The national park tells the story of the “Lost Colony,” at Roanoke Island, and of the Native Americans who visited the island long before the English.
Published Apr 6, 2016
Japan’s Daisenryo Kofun looks like a forest on a hill, but it is actually one of the largest tombs in the world.
Published Nov 30, 2019
Rugged mountains and towering cliffs surround the deep blue waters of the chain of lakes at the heart of Afghanistan’s new national park, Band-e-Amir.
Published Apr 25, 2009
Situated between the South Carolina piedmont and the Atlantic Ocean, the Savannah River Site is an important part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s nuclear program. The southern half of the site (building clusters with reflective white rooftops) is shown in this astronaut photograph. Construction of the site—originally called the Savannah River Plant—began in 1951 for the purpose of generating radioactive materials necessary for nuclear weapons production during the Cold War. A total of five nuclear reactors occupy the central portion of the site and operated throughout 1953–1992. Following the end of the Cold War in 1991, activities at the Savannah River Site are now focused on disposal of nuclear wastes, environmental cleanup of the site itself, and development of advanced remediation technologies.
Published Mar 20, 2006
This French-governed archipelago contains the world’s third-largest coral reef structure.
Published Jul 27, 2008
This image shows the islands of Komodo National Park in the Lesser Sunda Islands, on July 20, 2000.
Published May 17, 2009
