On the Canadian border where Lake Huron and Lake Superior meet, a canal built in 1895 still is used to have boats bypass the rapids of the St. Mary's river.

Palawan Island stretches along the western edge of the Philippines, shaped by seafaring routes, Indigenous cultures, and relative isolation from the country’s major urban centers.

France’s Conflans-Sainte-Honorine sits quietly at the meeting point of the Seine and Oise rivers.

County Kerry, located in Ireland’s southwest corner, is a landscape of dramatic contrasts, where rugged mountains meet serene lakes and Atlantic waves crash against wild peninsulas. Known as “The Kingdom,” Kerry holds deep cultural and historical significance, with ancient ring forts, medieval monasteries, and Gaelic traditions that endure in everyday life.

Malolotja Nature Reserve, often referred to as Malolotja National Park, lies in the northwestern highlands of Eswatini, close to the South African border. Covering more than 18,000 hectares, it protects one of the country’s largest areas of mountain wilderness, with rolling grasslands, deep valleys, wetlands, woodland, and mistbelt forest.