The best photos from the competition National Geographic 2012

• The best photos from the competition National Geographic 2012

Each year, National Geographic magazine holds a competition for the best photographs. The deadline for submission of works - on 30 November.

In this issue are some of the best photos in three categories: people, places of interest and nature.

Sunset in Yosemite National Park, California, USA.

The Atlantic Spotted dolphins, Bahamas.

Roof tiles St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria.

The Little pup relaxes on the beach of South Georgia Island.

A edge.

Spikelet barley in the wind.

red fox: alone in the dark.

National Park Crater Lake National Park, Oregon.

The chaos: a huge flock krasnoklyuvyh finch and the African elephant in Tsavo National Park, Kenya.

F-15 fighter during an air show in Fargo, North Dakota.

Icebergs of Greenland.

The state of West Bengal, India. The man threw a stone towards the leopard on an abandoned construction site and that he was attacked.

Nothing will stand in his way. Portrait of South Carolina.

Yellow spider on yellow flower, Ontario, Canada.

An attempt to cross Greenland.

The tigress in a zoo in Thailand.

Full Moon over the Alps, Turin, Italy.

Great White Shark, Guadalupe, Mexico.

The Lion King in the Kruger National Park in South Africa.

Relax at the end of the day, Poggio a Caiano, Italy.

Portrait of the praying mantis.

Sunrise in Glacier National Park, Canada.

An ordinary wolf.

In the fire: British National Army to repel the attacks with Molotov cocktails during a riot in Hampshire, England.

Boxing at dawn: the young kangaroo decided to test their abilities against an old male.

The historical region of Ladakh, now part of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Oriental white ibis in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Fish skillfully used for sea turtle hiding from enemies - sailboats. They are active predators and may reach speeds of 100 km / h. Bystroplavayuschaya most fish in the world, by the way!

The sea of ​​joy: a man won a contest for a free design of your home, Haiti.

The storm in Florida.

could not escape: the young crocodile was caught in the jaws of an adult alligator.

Jupiter - the biggest planet in the solar system and the moon, Japan.

Swan stuck his head into the pond.

"Boiling" Ovakudani valley in Japan. It is a real wonder of nature: boiling springs, hot flushes and spew steam in the air the smell of sulfur. In Japanese Ovakudani means "great hell."

Portrait in the school playground in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru.

penguins on an iceberg in Antarctica.

A dead hippo and crocodiles in the river, Zambia.

Squirrel Games, San Jose, California.

a sword fight, Pattaya, Thailand.

Bathing moose in the lake.

Grand Canyon at sunset, Arizona, USA.

My baby. South Island Gerogiya in the South Atlantic.

Match Soccer, Richmond.

Relaxation. Happy bull and a frog.

pier on a lake in New Zealand.

Butterfly at sunset, Israel.