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[edit] May 18, 2006

Sahara desert seen from satellite.

Sahara desert seen from satellite.

Image credit: NASA's Visible Earth project.

[edit] March 20, 2006

Fisherman on Lake Tanganyika, Mishemba Bay, Zambia.

Fisherman on Lake Tanganyika, Mishemba Bay, Zambia.

Photo credit: Worldtraveller · More featured pictures


[edit] April 30 2005

Strelitzia

Strelitzia is a South African genus of perennial plants named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, home of the former Queen Charlotte of England. The common name of the genus is "bird of paradise", because of the resemblance of its flowers to the bird of that name.

Photo credit: USDA · More featured pictures