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Tutume, Botswana

Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Spanning over 10,000 square miles, this ancient salt pan is one of the largest on the planet.
adamrodman Added by adamrodman
Kgatleng, Botswana

Matsieng Footprints

Local legend has it that the first humans were created in the pools here, leaving their footprints behind in the rock.
jlbielli Added by jlbielli
Chobe, Botswana

African Quadripoint

There is only one place in the world where the corners of four nations come together.
Josh Added by Josh
Botswana

Gcwihaba Caverns

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.
Added by rusieckijmr
Luanda, Angola

The Iron Palace

Did Gustav Eiffel design this enigmatic metal building?
Added by losthermarbles
Antarctica

Wilson's Stone Igloo

A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."
Added by vtoniolo
Davis Station, Antarctica

Antarctic Sculpture Garden

Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.
Added by Sculptor
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Chapel of the Snows

The place of worship erected not once, but three times in one of the most desolate places on Earth.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Antarctica

Esperanza Base

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Antarctica

Mawson's Huts

These abandoned huts still hold the remains of an early 20th century Australian researcher's work.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Antarctica

Leningradskaya

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.
Added by DrDrTony
Antarctica

Don Juan Pond

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Antarctica

Volcano Sponge of McMurdo Sound

These giant volcano sponges in Antarctica are thought to be the world's oldest living animal, at 15,000 years old.
Added by Kavya Ram Mohan
Antarctica

The Snow Tomb of Captain Robert Falcon Scott

The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.
emdrichardson Added by emdrichardson
Antarctica

Marie Byrd Land

The largest piece of no man's land left on Earth.
jcommerford Added by jcommerford
King George Island, Antarctica

Villa Las Estrellas

One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.
Josh Added by Josh
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Discovery Hut

A wooden hut from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration.
stanestane Added by stanestane
Antarctica

Lake Vostok

Largest sub-glacial lake ever discovered.
Added by Lockeblade
Antarctica

Base W

This abandoned Antarctic base sits nearly unchanged since it was forsaken in the 1950s, just waiting for you to visit.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Antarctica

Southern Pole of Inaccessibility

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.
PaperTiger Added by PaperTiger
McMurdo Station, Antarctica

Erebus Ice Tongue Caves

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.
Helenium Added by Helenium
Antarctica

The Ceremonial South Pole

Naked scientists race around the pole in the frigid cold to try to join Antarctica's exclusive 300 Club.
Kerry Wolfe Added by Kerry Wolfe
Antarctica

McMurdo Dry Valleys

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Antarctica

Shackleton's Antarctic Hut

Nimrod Polar Expedition base, and home to hundred-year-old frozen whisky.
Annetta Black Added by Annetta Black