▲Utö, Sweden.

(Photo by Geran de Klerk)

▲Kletterwald Straßmühle, Pyrbaum, Germany.

(Photo by Oliver Roos)

▲Great Exuma Island, The Bahamas.

(Photo by NASA)

▲Byron Bay, Australia.

(Photo by Carles Rabada)

▲Sirenum Fossae, Mars.

(Photo by NASA)

▲Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia.

(Photo by Carles Rabada)

▲Shanghai, China.

(Photo by Denys Nevozhai)

▲Rogers Centre, Toronto, Canada.

(Photo by Tim Gouw)

▲Gävle, Gävleborg County, Sweden.

(Photo by Geran de Klerk)

▲Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, United States.

(Photo by John Westrock)

▲Bondi Beach, Australia.

(Photo by Sam Wermut)

▲Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.

(Photo by Deva Darshan)

▲San Francisco, California, United States.

(Photo by Brandon Nelson)

▲Mammoth Lakes, California, United States.

(Photo by Denys Nevozhai)

▲DN1A, Cheia, Romania.

(Photo by CALIN STAN)

▲Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives.

(Photo by Hoodh Ahmed)

▲Caspian Sea.

(Photo by NASA)

▲Manhattan, New York City, United States.

(Photo by NASA)

▲Laguna Rosa, Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain.

(Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos)

▲Maui, Hawaii, United States.

(Photo by guille pozzi)

▲Al-Qādisiyyah, Baghdad, Iraq.

(Photo by NASA)

▲Indio, California, United States.

(Photo by Ben den Engelsen)

▲Tan'am, Oman.

(Photo by NASA)

▲Prince Regent National Park, Australia.

(Photo by NASA)

▲Gullfoss Falls, Iceland.

(Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos)

▲Vaavu Atoll, Maldives.

(Photo by Ishan @seefromthesky)

▲Nova Scotia, Canada.

(Photo by Ruth Troughton)

▲Bali, Indonesia.

(Photo by Iswanto Arif)

▲Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

(Photo by Izuddin Helmi Adnan)

▲Kitch-iti-kipi, Manistique, Michigan, United States.

(Photo by Aaron Burden)

▲Reef Beach, Balgowlah Heights, Australia.

(Photo by Will Turner)

▲Lake Brienz, Switzerland.

(Photo by Andreas Gücklhorn)

▲Almsee, Austria.

(Photo by Christian Holzinger)

▲Phalaborwa, South Africa.

(Photo by Geran de Klerk)

▲Grefsenkollen, Oslo, Norway.

(Photo by Erik Odiin)

▲Maaenboodhoo, Maldives.

(Photo by Ishan @seefromthesky)

▲Palm Coast, United States.

(Photo by Lance Asper)

▲Breckenridge, Colorado, United States.

(Photo by Nathan Anderson)

▲Newport, Australia.

(Photo by James Donaldson)

▲Ålesund, Norway.

(Photo by Geran de Klerk)

▲Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

(Photo by Dan Grinwis)

▲Schladming, Styria, Austria.

(Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos)

▲Fornovolasco, Italy.

(Photo by Fabio Santaniello Bruun)

▲Jelsa, Hvar, Croatia.

(Photo by Grant Ritchie)

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Monterosso al Mare, Cinque Terre, Italy.

(Photo by Fabio Santaniello Bruun)

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Birds truly have a privileged view of the world. But with the invention of commercially accessible drones, so can we, common mortals!
From the Great Exuma Island, in The Bahamas (pictured), to the jaw-dropping Gullfoss Falls in Iceland, click through this gallery to see the world's most stunning landscapes from above.

(Photo by John O'Nolan)