The World's Most Colourful Natural Phenomena
Published 26 Feb 2018, 17:01 GMT, Updated 3 Apr 2018, 17:22 BST
Jagged peaks of the Andes rise above the Chilean landscape.
Photograph by John Eastcott and Yva Momatiuk, National Geographic Creative
Waterfalls pour out of Mageni Cave on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea.
Photograph by Stephen Álvarez, National Geographic Creative
Spring melts the sea ice in Canada's Northwest Territories.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Creative
A lone polar bear walks on Arctic pack ice in Spitsbergen, Norway.
Photograph by Ralph Lee Hopkins, National Geographic Creative
Kyrgyz girls chop a hole in a frozen spring in Wakhan, Afghanistan, to fetch water.
Photograph by Matthieu Paley, National Geographic Creative
The sun rises over Woodlawn, 1,100 acres of meadows and woods in Delaware's Brandywine Valley.
Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic Creative
An ancient moai statue guards a hillside on Easter Island.
Photograph by Randy Olson, National Geographic Creative
A climber skis past pools on Ruth Glacier in Alaska's Denali National Park.
Photograph by Aaron Huey, National Geographic Creative
The moon illuminates colorful salt domes in Dasht-e Kavir, Iran.
Photograph by Babak Tafreshi, National Geographic Creative
A local fisherman and his son paddle above a coral garden in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic Creative
The main branch of the Owyhee River cuts through the wilderness of Idaho.
Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic Creative
A diver keeps a close watch on a tiger shark in the Bahamas.
Photograph by Brian J. Skerry, National Geographic Creative
A large red supermarket is the centre of the remote Greenland village of Isortoq.
Photograph by Matthieu Paley, National Geographic Creative
Lemon sharks patrol during sunset in the Bahamas.
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic Creative
Mount Cook National Park in New Zealand glows under sunrise.
Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic Creative
Adélie penguins rest on a coastal snow field at Holtedahl Bay in Antarctica.
Photograph by John Eastcott and Yva Momatiuk, National Geographic Creative
Bagualeros, or cowboys in Patagonia, pause in their search for cattle on Antonio Varas Peninsula in Chile.
Photograph by Tomás Munita, National Geographic Creative
Spring fog drifts over a Pennsylvania apple orchard at sunrise.
Photograph by Amy Toensing, National Geographic Creative
A particular species of pitcher plant, endemic to the Seychelles, feeds on insects that get trapped in their liquid-filled cups.
Photograph by Thomas P Peschak, National Geographic Creative
A glacial waterfall cascades over a 40-foot-high ledge in Godafoss, Iceland.
Photograph by Orsolya Haarberg, National Geographic Creative
Crabs cling to a tide-washed boulder on Fernandina in the Galápagos Islands.
Photograph by Thomas P Peschak, National Geographic Creative
A storm billows toward the tundra near Kronotsky Volcano in Russia.
Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic Creative
Mammoth ferns flourish between the narrow walls of Claustral Canyon in New South Wales, Australia.
Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic Creative
In Montana's Glacier National Park, limestone and shale particles color Grinnell Lake a milky green.
Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic Creative
Cavers light the entrance passage of Ora Cave on New Britain Island in Papua New Guinea.
Photograph by Stephen Álvarez, National Geographic Creative
Prayer flags sway in the wind near Taktsang Monastery in Bhutan.
Photograph by Alison Wright, National Geographic Creative
Discs of deposited minerals ring a 12-foot wide hot spring in Ethiopia.
Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic Creative
Cavers are dwarfed by a limestone cavern in Rumbling Falls, Tennessee.
Photograph by Stephen Álvarez, National Geographic Creative
Kayakers get up close to manatees in Three Sisters Springs in Florida.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Creative
Iceland's Hveravellir Nature Reserve is home to glaciers, lava fields, and thermal pools.
Photograph by Erland Haarberg, National Geographic Creative
People wash clothes after Hindu prayers in a river in Ayodhya, India.
Photograph by Ami Vitale, National Geographic Creative
A sherpa fixes ropes on Ama Dablam mountain in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal.
Photograph by Aaron Huey, National Geographic Creative
White rhinos stand in front of Mount Kenya under an early morning cover of mist.
Photograph by Robin Moore, National Geographic Creative
A shepherd and his cattle walk past Egypt's Great Pyramids of Giza.
Photograph by Emory Kristof, National Geographic Creative
Clouds roll over the cliffs and gorges on Na Pali Coast in Hawaii.
Photograph by Ira Block, National Geographic Creative
A baby green sea turtle swims in the French Polynesian tropical paradise.
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic Creative
Antarctic travellers trek through a glacial blue landscape in Queen Maud Land.
Photograph by Cory Richards, National Geographic Creative
Porters ferry heavy loads across a major tributary of the Irrawaddy in Myanmar on route to the expedition's base camp.
Photograph by Cory Richards, National Geographic Creative
Canyons tower over Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona.
Photograph by Michael Melford, National Geographic Creative
Sunlight shines through China's Great Arch of Getu He.
Photograph by Keith Ladzinski, National Geographic Creative
Canadian narwhals approach breaking ice in the Arctic Bay.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Creative
A caravan travels through the dunes and palm trees of the Sahara Desert.
Photograph by Carsten Peter, National Geographic Creative
Friends dive under a wave on their way to a prime spot near their hometown of Makaha on Oahu.
Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic Creative
The Colorado River cuts around Grand Canyon National Park.
Photograph by Bruce Dale, National Geographic Creative
White pelicans eat from the waters of the Mississippi Delta.
Photograph by Annie Griffiths, National Geographic Creative
A group of chinstrap penguins rest, play and swim around a small ice floe called a bergy bit near Danko Island.
Photograph by David Doubilet, National Geographic Creative