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Ascension Island

Ascension Island

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Baffin Region, Nunavut

Prince Leopold Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary

Over 400,000 birds spend their summers nesting on this small Arctic island.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Georgetown, Guyana

Demerara Harbour Bridge

The end appears to be nigh for the world's fourth-longest floating bridge.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Devon Island, Nunavut

Haughton Impact Crater

The closest thing to Mars on Earth.
Added by Bee
Nunavut

Mount Thor

Earth's greatest purely vertical drop at 4,101 feet.
canuck Added by canuck
Republic of Nauru

Nauru

"The country that ate itself."
stanestane Added by stanestane
Monduli, Tanzania

Lake Natron

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.
serflac Added by serflac
Namibia/South Africa

Ai-Ais—Richtersveld Transfrontier Park

A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.
Added by ahnluhn
Namibia

Namib Sand Sea

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
Allison Added by Allison
Namibia

Eduard Bohlen Shipwreck

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
LostPlanet Added by LostPlanet
Namibia

Tropic of Capricorn Crossing

Road signs in Namibia mark the location of one of the five major circles of latitude.
Elaine Added by Elaine
Namibia

Shipwreck Lodge

Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Namibia

Hoba Meteorite

The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Added by kwinb
South Sudan

Topi of Boma National Park

Every October, one of the largest migration of mammals in the world thunders through Boma National Park.
Sarah Durn Added by Sarah Durn
South Sudan

Sudd Wetland

The inhabitants of the world’s largest wetland have learned to navigate its dramatic seasonal changes.
Sarah Durn Added by Sarah Durn
In Amguel, Algeria

Amguid Crater

One of the best-preserved impact craters on the planet is located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.
SaharaOverland Added by SaharaOverland
Tamanrasset, Algeria

Assekrem

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.
SaharaOverland Added by SaharaOverland
Ghat, Libya

Acacus Mountains

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.
Added by Tawsam
Libya

Gaberoun Oasis

A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Libya

Waw an Namus

Surrounded by a smudge of dark earth, this isolated volcano sits in stark contrast to the surrounding Sahara.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Chad

Desert Lakes of Ounianga

These natural wonders have taken millennia to form into the stunning marvels they are today.
Michelle Cassidy Added by Michelle Cassidy
Chad

Guelta d'Archei

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

Rankin Inlet Inunnguaq

A modern version of the stone cairns built by the Inuit.
canuck Added by canuck
Sarmiento Department, Argentina

Petrified Forest of José de Ormachea

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.
serflac Added by serflac