Vegaøyan (Norwegian) or the Vega Archipelago (English) is a group of islands in the Norwegian Sea, located in Nordland county, Norway. Most of the archipelago is found within Vega Municipality. Since 2004, the area has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Vat Phou is a ruined Khmer-Hindu temple complex in southern Laos. A sacred place existed on the site, centered around a spring and a location where people left offerings to a protective spirit. This area dates back to very old times.
Vatican City, officially called the Vatican City State (in Italian: Stato della Città del Vaticano; in Latin: Status Civitatis Vaticanae), is often shortened to “the Vatican.” It is a landlocked, independent city-state. The Pope rules Vatican City, and it is located within the city of Rome, Italy. It serves as the administrative center of the Catholic Church.
The former Van Nelle Factory (Dutch: Van Nellefabriek) is located on the Schie in Rotterdam. It is an important example of modernist and functionalist architecture. The factory was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014.
Uvs Lake Basin, also called Uvs Nuur Basin or Ubs Nuur Basin (Mongolian: Увс нуурын хотгор), is a basin that does not drain into the ocean. It is located on the border between Mongolia and Tuva, a region in Russia. The basin is part of the Central Asian Internal Drainage Basin and is named after Uvs Lake (Uvs Nuur, Ubsu Nur), a large salty lake in the western part of its area.
Uruq Bani Ma’arid (Arabic: عروق بني معارض) is a protected area in southern Saudi Arabia. It is located on the western edge of the Rub’ al Khali, which is the largest sandy desert in the world. The protected area has three parts: a special area for nature, a zone where limited grazing is allowed, and a hunting area.
The Upper Middle Rhine Valley is the 65 km (40 mi) southern part of the Middle Rhine, located between Koblenz and Rüdesheim in the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. It was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in June 2002 due to its natural beauty as a cultural landscape, its role as a major transportation route across Europe, and the special way buildings and terraces were designed to fit the steep slopes of the gorge. The area’s rocks were formed during the Devonian period and are called Rhenish Facies.
Umm ar-Rasas (Arabic: أم الرّصاص; ancient name: Kastron Mefa’a) is located 30 kilometers southeast of Madaba in the Amman Governorate in central Jordan. It was once connected to the King’s Highway, a major ancient road, and is part of the Jordanian Desert’s semi-arid steppe region. The site is linked to the biblical settlement of Mephaat mentioned in the Book of Jeremiah.
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is a protected area in the Northern Territory of Australia. The park includes two major landmarks: Uluru and Kata Tjuta. It is located 1,943 kilometers (1,207 miles) south of Darwin by road and 440 kilometers (270 miles) southwest of Alice Springs along the Stuart and Lasseter Highways.
Ujung Kulon National Park (Indonesian: Taman Nasional Ujung Kulon) is a national park located at the westernmost part of Java. It is in the Sumur District of Pandeglang Regency, which is part of Banten province in Indonesia. The park once included the volcanic islands of Krakatoa in Lampung province, but current maps show the Krakatoa islands as a separate protected area called the Pulau Anak Krakatau Marine Nature Reserve.