20 breathtaking aerial views

Treat yourself to a selection of photographs taken from a bird's eye view. They're nothing out of the ordinary, yet truly amazing. From this angle, familiar objects appear completely different.







This photo shows trucks turning off the Trans-Amazon Highway onto the BR-163 in Campo Verde, near Itaituba, Pará State, Brazil. Carved out of the jungle during Brazil's military dictatorship in the 1970s, these roads were built to subjugate nature to human will. Four decades later, cars still roam the roads, the surrounding forests have been cleared, and locals fear progress may pass them by.

This aerial photo shows a snow-covered farm in Rudd, Iowa. A snowstorm blanketed much of the Midwest, preventing thousands from traveling by land and air.



Christmas trees are being harvested at Hole Park in Cranbrook, England. In the lead-up to the holiday, thousands of trees are cut down at Hole Park and then transported across southeast England. The trees are grown specifically for the Christmas market. These include Norway spruce, blue spruce, Serbian spruce, and Nordmann fir. Once planted, these conifers require many years of careful care to grow to the desired shape and size. The felling of the trees begins in early November in preparation for the Christmas season.



This aerial drone photo shows Kivalina, located on the edge of the Arctic Barrier Reef between the lagoon and the Chukchi Sea. This photo was taken in Kivalina, Alaska. The town is located 133 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle. Kivalina and several other Alaskan coastal communities are suffering from Arctic warming, which has led to the disappearance of the sea ice that protects the island's coastline from storm surges and coastal erosion. Kivalina residents hope they won't have to flee the harsh environment. They want to remain on their ancestral lands and preserve their culture.

City Administrator Collin Swan says that as climate change changes, people's lifestyles will change, and local residents will have to adapt. Previously, climate change forced them to migrate constantly. But now, the official says, given the scale of the problem, people can only hope that the rest of the world will allow northerners to maintain their traditional way of life.



This photo shows the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, which cost $1.1 billion to build. This photo was taken in New Orleans, Louisiana. This massive structure was built by the Army Corps of Engineers, along with other units, to protect the city of New Orleans from potential hurricanes and storms.

SouthWings, a nonprofit conservation organization that participated in the project, is comprised of volunteer pilots who advocate for the restoration and protection of ecosystems. The organization regularly provides flights to community leaders, researchers, politicians, and media representatives.



Trees in an autumn forest in the county of Hildesheim, Holle, Lower Saxony, Germany.



In Hanover, Germany, a tram makes a U-turn and travels along a loop of tracks. Millions in federal subsidies are allocated annually for rail service in Lower Saxony.



A tour boat navigates the natural labyrinth formed by the reeds of the Dalyan River delta, in the Ortaca district of Turkey's southwestern Muğla province. In recent years, the Dalyan Canal, a combination of reeds, marshland, and fresh and salt water, has attracted the attention of tourists. Dolmuş boats, which take tourists along the Dalyan Canal, carry tourists from the Koycegiz and Ortaca districts to Iztuzu Beach, allowing them to observe herons among the reeds, turtles, and mullet.



A handout photo provided by the UK Ministry of Defence shows aircraft from the Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team. They leave red, white, and blue contrails in the air as they fly. The aerobatic team was joined by US Air Force Thunderbirds and other US Air Force aircraft, including fifth-generation F-35s and F-22 Raptors, as they flew along the Hudson River. The photo was taken on the eve of the New York Air Show.

The Royal Air Force Red Arrows aerobatic team is currently participating in Exercise WESTERNHAWK, which is taking place in Canada and the United States.



A swimming pool designed by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos has opened at the Jupiter Artland sculpture park in Edinburgh, Scotland.



Tourists admire lotus flowers as the former Gobi Desert is transformed into a tourist destination, Ili, Xinjiang, China.



Intricate tire tracks in a Cambridge parking lot were left by race car drivers maneuvering around lampposts. They were captured by a drone.



A sea of ​​flowers at Dafeng Holland in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, China.



This aerial photo shows people walking across a heart-shaped bridge on the Chaka Salt Lake, Haixi Mongol-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China.



People paddle a rubber inflatable boat through rapids in the Koprukayili Köprülü Canyon in Antalya's Manavgat region, Turkey. Antalya, the capital of tourism, attracts tourists from around the world with its sun, beaches, history, and culture. It also offers whitewater rafting for adventure-seeking visitors. Rafting is a popular activity in Koprukai, part of the Köprülü Canyon National Park. The city is sweltering, but the rafting season is open in the icy waters flowing from the highlands.



The training frigate "Pallada," launched in the Pacific Ocean in Vladivostok after repairs at the Pervomaysky Shipyard. The ship's hull was cleaned and repainted, and its masts, decks, and cabins were repaired. In November 2019, the frigate set out on a round-the-world voyage dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica and the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.



Turkey's first military drone has landed at Geçitkale Airport. The armed Bayraktar TB2 drones, stationed at Dalaman Naval Air Base in the Turkish Aegean Sea, landed at 10 a.m. after receiving the green light from the Turkish government.



This aerial photo shows people gathered around a bonfire during the Torch Festival in Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province.



This aerial photo shows tourists boating among trees at the Luyanghu Lake Wetland Park in Yangzhou, eastern China's Jiangsu Province.



A highway bridge crossing the icy Yellow River in Shenyang, China.