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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

The Sea: the first wonder of the world – in pictures

The Sea: Seaweed exposed at low tide in the coastal marshes of Bahía de Cádiz, Spain
Seaweed is exposed at low tide in the coastal marshes of Bahía de Cádiz, Spain Photograph: Lopez/Rex Features
The Sea: A lifeboat in a storm off Ile d'Ouessant, Brittany, France
A lifeboat negotiates stormy conditions off Ile d'Ouessant in Brittany, France Photograph: Phillip & Guillaume Plisson /Rex Features
The Sea: Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei) off Baja California, Mexico
A bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei) off Baja California, Mexico Photograph: Doug Perrine/Bluegreen/Rex Features
The Sea: An ice breaker clearing a path for a tanker in the Baltic Sea, Finland
An ice breaker clears a path for a tanker in the Baltic Sea, Finland
Photograph: Philip Plisson/Bluegreen / Rex Features
The Sea: Juvenile guard crab
A juvenile guard crab (Trapezia sp.) on a cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguineae), Hawaii Photograph: David Fleetham/Bluegreen/Rex Features
The Sea: The sun rises over the coast near Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
The sun rises over the coast near Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland Photograph: Adam Burton/Bluegreen/Rex Features
The Sea: Scalloped Hammerhead Sharks
Scalloped hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna lewini) off the coast of Cocos Island, Costa Rica Photograph: Jeff Rotman/Bluegreen/Rex Features
The Sea: A helicopter hovering above a submarine off the coast of Brittany
A helicopter hovers above a submarine off the coast of Brittany Photograph: Phillip & Guillaume Plisson /Rex Features
The Sea: An aerial view of Exuma
An aerial view of Exuma, part of the chain of 365 islands that form the Bahamas Photograph: Onne van der Wal/Bluegreen/Rex Features
The Sea: Greater flamingo over Bahía de Cádiz, Spain
Greater flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) in flight over Bahía de Cádiz, Spain Photograph: Lopez/Rex Features
The Sea: Tevennec lighthouse in the Raz de Sein, Finistère, Brittany, France
Waves crash around the Tevennec lighthouse in the Raz de Sein off Brittany, France Photograph: Benoit Stichelbaut/Bluegreen/Rex Features
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