These 23 Photos Share One Incredible Thing In Common. Can You Guess What It Is?

We humans have done a lot of terrible things to our planet. But we’ve also done some wonderful things that add beauty to our planet, creating amazing landscapes with dazzling patterns, shapes and colors.

Take a closer look.

1. A large vineyard area to the east of Cape Town, South Africa

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2. Seaweed farms in Bali, Indonesia

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3. Fish traps in Kosi Bay, South Africa

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Michael Fay / National Geographic / Offset

4. Piles of salt in Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni

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Art Wolfe / Mint Images / Offset

5. Plowed farmland landscape in the Northwestern United States

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Art Wolfe / Mint Images / Offset

6. Aerial view of polder in the Netherlands

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7. Oxidized iron minerals in the water at an old mining area, Rio Tinto, Huelva Province, Spain

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Peter Adams / Offset

8. Wind generators in the landscape of the Altamira Pass, California

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Art Wolfe / Mint Images / Offset

9. Aerial view of salt-works in Namibia

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10. Aerial view of Iowa fields, Des Moines

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11. View of a green field in Hartenholm, Germany

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12. Colorful “cobblestone” salt wells in Tegguiada-n-Tessoum

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Michael Fay / National Geographic / Offset

13. Oyster farming in the Luderitz Bay, Namibia

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Michael Fay / National Geographic / Offset

14. A mining operation with slag management and Acacia reforestation

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Michael Fay / National Geographic / Offset

15. Aquaculture in Bay of Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain

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16. English Lavender Field, Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, France

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17. Vineyard Landscape, Ortenau, Baden Wine Route, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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18. Rows of slender trees on a tree farm in France

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Stephen Sharnoff / National Geographic / Offset

19. Raised bed manioc culture in Zambia

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Michael Fay / National Geographic / Offset

20. Hay Bales Near Jamestown, North Dakota

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21. Aerial view of terraced rice fields in Yuanyang, China

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Art Wolfe / Mint Images / Offset

22. A Flock Of Sheep Gathering Together On A Farm in Hamburg, Germany

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23. Paddy fields of the South Central Plateau in Madagascar

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Michael Fay / National Geographic / Offset

Believe it or not, these 23 photos of stunning landscapes are man-made.