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  1. Elevated view over Lusaka’s streets and low and mid-rise buildings under a cloudy sky.
    City

    Lusaka

    A 2021–22 report places temporary displays downstairs and archaeology, history and ethnography upstairs at Lusaka National Museum.

    Explore Lusaka

    Photograph: Mondoka Zambia · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  2. A large stone castle with slate roofs and a round tower at its left end stands on a rocky hilltop in front of wooded hills, under a pale blue winter sky
    Country

    Luxembourg

    The Bock promontory in Luxembourg City, the Moselle vineyards between Schengen and Wasserbillig and Vianden Castle in the north-east: three places, with sources.

    Explore Luxembourg

    Photograph: Jeff Croisé · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  3. Dusk panorama over Luxembourg City’s Grund quarter and fortifications
    City

    Luxembourg City

    A glass lift reveals rock at lower museum levels and frames views toward Grund and Rham from above; a 1:2,500 model adds a city-wide perspective.

    Explore Luxembourg City

    Photograph: Benh LIEU SONG · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

  4. Rows of yellow spiral incense coils hanging under a roof of timber and tarpaulin, with red paper tags, a bare tree trunk and a red temple wall behind them
    Country

    Macao

    The Cultural Affairs Bureau says Macao’s world-map position is taken from Guia Lighthouse; a 2015 paper reports spoonbills at Cotai after dark in 2013.

    Explore Macao

    Photograph: Boonchai C · Photo source · CC BY 3.0

  5. Tall baobab trees with flat, spreading crowns stand along a sandy road at dusk under a pale grey-pink sky, with a low marker post beside the road at the left
    Country

    Madagascar

    Madagascar in three places: how the Tsingy de Bemaraha grikes formed, the protected core of the baobab alley near Morondava and the fourteen gates of Ambohimanga.

    Explore Madagascar

    Photograph: Cactus0625 · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  6. Madrid skyline with Plaza de España towers, domed roofs and a foreground of trees
    City

    Madrid

    At Chamberí, 1920s ceramic advertisements survive almost as created. Pacífico’s three diesel engines and Caños del Peral at Ópera show other layers of Madrid.

    Explore Madrid

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

  7. Aerial view of Rita’s narrow built strip between the ocean and lagoon at Majuro
    City

    Majuro

    Alele made research copies of deBrum papers while protecting originals; WAM’s Canoe House in Delap is used for training; a 2020 report traces runway rainwater.

    Explore Majuro

    Photograph: Mark Uriona · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  8. The twin-towered façade of the Cathedral of Santa Isabel in Malabo between palm trees under a cloudy sky
    City

    Malabo

    Santa Isabel’s operable windows, a dated Claretian museum register and a library collection on writers and writing connected with Equatorial Guinea.

    Explore Malabo

    Photograph: B.traeger · Photo source · CC BY-SA 3.0

  9. Two rocky peaks of Mount Mulanje rise above a belt of trees and a foreground of bright green tea bushes under a clear blue sky
    Country

    Malawi

    Lake Malawi cichlids with an average DNA divergence of only 0.1–0.25%, white clay paintings at Chongoni and 845 ha of Mulanje cedar surveyed in 2004.

    Explore Malawi

    Photograph: David Davies · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0

  10. Grey limestone blades of the Pinnacles rising from green forest in Gunung Mulu National Park, with mist drifting over the hillside behind
    Country

    Malaysia

    Rain shapes Mulu’s limestone, Kinabalu’s forests shift with height and soil, and George Town’s lived-in shophouses share streets with diverse places of worship.

    Explore Malaysia

    Photograph: Nur Nafis Naim · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  11. A low coral-stone mosque with carved panels along its base and a tiered roof of corrugated metal, seen from a corner, with trees and buildings behind
    Country

    Maldives

    How coral blocks shaped Malé’s Friday Mosque, why tides gather plankton at Hanifaru Bay, and what five Gaafu Dhaalu reef sites showed after 2016 warming.

    Explore Maldives

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

  12. Aerial view over the dense buildings of Malé
    City

    Malé

    A Visit Maldives museum account describes a 19th-century house model of wood and thatch and a “Tafu,” an instrument for measuring a vessel’s speed.

    Explore Malé

    Photograph: Shahee Ilyas · Photo source · CC0

  13. Flat-roofed earth buildings standing in rows below a tall banded sandstone cliff, among boulders and small trees, with a bare branch across the top right
    Country

    Mali

    Djenné’s flood-raised houses, Bandiagara’s 289 villages and the seasonal wetlands of Mali’s 4.1-million-hectare Inner Niger Delta.

    Explore Mali

    Photograph: Ferdinand Reus · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0

  14. Weathered limestone wall of the Ġgantija temples, with large blocks on the left and smaller stones on the right, under a clear sky
    Country

    Malta

    The rock-cut Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, the Ġgantija temples on Gozo and Valletta’s street grid, laid out after the 1565 siege: three places in Malta, with sources.

    Explore Malta

    Photograph: Diego Delso, delso.photo · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  15. Treetops in the foreground, with Managua’s buildings, a tall brown tower and the lake on the horizon, and a hill at left
    City

    Managua

    A 2017 guide recorded Managua’s arboretum and university herbarium; Acahualinca preserves human tracks in volcanic tuff.

    Explore Managua

    Photograph: Jon Evans · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  16. A white gate building with a broad central arch, a golden emblem and a flag on the roof under a clear sky.
    City

    Manama

    A thesis traces Manama’s former waterfront; a 2000 feature describes Beit Al Qur’an’s manuscripts, and a study models wind at Bahrain World Trade Center.

    Explore Manama

    Photograph: Diego Delso, delso.photo · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  17. Trees, a pond and neoclassical buildings with Manila’s skyline beyond
    City

    Manila

    Casa Manila’s granite paving travelled as ballast; capiz-shell panes sit beside ventilation fittings. A glass dome covers the Natural History Museum courtyard.

    Explore Manila

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

  18. Metal roof trusses, arched upper wall and windows at Maputo railway station
    City

    Maputo

    Maputo’s natural-history museum lists 14 elephant foetuses spanning gestation months 1–22; the CFM Museum occupies the central railway station.

    Explore Maputo

    Photograph: Ana Raquel S. Hernandes · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0

  19. Mariehamn harbour: a large ship beside a pier and terminal on calm water.
    City

    Mariehamn

    A Mariehamn Museum model depicts the town in the 1920s at 1:100, with more than 600 miniature buildings.

    Explore Mariehamn

    Photograph: Susanne Nilsson · Photo source · CC BY-SA 2.0

  20. Clear shallow water in the foreground, a pale sand beach and a dense line of coconut palms against a deep blue sky with scattered white clouds
    Country

    Marshall Islands

    A Bikini coral reassessment, Laura freshwater and drinking water during the 1998 drought, and Likiep’s historic-village entry on UNESCO’s Tentative List.

    Explore Marshall Islands

    Photograph: mrlins · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  21. Rooftops, trees and distant hills in a broad view of Maseru
    City

    Maseru

    FSC France records 8,584 treated eucalyptus posts in the Stadium of Life. An Alliance Française library and a dated study of hat vendors add other Maseru details.

    Explore Maseru

    Photograph: OER Africa · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  22. The square stone minaret of the mosque in Chinguetti rising beside low sand-coloured walls with arched doorways, with a sandy courtyard in the foreground and white clouds in a blue sky
    Country

    Mauritania

    A 2020 waterbird count at Banc d’Arguin, the courtyard lanes of four Saharan ksour and the intrusive geology of Mauritania’s Richat Structure.

    Explore Mauritania

    Photograph: Mohamed Natti · Photo source · CC BY-SA 4.0

  23. Le Morne Brabant rises beyond a shallow lagoon, with boats moored along the palm-lined shore.
    Country

    Mauritius

    UNESCO notes that under 50% of Aapravasi Ghat’s 1865 footprint remains; a 2011 study found tortoise gut passage improved ebony seed germination.

    Explore Mauritius

    Photograph: Jolaus · Photo source · CC0 1.0

  24. Built areas of Mbabane spread across hills beneath a bright sky
    City

    Mbabane

    A 2009 dance workshop at Mbabane Theater Club, the Swazi Plaza area and the Mbabane and Polinjane rivers: three views of Mbabane from three sources.

    Explore Mbabane

    Photograph: Athena Lao from Bulgaria · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

  25. Wide Avenue of the Dead at Teotihuacan on a hazy day, with the Pyramid of the Sun at left and low stepped platforms along the avenue
    Country

    Mexico

    A rerouted river crosses Teotihuacan’s avenue; monarchs migrate for about eight months across four generations.

    Explore Mexico

    Photograph: Arian Zwegers · Photo source · CC BY 2.0

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