Images Dated 18th July 2014

Pylons of Princes Pier

Pylons of Princes Pier. Princes Pier was constructed between 1912 and 1915 to complement the neighbouring Station Pier and until 1969 was the arrival point for many new migrants. Destroyed by a series of fires in the 1990s and 2000s, the pier is currently under restoration and the pylons have been preserved and serve as a marker for the historic site. Port Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus)

Hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus), close, showing the thin beak that can extract meat from bones, and also get insects. Zoo animal. Origin: Mauritania east to Ethiopia, and south to Namibia and South Africa

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Gosse Bluff

Gosse Bluff, a meteorite crater created by a massive cosmic impact about 130 million years ago. The ramparts 250 m high and inner crater 4 km wide represents the base of a rebound splash that formed far below the vaporisation chamber and remained frozen in the subterranean strata until it was gradually revealed by erosion. Tnorala Conservation Reserve, Missionary Plain, Northern Territory, Australia

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