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Earth’s Last Untouched Paradises

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Northwest Territories

 

The Northwest Territories[b] is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,127,711.92 km2 (435,412.01 sq mi) and a 2021 census population of 41,070, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada. Its estimated population as of the first quarter of 2025 is 45,074.Yellowknife is the capital, most populous community, and the only city in the territory; its population was 20,340 as of the 2021 census. It became the territorial capital in 1967, following recommendations by the Carrothers Commission.

The Northwest Territories, a portion of the old North-Western Territory, entered the Canadian Confederation on July 15, 1870. At first, it was named the North-West Territories. The name was changed to the present Northwest Territories in 1906. Since 1870, the territory has been divided four times to create new provinces and territories or enlarge existing ones. Its current borders date from April 1, 1999, when the territory's size was decreased again by the creation of a new territory of Nunavut to the east, through the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. While Nunavut is mostly Arctic tundra, the Northwest Territories has a slightly warmer climate and is both boreal forest (taiga) and tundra, and its most northern regions form part of the Arctic Archipelago.

 

Son Doong Cave

Son Doong Cave, located in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam, is the world's largest natural cave by volume, discovered in 1990 and officially surveyed in 2009. It's known for its immense size, reaching up to 200 meters tall and 160 meters wide in some sections, and features an underground river and two river crossings. 

 

Star Mountains

The Star Mountains, from space. Telefomin and Tabubil can be seen clearly in this image.

 

The Star Mountains (Dutch (colonial): Sterrengebergte; Indonesian: Pegunungan Bintang) are a mountain range in eastern end of Highland Papua, Indonesia and the western Papua New Guinea, stretching from the eastern end of Indonesia to the Hindenburg Range in Papua New Guinea.

 

Mountain ranges Bintang Mountains Regency in Indonesia and Star Mountains Rural LLG in Papua New Guinea are part of this mountain range.

 

Subglacial Antarctica

Antarctica [æntάːrktikə]  남극 대륙

Antarctica doesn't belong to any single country; it's governed internationally under the Antarctic Treaty System, which ensures its use for peace and scientific research, with 54 nations participating in this unique international partnership. 

Subglacial aquatic system. By Zina Deretsky / NSF (US National Science Foundation), via Wikimedia Commons

 

Subglacial Antarctica refers to the hidden world of lakes, rivers, and potentially unique ecosystems beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, which are of great interest to scientists studying climate change, ice sheet dynamics, and the potential for life in extreme environments. 

 

Antarctica divided into regions depending on which country (or dependency) is closest to any given location (corrected version)

 

Tepui Mountains

Auyán-tepui (Spanish pronunciation: [awˈʝan teˈpuj]), also spelled Ayan, is a tepui in Bolívar state, Venezuela. It is the most visited and one of the largest ( 2,450 m,  but not the highest) tepuis in the Guiana Highlands, with a summit area of 666.9 km2 (257.5 sq mi).

 

A tepui /ˈtɛpwi/, or tepuy (Spanish: [teˈpuj]), is a table-top mountain or mesa found in South America, especially in Venezuela and western Guyana. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the Pemon, the indigenous people who inhabit the Gran Sabana.

 

Tepuis tend to be found as isolated entities rather than in connected ranges, which makes them the host of a unique array of endemic plant and animal species. Notable tepuis include Auyantepui, Autana, Neblina, and Mount Roraima. They are typically composed of sheer blocks of Precambrian quartz arenite sandstone that rise abruptly from the jungle. Auyantepui is the source of Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall.

Kukenan Tepuy Sunset

Kukenan Tepuy in Gran Sabana National Park, Venezuela. Photo taken from Tëk River Camp at 5:20 p.m. Tepuy height: 2700-2800 mts.

Mount Roraima ( 2,810 m) as seen from the Venezuelan side

Clear morning at Mount Roraima, as seen from the road leading there from Paraitepuy pemon community, in Gran Sabana Venezuela.

 

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