Namibia
Welwitschia
Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.
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Namibia
Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.
Namibia
A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.
Réunion
At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.
Salazie, Réunion
Réunion Island's highest point is a two-million-year-old volcano and a paraglider's paradise.
Sainte Rose, Réunion
On one of the world's most active volcanoes, a pebble-filled crater changes color with the wind.
Chamarel, Mauritius
This small group of sand dunes manages to pack in a strange rainbow of colors.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
One of the last refuges of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla.