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Five places you wouldn’t believe existed… but here they are! (pics)

Places you wouldn't believe existed - Put these on your bucket list!

Newsroom November 19 12:37

They look like they don’t exist, and yet they do.

1) Tianzi Mountains, China

2) The Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania

3) The turquoise ice of Lake Baikal, Russia

4) Deadvlei, Namibia

5) Lake Hiller, Australia

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