4418 photos in 23 sub-albums
Extending between the North Cape and the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and the Ural Mountains, Europe hosts a multitude of peoples, cultures, languages, and landscapes.
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Asia
1532 photos in 11 sub-albums
The largest of all continents offers a broad range of natural conditions: arctic to tropical, arid to humid, large plains and the highest mountains of the world. The cultures of China and India, the two most populous countries worldwide, contrast to Islamic lifestyles as well as with Soviet and Western influences.
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North America and the Caribbean
754 photos in 12 sub-albums
North America occupies a vast area extending from subtropical deserts to Arctic ice shields. Huge urban centres contrast with sparsely populated or even untouched landscapes in the west and the north. Extensive immigration has made North America a melting pot of cultures more than most other regions of the world.
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Africa and Macaronesia
1566 photos in 14 sub-albums
East Africa is known for its rich wildlife and isolated peaks with highly specialized ecosystems. Vast deserts lead over to the N and S fringes which differ naturally, but also culturally from the rest of the continent. So do the archipelagos of Macaronesia off Africa's NW coast and the islands to the E of the continent.
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South America
1560 photos in 6 sub-albums
The Andes are the backbone of South America, separating the Pacific coast from the Amazon basin, the vast Pampa grasslands and the Patagonian lowlands. Whilst the southern part of the subcontinent is dominated by European influences, the traditional cultures of the northern Andes have survived the centuries of colonialism.
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Australia and Oceania
840 photos in 9 sub-albums
Whereas the Australian continent hosts extensive drylands contrasting with a belt of ancient rainforests in the East and a few spots of large urban agglomerations, Oceania consists of dispersed groups of islands spread over much of the vast Pacific Ocean. These islands come up with highly distinctive natural and cultural features.