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Jaw-Dropping Shots of Earth From Above

ABOVE THE CLOUDS

From the Amazon to Alberta, here are the best aerial shots from around the globe.

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NASA / Reuters
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Egmont National Park in New Zealand with Mt. Taranaki at its center.

NASA / Reuters
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Doha's diplomatic area

Fadi Al-Assaad / Reuters
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Iguazu Falls in the Argentinian northwest province of Misiones.

Reuters
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Morning near the Dubai Marina.

Steve Crisp / Reuters
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Susuz seen on the northern shore of the Ataturk dam.

Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
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The Solimoes river, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon, in the Mamiraua nature reserve.

Reuters
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The Suncor tar sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Todd Korol / Reuters
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Parts of a forest which have been burnt during haze in Indonesia's Riau province.

Reuters
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Dried-up rivers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

David Gray / Reuters
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Cattle walk on a tract of Amazon rainforest that has been cleared by loggers and farmers near the city of Novo Progresso, Para State in Brazil.

Nacho Doce / Reuters
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Sand dunes covered in vegetation in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

David Gray / Reuters
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Japan's Mount Fuji covered with snow.

Issei Kato / Reuters

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