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Bhatiari, Bangladesh

Chittagong Ship-breaking Yards

Where giant ships go to die.
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Koro, Mali

Antogo Fishing Frenzy

Annual rush for a sacred desert lake's fish stock.
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Nahouri, Burkina Faso

Cour Royale de Tiébélé

In this African village, the walls of the chief's compound are painted with beautiful traditional designs.
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Namibia

Eduard Bohlen Shipwreck

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
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Namibia

Kolmanskop Ghost Town

The remains of diamond fever taken over by the desert.
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Namibia

Fairy Circles of Southern Africa

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.
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East Tigray, Ethiopia

Abuna Yemata Guh

Reaching the "Church in the Sky" requires scaling the cliff face of a sandstone pinnacle with a 650-foot drop.
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Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Erta Ale

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.
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Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Dallol

The hottest place on the planet.
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Madinet Mit Ghamr, Egypt

Mit Ghamr Dovecotes

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.
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Qesm Al Wahat Ad Dakhlah, Egypt

Muzawaka Tombs

The forgotten mummies of Dakhla oasis.
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Cairo, Egypt

Cairo's City of the Dead

In Egypt's expanding metro area, many of the neighbors are dead.
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Al Farafrah, Egypt

White Desert

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
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El-Saf, Egypt

City of the Dead

An endless sea of white conical domes.
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