A snorkeler looks down into the dark depths below in a natural blue hole, formed as the roof of a cave collapsed eons ago in the Republic of Palau.

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Size: 4800px × 7200px
Location: Palau, Micronesia
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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