Ontario is a province of Canada and is a large region with many picturesque lakes, forests and farmland that make up a really nice natural landscape.
Its name comes from Lake Ontario, which in Iroquois means “beautiful lake” or “shining waters”, suitable name as you can see in the following pictures:
Dawn at Dee Bank, by Henry w. L
Winter in Ontario, by Henry w. L
Birds in the fog, by Henry w. L
Killbear Provincial Park, Georgian Bay, by Henry w. L
America pictures, Canada pictures, lakes pictures, natural landscape pictures
To the east of the island of Java (Indonesia) is the Kawah Ijen volcano, 2.600 meters high and whose crater houses one of the major sulfur mines in Asian. In tribute to the very hard work of these miners, comes this spectacular gallery by Olivier Grunewald, French photographer winner of three World Press Photo awards: …
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Asia pictures, Indonesia pictures, Olivier Grunewald pictures, volcanoes pictures
In short National Geographic will announce the winners of its photo contest in 2010 but until then, they have publish the best photos of November. Focusing this time on the animal kingdom, in my opinion somewhat less spectacular than usual but there are always some surprises. From Mexico, Zambia and Svalbard: Monarch butterflies in Mexico, …
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Joel Sartore pictures, National Geographic pictures, Paul Nicklen pictures
Lofoten Islands is an archipelago of northern Norway, located above the Arctic Circle. What makes this place special is that it is under the influence of one of the largest temperature anomalies in the world, caused by the Gulf Stream. As a result, they enjoy much more warm weather corresponding to their location: about 9°C …
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Europe pictures, fjords pictures, natural landscape pictures, Norway pictures
Led by Lonely Planet’s experts, get the choice of the best travel destinations for the year 2011. Albania, Brazil, Cape Verde, Panama, Bulgaria, Vanuatu, Italy, Tanzania, Syria and Japan, in that order, are their top countries for this year. All of them very attractive destinations and certainly we can have good ideas for future trips …
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A few months ago a new eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland made headlines because it completely blocked airspace in Northern Europe. At the same time, left some really spectacular images. Christopher Lund is an Icelandic photographer who has done a great job focusing on the volcanic eruptions of the last months. Here are …
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Europe pictures, Iceland pictures, natural landscape pictures, volcanoes pictures
The Antelope Canyon is located on Navajo land within the state of Arizona, the southwestern United States. It was formed due to erosion in the sandstone rock caused by flooding in the area, which are quite common. Its walls, which can reach 40 meters on some points, have acquired some really spectacular ways. Thanks also …
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America pictures, canyons pictures, United States pictures
They have just published the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award, organized by Natural History Museum in London, as I said in the article Best nature photos of 2010. In the competition, a category that personally I liked the most was Animals in their Environment, wanting to reflect not only the animals …
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contests pictures, natural landscape pictures
Tom Carter is an American photojournalist who was traveling in China for two years, over 33 provinces and getting to know the 56 ethnic groups living in the country. His goal was to capture the spirit of China through pictures and trying to dispel the common idea is that it is a homogeneous nation, with …
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Asia pictures, China pictures, portraits pictures
From National Geographic comes the Photo Contest 2010, their contest for the best photos of the year into three categories: people, places and nature. In recent months they have been collecting pictures and will continue until 30 November, which is the deadline of the contest. Winners will be announced in December but meanwhile, we can …
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contests pictures, National Geographic pictures
Easter Island, traditionally called Rapa Nui, is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in the Polynesia. A place of great natural beauty and well known for the Moai, huge volcanic rock statues built by the original inhabitants of the island, the mysterious Rapa Nui ethnicity. Sunrise in Ahu Tongariki, by Diego Vargas It …
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America pictures, Chile pictures, islands pictures, natural landscape pictures, volcanoes pictures, world heritage sites pictures
I will continue to write about China, a destination that I find really impressive for the traveler, in part thanks to its magnificent natural landscapes. This is a gallery of aerial photos taken by George Steinmetz, who spent three months touring their eight provinces between 2006 and 2007. Section of the Great Wall in Jianshanling, …
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Asia pictures, canyons pictures, China pictures, deserts pictures, George Steinmetz pictures, natural landscape pictures
Fall foliage, by Henry w. L
Fort Ontario in Oswego, by Samantha Decker
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