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Winners : Wiki Loves Earth 2015

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Pakistan Austria

Portugal Germany

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Pakistan

1st place:2015 winner comes from Lower Kachura Lake, a popular tourist destination in Central Karakoram National Park, Skardu, Pakistan. — Image by Zaeem Siddiq

42nd place: a view of the Laurisilva (laurel forest) of Madeira, Portugal. — Photo by Jnvalves

53rd place: the Alpine ibex (Capra ibex), or Steinbock, in an Austrian national park in the Hohe Tauern mountain range. —Photo by Bernd Thaller

64th place: a spider (Misumena vatia) with a freshly killed bee in the Bratental nature reserve, near Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany. — Photo by Suhaknoke

75th place: a European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) in Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia. — Photo by Elgollimoh

86th place: Carpathian Biosphere Reserve, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. — Photo by Vian and retouched by Iifar

97th place: Wolayer See and surrounding area, Carinthia, Austria. — Photo by Gerald Köstl

108th place: cormorants at dusk on the pond of Vaccarès, France. — Photo by Ddeveze,

119th place: limestone stalagmites inside the Anhumas Abyss, Brasil. — Photo by Caio Vilela

1210th place: High Tatras as seen from the Polish Spisz, Tatry Natura 2000 Special Area of Conservation, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. — Photo by Łukasz Śmigasiewicz

1311th place: Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), Salines de Thyna Ramsar site, Tunisia. — Photo by Elgollimoh

1412th place: Khlong Lan Waterfall, Khlong Lan National Park, Kamphaeng Phet Province, Thailand. — Photo by Khunkay

1513th place: the Malakatyn River at Bolshoy Lyakhovsky Island, part of the Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve, Sakha, Russia. — Photo by Boris Solovyev

1614th place: Morning in Tolkuse bog, Luitemaa Nature Conservation Area, Pärnu County, Estonia. — Photo by Märt Kose

1715th place: Lines left after skiing on the snowy slopes of Baba Mountain, Pelister National Park, Macedonia. — Photo by Ptahhotep,

18Special nomination: Apis Mellifera drone—moment at birth, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil. This image received a high rating from the jurors, but as it was not taken in a protected area, it was not eligible for an award. — Photo by Jonathan Wilkins

Special nomination

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Finalists Algeria

The symbol of parks of Guelma| by Yaco24

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Algeria

"landscape of Djebel Chélia (Aurès)" by Hamza-sia

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Algeria

Sand Dune at the Cultural Park of Ahaggar, southern Algeria| by Hamza-sia

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Andorra & Catalan-speaking areas

Landscape of mountainous region Collsacabra from the plateau El Far, by Mikipons

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Andorra & Catalan-speaking areas

Sunset in Prades Mountains, with the reservoir and the Romanesque church of Siurana, by Aleixcarapeix

24Larch (Larix decidua), natural monument in Styria, by Friedrich Beren

Austria

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Austria

nature reserve Totes Gebirge in Styria, by Mittermair

26Shahdag National Park (Qusar),Author: Khagani Hasanov1988

Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan

Afurja waterfall (Quba), Author: Orkhan567

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Brazil

Araucarias under the stars in Rio Grande do Sul Guilherme Becker

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Brazil

Dunes in Lençois Maranhenses National Park - Maranhão Artur Warchavchik

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Bulgaria

Evening view at the Belogradchik Rocks (Interact-Bulgaria)

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Bulgaria

Great egret inhabiting the lower current of the Ropotamo river (Zhivko Dimitrov)

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Estonia

Mähu boulders in Lahemaa National Park. Ireen Trummer

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Estonia

Taevaskoda. Külli Kolina

34North Coast of the island of Ushant, located in the Parc naturel régional d’Armorique| by Rémi Turban

France

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France

"Néouvielle National Nature Reserve, Gourg de Rabas. View on the pic de Bugatet" by Pascal Pujo

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Germany

"Alcedo atthis in flight" by User:Joefrei

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Germany

"Dachshöhle near Wackersberg, Bad Tölz" by User:Rolandphoto

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Iraq

A small lake on the top of Hassan-Bagg mountain in Soran District by User:Mustafa Khayat

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Iraq

View from mountains of Dolloy Malalkan in Erbil Governorate by User:Mustafa Khayat

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Macedonia

View of Kozjak Lake by User:Bogoevski

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Macedonia

A common swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio machaon) Matka Canyon by User:Tashkoskim

42As the sun fades away you get to see a real beauty, you get to see some deer, you can’t actually see any details but their silhouettes glazing within the sun rays| by Anass ERRIHANI

Morocco

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Morocco

Toubkal/High Atlas Mountains| by Anass ERRIHANI

44A view from chisapani by User:Bijaya2043.

Nepal

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Nepal

View from Sarangkot to Annapurna Conservation Area by User:Q-lieb-in.

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Pakistan

"Jabba_Zomalu_Lake,.JPG" by User:K.Night.Visitant

47"Shounter_Vally" by User:Zahidgenio

Pakistan

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Palestine

Palestine sunbird in Sebastia by Yazeed Abu Gazal

49Snow in Beitillu by Ramadan9044

Palestine

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Poland

Suwałki Landscape Park near Szurpiły by user:Pawel Wojtyczka

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Pieniny, by user:Qvidemus

Poland

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Portugal

Morning fog in the Serra da Estrela, Portugal. By Sara Bento

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Portugal

Monte do Paio, Southwest coast. By Fallingpt

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Russia

Iceberg at Franz Josef Land Reserve, by Nixette

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Russia

Lake Frolikha in Buryatia, by Mousesanya

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Serbia

Natural park Golija.Author: Palolem

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Serbia

Special natural reservat Uvac. Author: Vladimir Mijailović

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Spain

Spanish ibex (Capra pyrenaica) during winter in the mountain range of Iberian System in the province of Teruel. By Bruno Duran

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Spain

Window to the magic Garajonay National Park, La Gomera, Canary Islands. By Josevi11

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Syria

?? by Raghad.kabtool

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Syria

?? by Ayla Barroud

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Switzerland

Thunder of Lake Maggiore by Ale72forWiki

63Limmernsee with the cablecar to erect the Muttsee dam by Caumasee

Switzerland

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Thailand

Sunrise and morning fog at Phu Langka, Tham Sakoen National Park, Phayao, by Khunkay

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Thailand

Wild elephants walking up a road in the area of Khao Yai National Park, by Khunkay

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Tunisia

Dead tree at the Wadi Rmel Author: Mohamed Gouli

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Tunisia

Scarlet dragonfly (Cap Bon),Author: Mohamed Gouli

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Ukraine

Kinburn sandbar, Ochakiv Raion, Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine.Author: Анна Стрижекінь

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Ukraine

Carpathian National Nature Park, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine.Author: Robert-Erik

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Uruguay

A fisherman comes back from the calm waters of the Uruguay River in Esteros de Farrapos in Uruguay. By La gringa Ceci

71October 18, 2015 王文堯 Kaohsiung Taiwan R.O.C All photos were taken from Wiki Loves Earth 2015.

Uruguay

Ranch in the dunes in the north of Cabo Polonio, in Rocha, Uruguay. By Robedu

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