langs: 28 апреля [ru] / april 28 [en] / 28. april [de] / 28 avril [fr] / 28 aprile [it] / 28 de abril [es]
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#1 Waimārama
Waimārama is a seaside village in Hastings District , Hawke's Bay , New Zealand . Place in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand Waimārama Waimārama from the hills above, with Bare Island to the left Coordinates: 39°48′58″S 176°59′24″E Country New Zealand Region Hawke's Bay Territorial authority Hastings Distric
#1 Kiritimati
Kiritimati (also known as Christmas Island ) is a Pacific Ocean atoll in the northern Line Islands . It is part of the Republic of Kiribati . The name is derived from the English word "Christmas" written in Gilbertese according to its phonology , in which the combination ti is pronounced s , giving
Lasqueti Island ( US : / l ə ˈ s k iː t i / lə- SKEE -tee ) is an island off the east coast of Vancouver Island in the Strait of Georgia , qathet Regional District , British Columbia , Canada and has a population of 399 people. [1] A passenger-only ferry connects the island to the community of Frenc
#3 Haʻapai
Haʻapai is a group of islands, islets , reefs , and shoals in the central part of Tonga . It has a combined land area of 109.30 square kilometres (42.20 sq mi) . The Tongatapu island group lies to its south, and the Vavaʻu group lies to its north. Seventeen of the Haʻapai islands are inhabited.
#4 Amboyna Cay
Amboyna Cay , also known as Vietnamese : Đảo An Bang ; Malay : Pulau Amboyna Kecil ; Datu Kalantiaw Island ( Tagalog : Pulo ng Datu Kalantiaw , lit. ' Island of Datu Kalantiaw ' ); Mandarin Chinese : 安波沙洲 ; pinyin : Ānbō Shāzhōu , [1] and other names, is an island of the Spratly Islands group in t
Great Palm Island , usually known as Palm Island , is the largest island in the Palm Islands group off Northern Queensland , Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal community, the legacy of an Aboriginal reserve , the Palm Island Aboriginal Settlement (also known as "the Mission"). The original in
The Austral Islands ( French : Îles Australes, [2] officially Archipel des Australes; Tahitian : Tuha'a Pae ) are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia , an overseas country of the French Republic in the South Pacific . Geographically, they consist of two separate archipelagos, namel
René-Levasseur Island is a large island in the centre of Lake Manicouagan in Quebec , Canada . Its highest peak is Mount Babel , at 952 m (3,123 feet), which is contained in the Louis-Babel Ecological Reserve . With a total area of 2,020 km 2 (and a diameter of 50.7 km), the island is larger i
Refuge Islands ( 68°21′S 67°10′W ) is a small group of islands lying 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) from the ice cliffs at the southwest side of Red Rock Ridge , off the west coast of Graham Land . Discovered and named by the British Graham Land Expedition (BGLE) under Rymill, 1934–37, who used these is
#9 Tahiti
Tahiti ( English: / t ə ˈ h iː t i / ; Tahitian [taˈhiti] ; [2] French pronunciation: [ta.i.ti] ; previously also known as Otaheite ) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia . It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest ma
#10 Isle of the Dead (Tasmania)
Isle of the Dead is an island, about 1 hectare (2.5 acres) in area, adjacent to Port Arthur, Tasmania , Australia. It is historically significant since it retains an Aboriginal coastal shell midden , one of the first recorded sea-level benchmarks , and one of the few preserved Australian convict -pe
#11 Corregidor
Corregidor ( Tagalog : Pulo ng Corregidor , [kɔˈɾɛhidɔr] ) is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Philippines . Due to this location, Corregidor has historically been fortified with coastal artillery batteries to defend the entrance of Manila Bay
#12 Stewart Island
Stewart Island ( Māori : Rakiura , lit. ' glowing skies ', officially gazetted as Stewart Island / Rakiura ) is New Zealand 's third-largest island, located 30 kilometres (16 nautical miles) south of the South Island , across the Foveaux Strait . It is a roughly triangular island with a total land a
#13 Pocklington Reef
Pocklington Reef is a coral reef and a mostly submerged atoll in the far southeast of Papua New Guinea . Pocklington Reef ISS image of Pocklington Reef Pocklington Reef Geography Location Solomon Sea Coordinates 10°48′44″S 155°44′18″E [1] Type Reef Archipelago Louisiade Archipelago Adjacent bodies o
#14 Monuriki
Monuriki is a small, uninhabited island situated off the coast of Viti Levu in the Fiji Islands , in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean . Monuriki is part of the Atolls islands, and related to a group of three islets in the larger group of islands known as the Mamanuca Islands . This coral and vol
#15 Enewetak Atoll
Enewetak Atoll ( / ɛ ˈ n iː w ə ˌ t ɔː k , ˌ ɛ n ɪ ˈ w iː t ɔː k / ; [2] also spelled Eniwetok Atoll or sometimes Eniewetok ; Marshallese : Ānewetak , [ænʲeːwɛːdˠɑk] , or Āne-wātak , [ænʲeːwæːdˠɑk] ; [3] known to the Japanese as Brown Atoll or Brown Island ; Japanese : ブラウン環礁 ) is a large coral atol
#16 Fair Isle
Fair Isle ( / ˈ f ɛər ˌ aɪ l / ; Scots : Fair Isle ; Old Norse : Friðarey ; Scottish Gaelic : Fara ) is an island in Shetland , in northern Scotland . It lies about halfway between mainland Shetland and Orkney . It is known for its bird observatory and a traditional style of knitting . The island ha
#17 Long Island (Whitsunday Islands)
Long Island is a member of the Whitsunday Island group off the east coast of Queensland, Australia . It is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) in length and is at its widest point only 400 metres (1,300 ft) . Long Island is the closest island in the Whitsunday group to the mainland of Australia, being only 1
Mont-Saint-Michel [2] ( French pronunciation: [lə mɔ̃ sɛ̃ miʃɛl] ; Norman : Mont Saint Miché ; Breton : Menez Mikael ar Mor ; English: Saint Michael 's Mount ) is a tidal island and mainland commune in Normandy , France. Tidal island in Normandy, France This article is about the town. For the mo
#19 Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred between 10 April and 19 September 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico . A variety of techniques were used to address fundamental strategies for addressing the spilled oil, which were: to contain oil on the surface, dispersal, and removal. While most of the oil drilled
The Sir George Hope Islands are a group of islands lying southwest of the Cobourg Peninsula in the Northern Territory of Australia . Sir George Hope Islands Sir George Hope Islands Location of the Sir George Hope Islands Geography Coordinates 11°33′S 132°13′E Administration Australia
#1 Hekla
Hekla ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛhkla] ( listen ) ), or Hecla , [2] [3] is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of 1,491 m (4,892 ft) . Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes ; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since 874. During the Middl
#2 Grünhorn
The Grünhorn (or Gross Grünhorn ) (4,044 m) is a mountain in the Bernese Alps range of the Swiss Alps . It is located on the ridge between the two largest glaciers of the Alps: the Aletsch Glacier to the west and the Fiescher Glacier to the east. To the south lies the Gross Wannenhorn and, to the no
#3 Mount Dudzic
Mount Dudzic, is a 2,169-metre (7,116 ft) mountain in the Misinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in the Northern Rocky Mountains . [1] Mountain in British Columbia, Canada Mount Dudzic Mount Dudzic British Columbia, Canada Show map of British Columbia Mount Dudzic Mount Dudzic (Canada) Show map of
Mount Whitford is a 1,986-metre (6,516 ft) mountain in the Misinchinka Ranges of the Hart Ranges in the Northern Rocky Mountains . [1] Mount Whitford Mount Whitford British Columbia, Canada Show map of British Columbia Mount Whitford Mount Whitford (Canada) Show map of Canada Highest point Eleva
#5 Barrington Tops National Park
The Barrington Tops National Park is a protected national park located in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales , Australia. Gazetted in 1969, the 76,512-hectare (189,070-acre) park is situated between Scone , Singleton , Dungog , Gloucester and East Gresford . Protected area in New South Wales, Aust
#6 Mount Elsay
Mount Elsay is a mountain in southwestern British Columbia , Canada , located near the middle of Mount Seymour Provincial Park in the District of North Vancouver . It is a part of the North Shore Mountains , rising from the shores of Indian Arm to a summit of 1,419 m (4,656 ft) . It is named aft
Mount Kumbhakarna or Jannu ( Limbu : Phoktanglungma ) is the 32nd-highest mountain in the world. It is an important western outlier of Kangchenjunga , the world's third-highest peak. Kumbhakarna is a large and steep peak in its own right, and has numerous challenging climbing routes. Mountain in Nep
Te Heru o Kahukura / Sugarloaf is a landmark in the Port Hills to the south of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. The Māori part of the name means the headcomb of Kahukura. [1] The Sugarloaf communications tower is an iconic radio and television transmission mast located on top of the hill. Mo
Noijin Kangsang ( Chinese : 宁金抗沙峰 , also Norin Kang or Noijinkangsang ) is the highest peak of Lhagoi Kangri mountain range in the Tibet Autonomous Region in China . It lies between the Yarlung Tsangpo River (to the north), Yamdrok Lake (to the east) and the Himalayas mountain range (to the south).
#10 Mount Hill (South Australia)
Mount Hill (Alternative name: Korti Purre , also previously known as Bluff Mount ) is a prominent peak in the Australian state of South Australia on the eastern side of southern Eyre Peninsula . It is located within the locality of Butler . [1] This article is about the hill in South Australia. For
#11 Mount Everest
Mount Everest ( Nepali : सगरमाथा , romanized: Sagarmāthā ; Tibetan : Chomolungma ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ ; Chinese : 珠穆朗玛峰 ; pinyin : Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level , located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas . The China–Nepal border runs across its summit poin
#12 Fagradalsfjall
Fagradalsfjall ( Icelandic: [ˈfaɣraˌtalsˌfjatl] ( listen ) ) is a tuya volcano formed in the Last Glacial Period on the Reykjanes Peninsula , [4] [5] around 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Reykjavík , Iceland . [6] Fagradalsfjall is also the name for the wider volcanic system covering an area 5 kilom
Lake Livingston is a reservoir located in the East Texas Piney Woods . Lake Livingston was built and is owned and operated by the Trinity River Authority (TRA) of Texas under contract with the City of Houston for water-supply purposes. [1] The lake is the second-largest lake located wholly within th
Wayoh Reservoir is a water reservoir in the town of Edgworth , Lancashire , England. It was completed on 28 April 1876 to supply water to Bolton . [1] [2] Wayoh, together with the Turton and Entwistle Reservoir , make up 50% of Bolton's drinking water. [3] A reservoir in Lancashire, England Body of
Blewett Falls Lake (sometimes incorrectly spelled as Blewitt Falls Lake ) is a reservoir located in Anson and Richmond counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina . No bridges span the lake. It is a major lake in the Uwharrie Lakes Region and the southernmost and widest body in this chain of lakes.
Great Slave Lake [1] ( French : Grand lac des Esclaves [5] ), known traditionally as Tıdeè in Tłı̨chǫ Yatıì (Dogrib), [6] Tinde’e in Wıìlıìdeh Yatii / Tetsǫ́t’ıné Yatıé (Dogrib / Chipewyan), [7] Tu Nedhé in Dëne Sųłıné Yatıé (Chipewyan), [8] and Tucho in Dehcho Dene Zhatıé (Slavey), [9] is the secon
Bull Run Lake is a reservoir , an impoundment of the Bull Run River in the U.S. state of Oregon . [1] Providing part of the primary drinking water supply for Portland, Oregon , it rates highly as an oligotrophic lake , a very clean source of water. [2] As of 1925, noted geographer Lewis A. McArthur
#6 Zengwen Dam
Zengwen Dam , also spelled Tsengwen Dam , ( Chinese : 曾文壩 ; Hanyu Pinyin : Zéngwén Bà ; Tongyong Pinyin : Zéngwún Shuěibà ; Wade–Giles : Tseng 2 -wen 2 Shui 3 -b'a 4 ) is a major earthen dam in Dapu Township , Chiayi County , Taiwan on the Zengwen River . It is the third tallest dam in Taiwan, and f
Ka Loko Reservoir is a reservoir created by an earthen dam on the island of Kauai, Hawaii . It is located on the north side of the island at 22°10′39″N 159°22′39″W . Waters flow from Ka Loko Reservoir down to Waiakalua Reservoir, Waiakalua Stream and down to the Pacific Ocean . Lake in Kauai, Hawaii
#8 Aral Sea
The Aral Sea ( / ˈ ær əl / ARR -əl ; [4] Kazakh : Арал теңізі , romanized: Aral teñızı ; Uzbek : Орол денгизи , romanized: Orol dengizi ; Karakalpak : Арал теңизи , romanized: Aral teńizi ; Russian : Аральское море , romanized : Aral'skoye more ) was an endorheic lake lying between Kazakhsta
#9 Ituango Dam
The Ituango Dam , also referred to as the Pescadero-Ituango Dam or Hidroituango , is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Cauca River near Ituango in Antioquia Department , Colombia . The primary purpose of the project is hydroelectric power generation and its power plant will have
#1 Love Canal
Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York , United States, infamous as the location of a 0.28 km 2 (0.11 sq mi) landfill that became the site of an enormous environmental disaster in the 1970s. Decades of dumping toxic chemicals harmed the health of hundreds of residents; [1] the
The West Canada Creek is a 76-mile-long (122 km) [4] river in upstate New York , United States. West Canada Creek is an important water way in Hamilton , Oneida , and Herkimer counties, draining the south part of the Adirondack Mountains before emptying into the Mohawk River near the Village of He
The Tombigbee River is a tributary of the Mobile River , approximately 200 mi (325 km) long, in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Alabama . Together with the Alabama , it merges to form the short Mobile River before the latter empties into Mobile Bay on the Gulf of Mexico . The Tombigbee waters
The Grand Junction Canal is a canal in England from Braunston in Northamptonshire to the River Thames at Brentford , with a number of branches. The mainline was built between 1793 and 1805, to improve the route from the Midlands to London, by-passing the upper reaches of the River Thames near Oxford
Cave Creek / Kotihotiho ( Māori : Kotihotiho ) [1] is a small river within Paparoa National Park , on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island . River in West Coast, New Zealand Cave Creek / Kotihotiho Location of Cave Creek / Kotihotiho Native name Kotihotiho ( Māori ) Location Country New
The Bentley Canal is an abandoned canal that was part of the Birmingham Canal Navigations . A very short section still exists where it joins the Wyrley and Essington Canal in Wolverhampton . From there it headed generally southeast through Willenhall and Walsall and connected with the Anson Branch a
#7 Nile
The Nile [lower-alpha 2] is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa . It flows into the Mediterranean Sea . The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest river in the world , [3] [4] though this has been contested by research suggesting that the
#8 Ulster Canal
The Ulster Canal is a canal running through part of County Armagh , County Tyrone and County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland and County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland . The Ulster Canal was built between 1825 and 1842 and was 74 km (46 mi) long with 26 locks. It ran from Charlemont on the Riv
#9 Baker River (New Hampshire)
The Baker River , or Asquamchumauke [1] (an Abenaki word meaning "salmon spawning place"), [2] is a 36.4-mile-long (58.6 km) [3] river in the White Mountains region of New Hampshire in the United States. It rises on the south side of Mount Moosilauke and runs south and east to empty into the Pemig
#10 Blue Nile
The Blue Nile ( Amharic : ጥቁር አባይ , romanized : T’ik’uri Ābayi ; Arabic : النيل الأزرق , romanized : an-Nīl al-ʾAzraqu ) is a river originating at Lake Tana in Ethiopia . It travels for approximately 1,450 km (900 mi) through Ethiopia and Sudan . Along with the White Nile , it is one of the
#11 Olona
The Olona ( Olona in Italian ; Ulona , [1] Urona or Uòna [2] in Western Lombard ) is an Italian river belonging to the Po Basin , 71 kilometres (44 mi) long, [3] [4] [5] that runs through the Province of Varese and Metropolitan City of Milan whose course is developed entirely in Lombardy . River i
The Ouse ( / uː z / OOZ ) is a 35 mile (56 kilometre) long river [1] in the English counties of West and East Sussex . It rises near Lower Beeding in West Sussex, and flows eastwards and then southwards to reach the sea at Newhaven . It skirts Haywards Heath and passes through Lewes . It forms the m
#13 Fox River (Green Bay tributary)
The Fox River is a river in eastern Wisconsin in the Great Lakes region of the United States . It is the principal tributary of the Bay of Green Bay , and via the Bay, the largest tributary of Lake Michigan . The well-known city of Green Bay , one of the first European settlements in North America ,
#14 Döbrabach
Döbrabach (also Döbra ) is a small river of Bavaria , Germany . River in Germany Döbrabach Location Country Germany State Bavaria Physical characteristics Source • location at the village Döbra, a district of Schwarzenbach am Wald • elevation about 660 metres (2,170 ft) Mouth • l
Horseshoe Bay is a bay, town and suburb on Magnetic Island in the City of Townsville , Queensland , Australia. It is a major tourist accommodation and recreation centre on the island. [2] [3] In the 2016 census the suburb of Horseshoe Bay had a population of 578 people. [1] Map all coordinates using
#2 Malpeque Bay
Malpeque Bay is a 204 km 2 (79 sq mi) estuarine bay on the north shore of Prince Edward Island , Canada . This article is about the body of water. For the incorporated municipality of the same name, see Malpeque Bay, Prince Edward Island . Body of water Malpeque Bay Malpeque Bay Bathymetric ma
#3 Suisun Bay
Suisun Bay ( / s ə ˈ s uː n / sə- SOON ; Wintun for "where the west wind blows") is a shallow tidal estuary (a northeastern extension of the San Francisco Bay ) in Northern California . It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River , forming the entrance to the Sacramento–S
#4 Matavai Bay
Matavai Bay is a bay on the north coast of Tahiti , the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia . It is in the commune of Mahina , approximately 8 km east of the capital Pape'ete .