The Stari Grad Plain, located near the town of Stari Grad on the island of Hvar in Croatia, is a farming area created by ancient Greek settlers around 400 BC. It is still used today and is the biggest farming area on any of the Adriatic islands. The soil is very fertile because it was shaped by deposits of fine soil left behind during the Ice Age.
St Kilda (Scottish Gaelic: Hiort) is a remote group of islands located 35 nautical miles (65 kilometers) west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean. These islands are the westernmost part of the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. The largest island, Hirta, has the highest sea cliffs in the United Kingdom.
Speyer Cathedral, officially called the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St. Stephen, is a historic religious building in Speyer, Germany. It is the main church for the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer and is connected to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg.
Soltaniyeh (Persian: سلطانيه) is a city located in the Central District of Soltaniyeh County, Zanjan province, Iran. It is the capital of both the county and the district.
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the last untouched rainforest in Sri Lanka. It is home to many rare plants and animals that are found only in this area. UNESCO has designated it as a World Heritage Site.
The Silk Roads: The Routes Network of Chang’an-Tian Shan Corridor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It includes the Chang’an to Tianshan section of the ancient Silk Road and important historical places along this route. On June 22, 2014, UNESCO named a 5,000 km (3,100 mi) part of the Silk Road network, stretching from Central China to the Zhetysu region of Central Asia, as a World Heritage Site.
The Sikhote-Alin (pronounced SEE-kə-TAY-ə-LEEN; in Russian, Сихотэ́-Али́нь, pronounced [sʲɪxɐˈtɛ ɐˈlʲinʲ]) is a mountain range in the Primorsky and Khabarovsk Krais of Russia. It stretches about 900 kilometers (560 miles) to the northeast of the Russian Pacific seaport of Vladivostok. The highest peaks include Tordoki Yani at 2,077 meters (6,814 feet) above sea level, Ko Mountain at 2,003 meters (6,572 feet) in Khabarovsk Krai, and Anik Mountain at 1,933 meters (6,342 feet) in Primorsky Krai.
The Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries, located in southwest Sichuan province of China, are home to more than 30% of the world’s giant pandas. These sanctuaries are among the most important places for breeding giant pandas in captivity. The area covers 9,245 square kilometers and includes seven nature reserves and nine scenic parks in the Qionglai and Jiajin Mountains.
The Shirakami Mountains, also known as the White God Mountains (Japanese: 白神山地, Hepburn: Shirakami-Sanchi), are a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Tōhoku region of northern Honshū, Japan. This mountainous area is home to the last remaining untouched forest of Japanese beech, a tree species that once covered much of northern Japan. The region spans both Akita and Aomori Prefectures, with most of the area in Aomori Prefecture.
Sewell is a Chilean mining town that is not currently lived in. It is located on the slopes of the Andes in the commune of Machalí, Cachapoal Province, Libertador General Bernardo O’Higgins Region, at an altitude between 2,000 and 2,250 meters. In 2006, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.