Volunteer Point
Volunteer Point is a headland on the east coast of East Falkland, in the Falkland Islands, to the north north east (as the crow flies)…
Bartolomé Island
Bartolomé Island is a volcanic islet in the Galápagos Islands group. It is a volcanic islet just off the east coast of Santiago Island. It…
Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak. The mountain is located in…
Anse Source d’Argent
Reputed to be the most photographed beach in the world, Anse Source d’Argent is a long stretch of golden soft white coral sands, flanked by…
Fushimi Inari-Taisha Shrine
Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named…
Perito Moreno Glacier
The Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in south west Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It is one of…
Ahu Tongariki
Ahu Tongariki is the largest ahu on Easter Island. Its moai were toppled during the island’s civil wars and in the twentieth century the ahu…
Temple of Seti I
The Mortuary Temple of Seti I is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Seti I. It is located in the Theban necropolis in…
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located 7,970 ft above sea level. Machu Picchu is located in the Cusco Region of Peru, South…
North Seymour Island
North Seymour is a small island near to Baltra Island in the Galapagos Islands. It was formed by uplift of a submarine lava formation. The…
Sea Lion Island
Sea Lion Island is the southernmost inhabited island of the Falkland Islands. Historically, Sea Lion Island was a sheep farm and a base for slaughtering…
Historic Centre of Lima
The city of Lima, the capital of Peru, was founded by Francisco Pizarro on 18 January 1535 and given the name City of the Kings.…