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Aconcagua
Aconcagua () is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the second-most topographically prominent peak in the world, as well as the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in both the Western Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere, with a summit elevation of . It lies northwest of the provincial capital, the city of Mendoza, about from San Juan Province, and from Argentina's border with Chile. Aconcagua is one of the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Gran Canaria
One of the main islands of the Canary archipelago
Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, geographically part of Macaronesia, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the coast of North Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2009.
Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.
Orchid Island
volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean part of Taiwan
Perim
Perim (), also called Mayyun () in Arabic, is a Yemeni volcanic island in the Strait of Mandeb at the south entrance into the Red Sea, off the south-west coast of Yemen. It administratively belongs to Dhubab District or Bab al-Mandab District, Taiz Governorate. The island of Perim divides the strait of Mandeb into two channels.
Manus Island
island part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea
Necker Island
small island in Hawaii
Laysan
Laysan (; ) is one of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, located northwest of Honolulu. It has one land mass of , about in size. It is an atoll of sorts, although the land completely surrounds Laysan Lake, some above sea level, that has a salinity approximately three times greater than the ocean. Laysan's Hawaiian name, Kauō, means "egg".
Akaroa
Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour", which would be spelled in standard Māori. The area was also named Port Louis-Philippe by French settlers after the reigning French king Louis Philippe I.
Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park
nature park in Almería Province, Spain
French Frigate Shoals
atoll in Hawaii
Nihoa
thumb|upright=1.4|Map showing the location of Nīhoa in the Hawaiian island chain Nīhoa, also written Nihoa and also known as Bird Island or Moku Manu, is the tallest of ten islands and atolls in the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). The island is located at the southern end of the NWHI chain, southeast of Necker Island. Nīhoa is the closest NWHI in proximity to the eight main windward Hawaiian Islands at approximately northwest of the island of Kauaʻi. The island has two peaks, Miller's Peak in the west, and Tanager Peak in the east. Nīhoa's area is about and is surrounded by a
Gardner Pinnacles
island in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Mount Homa
mountain
Lisianski Island
island in Hawaii
Pearl and Hermes Atoll
atoll of Hawaii
Hohentwiel
250px|thumb|right|Tuffite from Hohentwiel 250px|thumb|right|Phonolite from Hohentwiel 250px|thumb|right|Natrolite from Hohentwiel (Type locality)
Maro Reef
shoal in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Mercury Islands
island group in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Csóványos
Csóványos () is a mountain in the Börzsöny range of the North Hungarian Mountains. It has an altitude of 938 metres and spans the border of Nógrád County and Pest County. This area was geologically active in the Miocene era, 18 to 19 million years ago. In the Quaternary, when volcanic activity commenced, the immediate environment of Csóványos emerged. These movements created water features, high above the forests. The forest on the mountain is dense with blue beech and Austrian oak.
Mount Edziza volcanic complex
mountain in Canada
Atakor
volcanic field and central massif of the Hoggar in Algeria
Lyttelton Harbour/Whakaraupō
bight in New Zealand
Aubrac
Aubrac () is a volcanic and granitic plateau located in the south-central Massif Central of France. This region has been a member of the Natura 2000 network since August 2006. It straddles three départements (Cantal, Aveyron and Lozère) and three régions (Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon). The village of the same name is located in this region.
Yucca Mountain
mountain in Nevada, United States
Monte Lauro
mountain
Mōtītī Island
island in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Anahim Peak
mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Gleichenberger Kogel
mountain in Styria
Otago Harbour
harbour in New Zealand
Mount Manaia
volcanic mountain in New Zealand
Mount Noice
mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
Chullkani
Chullkani (possibly a broken name from Aymara Chullunkhäni ("the one with the icicles"), Hispanicized spelling Chullcani) is a volcano in the Cordillera Occidental in the Andes of Bolivia. It is located in the Oruro Department, Sajama Province, Turco Municipality. It lies near two lower peaks both named Wayna Chullunkhäni ("young Chullunkhäni"). The eastern one called Wayna Chullunkhäni (Hispanicized Huayna Chulluncani) lies at , and the one northwest of Chullkani, also spelled Huayna Chuluncani, lies at at a creek named Wayna Chullkani (Huayna Chullcani).
Chipmunk Mountain
mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Random Hills
hills in Victoria Land, Antarctica
Jones Mountains
mountain range in Antarctica
Mount Ningadhun
mountain in Australia
Franklin Glacier Volcano
mountain in Canada
Cartoona Peak
mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Mount Noel
mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Pine Valley Mountains
mountain range in Washington County, Utah, United States
Randecker Maar
crater and nature reserve in the German alps
Crevasse Crag
cliff in British Columbia, Canada