Misty white dissolves into streaks of grey. Turquoise weaves through a background of tan and black.
Modern art? Or a view of our planet like no other, taken from thousands of miles up.
These beautiful, at times abstract, images are the work of Google Earth View, a collection of the most striking landscape photographs taken by Google Earth satellites (with a little colour enhancement).
Here are 17 of our favourites:
Nor Lípez, Bolivia (Credit: Google Earth)
21m below sea level, Lake Baskunchak is a salt lake in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia (Credit: Google Earth)
An Australian outback town, 600km from Adelaide, Andamooka is known for its opal mining (Credit: Google Earth)
Mansel Island is an uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and home to a reindeer reserve (Credit: Google Earth)
The island nation of Kiribati is made up of 33 atolls and reef islands and one raised coral island (Credit: Google Earth)
Olive groves in Estepa, Spain (Credit: Google Earth)
Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia has been inhabited since prehistoric times thanks to its natural oases and springs (Credit: Google Earth)
Guerrero Negro in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. Nearby is a lagoon that attracts migrating grey whales (Credit: Google Earth)
Patterns in the desert at Boutilimit, Mauritania (Credit: Google Earth)
South Bay on the Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand. Famed spot for whale watching (Credit: Google Earth)
Home to the Lake District, Cumbria is one of England’s most outstanding areas of natural beauty (Credit: Google Earth)
The Andes, the world’s longest continental mountain range, in Argentina (Credit: Google Earth)
Pico del Teide is a volcano on Tenerife. At 3,718m (12,198 ft) it is the highest point in Spain (Credit: Google Earth)
Mahajanga, a popular tourist destination in Madagascar (Credit: Google Earth)
Nukufetau atoll near Lafanga islet, Tuvalu (Credit: Google Earth)
The village of Chaurikharka, Nepal lies near the town of Lukla, a popular stop for visitors heading to Everest (Credit: Google Earth)
Lake Acraman is a deep crater in the Gawler Ranges of South Australia (Credit: Google Earth)
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