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Maasai Village, Kenya

A visit to a Maasai village on a Kenyan safari

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Námafjall, Iceland

The sun rises over a field of solfataras (sulfurous mud springs) at the geothermal site of Námafjall, Icela

North Shore, Oahu

,Two-time World Bodyboarding Champion Ben Player pulls into the barrel at Pipeline, a popular surfing spot on Oahu's North Shore.

Antelope Canyon, Arizona

Sunlight reaches down into Arizona's Antelope Canyon, painting the undulations crafted by years of flash floods and other erosive processes. The slot canyon is one of the most visited canyons in the Southwest

Great Ocean Road, Australia

Eight towering limestone monoliths make up the Twelve Apostles that sit on Great Ocean Road in southeastern Australia

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Dhow Race, United Arab Emirates

Traditional sailing dhows race off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The Al Gaffal, a race between Sir Bu Na’air island and the emirate of Dubai, takes place every year in May.

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Olympic National Park, Washington

Sunlight pierces Hurricane Ridge in Washington's Olympic National Park, where subalpine meadows, temperate forests, and the rugged Pacific shore share space.

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Seljalandsfoss, Iceland

The famous 197-foot Seljalandsfoss waterfall is part of the River Seljalandsá in Iceland.

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Rawa Pening, Indonesia

A fisherman in Rawa Pening in central Java, Indonesia, casts his net at sunset.

For more, see Your Indonesia Photos, a collection of the best images of this Southeast Asian archipelago submitted to My Shot. You can also find more inspiration in our full Indonesia guide, including the World Heritage site ofBorobudur Temple Compounds and ideas for how to trek Java's volcanoes

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Karakul Lake, China

Located at nearly 12,000 feet elevation, Karakul Lake in Xinjiang province in western China is the perfect setting for a horseback trek and an overnight stay in a lake-side yurt.

For more photos of China's diverse landscapes and cultures, see our China Countryside photo gallery.

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Ganges River, India

Hindus gather by the millions along the shores of the Ganges River in the city of Haridwar, in Uttarakhand, north-central India. They consider Haridwar one of Hinduism’s seven holiest sites and flock to the river to ritualistically wash away their sins..

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Varenna, Italy

Colorful buildings line the small harbor in Varenna, Italy. Located on the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, the quiet town is an hour's train trip from Milan.

See more photos of Italy in our full gallery, plus learn about taking a National Geographic Expedition to the land of la dolce vita.

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Bois Brule River, Wisconsin

Canoes outside a boathouse await paddlers on northern Wisconsin's Bois Brule River. Once traveled by Native Americans and European explorers, trappers, and traders, the river is now a popular recreation area for paddling, wildlife viewing, and hiking. The entire 44 miles of the river is contained within the Brule River State Forest

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Pont San't Angelo, Rome

,The pedestrian bridge, Ponte Sant' Angelo, in Rome leads to Castel Sant' Angelo, a round-walled, battlemented structure that today serves as a museum. Commissioned as a mausoleum for Emperor Hadrian in the second century A.D., it got its current name in the sixth century—a time when a plague was devastating Rome—after Pope Gregory the Great had a vision of an angel hovering over the structure, sheathing its sword. The vision was interpreted as heralding the end of the plague, and a statue of Archangel Michael, the rescuing angel, was placed on top of the structure.

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Arabian Oryx, Abu Dhabi

,Two Arabian oryx lock horns in the Abu Dhabi desert. Extinct in the wild since the early 1960s, several herds now live in the emirate thanks to the late H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, who bred a few captive animals. Their horns can grow to 35 inches (89 centimeters) and are so symmetrical that they can appear to be one horn when viewed from the side, leading some to believe that the animals are the source of the unicorn legend.,