Monument of John Smith first governor in the english settlement Jamestown, Virginia, United States of America, North America

View over Erik the Red's first settlement Brattahlid, known today as Qassiarsuk, South Greenland, Polar Regions

Melrose Abbey, first Cistercian settlement in Scotland, founded by David I in 1136, burial place of the heart of Robert the Bruce, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Melrose Abbey, first Cistercian settlement in Scotland, founded by David I in 1136, burial place of the heart of Robert the Bruce, Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Semyon Dezhnev settlement, abandoned and ruined, Cape Dezhnev (Chukotskiy Peninsular ) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: cape that forms the easternmost mainland point of Eurasia. In 1898 it was officially renamed Cape Dezhnev, replacing Captain James Cook's 'East Cape', in honor of Semyon Dezhnyov, the first recorded European to round it (1648). There is a large monument to Dezhnev on the coast.

Semyon Dezhnev settlement, abandoned and ruined, Cape Dezhnev (Chukotskiy Peninsular ) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: cape that forms the easternmost mainland point of Eurasia. In 1898 it was officially renamed Cape Dezhnev, replacing Captain James Cook's 'East Cape', in honor of Semyon Dezhnyov, the first recorded European to round it (1648). There is a large monument to Dezhnev on the coast.

Semyon Dezhnev settlement, abandoned and ruined, Cape Dezhnev (Chukotskiy Peninsular ) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: cape that forms the easternmost mainland point of Eurasia. In 1898 it was officially renamed Cape Dezhnev, replacing Captain James Cook's 'East Cape', in honor of Semyon Dezhnyov, the first recorded European to round it (1648). There is a large monument to Dezhnev on the coast.

Semyon Dezhnev settlement, abandoned and ruined, Cape Dezhnev (Chukotskiy Peninsular ) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: cape that forms the easternmost mainland point of Eurasia. In 1898 it was officially renamed Cape Dezhnev, replacing Captain James Cook's 'East Cape', in honor of Semyon Dezhnyov, the first recorded European to round it (1648). There is a large monument to Dezhnev on the coast.

Semyon Dezhnev settlement, abandoned and ruined, Cape Dezhnev (Chukotskiy Peninsular ) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: cape that forms the easternmost mainland point of Eurasia. In 1898 it was officially renamed Cape Dezhnev, replacing Captain James Cook's 'East Cape', in honor of Semyon Dezhnyov, the first recorded European to round it (1648). There is a large monument to Dezhnev on the coast.

Ethiopia; Southern Nations Region; southern Ethiopian highlands; Kolcho village on the Omo River; young Hamer woman with typical curly hairstyle and jewelry; First wife, recognizable by the massive choker with ornament

Prinzipial plaza, main square, Inca settlement, Quechua settlement, Machu Picchu, Peru, South America, Latin America

Market, Chinchero, Inca settlement, Quechua settlement, Peru, South America, Latin America

Machu Picchu, Inca settlement, Quechua settlement, Peru, South America, Latin America

First Viking settlement on the American mainland, about 1000 years old, L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada, North America

Elderly woman, Chinchero, Inca settlement, Quechua settlement, Peru, South America, Latin America

Machu Picchu, Inca settlement, Quechua settlement, Peru, South America, Latin America

First Viking settlement on the American mainland, about 1000 years old, L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada, North America

First Nation village of the Gitga'ata people, Hartley Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America