of the islands of Madeira and the Canary Islands - The entire island of El Hierro is a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

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Canary island spurge (Euphorbia canariensis) on the island of El Hierro. Succulent candelabra-shaped shrub, symbol of the Canary archipelago - Island of El Hierro

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Canary island spurge (Euphorbia canariensis) on the island of El Hierro. Succulent candelabra-shaped shrub, symbol of the Canary archipelago - Island of El Hierro

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Canary island spurge (Euphorbia canariensis) on the island of El Hierro. Succulent candelabra-shaped shrub, symbol of the Canary archipelago - Island of El Hierro

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Poppies in flower on the island of El Herrio in the Canary Islands. Introduced species, localised in the agricultural areas of El Hierro

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Poppies in flower on the island of El Herrio in the Canary Islands. Introduced species, localised in the agricultural areas of El Hierro

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Recent cordate lavas on the island of El Herrio, Canary Islands. Pahoehoe basalts (fluids) - El Lajial - La Restinga region - El Hierro is a recent volcanic island and is part of the European Geoparks network - Canary Islands

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Recent cordate lavas on the island of El Herrio, Canary Islands. Pahoehoe basalts (fluids) - El Lajial - La Restinga region - El Hierro is a recent volcanic island and is part of the European Geoparks network - Canary Islands

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Recent cordate lavas on the island of El Herrio, Canary Islands. Pahoehoe basalts (fluids) - El Lajial - La Restinga region - El Hierro is a recent volcanic island and is part of the European Geoparks network - Canary Islands

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Berode in a basalt flow on the island of El Herrio, Canary Islands. A Berode (Kleinia neriifolia) defoliated for the summer... it is one of the only life forms in this barren environment, with scattered lichens... Caldera of El Golfo - El Hierro is a recent volcanic island and is part of the European Geoparks network - Canary Islands

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Las Puntas basaltic columns on the island of El Herrio, Canary Islands. Caldera of El Golfo - El Hierro is a recent volcanic island and is part of the European Geoparks network - Canary Islands

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Las Puntas basaltic columns on the island of El Herrio, Canary Islands. Caldera of El Golfo - El Hierro is a recent volcanic island and is part of the European Geoparks network - Canary Islands

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Bea dorada (Aeonium aureum agg.) on humid cliffs of the island of El Herrio in the Canary Islands. Aeonium aureum, a spectacular species colonising the humid, cool and not very sunny cliffs of the Canary Islands

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Bea dorada (Aeonium aureum agg.) on humid cliffs of the island of El Herrio in the Canary Islands. Aeonium aureum, a spectacular species colonising the humid, cool and not very sunny cliffs of the Canary Islands

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Bejeque sanjora (Aeonium hierrense) in flower on the island of El Herrio in the Canary Islands. A spectacular endemic species of this isolated island at the western end of the Canary Islands

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Landscape on the Eshaness peninsula. The famous cliffs and sea stacks of Eshness, a major attraction on the Shetland Islands. the cliffs are a major part of the Geopark Shetland, showing a cross section of a 395 mio years old vulcano europe, central europe, northern europe, united kingdom, great britain, scotland, northern isles,shetland islands, june

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Landscape on the Eshaness peninsula. The famous cliffs and sea stacks of Eshness, a major attraction on the Shetland Islands. the cliffs are a major part of the Geopark Shetland, showing a cross section of a 395 mio years old vulcano europe, central europe, northern europe, united kingdom, great britain, scotland, northern isles,shetland islands, june

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Landscape on the Eshaness peninsula. The famous cliffs and sea stacks of Eshness, a major attraction on the Shetland Islands. the cliffs are a major part of the Geopark Shetland, showing a cross section of a 395 mio years old vulcano europe, central europe, northern europe, united kingdom, great britain, scotland, northern isles,shetland islands, May

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Dirt road in the Gorafe Desert with green surroundings after some rainfalls. Aerial view. Drone shot. UNESCO Granada Geopark. Granada province, Andalusia, Spain.

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Dirt road in the Gorafe Desert with green surroundings after some rainfalls. Aerial view. Drone shot. UNESCO Granada Geopark. Granada province, Andalusia, Spain.

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Canyons and gorges cut into the surrounding cultivated land. Aerial view. Drone shot. Gorafe Desert. UNESCO Granada Geopark. Granada province, Andalusia, Spain.

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The Gor river valley is grown with cultivated olive trees (Olea eropaea). Aerial view. Drone shot. Gorafe Desert. UNESCO Granada Geopark. Granada province, Andalusia, Spain.

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The Gor river valley grown with cultivated olive trees (Olea eropaea) and the town of Gorafe. Aerial view. Drone shot. Gorafe Desert. UNESCO Granada Geopark. Granada province, Andalusia, Spain.

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