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22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Sun shine through clouds in the Bozzhyra tract

Bozzhyra is a tract on the western edge of the Ustyurt plateau, with colossal cliffs, separate mountains-remnants, which are composed of limestone rock. Water, wind and time created amazing rocks and cliffs, on the bottom of the ancient Tethys Ocean. The scale can be compared with a car that is parked in a nearby cliff.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 10.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2024
Photo Location: Mangystau region, Kazakhstan
Camera: FC3170
Copyright: © Azilkhan Vakhitov