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Australia » QLD K'gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located along the southeastern coast of the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The island's internationally significant natural features include a system of sand dunes, lakes, land, and developing forests, whose scale and age are outstanding examples of ongoing geological and biological processes. |
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Australia » QLD Great Sandy National Park is a coastal national park located in the Fraser Coast region of Queensland, Australia. The park features pristine beaches, vast sand dunes, wilderness areas, rainforests, swamps, streams, freshwater lakes, and mangrove forests. |
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Wyoming » Sweetwater County Continuing along the Utah National Scenic Route, the Flaming Gorge-Green River Basin Byway winds through the majestic landscapes surrounding Flaming Gorge. The scenery quickly shifts to high desert and sparse shrub vegetation as it leaves the mountainous region. |
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Mexico » Playa del Carmen Cenote Chaak Tun is a famous natural sinkhole in Mexico, known for its stunningly clear waters and unique geological features. Located in the Riviera Maya region, near Playa del Carmen, this cenote offers visitors a fantastic spot for swimming, snorkeling, and exploring. It also boasts beautiful stalactites and stalagmites, lush surrounding vegetation, and opportunities to admire underwater formations. |
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China » Lantau Island Fu Shan is a small hill in Hong Kong. Located on Lantau Island, north of Tai O Island, the hill rises 75 meters above sea level. It is famous for its hillside trail, which allows visitors to observe the endangered Chinese white dolphin leaping out of the water and admire the stunning views of the Tai O fishing village and the Pearl River estuary. |
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Australia » NT Melville Island is Australia's second-largest island, located north of Darwin, part of the Tiwi Islands archipelago along with Bathurst Island. This remote tropical location offers excellent fishing opportunities in pristine wilderness environments, home to large fish species such as barramundi, grouper, mackerel, and a diverse range of other tropical fish that inhabit the coastal waters, estuaries, and river systems. |
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Japan » Chubu Shirakawa-gō is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for Shirakawa-gō, a small traditional village showcasing the gasshō-zukuri architectural style, with some buildings over 250 years old. The village's estimated population was 1,630 in 2019. |
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Iran » IRN Hormuz Island is an Iranian island located in the Persian Gulf. The island covers an area of 42 km² (16 sq mi). Situated in the Strait of Hormuz, 8 km (5 mi) off the Iranian coast, it belongs to Hormozgan province. The island is sparsely populated, but some development has taken place since the late 20th century. |