Lake Issyk is a mountain lake in southeastern Kazakhstan, located in a gorge of the Trans-Ili Alatau about 60 kilometers east of Almaty. The lake lies at roughly 1,800 meters above sea level within the Ile-Alatau National Park and is surrounded by steep rocky slopes, coniferous forests, and alpine meadows.

Manchester is a major city in northwest England known for its industrial heritage, football, music, and strong cultural institutions. Its city centre combines Victorian architecture with converted warehouses, canals, modern public spaces, and busy neighbourhoods such as the Northern Quarter and Ancoats. Manchester also has a long association with innovation and manufacturing, reflected in museums and former industrial districts.

This small cruise port is located in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula south of Playa del Carmen, near Belize. It is famous for Chacchoben, a breathtaking set of Mayan ruins. The port has a new and modern shopping mall and the central plaza has saltwater pools and 'swim-up' style bars for tourists to enjoy.

Together with neighboring Glacier National Park in the United States, Waterton Lakes National Park is part of the world's first international Peace Park, which was recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1955. The Waterton-Glacier Peace Park protects an important biological crossroads where the Rocky Mountains reach their narrowest width. Waterton's bedrock is much older than that of the mountains to the north found in Jasper and Banff.

Magdalena Island is a small, uninhabited island in the Strait of Magellan, northeast of Punta Arenas in Chilean Patagonia. It forms part of the Magdalena Island National Park, together with nearby Marta Island, and is best known for its large colony of Magellanic penguins. The island consists largely of low, windswept terrain covered with grasses and other hardy vegetation, surrounded by cold waters and exposed to the strong weather of the strait.

Argentina shares half of this island territory in the South Atlantic Ocean with Chile. It's a place of oil derricks, sheep, glaciers, wind and waterways. Ushuaia and Río Grande are the two main towns; awesome scenery, wild walks and fishing are the island's main attractions. Argentina's only coastal national park comprises rivers, lakes, forests and glaciers, with great trekking and wildlife-spotting opportunities.