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15 Sublime Proofs of Our World's Natural Magnificence

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Our Earth's landscape is diverse - from its vast oceans and natural scenery to its urban culture and city life. The photographs below, captured by National Geographic's Traveler Photo contestants, portray our planet in a light we seldom see it in. Take a look at some of Earth's most intimate nature shots and urban scenes.

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1. Camel racers in Oman

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Image: Ahmed Al Toqi/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

2. Carlos Correa, a Freediver, ascends towards the light while on a break during the 2015 Caribbean Cup of Freediving in Rotan, Honduras

Image: Alex St. Jean/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

3. These unusually large and spherical boulders, known as the Moeraki Boulders, lie along a stretch of Koekohe Beach in New Zealand

Image: Davide Simiele/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

4. Two people enjoying a canoe ride on Lake Louise's turquoise waters in Banff, Alberta

Image: Ben Leshchinsky/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

5. A young humpback calf swims in the waters outside of Tonga

Image: Marc Henauer/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

6. Tourists capture the breathtaking Niagra Falls

Image: Christine Hess/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

7. Chile's Villarrica volcano, located south of Santiago, erupting

Image: Cristobal Escobar/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

8. Two Adelie Penguins stand atop an iceberg along the Antarctic Peninsula

Image: David Menaker/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

9. A silhouetted figure moves through steam, against the backdrop of the Chrysler Building in NYC

Image: Steve Wadden/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

10. A herd of wildebeest make their way toward the river in the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya

Image: Mohammed Yousef/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

11. A tornado just misses a home near Simla, Colorado

Image: James Smart/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

12. The radiant glow and heat of the sun on a late afternoon shines down on the Gorner Glacier above the Swiss town of Zermatt, offering enough warmth to let algae grow in the snow, casting a pink hue with their growth.

Image: Derek Gerstmann/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

13. The Rock restaurant, captured just off shore in Zanzibar

Image: Dale Johnson/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

14. 'Halle de Circe' in Eiskogelhohle cave in Salzburg, Austria

Image: Peter Gedei/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

15. Sunrise at Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Image: Jassen T.//National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest

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