34 aerial photos from around the world in 2012

Oct 17, 2012

34 aerial photos from around the world in 2012

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Sometimes, the best view is from up above. Here’s 34 aerial shots from Brazil to Somalia and even Burning Man in 2012.

: A flock of geese swim in a branch of Yangtze river in Dongtu county, Anhui province, in this aerial view taken October 9, 2012. Picture taken October 9. (Reuters)

: A handout photograph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team shows an aerial view of a typical homestead on the outskirts of the southern Somali port city of Kismayo, on October 4, 2012. (Stuart Price/Reuters)

: A handout photograph released by the African Union-United Nations Information Support Team, shows an aerial view of a Kenyan Navy landing craft beached at low tide to the north of the southern Somali port city of Kismayu, October 4, 2012. (Stuart Price/Reuters)

: An aerial view shows lanterns floating on the Nam River at Jinju on October 2, 2012, during the annual lantern festival. The Jinju Namgang floating lanterns festival runs until 14 October. (Yon Hap/AFP/Getty Images)

: The empty 405 freeway looking southbound running underneath the 10 freeway is shown in this aerial photo in Los Angeles, California September 29, 2012. (Gina Ferazzi/Reuters)

: An aerial view shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship, fishing boats from Taiwan and Taiwan’s Coast Guard vessel sailing side by side near Uotsuri island (top), a part of the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan, Diaoyu in China and Tiaoyutai in Taiwan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 25, 2012. (Kyodo/Reuters)

: The shadow of Air Force One carrying U.S. President Barack Obama flies over marshland while on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport September 24, 2012 in New York. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: An illuminated Marina Bay Street Circuit is seen ahead of the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix, September 17, 2012. (Tim Chong/Reuters)

: Aerial view of a wind energy park near the HUSUM 2012 Wind Energy Trade Fair on September 19, 2012 in Husum, Germany. Germany is investing heavily in onshore and offshore windparks as the country moves to increase its portion of energy derived from renewable sources. (Patrick Lux/Getty Images)

: Mount Gamalama is seen as it spews volcanic ash after it erupted on Indonesia’s Ternate Island September 16, 2012. (Reuters)

: An aerial shot shows Gardens by the Bay in Singapore on September 16, 2012.The 101-hectare Gardens by the Bay situated at the heart of Singapore’s new downtown at Marina Bay has attracted 220,000 visitors since it was officially opened on June 28. (Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images)

: This picture taken on September 15, 2012 shows an aerial view of the wetlands in Chaohu, central China’s Anhui province. A report earlier this year by the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre showed that China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions had soared in 2011. (AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial view photo shows the Irotatheri community in southern Venezuela on September 7, 2012. The Venezuelan government on Friday agreed to lead a delegation of national and international media to Irotatheri after a slaughter of 80 Yanomami natives was reported, presumably caused by illegal mining. (Leo Ramirez/AFP/Getty Images)

: Aerial view of the he Mario Filho “Maracana” stadium, on September 6, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, undergoing refurbishment works ahead of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 and the 2016 Olympic Games. (Ari Versiani/AFP/Getty Images)

: Aerial view shows a corn silo weighed down with car tyres near Trebbin,eastern Germany, on September 4, 2012. (Patrick Pleul/AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial view of the town of Coin and its surroundings, near Malaga, after the passage of a wildfire, on September 1, 2012. (Pedro Armestre/AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial view of the Jurua River, a major tributary of the Amazon and one of the habitats of the Pirarucu, the largest freshwater fish in South America, September 1, 2012. (Bruno Kelly/Reuters)

: A dance party during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0” arts and music festival is seen in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, August 30, 2012. More than 60,000 people from all over the world gathered at the sold out festival, which is celebrating its 26th year. Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

: An aerial view during a fleet race in the America’s Cup World Series on August 23, 2012 in San Francisco, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

: A picture taken on August 22, 2012 shows an aerial view of a mountain fire in the village Dubovo, near southern Serbian town of Zitoradja. An unprecedented drought that has hit the Balkans dealt a serious blow to agriculture, causing grave losses estimated at more than a billion euros in one of the poorest European regions, officials said Saturday. (Nebojsa Markovic/AFP/Getty Images)

: Aerial view of the Citic Pacific iron ore mine workers camp, controlled by controversial billionaire Clive Palmer, in Karratha, Western Australia, in this August 20, 2012 photo. Australia faces a gathering threat to its 21-year run of recession-free growth that will likely require the central bank to cut interest rates to record lows and keep them there for some time, if the winning streak is to stretch to 22. (Jim Reagan/Reuters)

: This handout photo taken on August 8, 2012 and released by the Department of National Defense (DND) shows an aerial shot of flooding around Bulacan, north of Manila. More than a million people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods on August 8, as more monsoon rain fell. (AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial view shows Muslim pilgrims walking around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque of the holy city of Mecca on August 6, 2012. All over the world Muslims are performing one of the five pillars of Islam as they fast from dawn to dusk during the holy month of Ramadan. (Amer Hilabi/AFP/Getty Images)

: Aerial view shows the Olympic Stadium before the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27, 2012. (Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial view shows homes destroyed by the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 27, 2012. Firefighters struggled to beat back a fiercely aggressive wildfire raging at the edge of Colorado Springs that has forced at least 35,000 people from their homes and was nipping at the edges of the U.S. Air Force Academy. (John Wark/Reuters)

: An aerial view of flooded roads and rice paddies in Wakayama, western Japan June 22, 2012, after heavy rain hit the western Japanese city. (Kyodo/Reuters)

: Tall ships depart the Inner Harbor ending the Star Spangled Sailabration on June 20, 2012. (Algerina Perna/Baltimore Sun)

: This aerial view shows spectators crowding Westminster Bridge watching of the 1,000 vessels of all shapes and sizes sailing down the River Thames during the Diamond Jubilee river Pageant in London on June 3, 2012. (Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images)

: An aerial view shows illegal deforestation close to the Amazonia National Park in Itaituba, state of Para May 25, 2012. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

: An aerial view of an oil well site near Watford City, North Dakota is seen in this picture taken May 17, 2012. Many North Dakota oil region residents receive $50,000 or $60,000 a month in oil royalties and some more than $100,000, said David Unkenholz, a senior trust officer at First International Bank & Trust in Watford City. (Ben Garvin/Reuters)

: Rows of trailers used as housing for oil workers are seen in this aerial photo in Williston, North Dakota in this picture taken May 17, 2012. (Ben Garvin/Reuters)

: An aerial view of San Joaquin Sheriff deputies and Department of Justice personnel searching for human remains in an abandoned well near Linden, California is seen in this photo taken February 12, 2012. After more than a decade of silence on death row Wesley Shermantine has begun to speak out about the string of murders – by his count, six dozen – he committed with his childhood friend and partner in crime, Loren Herzog. In a rare step authorized by the state Legislature in hopes of a breakthrough, Shermantine was briefly released under guard from San Quentin State Prison late last month to personally direct FBI agents to sites where he claimed to have disposed of more of his victims, September 30, 2012. (Craig Sanders/Reuters)

: An aerial view shows the snow covered church of the village of Jenisberg near the Swiss mountain resort of Davos January 23, 2012. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)

: A handout aerial view taken and released on January 14, 2012 by Italian Guardia de Finanza shows the Costa Concordia, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio, on late January 13. Three people died and several were missing after the ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground. (Italian Guardia de Finanza via AFP/Getty Images)

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