Slovakia has a primarily continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. The Carpathian Mountains endure harsher winters and receive heavy rainfall.
Whitehorse is the territorial capital of this Canadian site of the 1898 gold rush. It consists mostly of rural towns, where the main industries are mining and tourism. It is a land of forests, rivers and tall mountain ranges covering a total of 207,075 sq. miles.
Death Valley, California, is a land of extremes that captures the imagination with its striking desert landscapes and surreal beauty. Located in the Mojave Desert, it is the hottest, driest, and lowest national park in the United States. Visitors are drawn to its iconic features, such as the vast salt flats of Badwater Basin, which at 282 feet below sea level, mark the lowest point in North America.
The capital of French Polynesia, Papeete is a veritable island paradise with bright cerulean waters, iconic overwater bungalows, and palm trees galore.