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1 of 20Aleppo, Syria, May 26, 2013 – The Citadel of Aleppo – medieval fortified palaceDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
2 of 20Belfast, Northern Ireland, Nov. 3, 2013 – “Wish,” a large-scale art workDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
3 of 20Utah, USA, April 22, 2013 – Colorado RiverDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
4 of 20Cuanza River, Angola, April 28, 2013 – Cambambe DamDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
5 of 20Doha, Qatar, March 4, 2013 – Artificial island spanning nearly four million sq meters.DigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
6 of 20Dunalley, Australia, Jan. 6, 2013 – fires, false color image (red = healthy vegetation)DigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
7 of 20Australia, April 22, 2013 – Great Barrier ReefDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
8 of 20Gwadar coast, Pakistan Sept. 29, 2013 – new island created by earthquake in PakistanDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
9 of 20Croatia, Feb. 16, 2013 – Galešnjak (Island of Love)DigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
10 of 20Hong Kong, China May 9, 2013 – giant rubber duckDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
11 of 20Madang Province, Papua New Guinea, March 22, 2013 – Manam VolcanoDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
12 of 20Namib Desert, Namibia, May 13, 2013 – Sossusvlie areaDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
13 of 20Naples, Italy, Feb. 19 2013 – Mount VesuviusDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
14 of 20Niger, Feb. 13, 2013 – Arlit Uranium MineDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
15 of 20Schooner Cays, Bahamas, May 26, 2013DigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
16 of 20Sochi, Russia, March 17, 2013 – Site of 2014 winter OlympicsDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
17 of 20Near the city of Sur, Oman, Feb. 13, 2013 – massive “green tide”DigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
18 of 20Valencia, Spain, July 19, 2013 – Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia and Gulliver Park with an enormous fiberglass model of Lemuel Gulliver trappedDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
19 of 20Versailles, France, Aug. 20, 2013 – Palace of VersaillesDigitalGlobe—Getty Images -
20 of 20Xi'an, China, Sept. 24, 2013 – Shiyuan ParkDigitalGlobe—Getty Images
Digital Globe, a provider of commercial satellite pictures, gathers 1 billion square kilometers of Earth imagery every year. That’s nearly enough to cover the globe twice — and some of it is downright beautiful. Several years ago, employees at the Colorado-based organization decided to pick their favorite to share Earth’s beauty with the public. This year, they’ve collected 20 awe-inspiring scenes, and they want you to pick your favorite of the bunch.
Their picks can be seen above, and you can vote for your favorite on DigitalGlobe’s Facebook page.
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