Description
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
