Expanse of the Earth
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| Irrigation farmer Wayne Newton walks along the edge of a newly planted cotton crop on his farm near Dalby, 180 km (112 miles) west of Brisbane |
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| Climbers trek on Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, Argentina |
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| A local resident walks on a dried-up riverbed at Huangyangchuan reservoir in Lanzhou, Gansu province, China |
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| Freshly cut wheat stands under approaching storm clouds on a property owned by farmer Scott Wason near Roma, 430 km (267 miles) west of Brisbane, Australia |
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| Rice is planted in graceful terraced paddies near Jatiluwih in central Bali |
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| Newlyweds Bart Swaan (L) and Greet Oostvogels from Belgium take a bath in a hotspring in the Sajama national park, one of 22 natural reserves in Bolivia, located some 250 km southwest of La Paz, Bolivia |
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| Australian supermaxi Wild Oats XI (C) approaches the finish line at Hobart during the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race |
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| An aerial view shows snow, ice, and water from overland flooding cover the landscape south of Fargo, North Dakota |
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| The pack of riders take a curve near Yverdon during the second stage of the Tour de Romandie cycling race in Lucens, Switzerland |
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| A pigeon flies over New York |
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| The buildings of downtown Vancouver, Canada (background) and apartment buildings of the North Shore rise above an afternoon fog over ther harbor |
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| Balloons fly across the Bristol city centre during the 2006 Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in southwest England |
(Source: Reuters)
