TABLE MOUNTAIN, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

The most iconic landscape in South Africa, Table Mountain looks over Cape Town from 3,558 feet above the sea. You can see its flat peak from almost anywhere in the city, often surrounded by clouds.


It is also the country’s most photographed attraction and its famous cable car took millions of people to its top.

​The Greek flag features nine horizontal stripes of alternating colors. These stripes are said to symbolize the nine syllables in the Greek phrase that translates to mean “Freedom or Death.” These stripes are also believed to symbolize each letter in the Greek word for “freedom.”

Australia's famous pink Lake Hillier is a sight to behold. Discovered in 1802 by a Royal Navy explorer its strawberry milkshake color is awe-inspiring.
Lake Hillier is situated in near the coast of Middle Island in the Recherche Archipelago to the south of Western Australia.
Exactly what causes the lake in Australia to be pink is up for debate but is probably to do with the microorganisms that make Lake Hillier their home.
Today it's a protected nature reserve but can be visited under special circumstances. It's best to view it from the air in any case.

​One of the few African flags that utilizes neither the Pan-African colors nor those of a political party, the Botswana flag colors are the same as those on the country's coat of arms. The blue represents water and the black and white symbolize racial harmony, and are also influenced by the country's national animal, the zebra.

THE DARVAZA GAS CRATER, DERWEZE, TURKMENISTAN

The Darvaza gas crater, known locally as the Door to Hell or Gates of Hell, is a natural gas field collapsed into an underground cavern located in Derweze, Turkmenistan. Geologists intentionally set it on fire to prevent the spread of methane gas, and it is thought to have been burning continuously since 1971.

​The current flag of Brazil was officially adopted on November 15, 1889. 🇧🇷
The flag is green, symbolic of Brazil's lush fields and forests. Its primary feature is a large yellow diamond, symbolic of Brazil's wealth in gold, and in its center floats a blue celestial globe.
🇧🇷 It includes 27 white five-pointed stars (one for each state and the Federal District) arranged in the same pattern as the night sky over Brazil. The globe displays a white equatorial band with the motto ORDEM E PROGRESSO translation = (Order and Progress.)

TORRES DEL PAINE NATIONAL PARK, CHILE

Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile’s Patagonia region, is known for its soaring mountains, bright blue icebergs that cleave from glaciers and golden pampas (grasslands) that shelter rare wildlife such as llama-like guanacos. Some of its most iconic sites are the 3 granite towers from which the park takes its name and the horn-shaped peaks called Cuernos del Paine

​As one of the more unique country flags, the Antigua and Barbuda flag was designed by a high school art teacher. The sun signifies the dawning of a new era after gaining its independence, the red represents the energy of the people, and the blue signifies hope.

JUJUY PROVINCE, ARGENTINA
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Jujuy Province in northwest Argentina is the country’s interface with the desert: a land remote, arid, and dramatically handsome. An ever changing palette of light, shadow, and color transforms Jujuy (pronounced hoo-hooey) into a photographer’s paradise. The striking salt flats of Salinas Grandes, pictured here, are mined through rectangular pools.

​The current flag of Myanmar has been adopted along with a new constitution in 2010 and it is composed of three horizontal stripes in red, green and yellow colors. In the middle of the flag, a large white five-pointed star is placed. The flag has been inspired by the flag of Burma from the period around the World War II. The yellow stripe refers to solidarity between people, green stands for natural wealth of the country, and the red stripe reminds courage of the local population during numerous fights. The white star symbolizes hope in the unity of all people living in the country.