A world of places seen differently.
Detailed profiles of landscapes, communities, coastlines and geological regions from around the world. Each story brings together photography, physical geography, human context, seasonal character and related places.
Geography, connected.
Regional collections connect related landscapes and individual place stories across the atlas.
Atlantic islands, limestone ranges, river deltas, cultural landscapes and small communities across a continent that still contains many quiet edges.
Mountain corridors, tropical archipelagos, desert geology and living cultural landscapes across the largest and most varied continent.
Escarpments, rainforest, Saharan rock landscapes, coastal archipelagos and inhabited mountain systems with strong local identities.
Patagonian roads, tropical archaeology, Pacific islands, desert basins and forest coastlines from Canada to the southern Andes.
Southern cliffs, reef islands, volcanic communities and temperate forests spread across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific.
Place stories
Sete Cidades
A volcanic basin where crater lakes, cloud-softened ridges and small roads turn a compact corner of Sao Miguel into a layered Atlantic landscape.
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Theth
A high mountain village where stone houses, clear water and cultivated plots sit directly beneath the limestone walls of the Albanian Alps.
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Kalsoy
A long, narrow island of tunnels, sea cliffs and compact settlements where a single road follows the limited space between mountain and water.
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Picos de Europa
A compact limestone range of deep gorges, green valleys and high massifs rising unusually close to Spain's northern coast.
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Apuseni
Karst plateaus, caves, forests and dispersed hamlets form an inhabited mountain landscape in Romania's Western Carpathians.
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Durmitor
High plateaus, glacial lakes and pale limestone walls form a compact Dinaric landscape around Zabljak and the Tara canyon.
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Buzau Geopark
Mud volcanoes, salt landforms, folded hills and hillside villages create a compact geological route through Romania's Subcarpathians.
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Mullerthal
Mossed sandstone passages, compact forest and historic towns create a dense discovery landscape in eastern Luxembourg.
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Hoge Veluwe
Woodland, heath, inland sand and modern art meet in a deliberately shaped landscape at the centre of the Netherlands.
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Harz Mountains
Forested ridges, reservoirs, mining heritage, steam railways and timber towns form a compact mountain region in central Germany.
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Orkney
Low green islands, powerful sea weather and an exceptional concentration of prehistoric sites create a landscape where archaeology remains visibly present.
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Mani Peninsula
Stone tower villages, dry mountain slopes and clear coves define a severe southern Peloponnesian landscape between Taygetos and the sea.
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Lake Ohrid
An ancient lake, endemic freshwater ecosystem and historic urban shoreline meet within a mountain basin shared by North Macedonia and Albania.
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Kihnu
A small Baltic island where communal traditions, patterned textiles, music and a working maritime landscape remain closely connected.
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Soca Valley
An intensely coloured alpine river links gorges, mountain towns and First World War landscapes on Slovenia's western edge.
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Bardenas Reales
Eroded clay, sandstone plateaus and open semi-arid basins form a stark landscape between the Pyrenees and the Ebro valley.
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Vesteralen
Mountain islands, fishing settlements, wetlands and open ocean create a northern Norwegian archipelago with more space and softer rhythms than its famous neighbour.
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Zagori
Stone villages, arched bridges, forest and deep limestone gorges form a coherent mountain landscape in northwestern Greece.
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Saxon Switzerland
Sandstone towers, forested ravines and the Elbe valley create a dramatic border landscape close to Dresden and northern Bohemia.
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Danube Delta
Channels, reed beds, lakes, sand ridges and fishing settlements form one of Europe's largest living wetlands at the end of the Danube.
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Socotra
An isolated island system of endemic trees, limestone plateaus, caves, dunes and bright coastlines shaped by long evolutionary separation.
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Upper Svaneti
Medieval defensive towers, high valleys and glacier-fed rivers form one of the Caucasus region's most distinctive inhabited mountain landscapes.
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Raja Ampat
A far-flung archipelago of forested limestone islets, clear channels, reefs and small communities spread across an immense marine landscape.
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Yakushima
A steep, rain-rich island where ancient cedar forest rises from subtropical coast to cool mountain ridges within a short distance.
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Shiretoko
A remote volcanic peninsula where mountains, forest, sea ice and rich coastal waters meet at the northeastern edge of Hokkaido.
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Ha Giang
A high northern landscape of limestone peaks, deep river valleys, terraced fields and culturally distinct mountain communities.
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Batanes
Wind-shaped grasslands, volcanic hills, stone houses and exposed channels define the northernmost inhabited islands of the Philippines.
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Sumba
Savanna hills, limestone coast, traditional villages and megalithic tombs create an island identity distinct from its better-known neighbours.
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Tana Toraja
Rice terraces, limestone hills, tongkonan houses and elaborate ritual landscapes define a highland culture in South Sulawesi.
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Ura Valley
A broad high valley of clustered houses, fields, monasteries and forested slopes in Bhutan's central Bumthang region.
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Jeti-Oguz
Red sandstone formations open into a forested Tien Shan valley of rivers, pastures and seasonal mountain life south of Issyk-Kul.
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Tsum Valley
Stone villages, Buddhist monasteries and cultivated terraces occupy a high Himalayan valley beneath the Ganesh Himal range.
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Hampi
Vijayanagara ruins, living temples, river agriculture and immense granite boulder fields share one of South India's most distinctive cultural landscapes.
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Lencois Maranhenses
White dune fields and seasonal freshwater lagoons create a landscape that changes radically with rainfall along Brazil's equatorial Atlantic coast.
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Chapada Diamantina
Table mountains, deep valleys, waterfalls, caves and former diamond towns form a broad highland in the interior of Bahia.
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Serra da Capivara
Sandstone cliffs, caatinga forest and an extraordinary concentration of rock art preserve deep human history in northeastern Brazil.
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Chiloe
Wooden churches, stilt houses, temperate rainforest and a deeply indented coast define an archipelago with a strong island culture.
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Elqui Valley
Irrigated vineyards and villages follow a narrow green corridor between dry Andean slopes under exceptionally clear skies.
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Quebrada de Humahuaca
A high Andean valley of coloured strata, adobe towns and long-distance cultural routes connecting the puna with lower valleys.
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Tolar Grande
Salt flats, red desert, volcanic peaks and a small high-altitude settlement occupy one of Argentina's most remote puna landscapes.
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Cocora Valley
Tall wax palms rise above green pasture and cloud forest in a high Andean valley connected to Colombia's coffee region.
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Osa Peninsula
Lowland rainforest, mangroves, wild beaches and the sheltered Golfo Dulce meet on one of Central America's most biologically rich peninsulas.
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Gros Morne
Fjords, uplifted mantle rock, coastal villages and broad glacial valleys reveal the geological structure of western Newfoundland.
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Great Sand Dunes
North America's tallest dunes rise against the Sangre de Cristo Mountains within a larger system of grassland, wetlands and seasonal water.
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Channel Islands
Sea cliffs, endemic wildlife, kelp forests and deep Indigenous history define an island chain just beyond the urban coast of Southern California.
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Maletsunyane Falls
A high single-drop waterfall cuts into a basalt gorge within the open mountain country surrounding Semonkong.
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Ait Bouguemez
Irrigated fields, earthen villages and high mountain ridges form a broad inhabited valley in Morocco's central High Atlas.
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Fish River Canyon
A vast canyon system cuts through the arid south of Namibia, revealing folded rock, dry plateaus and a river that moves seasonally.
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Matobo Hills
Rounded granite domes, balancing rocks, wooded valleys and extensive rock art create a deeply cultural landscape south of Bulawayo.
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Tsingy de Bemaraha
A limestone plateau eroded into sharp pinnacles, deep fissures, forest pockets and canyon systems in western Madagascar.
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Sao Tome
Volcanic peaks, equatorial rainforest, cocoa estates and small coastal settlements form a lush island landscape near the Equator.
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Mount Mulanje
A vast isolated massif rises above tea estates and villages, holding granite peaks, waterfalls, forest and high plateaus.
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Wild Coast
Grass-covered hills, river mouths, cliffs and dispersed Xhosa settlements meet along a long, lightly urbanised section of South Africa's eastern coast.
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Nyungwe Forest
Ancient montane rainforest, tea fields and high ridges occupy the Congo-Nile divide in southwestern Rwanda.
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Tasman Peninsula
High sea cliffs, wind-cut formations, forest and layered convict history occupy a peninsula linked to Tasmania by a narrow isthmus.
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Lord Howe Island
A small volcanic island combines a coral lagoon, forested mountains and endemic species within a tightly bounded Tasman Sea landscape.
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Flinders Ranges
Folded ranges, dry creek beds and the immense Ikara basin reveal deep geological and Adnyamathanha cultural history in inland South Australia.
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Ningaloo Coast
A fringing coral reef lies unusually close to shore beneath the arid limestone ridges of Cape Range in northwestern Australia.
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Rakiura
Dense native forest, long inlets, quiet beaches and a small southern community define New Zealand's third-largest island.
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The Catlins
Rainforest, waterfalls, farming country and a wave-cut southern coast meet between Dunedin and Invercargill.
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Aitutaki
A volcanic main island and a wide turquoise lagoon are enclosed by reef and small motu in the central South Pacific.
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Savai'i
Lava fields, rainforest, blowholes and coastal villages circle Samoa's largest island beneath a mountainous volcanic interior.
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Tanna
An active volcano, ash plain, rainforest, black-sand coast and strong kastom communities occupy one compact island in southern Vanuatu.
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Isle of Pines
Columnar pines, bright lagoon water, limestone caves and Kanak communities give a small Melanesian island a distinctive silhouette.
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Las Medulas
Red earth pinnacles, chestnut woods and tunnels left by Roman gold mining create a cultural landscape unlike the surrounding hills of northwestern Spain.
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Curonian Spit
A long sand barrier of dunes, pine forest and lagoon villages separates the Baltic Sea from the Curonian Lagoon.
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Retezat Mountains
A compact Carpathian range of granite peaks, glacial basins, alpine meadows and an exceptional concentration of mountain lakes.
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The Burren
Limestone pavement, Atlantic grassland, prehistoric monuments and small farms form one of Ireland's most distinctive cultural landscapes.
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Pamir Highway
A high trans-Pamir road crosses plateaus, river valleys and remote settlements beneath some of Central Asia's largest mountain systems.
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Mangystau
Chalk escarpments, isolated mesas, underground mosques and desert depressions create a vast geological landscape east of the Caspian Sea.
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Musandam Peninsula
Bare mountains descend directly into deep marine inlets at the northern tip of Oman, creating a coast of cliffs, villages and narrow water passages.
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Living Root Bridges
Footbridges trained from living tree roots connect villages across rainforest streams in one of the world's wettest inhabited regions.
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Tassili n'Ajjer
Sandstone plateaus, rock forests and thousands of prehistoric images preserve both geological and human histories deep in the Sahara.
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White Desert
Wind-shaped chalk towers rise from pale desert ground between the Bahariya and Farafra oases in western Egypt.
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Simien Mountains
High escarpments, cultivated plateaus and deep valleys form a dramatic inhabited mountain landscape in northern Ethiopia.
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Bazaruto Archipelago
Sand islands, seagrass shallows, coral reefs and coastal communities form a broad marine landscape off southern Mozambique.
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Haida Gwaii
Rainforest islands, exposed Pacific beaches and Haida cultural landscapes lie off the northern coast of British Columbia.
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Big Bend
Desert basins, volcanic mountains and the Rio Grande form a remote border landscape in far western Texas.
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Calakmul
A major Maya city rises within one of the largest remaining tropical forest blocks of the Yucatan Peninsula.
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Aysen
Glacial rivers, forested mountains, steppe and fjords meet along a sparsely settled section of Chilean Patagonia.
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Folegandros
A compact Cycladic island where a cliff-edge town, dry-stone paths and open Aegean water create a quieter rhythm than the region's headline destinations.
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Bohinj
A broad Alpine basin centred on Slovenia's largest permanent lake, with working villages, forested slopes and direct access to the Julian Alps.
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Cilento Coast
A long southern Italian coastline where fishing towns, headlands, beaches and inland hill villages are spread across a landscape with room to breathe.
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Faroe Islands
An Atlantic archipelago of steep green islands, compact settlements, tunnels and weather that continually redraws the relationship between land and sea.
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Cevennes
A southern French mountain region of deep valleys, chestnut slopes, stone hamlets and old paths shaped by pastoral movement and religious history.
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Koli
A forested ridge above Lake Pielinen where exposed quartzite summits open across a vast mosaic of water, islands and boreal woodland.
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Karpathos
A long Aegean island where high mountains separate beach towns from northern villages with distinctive architecture and strong local traditions.
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Alentejo Coast
A broad Atlantic edge of cliffs, dunes, fishing settlements and long beaches, with inland fields and cork landscapes close behind the coast.
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Iya Valley
A steep interior valley of forested mountains, scattered hamlets, vine bridges and roads cut into the slopes of central Shikoku.
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Haa Valley
A high western Bhutanese valley of farmhouses, monasteries, pasture and forest beneath ridges leading toward the Himalayan borderlands.
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Orkhon Valley
A wide grassland corridor where rivers, volcanic terrain, herding camps and traces of former capitals reveal Mongolia's long mobile history.
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Altyn-Emel
A vast southeastern Kazakh landscape of coloured mountains, desert plains, river corridors and a resonant dune rising above the Ili basin.
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Lanyu
A volcanic island east of Taiwan where dramatic coastal rock, tropical slopes and Tao communities create a distinct maritime cultural landscape.
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Nong Khiaw
A riverside settlement in northern Laos enclosed by limestone towers, forest and tributary valleys reached by boat, road and footpath.
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Camiguin
A compact volcanic island of steep peaks, hot and cold springs, waterfalls and a coastal road that repeatedly returns to the sea.
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Kiso Valley
A forested central Japanese valley where preserved post towns and stone paths follow a former highway between mountain passes.
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Santo Antao
A deeply cut volcanic island where green valleys, high ridges, dry coastal slopes and farming villages meet within a compact Atlantic landscape.
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Loango Coast
A remote equatorial coastline where rainforest, lagoons, savanna and Atlantic beaches meet with unusually little urban interruption.
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Lake Natron
A remote alkaline lake beneath Ol Doinyo Lengai, where mineral flats, changing water colour and volcanic horizons define a severe Rift Valley basin.
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Rwenzori Mountains
An equatorial mountain range of cloud forest, giant plants, bogs and glacier-cut peaks rising above the western branch of the Rift Valley.
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Makgadikgadi Pans
An immense system of salt pans and grassland where seasonal water, migration and ancient lake sediments produce radical changes in scale and colour.
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Kgalagadi
A transfrontier desert landscape of red dunes, dry riverbeds, sparse trees and long wildlife corridors beneath an unusually open sky.
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Fouta Djallon
A cool West African highland of plateaus, waterfalls, cultivated valleys and villages at the headwaters of major regional rivers.
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Drakensberg
A vast basalt escarpment of amphitheatres, high plateaus, sandstone foothills and rock-art shelters along the edge of southern Africa's interior.
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Chachapoyas Highlands
Cloud-forest highlands of archaeological sites, deep valleys, waterfalls and small Andean towns between the mountains and the upper Amazon basin.
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Copper Canyon
A vast network of canyons in northern Mexico where pine plateaus, subtropical ravines, railway settlements and Raramuri communities span major changes in elevation.
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Guajira Peninsula
A semi-arid Caribbean peninsula of dunes, salt flats, bays and Wayuu communities where desert forms meet bright coastal water.
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Great Basin
An immense interior region of parallel mountain ranges, dry valleys, ancient bristlecone pines and closed drainage beneath some of North America's darkest skies.
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Mingan Archipelago
A low limestone archipelago in the Gulf of St Lawrence shaped into monoliths, sea caves, barrens and quiet island shorelines.
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Chapada dos Veadeiros
A high Brazilian cerrado plateau of quartzite ridges, clear rivers, waterfalls and open vegetation under a broad central sky.
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Ruta de las Flores
A western Salvadoran highland route linking colourful towns, coffee landscapes, markets and volcanic slopes within a short but varied corridor.
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Huilo Huilo
A temperate rainforest and volcanic landscape in northern Patagonia, crossed by rivers, waterfalls and former forestry settlements near the Andes.
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East Cape
A remote curve of New Zealand's North Island where Maori communities, wide Pacific bays, forested hills and a long coastal road retain a strong regional identity.
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Chatham Islands
A remote Pacific archipelago of lagoons, peatland, wind-shaped coast and Moriori and Maori history far east of mainland New Zealand.
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Niue
A raised coral island ringed by cliffs, caves, chasms and exceptionally clear deep water, with villages distributed around a single coastal road.
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Kadavu
A mountainous Fijian island of rainforest, village bays and extensive reef, with limited roads and much movement still organised by boat.
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Atiu
A raised island of makatea limestone, caves, forest tracks and a central village plateau beyond the lagoon-focused image of the Cook Islands.
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Eyre Peninsula
A large South Australian peninsula of granite bays, open-ocean cliffs, fishing towns and semi-arid interior roads far beyond the main east-coast circuit.
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Tarkine
A large northwest Tasmanian landscape of temperate rainforest, wild rivers, button-grass plains and an exposed coast rich in Aboriginal heritage.
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Mungo
A dry lake basin of eroded lunette formations and profound Aboriginal history within the semi-arid interior of southeastern Australia.
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Westfjords
A deeply indented peninsula of table mountains, long fjords, bird cliffs and small fishing communities at Iceland's remote northwestern edge.
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Val Maira
A western Alpine valley of stone hamlets, larch forest, high pastures and Occitan cultural traditions near the French border.
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Gennargentu
Sardinia's central mountain core combines granite summits, limestone gorges, oak woodland and pastoral villages with strong local identities.
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Prespa Lakes
Two high lakes shared by three countries form a wetland, mountain and village landscape of exceptional ecological and cultural depth.
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Saaremaa
Estonia's largest island combines juniper coast, meteorite geology, windmills, manor landscapes and a strong maritime identity.
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Dovrefjell
A high plateau of rounded mountains, tundra, river valleys and old travel routes between eastern and western Norway.
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Velebit
A long limestone mountain barrier rises directly above the Adriatic, dividing coastal karst from forested interior valleys.
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Ria Formosa
Barrier islands, tidal channels, salt marshes and working fishing communities form a living lagoon system along the eastern Algarve.
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Zanskar
A high Himalayan valley system of river gorges, Buddhist monasteries, remote villages and severe mountain passes in southern Ladakh.
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Sary-Chelek
A mountain biosphere reserve of deep lakes, walnut-fruit forest, alpine meadows and small settlements in western Kyrgyzstan.
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Geghama Mountains
Volcanic plateaus, crater lakes, high pastures and extensive rock carvings form a little-known mountain landscape east of Yerevan.
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Kackar Mountains
Glaciated peaks, cloud forest, alpine lakes and high seasonal settlements rise behind Turkiye's wet eastern Black Sea coast.
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Togian Islands
A dispersed tropical archipelago of coral reefs, forested islands, sea villages and volcanic landscapes in central Sulawesi.
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Nan Province
Forested mountains, river valleys, Tai Lue heritage and a compact historic town define Thailand's quieter northeastern north.
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Gobi Gurvansaikhan
Mountain ranges, dune fields, fossil country and cold desert valleys create a varied landscape within Mongolia's South Gobi.
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Akiyoshidai
Japan's largest karst plateau combines pale limestone pinnacles, grassland, caves and a long record of human land management.
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Ennedi Massif
Sandstone towers, arches, hidden water and rock-art shelters rise from the eastern Sahara in one of Africa's great desert massifs.
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Richtersveld
A mountainous desert of granite ridges, succulent biodiversity and Nama pastoral culture along the lower Orange River.
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Bale Mountains
High Afroalpine plateau, cloud forest and deep valleys support rare wildlife and pastoral communities in southeastern Ethiopia.
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Bijagos Archipelago
A low tropical archipelago of mangroves, tidal flats, sacred islands and communities whose lives follow the rhythm of the sea.
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Nyika Plateau
Rolling montane grassland, forest pockets and broad horizons create an unexpected high plateau across the Malawi-Zambia border.
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Chimanimani Mountains
Quartzite peaks, deep valleys, waterfalls and transboundary communities define a rugged section of southern Africa's Eastern Highlands.
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Saloum Delta
Mangrove channels, shell islands, salt flats and fishing communities form a dense estuarine landscape south of Dakar.
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Lake Abbe
Limestone chimneys, geothermal steam, salt flats and a shrinking terminal lake create a surreal border landscape in the Afar Depression.
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Great Bear Rainforest
Temperate rainforest, fjords, islands and Indigenous territories form a vast coastal landscape on British Columbia's Pacific edge.
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Nahanni
A wild river system of canyons, waterfalls, karst and mountain valleys cuts through Canada's remote Mackenzie Mountains.
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Bisti / De-Na-Zin
Hoodoos, petrified wood and eroded clay create a roadless badland wilderness in northwestern New Mexico.
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Owyhee Canyonlands
Remote volcanic canyons, sagebrush plateaus and wild rivers spread across the high desert where Oregon, Idaho and Nevada meet.
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Sierra Gorda
Cloud forest, semi-desert, deep canyons and mission towns meet within a steep biosphere reserve in central Mexico.
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Ibera Wetlands
Lagoons, floating vegetation, grassland and wildlife form one of South America's largest freshwater wetland systems.
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Cotahuasi Canyon
A deep Andean canyon of terraced valleys, hot springs, waterfalls and high communities lies beyond Peru's better-known southern routes.
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Jalapao
Golden dunes, clear springs, cerrado savanna and sandstone plateaus create a remote interior landscape in central Brazil.
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Purnululu
Striped sandstone domes, narrow chasms and savanna form one of Australia's most distinctive geological landscapes in the East Kimberley.
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Gawler Ranges
Ancient volcanic hills, organ-pipe rock, salt lakes and mallee woodland form a quiet interior landscape in South Australia.
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Cape York Peninsula
Savanna, rainforest, wetlands and remote Indigenous communities extend across Australia's great tropical peninsula toward Torres Strait.
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Aotea / Great Barrier Island
Forested ridges, hot springs, surf beaches and off-grid communities occupy the outer edge of New Zealand's Hauraki Gulf.
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Hokianga
A broad drowned harbour, giant dunes, kauri forest and Maori communities form a layered landscape on Northland's west coast.
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Kahurangi
New Zealand's second-largest national park combines limestone plateaus, rainforest, alpine country and a remote Tasman coast.
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Kosrae
A steep volcanic island of cloud forest, mangroves, coral reef and archaeological ruins rises from the western Pacific.
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Marquesas Islands
High volcanic islands, deep valleys, sculptural traditions and powerful ocean exposure define one of Polynesia's most remote archipelagos.
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Senja
Sharp coastal mountains, fishing settlements and sheltered fjords compress northern Norway into one island landscape.
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Sarek
A roadless high-mountain region of broad valleys, glaciers and fast rivers forms one of northern Europe’s largest continuous wilderness landscapes.
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Soomaa
Bogs, floodplain meadows and slow rivers create a lowland landscape whose seasonal inundation is locally known as the fifth season.
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Aukstaitija
Clear lakes, pine forest and dispersed villages form a quiet inland landscape shaped by water routes and long settlement history.
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Tzoumerka
Deep gorges, stone bridges and high villages occupy a rugged section of the southern Pindus away from Greece’s best-known routes.
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Ecrins
Glaciers, high granite massifs and inhabited valleys create a more austere Alpine landscape between Grenoble, Briancon and the Durance.
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La Gomera
Ravines, laurel forest and terraced settlements give this compact Atlantic island a vertical geography unlike the resort coastlines nearby.
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Maremma
Mediterranean wetlands, wooded hills and old hill towns create a quieter Tuscan landscape between the Tyrrhenian coast and inland volcanic country.
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Piatra Craiului
A narrow limestone ridge rises above forest, hay meadows and mountain villages in one of Romania’s most legible Carpathian landscapes.
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Volcanic Eifel
Crater lakes, basalt formations and small towns reveal a volcanic landscape hidden within the green uplands of western Germany.
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Spiti Valley
High desert valleys, Buddhist monasteries and villages beneath eroded mountains create a severe trans-Himalayan landscape.
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Upper Mustang
Eroded cliffs, walled settlements and Tibetan cultural landscapes occupy a rain-shadow basin north of the central Himalaya.
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Tavan Bogd
Glaciers, high peaks and open steppe meet at Mongolia’s western edge near the borders with China and Russia.
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Alay Valley
A broad high valley separates the Alay and Trans-Alay ranges, opening long views toward the Pamirs.
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Arslanbob
Walnut forest, waterfalls and a large village occupy the foothills of the Fergana Range.
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Dhofar Highlands
Monsoon cloud, green escarpments and frankincense country form a seasonal landscape unlike the rest of the Arabian Peninsula.
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Masirah Island
Long beaches, dry hills and fishing settlements form a wind-exposed island off Oman’s eastern coast.
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Hormuz Island
Multicoloured earth, salt formations and a strategic island history meet at the entrance to the Persian Gulf.
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Goto Islands
A chain of wooded islands, fishing ports and hidden-Christian heritage extends west of Kyushu into the East China Sea.
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Banda Islands
Volcanic islands, coral water and nutmeg history form a compact archipelago far from Indonesia’s main tourism routes.
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Hoggar Mountains
Volcanic peaks and immense desert plains rise around the highland core of the central Sahara.
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Tafraoute and the Anti-Atlas
Granite domes, almond valleys and Amazigh villages occupy a dry mountain basin in Morocco’s Anti-Atlas.
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Kerkennah Islands
Low islands, tidal shallows and traditional fishing structures create a subtle maritime landscape off Tunisia’s eastern coast.
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Banc d’Arguin
Desert dunes, tidal flats and rich coastal water meet along one of West Africa’s most important migratory bird landscapes.
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Bandiagara Escarpment
A long sandstone escarpment, cliff villages and cultivated plains form one of West Africa’s most significant cultural landscapes.
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Lope
Forest and open savanna meet in a long-lived ecological and archaeological landscape near the Ogooue River.
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Lake Turkana
A vast desert lake, volcanic shores and pastoral territories occupy the eastern arm of the Rift Valley.
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Mafia Island
Mangroves, coral reefs and Swahili settlements form a quieter island landscape south of Zanzibar.
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Cederberg
Sandstone arches, dry mountain valleys and rock art create a rugged landscape north of Cape Town.
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Okavango Panhandle
A broad river enters Botswana through papyrus channels and fishing settlements before spreading into the Okavango Delta.
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Torngat Mountains
Arctic mountains, deep fjords and Inuit cultural landscapes rise along the remote northern Labrador coast.
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Anticosti Island
Limestone canyons, waterfalls and a long shipwreck coast define a large island in the Gulf of St Lawrence.
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San Rafael Swell
Folded sandstone, slot canyons and empty roads form a vast geological uplift in central Utah.
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North Cascades
Glaciated peaks, deep forest valleys and hydroelectric lakes create a sharp mountain landscape close to the Pacific Northwest coast.
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Lost Coast
Mountain ridges fall directly into the Pacific along a roadless section of northern California coast.
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Gila Wilderness
Forested mountains, hot springs and deep canyons form the first designated wilderness area in the United States.
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Chiricahua
Rhyolite pinnacles and oak-pine sky islands rise above the desert grasslands of southeastern Arizona.
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Sierra de la Laguna
An isolated forested mountain range rises above the deserts and coasts of southern Baja California.
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Los Haitises
Mangroves, limestone towers and cave systems create a flooded karst landscape on the edge of Samana Bay.
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Gran Sabana
Open savanna, waterfalls and table-top mountains spread across the southeastern Guiana Highlands.
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Arnhem Land
Escarpments, wetlands and remote coasts form a vast Aboriginal cultural landscape in northern Australia.
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Gariwerd / Grampians
Sandstone ranges, waterfalls and Aboriginal cultural sites rise from the plains of western Victoria.
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Carnarvon Gorge
A deep sandstone gorge, side canyons and Aboriginal cultural sites cut into the central Queensland highlands.
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Maria Island
Fossil cliffs, wildlife and convict history occupy a car-free island off Tasmania’s east coast.
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Te Urewera
Dense forest, remote lakes and Tuhoe cultural authority define a large inland landscape in New Zealand’s North Island.
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Whanganui River
A long river corridor links forested interior country with Maori settlements and the Tasman Sea.
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Mackenzie Basin
Dry grasslands, turquoise glacial lakes and broad mountain horizons occupy the rain shadow east of the Southern Alps.
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Campbell Island
Wind-shaped tussock, sea cliffs and megaherbs cover a remote subantarctic island far south of New Zealand.
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Ha’apai
Low coral islands, volcanic horizons and small communities form a dispersed archipelago in central Tonga.
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Taveuni
Rainforest, waterfalls and coral reefs cover a volcanic island on Fiji’s eastern edge.
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Aland Islands
A low Baltic archipelago of red granite, pine forest, ferries and small maritime communities spread between Finland and Sweden.
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Camargue
Salt lagoons, reed beds, rice fields, white horses and low villages occupy the shifting delta where the Rhone meets the Mediterranean.
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Outer Hebrides
A chain of Atlantic islands where machair grassland, peat moor, white beaches, Gaelic communities and ancient sites share the same exposed horizon.
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Madeira Laurel Forest
Ancient laurel forest, cloud-soaked ridges and levada paths occupy the steep interior of a volcanic Atlantic island.
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Gauja Valley
A forested river corridor of sandstone cliffs, castles, caves and small towns forms Latvia most layered inland landscape.
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Slovak Karst
Limestone plateaus, sinkholes, caves and rural valleys form a quiet transboundary karst landscape on the edge of Slovakia and Hungary.
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Extremadura Dehesa
Open oak woodland, grazing land, stone villages and large skies define a working cultural landscape across western Spain.
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Pelion Peninsula
Forested mountain villages descend toward small Aegean coves on a peninsula where stone paths, orchards and sea views remain closely connected.
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North York Moors
Heather moorland, wooded valleys, stone villages and a cliffed North Sea coast form a varied landscape in northeastern England.
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Vjosa Valley
A free-flowing Balkan river links gravel channels, mountain valleys, farmland and historic towns from the Greek border toward the Adriatic plain.
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Masurian Lake District
A northern Polish landscape of linked lakes, forest, sailing towns and former borderland heritage spread across glacial terrain.
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Daisetsuzan
A high volcanic massif of alpine plateaus, hot springs and vast autumn colour rises at the centre of Hokkaido.
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Kerinci Seblat
Rainforest, tea country, volcanic peaks and highland villages surround one of the largest protected landscapes in Sumatra.
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Si Phan Don
A broad Mekong river landscape of islands, channels, rapids and farming communities unfolds near the Laos-Cambodia border.
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Taman Negara
Lowland rainforest, broad rivers and forest-edge communities form one of the largest continuous protected landscapes in Peninsular Malaysia.
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Kinnaur
Deep Himalayan valleys, orchards, Buddhist and Hindu traditions and high desert passes meet along the upper Sutlej corridor.
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Gurez Valley
A high border valley of wooden villages, alpine meadows and the Kishanganga River lies beyond major passes in the western Himalaya.
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Altyn Arashan
A high forested valley of hot springs, alpine pasture and glacier-fed water lies above the eastern shore of Issyk-Kul.
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Karimunjawa
A small Java Sea archipelago of coral reefs, mangroves, fishing villages and low forested islands sits north of central Java.
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Phong Nha-Ke Bang
Towering limestone, major cave systems, forest and river villages form a deep karst landscape in central Vietnam.
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Cat Ba Archipelago
Forested limestone islands, floating communities, coves and a rugged main island form a complex seascape beside Ha Long Bay.
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Munduk Highlands
Cool upland villages, waterfalls, coffee gardens and crater-lake views form a greener, quieter interior landscape in northern Bali.
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Khentii Mountains
Forest-steppe, river headwaters and broad mountain valleys form a quieter, greener Mongolia east of the central grasslands.
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NamibRand
Open desert plains, red dunes, dark mountains and exceptional night skies form a privately protected landscape in the southern Namib.
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Akagera
Savanna, wooded hills, lakes and wetlands create a broad ecological transition along Rwanda eastern border.
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Mathews Range
A forested mountain island rises from dry northern Kenya, sheltering springs, wildlife and Samburu communities.
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Loita Hills
Forest, high grassland and Maasai communities occupy a quieter upland between the Rift Valley and the Mara plains.
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Quirimbas Archipelago
Coral islands, mangroves, tidal flats and Swahili settlements stretch along the far northern coast of Mozambique.
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Kidepo Valley
Dry savanna, seasonal rivers and mountain walls create an isolated northeastern Ugandan landscape near South Sudan and Kenya.
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Lamu Archipelago
Coral-stone towns, mangroves, dhow routes and long beaches form a layered Swahili seascape on the northern Kenyan coast.
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Tsingy Rouge
Red laterite pinnacles rise from eroded gullies in northern Madagascar, creating a fragile miniature badland landscape.
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Toubkal Valleys
High Atlas valleys, Amazigh villages, walnut terraces and snow-fed streams surround North Africa highest mountain.
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Sao Nicolau
A rugged Cape Verde island of green mountain valleys, dry coast, old towns and long walking routes remains quieter than its neighbours.
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Gaspesie
A long Quebec peninsula of Appalachian mountains, fishing villages, sea cliffs and broad Saint Lawrence horizons.
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Boundary Waters
A canoe landscape of lakes, portages, boreal forest and granite extends across the border between Minnesota and Ontario.
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Cockscomb Basin
Rainforest, rivers and the eastern Maya Mountains form a large protected basin behind Belize Caribbean coastal plain.
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Choco Coast
Rainforest descends directly to dark beaches, mangroves and a powerful Pacific coast in one of the wettest regions of the Americas.
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Valle de la Luna
Eroded clay spires and dry ravines form a compact badland landscape immediately below the high city of La Paz.
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Fernando de Noronha
A volcanic Atlantic archipelago of dramatic peaks, clear bays, marine wildlife and tightly controlled settlement lies far off northeast Brazil.
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Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
The world highest coastal mountain range rises from Caribbean forest and beaches to snow peaks, Indigenous territories and high valleys.
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Banks Peninsula
Two large volcanic harbours, steep farmed ridges and small bays form a deeply indented peninsula beside Christchurch.
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Atherton Tablelands
Cool volcanic uplands, rainforest, crater lakes, waterfalls and farming towns rise behind tropical north Queensland coast.
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Karijini
Layered red rock, narrow gorges, waterfalls and high plateaus form one of the Pilbara most dramatic inland landscapes.
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Kangaroo Island
Wild southern coastline, eucalyptus woodland, farms and small communities occupy a large island off South Australia.
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Norfolk Island
A small South Pacific island combines pine-lined cliffs, convict heritage, farmland and a distinct community history.
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Huahine
A green double island of lagoon, archaeological sites, farms and quiet villages offers a less compressed side of the Society Islands.
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Espiritu Santo
Vanuatu largest island combines blue holes, rainforest, village coastlines, caves and Second World War history.
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Yap
Mangrove channels, stone money paths, reef and traditional villages define a culturally distinctive island group in western Micronesia.
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Rock Islands of Palau
Hundreds of forested limestone islands, marine lakes and clear channels create one of the Pacific most intricate seascapes.
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New Georgia Islands
Large forested islands, lagoons, reefs and wartime sites form a complex maritime landscape in the western Solomon Islands.
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Rennell Island
A raised coral island contains a vast brackish lake, forest and remote Polynesian communities in the southern Solomon Islands.
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Kaokoland
Desert mountains, ephemeral rivers and widely dispersed communities shape a remote landscape between the Namib and the Angolan frontier.
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Sierra de la Macarena
An isolated massif, clear rivers and a meeting point of forest, savanna and ancient rock create one of central Colombia’s most distinctive transition landscapes.
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Somiedo Natural Park
Glacial lakes, steep limestone valleys, high pastures and traditional brañas create one of the most layered mountain landscapes in northern Spain.
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Cies Islands
Atlantic cliffs, pale beaches, dune systems and seabird colonies form a compact island group at the mouth of the Ria de Vigo.
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Bornholm
Granite cliffs, sandy beaches, smokehouse towns and circular churches give this Baltic island a landscape unlike mainland Denmark.
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Karkonosze
Glacial cirques, peat plateaus, waterfalls and mountain towns define the highest part of the Sudetes along the Polish-Czech border.
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Kimitoön Archipelago
Ferries, forested islands, granite skerries and small coastal communities create a quieter approach to Finland’s vast southwestern archipelago.
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Neretva Delta
Wetlands, reed beds, orchard fields and river channels spread between limestone mountains and the Adriatic on Croatia’s southern coast.
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Maramures
Wooden villages, hay meadows, forested ridges and carved churches form one of Romania’s most distinctive inhabited mountain landscapes.
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Rhodope Mountains
Forested ridges, karst gorges, high meadows and dispersed villages create a broad mountain world across southern Bulgaria.
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Ogasawara Islands
Remote subtropical islands, endemic ecosystems and clear Pacific water create a Japanese landscape reached only after a long sea crossing.
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Kumano Kodo
Ancient pilgrimage routes cross cedar forest, mountain villages and shrine landscapes on Japan’s deeply folded Kii Peninsula.
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Tirthan Valley
A clear Himalayan river, forested slopes and small villages form a quieter gateway to the Great Himalayan National Park.
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Khao Sok
Limestone towers, tropical rainforest and the long inlets of Cheow Lan Lake create one of southern Thailand’s most dramatic inland landscapes.
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Pulau Weh
A volcanic island off northern Sumatra combines reef coastlines, forested hills and small settlements around the port of Sabang.
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Cardamom Mountains
Large rainforest blocks, rivers and low mountain ranges form one of mainland Southeast Asia’s most important remaining wilderness landscapes.
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Kelimutu
Three crater lakes with changing colours sit above agricultural villages and volcanic ridges in central Flores.
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Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
Deep river valleys, rhododendron forest, high villages and enormous Himalayan peaks form Nepal’s remote eastern mountain frontier.
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Baviaanskloof
Folded mountains, dry valleys, river crossings and isolated farms create a long wilderness corridor through South Africa’s Eastern Cape.
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Mount Elgon
A huge extinct volcano rises above farms and forest with moorland plateaus, caves and long ridges along the Uganda-Kenya border.
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Lake Bunyonyi
A deeply indented highland lake dotted with islands sits among steep terraced hills in southwestern Uganda.
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Mount Cameroon
An active volcano rises from humid coastal forest to bare lava fields above the Gulf of Guinea.
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Niokolo-Koba
Savanna woodland, gallery forest and the Gambia River support a large wildlife landscape in southeastern Senegal.
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Tsitsikamma
Dense coastal forest, river mouths and wave-cut cliffs meet the Indian Ocean along South Africa’s southern Garden Route.
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Lake Tana
Ethiopia’s largest lake combines papyrus boats, island monasteries, wetlands and the headwaters of the Blue Nile.
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Queulat
Temperate rainforest, fjords and a hanging glacier converge along one of the greenest sections of Chilean Patagonia.
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Pumalin Douglas Tompkins National Park
Ancient temperate rainforest, volcanoes, fjords and waterfalls create a vast protected landscape in northern Chilean Patagonia.
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Serra do Cipo
Quartzite ridges, cerrado grasslands, waterfalls and extraordinary plant diversity define a highland north of Belo Horizonte.
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Itatiaia National Park
Atlantic Forest rises into rugged highland grasslands and granite peaks in Brazil’s oldest national park.
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El Cielo Biosphere Reserve
Tropical forest, cloud forest, oak woodland and dry scrub meet across a steep ecological gradient in northeastern Mexico.
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El Imposible National Park
Steep ridges and tropical dry forest protect one of El Salvador’s largest remaining natural areas close to the Pacific coast.
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Madidi
Andean peaks, cloud forest and Amazonian lowlands descend through one enormous protected landscape in western Bolivia.
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Yasawa Islands
A chain of dry volcanic islands combines long beaches, clear lagoons and village communities northwest of Viti Levu.
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Vava’u
Sheltered waterways, limestone islands and seasonal humpback whales create a distinctive marine landscape in northern Tonga.
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Bougainville
Volcanic mountains, rainforest, reefs and culturally distinct communities define a large Melanesian island east of mainland Papua New Guinea.
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Milne Bay
Reef-fringed islands, rainforest coasts and small communities spread across an expansive maritime province at Papua New Guinea’s eastern edge.
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Great Otway
Cool rainforest, waterfalls, fern gullies and a rugged Southern Ocean coast meet along Victoria’s Great Otway range.
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Booderee
White-sand beaches, heathland, forest and clear bays form an Aboriginal-managed national park on the New South Wales south coast.
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Arthur’s Pass
A high road and rail crossing links wet western forest with drier eastern valleys through the heart of New Zealand’s Southern Alps.
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Putorana Plateau
A vast basalt plateau cut by deep canyons, long lakes and an exceptional concentration of waterfalls.
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Lena Pillars
A forty-kilometre wall of limestone towers rises directly above the Lena River.
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Shantar Islands
A remote archipelago of forested islands, tidal straits and cold-water wildlife in the western Sea of Okhotsk.
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Commander Islands
Wind-battered volcanic islands with seabird cliffs, fur-seal rookeries and treeless oceanic tundra.
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Solovetsky Islands
A White Sea archipelago where a fortified monastery, stone labyrinths, forest lakes and difficult twentieth-century history occupy the same islands.
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Wrangel Island
An isolated Arctic island preserving tundra, mammoth-steppe vegetation and major polar-bear denning habitat.
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Onekotan Island
A nearly uninhabited Kuril island containing a volcano rising from the centre of a lake inside a larger caldera.
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Iturup Island
A long volcanic island of white pumice cliffs, black beaches, hot rivers and active fumaroles.
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Franz Josef Land
A high-Arctic archipelago of glacier caps, tabular mountains, sea ice and historic expedition sites.
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Chara Sands
A compact field of moving dunes lies between taiga, wetlands and snow-streaked mountains in eastern Siberia.
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Ergaki Nature Park
Granite spires, clear lakes and dense Siberian forest form a compact mountain park in the Western Sayan.
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Taganay National Park
Quartzite ridges, spruce forest and long stone rivers rise immediately behind the town of Zlatoust.
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Manpupuner
Seven giant weathered pillars stand alone on a high, empty plateau west of the Urals.
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Yugyd Va National Park
Clear rivers, tundra ridges and forest valleys create the largest national-park wilderness in the European part of Russia.
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Great Vasyugan Mire
One of the world's largest peatland systems spreads across western Siberia as a mosaic of bogs, lakes and forest islands.
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Kenozero National Park
Lake villages, painted chapel ceilings, sacred groves and traditional boat routes survive in a northern Russian cultural landscape.
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Vodlozersky National Park
A huge lake-and-taiga park preserves wooden villages, quiet islands and long water routes in northern European Russia.
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Daurian Steppe
Open grassland, saline lakes and rolling border country support mass bird migration and Mongolian gazelles.
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Sikhote-Alin
Korean-pine forest, river valleys and rugged ridges form the core habitat of the Amur tiger.
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Khibiny Mountains
Rounded Arctic mountains, tundra plateaus and mineral-rich valleys rise above the towns of the central Kola Peninsula.
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Riding Mountain National Park
A forested highland rises abruptly from the Manitoba prairie, combining lakes, wildlife and an accessible park town.
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Prince Albert National Park
Boreal forest, lakes and grassland meet around Waskesiu in central Saskatchewan.
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Grasslands National Park
Native prairie, badlands and one of Canada's darkest night skies stretch along the US border.
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Wapusk National Park
Tundra, peatlands and Hudson Bay coast protect one of the world's most important polar-bear maternity denning areas.
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Cypress Hills
A high forested plateau rises above the surrounding prairie with lodgepole pine, coulees and dark skies.
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Athabasca Sand Dunes
Canada's largest active dune field runs along the south shore of Lake Athabasca and supports rare endemic plants.
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Quetico Provincial Park
A roadless network of lakes, portages and granite shores creates one of North America's classic wilderness canoe regions.
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Pukaskwa National Park
A wild Lake Superior coast combines cobble beaches, boreal forest and long headlands.
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Wood Buffalo National Park
Vast boreal plains, salt flats and the Peace-Athabasca Delta protect wood bison and whooping-crane habitat.
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Duck Mountain Provincial Park
A forested escarpment of lakes and rolling highland rises above Manitoba farmland.
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Whiteshell Provincial Park
Granite outcrops, pine forest and hundreds of lakes form the eastern edge of Manitoba's cottage country.
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Turtle Mountain Provincial Park
A wooded moraine highland contains dozens of small lakes just north of the US border.
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Little Limestone Lake
A marl lake changes from turquoise to pale blue as temperature alters suspended limestone particles.
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Dzanga-Sangha
Dense Congo Basin forest opens suddenly into mineral-rich clearings visited by forest elephants and other wildlife.
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Manovo-Gounda St Floris
A vast savanna park spans floodplains, rivers and dry woodland in the northern Central African Republic.
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Odzala-Kokoua
Rainforest, rivers and saline clearings create one of the Congo Basin's strongest wildlife destinations.
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Nouabale-Ndoki
A largely intact lowland rainforest protects gorillas, elephants and remote river systems near the borders with Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
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Loango National Park
Lagoon, savanna, rainforest and Atlantic beach meet in one protected coastal mosaic.
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Ivindo National Park
Dense equatorial forest is broken by some of central Africa's most powerful waterfalls.
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Monte Alen
Mountain rainforest, rivers and granite ridges form the largest protected landscape on mainland Equatorial Guinea.
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Mbam and Djerem
A broad transition zone joins northern savanna to southern rainforest around the headwaters of the Sanaga system.
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Korup National Park
Old lowland rainforest, large rivers and exceptionally high plant diversity survive near the Nigerian border.
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Dja Faunal Reserve
A near-complete loop of the Dja River encloses a large block of Congo Basin rainforest.
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Lake Tele
A circular lake lies inside one of the Congo Basin's largest swamp forests and is reached through river channels and flooded vegetation.
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Bateke Plateau
Rolling grasslands, sandy soils and narrow forest galleries create an open plateau unlike the surrounding Congo Basin rainforest.
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Kundelungu National Park
High plateau grassland, gorges and one of Africa's longest free-falling waterfalls define this remote Katanga park.
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Upemba National Park
Lakes, marshes, river floodplains and plateau grasslands form a vast inland water landscape in Katanga.
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Lomami National Park
Remote rainforest between the Lomami and Tshuapa rivers protects bonobos and other endemic wildlife.
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Boyoma Falls
Seven major cataracts interrupt the Lualaba River near Kisangani and support a distinctive local fishing tradition.
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Mbaere-Bodingue
Swamp forest, river channels and lowland rainforest protect a quieter corner of the southwestern Central African Republic.
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Akanda National Park
Mangroves, tidal flats and coastal forest protect one of Gabon's most important migratory-bird landscapes close to Libreville.
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Conkouati-Douli
Lagoon, forest, savanna and Atlantic beach meet near the Gabon border in a protected coastal complex.
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Crystal Mountains
Steep rainforest ridges, waterfalls and exceptional botanical diversity rise inland from Gabon's coast.
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Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Layered badlands, prairie and cottonwood river bottoms protect bison and wild horses in western North Dakota.
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Badlands National Park
Sharp eroded spires and mixed-grass prairie meet in a dense fossil landscape.
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Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
One of the largest remaining tallgrass landscapes preserves rolling hills, bison and historic ranch buildings.
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Flint Hills
Long grassy ridges, limestone shelves and ranch roads form the largest continuous tallgrass region in North America.
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Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Clear spring-fed rivers, forested bluffs and old mills create a water route through the Missouri Ozarks.
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Wichita Mountains
Ancient granite domes rise above mixed-grass prairie populated by bison and longhorn cattle.
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Caprock Canyons
Red cliffs and breaks mark the edge of the Llano Estacado and protect the Texas state bison herd.
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Palo Duro Canyon
A huge branching canyon cuts beneath the flat High Plains with colourful rock layers and open trails.
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Nebraska Sandhills
Grass-stabilised dunes, ranchland and shallow lakes cover a vast part of central Nebraska.
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Niobrara National Scenic River
A spring-fed river passes beneath forested bluffs and dozens of small waterfalls in the Nebraska Sandhills.
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Toadstool Geologic Park
Pale clay badlands, fossil beds and mushroom-shaped rock formations create a compact alien landscape.
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Little Missouri National Grassland
Badlands, open range and long-distance trails spread beyond the boundaries of Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
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Great Salt Plains
A bright salt flat and shallow reservoir occupy the remains of an ancient inland sea.
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Scotts Bluff
A sandstone escarpment rises above the North Platte Valley and the historic overland-trail corridor.
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Emas National Park
Open cerrado, grassland and gallery forest protect giant anteaters, maned wolves and extraordinary termite landscapes.
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Chapada dos Guimaraes
Red sandstone cliffs, cerrado forest and waterfalls rise above the northern Pantanal basin.
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Nobres
Clear spring rivers, limestone pools and cerrado forest create a quieter alternative to Brazil's better-known snorkelling destinations.
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Pantanal Matogrossense
Seasonal floodplains, river channels and forest islands form the protected core of the northern Pantanal.
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Serra Geral do Tocantins
Cerrado plateau, quartz sand, springs and dunefields extend beyond the better-known core of Jalapao.
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Terra Ronca
Huge limestone caves, underground rivers and cerrado valleys form one of Brazil's most impressive karst regions.
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Serra dos Pireneus
Quartzite ridges, cerrado flowers and historic pilgrimage routes rise between Pirenopolis and Cocalzinho.
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Cantao State Park
Hundreds of lakes and flooded-forest channels occupy an ecological junction between Amazon, cerrado and Araguaia wetlands.
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Bananal Island
The world's largest river island contains wetlands, cerrado and Indigenous territories between two channels of the Araguaia.
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Araguaia National Park
River beaches, wetlands and gallery forest protect the northern end of Bananal Island.
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Serra da Canastra
High cerrado grassland, dramatic escarpments and the headwaters of the Sao Francisco River define this central Brazilian plateau.
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Peruacu Caves
Giant limestone caverns, skylights and rock-art panels occupy a dry valley in northern Minas Gerais.
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Serra da Bodoquena
Limestone hills, clear rivers and forested waterfalls form the less urban side of the Bonito region.
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Chapada dos Veadeiros North
Remote northern valleys extend the quartzite plateau beyond the busiest gateways of Chapada dos Veadeiros.
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Taquari Headwaters
Springs and cerrado valleys on the plateau feed one of the Pantanal's most important river systems.
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Serra do Roncador
Sandstone walls, cerrado valleys and remote waterfalls form a long escarpment in eastern Mato Grosso.
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Tristan da Cunha
The world's most remote inhabited archipelago rises from the South Atlantic around a single compact settlement.
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Saint Helena
A remote volcanic island combines cloud forest, steep valleys, Georgian Jamestown and the landscapes of Napoleon's exile.
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Ascension Island
A dry volcanic island contains a man-made cloud forest on Green Mountain and major green-turtle nesting beaches.
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Pitcairn Island
A tiny inhabited volcanic island preserves Polynesian archaeology, Bounty history and a community reached only by sea transfer.
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
A low coral atoll combines a turquoise lagoon, Cocos Malay culture and almost empty outer beaches.
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Christmas Island
Rainforest, sea cliffs and endemic wildlife occupy an isolated limestone-and-volcanic island south of Java.
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Rodrigues
A small high island is surrounded by an oversized lagoon and preserves a distinct Creole culture.
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Agalega Islands
Two long, low coral islands support coconut groves, a small community and bright lagoon water far north of Mauritius.
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Saba
A steep volcanic island rises almost directly from deep Caribbean water, with villages fixed to ridges and no conventional beach tourism.
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Sint Eustatius
A quiet island combines a dormant volcano, underwater archaeology and the ruins of a once-important trading port.
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Montserrat
An active volcano reshaped the island, burying the former capital while the north remained inhabited.
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Isle of Eigg
A community-owned Hebridean island combines basalt cliffs, white beaches and a distinctive pitchstone ridge.
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Isle of Rum
A mountainous island of volcanic ridges, red deer and one small settlement sits west of the Scottish mainland.
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Foula
One of Britain's most remote inhabited islands has towering sea cliffs, open moor and a small community preserving Norse traditions.
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Fair Isle
A small island between Orkney and Shetland is internationally known for seabirds, migration and knitwear.
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Tory Island
An Irish-speaking island combines high cliffs, strong music tradition and a compact village far off Donegal.
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Ruhnu
A tiny forested Baltic island holds an old wooden church, a lighthouse and a long quiet beach.
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Utsira
Norway's smallest municipality occupies a treeless North Sea island known for birds, lighthouses and outdoor art.
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Rost Islands
A flat fishing archipelago lies far beyond the mountainous core of Lofoten, surrounded by seabird cliffs and open ocean.
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Ulithi Atoll
A vast lagoon contains dozens of low islands and communities with strong canoe-navigation traditions.
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Banks Islands
A remote volcanic island group combines active craters, waterfalls, reefs and culturally distinct communities.
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Ouvea
A narrow raised-coral island separates a brilliant lagoon from the open Pacific along one of the region's longest beaches.
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Juan Fernandez Islands
Steep volcanic islands support highly endemic forest and the history behind the Robinson Crusoe story.
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Isle of May
A small Scottish island concentrates seabirds, seals, lighthouses and early Christian history within easy walking distance.
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Brava
Cape Verde's smallest inhabited island is greener, cooler and more mountainous than its neighbours.
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Principe Island
A forested volcanic island combines biosphere-reserve rainforest, cocoa estates, secluded bays and small coastal communities.
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Benguerra Island
High dunes, freshwater lakes and broad sand flats create a quieter island inside the Bazaruto Archipelago.
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Monuriki
A small uninhabited island combines volcanic ridges, reef water and a compact forest interior.
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Takuu Atoll
A remote Polynesian atoll community maintains language, dance and reef-based life far east of mainland Papua New Guinea.
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Aitutaki Outer Motu
Small uninhabited motu line one of the Pacific's clearest lagoons beyond the main island villages.
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Caminito del Rey
A restored boardwalk follows the walls of the Gaitanes Gorge above a narrow river and railway corridor.
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Congost de Mont-rebei
A narrow path cut into limestone walls follows a reservoir gorge with long exposed views and almost no built-up development.
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Pasarelas de Montfalco
Wooden stairways descend and climb two cliff faces before linking with the Mont-rebei gorge path.
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Ruta del Cares
A historic maintenance path threads through tunnels and ledges high above the Cares River between Cain and Poncebos.
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El Saltillo
A village path and old water-channel route lead to a high suspension bridge above the Almanchares gorge.
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Alquezar Footbridges
A loop descends from a medieval hill village to metal walkways fixed above the Vero River.
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Paiva Walkways
A long wooden walkway follows the Paiva River through granite walls, rapids and steep forested slopes.
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516 Arouca Bridge
A long pedestrian suspension bridge crosses the Paiva gorge high above the Aguieiras waterfall and river.
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Levada do Caldeirao Verde
A forest levada passes wet tunnels and steep green valleys to a waterfall inside a volcanic amphitheatre.
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Ponta de Sao Lourenco Trail
An exposed volcanic peninsula trail crosses ochre ridges between Atlantic cliffs and small sheltered coves.
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Gorges de la Caranca
Rock-cut ledges, metal footbridges and cable-protected passages follow a narrow Pyrenean gorge.
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Chemin de la Mature
An eighteenth-century timber route is cut into a sheer wall above the Fort du Portalet and Gave d’Aspe.
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Monteynard Himalayan Footbridges
Two long footbridges cross narrow arms of a turquoise reservoir on a forested loop above Lake Monteynard.
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The Gobbins
A guided coastal route uses bridges, tunnels and carved steps to follow basalt cliffs directly above the Irish Sea.
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Sentiero del Ponale
A former road climbs through tunnels and terraces above Lake Garda between Riva and the Ledro Valley.
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Via delle Bocchette
A linked system of protected ledges and ladders crosses the Brenta Dolomites between high huts and limestone towers.
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Path of the Gods
A high trail links Bomerano with the slopes above Positano through terraces, limestone and wide Tyrrhenian views.
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Trift Bridge
A high suspension bridge spans the outlet gorge below the retreating Trift Glacier and its proglacial lake.
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Stoos Ridge Walk
A maintained ridge path links Klingenstock and Fronalpstock above Lake Lucerne with views on both sides.
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Geierlay Bridge
A long pedestrian bridge crosses a wooded valley between the villages of Morsdorf and Sosberg.
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Vintgar Gorge
Wooden galleries and bridges follow the Radovna River through a narrow gorge to the Sum waterfall.
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Tolmin Gorges
A compact circuit descends to the meeting of the Tolminka and Zadlascica rivers beneath narrow rock walls.
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Premuzic Trail
A carefully built dry-stone path traverses the karst ridges of Northern Velebit with unusually gentle gradients.
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Reinebringen Stairs
A long stone staircase climbs steeply above Reine to a ridge overlooking fjords, peaks and fishing villages.
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Romsdalseggen Ridge
A point-to-point ridge walk rises above Andalsnes with views of the Romsdalen valley, fjords and Trollveggen wall.
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Kjeragbolten Trail
A demanding plateau route crosses chained rock slopes to the boulder wedged above Lysefjord.
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Samaria Gorge
A long descent crosses the White Mountains and narrows into the Iron Gates before reaching the Libyan Sea.
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Vikos Gorge
A demanding trail crosses one of the deepest sections of the Vikos–Aoos landscape between stone villages.
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Tianmen Mountain Cliff Walk
Paved ledges and glass sections circle the summit cliffs of Tianmen Mountain above a dramatic cable-car ascent.
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Huashan Plank Walk
A short harnessed plank section forms the most exposed part of the steep stair and summit network on Mount Hua.
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Tiger Leaping Gorge
A multi-day high trail follows terraces and villages above one of the Yangtze system’s deepest gorges.
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Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge
A broad glass-deck bridge spans Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon and connects to stairs, paths and canyon attractions below.
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Jebel Shams Balcony Walk
A narrow but mostly level trail follows the wall of Wadi Ghul to an abandoned village and hidden pool beneath Oman’s highest mountains.
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Wadi Mujib Siq Trail
A seasonal route follows flowing water through a narrow sandstone gorge using ropes, ladders and small waterfalls.
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Wadi Rum Burdah Bridge
A guided scramble climbs Jebel Burdah to one of Wadi Rum’s highest natural rock bridges.
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Lycian Way above Butterfly Valley
A high Lycian Way section passes terraces and exposed viewpoints above Butterfly Valley and the turquoise coast.
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Saklikent Gorge
A seasonal route enters a very narrow limestone canyon by boardwalk and continues through cold flowing water.
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Kalavantin Durg
A steep rock pinnacle is reached by exposed steps cut into the basalt above Prabalgad and the Konkan plain.
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Angels Landing
A steep trail climbs Walter’s Wiggles and an exposed chain-protected fin above Zion Canyon.
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The Narrows
Hikers travel directly through the Virgin River between towering sandstone walls in the narrowest part of Zion Canyon.
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Bright Angel Trail
A historic corridor trail descends from the South Rim through multiple ecological zones toward the Colorado River.
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Half Dome Cables
A long Yosemite hike ends with a steep cable route up the exposed granite shoulder of Half Dome.
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West Coast Trail
A multi-day trail follows beaches, rainforest, ladders, cable cars and tidal shelves along Vancouver Island’s exposed west coast.
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Q’eswachaka Rope Bridge
A handwoven ichu-grass bridge crosses the Apurimac River and is rebuilt through an annual community tradition.
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Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
A permit-controlled multi-day trail crosses high passes, cloud forest and Inca sites before entering Machu Picchu through the Sun Gate.
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Tsingy de Bemaraha
Ladders, cables and suspension bridges cross a razor-sharp limestone forest above caves and dry canyons.
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Sentinel Peak Chain Ladders
A high escarpment path uses two chain ladders to reach the Amphitheatre rim and Tugela Falls plateau.
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Nyungwe Canopy Walk
A series of suspended walkways crosses above a montane rainforest valley inside Nyungwe National Park.
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Tongariro Alpine Crossing
A point-to-point route crosses lava fields, crater rims and intensely coloured lakes between active volcanic massifs.
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Three Capes Track
A multi-day coastal walk links high dolerite cliffs, forest and designed huts on the Tasman Peninsula.
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Kings Canyon Rim Walk
A steep initial climb reaches a sandstone rim circuit above Kings Canyon, domes and a sheltered waterhole.
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Mount Gower
A guided route uses ropes, steep forest and exposed traverses to reach a cloud-forest summit above Lord Howe Island.
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Kokoda Track
A multi-day track crosses steep rainforest ridges, rivers and villages along a major Second World War campaign route.
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Routeburn Track
A multi-day track crosses beech forest, waterfalls and an alpine saddle between two national parks.
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Milford Track
A four-day route follows glacial valleys, crosses Mackinnon Pass and finishes beside Milford Sound.
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New places in release 1.5.28
This edition adds 32 carefully selected landscapes and communities, bringing the Rediscover Earth atlas to 500 places.
Lastovo
A forested Adriatic island of stone villages, sheltered coves and a night sky kept unusually dark by its distance from the mainland.
Qeshm Island
A large Persian Gulf island of eroded canyons, salt caves, mangrove channels and coastal villages shaped by trade across the Strait of Hormuz.
Mount Nimba
A biologically exceptional mountain rising above West African forest and savanna, divided by borders and marked by both conservation and mining pressure.
Bolaven Plateau
A cool volcanic plateau of waterfalls, coffee farms, forest and ethnic minority villages rising above the Mekong lowlands of southern Laos.
Tadrart Rouge
A Saharan labyrinth of red sandstone arches, dune-filled corridors and rock art near Algeria's southeastern frontier.
Bieszczady
Rounded Carpathian ridges, beech forest and sparsely settled valleys form one of Poland's strongest landscapes for long, reflective walking.
Kalash Valleys
Three steep Hindu Kush valleys where the Kalash community maintains a distinctive language, seasonal festivals and timber-built settlements.
Gashaka-Gumti
Nigeria's largest national park, spanning lowland savanna, river valleys, forest and the high mountains along the Cameroon border.
Lifou
A raised coral island of high cliffs, deep caves, vanilla gardens and Kanak communities east of New Caledonia's main island.
Pendjari
A West African savanna park of floodplains, wooded hills and seasonal waterholes within the wider W-Arly-Pendjari conservation landscape.
Marovo Lagoon
A vast double-barrier lagoon of coral islands, rainforest, mangroves and villages in the western Solomon Islands.
Mavrovo
A western Balkan landscape of high mountains, deep forest, pastoral villages and a reservoir that has become part of the region's visual identity.
Ibo Island
A small island of coral-stone ruins, mangroves, silversmith traditions and tidal streets within northern Mozambique's Quirimbas Archipelago.
Rupununi Savannas
A vast savanna and wetland landscape between the Guiana Shield forests and Brazil, shaped by seasonal floods, ranches and Indigenous communities.
Hpa-An Karst
A lowland plain punctured by sheer limestone towers, cave temples, rice fields and villages beside the Thanlwin River.
Dakhla Oasis
A chain of cultivated settlements, mud-brick towns, hot springs and archaeological sites set within Egypt's vast Western Desert.
Manus Island
A rainforest island and reef system north of New Guinea, with rich marine life, Second World War history and communities linked by road and boat.
Nemunas Delta
A low, water-threaded landscape of polders, reedbeds, fishing settlements and migrating birds where Lithuania's largest river meets the Curonian Lagoon.
Banggai Islands
A dispersed Indonesian archipelago of limestone islands, coral water, fishing villages and endemic species far from the country's main tourism routes.
Kahuzi-Biega
A protected landscape stretching from high volcanic forest to the Congo Basin lowlands, known for eastern lowland gorillas and exceptional ecological range.
Tatacoa Desert
A hot tropical dry-forest landscape of deeply eroded red and grey formations, clear night skies and fossil-rich sediments in Colombia's upper Magdalena valley.
Raivavae
A cool-season Polynesian island of green volcanic peaks, a broad lagoon, sculpted stone heritage and small villages far south of Tahiti.
Osogovo
A broad border mountain of beech forest, high pasture, monasteries and mining traces, quieter than the sharper Balkan ranges around it.
Bangweulu Wetlands
An immense seasonal wetland of floodplain, channels, islands and fishing communities, famous for shoebills and large herds of black lechwe.
Chapada das Mesas
A cerrado landscape of flat-topped sandstone hills, clear rivers, waterfalls and palm-lined valleys in Brazil's southern Maranhao interior.
Rurutu
A raised volcanic island of limestone caves, fertile terraces and seasonal humpback whales in French Polynesia's Austral archipelago.
Gotska Sandon
A remote Baltic island of moving dunes, pine forest, seal beaches and lighthouse history, reached only when sea and weather permit.
Anambas Islands
A remote Indonesian island group of granite bays, clear reefs and small settlements between Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
Chinko
A remote conservation landscape where Congo Basin forest, wooded savanna and river systems meet across a sparsely settled part of Central Africa.
Dientes de Navarino
A jagged subantarctic mountain circuit above the Beagle Channel, with peat bogs, lakes and severe weather near the southern edge of inhabited South America.
Kiritimati
The world's largest coral atoll by land area, a vast low island of lagoons, salt flats, seabirds and communities spread across the central Pacific.
Mehedinti Plateau
A limestone plateau of sinkholes, caves, isolated hamlets and forested gorges between the Danube and the higher Mehedinti Mountains.