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Gentoo penguin - © Jeff Mauritzen / Design Pics

Within this park's nearly 8,500 square miles are landscapes ranging from alpine tundra to forested valleys.

Kluane National Park, Canada - © Alan Majchrowicz / Stone / Getty Images

Sometimes words are entirely insufficient to describe the heart-stopping, jaw-dropping beauty of a place.

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - © FEBRUARY / Moment / Getty Images

Rainier than most other parts of the country, Galicia still gets its fair share of sunny skies.

Illa Pancha, Spain - © Mercedes Rancaño Otero / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Looking at this scattering of super tall, spindly trees might lead you to a quick assumption.

Cocora Valley, Colombia - © Douglas Williams / age fotostock

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El Salvador - © Cyan Studio / Shutterstock

A ‘biotope’ is something like a habitat, but the emphasis is on an interconnected group of organisms.

Graubünden, Switzerland - © Abstract Aerial Art / Digital Vision / Getty Images

An ancient temple surrounded by beautiful gardens is a sight to treasure, and in this city…

Kyoto, Japan - © Tuul & Bruno Morandi / Sime / eStock Photo

Whether they wander the many paved paths, or take a funicular railway or aerial tram, it's for certain…

Montserrat Mountain, Spain - © tacstef / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Where a Jade Dragon meets the Blue Moon is a landscape of almost unbelievable spectacle.

Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, China - © SW Photography / Digital Vision / Getty Images

No less than the artist Marc Chagall called this place 'blue paradise' because of its seaside setting.

Tossa de Mar, Spain - © Artur Debat / Moment / Getty Images

Waterfalls in this national park number in the thousands, and this is one of the most beautiful.

Yosemite National Park, California - © Danilo Ruiz / Moment / Getty Images

This isn't the biggest island in this national lakeshore, but it's likely the most visited.

Devils Island, Wisconsin - © Gottography / Shutterstock

Landscapes around here take the shape of a gargantuan sheet of colored, crumpled paper.

Zhangye Geopark, China - © Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost / Moment / Getty Images

You're looking at just a sliver of a 3,000-square-mile arid region in a remote corner of…

Gilf Kebir, Egypt - © Aldo Pavan / Sime / eStock Photo

Powerful natural forces shaped this landscape of high, rugged peaks, long rivers, and dense forests.

Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming - © Heeb Photos / eStock Photo

Broadly speaking, we’re in the Appalachians, but this view captures a smaller part of the range.

Grandfather Mountain, North Carolina - © SeanPavonePhoto / Adobe Stock

The name for the massive rock walls in this area translates to ‘Mountains of Dragons.’

Royal Natal National Park, South Africa - © EcoPrint / Shutterstock

Linked to a fictional figure based on an infamous ruler of the region, this castle may not be Dracula's…

Transylvania, Romania - © Jeremy Woodhouse / DIgitalVision / Getty Images

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Mont Blanc, France - © Westend61 / Getty Images