The language of wonder.

Earth and nature

A volcanic depression formed when the ground above a magma reservoir collapses, often following a major eruption.

Earth and nature

A landscape shaped by the dissolution of soluble rock, often with caves, sinkholes, springs and underground drainage.

Earth and nature

A valley whose form has been substantially altered by moving ice and the rock carried within it.

Earth and nature

Zones where the Earth's moving tectonic plates meet, separate or slide past one another.

Earth and nature

A volcano's shape reflects the materials, eruptions and later erosion that built and altered it.

Art and architecture

An image or pattern assembled from small pieces of material, often called tesserae.

Art and architecture

Building with carefully placed stone without relying on mortar to bind the stones together.

Heritage

A landscape whose character and significance arise from the interaction of people and their environment.

Heritage

The term UNESCO uses for heritage significance considered exceptional beyond national boundaries.

Heritage

A World Heritage property made up of multiple components that together express its significance.

Heritage

Traditions, knowledge and practices maintained and transmitted by communities.

Heritage

The buildings, landscapes, machinery and human stories associated with systems of production and work.

History

Distinguishing what survives, what has been reconstructed and what interpretation proposes.

Cities and routes

A way of reading a city through its relationship with water, crossings, trade and flood-prone ground.

Maps and photography

Treating a map as evidence of a maker's knowledge, purpose and perspective at a particular time.

Maps and photography

Looking at framing, light, viewpoint and omissions as well as the place depicted.