All Stock Aerial Photos

NEPAL Near Machermo -- Porters head out from Machermo in the Gokyo valley of the Khumbu (Everest region) of Nepal

NEPAL Gokyo Peak -- The third lake at Gokyo with Mount Thamserku and Mount Kangtega in the background

NEPAL Gokyo Peak -- A trekker and his guide ascend Gokyo Ri (Gokyo Peak) with the third lake of the spectacular Gokyo valley in the background.

NEPAL Gokyo Peak -- A view of Gokyo - largely a collection of lodges rather than a village - from Gokyo Ri, with Mount Cholatse (6335m, left) and Mount Taboche (6367m, right).

NEPAL Mount Everest -- Mount Everest (left), the highest peak in the world (at 8848 metres) dominates this image of the Lhotse Massif

NEPAL Sagarmatha National Park -- The sun sets over the Lhotse wall massif.

EARTH Indus Delta / Pakistan / India -- 7 January 2003 -- This Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) image shows the course of the Indus River through Pakistan

USA San Juan -- 18 Nov 1998 -- The oil tanker MV Sergo Zakariadze feels the pounding of waves after it ran aground near El Morro castle in San Juan, Puerto Rico

CHILE Mount Paranal -- 24 May 2000 -- A view of the Paranal platform with the four 8.2m VLT Unit Telescopes

CHILE La Silla -- c.2000 -- Evening view of La Silla at the moment of 'telescope start-up'.

CHILE Mount Paranal -- Dec 1999 -- Aerial view of the Paranal summit, with the Sun setting over the cloud-covered Pacific Ocean.

CHILE La Silla -- c.2000 -- The La Silla telescope complex of the European Space Observatory in the Andean mountains of Chile.

NEPAL Tengboche -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial photograph of the famous Tengboche Monastery in the Solu Khumbu region.

EARTH Nepal / Tibet -- 30 Sep-11 Oct 1994 -- This south-looking, summer-time view of Mt Everest (center)

NEPAL Everest Region -- View from Gokyo Ri (Gokyo Peak) showing the summit of Mount Everest (8848m) from the west. The northern slope of Mount Everest is located in Tibet, which is currently occupied by the Chinese.

NEPAL Everest Region -- View from Gokyo Ri (Gokyo Peak) showing the summit of Mount Everest (8848m) from the west. The northern slope of Mount Everest is located in Tibet, which is currently occupied by the Chinese.

NEPAL Dudh Khosi Valley -- Aug 2007 -- While many think the Monsoon is constant rains, in fact, some days are remarkably dry and clear, revealing stunning views like this one of the Dudh Khosi Valley.

NEPAL Mount Thamserku -- Sep 2007 -- Cloudy, but beautiful...Mount Thamserku (6608m) is featured in this image.

NEPAL Everest Region -- View from Gokyo Ri (Gokyo Peak) showing Mount Everest (8848m) on the top centre left and the peaks of Nuptse and Lhotse.

KUWAIT -- 1991 -- An aerial view of oil fires set by retreating Iraqi troops in the last days of the Persian Gulf War (late 1990 to early 1991) in Kuwait.

NEPAL Mount Pokalde -- Jul 2007 -- Mount Pokalde (5806m) is featured in this image with parts of the Kongma La (Kongma Pass) visible.

NEPAL Phortse -- Phortse - a village situated at around 4,000 metres in the Khumbu Himal of Nepal

NEPAL Everest Region -- Panorama showing Mount Everest (left), Mount Lhotse, Mount Lhotse Shar (centre left) and Mount Ama Dablam

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- Near the snout of the Khumbu Glacier, a popular climbing route to the summit of Mount Everest

NEPAL Nr Jiri -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial photo of terraced farmland near Jiri. Scientists have warned that rising temperatures from global warming may cause the demise of the Himalayan ice falls and glaciers.

NEPAL Nr Jiri -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial photo of terraced farmland near Jiri. Scientists have warned that rising temperatures from global warming may cause the demise of the Himalayan ice falls and glaciers.

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- An aerial view looking northwest over the Khumbu Glacier.

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- Dec 2005 -- A small glacial lake amid the moraine on the upper part of the Khumbu Glacier.

NEPAL Trakarding Glacier -- 16 Apr 2005 -- An aerial view of Tsho Rolpa, a glacial lake high up on the Trakarding Glacier.

NEPAL Trakarding Glacier -- 16 Apr 2005 -- An aerial view of Tsho Rolpa, a glacial lake high up on the Trakarding Glacier.

NEPAL Khumbu Glacier -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial view looking southwest from Khumbu Glacier towards Pheriche. The large peak is Mount Ama Dablam

TIBET / NEPAL Mount Everest -- 15 May 2005 -- This photograph taken from the International Space Station shows the north face of Mount Everest

NEPAL Nr Jiri -- 16 Apr 2005 -- Aerial photo of terraced farmland near Jiri. Scientists have warned that rising temperatures from global warming

EARTH Greece -- 26 Jul 2007 -- This satellie image shows extensive forest fires on the Balkan Peninsula, mostly in Greece

EARTH Greece -- 26 Jul 2007 -- This satellie image shows extensive forest fires on the Balkan Peninsula, mostly in Greece

EARTH -- Artists impression of the Earth and the Sun (Sol) as viewed from outer space

EARTH Americas -- 20 Aug 2007 -- This view of the Earth shows the American continent and Hurricane Dean.

EARTH Greece -- 27 Jul 2007 -- This satellie image shows extensive forest fires on the Balkan Peninsula, mostly in Greece

EARTH Greece -- 26 Jul 2007 -- This satellie image shows extensive forest fires on the Balkan Peninsula, mostly in Greece

SOL SYSTEM Earth -- 2005 -- This spectacular image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date.

EUROPE -- Graphic of Europe created from satellite imagery

EARTH Greece -- 26 Jul 2007 -- This satellie image shows extensive forest fires on the Balkan Peninsula, mostly in Greece, where the government has declared a state of emergency

EARTH Atlantic Ocean -- 21 Aug 2007 -- This image shows Hurricane Dean as it re-emerged over the Gulf of Mexico after crossing the Yucatan Peninsula.

EARTH -- 12 Jan 1990 -- On the 12th January, 1990, the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), after five-and-one half years orbiting Earth, is retrieved by STS-32 crewmembers.

EARTH Aboard the International Space Station -- 14 Dec 2006 -- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Christer Fuglesang, STS-116 mission specialist,

EARTH Aboard the International Space Station -- 13 Dec 2006 -- Backdropped against a colorful part of Earth, Progress 23 supply vehicle docked to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port of International Space Station

EARTH Aboard the International Space Station -- 13 Dec 2006 -- Backdropped by a blue and white Earth, Progress 23 supply vehicle docked to the Zvezda Service Module's aft port of International Space Station

EARTH Aboard the International Space Station -- Feb 1984 -- On Space Shuttle mission STS-41B,

EARTH Central Asia -- The rugged and remote Altai Mountains (running diagonally from the upper left to lower right of the image) tower over the surrounding basin of desert, steppe, forest, and taiga ecosystems.

EARTH Central Asia -- ca. 2003 -- This satellite image shows the Tien Shan mountain range in Central Asia and the Taklamakan Desert

EARTH The Alps -- ca. 2000 -- The formidable mountain system of the Alps stretches across much of central Europe

EARTH Nepal / Tibet -- ca. 2004 -- Great Himalayan Range as seen from the International Space Station

EARTH INDIA / PAKISTAN -- 18 May 2001 -- At an altitude of roughly 5,400 metres (17,700 feet), the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir is a forbidding place.

EUROPE -- 1945 -- Boeing B-29 'Superfortress' heavy bomber. This is the same type of aircrft which dropped the two Atomic bombs on Japan in 1945.

JAPAN Nagasaki -- 09 Aug 1945 -- Out with a bang...One of the first atomic bomb detonations in Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

USA -- 27 May 1963 -- F-4 Phantom. The USAF's Phantom II, designated F-4C, made its first flight on 27 May, 1963

USA -- 1967 -- An F-111 bomber in flight, also known as an 'Aardvark' -- Picture by Lightroom Photos / USAF *NB This image is not retouched

VIETNAM -- 1960s -- A door gunner looks out over the rainforest of South Vietnam from an HH-53 helicopter of the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron

USA -- 1970s -- A U-2 spyplane in flight. This aircraft became an icon of the Cold War

EARTH Panama -- 28 Mar 2003 -- A few dozen fires (marked in red) burn in Panama, the narrow strip of land that connects North to South America.

SOL SYSTEM Earth -- Jun - Sep 2001 -- This spectacular image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date.

EARTH Greenland -- 25 Jul 2005 -- The Greenland Ice Cap (northeastern coast) in the height of summer.

EARTH Western Europe -- 13 Sep 2002 -- This true-color MODIS image showcases Northern Europe. Shown are the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland,

EARTH The Netherlands -- 24 Sep 2002 -- On the night of 31 January 31, 1953, a combination of high spring tides and a strong windstorm

EARTH The Netherlands -- 08 Apr 2002 -- This MODIS true-color image, depicts northwestern Europe. Visible are the Republic of Ireland

SOL SYSTEM Earth -- Jun - Sep 2001 -- This spectacular image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date.

EARTH -- Jan 2003 -- The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights and the Manicouagan Impact Crater reservoir (foreground) in Quebec, Canada

FALKLAND ISLANDS -- 28 Apr 2005 -- The Falkland Islands straddle the Scotia Sea and the South Atlantic Ocean about 480 kilometers (about 300 miles) to the southeast of Argentina.

EARTH India -- 05 Mar 2003 -- The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Aqua satellite detected fires (marked in red) in eastern India

EARTH Great Himalayan Range -- 27 Oct 2002 -- The Himalayan Mountain Range runs a curving path from west to east in this true-color Terra MODIS image.

EARTH Great Himalayan Range / Tibetan Plateau -- 27 Oct 2002 -- The Himalayan Mountain Range runs a curving path from west to east in this true-color Terra MODIS image.

EARTH Great Himalayan Range -- 14 Feb 2002 -- The Himalayan Mountain Range runs a curving path from west to east in this true-color Terra MODIS image.

EARTH Great Himalayan Range / Tibetan Plateau -- 28 Dec 2002 -- The Himalayan Mountain Range runs a curving path from west to east in this true-color Terra MODIS image

EARTH Russia -- 25 Aug 2002 -- The Volga River drains much of western Russia’s industrial region as it travels southward to empty into the Caspian Sea

EARTH Western Europe -- 06 Apr 2002 -- This true-color MODIS image showcases Northern Europe. Shown are the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, northern France

EARTH The Alps -- 17 Mar 2005 -- A grey veil of haze covers the Po River Valley of northern Italy and stretches out over the Adriatic Sea in this true-color satellite image

EARTH North Africa -- 28 Jan 2005 -- Winter weather descended on Northern Africa on the 26 and 27 January, 2005, leaving parts of Algeria and Morroco

EARTH -- 2005 -- A composite image of the world made from MODIS imagery. This image shows the world cloud-free

VIETNAM -- 1960s -- Cessna A-37A firing rockets while in flight in Vietnam. US Air Force photo (Released)

EARTH -- Sunset (or sunrise!) as viewed from the International Space Station

EARTH Argentina / Uruguay -- 31 Dec 2004 -- From the flat grasslands of Argentina, known as the Pampas, the terrain of southern South America