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9 Aug 2003 - 19:08 - 143,003 views * *

The Golden Gate Bridge stands at the entrance to San Francisco Bay, linking the city of San Francisco with Marin County. It was opened in 1937 - then the largest suspension bridge in the world. The span is some 1280m (4200ft) and the two towers stand 230m (746ft) above the water.

27 Jul 2003 - 05:02 - 13,579 views * *

The Navy Pier in Chicago is a 3000ft long pier on the shoreline of Lake Michigan. The pier was built in 1916 to accommodate package freight vessels and excursion steamers. The current layout of bars, restaurants, shops, exhibition halls and audtoria was built in the 1990s.
 
The photograph here is of the 150-foot high Ferris Wheel, lit up at night.

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One of the most spectacular sunrises I have ever seen was at the Grand Canyon during the summer of 2003. There had been a lot of thunderstorms the day before and we weren't expecting much, but there was just enough of a gap in the clouds on the horizon for the sun to shine through. The photo is taken from the South Rim of the Canyon with the North Rim in silhouette.

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This photo was taken after a rather chaotic destruction derby at the end of a day of racing at the Dover Raceway.

6 Jul 2005 - 21:26 - 8,421 views * * *

Stunning clouds made for a particularly impressive sunset over London. The shapes of buildings alondside the River Thames can be seen in silhouette, including the characteristic shape of 30 St. Mary Axe (otherwise known as The Gherkin).

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Glastonbury Tor is a hill rising from the surrounding Somerset Levels. The church tower on top of the Tor is all that remains of St. Michael's Church. The Tor is associated with mythology in that it is the supposed burial place of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere. Chalice Well is a spring that is one of the supposed locations of the Holy Grail.

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The Adonis Blue butterfly is usually only seen over short chalk grassland in southern England. This is a male adonis, photographed in the Downs above the Channel Tunnel terminal in Folkestone, Kent.