Wow!! 20 of the best photos of the year by National Geographic

National Geographic has long presented us with a selection of the best photographic images of each year, and the selection with the most amazing clicks made in 2016 has already been released - these are powerful images that show people, places, animals and nature events in a way unique and artistic.

The final selection made by National Geographic compiled work by 91 photographers from around the world. In all, 2.3 million different photographs and stories were evaluated - you can imagine, therefore, that the images you will see below are truly amazing. Check out:

1 - Photo of Gerd Ludwig

In the picture, young Russians Kirill Vselensky and Dima Balashov take pictures on a Moscow eave.

2 - Photo of Randy Olson

Image made during a storm in Wood River, Nebraska.

3 - Brian Skerry's photo

Time to meet a diver with a tiger shark in the Bahamas.

4 - Photo of Ami Vitale

Portrait of Ye Ye, a 16 year old panda who lives in a reserve in China.

5 - Photo of Tim Laman

Hungry, this orangutan decided to climb more than 30 meters to make a snack.

6 - Photo of Hamilton James

Peruvian little girl plays in a river with her pet.

7 - Photo of Moises Saman

Refugee family living in an Iraqi city.

8 - Photo of Hamilton James

Grizzly Bear disputes a bison's carcass with a flock of crows in Grand Teton National Park.

9 - Photo of Wayne Laurence

Brothers fetch their daily quota of bottled water in Flint, Michigan, USA.

10 - Photo of Thomas Peschak

Turtles try to escape from the sun.

11 - Michael Nichols's photo

Image of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon.

12 - Photo of Dina Litovsky

Image made in Taiwan's capital, Taipei.

13 - Corey Arnold's photo

Moment when photographer Steven Donovan dives into a river in Glacier National Park.

14 - Photo of Aguilera-Hellweg

In the image, we see Kirk Odom, who was sentenced to prison for rape after an expert claimed that he had a strand of hair found on the victim. It was years in prison until a DNA test proved his innocence.

15 - Aaron Huey's photo

Mother Bear and her children stopped traffic on a highway in Alaska.

16 - Photo of Brent Stirton

Soldiers during military training in Congo.

17 - Photo of Stephen Wilkes

This day-night composition required the photographer to take 1, 036 photos over 26 hours. The image is from Yosemite National Park.

18 - Photo of Adam Dean

Worker hits hundreds of frozen tuna in a city in the Philippines.

19 - Photo of John Stanmeyer

Record of an evening celebration held in Armenia.

20 - Photo of Thomas P. Peschak

Sharks enjoy the warm waters of Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles.

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To see the full list of the best photos of the year, click here.