Footpath along rock face, Xihai (West Sea) Valley, Mount Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), Anhui Province, China, Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Lamayuru gompa (monastery), Lamayuru, Ladakh, Indian Himalayas, India, Asia

Lake Ashino-ko, Mt. Fuji in the background, Japan

Machapuchare (Machhapuchhre) peak, Pokhara, Himalayas, Nepal

Wild orchids flowering in a meadow in the Himalayas south of Keylong, Himachal Pradesh, India

Winding road, Khyber Pass area, Frontier Province, Pakistan

Harappa site, Indus Valley Civilisation between 3000 and 1700 BC, Sahiwal District, Pakistan

Jal Mahal, once a hunting lodge, reflected in the lake near Amber, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Camel at the Khongryn dunes, Gobi desert, Gobi National Park, Omnogov Province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Farmer turning grain, near Yangshuo, Guangxi Province, China

Deserted beach on south coast, Phu Quoc island, Vietnam

Devastation caused by Civil War 1991-1996, Kabul, Afghanistan

Cattle in front of the Wankaner Palace, Gujarat, India

Paddy fields and waterway with local boat, Kashmir, India

Paddy Fields, farmers planting rice, Kashmir, India

Paddy Fields, farmers planting rice, Kashmir, India

Jain Holy Hill and Temple complex, Mount Girnar, Junagadh (Junagarh), Gujarat, India

Hwang Ho, the Yellow River, in Qinghai Province, China

Rape and barley fields by the Hwang Ho, Yellow River, at Lajia, Qinghai Province, China

Rape and barley fields by the Hwang Ho, Yellow River, at Lajia, Qinghai Province, China

Kya Jo Ri mountain from Machermo, Machermo, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Asia

Gers (yurts) in Ovorkhangai Province, Mongolia, Asia

Listvianka, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Listvianka, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Camel caravan, Khongoryn Els dune, Gobi Desert National Park, Omnogov, Mongolia

Kazakh encampment, Tolbo, Bayan-olgii, Mongolia

View from Kecil (Little) towards Besar (Big), the two Perhentian Islands, tropical paradise marine parks off the coast of this north eastern state, Terengganu, Malaysia, Asia

The beach at Candidasa, popular east coast resort which has lost a lot of sand to erosion, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Tien Shan Mountains, Ala Archa Canyon, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Man on horse at Altyn-Arashan near Kara-Kol, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia

Tourists on elephant back sighting rhino, Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Catherine's Park in February, Tsarske Seloe (Puskin), St. Petersburg, Russia

Gorely volcano, tundra plants on slopes, summit crater rims on skyline, Kamchatka, East Siberia, Russia

Koryaksky volcano, andesitic cone seen from shoulder of Avacha volcano, Kamchatka, East Siberia, Russia

Koryaksky volcano seen beyond walkers on crater rim of Avacha volcano, Kamchatka, East Siberia, Russia

Ama Dablam peak, Mt Everest Region, Himalayas, Nepal

Malyi Semyachik volcano, acid lake inside summit crater, Kamchatka, East Siberia, Russia

Hikers on rim of old crater, Avacha volcano, Kamchatka, East Siberia, Russia

Koryaksky volcano, 3456m high, conical andesite volcano, Kamchatka, East Siberia, Russia

A restored section of the Great Wall, Mutianyu, northeast of Beijing, China

Ship's graveyard near Aralsk, on seabed due to water losses, Aral Sea, Kazakhstan, Central Asia

Tea pickers at work, Pedro Estate, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Rhododendrons in bloom, Dhaula Dhar (Dhaola Dhar) Range of the Western Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh, India

Dawn light silhouettes the trees of the rainforest, Danum Valley, Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia

The Taj Mahal, built by the Moghul emperor Shah Jehan (Jahan) seen from across the Jumna (Yamuna) River, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

Fuji with Mt. Fuji in the background, Japan

Yaks near Nyalam, Tibet, China, Asia

Limestone pinnacles on Mount Api, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Asia

Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia, Asia

Mount Everest from Kala Pata, Himalayas, Nepal, Asia

Tea plantations, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia, Asia

Mount Fuji, Honshu, Japan, Asia

The Indus Valley from the monastery at Thikse (Tikse), Ladakh, India, Asia

Band-i-Amir, Afghanistan, Asia

The backwaters at Chavara, Kerala State, India, Asia

The backwaters near Kumarakom, Kerala State, India, Asia

India, Himachal Pradesh, Simla, Hill resort favoured by the British Raj

The Irrawaddy River at Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Logging barge on the Kinabatangan River, Eastern Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia

Typical Central Highlands landscape, near Dalat, Vietnam, Asia

Rice paddies and brick-maker at Longsheng in northeast Guangxi Province, China

Koh Phi Phi, limestone island that typifies the coastline around Phuket and Krabi, Thailand, Asia

Tree ferns in foreground, granite massif of 4101m Mt Kinabalu in background, SE Asia's highest mountain, Sabah, island of Borneo, Malaysia

Fish rearing cages on northern tip of Lake Toba, the largest lake in SE Asia, Tongging, Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia

Onion fields in Gujarat State, India, Asia

View over Ajmer, Rajasthan State, India, Asia

Irrigated winter wheat, oasis in Gobi Desert, Gansu Province, China, Asia

Winter scene, Yoyogi koen (park), Tokyo, Japan

Mt. Fuji and Yamanaka ko (lake), Yamanashi, Japan

Mt. Fuji and Yamanaka ko (lake), Yamanashi, Japan

Mt. Fuji and Yamanaka ko (lake), Yamanashi, Japan

Mountain flowers, Hakusan National Park, Japan

Hikers en route to Mt. Hakuba Glacier, Northern Alps, Japan

The caves at Ajanta, Deccan Hills, Maharashtra State, India

Babur's Alcove, Kandahar, Afghanistan

The Karakorum (Karakoram) Highway on the Chinese side, with River Giz, Xinjiang, China, Asia

Fishing trawlers in the harbour, Phu Quoc Island, southwest Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

June sunrise, Longsheng terraced ricefields, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

June sunrise, Longsheng terraced ricefields, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

June sunrise, Longsheng terraced ricefields, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Longsheng terraced ricefields, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Longsheng terraced ricefields, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Woman of Yao minority with cellphone, Longsheng terraced ricefields, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China, Asia

Horses grazing in Orkhon valley, Ovorkhangai Province, Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

Prayer flags on top of low pass on Barga Plain, with Mount Kailas (Kailash) beyond, sacred mountain for Buddhists and Hindus, Tibet, China, Asia

Prayer flags over sky burial site, Lake Manasarovar (Manasarowar), sacred lake just south of Kailas (Kailash), Tibet, China, Asia

Yak train approaches Tarboche, prayer flag pole in Lha Chu canyon, on the kora round sacred mountain, Mount Kailas (Kailash), Tibet, China, Asia

Buddhist prayer stones at sky burial site above Tarboche in Lhu Chu canyon, beneath sacred mountain, on kora route, Mount Kailas (Kailash), Tibet, China, Asia

Aerial view of Himalaya mountain range, with Nanga Parbat, 8125m, seen from south west, rising above other mountains, Pakistan, Asia

Cham Towers of Po Nagar, built between 7th and 12th centuries by the Cai River, Nha Trang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

View from Hong Chong promontory towards Hong Chong beach north of Nha Trang, and to the right Nui Do Tien (Fairy Mountain), Nha Trang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Spring cherry trees and mountain scenery, Takachiho Farm, Kirishima National Park, Kagoshima prefecture, Kyushu, Japan, Asia

Outrigger canoes on Amed beach, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Open cast iron mine, Maharastra, India

Sunlit tower of the Jinshanling and Simatai sections of the Great Wall of China, Unesco World Heritage Site, China, East Asia

Swinging bridges over river, Bojal, near Passu, Pakistan, Asia

Agricultural landscape of rice fields and terraces, central area, island of Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

View into Afghanistan from the Khyber Pass, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Asia