Canada ranks second in the world in area – 9 984 670 km², after Russia (17 125 191 km²). This country was founded by the French explorer Jacques Cartier in 1534. Being the second largest country in the world – with the longest coastline in the world – Canada is known for road travel. This […]
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Amur is a River in the Far East in East Asia (photo)



Cupid flows through the territory of Russia and the border of Russia with China. Amur is distinguished by a diversity of ichthyofauna. ~ 111-140 species and subspecies of fish belonging to the five faunal ichthyocomplexes live here and only 36 of them are of commercial importance. Along with typical species, representatives of the “Chinese” and […]
May 21 is celebrated all over the world – International Space Day! (photo)



According to Einstein’s theory of relativity – the Universe has arisen from a certain point with a very high density and an infinite amount of energy – the Big Bang. There are other theories, but at the moment there is no way to test any of them. Astrophysicists believe that the universe is the same […]
Iranian Desert (photo)



In the photographs the desert of Iran. Deshte Kevir is a salt marsh desert. Its total area is about 55,000 km2. On the territory of Dasht-e Kaviris the Iranian cosmodrome – Semnan. Deshte Lut – sand and salt marshes desert. A shallow lake forms in the low part of the salt marsh basin of the […]
Cities of the World – Adelaide is the capital City of the State of South Australia (photo)



Adelaide is the capital city of the state of South Australia, and the fifth-most populous city of Australia. Named in honour of Queen Adelaide, consort to King William IV, the city was founded in 1836 as the planned capital for the only freely-settled British province in Australia. Adelaide is situated on the Adelaide Plains north […]
Earth Day. March 22 (фото)



Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network. Download big pictures:
Flying over the Yucatan Peninsula… (photo)



Flying over the Yucatan Peninsula in southeastern Mexico, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Gulf of Mexico, with the northern coastline on the Yucatán Channel. The Yucatán Peninsula is the site of the Chicxulub crater impact, which was created about 65 million years ago by an asteroid of about 6 to 9 miles. A widely […]
Earth Paints – Kuyalnitsky Estuary (photo)



The pearl of the “Colors of the Earth” collection is the Kuyalnitsky estuary located 3 km northwest of the coast of the Odessa Gulf of the Black Sea, 8 km from the center of Odessa. Its name is associated with a high concentration of salt in the water of the estuary – more than 300 […]
Dombay, Karachay-Cherkess Republic (photo)



Dombay is an urban locality (a resort settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. Dombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a popular tourist destination. The area attracts people for its skiing and hiking trails and natural beauty of the […]
Bikini Atoll is a coral Reef in the Marshall Islands (photo)



Bikini Atoll is a coral reef in the Marshall Islands consisting of 23 islands surrounding a 229.4-square-mile (594.1 km2) central lagoon. The atoll is at the northern end of the Ralik Chain. In popular culture: Mondo Cane shows the effects of the nuclear tests on the wildlife. The documentary Bikini – mon amour by Oliver […]
The Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan on 6 February 2020 (video)



The Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft landed in Kazakhstan on 6 February 2020 with NASA astronaut Christina Koch, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano and cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos.
Before Landing (photo, video)



I know how much I’ll miss this ISS life, but now I look forward to seeing my family on Earth! Recently we had cosmic Sushi for dinner… … and it was really, really good and tasty! Today it is, practically, the last day of our crew on board the ISS . And tomorrow, we’ll eat […]
The Rocas Atoll (photo)



The Rocas Atoll is the only atoll in the South Atlantic Ocean It belongs to the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte. It is located approximately 145 km west of the Fernando de Noronha archipelago. The reserve it is currently used solely for scientific research.
Volcanoes of Indonesia (photo)



Volcanoes of Indonesia are impressive even from space
Uluru & Kata Tjuta. Australia (photo)



In the heart of Australia, a massive block of red sandstone rises up out of the near-perfect flatness of the eroded landscape. Called Uluru this giant is a monolith 348 meters high, 3.6 kilometers long. Kata Tjuta Lake Amadeus
Guam Island (photo)



Guam island looks like dinosaur. It is the largest island in the Mariana Islands archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean.
Everest, Shishapangma, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri (photo)



Mount Everest Mount Everest is the Earth’s highest mountain, with a peak at 8848 metres above sea level. Shishapangma Shishapangma, also called Gosainthān, is the 14th highest mountain in the world at 8,027 metres Annapurna Annapurna is a massif in the Himalayas in north-central Nepal that includes one peak over 8,000 metres (26,000 ft), thirteen […]
Over the Egypt. Egyptian Pyramids (photo)



Nile and Sinai Peninsula Delta of Nile Pyramids of Giza Pyramids of the Dahshur necropolis
Cities in Russia – Moscow (photo)



Happy Birthday, Moscow! Moscow 871.
The Guiana Space Centr (photo)



The Guiana Space Centr is a French and European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, France. It is near the equator, so that less energy is required to maneuver a spacecraft into an equatorial, geostationary orbit.
Fly over the Egypt (video)



ISS over the river Nile, the Egyptian Pyramids and Suez Canal
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