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PMR-D12766 Germany, Bavaria, Augsburg: N64JN Beech B.200GT Super KIng Air (c-n BY-462) of South Plains Flying Inc. at Augsburg airport. Keywords: aeroplane, air transport, aircraft, airplane, aviation, turboprop

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PMR064-07 South Africa, Western Cape Province, Cape Town: view from Maclears Beacon on Table Mountain Keywords: panorama, metropolis, coastal plain, fynbos
PMR062-07 South Africa, Western Cape Province, Cape Town: equestrian statue "Energy" by G.R. Watts, on the Rhodes Memorial Keywords: landscape, plain, settlements, monument, allegory, horse & rider, bronze figures
PMR062-06 South Africa, Western Cape Province, Cape Town: panorama from the top of the Rhodes Memorial Keywords: landscape, plain, settlements, monument, stone lions
PMR062-04 South Africa, Western Cape Province, Somerset West: view of Gordon's Bay and Hottentot's Holland Mountains Keywords: landscape, suburbia, plain, settlements, panorama
PMR057-11 South Africa, Natal, Durban: "View of the World" near Pietermaritzburg, with Durban's Table Mountain in the background, showing the memorial to the Voortrekkers, whose original waggon-trail runs nearby Keywords: landscape, panorama, plain, belvedere, lookout
PMR057-10 South Africa, Natal, Durban: "View of the World" near Pietermaritzburg, with Durban's Table Mountain in the background Keywords: landscape, panorama, plain, belvedere, lookout
PMR057-06 Rhodesia, Salisbury: the road to Victoria Falls with view across the western plain from the gardens on the Kopje Keywords: capital city, landscape, knoll, ornamental plants
PMR056-08 Rhodesia, Wankie National Park: Plains Zebras (Burchell's Zebras) (Equus quagga) on the road Keywords: wild life, big game, wild animals, fauna, Equidae, zebra crossing, safari
PMR056-04 Rhodesia, Wankie National Park: Plains Zebras (Burchell's Zebras) (Equus quagga) Keywords: wild life, big game, wild animals, fauna, Equidae
PMR-D10428 Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel: View of Ribeira Grande, on the north coast, from Pico da Barrosa (947m). Keywords: panorama, scenic, coastal plain
PMR-D10422 Portugal, Azores Islands, Sao Miguel: View of Ribeira Grande, on the north coast, from Pico da Barrosa (947m.). Keywords: panorama, scenic, coastal plain
PMR-D9669 Iceland, Reykjavik: the impressive, plain Gothic nave of the Hallgrimskirkja (church), designed by state architect Gudjón Samúelsson, the largest church in the country. Building was begun just after WWII but only recently completed. Keywords: capital city, concrete, vaulting, architecture
PMR-D5963 Oman, Sawqirah: view of the coastal plain from the spectacular limestone escarpment, parallel to the coast, south of Sawqirah, with the Arabian Sea in the distance. Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, rugged, barren, treeless, bleak, wild, deserted, picturesque, untamed , rocky
PMR-D5962 Oman, Sawqirah: view of the coastal plain from the spectacular limestone escarpment, parallel to the coast, south of Sawqirah, with the Arabian Sea in the distance. Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, rugged, barren, treeless, bleak, wild, deserted, picturesque, untamed , rocky
PMR-D5961 Oman, Sawqirah: view of the coastal plain from the spectacular limestone escarpment, parallel to the coast, south of Sawqirah, with the Arabian Sea in the distance. Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, rugged, barren, treeless, bleak, wild, deserted, picturesque, untamed , rocky
PMR-D5960 Oman, Sawqirah: view of the coastal plain from the spectacular limestone escarpment, parallel to the coast, south of Sawqirah, with the Arabian Sea in the distance. Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, rugged, barren, treeless, bleak, wild, deserted, picturesque, untamed , rocky
PMR-D5959 Oman, Sawqirah: view of the coastal plain from the spectacular limestone escarpment, parallel to the coast, south of Sawqirah, with the Arabian Sea in the distance. Keywords: Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, geology, cliffs, rugged, barren, treeless, bleak, wild, deserted, picturesque, untamed , rocky
PMR-D5886 Oman: barren mountains dominate the plain east of Nizwa, approaching Birkat al Mawz. Keywords: desert city, Islam, Muslim, Arab state, Middle East, Gulf State, sultanate, picturesque, rugged, barren, bleak, treeless, untamed, rocky, wild, geology, dirt-track, limestone
PMR-D5401 Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), Sary-Tash: this village lies at an altitude of 3200 metres and is surrounded by high mountains. The villagers live from horse and sheep breeding. A small Kyrgyz girl, dressed against the cold. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, farmhouses, plain, grassland, cattle
PMR-D5400 Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), Sary-Tash: this village lies at an altitude of 3200 metres and is surrounded by high mountains. The villagers live from horse and sheep breeding. A small Kyrgyz girl, dressed against the cold. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, farmhouses, plain, grassland, cattle
PMR-D5399 Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), Sary-Tash: this village lies at an altitude of 3200 metres and is surrounded by high mountains. The villagers live from horse and sheep breeding. View, with the distant snow-covered Pamir mountains which reach heights of over 7000 metres. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, farmhouses, plain, grassland, cattle, isolated
PMR-D5398 Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), Sary-Tash: this village lies at an altitude of 3200 metres and is surrounded by high mountains. The villagers live from horse and sheep breeding. View of the distant snow-covered Pamir mountains which reach heights of over 7000 metres. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, farmhouses, plain, grassland, cattle, isolated
PMR-D5397 Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), Sary-Tash: this village lies at an altitude of 3200 metres and is surrounded by high mountains. The villagers live from horse and sheep breeding. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, farmhouses, plain, grassland, isolated
PMR-D5396 Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), Sary-Tash: this village lies at an altitude of 3200 metres and is surrounded by high mountains. The villagers live from horse and sheep breeding. View of the snow-covered Pamir mountains which reach heights of over 7000 metres. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, farmhouses, plain, grassland, cattle
PMR-D5395 Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province), Sary-Tash: this village lies at an altitude of 3200 metres and is surrounded by high mountains. The villagers live from horse and sheep breeding. View of the snow-covered Pamir mountains which reach heights of over 7000 metres. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, farmhouses, plain, grassland, cattle, isolated
PMR-D5024 Kyrgyzstan, Osh Oblast (Province): desolate plain at over 3000 metres altitude with a view of the snow capped Pamir Mountains, some peaks reaching 7000 metres and more. Keywords: Asian, Silk Road, scenic, geology, topography, landscape , picturesque, mountains, desolate
PMR-D0990 Myanmar, Bagan: view of Mount Popa (737 metres above Bagan Plain) from the flower-seller's stall. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0981 Myanmar, Bagan: shrines on the top of Mount Popa (Sanscrit = "flower"), 737 metres above Bagan Plain. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0980 Myanmar, Bagan: sunset on Bagan Plain. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma
PMR-D0979 Myanmar, Bagan: sunset on Bagan Plain. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0978 Myanmar, Bagan: sunset on Bagan Plain. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0977 Myanmar, Bagan: Upali Thein, on the North Plain of Bagan, is a mid-13th century ordination hall and houses some brightly painted frescoes. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0976 Myanmar, Bagan: a pair of bearers with a gong, in the grounds of Alo-pyi Paya on the North Plain of Bagan. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0959 Myanmar, Bagan: sunset on Bagan Plain. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0957 Myanmar, Bagan: an anonymous zedi on Bagan Plain in late sunlight, with Bougainvillea flowers. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0955 Myanmar, Bagan: forest of towers and spires on Bagan Plain, seen from the terrace on Shwe Gugyi. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR-D0201 Argentina, Jujuy: arid landscape on the altiplano with distant volcanos from the Paso de Jama (4320 metres) on the Argentine-Chile border. Keywords: Andes, high plain, desolate, altiplano
PMR285-10 Turkey, Priene: view of the agora with the Temple of Zeus on the left. The plain beyond was an arm of the sea in Greek and Roman times. Keywords: historic, antiquity, culture, art, masonry, ruin, archeology, excavations, picturesque, national heritage, Roman, Greek
PMR-D2711 Turkey, Erzurum: aerial view of the rural, agricultural landscape west of Erzurum. Keywords: geography, geograhical, bird's eye view, panorama, vista, plains
PMR-D2656 Turkey, Dogubayazit, Anatolia: Ishak Pasha Palace was begun in 1685 by Cholak Abdi Pasha and completed in 1784 by his son, a Kurdish chieftain, also named Ishak. The architecture is a mixture of Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, Persian and Armenian styles. View across the plain, over modern Dogubayazit towards Mount Ararat. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, fortifications, photogenic, minaret, landscape, cliffs
PMR-D2653 Turkey, Dogubayazit, Anatolia: Ishak Pasha Palace was begun in 1685 by Cholak Abdi Pasha and completed in 1784 by his son, a Kurdish chieftain, also named Ishak. The architecture is a mixture of Seljuk, Ottoman, Georgian, Persian and Armenian styles. View across the plain, over modern Dogubayazit towards Mount Ararat. Keywords: architecture, picturesque, culture, historic, heritage, fortifications, photogenic, minaret, landscape, cliffs
PMR-D2610 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. Part of the imposing defence fortifications which still survives. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2609 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. View of the site and fortifications from a neighbouring hill. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO, Soleyman
PMR-D2608 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. View of the site and fortifications from a neighbouring hill, with volcano Zendan-e Soleiman in the distance. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO, Soleyman
PMR-D2607 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. View of the site and fortifications from a neighbouring hill. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2606 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. The stream of water from the crater lake runs out in front of the fortifications. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2605 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2604 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2603 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. Part of the fire temple. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2602 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. Sagging wall with supports. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2601 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. General view. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2600 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. General view, with the conical peak of Zendan-e Soleiman (Soloman's Prison) in the distance. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO
PMR-D2599 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. The volcanic crater lake has a spring producing 90 litres of water per second, which flows out here. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, water-channel, UNESCO
PMR-D2598 Iran, Takht-e Soleiman (Soloman's Throne): lying on an isolated plain at 2152 m. this was a centre of Zoroastrianism in the 3rd century AD which survives in a ruined state. Later additions were made by the Sassanids and Ilkhanids. A Kurdish family visiting the ruins. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, Zoroaster, Zarathustra, fire temple, UNESCO, Kurd, costume
PMR-D2463 Iran, Pasargadae: begun in 546 BC the city of Pasargadae was superseded by Darius's Persepolis. View from Tal e-Takht, the former citadel, over the Morghab Plain with the tomb of Cyrus the Great (left) and the Zagros Mountains behind. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, archeology
PMR-D2457 Iran, Pasargadae: the Tomb of Cyrus the Great on the Morghab Plain contains archetectural elements of all the civilizations Cyrus had conquered. Plundered by Alexander the Great. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, archeology, mausoleum, burial chamber
PMR-D2456 Iran, Pasargadae: the Tomb of Cyrus the Great on the Morghab Plain contains archetectural elements of all the civilizations Cyrus had conquered. Plundered by Alexander the Great. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, religion, architecture, bas-reliefs, historic, heritage, archeology, mausoleum, burial chamber
PMR-D2382 Iran, Shushtar: the "water mills", centre of a highly developed water distribution and irrigation system developed over thousands of years on the Khuzestan Plains. View of the central basin and installations from above. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, agriculture, crops, water-channels, canals, flow, circulation
PMR-D2381 Iran, Shushtar: the "water mills", centre of a highly developed water distribution and irrigation system developed over thousands of years on the Khuzestan Plains. Inflow of water channels into the central basin. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, agriculture, crops, water-channels, canals, flow, circulation
PMR-D2380 Iran, Shushtar: the "water mills", centre of a highly developed water distribution and irrigation system developed over thousands of years on the Khuzestan Plains. One of the vintage pumps, preserved in the pumping station. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, agriculture, crops, water-channels, canals, flow, circulation, historical, industrial revolution
PMR-D2379 Iran, Shushtar: the "water mills", centre of a highly developed water distribution and irrigation system developed over thousands of years on the Khuzestan Plains. Inflow of water channels into the central basin. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, agriculture, crops, water-channels, canals, flow, circulation
PMR-D2378 Iran, Shushtar: the "water mills", centre of a highly developed water distribution and irrigation system developed over thousands of years on the Khuzestan Plains. Inflow of water channels into the central basin. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, agriculture, crops, water-channels, canals, flow, circulation
PMR-D2377 Iran, Shushtar: the "water mills", centre of a highly developed water distribution and irrigation system developed over thousands of years on the Khuzestan Plains. Inflow of water channels into the central basin. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, agriculture, crops, water-channels, canals, flow, circulation
PMR-D2376 Iran, Shush: part of the highly developed water distribution and irrigation systems on the Khuzestan Plains, near Shush. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, agriculture, crops, canals, water-channels, flow
PMR-D2340 Iran, Asam Abad: view of the modern town on the plain, with hills in the background. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture
PMR-D2339 Iran, Asam Abad: view of the modern town on the plain, with hills in the background. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture
PMR-D2338 Iran, Asam Abad: view of the modern town on the plain, with hills in the background. Keywords: Persia, Islam, Shi-ite, Muslim, mosque, religion, architecture
PMR-D2320 Turkey, Anatolia: nomads camping on the plains of north-east Anatolia with their herds of sheep. Keywords: heritage, shepherd, flock, tent, landscape, plain, hills
PMR-D2319 Turkey, Anatolia: nomads camping on the plains of north-east Anatolia with their herds of sheep. Keywords: heritage, shepherd, flock, tent, landscape, plain, hills
PMR146K-11 Myanmar, Bagan: Mount Popa, with its shrine to the Nats (Spirits), 737 metres above Bagan Plain. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR146K-10 Myanmar, Bagan: divers temples on Bagan Plain, from the terrace of Htilominlo Pahto. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma
PMR146K-09 Myanmar, Bagan: divers temples on Bagan Plain, from the terrace of Htilominlo Pahto. Keywords: Buddhist, temples, picturesque, architecture, colourful, religious, Burma
PMR146K-01 Myanmar, Bagan: view of Bagan Plain, Dhammayangyi Pahto and the mountains, from Shwegugyi Pahto. Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR145K-32 Myanmar, Bagan: temples dotting Bagan Plain, with one in the foreground being demolished/renovated (?) Keywords: Buddhist, Burma, religious, colourful, architecture, picturesque, temples
PMR505-06 Cyprus (North), Buffavento: View from Buffavento Castle of the plain to the south, from the 6-kilometre unpaved access road. Keywords: countryside, panorama
PMR504-08 Cyprus (North): St. Hilarion Castle, "a picture-book castle for elf-kings" (Rose Macaulay). Named after a seventh-century hermit, the almost impregnable site has been a monastery, a fortress and a royal palace, occupied by Crusaders, Lusignans, Byzantines, Venetians and lastly used as a Turkish retreat from EOKA attacks in 1964. Here: the remains of one of the west-facing rooms, built into the rock, with part of the coastal plain in the background. Keywords: rocky pinnacle, fortifications, ruined castle, commanding view, crag
PMR504-06 Cyprus (North): St. Hilarion Castle, "a picture-book castle for elf-kings" (Rose Macaulay). Named after a seventh-century hermit, the almost impregnable site has been a monastery, a fortress and a royal palace, occupied by Crusaders, Lusignans, Byzantines, Venetians and lastly used as a Turkish retreat from EOKA attacks in 1964. Here: view to the west with the village of Karmi and the north coastal plain. Keywords: rocky pinnacle, crag, commanding view, ruined castle, fortifications
PMR504-03 Cyprus (North): St. Hilarion Castle, "a picture-book castle for elf-kings" (Rose Macaulay). Named after a seventh-century hermit, the almost impregnable site has been a monastery, a fortress and a royal palace, occupied by Crusaders, Lusignans, Byzantines, Venetians and lastly used as a Turkish retreat from EOKA attacks in 1964. Here: view of Girne/Kyrenia and the north coastal plain. Keywords: rocky pinnacle, fortifications, ruined castle, commanding view, crag
PMR101K-36 Argentina, Jujuy: typical view of the altiplano, approaching the snow-covered volcanoes near the border with Chile. Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano
PMR101K-34 Argentina, Jujuy: flooded salt pans on the altiplano, approaching the border with Chile. Keywords: Andes, colourful, high plain, mountains, altiplano, salinas, barren, landscape
PMR101K-33 Argentina, Jujuy: flooded salt pans on the altiplano, with snow-covered cordillera in the distance. Keywords: Andes, landscape, barren, salinas, altiplano, mountains, high plain
PMR101K-32 Argentina, Jujuy: endless barren landscape on the altiplano, with snow-covered volcano in the distance. Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano, desert
PMR101K-31 Argentina, Jujuy: typical view of the altiplano, with snow-covered cordillera in the distance. Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano
PMR095K-06 Libya: a ruined Roman fort standing on a hill at Gariyat. View of the plain through the breached Byzantine wall. Keywords: Roman architecture, castle, fortifications, fortress, Maghreb, Byzantine architecture
PMR095K-05 Libya: a ruined Roman fort standing on a hill at Gariyat. View of the plains and the dried-out water course from the fort. Keywords: Roman architecture, barren, desert, castle, fortifications, fortress, Maghreb, Byzantine architecture
PMR088K-03 Croatia, Dalmatia: mountains and coastal plain, just south of Dubrovnik: view looking south. Keywords: Yugoslavia, landscape, geology
PMR047K-20 Guatemala City: A relief map of the whole of Guatemala, constructed in 1905, with all features labelled. Prominent are the volcanoes rising from the Pacific coastal plain.
PMR047K-19 Guatemala City: A relief map of the whole of Guatemala, constructed in 1905, with all features labelled. Prominent are the volcanoes rising from the Pacific coastal plain.
PMR028K-32 Australia, Western Australia: Striking aerial view of the parallel "waves" of rock which break up the plain in the Kimberley, north Western Australia. Keywords: geology, rock formations, outback, typical scenery, untouched nature
PMR028K-29 Australia, Western Australia: Aerial view of the parallel "waves" of rock which break up the plain in the Kimberley, north Western Australia. Keywords: geology, rock formations
PMR028K-28 Australia, Western Australia: Aerial view of the parallel "waves" of rock which break up the plain in the Kimberley, north Western Australia. Keywords: geology, rock formations
PMR026K-20 Australia, South Australia: The Great Ocean Road crossing the Nullarbor Plain, over 1000 kilometres without trees or towns. Warning sign for motorists: beware of camels, wombats and kangaroos! Keywords: empty landscape
PMR026K-19 Australia, South Australia: The Great Ocean Road at the start of the Nullarbor Plain, over 1000 kilometres without trees or towns. Keywords: empty landscape
PMR039K-23 Namibia: The twin mountains of Omatako, from the B1 road on the way to Windhoek. Keywords: African landscape, veldt, arid plain
PMR038K-13 Namibia, Twyfelfontein: View from the restaurant of the Twyfelfontein Country Lodge. Keywords: veldt, African landscape, arid plain
PMR036K-27 Namibia: Distant view of the serried ranges of the Naukluft and Rast Mountains, from the road to Sesriem. Keywords: arid landscape, African plain, semi-desert
PMR074K-36 Spain, Fuerteventura: the sand plains and beaches of Jandia National Park seen from Montana Cardón. Keywords: Canary Islands, volcanic, leisure, holidays, sunshine
PMR074K-25 Spain, Fuerteventura: typical landscape in the northern plain, south of La Oliva. Keywords: Canary Islands, sunshine, holidays, leisure, volcanic
PMR071K-25 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Garmisch-Partenkirchen: view from the summit of the Zugspitze (2962 metres), Germany's highest mountain. Here: the view north with Lake Eibsee and the Alpine foothills over the glacial plain leading to Munich. Keywords: mountains, Wetterstein Mountains, mountain peaks, good visibility, panorama, alpine, Alps, nature
PMR385-03 Australia, Queensland, Cairns: Cairns-Kuranda Scenic Railway, built between 1886 and 1891 to supply settlements on the AthertonTablelands; view of a small settlement on the coastal plain, from the descending train. Keywords: semi-tropical, train, locomotive, seaside, diving centre, resort
PMR377-09 Australia, Northern Territory: view from the top of Ayers Rock or Uluru: the empty plain. The highest point is 348 metres above the plain. A smooth, sand-blasted shoulder of the monolith, showing part of the circuit road. Keywords: outback, tropical, biotope, ecology, savannah, vegetation, geology, natural, nature, bush, wilderness
PMR377-08 Australia, Northern Territory: view from the top of Ayers Rock or Uluru: the empty plain. The highest point is 348 metres above the plain. Pot holes eroded in the surface retain rainwater which is valuable to many animals and birds. Keywords: outback, monolith, tropical, biotope, ecology, savannah, vegetation, geology, natural, nature, bush, wilderness
PMR377-07 Australia, Northern Territory: view from the top of Ayers Rock or Uluru: the empty plain. The highest point is 348 metres above the plain. Keywords: outback, tropical, biotope, ecology, savannah, vegetation, geology, natural, nature, bush, wilderness
PMR556-2 Australia, Western Australia: Nullarbor (= no trees) Plain, looking along the steep coastline towards Victoria, 110 kilometres away. Keywords: empty, breakers, cliffs, flat expanse, treeless, unpopulated
PMR631-06 Tunisia, Dougga: the old Roman city of Thugga, the best preserved in north Africa, probably built on the site of an existing Numidian city about 105 BC. A UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. The sparse remains of a Minerva Temple, built between 138 and 161 AD. Beyond, the cultivated plains, with olive groves. Keywords: architecture, heritage, historic, ruined city
PMR613-04 Bulgaria, Shipka: View north from the Shipka Pass in the "Stara Planina" Balkan Mountains. Keywords: panorama view, Bulgarian landscape, plains
PMR597-10 Cyprus: Akamas Peninsula: view of the coastal plain
PMR654-03 Chile, El Loa, San Pedro de Atacama: "Valle de la Luna", 12 kilometres west of the town, where erosion has produced a lunar landscape in a valley. Keywords: High Andes, high plain, altiplano, barren, landscape
PMR654-02 Chile, El Loa, San Pedro de Atacama: "Valle de la Luna", 12 kilometres west of the town, where erosion has produced a lunar landscape in a valley. View of the altiplano with the cordillera in the distance. Keywords: High Andes, high plain, altiplano, barren, landscape
PMR654-01 Chile, El Loa, San Pedro de Atacama: "Valle de la Luna", 12 kilometres west of the town, where erosion has produced a lunar landscape in a valley. View of the altiplano with the cordillera in the distance. Keywords: High Andes, high plain, altiplano, barren, landscape
PMR653-12 Chile, El Loa, San Pedro de Atacama: the road west from San Pedro de Atacama, with the snow-capped cordillera in the distance. Keywords: High Andes, high plain, altiplano, barren, landscape, mountains
PMR653-07 Argentina, Jujuy: snow-capped volcanoes begin to appear as we drop down towards San Pedro de Atacama at 2436 metres. Keywords: Andes, landscape, barren, salinas, altiplano, mountains, high plain
PMR653-06 Argentina, Jujuy: snow-capped volcanoes begin to appear as we drop down towards San Pedro de Atacama at 2436 metres. Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano, salinas, barren, landscape
PMR653-05 Argentina, Jujuy: snow-capped volcanoes begin to appear as we drop down towards San Pedro de Atacama at 2436 metres. Keywords: Andes, landscape, barren, salinas, altiplano, mountains, high plain
PMR653-04 Argentina, Jujuy: flooded salt pans on the west side of the cordillera. Keywords: Andes, high plain, mountains, altiplano, salinas, barren, landscape
PMR653-03 Argentina, Jujuy: flooded salt pans on the west side of the cordillera. Keywords: Andes, landscape, barren, salinas, altiplano, mountains, high plain

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