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10: Top of the Empire State Building |
9: Top of the Eiffel Tower |
8: Rim of the Grand Canyon |
7: Summit of Mount Everest |
6: Top of Machu Picchu |
5: Glacier National Park |
4: Underwater at the Galapagos Islands |
3: Earth from Space |
2: The Sistine Chapel Ceiling |
1: Northern Lights |
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