Best photos of the week from National Geographic

Every week, National Geographic magazine highlights the best shots from photographs submitted to its editorial office by readers. Here are the best photos of the 7th week of 2012.


Dawn in Crete Senese, Tuscany, Italy. (Jaroslaw Pawlick)


A large bright meteor falls behind Ayers Rock, Australia, February 7, 2012. (Tim Wang)


Mount Bromo, one of the most beautiful mountains in Indonesia, at dawn. (Dwi Putra).


A tornado crosses the highway near the town of Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. (Chris Allington)


The village of Hemu in autumn at dawn, China. (Komson Plangsiri)


A cat peeks out of the darkness into the light. (Fady Waguih)


An elephant chases away a lion pride. The cubs ran away, but the lion stayed. (Claude Lee Johnson)


Tre Cime di Lavaredo, Italy. (Andrea Visca)

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