Expanse of the Earth (part1)

09:04, 26/04/2012

Expanse of the Earth

Shanghai's financial district is seen at the Bund promenade as snow falls in downtown Shanghai
Shanghai's financial district is seen at the Bund promenade as snow falls in downtown Shanghai

 

Sheep grazing on a field are seen at the
Sheep grazing on a field are seen at the "Crete Senesi" (Siennese clays) area near Asciano, Italy

 

A development is seen on one of the islands of The World Islands project in Dubai
A development is seen on one of the islands of The World Islands project in Dubai

 

Buddhist monks Seigen (bottom), Jisho Handa and Fabricio Costa (top) from the Busshinji temple, meditate on the helipad of Copan building in downtown Sao Paulo
Buddhist monks Seigen (bottom), Jisho Handa and Fabricio Costa (top) from the Busshinji temple, meditate on the helipad of Copan building in downtown Sao Paulo

 

Two farmers walk on a terraced paddy field in Gaopo township, Guiyang city, southwest China's Guizhou province
Two farmers walk on a terraced paddy field in Gaopo township, Guiyang city, southwest China's Guizhou province

 

View of the desert near the city of Bourem, nothern Mali
View of the desert near the city of Bourem, nothern Mali

 

Workers harvest cranberries at the Atoka cranberry farm in Manseau, Quebec
Workers harvest cranberries at the Atoka cranberry farm in Manseau, Quebec

 

A local farmer leads a row of camels at a tourism resort of the Kumtag Desert in Shanshan county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
A local farmer leads a row of camels at a tourism resort of the Kumtag Desert in Shanshan county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China

 

A boy jumps into Lake Cerknica, Slovenia
A boy jumps into Lake Cerknica, Slovenia

 

The world's largest salt flat, the Salar de Uyuni, is seen from Incahuasi island in the south of Bolivia at 3676 meters above mean sea level
The world's largest salt flat, the Salar de Uyuni, is seen from Incahuasi island in the south of Bolivia at 3676 meters above mean sea level

 

Vehicles travel along the destroyed landscape after the earthquake and tsunami in Minamisanriku City, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan
Vehicles travel along the destroyed landscape after the earthquake and tsunami in Minamisanriku City, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan

(Source: Reuters)