Source Article: 27 Awe-Inspiring Views of Earth from Above
"Flying over the coast of Maui on the way back home from Kona."
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"The Italian Alps from the plane while flying to Venice."
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"Lift-off from Bora Bora headed to Moorea."
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"Swirling icebergs paint the north Atlantic ocean, taken enroute from Dubai to New York."
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"I snapped this incredible sunset from the plane window on our way to Philadelphia from Detroit. A beautiful beginning to a wonderful trip!"
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"The 45 minute trip from San Jose to Puerto Jimenez by prop plane is amazingly scenic. This shot is on Costa Rica's Pacific coast near Uvita."
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"These mysterious circles occur in some of the desert areas in Namibia. We flew over them as we approached the runway for our lodge in the Namib Rand."
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"From downtown Seattle, Lake Washington, Bellevue, and all the way to the Cascade Mountains—a perfect view of the Northwest."
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"It's worth the price of a ticket to fly from Sacramento to Portland, Oregon. On a clear day, a window seat on the right side of the plane will entertain you with spectacular views of the mountains."
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"Approaching Iguazu Falls in Brazil, the pilot did a fly over. What a view!"
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"During the initial approach to Fort Lauderdale, I found Jupiter high in the sky."
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"Flying into Phoenix."
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"An aerial view of some of Bora Bora's overwater bungalows on the lagoon."
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"During a helicopter ride over Kauai's Na Pali coast, a rainstorm rolled through and left a spectacular, complete double-rainbow."
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"This photo of Mt. Everest was taken from the window of our airplane, returning from Bhutan to India. Breathtaking!"
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"I was magnificently fortunate enough to get a window seat on our flight from Chicago to Málaga—and to be conscious when we were directly above the beautiful country as the sun came up."
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"Flying from Lima to Iquitos, Peru, the setting sun cast a golden glow on the Amazon River below."
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"This is a view of Oroville Dam and marina nearby in northern California. The lake usually has a low water line. Does it remind you of a large bathtub?"
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"This photo of Utah's Great Salt Lake was taken through the airplane window. Luckily, I had a clean one."
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"As the plane decends into the Sacramento airport, the views can be stunning."
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"This photo of Kekaha Kai State Park beach on the Big Island was taken from an island hopper plane from Maui."
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"View of tribal compound in Kenya from the air. Animals are kept in at night to keep them away from predators."
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"The Chilean Andes just north of the Torres del Paine National Park."
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"View from an airplane window heading to Coron, Palawan, Philippines."
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"Greenland at sunset."
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"The wind blows ferociously down the Columbia River Gorge. Farms have sprung up on both the Oregon and Washington sides to capture its power."
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