Book SynopsisWe live in an increasingly urbanised world, but there are still many magnificent stretches of wilderness unaltered by humankind. From the most remote mountains and valleys in Alaska to the southern tip of Chile and Argentina, from Europe’s primeval forest on the Polish-Belarusian border to Norway’s fjords, and from the Namib Desert to Kamchatka in far-eastern Russia to canyons in Kurdistan and rainforests in Cambodia, The Wild celebrates the beauty of uncultivated landscapes all around the globe. Arranged by continent, the book roams across landscapes and climates, from Antarctica’s dry valleys to African burning deserts, from European marshlands to Arabian rugged peaks and on to Tanzania’s craters, Indonesia’s volcanoes and New Zealand’s bubbling mud pools. Each entry is supported with fascinating captions explaining the geology, geography, flora and fauna. In doing so, the book reveals some of the world’s most naturally bizarre places. Illustrated with more than 200 colour photographs, The Wild leads the reader to the planet’s least cultivated places, from jungles to tundras. Take a step into the wild.Table of ContentsIntroduction EUROPE Near Ilimanaq, Avannaata, Greenland Øfjord, Scoresbysund, Greenland Knoydart Peninsula, Highland, Scotland Highland Cattle, Lochaber, Scotland Connemara National Park, Galway, Ireland Northern Lights, Lofoten Islands, Norway Vestvågøya, Lofoten Islands, Norway Waggonwaybreen, Spitsbergen, Norway Arctic Ocean, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway Spitsbergen, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway Urho Kekkonen National Park, Lapland, Finland Oulanka National Park, Northern Ostrobothnia-Lapland, Finland Urho Kekkonen National Park, Lapland, Finland Soomaa National Park, Viljandi, Estonia Białowieza Forest, Belarus–Poland Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse, Germany Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, France Doñana National Park, Andalucia, Spain Northern Velebit National Park, Lika- Senj, Croatia Durmitor National Park, Zabljak, Montenegro Drakolimni of Tymfi, Vikos–Aoös National Park, Greece Papingo Rock Pools, Vikos–Aoös National Park, Greece Horses, Danube Delta, Tulcea, Romania ASIA Koryasky Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia Putorana Plateau, Krasnoyarsk, Russia Upper Shavlinsky Lake, Chuya Belki, Altai, Russia Ergaki, Krasnoyarsk, Russia Lake Baikal, Irkutsk–Buryatia, Russia Iturup Island, Kuril Islands, Russia Kunashir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia Chukchi Peninsula, Chukotka, Russia Sakha, Russia Kamchatka Brown Bear, Kamchatka, Russia Lut Desert, Iran Karakum Desert Darvaza Gas Crater, Ahal, Turkmenistan Yamzho Yumco Lake, Tibet, China View from the Friendship Highway, Tibet, China Kham, Tibet, China Badain Jaran Desert, Inner Mongolia, China Baruun Büs, Mongolia Sükhbaatar, Mongolia Bayanzag, Gobi Desert, Ömnögovi, Mongolia Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Uygur, China Xinjiang Uygur, China Tonlé Sap, Cambodia Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, Thailand Ijen, East Java, Indonesia Kawah Ijen, East Java, Indonesia Pulau Mawar, Johor, Malaysia Danum Valley, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia Bornean Orangutan, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia Scout Park, West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands AFRICA Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar Lakes of Ounianga, Ennedi, Chad Simien Mountains, Amhara, Ethiopia Hypersaline Pond, Danakil Depression, Ethiopia Great Rift Valley, Kiambu, Kenya Nabiyotum Crater, Lake Turkana, Kenya Lake Bogoria, Baringo, Kenya Ugandan Red Colobus, Kibale National Park, Western Region, Uganda Semuliki National Park, Western Region, Uganda Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe Angolan Giraffe, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha, Tanzania Lilac-Breasted Roller, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha, Tanzania Blue Wildebeest, Ngorongoro Crater, Arusha, Tanzania Hippos, Serengeti National Park, Arusha, Tanzania Langevin River, Réunion National Park, Réunion Crowned Lemur, Montagne d’Ambre National Park, Madagascar Cascade Sacrée, Montagne d’Ambre National Park Andringitra National Park, Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar Namib Desert, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia Deadvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia Sehlabathebe National Park, Qacha’s Nek, Lesotho Mokala National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa Lango Bai, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of the Congo Cão Grande, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe Lopé National Park, Ogooué-Ivindo, Gabon Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, St Louis, Senegal Zakouma National Park, Guéra–Salamat, Chad Rhirhaia Valley, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Canyon des Doigts du Singe, Dadès Valley, High Atlas, Morocco Tassili n’Ajjer National Park, Tamanrasset, Algeria OCEANIA & ANTARCTICA Mt Sonder (Rwetyepme), Northern Territory, Australia Ghost Gum, Northern Territory, Australia Mt Donna Buang, Victoria, Australia Cathedral Termite Mounds, Northern Territory, Australia Echidna Chasm, Purnululu National Park, Western Australia Pilbara, Western Australia Abel Tasman National Park, South Island, New Zealand Pohutu Geyser, Rotorua, North Island, New Zealand Champagne Pool, Waiotapu, North Island, New Zealand Tongariro Alpine Crossing, North Island, New Zealand Adelaide Island, Antarctica Adelie Penguin, Brown Bluff, Antarctica Wright Valley, Antarctica Antarctic Ice Sheet, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica Wandering Albatrosses, South Georgia Vanderford Glacier, Wilkes Land, Antarctica Mt Waialeale, Kaua‘i, Hawaii Rock Islands, Palau Palmerston Atoll, Cook Islands Sprouting Coconuts, Palmerston Atoll THE AMERICAS Hay River, Willmore Wilderness Park, Alberta, Canada Arctic Poppies, King William Island, Nunavut, Canada Lac La Ronge Provincial Park, Saskatchewan, Canada Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada Hidden Lake, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada Victoria Island, Northwest Territories, Canada Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada Lancaster Sound and Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada Dall’s Sheep, Denali National Park, Alaska, USA Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, USA Yukon River, Alaska, USA Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park, California, USA Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada, USA Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Utah, USA Wind River Range, Wyoming, USA Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia, USA El Nicho Waterfalls, Cienfuegos, Cuba Elqui Valley, Coquimbo, Chile Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru Chapada Diamantina National Park, Bahia, Brazil Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina Puna de Atacama, Salta, Argentina
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