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  • Shrouded in early morning mist young "Pansaleo" native indians high in the Andeas mountain range tend to their sheep near Angamarca town, Ecuador.
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  • Native indian farmers riding on donkeys  through the town of Angamarca heading for the market, Ecuador.
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  • A male snowboarder jumps over a deep crevasse on the 24th January 2011 in La Plagne in France. La Plagne is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise.
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  • Three snowboarders walking in fresh snow on the 21st June 2015 in Bjorkliden in Sweden. Bjorkliden is a ski-resort in Kiruna Municipality, Lappland, Sweden, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle.
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  • Bjorkliden village and Lake Tornetrask on the 15th April 2014 in Bjorkliden in Sweden. Bjorkliden is a small ski-resort in Kiruna Municipality, Lappland, Sweden, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle. Shot on 120mm negative.
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  • Local farmer tends crops in a fertile field on his smallholding, located on the slopes of the Vesuvius volcano, seen in the distance which last erupted in 1944.   Tending his plants on land near Somma Vesuviana, his family have owned for generations, he and his elderly family would choose to stay if the volcano erupts again. "There would be no modern precedent for an evacuation of this magnitude," says Giuseppe Mastrolorenzo at the Vesuvius Volcano Observatory in Naples. "This is why Vesuvius is the most dangerous volcano in the world."
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  • The Dolomites mountain Sassongher (2,665m) in the background with spiked fences in the town of Corvara during the summer walking season in south Tyrol, northern Italy. of the the Dolomites resort town of Corvara during the summer walking season in south Tyrol, northern Italy. Corvara is the main center of Alta Badia, a prestigious tourist area located at the top end of the Val Badia, surrounded by the peaks of the Dolomites mountains. Corvara (German: Corvara or Kurfar; Italian: Corvara in Badia) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Bolzano.
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  • Cyclists rest by a large wooden mountain bike sculpture in the town of Corvara during the summer walking season in south Tyrol, northern Italy. Corvara is the main center of Alta Badia, a prestigious tourist area located at the top end of the Val Badia, surrounded by the peaks of the Dolomites mountains. Corvara (German: Corvara or Kurfar; Italian: Corvara in Badia) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Bolzano.
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  • Cyclists rest by a large wooden mountain bike sculpture in the town of Corvara during the summer walking season in south Tyrol, northern Italy. Corvara is the main center of Alta Badia, a prestigious tourist area located at the top end of the Val Badia, surrounded by the peaks of the Dolomites mountains. Corvara (German: Corvara or Kurfar; Italian: Corvara in Badia) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Bolzano.
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  • Snow on the mountain tops of Valbona Valley National Park on the 12th of December 2018, high above the town of Bajram Curri, Albania. Bajram Curri is a town located in northern Albania, very close to the border with Kosovo, in a remote, mostly mountainous region.
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  • Children play games in a school playground in Bajram Curri with snow topped mountain in the Valbona Valley National Park behind on the 12th of December 2018, Albania. Bajram Curri is a town located in northern Albania, very close to the border with Kosovo, in a remote, mostly mountainous region. The town is named after Bajram Curri, a national hero who fought for ethnic Albanians, first against the Ottoman Empire and later against the Albanian government.
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  • Looking north, an aerial view of the rural town of Kamnik in central Slovenia, on 26th June 2018, in Kamnik, Slovenia. As one of the oldest towns in Slovenia, Kamnik was first mentioned in the 11th century. It was later first mentioned as a town in 1229, at the time when it was an important trading post along the route between Ljubljana and Celje. To the north are the mountain peaks of the Julian Alps that border Slovenia with Austria.
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  • Looking north, an aerial view of the rural town of Kamnik in central Slovenia, on 26th June 2018, in Kamnik, Slovenia. As one of the oldest towns in Slovenia, Kamnik was first mentioned in the 11th century. It was later first mentioned as a town in 1229, at the time when it was an important trading post along the route between Ljubljana and Celje. To the north are the mountain peaks of the Julian Alps that border Slovenia with Austria.
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  • A street scene in Bajram Curri with snow topped mountain in the Valbona Valley National Park behind on the 12th of December 2018, Albania. Bajram Curri is a town located in northern Albania, very close to the border with Kosovo, in a remote, mostly mountainous region. The town is named after Bajram Curri, a national hero who fought for ethnic Albanians, first against the Ottoman Empire and later against the Albanian government.
    Albania-Northern-Region-4025.jpg
  • A mountain of slate waste is seen above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 2nd October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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  • A mountain of slate waste is seen above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 2nd October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-30-02-10-2021.jpg
  • Mount Sassongher (2,665m) in the background of the the Dolomites resort town of Corvara during the summer walking season in south Tyrol, northern Italy. Corvara is the main center of Alta Badia, a prestigious tourist area located at the top end of the Val Badia, surrounded by the peaks of the Dolomites mountains. Corvara (German: Corvara or Kurfar; Italian: Corvara in Badia) is a comune (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Bolzano.
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  • Cable car terrace panaorama above the Siusi plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walkers can enjoy panoramic views of the peaks like Sassalungo that envelope the location. The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • A mountain top footpath signpost above a Liechtenstein valley with the town of Nendeln below. The tiny landlocked alpine principality has 400 kilometers (250 miles) of well prepared and marked hiking paths high up in the mountains and down in the valley. Typically, a one-hour route starts from Nendeln post office and goes to Oberstädtle on forest paths then to Nendler on narrow mountain path, to Brunnenbühl through forest to Planken.
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  • Mustafa, aged 19 (although he is unsure of exact age) is a labourer on the Turquoise Mountain project rebuilding the old town centre, Murad khane. He is single and lives with his parents. The monkey is called Shadi. <br />
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 “Before Turquoise Mountain came here it was very bad. Everywhere smelt, it was full of rubbish and the sewage – people just threw it out in front of their houses - Before I was just polishing shoes, now I get $5 dollars a day.”<br />
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 The charity was set up by Rory Stewart. He was asked personally by Prince Charles to take on the task of rebuilding the ancient heart of Kabul. His charity using local labour and the goodwill of the community is substantially into the task and has also set up a school training Afghans in traditional crafts. The area had literally been turned into a rubbish dump, now though using ancient skills the buildings are being restored to their former glory, Stewart is hopeful that he can contribute significantly to the local economy.
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  • Landscape view from the town on 13th September 2017 in Evisa, Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
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  • Landscape view from the town on 13th September 2017 in Evisa, Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
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  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa, Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
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  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa, Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
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  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa, Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
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  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa on 14th September 2017 in Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
    20170914_corsica_A_050.jpg
  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa on 14th September 2017 in Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
    20170914_corsica_A_051.jpg
  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa on 14th September 2017 in Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
    20170914_corsica_A_048.jpg
  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa, Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
    20170914_corsica merge_F0002.jpg
  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa, Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
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  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa on 14th September 2017 in Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
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  • High sun looking down into a mist filled valley creates a shadow of the mountain above and a camera obscura effect, showing a figure inside a circular rainbow in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, France. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France The most beautiful villages of France association. Its position, originally selected for defense, perched on a steep cliff 100 m above the river has helped make the town one of the most popular tourist destinations in the department.
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  • High sun looking down into a mist filled valley creates a shadow of the mountain above and a camera obscura effect, showing a figure inside a circular rainbow in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, France. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France The most beautiful villages of France association. Its position, originally selected for defense, perched on a steep cliff 100 m above the river has helped make the town one of the most popular tourist destinations in the department.
    20171231_saint cirq lapopie shadow f...jpg
  • High sun looking down into a mist filled valley creates a shadow of the mountain above and a camera obscura effect, showing a figure inside a circular rainbow in St Cirq-Lapopie, France. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France The most beautiful villages of France association. Its position, originally selected for defense, perched on a steep cliff 100 m above the river has helped make the town one of the most popular tourist destinations in the department.
    20171231_saint cirq lapopie shadow f...jpg
  • High sun looking down into a mist filled valley creates a shadow of the mountain above and a camera obscura effect, showing a figure inside a circular rainbow in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, France. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France 'The most beautiful villages of France' association. Its position, originally selected for defense, perched on a steep cliff 100 m above the river has helped make the town one of the most popular tourist destinations in the department.
    20171231_saint cirq lapopie shadow f...jpg
  • High sun looking down into a mist filled valley creates a shadow of the mountain above and a camera obscura effect, showing a figure inside a circular rainbow in St Cirq-Lapopie, France. Saint-Cirq-Lapopie is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. It is a member of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France The most beautiful villages of France association. Its position, originally selected for defense, perched on a steep cliff 100 m above the river has helped make the town one of the most popular tourist destinations in the department.
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  • Women buying rice and pulses in a food shop along the main street through the centre of Besishahar on the 10th of March 2020, Besishahar, Lamjung District, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Besishahar is a small town, municipality and the district headquarters of Lamjung District in Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal.
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  • Bags of rice, pulses and spices on offer in a food shop along the main street through the centre of Besishahar on the 10th of March 2020, Besishahar, Lamjung District, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Besishahar is a small town, municipality and the district headquarters of Lamjung District in Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal.
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  • Men dig a trench for a pipe during road works along the main street through the centre of Besishahar on the 10th of March 2020, Besishahar, Lamjung District, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Besishahar is a small town, municipality and the district headquarters of Lamjung District in Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal
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  • A hardware shop along the main street through the centre of Besishahar on the 10th of March 2020, Besishahar, Lamjung District, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Besishahar is a small town, municipality and the district headquarters of Lamjung District in Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal.
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  • A school bus passes road works along the main street through the centre of Besishahar on the 10th of March 2020, Besishahar, Lamjung District, Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal. Besishahar is a small town, municipality and the district headquarters of Lamjung District in Gandaki Pradesh, Nepal.
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  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa, Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
    20170914_corsica_B_033.jpg
  • Landscape view from the town of Evisa on 14th September 2017 in Corsica, France. Evisa is a central location for walkers who come to walk to the Gorges de Spelunca which are below in the distance. Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean and one of the 18 regions of France. It is located southeast of the French mainland and west of the Italian Peninsula.
    20170914_corsica_A_058.jpg
  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-94-05-10-2021.jpg
  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-93-05-10-2021.jpg
  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-92-05-10-2021.jpg
  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-89-05-10-2021.jpg
  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-90-05-10-2021.jpg
  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-87-05-10-2021.jpg
  • Derelict building ruins stand on Welsh a mountain top, a century after it was part of the slate industry, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-84-05-10-2021.jpg
  • The French mountain resort of Avoriaz on 23rd March 2017 in the heart of the Portes du Soleil / Commune of Morzine in France.
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  • A pyramid memorial in the cemetery of St. Marys Church and in the distance, the 2,928ft mountain Cader Idris, on 12th September 2018, in Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales.
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  • The Spanish, Andalucian and EU flags fly high over city of Granada on top of Alhambra's Torre de la Vela (Watchtower). In a strong mountain breeze the fabric whips on their flagpoles as the sun is placed behind, allowing the backlighting to give this landscape a sense of nationalism and patriotism. The stars of the EU member countries and Spain's national flag rise above the distant homes in this Andalucian city.
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  • Seen from across a hillside opposite, we see the rising and imposing steeple of the L'église de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame church (1717 ) in Ban-de-Laveline in the Vosges mountain of eastern France. Through fast-clearing mist, the spire is a beautiful early morning sight amongst the evergreen forests on the far hills.
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  • Lea Valley Velopark during the coronavirus pandemic on the 7th May 2020 in London, United Kingdom. The Velodrome remains to be the only venue in the world where you can experience BMX, track and mountain biking.
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  • The rusting remains of a vehicle from the slate mining industry lies surrounded by slate waste, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-81-05-10-2021.jpg
  • The rusting remains of a vehicle from the slate mining industry lies surrounded by slate waste, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-80-05-10-2021.jpg
  • The rusting remains of a vehicle from the slate mining industry lies surrounded by slate waste, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
    blaenau_ffestiniog-76-05-10-2021.jpg
  • An aerial landscape that overlooks the Tatra mountains in the Polish town of Koscielisko, on 16th September 2019, near Zakopane, Malopolska, Poland.
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  • The streets of Bethesda overlooked by the nearby slate quarry and Snowdonia in Gwynedd, Wales. The population of Bethesda is currently around only 4,327 according to a 2001 census.
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  • Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the French Alps on 20th March 2017
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  • Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the French Alps on 20th March 2017
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  • Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the French Alps on 20th March 2017
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  • Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the French Alps on 20th March 2017
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  • The streets of Bethesda overlooked by the nearby slate quarry and Snowdonia in Gwynedd, Wales. The population of Bethesda is currently around only 4,327 according to a 2001 census.
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  • The streets of Bethesda overlooked by the nearby slate quarry and Snowdonia in Gwynedd, Wales. The population of Bethesda is currently around only 4,327 according to a 2001 census.
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  • The streets of Bethesda overlooked by the nearby slate quarry and Snowdonia in Gwynedd, Wales. The population of Bethesda is currently around only 4,327 according to a 2001 census.
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  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Visitors to the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) at the top of the cable car station at Piz Sorega, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Standing at the highest point of the vast grassland meadow, they admire the panoramic scenery and await the time to descend again. The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
    siusi_dolomites56-15-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Skiing hotel in summer on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Sunbathing deckchairs for resting hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hiking trails signposts on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hikers and cyclists on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
    siusi_dolomites31-15-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Hikers and their children on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Netball net landscape on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, hikers and their children are treated to panoramic views of the peaks and many platy areas to encourage a younger generation into the wilderness. The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Childrens' sandpit landscape on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, hikers and their children are treated to panoramic views of the peaks and many platy areas to encourage a younger generation into the wilderness. The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
    siusi_dolomites24-15-07-2015_1.jpg
  • Sunbathing deckchairs for resting hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Childrens' sandpit landscape on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, hikers and their children are treated to panoramic views of the peaks and many platy areas to encourage a younger generation into the wilderness. The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • A lone hiker on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Visitors look out over the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) at the top of the cable car station at Piz Sorega, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Standing at the highest point of the vast grassland meadow, they take photos and admire the panoramic scenery. The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Visitors look out over the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) at the top of the cable car station at Piz Sorega, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Standing at the highest point of the vast grassland meadow, they take photos and admire the panoramic scenery. The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • Hikers on the Alpe di Siusi (German: Seiser Alm) plateau, above the South Tyrolean town of Ortisei-Sankt Ulrich in the Dolomites, Italy. Walking along one of the dozens of paths, these hikers enjoy panoramic views of the peaks that envelope the location.  The Alpe di Siusi is the biggest high-alpine pasture in Europe with a surface of 57 km² and its altitude range from 1680 to 2350 m above sea level. This high-alpine pasture is located in the heart of the Dolomites surrounded by the Sasso Lungo Mountain Group, the Sciliar Nature Park, and the Catinaccio Mountain Group, the Northern Alps and the Sciliar Mountain Massif with Santner Peak.
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  • In afternoon sunshine, autumn leaves and far away mountains with light cloud on their peaks are viewed from across a clear valley landscape, seen from the roadside near Levidi in Arcadia, between Tripolis and Argos on the Peloponnese region of south-western Greece. At 850m above sea level, pine forests and the slopes of the Mainalo mountains (a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 from north to south (southwest of Tripolis to NE of Vytina), surrounds the town which lies to the west. The valley contains potato agriculture and mixed farming and extends up to near Kandila. The athlete called Androsthenes was from Maenalus, won gold at the ancient Olympics in 420 and 416 BC.
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  • An wide aerial landscape of Ghandruk (also Gandruk), a town and Village in Kaski District in the Gandaki Zone of northern-central Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,748 persons living in 1,013 individual households. Situated in what is known as the Annapurna Sanctuary (conservation region), a 55-km-long massif whose highest point, Annapurna I, stands at 8,091 m (26,538 ft), making it the 10th-highest summit in the world. The village is also a stopping-off point for trekkers and backpackers who pass-by on their way to the walk in high peaks. The Mountain Region (Parbat in Nepali) is situated at 4,000 meters or more above sea level. Houses and dwellings are substantial structures with properties well-swept and well-maintained.
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  • With slate mountains dominating above, an aerial view of houses in the industrial revolution-era town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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  • A slate mine track descends towards the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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  • A slate mine track descends towards the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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  • Streets and houses in the industrial revolution-era town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 3rd October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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  • An electricity pylon and conductors stand above the Welsh town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 2nd October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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  • Streets and houses in the industrial revolution-era town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 3rd October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.  Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images
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  • With slate mountains dominating above, an aerial view of houses in the industrial revolution-era town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, on 5th October 2021, in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, Wales. The derelict slate mines around Blaenau Ffestiniog in north Wales were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021. The industry’s heyday was the 1890s when the Welsh slate industry employed approximately 17,000 workers, producing almost 500,000 tonnes of slate a year, around a third of all roofing slate used in the world in the late 19th century. Only 10% of slate was ever of good enough quality and the surrounding mountains now have slate waste and the ruined remains of machinery, workshops and shelters have changed the landscape for square miles.
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