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Natural Places of the World

A curated, growing atlas of the planet’s great natural places — from national parks and fjords to reefs and deserts. Find one that calls to you, then plan a trip in a click.

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Annapurna Massif

Gandaki, Nepal

A Himalayan massif of peaks over 7,000 and 8,000 metres, encircled by one of the world’s classic long-distance trekking circuits.

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Blue Mountains

New South Wales, Australia

A dissected sandstone plateau of eucalyptus forests, dramatic escarpments and the Three Sisters rock formation west of Sydney.

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Denali

Alaska, United States

North America’s highest peak at 6,190 metres, centrepiece of a subarctic wilderness of tundra, glaciers and grizzly bears.

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Mount Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Africa’s highest peak at 5,895 metres, a free-standing dormant volcano rising from savanna through rainforest to an arctic summit.

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Mount Kinabalu

Sabah, Malaysia

The highest peak in Borneo at 4,095 metres, rising from tropical rainforest to a granite summit and harbouring exceptional plant diversity.

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Mount Roraima

Bolívar, Venezuela

A sheer-sided tabletop mountain (tepui) rising above the cloud forest at the meeting of three nations, with an otherworldly rocky summit.

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Table Mountain

Western Cape, South Africa

A flat-topped massif overlooking Cape Town, cloaked in the endemic-rich fynbos of the Cape Floral Kingdom and reached by hiking trails or a rotating cableway.

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The Dolomites

South Tyrol, Italy

A dramatic range of pale limestone peaks, spires and plateaus in the northern Italian Alps, celebrated for its via ferrata and alpenglow.

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Torres del Paine

Magallanes, Chile

A Patagonian park of granite towers, hanging glaciers, windswept lakes and roaming guanacos, threaded by the famous "W" and "O" treks.

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