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A view of a mountainous and green landscape in the Western Ghats.

Western Ghats

A mountain range supporting incredible biodiversity and a range of ecosystems, great for hiking and other outdoor activities.

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A mountainous landscape with blue glacial lakes.

Pirin National Park

A mountainous reserve known for the beauty of its landscapes and rich biodiversity.

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A person stands on the side of a barren, rocky slope. Beyond him is a view of mountains.

Tajik National Park (Mountains of the Pamirs)

A vast and remote landscape of barren terrain, towering peaks and glaciers.

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View across the icefield, jagged and white.

Los Glaciares National Park

A landscape of breathtaking natural beauty with dramatic glaciers and jagged mountains.

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Several travertine ponds in shades of blue.

Huanglong Scenic and Historic Interest Area

A beautiful high-elevation natural area known for its colorful ponds and waterfalls.

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A view from lake level with the lake in the foreground and the village clustered picturesquely opposite, mountains to the left and behind the village.

Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape

A picturesque little village surrounded by a breathtaking mountainous landscape.

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A view of snow-capped Mount Fuji across Lake Kawaguchiko, with a small plane above the lake.

Fujisan, sacred place and source of artistic inspiration

Mount Fuji and numerous natural and religious sites related to its spiritual importance.

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Across a small lake, a mountain looms gray. Its face it cut in large steps until almost the very top of the mountain.

The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales

A region visibly shaped by its long-standing slate quarry industry.

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A view from up a mountain of a hilly landscape covered with low grasses, and a lake in a mountain valley in the English Lake District.

The English Lake District

A breathtakingly beautiful landscape of mountains, lakes and agriculture.

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Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks: Peyto Lake in Banff National Park is a bluish-grey color surrounded by snow-capped mountains.

Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks

Seven parks encompassing all the grandeur of the Canadian Rockies with magnificent mountain scenery.

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The glacier flows between rocky peaks, looking like a river covered in snow.

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

A spectacular mountain and glacier landscape in the Alps.

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View of Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain

A small mountain with a very long history as a sacred site.

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A view down onto a barren landscape with at least two craters visible, and a peak beyond them.

Mount Etna

An ancient and still active volcano, influential in the sciences of volcanology and geology.

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A hiker stands on a rocky trail in Sagarmantha National Park. She carries a backpack and leans on two walking sticks as she looks at the scenery: a view of a rocky, snow-capped mountain peak.

Sagarmatha National Park 

Breathtakingly beautiful snow-capped mountains, including Mt Everest; endangered species; and a Nepali Sherpa population that practices Tibetan Buddhism.

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In Valley of Flowers National Park, a field of pink flowers in the foreground, a range of mountains in the background, clouds hanging low over the peaks.

Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks

A vast nature reserve with breathtaking scenery, perfect for intrepid nature lovers.

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Vinales Valley: a bush in the foreground with bright red flowers, behind that the green floor of the valley, and beyond that, the dome-shaped karst mountains, also covered in green.

Viñales Valley

A green landscape of traditional agriculture and colonial-style architecture surrounded by dramatic karst domes.

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A big view of mountains with snow in the sheltered parts against a cloudy sky in Glacier National Park.

Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

Spectacular scenery and a showcase for the importance of international cooperation in protecting our planet’s wilderness.

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Mount Kenya: A mountain peak, rocky and steep, with clouds around its top.

Mount Kenya National Park/Natural Forest

A mountain and two nature preserves, home to a wide diversity of landscapes and species.

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