Environment

Almost 400 species of coral live in the reefs surrounding the turquoise waters and mushroom-shaped islands.

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These Nubian Napatan and Meroitic sites in northern Sudan were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2003.

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Colombia's incredible diversity of flora includes many orchids, such as the Flor de Mayo Orchid, the national flower.

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Kaeng Krachan, covering 2,915 square kilometers along the border with Myanmar, is Thailand's biggest national park.

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Pohnpei is the largest island in the archipelago country, and houses Palikir, the national capital.

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Hallasan, a volcanic peak on the island of Jeju, is South Korea's tallest at 6,400 feet, and one of the most sacred sites to Koreans.

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Civil unrest, corruption, and rampant poverty contribute to worsen the threats faced by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's mammals.

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Thailand has 6 rivers of more than 400 miles each that are wholly within its own borders alone.

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The Czech Republic experiences significant variations in seasonal temperatures across its territory, and a large portion of its nature areas are protected.

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Honduras has a mix of temperate and tropical climate patterns, with marked variations in terrain, temperature, and precipitation throughout.

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Canada's most threatened turtles include the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles, and the possibly regionally extinct Pacific Pond Turtles and Eastern Box Turtles.

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Cannatella's Plump Toads are some of the most threatened amphibians native to Ecuador.

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New Zealand's North, South, and smaller islands house a variety of habitat types, while temperate climes prevail in most of the country as a whole.

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Indonesia is home to many rare, endemic, and threatened species of amphibians.

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The majority of Hungary's landmass is covered by Pannonian mixed forests, while the Danube River System dominates its freshwater habitats.

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India has more than 5 dozen known species of endemic birds among the more than 1,000 avian varieties calling the country their home.

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Indonesia's 17,000 islands are greatly outnumbered by its species of native flora, many of which are threatened.

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Kenya's Critically Threatened mammals are Tana River Red Colobuses, Black Rhinos, Hirolas, and Aders' Duikers.

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At almost 19,000 feet each, Pico Cristobal Colon and nearby Pico Simon Bolivar are Colombia's highest peaks.

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Malaysia's island and peninsular territories alike abound with toads, frogs, and legless caecilians.

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