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Sandbars, Australia
Photograph by Paul Chesley
Sandbars flow into the Coral Sea at Whitsunday Island National Park in Queensland, Australia.
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Whirlpool, France
Photograph by James A. Sugar
Turbines at the Barrage de la Rance electric power generating station in France create a whirlpool in the Rance River.
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Water, Chicago Botanic Garden
Photograph by Paul Damien
Rushing water creates deep-blue waves at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Illinois.
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Pismo Beach, California
Photograph by Marc Moritsch
Waves from the Pacific Ocean leave lines in the sand at Pismo Beach in California.
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Sea Ice, Beaufort Sea
Photograph by Paul Nicklen
Thick sea ice in the Arctic Ocean's Beaufort Sea traps air bubbles.
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Water, Costa Rica
Photograph by Todd Gipstein
Water ripples resemble an impressionist painting in Costa Rica.
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Lake Magadi, Kenya
Photograph by Emory Kristof
In the midst of a full algae bloom, the waters of Kenya's Lake Magadi run red.
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Black Sand, Mexico
Photograph by Raul Touzon
The Pacific Ocean tide rises onto a black-sand beach in Manzanillo, Mexico.
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Water, Virgin Islands
Photograph by Todd Gipstein
Water ripples over sand in the Virgin Islands.
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River, Canada
Photograph by Paul Nicklen
Sunlight and stones create an undulating effect on a Canadian river bottom.
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