Natural wonders & landscapes worth the detour
There are 26,140 natural wonders & landscapes on Detourmap, spread over 227 countries — parks, mountains, waterfalls, caves, volcanoes and coves. The most famous is Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania; United States has the deepest bench (2,545). The 96 best known are below.
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1.Mount Kilimanjaro
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Mountain massif in Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania
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2.Lake Baikal
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Freshwater rift lake in southern Siberia, Russia; the greatest mountain lake in Asia and the most voluminous freshwater lake in the world
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8.Niagara Falls
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Three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the United States
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11.Bay of Bengal
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Part of the Indian Ocean between South and South East Asia
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13.Mount Etna
Nature & landscapes · 3000th century BC · Iconic
Active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, Italy
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15.Grand Canyon
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Steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States
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16.Yellowstone National Park
Nature & landscapes · 19th century · Iconic
First national park in the world, located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho in the United States
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17.Aconcagua
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Highest mountain in both the Southern and the Western Hemispheres (6967 m)
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18.Mount Elbrus
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Highest mountain of the Caucasus and highest mountain in Europe
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21.Victoria Falls
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Waterfall on the Zambezi River in Zambia and Zimbabwe
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25.Mount Olympus
Nature & landscapes · 20th century · Iconic
Mountain in Elassona municipality, Greece
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26.Mount Bazardüzü
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Highest mountain of Azerbaijan and southernmost point of Russia
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30.Bay of Biscay
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Gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean located south of the Celtic Sea
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31.Gulf of Aden
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Gulf between Waqooyi-Bari State and Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula
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37.Gulf of Oman
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Strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf
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38.Saba
Nature & landscapes · 21st century · Iconic
Island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands
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42.Sint Eustatius
Nature & landscapes · 21st century · Iconic
Island in the Caribbean, part of the Netherlands
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48.Isle of Wight
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Island, county and unitary authority area of England, United Kingdom
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49.Iguaçu Falls
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Waterfalls on the Igazú River on the border of Misiones, Argentina and Paraná, Brazil
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50.Lake Ladoga
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Freshwater lake in Russia and largest lake entirely in Europe
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52.Gulf of Thailand
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Shallow inlet in the western part of the South China and Eastern Archipelagic Seas
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59.Angel Falls
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Waterfall in Venezuela; highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world
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65.Baker Island
Nature & landscapes · 20th century · Iconic
Uninhabited Pacific atoll administered by the United States of America
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76.Yosemite National Park
Nature & landscapes · 19th century · Iconic
National park in California, United States
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82.Mount Kosciuszko
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Highest mountain in the mainland of the Australian continent, located on New South Wales–Victoria border
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89.Ajanta Caves
Nature & landscapes · 2nd century BC · Iconic
2nd century BCE to 1st century CE Buddhist cave monuments located in Maharashtra, India
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90.Son Doong Cave
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Largest cave passage in the world, located near the Laos-Vietnam border
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91.Saipan
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Largest island of the Northern Mariana Islands, United States of America
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92.Jarvis Island
Nature & landscapes · 20th century · Iconic
Coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean
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93.Trinidad
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Larger of the two major islands which make up Trinidad and Tobago
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95.Cape Horn
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Headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago located in Chile
Natural wonders & landscapes by country
Every country with at least one. Those with eight or more have their own page.
- United States2,545
- United Kingdom1,411
- Spain1,168
- Switzerland1,079
- Norway1,000
- France972
- Germany917
- Australia910
- Italy890
- Russia880
- Austria848
- Japan776
- Canada753
- India478
- China408
- Greece384
- Iceland381
- Sweden362
- New Zealand346
- Czech Republic345
- Indonesia332
- Slovakia313
- Chile267
- Ukraine267
- Poland247
- Ireland213
- Brazil209
- Croatia203
- Portugal199
- Israel179
- Finland176
- Mexico175
- Turkey173
- Philippines165
- Argentina164
- Pakistan135
- Denmark134
- Estonia134
- Thailand121
- South Africa118
- Iran113
- Bulgaria112
- South Korea111
- Greenland102
- Slovenia101
- Bolivia98
- Serbia95
- Peru92
- Kazakhstan85
- Taiwan85
- Ecuador73
- Georgia73
- Nepal69
- Bosnia and Herzegovina68
- Romania68
- Colombia67
- Vietnam67
- Belarus65
- Ethiopia65
- Netherlands65
- United Arab Emirates61
- Papua New Guinea58
- Tanzania57
- Belgium56
- Malaysia55
- Egypt53
- Tunisia53
- Venezuela53
- Hungary52
- Albania51
- Morocco51
- Algeria49
- Costa Rica47
- Latvia47
- Mongolia45
- Sri Lanka44
- Azerbaijan43
- Madagascar43
- Guatemala42
- Kyrgyzstan42
- Faroe Islands41
- Armenia40
- Kenya40
- Lithuania38
- Seychelles38
- Malta37
- Montenegro35
- Vanuatu35
- Cameroon34
- North Macedonia34
- Uganda33
- Bangladesh32
- Kosovo32
- Nicaragua32
- Cuba30
- Nigeria30
- Uruguay30
- Cape Verde29
- Democratic Republic of the Congo28
- Maldives28
- Solomon Islands27
- Namibia26
- Fiji25
- The Bahamas25
- Saudi Arabia24
- Singapore24
- Tajikistan24
- Panama23
- Belize22
- Federated States of Micronesia21
- Afghanistan20
- Cyprus20
- Jordan20
- Kiribati20
- Curaçao19
- El Salvador19
- Palestine19
- Ghana18
- Rwanda18
- Chad17
- Dominican Republic17
- Libya17
- Myanmar17
- Mauritius16
- Palau16
- Zambia16
- Lebanon15
- Oman15
- Senegal15
- Jamaica14
- Malawi14
- Syria14
- Timor-Leste14
- Tonga14
- Cambodia13
- Haiti13
- Marshall Islands13
- Mauritania13
- Mozambique13
- Zimbabwe13
- Honduras12
- Moldova12
- North Korea12
- Uzbekistan12
- Andorra11
- Laos11
- Paraguay11
- Trinidad and Tobago11
- Yemen11
- Burkina Faso10
- Isle of Man10
- Liechtenstein10
- Niger10
- Turkmenistan10
- Aruba9
- Cook Islands9
- Dominica9
- Guernsey9
- Iraq9
- Saint Lucia9
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines9
- Samoa9
- Barbados8
- Guinea-Bissau8
- Guyana8
- São Tomé and Príncipe8
- Angola7
- Antigua and Barbuda7
- Grenada7
- Ivory Coast7
- Luxembourg7
- Sudan7
- Suriname7
- Tuvalu7
- Benin6
- Bhutan6
- Botswana6
- Equatorial Guinea6
- Guinea6
- Mali6
- Republic of the Congo6
- Saint Kitts and Nevis6
- Somalia6
- The Gambia6
- Eritrea5
- Kuwait5
- Lesotho5
- Qatar5
- Sierra Leone5
- Sint Maarten5
- Burundi4
- Djibouti4
- Gabon4
- Jersey4
- Bahrain3
- Liberia3
- Niue3
- Togo3
- Turks and Caicos Islands3
- Brunei2
- Cayman Islands2
- Central African Republic2
- Falkland Islands2
- Gibraltar2
- Monaco2
- Nauru2
- Northern Cyprus2
- Somaliland2
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands2
- South Ossetia2
- South Sudan2
- Western Sahara2
- Abkhazia1
- Anguilla1
- Antarctica1
- Bermuda1
- British Virgin Islands1
- Comoros1
- Macau1
- Pitcairn Islands1
- Puerto Rico1
- Puntland1
- Republic of Artsakh1
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha1
- San Marino1
- Tokelau1
- Vatican City1