Wikipedia:Picture of the day/March 2011
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March 1
The lower curtain of Russell Falls, a waterfall on the eastern boundary of Mount Field National Park, in Tasmania, Australia, 100 metres (330 ft) downstream from Horseshoe Falls. Accessible by a paved walking track, the falls are a popular tourist attraction. Photo: JJ Harrison |
March 2
Four Photo: Mriya |
March 3
The head of a female . The remainder on the sides and on the top of its head are "secondary eyes". Photo: JJ Harrison
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March 4
second-most in MLB history, and he holds Major League postseason records for saves and earned run average , among other records.
Photo: Keith Allison
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March 5
A specimen of Photo: Kaldari
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March 6
A Ottoman invasion in 1565. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980.
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March 7
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March 8
Under the Horse Chestnut Tree (1898), a Légion d'honneur in 1904, but she never had as much success in her homeland, having been overshadowed by her brother, railroad magnate Alexander Cassatt .
Restoration: Lise Broer
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March 9
A female Phaneroptera sp. of katydid (or bush-cricket) from the subfamily Phaneropterinae, which contains some of the largest winged katydid species. Like the grasshoppers they physically resemble, they feed on plants, but they live solitary lives and do not swarm like grasshoppers do, and as such are not considered to be pests. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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March 10
The borough of Richmond upon Thames in South London. The building was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales, in commemoration of Princess Augusta's efforts to expand the garden in the 18th century. Of the buildings constructed during this time, only a few remain, including a ten-storey pagoda .
Photo: David Iliff
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March 11
The 85 m (279 ft) tall Westertoren is the tallest church tower in Amsterdam. Part of the Westerkerk ("western church"), it was designed in the Renaissance style by Hendrick de Keyser and is topped by a replica of the Imperial Crown of Austria of Maximilian I. The Westerkerk is located close to the Anne Frank House where diarist Anne Frank and others hid for two years during World War II, and is mentioned frequently in her diary .
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March 12
A Canberra International Airport (in the distance near the horizon), Australian National University (slightly below the city centre), and Lake Burley Griffin (centre-right).
Photo: JJ Harrison |
March 13
The flower of a Micrantheum serpentinum (Western Tridentbush), a species of woody shrub or small tree endemic to Tasmania. The plant typically grows up to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall. It has small, thin leaves with pointed ends, and small yellow-green flowers. The oval-shaped fruit is yellow-brown in colour, roughly 3 mm (0.1 in) long, and ripens in mid-summer. Photo: JJ Harrison
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March 14
extra-vehicular activity. Prior to this, Cernan had also gone into space twice on the Gemini 9A and Apollo 10 missions.
Photo: Harrison Schmitt
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March 15
A 360° demonstrations and community gatherings, such as the celebration of New Year's Eve in London.
Photo: David Iliff
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March 16
During the Photo: Aviazione Legionaria
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March 17
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March 18
A track. It is the busiest rapid transit rail system by annual ridership in the Western Hemisphere, and fifth busiest in the world. Its stations are located throughout the boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. Staten Island has its own rail line which is not part of the system, but is included in the map as well.
Map: CountZ
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March 19
A Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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March 20
A broken cap of a blue milk mushroom (Lactarius indigo), turned so that gills are clearly visible. The common name refers to the milky latex that exudes when the mushroom tissue is cut or broken. A widely distributed species, it grows naturally in eastern North America, East Asia, and Central America. It is an edible mushroom, and is sold in rural markets in Mexico, Guatemala, and China. Photo: Dan Molter
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March 21
Kostas Martakis is a Greek singer most known for his participation in a talent show called Dream Show aired by Alpha TV in 2006, and his participation in the Greek national final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. He released his debut album Anatropi and numerous singles through Sony BMG Greece, with whom he was originally signed. In 2009, he signed with Universal Music Greece and then released his second album Pio Konta in November 2009. Photo: Universal Music Greece
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March 22
The Giralda is a 104.5 m (343 ft) tall bell tower for the Seville Cathedral in Seville, Andalusia, Spain. It was originally constructed as a minaret in 1198, when Seville was ruled by the Almohad Caliphate. After the city was taken by the Christians in the Reconquista, the city's mosque was converted to a church. The upper third of the structure was completed during the Spanish Renaissance. Photo: David Iliff
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March 23
Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses, a designated Meiji period .
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March 24
A 1790 Test and Corporation Acts repealed.
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March 25
A chart of reference ranges for blood tests sorted by mass and molarity. Reference ranges are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of medical test results from blood samples. Each set of values is usually defined as the set of values within which 95% of the normal population would fall. Image: Mikael Häggström
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March 26
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March 27
A panoramic view of Fort Mason Center, part of the Fort Mason complex in San Francisco, California, US, with Russian Hill in the background (behind the sailboat). Fort Mason served as a U.S. Army post for more than 100 years, initially as a coastal defense site and subsequently as a military port facility until 1965. It is currently registered as a National Historic Landmark district. Photo: Mila Zinkova
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March 28
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March 29
A Bell 212 Twin Huey carrying a helicopter bucket, a specialized bucket suspended on a cable to deliver water for helitack operations, which is aerial firefighting using helicopters. Helitack crews are used to attack a wildfire and gain early control of it, especially when inaccessibility would make it difficult or impossible for ground crews to respond in the same amount of time. Photo: Mila Zinkova
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March 30
A pair of men's sandals, an open type of outdoor footwear, consisting of a sole held to the wearer's foot by straps or thongs passing over the instep and generally, but not always, around the ankle, leaving most or all of the foot exposed. People may choose to wear sandals for several reasons, including comfort in warm weather and as a fashion choice. Photo: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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March 31
The Eiffel Tower as seen from the Champ de Mars. At 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, the tower, an iron lattice tower, is the tallest building in Paris, the most-visited paid monument in the world, as well as one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Named after its designer, Gustave Eiffel, it was built as an entrance arch for the 1889 Exposition Universelle and has since become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France. Photo: Benh Lieu Song
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