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The World's Cleanest Air

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Photo: Eric Nathan / Alamy

Cape Peninsula, South Africa

Clean-Air Credentials: South Africa was a controversial entry in our list because of coal- and bio-mass burning, but Cape Point observatory, overlooking both the Indian and Atlantic oceans in Table Mountain National Park, still records some mighty pure air—especially in a southerly gale.

Take a Breather: Take a paragliding adventure with Parapax Tandem Paragliding Flights (South Africa’s most established paragliding tour company), and see for yourself if the two oceans are different colors, as rumored.

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