Solheimjökull - an outlet glacier of the Mýrdalsjökull Icecap, the 4th largest in Iceland - here with the volcanic drift sediments from the Katla Volcano thereupon - Southern region of Iceland.

Fjallssárlón (Mountain Lagoon) - a glacial tarn (lake), formed and sourced by the Fjallsjökull (Mountain Glacier), an outlet glacier streaming and calving between the Ærfjall and Breiðamerkurfjall (mountains) - with distal amongst the clouds is the ridge along the Antafjall (mountain), along the northeastern flank of Iceland's 3rd largest central volcano, the ice-capped Öræfajökull - Eastern region of Iceland.

Látrabjarg (cliff) - which extends southeastward directly from the Bjargtangar (point), the westernmost promontory or headland of Iceland - here along Europe's largest seabird nesting cliff, extending for about 8 mi. (13 km) and which near-vertically drops around 1,300 ft. (400 m) at its highest point into the Irminger Sea, of the far North Atlantic - Westfjords region of Iceland.

Öskjuvatn (Lake Askja) - a sunken crater and a central volcano in the Dyngjufjöll (mountains) - the surface area of the lake is around 4 mi² (10 km²) and the 2nd deepest in Iceland at about 720 ft (220 m) - here amongst the barren volcanic rock of fallen talus boulders, displaying a high content of felspar and silica (felsic rock) - and adjacent the green algae growth upon the submerged volcanic rock substrate at a laug (warm spring) - located in the Highlands area at about 3,455 ft. (1,053 m), in the Vatnajökull National Park - Northeast region of Iceland.

Paklencia National Park - along the trail to Manita Pec Cave - viewing NW up the Velika (Grand) Paklenica Valley, a karst river canyon, meandering about 9 mi, (14 km) along the southern slopes of the Velebit Mountain - here beyond the slope of Vidakov (L), to Orlov Peak (R), then between distal to Vaganski Peak (above the sunlight patch), rising about 5,764 ft. (1,757 m) - Zadar county - N Dalmatia region - Croatia - NW Balkan Peninsula - Eastern Europe.

Waitakere Ranges Regional Park - Piha Domaine - Auckland region (western area) - North Island - New Zealand.

Army Bay - Shakespear Regional Park - Whangaparaoa Peninsula - here amongst the sedimentary mudstone and sandstone rock, with veins of iron oxide mineral along the eroded seacliff - Auckland region (Pacific side) - North Island - New Zealand.

East Cape - the easternmost point of New Zealand - here atop Otiki Hill rising about 470 ft. (144 m) above the distal Whangaokeno Island (East Island) - Gisborne region - North Island.

Along the Lake Waikareiti Track (southern section) - Te Urewera (now a "Personhood" of the Tohoe people), once a National Park until 2014 - Hawkes Bay region - North Island - New Zealand.

Day's first rays upon Waikawau Beach - from the black silica sand to the distal waves breaking upon Ngarupupu Point, adjacent the Flax and Cabbage Tree cloaked slope along the Tasman Sea - Waikato region - North Island - New Zealand.

Fallen boulders along the steep coastal cliff shoreline, viewing SE near sunset to the distal Kaupokonui Head - Taranaki region - Tasaman Sea - North Island - New Zealand.

Mt. Ngauruhoe - an active strata volcano, rising to about 7,500 ft. (2,286 m), 2nd highest peak on North Island. As see from here along the Tongariro Alpine Crossing track, viewing SWward at about 6,035 ft. (1,840 m) from the saddle which connects and forms the crater rim with Mt. Tongariro to the NW - Tongariro NP - Manawatu-Wanganui region - North Island - New Zealand.

Sea arch and driftwood along the rocky coast of Pukerua Bay, in route to Wairaka Point - Wellington region (western area) - North Island - New Zealand.

Hjörleifshöfði (Hjörleifur´s Headland) - an igneous rock promotory standing about 722 ft. (220 m) above the black volcanic glacial outwash basin of the Mýrdalssandur below - this is the southernmost area of mainland Iceland, 17th largest island on Earth, and 2nd largest in Europe.

Hraunhafnartangi - the northernmost point of mainland Iceland - upon the Melrakkaslétta Peninsula - about 1 mi. (1.6 km) south of the Arctic Circle - here along the volcanic rock shoreline, amongst the tidepools and halophytic alga (kelp) vegetation during late ebb tide, with the Iceland Sea and Arctic Ocean beyond - Northeastern region of Iceland.

Glymurfoss (Clang Waterfall) - the tallest in Iceland - dropping about 650 ft. (198 m) - here between the slopes of the Viðhamrafjall (mountain) and Hvalfell (Whale Mountain) - Western region of Iceland.

Atop Brennisteinsalda (Sulfur Wave) - down to (l) the eastern face of the Breiðalda (mountain) - then beyond and between the Háalda and Suðurnámura (mountains) - to the cloud bank upon the Löðhmundur (mountain) - Fjallabak Nature Reserve - Southern region of Iceland.

Northern (Sjeverni) Velebit National Park - along the Premuzic Trail of karst limestone and Norway Spruce - the park is named after the largest mountain (Velebit) in the country - located in the Lika/Senj county - Croatia - Balkan Peninsula - Eastern Europe.

Koutu Boulders - Hokianga Harbor - Northland region (NW area) - North Island - New Zealand.

New Chums Beach - where the silica sand fuses with the conglomerate rock geology - Wainuiototo Bay - Coromandel Peninsula - Waikaito region - North Island - New Zealand.

Kapikaraka Falls - flowing from the eastern slope of the Mahia Peninsula - adjacent the Pacific Ocean - Hawkes Bay region - North Island - New Zealand

Along the Lake Waikareiti Walk - Te Urewera (now a "Personhood" of the Tohoe people), once a National Park until 2014 - Hawkes Bay region - North Island

Among the "3 Sisters" about an hour before low-tide. Distal is the sea-arch which forms the hind-legs of "The Elephant" (locally called) - here along the Tasman Sea - Taranaki region - North Island - New Zealand.

Bridge to Knowwhere - along the western slope of Mt. Whirinaki, above the Mangapurua Stream, along a side trail during a the 3 day canoe experience down the sacred Whanganui River in the National Park - Manawatu/Wanganui region - North Island - New Zealand.

Along the eastern slope of Mt. Ruapehu - NEward to the snowcapped Rotopaunga, rising to about 6,090 ft. (1,835 m) - Tongariro National Park - Manawatu/Whanganui region - North Island - New Zealand.

Wairaka Point - which forms an islet during high-tide - Wellington region (western area) - North Island (Tasman Sea side) - New Zealand.

Morsárjökull - an outlet glacier and a hanging glacier, or fjallajökull (mountain glacier) in Icelandic - including its foss (waterfall) along the southern area of the Vatnajökull, which is the largest icecap in Iceland - here with its terminus snout, covered with volcanic drift sediments (glacial till), terminating and calving into the Morsárlón (lagoon) and the glacial bergy bits thereupon - located in the Vatnajökull National Park - Eastern region of Iceland.

Hvítserkur (White Long Shirt) - a dual-arched volcanic basaltic rock sea stack/arch, rising about 50 ft. (15 m), cloaked with barnacles, halophytic vegetation, and guano from the nesting black-legged kittiwakes above - here during mid-ebb tide and neap tide (last quarter moon) - with beyond the southwestern shoreline along the Húnafjörður (fjord) - adjacent the eastern slope and ridge along the Vatnsnes (Lake Peninsula) - Northwestern region of Iceland.

Hverafjall (Hot Springs Mountain), located in the Seltún geothermal area - in the Krýsuvík volcanic system - in the Western Volcanic Zone of Iceland - here viewing up the Hattsmyrargil (gorge) - distal to the Fíflavallafjall (mountain) - Reykjanes (Smoky Peninsula) - Southern Peninsula region of Iceland.

Courting Point - down thru the chalk limestone (calcium carbonate mineral - hard water) and flint strata geology, about 280 ft. (85 m) to Valaine Beach/Point - and beyond thru the Manne-Porte (Great Gateway) seaarch, at the Chemin des Douaniers - to the base of the Aiguille (Needle) seastack and Aval Gateway seaarch tip - here along the English Channel and Alabaster Coast, during mid ebb tide - south of Etretat town - Normandy region - NW France.

Kotor Fortress Wall - down to St.Elijah Church - in Doborota village - on the Kotorska Bay - Montenegro - Balkan Peninsula - Eastern Europe.

90 Mile Beach - Te Oneria a Tohe - the northernmost area of the driveable beach, here adjacent the Te Paki Sand Dunes, and (R) a slight view of Matapia Island, rising about 175 ft (53 m) above the Tasman Sea waves - Northland region - North Island - New Zealand.

Whakarewarewa Forest - Redwood Memorial Grove - planted in 1901 - Rotorua - Bay of Plenty region.

Mid flood tide along the eastern shoreline of the Mahia Peninsula, viewing southward among the sea alga, surf-eroded boulders, and driftwood - Hawkes Bay region - North Island - New Zealand.

Arohaki Lagoon - surrounded by Kahikatea (White Pine) - and tallest native tree of NZ, growing to around 165 ft. (50 m) - Whirinaki Te Pua-a-Tane Conservation Park - Bay of Plenty region - North Island - New Zealand.

Among the "3 Sisters" with the hind-legs of "The Elephant" distal - near low tide, revealing the halophytic vegetation upon the base of the seastack - Taranaki region - North Island - New Zealand.

Taranaki Falls - Tongariro National Park - Manawatu/Whanganui region - North Island - New Zeland.

Atop Castle Rock (Matira) - SWward towards Uruti Point - Wellington region (NE area) - North Island (Pacific Ocean side) - New Zealand.

Morsárlón - a glacial lagoon sourced from the southern area of Iceland's largest icecap, the Vatnajökull - with beyond the glacial sculpted and weather eroded volcanic basalt rock slope, cloaked with mostly lithophytic moss, and amongst the fossar (waterfalls) beyond - located in the Vatnajökull National Park - Eastern region of Iceland.

Dynjandi (Thunderous), which is also called Fjallfoss (Mountain Falls) - a natural monument of Iceland - a bridal veil falls with a trapezoidal shape, which descends about 330 ft. (100 m), with its crest about 100 ft. (30 m) wide and here along its base about 200 ft. (60 m) - located at the eastern end of the Arnarfjörðurr (fjord) - Westfjords region of Iceland.

Leynifoss (Secret Fall), also known as Nýífoss (New Waterfall) - a cascading falls whose glacial water is sourced from the Estri-Hagfellsjökull, and outlet glacier along the southern end of the Langjökull ice cap, the 2nd largest in Iceland - Central Highlands area - Southern region of Iceland.

Fallen chalk limestone and flint strata boulder, with halophytic algae thereupon - angled against the steep seacliff along the Alabaster Coast, and resting upon the English Channel erodded cobblestones - now during ebb tide (near low tide) - also at Spring tide (the extreme difference between hi-low tides), when the Earth-Sun-Moon are in alignment (known as syzygy) - which is also when the Moon is either Full (as tonight), or New - from here between the towns of Treport and Mesnil Val Plage - mid summer season - Normandy region - NW France.

Durmitor National Park - formed by glaciers here along the Dinaric Alps, among the karst limestone topography - here at the Sareni Pasovi at Stit Peak (L) and slope of Bobotov Peak (R), the tallest in the country - Zabljak municipality - and along the distal horizon are the ridges and slopes along the Bioč Mountain, in the Plužine municipality - northern Montenegro - near the country border with Bosnia-Herzegovina - western Balkan Peninsula - Eastern Europe.

Tapotupotu Bay - morning sunlight upon the igneous rock shoreline, during mid-flood tide - Te Paki Recreational Reserve - confluence of the Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea - Northland region (far north area) - North Island - New Zealand.

Low tide view of the aquatic limpets, with above the lithophytic lichen upon the igneous rock of Matakaoa Volcanics (basalts, dolerite, gabbro, and minor unsaturated alkaline plutonics) - Waiaka Bay - just south of Lottin Point - Gisborne region (north area) - North Island - New Zealand.

Along the Aniwaniwa Falls Track, the SW slope of Mt. Kokipo - Te Urewera (now a "Personhood" of the Tohoe people), once a National Park until 2014 - Hawkes Bay region - North Island - New Zealand.

Waikawau Beach - black silica meets the sedimentary sandstone along the Tasman Sea - with Te Mauku Point and Taungaururoa Point distal - Waikato region - North Island - New Zealand.

Conglomerate rock geology along the coastal headland cliff at the Otakeho Stream, where the southern slope of Mt. Taranaki meets the Tasman Sea - Taranaki region - North Island - New Zealand.

South Crater floor, here at about 5,445 ft. (1,660 m) viewing NW along the interior crater wall up to Mt. Tongariro during the mid-spring season, along the Tongariro Alpine Crossing track - Tongariro National Park, and UNESCO site - Manawatu/Whanganui region - North Island - New Zealand.

Putangirua Pinnacles Scenic Reserve - forming hoodoos along the partially flowing and rocky riverbed and steep cemented silt cliff walls, in the Aorangi Range - Wellington region (southern area) - North Island - New Zealand.