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PMR068-05 Austria, Tyrol, Hall: snow-capped alps tower over a square with frescoes, not far from the mediaeval Munzer Tower where the first Talers were minted in 1477, when the town received its minting right. It later became rich on the salt trade, when it was called Solbad Hall. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, alpine, Alps, mountain range, street scene, residential
PMR068-04 Austria, Tyrol, Hall: the "Three Urchins" fountain, not far from the mediaeval Munzer Tower where the first Talers were minted in 1477, when the town received its minting right. It later became rich on the salt trade, when it was called Solbad Hall. Keywords: sculpture, stone, artistic, whimsical, water supply
PMR068-03 Austria, Tyrol, Hall: the mediaeval Munzer Tower where the first Talers were minted in 1477, when the town received its minting right. The houses are contemporary, and are built-on. The town later became rich on the salt trade, when it was called Solbad Hall. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, castellations, mint, castle, fortifications
PMR068-02 Austria, Tyrol, Hall: the mediaeval Munzer Tower where the first Talers were minted in 1477, when the town received its minting right. It later became rich on the salt trade, when it was called Solbad Hall. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, castellations, mint, castle, fortifications
PMR-D9778 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ascholding: preserved area of Raised or Ombotrophic Bog between the villages of Ascholding and Egling. Such habitats are acidic and wet, fed only by rain and mineral salts from the atmosphere, and are usually based on a thick layer of peat, which can store more CO2 than a rain forest. Keywords: countryside, salt-deficient, biotope, ecological, hydrological, nature
PMR-D9777 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ascholding: preserved area of Raised or Ombotrophic Bog between the villages of Ascholding and Egling. Such habitats are acidic and wet, fed only by rain and mineral salts from the atmosphere, and are usually based on a thick layer of peat, which can store more CO2 than a rain forest. Here sheep are used to restrict the growth of trees and scrub. Keywords: countryside, salt-deficient, biotope, ecological, hydrological, nature
PMR-D9776 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Ascholding: preserved area of Raised or Ombotrophic Bog between the villages of Ascholding and Egling. Such habitats are acidic and wet, fed only by rain and mineral salts from the atmosphere, and are usually based on a thick layer of peat, which can store more CO2 than a rain forest. Keywords: countryside, salt-deficient, biotope, ecological, hydrological, nature
PMR-D7704 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Oberaudorf: "Gasthof Zollhaus" was previously the customs house dealing with salt shipments on the River Inn. Keywords: picturesque, facade, wall paintings, architecture, hostelry, hotel, inn
PMR-D6178 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Landsberg am Lech: open air cafe with the former salt warehouse behind. Salt was a principal source of the town's wealth. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse
PMR215-11 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Passau: promenade and quay on the River Inn (formerly used in the salt trade) with St. Michael's Church and the Schaibling Tower (1481) behind. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, historic, heritage, mediaeval, River Danube, River Inn, River Ilz, confluence, architecture, bishopric, port
PMR204-03 Israel, Negev Desert: salt crystals forming round the edge of the Dead Sea near Neve Zohar. Keywords: desert, colourful, picturesque, beach, sunbathing, sand, swimming
PMR-D2927 The Philippines, Samar Island, Calbayog: the catch of small fish is dried and salted to become "daing", a popular dish or flavouring. Keywords: Samar Island, colourful, jungle, sunshine, food, cuisine, seafood
PMR-D2926 The Philippines, Samar Island, Calbayog: the catch of small fish is dried and salted to become "daing", a popular dish or flavouring. Keywords: Samar Island, colourful, jungle, sunshine, food, cuisine, seafood
PMR160-12 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Shades of brown, ochre and yellow from a dried-up river bed, with distant blue hills. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR160-11 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Dante's View, looking across Death Valley to the south, with alpine aster in the foreground. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, flora, botany, botanical
PMR160-10 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Dante's View. At this height vegetation makes a welcome reappearance. Many Horned Toads around. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR160-09 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park: Under this salt lake lies the lowest elevation in the U.S.A.: 282 feet below sea level. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR160-08 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Looking north from Dante's View, 5475 feet above sea level. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR160-07 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. View of the spectacularly eroded ridges of yellow clay from Zabriskie Point, seen from the side. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR160-06 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. View of the spectacularly eroded ridges of yellow clay from Zabriskie Point. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR160-05 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. "Old Dinah", a veteran steam tractor used by miners for transporting extracted borax ore, dating from 1894. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, locomotive, machinery
PMR160-04 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Camping at Furnace Creek. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, tent
PMR160-03 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. The "Artist's Palette", a particularly unusual mosaic of red, yellow, orange, green, violet, brown and black hues. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR160-02 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. A deep gulley eroded in the yellow clay, with the "Artist's Palette" in the background. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR160-01 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Shades of pink and yellow in a gorge in the Black Mountains. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-12 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-11 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-10 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-09 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Desert plants struggling for survival. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, flora, botany, botanical, succulents
PMR159-08 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Part of the Black Mountains. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-07 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Part of the Black Mountains. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-06 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. One of the few flowering plants to flourish in the desert conditions. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, flora, botany, botanical, succulent
PMR159-05 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-04 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Yellow earth is coloured by the iron ores it contains. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-03 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. A type of desert sea holly. U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. A type of desert sea holly. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular, plants, botany, flora
PMR159-02 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Mouth of the Marble Canyon, looking onto the salt lakes of Death Valley. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR159-01 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Torrent-smoothed walls of the Marble Canyon, nesting place of Ravens. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR158-12 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. Late afternoon view of the Black Mountains near Zabriskie Point. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR158-11 U.S.A., California: Death Valley National Park, at 86 metres below sea level, the second lowest place in the western hemisphere. A typical view with saltpan in the foreground. Keywords: desert, dry, salt flats, colourful, mineral deposits, drought, landscape, parched, mountains, rock formations, spectacular
PMR485-02 Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck: Holstentor Square, with the towers of the Marienkirche and Petrikirche and the old, brick, salt warehouses. Keywords: mediaeval, red brick, defence, fortifications, architecture, national heritage, picturesque
PMR119K-25 Germany, Upper Bavaria, Bad Tölz: Heiligkreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross), built ca. 1720 for Friedrich Nockher, who was responsible for the important salt trade of the time. Keywords: architecture, tradition, national heritage, picturesque, colourful facades, painted facades, frescoes, Bavarian village
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-24 Argentina, Jujuy: dazzling white, lying at about 3400 metres a.s.l., the Salinas Grandes (salt lakes) reflect the clouds. In the background are piles of salt crystals, awaiting bagging and transportation. Keywords: picturesque, potassium, sodium, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline, salt flats
PMR101K-23 Argentina, Jujuy: dazzling white, lying at about 3400 metres a.s.l., the Salinas Grandes (salt lakes) are traversed by Ruta Nacional No. 52. Here a group of people appears to be walking on a sheet of ice. Keywords: picturesque, potassium, sodium, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline, salt flats
PMR101K-22 Argentina, Jujuy: dazzling white, lying at about 3400 metres a.s.l., the Salinas Grandes (salt lakes) reflect the clouds. Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline, salt flats, sodium , potassium
PMR101K-21 Argentina, Jujuy: typical view on the altiplano, approaching the Salinas Grandes (salt flats). Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline
PMR101K-20 Argentina, Jujuy: on the altiplano, approaching the Salinas Grandes (salt flats), with snow covered sierras in the distance. Keywords: picturesque, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline
PMR101K-19 Argentina, Jujuy: distant view of the Salinas Grandes (salt flats) between the mountains. Keywords: picturesque, saline, salt lakes, geological formations
PMR080K-22 Tunisia: Chott el Jerid, the 200-kilometre-wide salt pan which almost divides Tunisia in two, seen from the causeway carrying the road, at sunset. Keywords: Islam, heritage, historic, Maghreb, Mohammedan, Muslim, desert
PMR050K-27 Cyprus, Limassol/Lemesos: aerial view of part of the Akrotiri Peninsula with yacht harbour and salt lake behind.
PMR049K-22 Cyprus: Spur-winged Plover (Hoplopterus spinosus) near the salt lake at Larnaca.
PMR049K-21 Cyprus: Greater Flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber) on the salt lake at Larnaca.
PMR024K-34 Australia: Remarkable patterns left by water draining from the desert, as seen from the aircraft. Keywords: aerial views, geography, salt lakes
PMR024K-33 Australia: Remarkable pattern of islands in a partially dried-out salt lake in the western desert, as seen from the aircraft. Keywords: aerial views, salt lakes, geography
PMR024K-32 Australia: Remarkable pattern of islands in a partially dried-out salt lake in the western desert, as seen from the aircraft. Keywords: aerial views, geography, salt lakes
PMR024K-31 Australia: Saltbed of a dried-out lake in the western desert, as seen from the aircraft. Keywords: aerial views, salt lakes, geography
PMR074K-24 Spain, Lanzarote, Salinas de Janubio: the saltpans turn different colours according to the stage of water evaporation. Keywords: Canary Islands, sunshine, holidays, leisure, volcanic, salt
PMR074K-23 Spain, Lanzarote, Salinas de Janubio: the saltpans lie on the Laguna de Janubio. Keywords: Canary Islands, salt, volcanic, leisure, holidays, sunshine
PMR069K-04 Turkey, Lycia, Kaunos: The ancient Graeco-Roman city of Kaunos lay on the border of Lycia and Karia and its inhabitants made a living from boat-building and the export of salt, slaves and amber. The city finally died when the harbour silted up and strangled communications. Here: view of the well-paved Necropolis Street from the east. Keywords: Graeco-Roman remains, archeological excavations, Roman ruins, Greek ruins, antique cities
PMR069K-02 Turkey, Lycia, Kaunos: The ancient Graeco-Roman city of Kaunos lay on the border of Lycia and Karia and its inhabitants made a living from boat-building and the export of salt, slaves and amber. The city finally died when the harbour silted up and strangled communications. Here: entry arch to the well-preserved, late Roman baths (Therme), which were among the largest in Asia Minor. Keywords: Graeco-Roman remains, archeological excavations, Roman ruins, Greek ruins, antique cities, Lycia
PMR069K-01 Turkey, Lycia, Kaunos: The ancient Graeco-Roman city of Kaunos lay on the border of Lycia and Karia and its inhabitants made a living from boat-building and the export of salt, slaves and amber. The city finally died when the harbour silted up and strangled communications. Here: view of the silted-up inner harbour, from the former site of the ancient city. Keywords: Graeco-Roman remains, archeological excavations, Roman ruins, Greek ruins, antique cities
PMR068K-36 Turkey, Lycia, Kaunos: The ancient Graeco-Roman city of Kaunos lay on the border of Lycia and Karia and its inhabitants made a living from boat-building and the export of salt, slaves and amber. The city finally died when the harbour silted up and strangled communications. Here: the completely silted-up harbour of the ancient city, the cause of its demise. Keywords: Graeco-Roman remains, archeological excavations, Roman ruins, Greek ruins, antique cities, Lycia
PMR068K-35 Turkey, Lycia, Kaunos: The ancient Graeco-Roman city of Kaunos lay on the border of Lycia and Karia and its inhabitants made a living from boat-building and the export of salt, slaves and amber. The city finally died when the harbour silted up and strangled communications. Here: ruined storehouses. Keywords: Graeco-Roman remains, archeological excavations, Roman ruins, Greek ruins, antique cities, Lycia
PMR558-2 Australia, Western Australia, Dampier: Dampier Salt Company's salt pans, with a mountain of salt in the background. Keywords: tropical, sodium chloride, minerals, saline
PMR570-09 Namibia: Sossusvlei sand dunes: vegetation and animal tracks near the edge of a dried-up salt lake.
PMR570-08 Namibia: Sossusvlei sand dunes, up to 350 metres high, are reputed to be the highest in the world. View from the top of a dune, with dried-out salt lake and surrounding landscape of dunes.
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
PMR653-02 Argentina, Jujuy: dazzling white, lying at about 3400 metres a.s.l., the Salinas Grandes (salt lakes) are traversed by Ruta Nacional No. 52. Here a group of people appears to be walking on a sheet of ice. Keywords: picturesque, salt flats, saline, salt lakes, altiplano, Andes, geological formations, sodium, potassium
PMR653-01 Argentina, Jujuy: dazzling white, lying at about 3400 metres a.s.l., the Salinas Grandes (salt lakes) reflect the clouds. They are traversed by Ruta Nacional No. 52 not far from Susques. Keywords: picturesque, potassium, sodium, geological formations, Andes, altiplano, salt lakes, saline, salt flats

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