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Habitats - Montagnes (126) Images supplémentaires...
Mountains provide most of the world's freshwater, harbour a rich variety of plants and animals, and are home to approximately one in ten people. This gallery celebrates the variety of life; human, animal and plant, that thrives in the mountains and the beauty and importance of this habitat.
Early summer morning, clearing mist reveals Mt. Rainier, with summer alpine blooms on the shores of lake, Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, June 2008.
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Floris van Breugel / Early summer morning, clearing mist reveals Mt. Rainier, with summer alpine blooms on the shores of lake, Rainier National Park, Washington, USA, June 2008.
Alpine sea holly (Eryngium Alpinum) in flower, Midi-Pyrenees, Pyrenees, France, August.
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Alex Hyde / Alpine sea holly (Eryngium Alpinum) in flower, Midi-Pyrenees, Pyrenees, France, August.
Harebell / Bellflower (Campanula rotundifolia) flowering clump among grasses on karst limestone mountainside at 1700m, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, July
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Nick Upton / Harebell / Bellflower (Campanula rotundifolia) flowering clump among grasses on karst limestone mountainside at 1700m, Triglav National Park, Slovenia, July
Flowering Beargrass {Xerophyllum tenax} with Reynolds Creek and Reynolds Mountains in the background, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
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Jack Dykinga / Flowering Beargrass {Xerophyllum tenax} with Reynolds Creek and Reynolds Mountains in the background, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
Flame of the forest trees flowering on a tea plantation near Hatton, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011.
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David Noton / Flame of the forest trees flowering on a tea plantation near Hatton, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka. December 2011.
Pehoe Lake and the mountains of Torres del Paine from the Condor viewpoint, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
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Oriol Alamany / Pehoe Lake and the mountains of Torres del Paine from the Condor viewpoint, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Pyrenean lily (Lilium pyrenaicum) in front of waterfall Tossa Plana de Lles, Pyrenees, Lleida Province, Spain, July
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Juan Manuel Borrero / Pyrenean lily (Lilium pyrenaicum) in front of waterfall Tossa Plana de Lles, Pyrenees, Lleida Province, Spain, July
Viscid primrose (Primula latitolia) on mountainside, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, 2600 metres, June.
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Alex Hyde / Viscid primrose (Primula latitolia) on mountainside, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, 2600 metres, June.
Caucasian rhododendron (Rhododendron caucasium) flowers, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Schandy / Caucasian rhododendron (Rhododendron caucasium) flowers, Caucasus, Russia, June 2008
Giant groundsel plant on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, and porters walking along path, Tanzania, October 2008
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Giant groundsel plant on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, and porters walking along path, Tanzania, October 2008
Mountains in snow, Aiguille du Dru covered in snow and seen at night. Snow blowing off from the top.~Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France. December 2011
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David Pattyn / Mountains in snow, Aiguille du Dru covered in snow and seen at night. Snow blowing off from the top.~Chamonix, Haute Savoie, France. December 2011
Peyto Lake, coloured by glacial silt, Banff-Jasper National Parks, Canada, 2007
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Gavin Hellier / Peyto Lake, coloured by glacial silt, Banff-Jasper National Parks, Canada, 2007
Aerial view of the top of Neumayer Glacier showing moraine, South Georgia, Antarctica, December 2006
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Andy Rouse / Aerial view of the top of Neumayer Glacier showing moraine, South Georgia, Antarctica, December 2006
The Svinafellsjokull glacier at the Vatnajökull ice cap in winter by a meltwater lake, Skaftafell National Park, Iceland. March 2011
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Orsolya Haarberg / The Svinafellsjokull glacier at the Vatnajökull ice cap in winter by a meltwater lake, Skaftafell National Park, Iceland. March 2011
Ash plume from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption, Iceland, April 2010
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Orsolya Haarberg / Ash plume from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption, Iceland, April 2010
Eyjafjallajkull volcano erupting, Fimmvruhls area, Iceland, 7th of April 2010
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Eyjafjallajkull volcano erupting, Fimmvruhls area, Iceland, 7th of April 2010
Looking down on the last glaciers near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, October 2008
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Looking down on the last glaciers near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, October 2008
Eruption and molten lava flowing down the sides of the Erta ale volcano (the smoking mountain) in the Afar desert, Northern Ethiopia, February 2009
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Loic Poidevin / Eruption and molten lava flowing down the sides of the Erta ale volcano (the smoking mountain) in the Afar desert, Northern Ethiopia, February 2009
Moon rising over Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula
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Pete Oxford / Moon rising over Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula
Paine mountains at dawn seen from Pehoe lake, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
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Oriol Alamany / Paine mountains at dawn seen from Pehoe lake, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in flight over mountain peaks, Torres Del Paine National park, Chile.
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Ben Hall / Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in flight over mountain peaks, Torres Del Paine National park, Chile.
Climbers on summit ridge at 6,000m, Mount Illampu, Bolivia, March 2005. Freeze Frame book plate page 137.
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Doug Allan / Climbers on summit ridge at 6,000m, Mount Illampu, Bolivia, March 2005. Freeze Frame book plate page 137.
Alpine paintbrush flowers (Castilleja rhexifolia) and other alpine flowers on the Rockwall Trail with Mt Gray in the background, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada. World Heritage Site J...
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Alan Watson / Alpine paintbrush flowers (Castilleja rhexifolia) and other alpine flowers on the Rockwall Trail with Mt Gray in the background, Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada. World Heritage Site J...
Larch trees in autumn colour at Larch Lake in the Chiwaukum Mountain Range of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, October 2009
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Kirkendall-Spring / Larch trees in autumn colour at Larch Lake in the Chiwaukum Mountain Range of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington, USA, October 2009
Blue ice melt pool in snow near the peak of La Munia Circo. The Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain, May 2011.
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Inaki Relanzon / Blue ice melt pool in snow near the peak of La Munia Circo. The Pyrenees, Aragon, Spain, May 2011.
Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) digging for plants through snow, La Dole, Jura mountains, Switzerland, January 2009
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Laurent Geslin / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) digging for plants through snow, La Dole, Jura mountains, Switzerland, January 2009
Mer de Glace glacier, Mont Blanc, Alps, France
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Mike Potts / Mer de Glace glacier, Mont Blanc, Alps, France
Tibetan wild asses / Kiang (Equus kiang) grazing, with snow-capped Himalayas in the background. Chang Tang, Western Tibet 2007
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Gavin Maxwell / Tibetan wild asses / Kiang (Equus kiang) grazing, with snow-capped Himalayas in the background. Chang Tang, Western Tibet 2007
Thamserku Peak (6608m) surrounded by cloud with trees silhouetted below, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Thamserku Peak (6608m) surrounded by cloud with trees silhouetted below, Sagarmatha National Park (World Heritage UNESCO). Khumbu / Everest Region, Nepal, Himalaya, October 2011.
Moon over summit of Annapurna from Annapurna Base Camp. Dawn, Himalayas, Nepal
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David Noton / Moon over summit of Annapurna from Annapurna Base Camp. Dawn, Himalayas, Nepal