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A beautiful tropical beach on a Caribbean island with white sands and stunning turquoise waters.

The Caribbean Sea is situated southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and largely on the Caribbean Plate. The region comprises more than 7,000 islands, islets, reefs, and cays.

These islands are called the West Indies because when Christopher Columbus landed there in 1492 he mistakenly thought he had reached the Indies in Asia.

A beach in Avsallar, Turkey.

Avsallar is on the coast about 12 miles east of Alanya, between Side and Alanya.

A lagoon near Phuket.

Phuket is an island off the south-west coast of Thailand and is the capital of the Phuket Province.

Due to its proximity to the equator there is little variation in temperatures during the course of the year.

A Welsh footpath signpost on the well known Precipice walk near Dolgellau, Gwynedd, North Wales.

Agios Pavlos Bay, Rhodes, Greece.

Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese islands and is situated in the eastern Aegean sea approximately 11 miles south west of Turkey.

The medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site.

Amalfi Coast from the Sea, in Italy.

The Amalfi Coast is a stretch of coastline on the southern side of the Sorrentine Peninsula of Italy (Province of Salerno).

It extends from Positano in the west to Vietri sul Mare in the east.

A beach on Paxos Island, Greece.

Paxos is in the Ionian Sea near to Antopaxos Island which is famous for its wine and has two of the finest sandy beaches in the Ionian Sea.

Aphrodite's Rock, Cyprus.

Petra Tou Romiou (Rock of the Greek) is located near Pissouri village between Paphos and Limassol.

Its status in mythology as Aphrodite's place of birth makes it popular with tourists.

Bottom Bay Beach in Barbados.

This wide beach, semi enclosed by high coral cliffs with a panoramic view of the south shore, is located on the south coast, past the Crane Beach and Sam Lord's Castle.

Swimming is not recommended here due to strong waves.

Beautiful unspoiled beach in Sardinia, Italy.

Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea after Sicily.

Cyprus completes the top three.

Jenson Button at the Petronas Malaysian F1 Grand Prix at Sepang F1 Circuit April 4, 2010 in Sepang, Malaysia.

Venice, a northern Italian city and capital of the Veneto region.

Together with Padua, the city is included in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area.

The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea of northeast Italy.

Egyptian Plover (Pluvianus aegyptius), the only member of the genus Pluvianus, in wetlands, The Gambia.

Occasionally referred to as The Crocodile Bird ornithologists travel especially to see it.

Moorings at How Hill on the river Ant, Norfolk Broads, England.

The Broads are a 117 square mile network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes mainly in Norfolk and partly in Suffolk.

Over 120 miles of the waterways are navigable.

Mouth Of Hell, Cascais, Portugal.

Known locally as Boca do Inferno, the Mouth Of Hell is a chasm located in the seaside cliffs close to the city of Cascais.

The seawater has access to the deep bottom of the chasm and vigorously strikes its rocky walls.

New York skyline at night.

New York is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City.

Both state and city were named for the 17th century Duke of York, James Stuart, future James II and VII of England and Scotland.

Orange sunset in Playa Famara, Lanzarote.

Lanzarote is the 4th largest of the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean and is the furthest east located approximately 78 miles off the north west coast of Africa.

Capri Island coast in Italy.

Capri is in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy.

The main port, Marina Grande, is approximately 20 minutes by hydrofoil and 40 minutes by ferry from Sorrento.

Pico de Teide prior to landing on Tenerife.

Mount Teide is the third largest volcano in the world from its base, after Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea located in Hawaii.

At 12,198 ft above sea level it is the highest mountain in Spain and the highest point of the Atlantic Ocean.

Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands with a land area of 785.47 square miles.

Pico Ruivo in Madeira Island above the clouds with clear blue sky.

Pico Ruivo is the highest point of the Madeira Islands at 6107 ft.

Access is by foot from either Pico do Arieiro, Achada do Teixeira or Encumeada.

Weather conditions can be unpredictable and caution should be exercised.

Porthmadog Harbour, Wales.

Portmadog is a small coastal town and community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd.

The harbour was developed to export slate.

Dhows on the Nile at Aswan, Upper Egypt, in front of Elephantine Island.

Aswan is one of the driest inhabited places in the world and stands on the east bank of the Nile at the first cataract.

As of 6 April 2010, the last rainfall was May 13, 2006 during a thunderstorm.

Dhows are traditional Arab sailing vessels with one or more lateen sails.

Rome at night.

This capital city of Italy is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region.

Skopelos Town, Greece.

Skopelos Island is located east of mainland Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea and is part of the Prefecture of Magnesia in the Periphery of Thessaly.

It has a port and a small airfield.

Sunset off the west coast of the tropical island of Maui, Hawaii.

Maui is the second largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727.2 square miles.

Hawaii is an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, numerous smaller islets and undersea seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean.

The Green Bridge, an amazing geological formation in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

This naturally formed arch can reached by walking along the Pembrokeshire coastal path near Bosherton.

The harbour area of the city of Valletta on the island of Malta.

Officially the Republic of Malta - a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean.

Valletta is the capital of Malta and is located in the central-eastern point of the island.

The sun goes down on Zanzibar.

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous part of the United Republic of Tanzania, in East Africa comprising of the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

Nearby island countries and territories include Comoros and Mayotte to the south, Mauritius and Réunion to the far southeast.

The Seychelles Islands are about 940 miles to the east.

The Torre di Nubia, a tower situated next to the saltpans at Nubia near Trapani, Sicily.

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea with minor islands around it including the Aegadian Islands, Aeolian Islands, Pantelleria, Lampedusa.

Three Cliffs Bay in the Gower, in South Wales.

This bay is situated on the south coast of the Gower Peninsula near Swansea and takes its name from the three sea cliffs that jut out into the bay.

Water villas in the Maldives.

Officially the Repuplic of Maldives - an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls stretching in a north-south direction off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos Archipelago.

It stands in the Laccadive Sea, about 435 miles south-west of Sri Lanka and 250 miles south-west of India.

Zlatni Rat Beach on the island of Brac, Croatia.

Brac is one of 1246 Croatian islands in the Adriatic Sea.

It is the largest island in Dalmatia and the third largest in the Adriatic Sea.

Blue Bay on the coast of Sinai.

It lies between the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea to the south.

It is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia as opposed to Africa.

A villa in The Seychelles.

Officially the Republic of Seychelles - is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, 932 miles east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.

Other nearby island countries and territories include Zanzibar to the west, Mauritius and Réunion to the south, Comoros and Mayotte to the southwest.

Aberaeron Harbour, Wales.

Aberaeron is a seaside resort town in Ceredigion situated between Aberystwyth and Cardigan.

The Malaysia skyline in the distance, viewed during sunset in Singapore from Kranji across the sea.

A Kasbah in Morocco, North Africa.

A kasbah was a place for the local leader to live when a city was under attack.

A kasbah was built with high walls usually with no windows. Some were built on top of a hill to make them easier to defend, some of them were near the entrance of harbours.

Pythagoreion, Samos Island, Greece.

The island is situated in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese islands, and near the coast of Turkey.

Ben Youssef Madrasa Courtyard.

This used to be an Islamic college in Marrakech and is the largest Medrasa in Morocco.

The building has been open since 1982 to the public as an historical site following refurbishment.

Cape Verde.

The Republic of Cape Verde is an island country consisting of an archipelago of 10 islands in the central Atlantic Ocean approximately 350 miles off the coast of Western Africa.

These islands were discovered and colonized by the Portuguese in the 15th Century.

Oakland Bay Bridge, San Francisco.

Known locally as the Bay Bridge this construction is a double-decked suspension spanning San Francisco Bay of California.

Pisa.

Pisa is a city in Tuscany on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Ligurian Sea.

It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa.

Tiwi Coast, Oman.

Oman offers some wonderful stretches of beautiful sandy beaches.

South Stack.

South Stack Lighthouse is built in the early 19th century at the summit of a small an island situated just off Holy Island on the North West coast of the Isle of Anglesey.

It is famous as for being one of Wales' most spectacular lighthouses.

Chepstow Castle.

A good starting point for walking the Offas Dyke path and on to the River Wye Valley walk.

Offas Dyke is a massive linear earthwork, roughly following some of the current border between England and Wales.

In places, it is up to 65 feet wide including its flanking ditch and 8 feet high.

Koh Samui.

Koh Samui is Thailand's third largest island.

It is located off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus, close to the mainland Surat Thani town.

Fort Jesus, Mombasa.

This fortress is located along the coastline near the Old Town and was built in 1593 by the Portuguese.

Of Italian design when viewed from the air it is seen as the shape of a man.

In 1958 it was declared as an historical monument an has a museum inside.

A starfish and seashells sculpture in Ceviche Square, Cancun.

Cancun is a coastal city in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo and is located on the Yucatan Channel which separates Mexico from Cuba in the Greater Antilles.

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The pool-side bar of a luxury hotel in Tenerife.