Acknowledgments

The publisher would like to thank the following for their kind permission to reproduce their photographs:

Key: a-above; b-below/bottom; c-centre; f-far; l-left; r-right; t-top

123RF.com: Maridav 38-9c; Altin Osmanaj 430-1b; Dmitry Travnikov 17t, 108-9; Dennis van de Water 216b.

4Corners: Werner Bertsch 456bl; Massimo Borchi 36cr; Pietro Canali 12t; Danielle Devaux 404-5c; Fyne Photos 285t; Giovanni Simeone 374-5t.

akg-images: 58cb; Album / Oronoz 58-9t.

Alamy Stock Photo: 24BY36 21t, 252-3; AGE Fotostock 31cla, 151b, 386br, / Alvaro Leiv 152-3t, / Katia Singletary 345tr; AGF Srl 26tr, 396-7; John Anderson 455cra; AndKa 32clb; Archisto Library 214t; Archivart 60tl; Arco Images GmbH 407bl; Avalon / Bruce Coleman Inc / Spence McConnel 191bc, / Photoshot License 113crb; Gary Bagshawe 56clb; Chris Bainbridge 193tl; Mark Bassett 145br; John de la Bastide 428-9t, 430t, 432-3t; Henry Beeker 448t; Buiten-Beeld 268-9t, 277tr; Debra Behr 261bl; Susanna Bennett 432b; Matt Bills 256b; Blickwinkel 12clb, 421tr; Bluegreen Pictures 57tr; BonkersAboutTravel 32t; Bryan Mullennix World View 212b; 213tr; Buzz Pictures / Neale Haynes 417cra; Kike Calvo 48-9b, 231br; Chris Cameron 177tr; Caribbean 401bl; Cavan Images / James + Courtney Forte 358b; Charles O. Cecil 344b; Chronicle 58br; Julia Claxton 378b; Roy Conchie 416t; Helmut Corneli 269cra; Cultura Creativ 130b; Jan Csernoch 405cr; Tim Cuff 34cla, 114b; Ian Dagnall 150tl, 156tl; Martin Dalton 49br; Danita Delimont 38-9t, 49tr, 227cra, 316tl, 379t, / Walter Bibikow 259tlr, 291tl, 320bl; Danita Delimont Creative 227clb; DanitaDelimont.com / Jaynes Gallery / Wendy Kaveney 56cl; Simon Dannhauer 342-3t; David Davis Photoproductions RF 102bl; dbimages 171b, / Jeremy Graham 304-5b; Susan E. 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Huey 131tl; Ian Dagnall Commercial Collection 289tr; Iconotec / Peter Alix 417tr; imageBROKER 28cr, 429bl, 455cr, / Martin Moxter 298-9t, 450tl, / Norbert Probst 438-9b; Imageplotter 73cr, 73br; INTERFOTO 59bc; International Photobank 301br; Kerrick James 233cl; Brian Jannsen 258-9b; Jon Arnold Images Ltd 30-1t, 233t, 373cra, 386-7t, / Michele Falzone 420-1b, / Gavin Hellier 303br, / Doug Pearson 142cra,152bl, 161tr, / Jane Sweeney 176b, David Jones 334cl; Philip Jones 217cla; Pawel Kazmierczak 54br; John Kellerman 392-3t; Keystone Press 60cr; Jim Kidd 226tl; Roland Knauer 403bc; Christian J Kober 61cb; Alexander Kondakov 305tr; Joe Kras 306-7t; Chris LaBasco 207br; LatitudeStock / David Forman 287tr; eric laudonien 102-3t; Lazyllama 88br; Frans Lemmens 257br, 272-3b, 273cla, 274t; Ian Littlewood 226-7b; Look 45clb; Elijah Lovkoff 229tr; Don Mammose 179t; Nino Marcutti 128-9b; MARKA 428bl; Martin Thomas Photography 234t, 235br; Mauritius Images Gmbh 70bl, 82-3b, / Walter Bibikow 230-1t, 276-7b, 277clb, 289cl, 290bl, 320-1t, / Michael Runkel 116-7b, 389br, 434tl; Matt May 51cl; Jon McLean 53cl; Michael DeFreitas Caribbean 39tr, 256crb, 458; Lucian Milasan 54t; Mostardi Photography 260bl; Graham Mulrooney 43crb, 158-9t, 286t, 419cl, 451tr; National Geographic Image Collection 147tl, 147cra, 273cra, 361tl, / Jad Davenport 362t, / Michael Melfor 156-7b, / Brian J. Skerry 235clb; Nature Picture Library 113cla, 301t, 386crb, 429cl, / Alex Mustard 306br, / Doug Perrine 211br, / Onne van der Wal 403t; Newscom 57tl; Niday Picture Library 60-1t; john norman 419t; M. Timothy O’Keefe 27bl, 371bl, 442-3; Christian Ouellet 219br; George Oze 202t, 210-1t, 231c; Efrain Padro 19cb,198-9, 205b, 209tl, 216cra, 219tl; Sean Pavone 318-9b; Pbpvision 80bc; George Petrou 133cr; PhotoSpirit 140-1t, 145clb; Anthony Pidgeo 158bl; Anthony Pidgeon 31tr, 160br; Wolfi Poelzer 84b; Ingolf Pompe 8 333tl; Graham Prentice 307br; RayArt Graphics 316bl; Sergi Reboredo 34-5t, 127tr; Robert Harding World Imagery 195crb; Robertharding 21bl, 26cb, 112-3b, 264-5, 400t, 410-1, / Richard Cummins 319tr, / Roberto Moiola 302-3t, / Rolf Richardson 388br, / Michael Runkel 195b, 215bl, / Jane Sweeney 90-1t; Rolf Nussbaumer Photography 217cl; hannah russell 402b; Peter Schickert 173cl; James Schwabel 232b, 248-9t; Patrick Shyu 236-7t; Keith J Smith. 257tl; Kumar Sriskandan 379clb; Stock Connection Blue 41tr; Stockimo / Jay ernesto 180tl; Stocktrek Images; Inc. 101ca; Martin Strmiska 44bl; Sunshine Pics 459bl; Tom Hanslien Photography 434-5b; Torontonia 91bl; Torontonian 57crb; Rafael Vélez Torres 217clb; Travel India 405cra; travelstock44.de / Juergen Hel 175b; Peter Treanor 35tr; tropicalpix / JS Callahan 194t; Andrew Twort 392bl; USFWS Photo 217bl; Valentin Valkov 18cb, 164-5; Lucas Vallecillos 70tr, 75tc, 76bl; WaterFrame_jdo 12-3b; Westend61 GmbH 30cra, / Martin Moxte 148b; Nik Wheeler 38cl; White House Photo 143cra; Poelzer Wolfgang 84cl, 87tr, 239tr; Julian Worker 390bl; World History Archive 60cb; WorldFoto 126-7b; ZUMA Press Inc 202br.

AWL Images: Walter Bibikow 20tl, 222-3; Aurelien Brusini 23br, 324-5; Alan Copson 6-7b, 11cr, 25tl, 366-7, 406t; Christian Kober 19tl, 186-7; Nick Ledger 24br, 352-3; Richard T Nowitz 56cr; Doug Pearson 144-5t.

Bay Gardens Resorts / Splash Island Water Park: 49cl.

Bob Marley Group: 142-3b, 143tr.

Bridgeman Images: Private collection / Photo © Isadora 58-9ca, / The Stapleton Collection 59tr.

Da Conch Shack: Mermaid Pictures And Printing / Martin A Lingnau 34tl.

Depositphotos Inc: Adamico 82cl; GianpiPhoto 40-1b; shalamov 373tl.

Dorling Kindersley: Demetrio Carrasc 150bc.

Dreamstime.com: Mihai Andritoiu 446tl; Darryl Brooks 375br; Marcin Ciesielski / Sylwia Cisek 146-7; Sorin Colac 228clb, 228b; Devy 45br, 457; Ericlaudonien 145crb; Svetlana Foote 405crb; Sandra Foyt 316-7t; Pablo Hidalgo 83ca; Industryandtravel 300b; Justinhyder 349; Igor Kiporuk 387bl; Lavizzara 61br; Littleny 4cb, 446-7b; Oleksandra Melnychuk 53tr; Julia Näther 83tr; Oleksandra Naumenko 51crb; Sean Pavone 23t, 36t, 299br, 312-3; Eric Rivera 44tr; Rpianoshow 453tl; Alexander Shalamov 10clb, 36bl, 238-9b, 372-3b; Jo Ann Snover 34-5ca; Alexey Stiop 11br; Valio84sl 2-3; Vmbruno3 217tl; John Ward 93tr; Dennis Van De Water 43bl, 204tr; Zengine 13cr.

FLPA: Photo Researchers 124cr.

Getty Images: 500px / Jan Kokes 359tr; AFP / Frederic J. Brown 378cr, / Gemma Handy 56crb, / Helene Valenzuela 333cra; AWL Images / Jon Arnold 71b, / Alan Copson 22bl, 294-5, / Michele Falzone 415, / Doug Pearson 154-5b; Anthony Behar-Pool 61cra; Bettmann 73tl; Bloomberg 75cra; Cavan Images / Cavan 38t; Corbis / Lawrence Manning 11t; Cultura RM Exclusive / Karen Fox 13br; Erika Goldring 56cla; Guadeloupe / Mathias Schneider 331tr; Earl Gibson III 371crb; Image Source / Stephen Frink 100bl, 127tl; The Image Bank / Bob Thomas 57cr, / Jochem D Wijnands 270-1t; Nadya Kulagina 16bl, 96-7; LatinContent Editorial / Sean Drakes 52-3b, / Santiago Vidal 183crb; LightRocket/ Wolfgang Kaehler 414bl; Lonely Planet Images / Richard Cummins 449br, / John Elk 218bl, / Greg Johnston 41br, / Anthony Pidgeo 155tr, / Brent Winebrenner 414cra; Marianna Massey183b; MLB Photos / Rob Tringali 55cl; Moment / Marc Guitard 132-3t, 373cla, / Elizabeth W. Kearley 124bl, / Evan Lang 8cla, / M Swiet Productions 45tl; Moment Open / Matt Anderson Photograph 116t, / Stickney Design 436-7t, / Paul Turner 42-3t; National Geographic Creative / Bruce Dale 363tr, / Mike Theiss 40tl, 112-3t; National Geographic Image Collection Magazines / Ben Horton 192bl; Photodisc / Per Breiehagen 32br; Photographer’s Choice / Georgette Douwma 455b, / Peter Griffith 20cb, 242-3, / Jeff Hunter 101bl; Photolibrary / Maremagnum 168t; Photononstop / Severine Baur 370-1t; Popperfoto / Bob Thomas 55tr; robertharding / Gavin Hellier 284bl; Stan Badz / US PGA Tour 183cra; Ullstein Bild Dtl. 73tr; Underwater Outdoors Photography - Jason Sawick 115tr; Universal Images Group 207clb, 207bl; WireImage / Karwai Tang 55crb.

iStockphoto.com: Andeva 173tr; argalis 389t, 404bl; Benedek 30tl; Bluepompano 233clb; Cdwheatley 227tl, 227br; CircleEyes 436bl, 438tr; Delpixar 86-7b; Diveteam 75tr; E+ / Cdwheatley 10ca, / Extreme-Photographer 100-1t, / FilippoBacci 28bl, 62-3; / LeoPatrizi 462-3, / Valerie Loiseleux 17bl, 120-1, / Nikada 78-9t, / B&M Noskowski 13t; Ebolyukh 72tr; Jose Manuel Garcia Fernandez 92-3b; Franky_Pictures 448cl; Derek Galon 308-9b; Andrey Gorulko 407cra, 407cr, 407crb, 407br; Graffizone 206-7t; GrigoryLugovoy 48tl; Holgs 172-3b; johan 149tr; KeithBinns 417br; Aurore Kervoer 89br; MaboHH 68t; MaestroBooks 435tl; metricphotograph 179br; Natbits 407cb; Nikada 16cla, 64-5, 73ftr, 85cr; oriredmouse 50-1b, 376-7b; Peeterv 53br; Justin Pratt 50-1t; Mauro_Repossini 74bl; RodPasibe 52tr; spoon 88t; stevegeer 246b; Tentpole 379bl; thomaslenne 329b; Flavio Vallenar 103br, 104tl, 104-5b, 105cl; Flavio Vallenari 404clb; Damien Verrier 24t; 338-9.

The Landing: Cookie Kinkead 32cl.

naturepl.com: Onne van der Wal 25br, 382-3.

Reuters: Gilbert Bellamy 57cl.

Robert Harding Picture Library: Alvaro Leiva 18tr, 136-7; Juan Carlos Munoz 125; Rolf Richardson 22t, 280-1; David Tomlinson 370bl; Ruth Tomlinson 57clb.

Royal Caribbean International: River Jordan 46 - 7t.

Saba Pictures Photostore: TVC bv 271crb.

Shutterstock: John de la Bastide 27t, 424-5; Alexandre G. Rosa 83cra.

St Eustatius National Parks Foundation: SHAPE / Christian König 272cra.

SuperStock: Biosphoto 268bl; Hemis / Jean-Pierre Degas 127cra; Mauritius / Walter Bibikow 317br.

Unsplash: Romello Williams 8-9b.

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123RF.com: Dennis van de Water bl; Alamy Stock Photo: Robertharding / Roberto Moiola cb; WaterFrame_jdo cra; Dreamstime.com: Alexey Stiop cla; Getty Images: Moment Open / Paul Turner t; iStockphoto.com: Nikada br.

Cover images:

Front and spine: Alamy Stock Photo: tim gartside travel.

Back: Alamy Stock Photo: Sean Pavone tr; tim gartside travel b; iStockphoto.com: FilippoBacci c; Valerie Loiseleux cla.

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