Images Dated 1st June 2010

Fortified village of Ushguli, Svanetia, Georgia

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement

© Michael Runkel/Danita Delimont

High Angle view of St Lucia Estuary with dramatic clouds in background, St Lucia, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

iSimangaliso Wetland Park in South Africa's Kwazulu Natal Province is the country's first UNESCO world heritage site. the Park is home to the largest estuary system in the country. the Lake itself is at threat due to forestry in the interior where the catchment system for the rivers that feed the lake are situated. St Lucia town lies on the southern edge of the park and is also where the lake system opens to sea when the estuary is open

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