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The last places on Earth to see stars

By Jordi Busqué

A mysterious phenomenon in Japan’s Kagami Numa lake (Credit: Hiromi Tanoue)

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Japan’s bizarre lake phenomenon

By Hiromi Tanoue

Best of BBC Travel - 2019

Is this Earth’s most inhospitable land?

By Kate Schoenbach

Thimmamma Marrimanu has more than 4,000 roots making up its canopy (Credit: Chris Griffiths)

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A single tree the size of a forest

By Chris Griffiths

(Credit: Ocean Film Company and Sreya Chettarjee)

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India’s ‘great’ geographic phenomenon

By Ocean Film Company & Sreya Chettarjee

South America’s stunning ‘marble cathedral’ (Credit: Tom Garmeson)

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A marble world submerged in a lake

By Tom Garmeson

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‘The most beautiful river in the world’

By Dylan Baddour

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An island of colossal stone columns

By Runze Yu

(Credit: Avalon/Photoshot License/Alamy)

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The world's most diverse ecosystem

By Robin Cherry & Thomas Lewton

An aerial view of Norway's Atlantic Ocean Road

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Norway’s stunning marvel of engineering

By Anton Österlund

Winter winds create a window (Credit: Daniel Kavanaugh)

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A stunning danger lurking under the ice

By Tulika Bose & Daniel Kavanaugh

World of Wonder

A rare weather phenomenon like no other

By Eric Kruszewski

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