As the world celebrates the arrival of 2018, dramatic displays have quite literally erupted from east to west across the globe.

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption In Yogyakarta, Indonesia, fireworks lit up the city's skyline as midnight struck

Image copyright EPA Image caption Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour

Image copyright EPA Image caption Malaysia's Petronas Towers eclipsed by the fireworks in Kuala Lumpur

Image copyright Reuters / Antara Image caption Back to Indonesia and celebrants fly lanterns at Borobudur temple

Image copyright EPA Image caption The 123-storey Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea

Image copyright EPA Image caption In Cairo, a Santa Claus rings in the new year at a market

Image copyright Reuters / Antara Image caption In Jakarta, the business district was blanketed in colour

Image copyright EPA Image caption In Singapore, the Marina Bay was a centre of celebration

Image copyright Reuters Image caption An early gathering of revellers in New York's Times Square wrapped up against the freezing cold

Image copyright EPA Image caption Sydney Harbour's world-famous display was among the first shown worldwide on television

Image copyright EPA Image caption Further south east, Melbourne also celebrated

Image copyright AFP Image caption Buddhists at the Kelaniya Temple in Sri Lanka prayed to mark the occasion

Image copyright AFP Image caption Revellers in Istanbul, meanwhile, gathered on the streets of the city to await the stroke of midnight

Image copyright AFP Image caption Crowds packed the famous Champs-Élysées in Paris

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, where temperatures reached a record-breaking 15C on Sunday

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption In London, Big Ben tolled at midnight despite extensive restoration work

Image copyright AFP Image caption In Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, party-goers hit the beach

On Monday, people took to the water in traditional New Year celebrations across Europe.

Image copyright Reuters Image caption People take part in the New Year's Day swim in Dunkirk, France

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Hundreds of swimmers run into the North Sea in Scheveningen, the Netherlands

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A man dives into the Tiber river from the Cavour bridge in Rome, Italy

Image copyright PA Image caption People take part in the Scarborough Lions New Year's Day Dip in Yorkshire, UK

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