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Northern Lights Over Iceland
The aurora borealis sets the Iceland sky alight with an otherworldly glow. This phenomenon is triggered when the sun sends charged particles coursing to Earth. The best time to see the light show in Iceland is on a clear night in winter—visibility improves the colder it gets.
Photograph by Daniele Boffelli, National Geographic Your Shot
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Kota Bharu, Malaysia
Fresh produce and baskets of fish surround a woman at the Siti Khadijah market in Kota Bharu, Malaysia. The city is close to the Thai border.
Photograph by Duratul Ain D.,National Geographic Your Shot
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“A large, inquisitive, and almost dangerously playful female humpback whale calf measures me with her pectoral fin,” explains Matthew Draper, who took this photo in Tonga. “This image was captured on a very wide fish-eye lens, which doesn’t quite show how close she really is. By measuring how close I am she can determine if her tail is going to come in contact with me as she swims past.”
Photograph by Matthew Draper,National Geographic Your Shot
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“I found that the real life of NYC can best be captured by pointing the lens straight down from high above. From above, you feel the energy and flow of the city—he constant stream of yellow taxis lining the avenues, the waves of pedestrians hurriedly crossing at the change of traffic signals, little figures disappearing into the subway stations, the chorus of honking horns and sirens. The feeling of a city from above completely changes from daytime through twilight and into darkness.
Photograph by Navid Baraty,National Geographic Your Shot
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It’s off to the Iditarod races for these pups in downtown Anchorage.
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual event that started in 1973 and takes place in early March. The race is highly competitive and used as a method to test the best sled dog mushers.
Photograph by Matt & Agnes Hage,National Geographic Your Shot
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