28 Surreal Pictures Of Our World From Above

Seeing our planet from above can completely change your view of the world.Aerial photography offers a newvantage point, andhelps show the spectacular beauty of our planet as well as the impact we've had on it.Reutershasrounded up the best bird's eye view images taken byastronauts, satellites, helicopters, and passenger planes.From the Amazon Rainforest to the jagged coastline of Big Sur, these pictures will blow you away.Ha Long Bay in Vietnam is seen from a seaplane in September 2014. Halong translates as "where the dragon descends into the sea," and the bay has over 2,000 islands. Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, is captured from above. Mount Fuji has an exceptionally symmetrical cone, which is covered in snow for several months of the year. Landsat 8 satellite captured an image of Egmont National Park in New Zealand with Mount Taranaki at its center. The island is surrounded by once-forested pasture lands, and is now a protected area. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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