The alien terrain of Gros Morne is the result of an earth-shattering collision of continents nearly 500 million years ago. Take a rare view of one of the world’s geographic wonders through soaring aerial shots of glacier-carved fjords and cliffs.

Vast salt flats, volcanoes, and desert dunes make Chile’s Atacama Desert one of South America’s last great wild lands. Located more than 13,000 feet above sea level, it offers a remote outpost for scientists to explore the universe and its origins.

A rugged sky-high plain in the heart of Bolivia, the Andean Altiplano is a natural wonder full of creatures adapted to some of Earth’s most brutal habitats. Its surreal deserts, restless volcanoes, and vast seas have remained unchanged for millennia.

Zion National Park is a kingdom of towering rock in the rugged badlands of Utah. Combining soaring spires and a maze of narrow canyons carved from chaos, it tells the still-being-written story of our planet’s rich geological past.

Epic natural wonders are uncovered in the remote desert of the American southwest. From sweeping canyons bound by towering cliffs to fossilized dunes striped in desert red, the Paria Plateau is a geological marvel.

With more than one million acres of protected parks, the islands of the Bahamas are a haven for the migratory birds, green turtles, and rock iguanas that find sanctuary in sandstone cliffs, underwater caves, and pink-sand beaches.