Serra de Tramuntana

The Serra de Tramuntana is a mountain range that stretches from southwest to northeast. It forms the northern part of the Spanish island of Mallorca. The name Serra de Tramuntana is also used for the region in that area.

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Seokguram

Seokguram (Korean: 석굴암; Hanja: 石窟庵) is a hermitage and part of the Bulguksa temple complex in Gyeongju, South Korea. It and Bulguksa are both located on Tohamsan mountain, but they are about 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) apart. The grotto overlooks the East Sea and is situated 750 meters above sea level.

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Selous Game Reserve

The Selous Game Reserve, now called Nyerere National Park (in part), is a protected area in southern Tanzania, East Africa. It covers 50,000 km (19,000 sq mi), including extra buffer zones. In 1982, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site because it has a lot of different plants and animals and large areas of untouched nature, such as grasslands and miombo woodlands.

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Schokland

Schokland, pronounced [ˈsxɔklɑnt] in Dutch, was once an island in the Dutch Zuiderzee, located within the Noordoostpolder municipality. It was a long, narrow area of peat land that stopped being an island when the Noordoostpolder was taken from the sea in 1942. Today, it is a slightly raised part of the polder, with a remaining section of the retaining wall from the waterfront of Middelbuurt.

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Skellig Michael

Skellig Michael (Irish: Sceilg Mhichíl [ˌʃcɛlʲəɟ ˈvʲɪçiːlʲ]), also known as Great Skellig (Irish: Sceilig Mhór [ˈʃcɛlʲəɟ woːɾˠ]), is a rock formation with two tall peaks located 11.6 kilometers (7.2 miles) west of the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The name “Skellig” comes from the Irish word sceilig, meaning a piece of stone. The island is named after the archangel Michael.

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Sansa(temple)

Sansa (Korean: 산사; which means “mountain temple”) is a term for any Korean Buddhist temple located on a mountain. Seven of these temples are listed as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. The country has many mountains, and Buddhism has been deeply rooted in its history for a long time.

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Sangha Trinational

Sangha Trinational (French: Trinational de la Sangha, TNS) is a forest shared by three countries: the Central African Republic, Cameroon, and the Republic of the Congo. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012 because of its rich variety of plant and animal life and unique ecosystems. The area includes three connected national parks within the tropical forests of Central Africa: Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in Congo, Lobéké National Park in Cameroon, and Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic.

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Sangay National Park

Sangay National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Sangay) is a protected area in the provinces of Morona-Santiago, Chimborazo, Tungurahua, Cañar, and Azuay in Ecuador. The park includes two active volcanoes, Tungurahua and Sangay, and one extinct volcano, El Altar (Kapak Urku). It covers elevations from 900 to 5,319 meters (2,953 to 17,451 feet) above sea level and includes many different environments, such as glaciers, volcanic areas, tropical rainforests, cloud forests, wetlands, grasslands, and one of the largest páramo regions in Ecuador.

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San Antonio Missions

The San Antonio Missions are a Minor League Baseball team located in San Antonio, Texas. They play in the Texas League and are the Double-A partner of the San Diego Padres. The team’s home games are held at Nelson W.

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San Agustín Archaeological Park

The San Agustín Archaeological Park (Spanish: Parque Arqueológico de San Agustín) is a large area with ancient ruins near the town of San Agustín in the Huila Department of Colombia. The park has the largest group of religious monuments and large stone statues in Latin America and is considered the world’s largest burial site. These structures belong to the San Agustin culture and were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.

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