a scuba diver in Green Lake, Tragoss, Austria
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people swimming on a rooftop pool at night in Singapore
two men looking over Kaieteur Falls, Guyana
tourists standing in flooded Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy
Bora-Bora Island in French Polynesia
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Green Lake in Tragöss, AustriaEvery spring, melting snow creates a dreamscape in Tragöss, Austria. Green Lake, which for most of the year is no more than six feet deep, expands with the inflow of snowmelt, swallowing part of the park that surrounds it: trees, hiking trails, benches, bridges, and all. The lake's depth reaches some 30 feet and provides a unique experience for divers—for a few weeks at least.
Photograph by Marc Henauer, National Geographic Your Shot

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