22 of the most beautiful pictures of the world

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A view of the Italian countryside at Bagno Vignoni near Siena in central Italy.

There’s no doubt Earth is a breathtaking place.

In an effort to remind others of that, Business Insider highlighted photos from a previous article on Instagram and asked our readers to tag us in return using the hashtag #BIBeautifulPlanet.

We received an overwhelming response from all over the world.

These are 22 of our favorites: 

 

Richmond Park, United Kingdom

 “It’s the simple things that make you appreciate Earth and life.”

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon, United States

 

Oahu, Hawaii, United States

 

Stonehaven Beach, Scotland

 

Algarve, Portugal

 

Faraya, Lebanon

 

Chicago, Illinois, United States

 

“An ordinary park turned extraordinary by Mother Nature.”

Crossville, Tennessee, United States

 

Anthony Quinn Bay, Rhodes, Greece

 

Lake Taho, California, United States

 

Johannesburg, South Africa

 

Angkor Thom, Cambodia

 

Komani Lake, Albania

 

Exumas, Bahamas

 

Steamboat, Colorado, United States

 “I was on a hike in the side country of Steamboat Ski Resort when I took a moment to listen. [As] a native of NYC, I forgot how peaceful our planet is in its most bare form. To me, this is a little slice of heaven. An escape from the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple.” 

Jorkanden, Kinnaur, India

 

Oahu, Hawaii, United States

 

Parco degli Acquedotti, Rome, Italy

 

Komodo Island National Park, Indonesia

“I’ve seen some beautiful things and had amazing days in my many years of travel, but today ranks very near the top. We woke just before dawn on the top deck of our boat sailing from Lombok to Flores, Indonesia. As we approached Komodo Island National Park, a clear night full of millions of stars turned to daybreak as the sun seemed to pour like molten gold out of the horizon, tumbling in waves of pinks and reds and oranges around every landmass and spilling over the seas around us.”

North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia

 

Keem Beach, Ireland

 

Shahdag Mountain, Azerbaijan

 

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