langs: 14 августа [ru] / august 14 [en] / 14. august [de] / 14 août [fr] / 14 agosto [it] / 14 de agosto [es]
days: august 11 / august 12 / august 13 / august 14 / august 15 / august 16 / august 17
North Cape ( Norwegian : Nordkapp ; Northern Sami : Davvenjárga ) is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway . The cape is in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway . The European route E69 highway has its northern terminus at North Cape, which ma
Playland , often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park , is an amusement park located in Rye, New York , along the Long Island Sound . Built in 1928, the 280-acre (110 ha) park is owned by the Westchester County government. Beginning with the 2018 season, Standard Amusement
The Rockaway Peninsula , commonly referred to as The Rockaways or Rockaway , is a peninsula at the southern edge of the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island , New York . Relatively isolated from Manhattan and other more urban parts of the city, Rockaway became a popular summer retreat in t
#4 Ministers of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
The minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard ( French : ministre des pêches, des océans et de la Garde côtière canadienne ) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for supervising the fishing industry, administrating all navigable waterways in the country,
#5 Panama Canal
The Panama Canal ( Spanish: Canal de Panamá ) is an artificial 82 km (51 mi) waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade. One of the largest and mos
Bal Harbour is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida . The population was 3,093 at the 2020 US Census . Not to be confused with Bar Harbor, Maine . Village in Florida, United States Bal Harbour, Florida Village Collins Avenue in Bal Harbour Flag Location of Bal Harbour in Miami-Dade County, Florid
#7 Bakassi
Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea . It lies between the Cross River estuary, near the city of Calabar and the Rio del Ray estuary on the east. It is governed by Cameroon , following the transfer of sovereignty from neighbouring Nigeria as a result of a judgment by the International Court
#8 Sinking of Janequeo and Leucoton
On 15 October 1965 the Chilean Abnaki -class tug Janequeo [1] sank off Caleta Llico, 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) south of Corral, Chile , with the loss of 51 men. Caleta Manquemapu within the Manquemapu bay, hidden by the hill in foreground is the wreck of Leucotón . Manquemapu River is ri
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
Tristan da Cunha ( / ˌ t r ɪ s t ən d ə ˈ k uː n ( j ) ə / ), colloquially Tristan , is a remote group of volcanic islands in the South Atlantic Ocean . It is the most remote inhabited archipelago in the world, lying approximately 2,787 kilometres (1,732 mi) from Cape Town in South Africa , 2,437
Saint Paul Island ( Russian : Остров Святого Павла , romanized : Ostrov Svyatogo Pavla ) is the largest of the Pribilof Islands , a group of four Alaskan volcanic islands located in the Bering Sea between the United States and Russia . The city of St. Paul is the only residential area on the islan
#4 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha [4] is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena , Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island . Its name was Saint Helena and Dependencies until 1 September
#5 Ufenau
Ufenau is an island located, with the neighbouring island of Lützelau , in Lake Zürich in Switzerland between Freienbach ( 0.9 km (0.56 mi) away) and Rapperswil ( 2.5 km (1.6 mi) away). Highlights on Ufenau include St. Peter & Paul church, St. Martin's chapel, and Ufenau's idyllic landscape
Assumption Island is a small island in the Outer Islands of Seychelles north of Madagascar , 1,135 km (705 mi) south-west of the capital, Victoria , on Mahé Island. In 2018, Seychelles and India signed an agreement to build and operate a joint military facility on a portion of the island, which
#7 Zubair Group
Zubair Group , Al Zubair Group or Zubayr Group ( Arabic : مجموعة جزر الزبير , or simply: جزر الزبير ) is a group of 10 major volcanic islands, on top of an underlying shield volcano in the Red Sea , which reach a height of 191 m (627 ft) above sea level. The volcano has continued to erupt in his
#8 Bali
Bali ( / ˈ b ɑː l i / ; Balinese : ᬩᬮᬶ ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands . East of Java and west of Lombok , the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida , Nusa Lembongan , and Nusa Ceningan . The prov
#9 Brač
Brač is an island in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia , with an area of 396 square kilometres (153 sq mi) , [1] making it the largest island in Dalmatia , and the third largest in the Adriatic. It is separated from the mainland by the Brač Channel , which is 5 to 13 km (3 to 8 mi) wide. [2] T
#10 Tobago
Tobago ( / t ə ˈ b eɪ ɡ oʊ / ) is an island and ward within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago . It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of the larger island of Trinidad and about 160 kilometres (99 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela . It also lies to the southeast of Grenada . T
#11 Bermuda
Bermuda ( / b ər ˈ m j uː d ə / ; historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles ) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean . The Bermuda archipelago consists of 181 islands with a total land area of 54 km 2 (21 sq mi) . The closest land outside the territory is in the U
#12 Île-Grande
Île-Grande ( Enez-Veur in Breton ) is an island on the north coast of Brittany (France), linked to the mainland by a road. Its size is about 2 km by 1 km, and there is a village on the island. It is in the commune of Pleumeur-Bodou (department of Côtes-d'Armor ). Île-Grande Native name: Enez-Veu
Nishi-no-shima ( Japanese : 西之島 , "western island") is a volcanic island located around 940 km (584 mi) south-southeast of Tokyo , [2] that is part of the Volcano Islands arc. Active volcanic island belonging to the Volcano Islands arc Nishinoshima Native name: 西之島 Nishinoshima on 1 December 201
#14 Baker Island
Baker Island (previously New Nantucket [1] ) is an uninhabited atoll just north of the Equator in the central Pacific Ocean about 3,090 km (1,920 mi) southwest of Honolulu . The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbor is Howland Island , 42 mi (68 km) to
#15 Tongatapu
Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nuku ʻ alofa . It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% of the national population, on 260 square kilometres (100 squar
#16 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
#17 Wrangel Island
Wrangel Island ( Russian : О́стров Вра́нгеля , tr. Ostrov Vrangelya , IPA: [ˈostrəf ˈvrangʲɪlʲə] ; Chukot : Умӄиԓир , romanized: Umqiḷir ) is an island of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , Russia . It is the 91st largest island in the world and roughly the size of Crete . Located in the Arctic Oce
#18 Île-à-Vache
Île-à-Vache , ( French , also expressed Île-à-Vaches , former Spanish name Isla Vaca ; all translate to Cow Island ) is a Caribbean island, one of Haiti 's satellite islands. It lies in the Baie de Cayes about 6.5 miles (10.5 km) off the coast of the country's southwest peninsula, roughly between
#19 Carriacou
Carriacou is an island of the Grenadine Islands . It is a dependency of Grenada , and is located in the south-eastern Caribbean Sea , northeast of the island Grenada and the north coast of South America . The name is derived from the Carib language Kayryouacou. Island in Grenada Not to be confused w
#20 Menghu Islet
Menghu Islet ( Chinese : 猛虎 嶼 ; pinyin : Měnghǔ Yǔ ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : bíng-hóo-sū ) [2] [3] ( Tiger Island [4] ) is an islet located southwest of Lesser Kinmen (Lieyu) in Lieyu Township , Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province, Republic of China (Taiwan). [5] The islet was originally named Hu-tzu Hsü [
Alcamarinayoc (possibly from Aymara and Quechua allqamari mountain caracara ) [6] or Colque Cruz (possibly from Aymara and Quechua qullqi money, silver, [6] Spanish cruz cross) is a 6,102-metre-high (20,020 ft) mountain in the Vilcanota mountain range in the Andes of Peru . It is situated in the C
#2 Blanca Peak
Blanca Peak ( Navajo : Sis Naajinį́ ) is the fourth highest summit of the Rocky Mountains of North America and the U.S. state of Colorado . The ultra-prominent 14,351-foot (4,374 m) peak is the highest summit of the Sierra Blanca Massif, the Sangre de Cristo Range , and the Sangre de Cristo Mounta
#3 Monte Matto
Monte Matto is a 3,097-meter-high (10,161 ft) mountain in Piedmont, in the province of Cuneo , Italy . It is part of the Maritime Alps , dividing the Meris valley from the Gesso della Valletta valley. Mountain in Italy Monte Matto The central peak of Monte Matto Highest point Elevation 3,097 m
#4 Tuxeck
The Tuxeck (or Tuxegg ) is a 2,226 m (AA) [1] high mountain in the Kaisergebirge range in the Austrian state of Tyrol . It lies south of the Treffauer and is also called the Ellmauer Hochkaiser . [2] Tuxeck The summit of the Tuxeck seen from the Treffauer Highest point Elevation 2,226 m (A
Mount Caubvick (known as Mont D'Iberville in Quebec ) is a mountain located in Canada on the border between Labrador and Quebec in the Selamiut Range of the Torngat Mountains . It is the highest point in mainland Canada east of the Rockies . The mountain contains a massive peak that rises sharply fr
Mount Henry is a 12,196-foot-elevation (3,717 meter) mountain summit located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, in Fresno County of northern California , United States. [3] It is situated on the Le Conte Divide, along the shared boundary of John Muir Wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park , and
#7 Black Hills
The Black Hills ( Lakota : Ȟe Sápa ; Cheyenne : Moʼȯhta-voʼhonáaeva ; Hidatsa : awaxaawi shiibisha [1] ) are a small and isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming , United States. [2] Black Elk Peak (formerly known as Har
#8 Black Buttes
The Black Buttes , also known historically as the Sawtooth Rocks , make up an extinct stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Whatcom County , Washington , United States. Glacially eroded remnants of this volcano rise above the Deming Glacier , part of the glacier system of the nearby volcano,
The Bundaberg Hummock, also referred to as The Hummock, is an extinct volcano [1] remnant situated in the locality of Qunaba east of Bundaberg , Queensland , Australia. Its official (but rarely used) name is Sloping Hummock . [2] The summit of the hill holds both a memorial to Bert Hinkler and the h
#10 Grand Combin
The Grand Combin is a mountain massif in the western Pennine Alps in the canton of Valais . At a height of 4,314 metres (14,154 ft) the summit of Combin de Grafeneire is one of the highest peaks in the Alps [3] and the second most prominent of the Pennine Alps. The Grand Combin is also a large gla
#11 Ol Doinyo Lengai
Ol Doinyo Lengai (Oldoinyo Lengai), "Mountain of God" in the Maasai language , [3] is an active volcano located in the Gregory Rift , south of Lake Natron within the Arusha Region of Tanzania , Africa. Part of the volcanic system of the East African Rift , it uniquely produces natrocarbonatite lava
#12 Karnak Mountain
Karnak Mountain is a 3,411-metre (11,191 ft) mountain summit located 42 km (26 mi) west-southwest of Invermere in the Purcell Mountains of southeast British Columbia , Canada . [3] The nearest higher peak is Jumbo Mountain , 0.79 km (0.49 mi) to the east-northeast, and The Lieutenants is
#13 Level Mountain
Level Mountain is a large volcanic complex in the Northern Interior of British Columbia , Canada. It is located 50 kilometres (31 miles) north-northwest of Telegraph Creek and 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of Dease Lake on the Nahlin Plateau . With a maximum elevation of 2,164 metres (7,100 feet) ,
#14 Kelimutu
Kelimutu (pronounced [kəliˈmutu] ) is a volcano , close to the small town of Moni in central Flores island in Indonesia . It is around 50 km (31 mi) to the east of Ende, Indonesia , the capital of Ende regency in East Nusa Tenggara province. It has three volcanic crater lakes that differ in colo
The Aiguille de Rochefort (4,001 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in France and Italy . The peak lies on the Rochefort arête between the Dent du Géant and the Grandes Jorasses and is usually climbed during a traverse of the ridge. [1] Mountain in the Mont Blanc massif Aiguille de Rochefort
#16 Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains , located in Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province , about 50 km (31 mi) south of Quito , and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of the city of Latacunga , Ecuador . [3] It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a height of 5,897 m (
#17 Masubi (volcano)
Masubi is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io . It is located on Io's leading hemisphere at 49.6°S 56.18°W / -49.6; -56.18 [1] within a bright terrain region named Tarsus Regio . A volcanic plume has been observed at Masubi by various spacecraft starting with Voyager 1 in 1979, though it has no
#18 Piz da la Margna
Piz da la Margna (3,158 m) is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps , overlooking Lake Sils in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . It lies to the south-east of the Maloja Pass at the south-western end of the Engadin valley. Mountain in Switzerland Piz da la Margna Piz da la Margna (left) and Lake
#19 Cerro La Campana
Cerro la Campana , the Bell mountain, is a mountain in La Campana National Park in central Chile . The Pacific and the mountain Aconcagua are visible from the summit on clear days. [1] Mountain in Chile Cerro La Campana Highest point Elevation 1,880 m (6,170 ft) Coordinates 32°57′13″S 71°07′10
#20 Mont Donon
Mont Donon is the highest peak in the northern Vosges . [2] It is a Category 2 climb in the Tour de France . This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in French . (September 2015) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated ve
Gomal Zam Dam ( Urdu : گومل زم ڈیم ) is a multi-purpose gravity dam in South Waziristan Tribal District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , Pakistan . The dam impounds the Gomal River , a tributary of the Indus River , at Khjori Kach, where the Gomal River passes through a narrow ravine. The purpose of the dam
The St. Francis Dam was a concrete gravity dam located in San Francisquito Canyon in Los Angeles County , California , United States, built from 1924 to 1926 to serve Los Angeles 's growing water needs. It catastrophically failed in 1928 due to a defective soil foundation and design flaws, triggerin
Lago di Caldonazzo is a lake in Trentino , Italy . At an elevation of 449 m, its surface area is 5.38 km². It is located in the valley communities of Alta Valsugana e Bersntol . Body of water Lago di Caldonazzo Lago di Caldonazzo Show map of Italy Lago di Caldonazzo Show map of Alps Location Trent
Booth Wood Reservoir is a man-made upland reservoir that lies north of the M62 motorway and south of the A672 road near to Rishworth and Ripponden in Calderdale , West Yorkshire , England. The reservoir was approved for construction in 1966 [6] and completed in 1971. It supplies water to Wakefield .
#5 Moccasin Dam
Moccasin Dam is a small dam on Moccasin Creek in Tuolumne County , California , in the town of Moccasin , west of Yosemite . It holds the Moccasin Reservoir . The dam, reservoir and associated hydroelectric power plant are part of the Hetch Hetchy Project , which provide water and power to the city
Lake Stamford , a reservoir formed by Stamford Dam, is located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Stamford, Texas , in southeastern Haskell County . The lake had a storage capacity in 1999 of 51,573 acre-feet (63,614,000 m 3 ) and drains an area of 368 square miles (950 km 2 ) . Due to sedimentatio
#7 Fontana Dam
Fontana Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Little Tennessee River in Swain and Graham counties, North Carolina, United States. The dam is operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority , which built the dam in the early 1940s to satisfy the skyrocketing electricity demands in the Tennessee Valley to supp
#8 Lake Travis
Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States . Reservoir in central Texas, USA For the Central Texas high school, see Lake Travis High School . For all other uses, see Lake Travis (disambiguation) . Body of water Lake Travis Aerial view of Lake Travis in 201
#9 Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant
The Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant was part of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power scheme in azad Kashmir Pakistan, designed to divert water from the Neelum River to a power station on the Jhelum River . The power station is located 42 km (26 mi) south of Muzaffarabad , and has an installed c
#10 Causey Reservoir
Causey Reservoir [1] is a reservoir located 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Ogden , Utah , United States just off Utah State Route 39 . Reservoir in Utah, United States Body of water Causey Reservoir Causey Reservoir Show map of Utah Causey Reservoir Show map of the United States Location Weber Coun
#11 Hanna Lake
Hanna Lake ( Urdu : ہنہ جھيل ) is a lake in Urak Valley near Quetta , in Balochistan Province , in southwestern Pakistan . It is surrounded by mountains. [3] This article needs additional citations for verification . ( August 2016 ) Body of water Hanna Lake ہنہ جھيل Hanna Lake ہنہ جھيل Location Zarg
#12 Lake Rotomā
Lake Rotomā (also spelled Rotoma ) is the fourth largest lake of the 11 lakes in the Rotorua Lakes district, or the Hot Lakes district as it was known in the early decades of the 20th century. The Rotorua lakes are located in New Zealand 's North Island in the Bay of Plenty Region . Lake Rotomā is t
#13 Lake Chad
Lake Chad ( French : Lac Tchad ) is a historically large, shallow, endorheic lake in Central Africa , which has varied in size over the centuries. According to the Global Resource Information Database of the United Nations Environment Programme , it shrank by as much as 95% from about 1963 to 1998.
#14 Belo Monte Dam
The Belo Monte Dam ( formerly known as Kararaô ) is a hydroelectric dam complex on the northern part of the Xingu River in the state of Pará , Brazil . After its completion, with the installation of its 18th turbine, in November 2019, the installed capacity of the dam complex is 11,233 megawatts (
Prospect Hill Reservoir , also known as Prospect water tower or water tower hill , is a heritage-listed water tower situated in the western suburbs of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Built in 1934, the tower is one of the few concrete elevated reservoirs in Sydney, which features Egyptian-sty
The Quabbin Reservoir is the largest inland body of water in Massachusetts , and was built between 1930 and 1939. Along with the Wachusett Reservoir , it is the primary water supply for Boston , 65 miles (105 km) to the east, and 40 other cities and towns in Greater Boston . The Quabbin also suppl
The River Itchen in Hampshire , England, rises to the south of New Alresford and flows 26 miles (42 km) to meet Southampton Water below the Itchen Bridge . The Itchen Navigation was constructed in the late 17th and early 18th centuries to enable barges to reach Winchester from Southampton Docks ,
The Monkland Canal was a 12 + 1 ⁄ 4 -mile-long (19.7 km) canal designed to bring coal from the mining areas of Monklands to Glasgow in Scotland. In the course of a long and difficult construction process, it was opened progressively as short sections were completed, from 1771. It reached Gartcraig
#3 Genesee Valley Canal Railroad
The Genesee Valley Canal Railroad was a part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system in western New York . It was built on the former Genesee Valley Canal alignment. Former railroad in western New York, U.S. Genesee Valley Canal Railroad Overview Locale Hinsdale, New York to Rochester, New York Dates of
The River Bourne is the name given to a Thames tributary in northwest Surrey , England which has a longer tributary , the Windle Brook, that rises nears Bagshot Park in the south of Swinley Forest , Berkshire , merging with it while flowing through villages north of Woking ; downstream the Bourne jo
Bow Back Rivers or Stratford Back Rivers is a complex of waterways between Bow and Stratford in east London, England, which connect the River Lea to the River Thames . Starting in the twelfth century, works were carried out to drain Stratford Marshes and several of the waterways were constructed to
The Neath and Tennant Canals are two independent but linked canals in South Wales that are usually regarded as a single canal. The Neath Canal was opened from Glynneath to Melincryddan, to the south of Neath , in 1795 and extended to Giant's Grave in 1799, in order to provide better shipping facilit
The Thames River / t ɛ m z / [5] is located in southwestern Ontario , Canada . River in Ontario, Canada Not to be confused with River Thames . Thames River Antler River North Thames River, just upstream from the confluence with the Avon River near Stratford, Ontario Watershed of Thames River in Onta
The Yauza ( Russian : Я́уза ) is a river in Moscow and Mytishchi , Russia , a tributary of the Moskva . It originates in the Losiny Ostrov National Park northeast of Moscow, flows through Mytishchi, enters Moscow in the Medvedkovo District and flows through the city in an irregular, meandering, gene
#9 Louisville and Portland Canal
The Louisville and Portland Canal was a 2-mile (3.2 km) canal bypassing the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky . The Falls form the only barrier to navigation between the origin of the Ohio at Pittsburgh and the port of New Orleans on the Gulf of Mexico ; circumventing them was long a
#10 Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
The Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company was a Company in England , formed in 1846, which managed several canals and railways. It intended to convert a number of canals to railways, but was leased by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) from 1847, and although they built one railway in
#11 Pine River (Minnesota–Ontario)
The Pine River flows along the Minnesota - Ontario border a short distance, primarily within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and La Verendrye Provincial Park . The river is part of the Winnipeg River drainage basin and is a tributary of the Granite River . [3] River in Canada, United State
The East Gallatin River flows 42 miles (68 km) in a northwesterly direction through the Gallatin valley, Gallatin County, Montana . Rising from the confluence of Rocky Creek and several other small streams, the East Gallatin begins about one mile (1.6 km) east of downtown Bozeman, Montana . The
#13 Veillet River
The Veillet River (French: Rivière à Veillet ) is located in the municipality of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan , in the Regional County Municipality of " Les Chenaux ", in the administrative region of Mauricie , in the province of Quebec , Canada . For other uses, see Veillette . River in Quebec, Can
#14 Ferrée River (Montmorency River tributary)
The Ferrée river is a tributary on the east bank of the Montmorency River . It flows in the municipalities of L'Ange-Gardien and Boischatel , in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale , in the province of Quebec , in Canada . [1] Rive
#15 Schoharie Creek
Schoharie Creek is a river in New York that flows north 93 miles (150 km) [2] from the foot of Indian Head Mountain in the Catskills through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River . It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create New York City's Schoharie Reservoir and the Blenheim-Gilboa P
#16 Densu River
The Densu River is a 116 km long river in Ghana rising in the Atewa Range . [2] It flows through an economically important agricultural region, supplies half the drinking water to Ghana's capital city of Accra , and ends in an ecologically significant wetlands [3] at the edge of the Atlantic Ocean
#17 Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls ( / n aɪ ˈ æ ɡ ər ə / ) is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge , spanning the border between the province of Ontario in Canada and the state of New York in the United States. The largest of the three is Horseshoe Falls , which straddles the international bo
#18 Hurunui River
The Hurunui River is the fourth largest of the four principal rivers in north Canterbury , New Zealand, with a catchment area of 2,670 square kilometres (1,030 sq mi) . [3] The river flows from the eastern side of the Southern Alps , to the Pacific Ocean . River in Canterbury, New Zealand Hurunu
Claverton Pumping Station in the village of Claverton , in the English county of Somerset , pumps water from the River Avon to the Kennet and Avon Canal using power from the flow of the river. It is a Grade I listed building , [1] having been upgraded from Grade II in 2019. [2] Pumping station in So
#20 Great Falls (Passaic River)
The Great Falls of the Passaic River is a prominent waterfall , 77 feet (23 m) high, on the Passaic River in the city of Paterson in Passaic County , New Jersey , United States. The falls and surrounding area are protected as part of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park , administered
#1 Jiaozhou Bay
The Jiaozhou Bay ( simplified Chinese : 胶州湾 ; traditional Chinese : 膠州灣 ; German : Kiautschou Bucht , 36°7′24.44″N 120°14′44.3″E ) is a bay located in the prefecture-level city of Qingdao (Tsingtau), China . Bay in Qingdao, China For the German concession territory of Kiautschou Bay, see Kiautschou
Placentia Bay ( French : Baie de Plaisance ) is a body of water on the southeast coast of Newfoundland , Canada. It is formed by Burin Peninsula on the west and Avalon Peninsula on the east. Fishing grounds in the bay were used by native people long before the first European fishermen arrived in the
#3 Pechora Sea
Pechora Sea ( Russian: Печо́рское мо́ре , or Pechorskoye More), is a sea at the northwest of Russia , the southeastern part of the Barents Sea . The western border of the sea is off Kolguyev Island , while the eastern border is the western coasts of Vaygach Island and the Yugorsky Peninsula , and th
Phang Nga Bay ( Thai : อ่าวพังงา , RTGS : ao phangnga [ʔàːw pʰāŋ.ŋāː] ) is a 400 km 2 (150 sq mi) bay in the Strait of Malacca between the island of Phuket and the mainland of the Kra Isthmus of southern Thailand . Since 1981, an extensive section of the bay has been protected as the Ao Phan
Tobacco Bay is located in the far north of Bermuda . It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast, close to the town of St. George's and to the historic Fort St. Catherine . One of Bermuda's national parks, it is a popular public beach. Snorkelling is a popular activity, as the bay has impressive underwater