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Friday, 23 March 2012

10 BEAUTIFUL IMAGES OF WATER


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Yesterday was World Water Day, and National Geographic has produced a series of article and images related to water, the lifeblood of many plant, animal, and human communities. The following is on water itself.

Patterns in Nature: Water
By
National Geographic, 22 March 2012.


1. Sandbars, Australia
Photo: Sandbars on Whitsunday Islands, Australia
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Photograph by Paul Chesley
Sandbars flow into the Coral Sea at Whitsunday Island National Park in Queensland, Australia.


2. Whirlpool, France
Photo: Water vortex
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Photograph by James A. Sugar
Turbines at the Barrage de la Rance electric power generating station in France create a whirlpool in the Rance River.


3. Water, Chicago Botanic Garden
Photo: Rushing water in the Chicago Botanic Garden
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Photograph by Paul Damien
Rushing water creates deep-blue waves at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Illinois.


4. Pismo Beach, California
Photo: Ripples in the sand on Pismo Beach, California
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Photograph by Marc Moritsch
Waves from the Pacific Ocean leave lines in the sand at Pismo Beach in California.


5. Sea Ice, Beaufort Sea
Photo: Air bubbles caught under sea ice in the Beaufort Sea
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Photograph by Paul Nicklen
Thick sea ice in the Arctic Ocean's Beaufort Sea traps air bubbles.


6. Water, Costa Rica
Photo: Water rippling in Costa Rica
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Photograph by Todd Gipstein
Water ripples resemble an impressionist painting in Costa Rica.


7. Lake Magadi, Kenya
Photo: Algae bloom in Lake Magadi, Kenya
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Photograph by Emory Kristof
In the midst of a full algae bloom, the waters of Kenya's Lake Magadi run red.


8. Black Sand, Mexico
Photo: High tide on a black-sand beach in Manzanillo, Mexico
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Photograph by Raul Touzon
The Pacific Ocean tide rises onto a black-sand beach in Manzanillo, Mexico.


9. Water, Virgin Islands
Photo: Water rippling
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Photograph by Todd Gipstein
Water ripples over sand in the Virgin Islands.


10. River, Canada
Photo: Sunlight patterns on a Canadian river bottom
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Photograph by Paul Nicklen
Sunlight and stones create an undulating effect on a Canadian river bottom.


[Source: National Geographic. Edited. Top image added.]


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