Gallery: These Are Some of the Year's Best Images of Earth From Space

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    Madang Province, Papua New Guinea

    Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, March 22, 2013 – Manam Volcano. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Xian, China

    Xian, China, Sept. 24, 2013 – Shiyuan Park. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Schooner Cays, Bahamas

    Schooner Cays, Bahamas, May 26, 2013. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Belfast, Northern Ireland

    Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 3, 2013 – “Wish,” a large-scale art work. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Sochi, Russia

    Sochi, Russia, March 17, 2013 – Site of 2014 winter Olympics. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Doha, Qatar

    Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2013 – Part of an artificial island known as The Pearl, which spans nearly 4 million square meters.(*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Namib Desert, Namibia

    Namib Desert, Namibia, May 13, 2013 – Sossusvlie area. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Aleppo, Syria

    Aleppo, Syria, May 26, 2013 – The Citadel of Aleppo – medieval fortified palace. Interesting optical illusion - rotate 180 degrees and the "hole" becomes a "hill." (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Gwadar coast, Pakistan

    Gwadar coast, Pakistan, Sept. 29, 2013 – New island created by an earthquake in Pakistan. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Arlit Mine, Niger

    Niger, Feb. 13, 2013 – Arlit Uranium Mine. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Mount Vesuvius

    Naples, Italy, Feb. 19, 2013 – Mount Vesuvius. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Galešnjak, Croatia

    Croatia, Feb. 16, 2013 – Galešnjak (Island of Love). (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Hong Kong, China

    Hong Kong, China, May 9, 2013 – Giant rubber duck. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Great Barrier Reef, Australia

    Australia, April 22, 2013 – Great Barrier Reef. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Sur, Oman

    Near the city of Sur, Oman, Feb. 13, 2013 – Massive “green tide." (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Colorado River, Utah

    Utah, USA, April 22, 2013 – Colorado River \*positioned to give an interesting optical illusion. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Versailles, France

    Versailles, France, Aug. 20, 2013 – Palace of Versailles. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Dunalley, Australia

    Dunalley, Australia, Jan. 6, 2013 – Fires, false color image (red = healthy vegetation). (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Valencia, Spain

    Valencia, Spain, July 19, 2013 – Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia and Gulliver Park with an enormous fiberglass model of Lemuel Gulliver trapped. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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    Cuanza River, Angola

    Cuanza River, Angola, April 28, 2013 – Cambambe Dam. (*Image Copyright Digital Globe*)
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