| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Chile |
Valparaiso |
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Valparaiso |
Cerro Bellavista |
La Sebastiana |
 |
Aconcagua (6962m) is the highest mountain in South America. |
2019 |
| Chile |
Lake District |
Lake Villarrica |
Pucon |
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|
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Forested mountains. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Coquimbo |
Los Ermitanos |
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|
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Cloud covered mountain. |
2019 |
| Chile |
Coquimbo |
|
La Serena |
Seafront |
|
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The view North towards a mountainous coastline. |
2019 |
| Chile |
Coquimbo |
Elqui Valley |
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The road through Elqui Valley is called the Route of the Stars because of the number of observatories in the mountains. |
2019 |
| Chile |
Coquimbo |
|
Caleta del Hornos |
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|
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Dramatic mountains to the North. |
2019 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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|
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Snow-capped mountains marking the border with Argentina. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Atacama Desert |
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San Pedro de Atacama |
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|
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The village is surrounded by snow capped mountains. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Norte Grande |
Zapahuira |
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|
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Desolate mountains. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Norte Grande |
Zapahuira |
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|
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A table mountain (mesa). |
1994 |
| Chile |
Norte Grande |
Zapahuira |
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|
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One of many table mountains. |
1994 |
| Chile |
Valparaiso |
Santiago to Mendoza Road |
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|
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Snow covered valleys in the mountains. |
2019 |
| Chile |
Valparaiso |
Santiago to Mendoza Road |
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|
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Mountain glacier. |
2019 |
| China |
Yunnan |
|
Dali |
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|
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Dali is at 2000m and is set between mountains and a lake. |
1988 |
| China |
Yunnan |
Yulong County |
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|
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Yulong County is a mountainous region close to the border with Tibet. |
1988 |
| China |
Tibet |
Southern Tibet |
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|
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Scenery dominated by torquoise rivers and desolate mountains. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
|
Sakya |
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Sakya Monastery |
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The setting of the monastery against a mountain. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
|
Xigatse |
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|
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The city is surrounded by mountains. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
|
Xigatse |
|
Tashilhunpo |
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Mountains tower over the red and white monastery buildings. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
|
Gyatse |
|
|
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River, cliffs and snow capped mountains. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
|
Gyatse |
|
|
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Snow capped mountains. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
Yamdrok Tso |
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|
|
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The lake is surrounded by snow capped mountains. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
|
Lhasa |
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Potala Palace |
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View of the city surrounded by barren mountains. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
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Lhasa |
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Drepung Monastery |
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The buildings are against a barren mountain. |
1990 |
| China |
Tibet |
Himalaya |
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|
|
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Snow capped mountains. |
1990 |
| China |
|
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Shanghai |
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Shanghai Museum |
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Carved jade showing mountain scene with figures (Qing). |
2009 |
| China |
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Shanghai |
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Shanghai Museum |
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"Sightseeing of Autumn Mountain" by Wen Boren from the Ming Dynasty. |
2009 |
| China |
Shandong |
Tai Shan |
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|
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Tai Shan (1545m) is one of China's five sacred mountains. |
1988 |
| China |
Shandong |
Tai Shan |
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The mountain is a pilgrimage site. |
1988 |
| China |
Shandong |
Tai Shan |
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|
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View of the mountain. |
1988 |
| China |
Shandong |
Tai Shan |
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|
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Guest houses on the mountain trail. |
1988 |
| China |
Shandong |
Tai Shan |
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|
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Forested mountain scenery. |
1988 |
| China |
Shandong |
Tai Shan |
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|
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Mountain valley. |
1988 |
| China |
Shandong |
Tai Shan |
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|
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Buildings scattered on the mountain. |
1988 |
| China |
Shandong |
Tai Shan |
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|
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Mountain scenery. |
1988 |
| China |
|
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Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
|
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The mountains north of Beijing are dotted with the tombs of Ming Emperors. |
2009 |
| China |
|
|
Beijing |
Ming Tombs |
Tomb of Yong Le |
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Mountain views. |
2009 |
| China |
|
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
|
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The Wall snakes over all types of terrain including mountains. |
1988 |
| China |
|
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
|
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View of the Wall snaking across the mountains. |
1988 |
| China |
|
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
|
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The Wall climbing a mountain. |
2009 |
| China |
|
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Beijing |
Great Wall |
|
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Dramatic mountain vistas. |
1988 |
| China |
Henan |
|
Shaolin |
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|
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Shaolin is a small village on the slopes of the Song Shan Mountain. |
1988 |
| China |
Henan |
|
Shaolin |
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|
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Farms and mountain scenery. |
1988 |
| China |
Henan |
|
Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
|
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Stone bridge in the monastery gardens. Shaolin was founded in the 5th century by an Indian monk on the slopes of the Song Shan Mountain. |
1988 |
| China |
Henan |
|
Shaolin |
Shaolin Monastery |
Forest of Pagodas |
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The forest with the Song Shan Mountain. |
1988 |
| Colombia |
|
Southern Highlands |
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|
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Mountains in cloud. |
1995 |
| Colombia |
|
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Pisimbala |
Tierradentro |
|
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The mountains around Tierradentro. |
1995 |
| Colombia |
|
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Bogota |
Plaza Bolivar |
|
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Mountains surrounding Bogota behind the Cathedral. |
1995 |
| Costa Rica |
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Coastal Highlands |
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|
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The coastal highlands are forested mountains on the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica. |
1995 |
| Costa Rica |
|
Coastal Highlands |
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|
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Mountains and rivers. |
1995 |
| Croatia |
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North Croatia |
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|
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Mountains close to the border with northern Bosnia Hercegovina. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
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Krajina |
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|
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Bare mountains. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
|
Adriatic Croatia |
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|
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Mountains separating the Adriatic Coast from the interior. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
|
Adriatic Croatia |
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|
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Rolling hills and mountains. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
|
Adriatic Croatia |
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|
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Trees, plains and mountains. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
|
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Split |
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|
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The old city with mountains. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
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South Croatia |
Zezevica |
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|
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Mountains overlooking Zezevica. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
|
South Croatia |
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|
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Mountains come down to the sea. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
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Cavtat |
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|
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The Adriatic with the dark mountains of Montenegro. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
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Cavtat |
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|
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The village is set between sea and mountains. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
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Dalmatian Coast |
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|
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Conical mountain. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
|
Dalmatian Coast |
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Coastal mountains. |
2000 |
| Croatia |
|
Dalmatian Coast |
Hvar Island |
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|
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Mountains reach down to the coast. |
2000 |
| Cyprus |
|
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Nicosia |
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|
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 The Venetian Walls with the Kyrenia Mountains less than 20km away. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
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Nicosia |
|
Observatory |
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The Kyrenia Mountains less than 20km away. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Foothills |
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Stavrovouni Monastery |
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Stavrovouni Monastery sites on the top of a mountain. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Foothills |
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|
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The foothills of the Troodos Mountains North of Limassol. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Foothills |
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|
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Mountain road. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Foothills |
Agabnu |
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|
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The Greek mountain village of Agabnu, birthplace of my mother. |
1981 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Foothills |
Prastio |
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The Greek mountain village of Prastio, birthplace of my father, in 1981. |
1981 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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|
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The road ascending to the Troodos Mountains in 2023. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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The road to the Troodos Mountains in 1981. |
1981 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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Mountain scenery. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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|
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Mountain forests. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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|
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The Troodos Mountains is the heart of Cyprus. |
1981 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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|
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Stunning scenery in the Troodos Mountains. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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Southern slopes of the Troodos Mountains. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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|
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One of the many churches in the Troodos Mountains. |
1981 |
| Cyprus |
|
Troodos Mountains |
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|
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View of Limassol from the Troodos Mountains. |
2023 |
| Cyprus |
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Limassol to Paphos Coastal Road |
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|
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Coastal mountains in 1981. |
1981 |
| Denmark |
Faroe Islands |
Streymoy |
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Kaldbak Fjord |
|
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Mountains overlooking the Kaldbak Fjord. |
2015 |
| Denmark |
Faroe Islands |
Streymoy |
|
Kolla Fjord |
|
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Snow capped mountain at the head of the fjord. |
2015 |
| Denmark |
Faroe Islands |
Streymoy |
|
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|
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View of Eidi overlooked by mountains across Sundini Sound from Tjornuvik. |
2015 |
| Denmark |
Faroe Islands |
Streymoy |
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Mountain Highway |
|
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Windmills along the Mountain Highway. |
2015 |
| Denmark |
Faroe Islands |
Streymoy |
|
Mountain Highway |
|
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The misty Mountain Highway is the original route across the island. |
2015 |
| Denmark |
Faroe Islands |
Bordoy |
Klaksvik |
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|
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Klaksvik is set in a harbour surrounded by mountains. |
2015 |
| Denmark |
Faroe Islands |
Bordoy |
Klaksvik |
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|
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The city is surrounded by mountains. |
2015 |
| Denmark |
Faroe Islands |
Bordoy |
|
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|
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The single file Arnafjord Tunnel passes through a 600m high mountain. |
2015 |
| Egypt |
|
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Luxor |
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|
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Trails leading up the mountains. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
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Aswan |
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Abu Simbel |
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The figures are 20m high and the temple is set against its own artificial mountain. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
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Aswan |
|
Abu Simbel |
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The interior of the moved temple is inside an artifically created mountain. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Sinai |
|
|
|
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Sinai is mainly mountainous desert. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Sinai |
|
|
|
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Beduin village at the foot of a mountain. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Sinai |
|
Mount Sinai |
|
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The mountain is dry and barren. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Sinai |
|
Mount Sinai |
|
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The mountain is called Jebel Musa (Mount Moses) in Arabic. |
1986 |
| Egypt |
|
Sinai |
|
Mount Sinai |
|
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The mountain becomes very hot in the daytime. |
1986 |
| El Salvador |
|
Northern Highlands |
|
|
|
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Valleys and mountains. |
1995 |
| Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
|
Southern Lake Tana |
|
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Lake Tana is surrounded by mountains. |
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
|
|
|
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View of farmland and distant mountains. |
2011 |
| Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
|
Emfraz |
|
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Mountains near the Emfraz Pass. |
2011 |
