The work of the most talented aerophotographs.
An aerial view helps to show the amazing beauty of our planet from an unusual perspective.
1. Nishinoshima island formed by the eruption of an underwater volcano in 2013. And it continues to grow. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
2. A uranium mine in the town of arlit, Niger. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
3. The refugee camp of Dadaab in Northern Kenya, it is home to 100,000 people. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
4. International airport Dallas/Fort worth. Has an area of 70 sq. km. (Photo Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
5. A giant temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Is one of the largest ever built places of worship, and one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
6. Complex interchange in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
7. Symmetrical settlement in Arizona. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
8. Boats in California, USA. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
9. Central Park in new York, covers 6% of Manhattan island. See how it looks on the ground. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
10. Production of iron ore in Michigan, USA. Tails — waste and by-products generated by mining. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
11. Recently we told you about the festival “Burning man” — the most unusual festival in the world. In the desert of black Rock in Nevada gathered 65 000 participants. And here’s how it looks from above. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
12. Eixample or New Town is the most populated district of Barcelona, emerged in the XIX century and located between the Old Town and many small towns, which previously surrounded Barcelona, and in the XX century turned into the new urban areas. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
13. Sandy desert RUB al-Khali in the middle East, occupying the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, one of the largest deserts in the world. Also referred to as one of the hottest (average maximum in July-August is 47 °C, around 50 °C are also regularly being overcome) and dry deserts in the world. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
14. Villas in Abu Dhabi. It is also one of the hottest regions of the world. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
15. Laguna Shadegan, Musa Bay, Iran. There is a beautiful drainage system. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
16. The coal terminal at the port of Qinhuangdao in China. Its capacity is 210 million tons of coal. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
17. The largest cemetery of airplanes in the world. The U.S. air force Davis-Monthan, located in the Arizona desert, in the city of Tucson. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
18. Olive groves in the province of córdoba, Spain. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
19. The world’s first solar power plant, which is able to work not only day but also night. In the fantastic Saga of Larry Niven “World-ring” described mirrored flowers, which concentrated the sun’s rays on your pistil and receives the necessary for survival energy. The same principle works solar power plant Gemasolar Power Plant near Seville, Spain. More than 2650 mirrors mounted on the area of 185 hectares, collect the rays of the sun, roughly speaking, a barrel of salt. Salts of nitric acid perfectly retain heat and warm the tanks with water which turns to steam, turns a turbine. So the energy produced.
20. Endless fields of tulips in Lisse, the Netherlands. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
21. The potash mine in Moab, Utah, USA. Salt is pumped to the surface from underground deposits and is dried in massive solar ponds. (Photo By Benjamin Grant | Penguin Random House):
