Dead Sea
The Dead Sea is a large (605 km²) salt lake on the border of Israel, Jordan and the West Bank. It is 10 times saltier than the open ocean and this gives the water a high density so floating is easier however it can not support animal or plant life.
Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert covers a total area of 40,541 sq. mi (105,000 sq. km), stretching 600mi (1000km) from southern Peru into northern Chile. Officially...
Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei is a large salt and clay pan, situated in the southern region of the Namib Desert. Undoubtedly Namibia’s most iconic landscape; the rust-red...
Death Valley
Death Valley is a desert valley situated within the Mojave Desert. Aptly named due to its harsh conditions, it is the lowest, hottest and...
Antelope Canyon
Antelope Canyon, set in the southwest region of the United States, is one of the most photographed slot canyons in the world. Located near...
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon is a majestic steep-sided canyon that attracts an incredible 5 million visitors per annum. Located in the southwestern U.S. state of...
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert is a vast and varied dust bowl occupying swathes of California and other south-eastern states. Boasting sweeping sand dunes, dense Joshua...
Sagarmatha National Park
Sagarmatha National Park covers 443 square miles (1148 sq. km) in Nepal’s Khumbu region, and features the tallest peak in the world, Mount Everest,...
Arabian Desert
The very name Arabian Desert evokes a sense of mystery and romance. It is often portrayed as a forbidding wasteland devoid of life but...
Kalahari Desert
For most people, the word desert conjures up images of huge expanses of dry sand with little or no vegetation and a very limited...
Taklamakan Desert
The Taklamakan Desert, also known as the “Place of Ruins” or the “Sea of Death”, is the largest desert in China, at over 620mi...
Namib Desert
Covering an area of 31,274 sq. mi (81,000 sq. km), the Namib is a coastal desert, situated along the south-western coast of the African...
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert is the largest desert in India which is why it is also called the Great Indian Desert. The desert covers more...
Sahara Desert
The Sahara is the largest non-polar desert in the world. Covering approximately 3.5 million square miles (9,064,958 sq. km), it occupies land pertaining to...
Gobi Desert
The Gobi Desert spans portions of both Northern China and Southern Mongolia, covering a total area of 0.5 million square miles (1.29 million sq....
The Wave
The Wave is a geological marvel found on the slopes of the Coyote Buttes, at the Arizona-Utah border. It’s believed to date back to...
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Uluru, or as its often known, Ayers Rock, is a large, sacred, sandstone structure in Central Australia. At 1142ft (348m) high, and 5.8mi (9.4km)...
Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni is the worlds largest salt flat, spanning 4086 square miles (10,582 sq. km) in south-western Bolivia. Unlike traditional deserts, which have...
Antarctic Peninsula
The continent of Antarctica is one of the most forbidding places on Earth and, despite its enormity, it remains uninhabited other than by teams...
Wadi Rum
The Wadi Rum consists of 278 square miles (720 sq. km) of desert wilderness. Commonly called ‘The Valley of the Moon’, Wadi Rum is...
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai, also known as Mount Moses or Mount Horeb, is a mountain in the South Sinai region of Egypt. Standing 7497ft (2285m) tall,...
The Arctic Circle
The Arctic is one of the Earth's great un-spoilt wildernesses and everyone knows that at its centre is the North Pole. It is bounded...
