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| Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. Image ID: 22287 Location: San Diego, California, USA | Magnificent frigatebird, adult female on nest. Image ID: 16726 Species: Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens Location: North Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Mobius Arch in the Alabama Hills, seen here at night with swirling star trails formed in the sky above due to a long time exposure. Image ID: 27681 Location: Alabama Hills Recreational Area, California, USA |
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| Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. Image ID: 21248 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. Image ID: 21250 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Milky Way over the Watchman, Zion National Park. The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the the Watchman. Image ID: 28590 Location: Zion National Park, Utah, USA |
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| Moutain climbers light see upon Mount Rainier, Milky Way and stars at night above Mount Rainier. Image ID: 28726 Location: Sunrise, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA | Nazca booby in flight. Image ID: 16681 Species: Nazca booby, Sula granti Location: Wolf Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador | Acropora table coral on pristine tropical reef. Table coral competes for space on the coral reef by growing above and spreading over other coral species keeping them from receiving sunlight. Image ID: 31331 Location: Vatu I Ra Passage, Bligh Waters, Viti Levu Island, Fiji |
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| Panoramic Aerial Photo of San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge. Image ID: 30789 Location: San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 7503 x 14441 | ||
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| Aerial Photo of South La Jolla State Marine Reserve. Image ID: 30639 Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Aerial Photo of Cabrillo State Marine Reserve, Point Loma, San Diego. Image ID: 30641 Location: San Diego, California, USA | Aerial Photo of Tijuana River Mouth SMCA. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area borders Imperial Beach and the Mexican Border. Image ID: 30660 Location: Imperial Beach, California, USA |
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| Humpback whale mother, calf (top), male escort (rear), underwater. A young humpback calf typically swims alongside or above its mother, and male escorts will usually travel behind the mother. Image ID: 02819 Species: Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae Location: Maui, Hawaii, USA | Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. Image ID: 22289 Location: San Diego, California, USA | San Diego Convention Center, located in the Marina District of downtown San Diego. Built in 1989, the San Diego Convention Center offers 525,700 square feet of exhibit space. It is noted for its distinctive "sails" made of Teflon-coated fiberglass suspended over the central exhibition hall, aptly named Sails Pavilion. Image ID: 22290 Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Marriott Hotel towers, rising above the Embarcadero Marine Park and yacht marina. Image ID: 22291 Location: San Diego, California, USA | Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. Mission Bay and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance. Image ID: 22294 Location: San Diego, California, USA | New Point Loma Lighthouse, situated on the tip of Point Loma Peninsula, marks the entrance to San Diego Bay. The lighthouse rises 70' and was built in 1891 to replace the "old" Point Loma Lighthouse which was often shrouded in fog. Image ID: 22295 Location: San Diego, California, USA |
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| Downtown San Diego and Petco Park, viewed from the southeast. Image ID: 22300 Location: San Diego, California, USA | Ancient bristlecone pine tree, rising above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the Schulman Grove in the White Mountains at an elevation of 9500 above sea level, along the Methuselah Walk. The oldest bristlecone pines in the world are found in the Schulman Grove, some of them over 4700 years old. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Image ID: 23233 Species: Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA | Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Image ID: 25951 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA |
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| Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend at sunrise. Image ID: 13026 Location: Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA | Mount Moran rises above the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. Image ID: 13027 Location: Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA | Yosemite Falls rises above the Merced River, viewed from the Swinging Bridge. The 2425 falls is the tallest in North America. Yosemite Valley. Image ID: 16143 Location: Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, California, USA |
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| Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. Image ID: 21251 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. Image ID: 21252 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | Ancient bristlecone pine trees in Patriarch Grove, display characteristic gnarled, twisted form as it rises above the arid, dolomite-rich slopes of the White Mountains at 11000-foot elevation. Patriarch Grove, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Image ID: 28526 Species: Ancient Bristlecone Pine, Pinus longaeva Location: White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, California, USA |
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| San Diego city skyline, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Point Loma at sunset, with mountains of the Cleveland National Forest rising in the distance. A panoramic photograph, composite of six separate images. Image ID: 22252 Location: San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 3144 x 16621 | ||
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| Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Image ID: 21253 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA | ||
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