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Every day, National Geographic Travel selects its
favourite travel photo submission to create a daily photo feature of
beautiful images from around the globe. The standard of the photography
is unrivalled – from a diver swimming in a sea of jellyfish and a surfer
riding a wave in Tahiti, to San Galgano Abbey in Tuscany and a Kyrgyz
wedding in Afghanistan – and the variety of photos extensive. National
Geographic has taken a look back at the past year in photos and picked
its favourites. Here are 10 to whet your appetite – but you’ll have to
visit the site to see the whole set.
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Grand prize winner: Paul Souders' polar bear peering from beneath
melting sea ice on Hudson Bay as the setting midnight sun glows red from
the smoke of distant fires.
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Andrew Lever's bulls sunbathing on Tarifa
Beach, Andalucia, Spain
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Julie Fletcher's electrical storm on Lake Menindee, New South Wales,
Australia
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Kacper Kowalski, Panos Pictures - Fall colours blaze out in concentric
rings from a lake in eastern Pomerania, Poland. The region on the south
shore of the Baltic Sea is largely covered with farmland—and vast swaths
of forest.
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Gabriele Forzano, Reuters - A rare snow shower falls on Rome's Colosseum,
built 2,000 years ago to host gladiator duels, battle re-enactments, and
other public spectacles. Today the 50,000-seat amphitheatre serves Rome
in another capacity: as a major tourist attraction.
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Pronob Ghosh, National Geographic Your Shot - A Bangladeshi fisherman
flings open a traditional blue net to catch tiny shrimp. His village,
Gabura, is in south-western Bangladesh and has been studied for the
effects of climate change.
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LOOK/Alamy - The observation deck at the Burj Khalifa – the tallest
building in the world at 2,716.5 feet – offers a panoramic view of the
flat desert shores of sea-level Dubai. The building took seven years to
build and holds a number of other records, including most number of
storeys, highest outdoor observation deck and tallest service elevator.
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Cory Richards, National Geographic - A camp on Pumori offers a stunning
view of neighbouring Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth at 29,029
feet. Before being named Mount Everest by the British in 1865, the
mountain had gone by many names in many languages over the centuries.
Tibetans call it Chomolungma, often translated as 'mother of the
universe'.
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Corey Rich, Aurora - Most of the nearly five million people who visit
Grand Canyon national park each year simply take in the stunning views
from the rim. The more adventurous descend the canyon and get up close
to rock that dates back 1.8 billion years. Here, hikers traverse Deer
Creek Trail, an overnight trip that’s one of the most popular routes in
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