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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.