Between 3000 and 1400 BC, the Minoan civilization flourished in Crete, a large island located in the Mediterranean Sea. The Minoans were the first great civilization of the Greek world.
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The Ocean...the world's largest ecosystem. Almost 3 million square kilometres of water surrounds China,
The airport on the island of Baltra in the Galapagos is about two hours from Quito, Ecuador.
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Between 3000 and 1400 BC, the Minoan civilization flourished in Crete, a large island located in the Mediterranean Sea. The Minoans were the first great civilization of the Greek world.
The interior of Brazil is a very varied territory where ecosystems as different as dry forest and flood plains mix.
Features Chūgoku, the western tip of Honshu Island, and Shikoku, the smallest of Japan's four "big" islands. Together they share a long history of cultural and commercial relations, both separated and united by the inland sea of Seto.
This Spanish island was made a biosphere reserve over 25 years ago and is now inhabited by animals and plants that can be found nowhere else in the world.
This Spanish island was made a biosphere reserve over 25 years ago and is now inhabited by animals and plants that can be found nowhere else in the world.
The Loire is one of Europe's last free-flowing rivers one of the few whose banks have not been developed and confined by man. As the seasons change, its water level rises and falls and the morphology of the river-bed alters.
The Great Barrier Reef is a living, breathing organism supporting the the richest, most complex ecosystem on the planet.
The land linking the two American continents is home to rich and diverse rainforests.
When one thinks of America, images of bustling cosmopolitan cities immediately come to mind. Mexico City illustrates this well.
Sukhothai, capital of an ancient kingdom, lies in the Yom river valley close to a high mountain range.
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Follow two otter families and encounter macaques, pythons and stingrays battling to survive and learning to flourish in the waterways of Singapore.
The Singapore Botanic Gardens' wetlands and lakes are the lifeblood for a community of exceptional wonders living in this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Tyrannosaurus Rex, or T-Rex, was known as the king of all dinosaurs. But was their supremacy the result of their sheer size and power?
One of the driest deserts in the world lies at the foot of the Andes. 1,500 years ago, the Mochica culture - alternatively called the Moche.
Insight into the correlation between the archaeological site of Hissarlik in Turkey and the city of Troy that is mentioned in Greek literature.
From rocky mountain tops to unexplored cavernous labyrinths, the flow of water carves natural masterpieces into the landscape, and diverse and astonishing creatures live in these challenging environments.
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