By Morgan Cutolo, Reader's Digest
Explore these picturesque rivers from around the world through photographs that capture an angle you don't typically get in person.
Even though we aren't able to travel right now to discover new landscapes, these gorgeous river photos will help you escape and explore these water sources from a different angle.
A river winds into the Daintree Rainforest in Australia. It looks skinny from far up above, but it much larger when you're on the banks.
This stunning view of Phang Nga bay in Thailand at sunset makes it look like you can see to the end of the earth.
A river, created by the Ratchapha Dam runs through the forests of Thailand.
An aerial view of the Markarfljot river running through a canyon in Iceland.
A green-tinted river runs through the dry Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
A river separates the steep hills of Skippers Canyon in New Zealand.
A group of five kayakers makes their way through a small river on Kho Rong island in Cambodia.
Jokulgilskvisl River in Landmannalaugar, Iceland runs along the edge of a lava field formed in 1477. The geological elements in the area give the river its unusual color.
The Fjadrargljufur River Canyon in South Iceland is over 325 inches deep at some points.
Mangrove creeks and rivers run through Hinchinbrook Island in Australia.
The warm sun comes up over the loop on the Moselle river in Germany.
Whitecaps form on the fast-moving Hyalite creek, which runs through a forest in Montana.
A murky river runs through the forest in Malaysia.
Two rivers meet in Iceland. The one on the right forms branches of water that look like a tree.
Rivers form in the Guadalquivir Marshes in Spain.
This aerial view of the Amazon River in Brazil looks like a snake moving through the Amazon rainforest.
Uniform curves make up the Uvac river in Serbia.
The Háifoss waterfall flows into a river near the Hekla volcano in Iceland.
This mountain stream in Towada Hachimantai National Park in Japan is almost covered up by the gorgeous fall foliage.
The famous Murchison Falls is a popular tourist spot on the Nile River in Uganda.
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Explore these picturesque rivers from around the world through photographs that capture an angle you don't typically get in person.
The winding river
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| © Artur Debat/Getty Images |
Even though we aren't able to travel right now to discover new landscapes, these gorgeous river photos will help you escape and explore these water sources from a different angle.
Windy road
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| © Michael Cook - Altai World Photography/Getty Images |
A river winds into the Daintree Rainforest in Australia. It looks skinny from far up above, but it much larger when you're on the banks.
Golden hour
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| © Bento Fotography/Getty Images |
This stunning view of Phang Nga bay in Thailand at sunset makes it look like you can see to the end of the earth.
Blue running through the green
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| © Peetatham Kongkapech/Getty Images |
A river, created by the Ratchapha Dam runs through the forests of Thailand.
Canyon river
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| © Arctic-Images/Getty Images |
An aerial view of the Markarfljot river running through a canyon in Iceland.
Currents in the desert
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| © Anton Petrus/Getty Images |
A green-tinted river runs through the dry Gobi Desert in Mongolia.
Flowing down
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| © Michael Hall/Getty Images |
A river separates the steep hills of Skippers Canyon in New Zealand.
Paddling through
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| © Andrea Pistolesi/Getty Images |
A group of five kayakers makes their way through a small river on Kho Rong island in Cambodia.
Red branches
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| © Arctic-Images/Getty Images |
Jokulgilskvisl River in Landmannalaugar, Iceland runs along the edge of a lava field formed in 1477. The geological elements in the area give the river its unusual color.
Looking down
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| © Natthawat/Getty Images |
The Fjadrargljufur River Canyon in South Iceland is over 325 inches deep at some points.
Flat landscape
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| © Phil Copp/Getty Images |
Mangrove creeks and rivers run through Hinchinbrook Island in Australia.
Sun rising
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| © Jorg Greuel/Getty Images |
The warm sun comes up over the loop on the Moselle river in Germany.
Rough waters
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| © jared lloyd/Getty Images |
Whitecaps form on the fast-moving Hyalite creek, which runs through a forest in Montana.
Churned up waters
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| © xPACIFICA/Getty Images |
A murky river runs through the forest in Malaysia.
Estuary
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| © Peter Adams/Getty Images |
Two rivers meet in Iceland. The one on the right forms branches of water that look like a tree.
Lowlands
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| © Ignacio Palacios/Getty Images |
Rivers form in the Guadalquivir Marshes in Spain.
Miles of running water
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| © Priscila Zambotto/Getty Images |
This aerial view of the Amazon River in Brazil looks like a snake moving through the Amazon rainforest.
Perfect curves
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| © Posnov/Getty Images |
Uniform curves make up the Uvac river in Serbia.
Misting waterfall
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| © FEBRUARY/Getty Images |
The Háifoss waterfall flows into a river near the Hekla volcano in Iceland.
Hidden by leaves
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| © Marco Ferrarin/Getty Images |
This mountain stream in Towada Hachimantai National Park in Japan is almost covered up by the gorgeous fall foliage.
The power of the Nile
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| © guenterguni/Getty Images |
The famous Murchison Falls is a popular tourist spot on the Nile River in Uganda.
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