Great Sandy Desert, Australia

The Great Sandy Desert is located in the North West of Western Australia straddling the Pilbara and southern Kimberley regions. It is the second largest desert in Australia after the Great Victoria Desert and encompasses an area of 284,993 square kilometers. 

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Simpson Desert, Australia

The Simpson Desert is the fourth largest Australian desert, with an area of 176,500 km². It is the world's largest sand dune desert. The desert has a large area of dry, red sandy plain and dunes located in Northern Territory, South Australia and Queensland in central Australia. The desert is an erg which contains the world's longest parallel sand dunes.

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Boracay Island, Philippines

Boracay is a small island in the Philippines located approximately 315 km south of Manila and 2 km off the northwest tip of Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines. Boracay Island and its beaches have received awards from numerous travel publications and agencies. In 2012, Boracay was awarded as the best island in the world from the international travel magazine. The island is administered by the Philippine Tourism Authority and the provincial government of Aklan. It has white sand beaches and also famous famous for being one of the world's top destinations for relaxation. It is also emerging among the top destinations for tranquility and nightlife.

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Hidden Beach, Mexico

The Marieta Islands are a group of small uninhabited islands a few miles off the coast of Nayarit, Mexico. In the early 1900s the Mexican government began conducting military testing on the islands because no one lived there. This magnificent hidden beach was created at that time. Many bombings and large explosions took place on the islands causing amazing caves and rock formations to be created. The surrounding islands were deemed a nature park, with the hidden beach only accessible by swimming through a fifty foot tunnel.

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The Danxia landform, China

The Danxia landform refers to various landscapes found in southeast, southwest and northwest China that "consist of a red bed characterized by steep cliffs". Danxia landform is formed from red-coloured sandstones and conglomerates of largely Cretaceous age. A very peculiar feature of danxia landscape is the development of numerous caves of various sizes and shapes.

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Lake Hillier (Pink Lake), Western Australia

Lake Hillier is located on Middle Island, Western Australia. The most notable feature of the lake is its pink colour. The colour is permanent, and does not alter when the water is taken in a container. The length of the lake is about 600 metres.

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Aogashima Island, Japan

Aogashima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. As of 2014, the island's population was 170 on almost 9 km2. Aogashima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

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