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  1. Looking down from a reddish granite slope with a tree and grass tufts on the left, over bushland to the Gaborone Dam reservoir; low hills line the horizon.
    City

    Gaborone

    At Kgale View, 77 Stone Age artefacts were collected in situ at 1–3 m depth; a TL result of 143,537 ± 24,487 years BP is a minimum age for them.

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    Photograph: CNJerem · Photo source · CC BY 4.0

  2. A cluster of reddish laterite pillars in a sandy clearing, with a fence, dry grass and scattered trees behind them.
    Country

    Gambia

    Wassu’s Circle VI charcoal result has a poorly documented context. UNESCO lists seven river sites; FAO’s 1997 report estimates seasonal salt intrusion.

    Explore Gambia

    Photograph: Ikiwaner · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

  3. Church spire and Stabroek Market clock tower across a Georgetown street
    City

    Georgetown

    One Stabroek Market dial faces the Demerara River; garden bridges were imported in 1884, and the present lighthouse’s foundation stone was laid in 1830.

    Explore Georgetown

    Photograph: Dan Sloan · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0

  4. Svan tower houses and village buildings at Ushguli above a stream, with snow-covered peaks behind
    Country

    Georgia

    Kakheti and Imereti use qvevri differently; Ushguli’s houses had domestic and defensive roles, and Vardzia’s monastery held 235 wine jars in 28 cellars.

    Explore Georgia

    Photograph: Arian Zwegers · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  5. A shallow tidal channel across exposed mudflats at low water, with a white and an orange buoy and bundles of branches standing in the mud near Duhnen
    Country

    Germany

    Germany’s North Sea coast: how an Atlantic tide reaches the Wadden Sea, why high water hits Borkum hours before Brunsbüttel, and who protects the flats.

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    Photograph: Olga Ernst · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  6. View down into Elmina Castle courtyard, bounded by whitewashed walls. A red-tiled building stands at the far end; the wall at right has a continuous top with repeated narrow openings.
    Country

    Ghana

    A castle near river and ocean, Asante shrine reliefs and a historical Lake Volta fish-catch record.

    Explore Ghana

    Photograph: Jones Anlimah · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  7. Grey exterior wall of the National Museum of Gitega with “NATIONAL DE GITEGA” lettering.
    City

    Gitega

    Gitega’s museum dates to 1955; the Alliance Franco-Burundaise mediatheque describes two kits, and the Vatican records a 1990 papal meeting at the city’s cathedral.

    Explore Gitega

    Photograph: Dave Proffer · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  8. Sandstone pillars at Meteora rising above green forest, with a red-roofed monastery on a rock ledge at lower right and mountains beyond
    Country

    Greece

    Meteora’s sandstone peaks rise over 400 m; Delphi held the Pythian Games every four years, and Delos became a free port in 167 BC.

    Explore Greece

    Photograph: KASPAR · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  9. Roofless stone ruin on a grassy shore beside a calm fjord, with low mountains behind
    Country

    Greenland

    Kujataa connects Norse farm remains with Inuit farming in southern Greenland; at Ilulissat, Sermeq Kujalleq carries ice from the ice cap to sea.

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    Photograph: jtstewart · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0

  10. A yellow-cabin boat with a red deck and dark blue hull floats beside a smaller white craft marked TAXI; sandy shore, houses, green hills and clouds fill the background
    Country

    Grenada

    Levera Pond’s sea outlet rarely flows; on Carriacou, young godparents traditionally reveal a boat’s name at launch.

    Explore Grenada

    Photograph: Vlad Podvorny · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  11. A wide blue lake between green and hazy blue mountains under scattered cloud, with a pointed volcanic peak across the water and a steep green hillside with a few trees in the foreground
    Country

    Guatemala

    At Tikal, rainwater fed reservoirs; Antigua’s 1773 ruins preserve a Renaissance-inspired street plan, and Atitlán fills a volcanic caldera.

    Explore Guatemala

    Photograph: Francisco Anzola · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  12. Streets and distant hills of Guatemala City seen from above
    City

    Guatemala City

    Guatemala City’s 1905 Relief Map has an original hydraulic system for its model rivers and lakes; a sculptural theatre and Museo Popol Vuh add other forms.

    Explore Guatemala City

    Photograph: LBM1948 · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  13. Rocks patched with orange and grey lichen on a seaweed-covered shore, with the low island of Lihou, its pale shingle beach and a white house across the water
    Country

    Guernsey

    Guernsey in three places: the prehistoric mounds of Les Fouaillages and Le Déhus, the Ramsar shore around Lihou, and the measured night sky of Sark.

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    Photograph: Unukorno · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

  14. A tall, narrow waterfall dropping from the top of a reddish rock cliff, with green forest on the left and dark wet rock below the fall
    Country

    Guinea

    At Bossou, chimpanzees crack oil-palm nuts; Guinea’s 2026 Fouta Djallon submission describes bowal plateaus, and UNESCO records Sosso-Bala’s teaching tradition.

    Explore Guinea

    Photograph: Aboubacarkhoraa · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  15. Illustration: the outline of Guinea-Bissau filled in terracotta on a dark green map, with the neighbouring countries as faint grey outlines
    Country

    Guinea-Bissau

    A 2024 study links dense nesting at Poilão to clutch loss; Cacheu records six mangrove species, while Cantanhez chimpanzees dip sticks into honey.

    Explore Guinea-Bissau

    Illustration: WorldStamped · Map data · Natural Earth map data, public domain

  16. Aerial view of Kaieteur Falls as a broad river drops over a layered cliff into a forested gorge, with mist rising from the base
    Country

    Guyana

    Kaieteur’s spray-zone habitat and isolated upstream fish, Iwokrama’s two river systems and Georgetown’s canals show how water shapes places in Guyana.

    Explore Guyana

    Photograph: Amanda · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  17. Stone walls and a broad tower rise above a green hillside; mist drifts across the right side.
    Country

    Haiti

    Citadelle’s cisterns, a 7.6 m sediment core from Lake Miragoâne and IUCN’s 2011 account of six rediscovered frog species.

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    Photograph: Alex Proimos · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  18. Rooftops and mid-rise buildings of Hanoi stretching to a distant skyline under a pale sky.
    City

    Hanoi

    The site says Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam in Hanoi keeps 82 stelae naming 1,304 laureates of 1442–1779, beside a square well 30 m per side.

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    Photograph: Ilovemcribs · Photo source · CC BY 4.0

  19. Glass-fronted building and tall palm trees along a Harare street beneath a partly cloudy sky
    City

    Harare

    Harare’s herbarium houses dried specimens and a spirit-preserved collection, mostly succulents; its botanic garden groups woody plants by community.

    Explore Harare

    Photograph: Suesen · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

  20. Arcaded houses along one side of Plaza Vieja in Havana: a yellow house with green shutters, a weathered house with blue balconies and pastel façades, on a cobbled square with black stone bollards
    City

    Havana

    How Old Havana got its water: the Zanja Real aqueduct, its end by Plaza de la Catedral, and a radar search for courtyard cisterns on Plaza Vieja.

    Explore Havana

    Photograph: Bryan Ledgard · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  21. Long hall with a row of round filter basins on each side of a wooden plank walkway, belt drives along the walls and white roof trusses overhead
    City

    Helsinki

    Helsinki’s history is visible in a 1909 filtration hall, a church embedded in bedrock and the 72 m Olympic Stadium tower.

    Explore Helsinki

    Photograph: Antti Leppänen · Photo source · CC BY 4.0

  22. A tall flight of weathered stone steps with rows of carved glyph blocks, a large carved stone stela standing in front on the right and a rope barrier along the base
    Country

    Honduras

    At Copán, 15 of 63 stairway steps remained in place when excavated; Río Plátano protects a full river basin, and a 2024 report assessed 99 Honduran reef sites.

    Explore Honduras

    Photograph: Hans Birger Nilsen · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0

  23. Tall cliff of closely packed, steep rock columns at the East Dam of High Island Reservoir in Hong Kong, with a blue sky above and small green plants along the top
    Country

    Hong Kong

    Rhyolite columns at High Island, the shrimp ponds of Mai Po and the 1883 Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui: three places in Hong Kong, with sources.

    Explore Hong Kong

    Photograph: Minghong · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  24. A multi-storey commercial building with a shop sign and vehicles on the road in front.
    City

    Honiara

    Honiara’s National Museum pairs a gallery theme on land-and-sea livelihoods with village communities; its craft shop also aims to preserve craft-making knowledge.

    Explore Honiara

    Photograph: Jenny Scott · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  25. White stone bridge with brown-edged arches seen across a frozen river and tall winter reeds under a blue sky
    Country

    Hungary

    Hortobágy’s open grasslands have dominated its landscape since the end of the Pleistocene; Budapest united three former cities, and Pannonhalma’s abbey dates to 996.

    Explore Hungary

    Photograph: EtelkaCsilla · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

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