This tranquil site is located in the world's highest plateau, the Chang Tang plateau of Tibet. This native Tibetan is meditating next to what is considered a holy lake.

Kayakers paddle amongst giant icebergs on the sea surrounding the largest island in the world, Greenland. Located at the Arctic Circle, Greenland is covered by a permanent landscape of ice. These icebergs were formed as the glaciers broke apart into the sea.

A young boy is paddling through his village on the world's greatest river, the Amazon. Crossing more than two-thirds of the South American continent, the Amazon River Basin is a vast landscape of river and lush forest that encompasses nine nations.

On the great island ark of Madagascar grows the most species of the "upside down tree", the beautiful Baobab tree. This giant tree is known to live for a thousand years.

Iguazu Falls is located on the border of Brazil and Argentina in South America. The Iguazu River plunges into more than 200 waterfalls and is four times wider than Niagara.

The tallest sand dunes in the world are found in the Namib Desert along the southwest coast of Africa. The Namib is one of a handful of deserts that stretch adjacent to a cold sea.

Commonly found in the Okavango Delta, these Cape Buffaloes stampeded as they sensed the menace of nearby predators.