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Island Coastline, Republic of Palau
Photo: This aerial view captures a large wave crashing into the coastline of an island in the Republic of Palau
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A cloak of mist drapes a large wave as it breaks near shore on one of the islands of the Republic of Palau.
Photograph by Paul Chesley

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