Scotland’s Orkney Islands—or simply Orkney as the locals call the chain of islands—sit in the windswept waters of the North Sea. Sanday is one of the 20 inhabited islands of this 70-island archipelago. Tides and winds constantly batter the shore, gradually changing the coastline. Sandy beaches can extend inland or the shore can be eroded and washed away to the sea. Of course, it might take decades or longer for these changes to become noticeable. In the meantime, the sheep that graze the fields of Sanday probably don’t mind, just as long as there’s grass to nibble.
Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
Today in History
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The (Inca) empire strikes back
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Day of the Dead
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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International Surfing Day
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The crossroads of empires
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Did it see its shadow?
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International Kissing Day
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The view will stop you in your tracks
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International Tiger Day
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A spectacle unlike any other
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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An octagonal architectural treasure
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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Dance of the egret
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Center-Val de Loire, France
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Let s run em up!
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Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
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Pamukkale, Turkey
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An enduring vision
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Songkran—Thai New Year
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Don t go chasing waterfalls
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Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
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World Children s Day
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills