Villagers moving by sailing pirogue on Ganvie lake village in Lake Nokoué, near Cotonou, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Woman walking carrying basket on her head, Mono River bank in Grand-Popo area, Benin,Gulf of Guinea,West Africa

Villagers moving by pirogue on Ganvie lake village in Lake Nokoué, near Cotonou, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Canoe net fishermen on Mono River mouth in Grand-Popo area, Benin,Gulf of Guinea,West Africa

Young boy and basketwork, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Wood sculptures in a Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) village, Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Fortified house, known as Tata Somba ('Somba house') in a Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) village, Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Fortified house, known as Tata Somba ('Somba house') in a Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) village, Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Taneka (or Tanewa, Tangba, Tongba) village, near Djougou, Donga department , Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Women carrying basket on their head walking on a laterite track, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Taneka (or Tanewa, Tangba, Tongba) village, near Djougou, Donga department , Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Taneka (or Tanewa, Tangba, Tongba) village, near Djougou, Donga department , Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Tammari (also known as Batammariba, Tamberma, Somba, Otamari) man coming out of a granary on the roof his fortified house, known as Tata Somba ('Somba house'), Atakora department, Benin, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Fishermen selling their fresh fish, city of Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

A riverside village beneath palm trees in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Pacific

Niger River Delta, Nigeria, True Colour Satellite Image

Satellite view of Sao Tome. This image was compiled from data acquired by Landsat satellites.