Best Photos of 2015

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$The Ngerukewid Islands or Seventy Islands are Palau\'s iconic landscape symbolizing pristine beauty. The Seventy Islands (literally translated from Palau\'s name Ngerukuid meaning seventy). These islands are part of the Rock Islands, an archipelago that includes approximately 250 to 300 islands.$

$A close up view of the many ridges and valleys within the hard coral (Pachyseris sp.). This coral is also known as elephant skin coral due to its similar appearance. It\'s a zipper coral. ©Keith Ellenbogen/iLCP$

$The reefs in BIOT were swarming with fish, the highest fish biomass we\'ve recorded on the GRE. Photo: Anderson Mayfield/KSLOF$