Stunning snaps of caves, volcanoes, and salt flats from all seven continents will leave you in awe of nature’s beauty

THE natural world is a beautiful, varied, and fragile place.

From mountains in Iceland, to lionesses in Tanzania, to salt flats in Bolivia, these stunning snaps from photographer Michael Poliza will leave you in awe of the world in which we live.

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

The moss-green Mælifell volcano in the highlands of Iceland[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

Lava glows under the thin crust of Erta Ale volcano in Ethiopia[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

Three lionesses patrol near Lake Ndutu on the border of Serengeti National Park in Tanzania[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

A group of Adélie penguins on the Antarctic Peninsula[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

The mangrove forests of Phang Nga Bay, Thailand[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

Longboats tethered at a market on the edge of Inle Lake, Myanmar[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

Thick-billed murres fly out of a cave as the sun sets behind them on the Kuril Islands off Japan[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

A polar bear marches across Hudson Bay in the tiny town of Churchill in northern Canada[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

The Bungle Bungle rock formation in Purnululu National Park, Western Australia[/caption]

Photo © 2019 Michael Poliza

Two people dance on Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat, in Bolivia[/caption]

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