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 alpine snow melt, French Alps 
Alpine stream in summer carries sediment from melted glacier ice in the geomorphologically young and active Southern French Alps (Blanc Glacier), France. E56.21s		 coastal erosion at mouth of Baffle Creek 
Bank erosion in dynamic estuary mouth has undermined this mature mangrove tree, victim of the changing shape of the waterway as it meets the sea, Baffle Creek, Central Queensland, Australia. Q2.18s		 Intertidal sand flats, Carmilla 
Intertidal sand flats at the mouth of Carmila Creek, North Queensland, Australia, part of extensive intertidal habitat in Broad Sound, an area of extreme tidal range, strong currents and large, shifting sand banks. Q7.18s		 Ice bridge at foot of glacier 
Ice cave melting from the leading edge of an alpine glacier in Blanc Glacier, Southern French Alps, France. Rocks gouged from the sides of the glacier valley are carried with the ice flow and deposited in a terminal moraine. E58.1s
Katajuta (Olgas) Northern Territory 
Curious rounded domes of Katajuta (The Olgas), Central Australia, a deeply weathered outcrop of arkose rock geologically similar to and close to Uluru (Ayer's Rock), but very different in shape. S23.9s		 Sandblow on coastal barrier dune, Fraser Island 
A sand blow or mobile sand dune on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, a huge sand island & World Heritage site with dynamic sandscapes, lakes and wetlands, but also stable & ancient rainforests, all growing on sand. F16.2s		 Tidal flats in Moreton Bay Marine Park 
Bayside intertidal flats provide rich feeding grounds for flocks of transequatorial migratory shorebirds or waders of East Asia Flyway on their southern hemisphere wintering grounds (Moreton Bay Marine Park, a Ramsar Wetland, Australia). W10.9s		 Coastal landforms around Wewak, Papua Niugini 
Coastal landforms around the town of Wewak, tropical coast of East Sepik Provence, Papua New Guinea, surrounded by productive tropical waters of Bismark Sea and coral reefs. I76.2s		 Seacoast at Yapoon with Kepple Island 
Seacoast of rocky headland and sandy embayment, a common coastal landform, at Yeppoon, Capricorn Coast of Queensland, Australia, with the Kepple Islands in the background. CQ38.18s
Mound Spring, Great Artesian Basin 
Mound spring, an overflow valve of the Great Artesian Basin near Eulo, western Qld, Australia. Artesian water which collects on an aquifer (rock strata) hundreds of metres below ground underlies the dry plains of inland Australia, providing stock water, the basis of the inland economy. This mound springs lies in a 'canegrass swamp' vegetated by canegrass Eragrostis australasica and small fern Nardoo Marsilea sp., and fringed by Yapunyah trees Eucalyptus ochrophloia. S99.1s		 Rainforest mountain stream, Purling Brook 
Mountain stream in subtropical rainforest with palms, vines, birdlife etc in Springbrook National Park, in the magnificent World Heritage Border Ranges region of South-east Queensland, Australia, hinterland of the Gold Coast tourist strip. C94.3s		 Aerial of desert salina 
Desert salina or salt lake flooded from infrequent rains, blue-green from algae which indicates salty mineral laden water rich in zooplankton and other aquatic life which supports huge waterbird populations. Lake Wyara, outback Australia. S109.16		 alpine scree slope 
Talus or scree slope, produced by successive rock falls, Blanc Glacier, southern French Alps, France, typical of steeply sloping rock faces, particularly where frost weathering occurs. E56.24s		 U-shaped glacial valley, Cairngorms 
Ecotourists hill-walking in the typical glaciated landforms of the Cairngorm Mountains, Scottish Highlands, U.K., with U-shaped valley at 700m limit of former treeline. E55.12s
delta wetland patterns, Fitzroy River 
Dendritic patterns of deltaic islands, channels, mangroves and intertidal flats typical of river deltas, in part of the Fitzroy River Delta wetland complex, Queensland, Australia, created by alluvial deposits during eons of seasonal floods. Q2.24s		 Dry bed of a desert salina 
Driftwood and kangaroo tracks on the now dry, salt encrusted bed of a desert salina or salt lake in far wesern New South Wales, Australia.6x4.5cm S22e		 Lookout from tertiary volcanic Minerva Hills 
View from Mt. Zamia in Minerva Hills National Park, one of the scenic volcanic-derived landscapes in central Queensland, Australia. Minerva Hills, near Springsure, are remnants of volcanic disturbance 27-30 million years ago and contain plutonic dykes and plugs. CQ30.18s

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