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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

A patient with a prosthetic leg steps over cones during a training session at the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025.(Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bohdan, 28, who used to serve in the 95th Brigade, walks on prosthetic legs between cones during a training session as founder Nagender Parashar stands by at the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bez Ombezhen Rehabilitation Centre in Kyiv

Bohdan, 28, who used to serve in the 95th Brigade, walks on prosthetic legs between cones during a training session at the Bez Obmezhen (Without Limits) Prosthetics, Orthotics and Rehabilitation Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 1, 2025. (Photo by Oleksandr Klymenko/Ukrinform)

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Huge image of snake laid out in Ibaraki Pref. park

Huge image of snake laid out in Ibaraki Pref. park

A huge image of a snake made from pine cones and kochia is pictured on Dec. 21, 2024, from a Ferris wheel in Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the 2025 year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac.

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Pine nut season ruined by Israeli shelling in border town: farmer

STORY: Pine nut season ruined by Israeli shelling in border town: farmer SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:31 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of pine trees on the outskirts of the border town of Kfar Hamam and pine cones 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDO HASSAN KHALIFEH, Resident of the border town of Kfar Hamam STORYLINE: Abdo Hassan Khalifeh, a pine nut farmer in the Lebanese border town of Kfar Hamam, has had his harvest season destroyed by the continuous Israeli shelling. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): ABDO HASSAN KHALIFEH, Resident of the border town of Kfar Hamam "The pine cones dropped from the trees, and even if there is a truce, it will not save our season. It is over. This forest you can see, all the pine trees are being hit and broken, and we have not been able to harvest the pine because of the Israeli aggression since July of last year and before the Al Aqsa Flood operation. The main target of the Israeli shelling and air raids was the forests of K

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Rainstorm Hit Liuzhou

Rainstorm Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 19, 2024 - Traffic police set up cones at the mouth of a culvert for temporary control in Rongan County, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 19, 2024.

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Rainstorm Hit Liuzhou

Rainstorm Hit Liuzhou

LIUZHOU, CHINA - MAY 19, 2024 - Traffic police place cones on a flooded road for temporary traffic control in Rongan County, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, May 19, 2024.

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French PM Attal Visits Quebec

French PM Attal Visits Quebec

Quebec Premier Francois Legault, right, and French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, left, laugh as they taste maple sugar cones while speaking with elementary school students, Friday, April 12, 2024 in Quebec City. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French PM Attal Visits Quebec

French PM Attal Visits Quebec

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, centre, checks out maple sugar cones while meeting with elementary school students, Friday, April 12, 2024 in Quebec City. Photo by Jacques Boissinot/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Huge image of dragon laid out in Ibaraki Pref. park

Huge image of dragon laid out in Ibaraki Pref. park

A huge image of a dragon, made of pine cones and Kochia, is pictured on Dec. 21, 2023, from a Ferris wheel in Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, ahead of the 2024 year of the dragon in the Chinese zodiac.

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Winter in Kyiv

Winter in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 14, 2023 - Snow covers a spruce tree with cones in a park in winter, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Winter in Ukrainian Carpathians

Winter in Ukrainian Carpathians

YABLUNYTSIA, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 30, 2023 - Conifer cones hang on a fir tree covered in snow in the Ukrainian Carpathians, Yablunytsia village, Ivano-Frankivsk Region, western Ukraine.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Lingang Xidao Financial Center

SHANGHAI, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A general view of the Lingang Xidao Financial Center project, located beside Dishui Lake in the new Lingang Area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai, China, December 3, 2023. Two steel structure cones with a total weight of 2,200 tons were raised opposite the towers of the project, with a maximum installation height of 189.4 meters, a maximum lifting height of 155 meters, and a maximum overhang length of 27 meters between the two cones, comprising more than 1,500 components.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

An Elliptical Crater Basin in The Gobi in Hami

HAMI, CHINA - OCTOBER 15, 2023 - An elliptical crater basin is seen in the Gobi in Hami, Xinjiang province, China, October 15, 2023. Its shape is a standard oval with a long half-axis of about 5 km and a short half-axis of about 3 km. According to geological data, the crater left by the Carboniferous volcanic eruption in the Elliptic basin is the outer layer of the elliptic magmatic rock and the mountain is the remnant of the crater, and the interior is distributed with large and small jet cones and black and metallic pyroclastic rocks everywhere.

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N. Korean pupils practice soccer in port city Chongjin

N. Korean pupils practice soccer in port city Chongjin

TOKYO, Japan - An elementary school boy in the northeastern port city of Chongjin dribbles a soccer ball while weaving his way around cones amid chanting by fellow pupils in this file photo taken on Sept. 18, 2014. A large steel mill was built in the city while under Japanese colonial rule before World War II. (Photo by Yohei Nishimura)

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High levels of radiation detected in Tokyo

High levels of radiation detected in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 13, 2011, shows part of a sidewalk in a residential area of Tsurumaki in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, where airborne radiation of up to 3.35 microsieverts per hour, exceeding readings in some evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was detected the same day. Road cones have been placed around the site by the ward office, as the sidewalk is used as a route to a nearby elementary school.

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Huge image of tiger laid out in Ibaraki Pref. national park

Huge image of tiger laid out in Ibaraki Pref. national park

HITACHINAKA, Japan - A huge image of a tiger, made of pine cones, is laid out on Dec. 20, 2009, at the National Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, which visitors can view by riding on the park's Ferris wheel. The park asked visitors to collect fallen pine cones in the park and to put them in wooden frames laid out to depict a tiger in recognition of 2010 as the year of the tiger in the Eastern zodiac.

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Red pine holding some 70 cones found

Red pine holding some 70 cones found

HASHIMOTO, Japan - A Japanese red pine tree which holds some 70 cones on a branch has been found in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture in western Japan.

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Turkey's Cappadocia to host 3rd int'l hot air balloon festival

STORY: Turkey's Cappadocia to host 3rd int'l hot air balloon festival DATELINE: July 13, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1 various of the hot air ballons in the sky 2 various of tourists STORYLINE: The third international hot air balloon festival "BalonFest 2022" will kick off in the Cappadocia region on July 21. 15 classic air balloons and 25 special-shaped air balloons from 12 countries will fill the sky of Cappadocia during the four-day event. The festival will host balloon shows at sunrise, local tasting and music events, concerts and DJ performances, movie screening, parachuting and laser shows. Cappadocia region in central Anatolia is a UNESCO World Heritage site and famous for its fairy chimneys-cone-shaped rock formations. The unique volcanic cones and caves in valleys were used by early Christians as underground cities to hide from persecution. Some of the caves are now used as boutique hotels and houses carved into the rock. Xinhua News Agency correspondents

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Preparation ahead of Year of Tiger in 2022

Preparation ahead of Year of Tiger in 2022

Photo shows a giant illustration of a tiger, made from colored Kochia plants and pine cones at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 20, 2021, ahead of the 2022 Year of Tiger in the Chinese zodiac.

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Star Wars: Attack Of The Cones (2002)

Star Wars: Attack Of The Cones (2002)

Naboo N-1 Starfighter & Lucrehulk-Class Droid Control Ship Film Artwork Film: Star Wars: Episode Ii - Attack Of The Clones (2002) Director: George Lucas 16 May 2002 Date: 16 May 2002

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