Images Dated 13th August 2013

A long exposure shot shows a plane flying over the sea during a lightning storm on the

A long exposure shot shows a plane flying over the sea during a lightning storm on the last day of the annual Perseid meteor shower, near the popular tourist destination of Cancun, August 12, 2013. Picture taken August 12, 2013. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Garcia (MEXICO - Tags: ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A general view of Stonehenge during the annual Perseid meteor shower in the night sky in

A general view of Stonehenge during the annual Perseid meteor shower in the night sky in Salisbury Plain, southern England August 13, 2013. The Perseid meteor shower is sparked every August when the Earth passes through a stream of space debris left by comet Swift-Tuttle. Picture taken using a long exposure. REUTERS/Kieran Doherty (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Norfolk Island, South Pacific

Norfolk Island was colonised by Great Britain as part of its settlement of Australia in 1788. The island served as a convict penal settlement until May 1855, except for an 11-year hiatus between 1814 and 1825, when it was abandoned. In 1856 permanent civilian residence on the island began when it was settled from Pitcairn. In 1901, the island became a part of the Commonwealth of Australia which it has remained until this day

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