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cathedral cove »
COROMANDEL PENINSULA,
NEW ZEALAND
The soft rocks at Cathedral Cove on
New Zealand’s North Island yield gently
to the tides, resulting in a complex
coast of sea caves, stacks, arches,
and white-sand beaches. Visitors can
explore the coast and its pastoral
hinterland on short or multiday trails
or swim, snorkel, and kayak in the of-
shore marine reserve.
A natural rock arch frames the remote,
magical beach at Cathedral Cove.
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the lake district
ENGLAND
Poets, writers, and artists have long
celebrated the Lake District, Eng-
land’s most romantic landscape, a
mountainous region of quaint villages
and placid lakes that can be explored
on the boats that ply the waters or
by ambling down the many country
roads and tracks along the lakeshores
or through rustic farms, woodland,
and high peaks.Derwentwater, one of the 20 major
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okefenokee
swamp
SOUTHERN GEORGIA
The Okefenokee Swamp is one of
North America’s oldest freshwater
ecosystems, a pristine 354,000-acre
(1,432 sq km) wilderness—accessible
via trails, boat tours, boardwalks, and
observation towers—of marsh, lakes,
islands, prairie, open wetlands, and
cypress forest.A group of white ibises in Georgia’s
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