Photos of the outgoing year

Agree, very few of us will be the lucky ones who are lucky to be in space and see our home planet in all its glory. However, thanks to satellite images, we can at least briefly, but the feel of space explorers. Collected here is a selection of unique pictures of 2013 made satellites. Great Barrier Reef in Australia, April 22, 2013:





A group of three reefs in the Bahamas - a small, sandy island formed on the surface of the coral reef, May 26, 2013:



Large "green tide" with the city of Sur in the Arab state of Oman, February 13, 2013:



The Colorado River in Utah, April 22, 2013:



Versailles, France, 20 August 2013:



Color image of forest fires in the Australian state of Tasmania, January 6, 2013:



Citadel of Aleppo - medieval palace in Syria on March 26, 2013. By the way, if you rotate an image 180 degrees, the "hole" will turn into a "hill." Interesting optical illusion.



Island Galesnjak in the form of heart in Croatia on 16 February 2013.



Manam Volcano, located in New Guinea, March 22, 2013:



Vesuvius in Naples, February 19, 2013:



The Namib Desert in South Africa on May 13, 2013.



Uranium mine in Arlit - industrial city in the Republic of Niger, February 13, 2013:



A new island has appeared as a result of the earthquake in Pakistan Gwadar on the coast, September 29, 2013:



An artificial island in the capital of Qatar - Doha, March 4, 2013:



The place where the Winter Olympics will be held in 2014 in Sochi on March 17, 2013.



Theme Park in Valencia, Spain, July 19, 2013.



Shiyuan Park in Xi'an, China, September 24, 2013:



Giant rubber duck in Hong Kong, May 9, 2013. It was created by an artist from the Netherlands on behalf of Florentin Hoffman (Florentijn Hofman). Since 2007, six-story "bath duck", serving as a messenger of peace, has already visited 12 famous cities, a list which includes Osaka, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, and other:



A huge piece called "Desire" in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 3, 2013:



The dam on the river Kwanza in Angola on April 28, 2013.



Source: edwardjournal.livejournal.com

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