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Satellite Beach is a coastal city in Brevard County, Florida , U.S. The population was 11,346 at the 2020 United States Census , [4] and it is located with the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Indian River to the west. City in Florida, U.S. This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and
#2 Fortune Island (Philippines)
Fortune Island is a resort island of Batangas province in the Philippines. The 27-hectare (67-acre) island lies about 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) off the coast of Nasugbu in Batangas. Island in Batangas, Philippines This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2019 ) Fortune Is
#3 Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Surfers Paradise is a coastal town and suburb in the City of Gold Coast , Queensland , Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census , Surfers Paradise had a population of 23,689 people. [1] "Surfers Paradise" redirects here. For other uses, see Surfers Paradise (disambiguation) . Map all coordinates using:
#4 Nasugbu
Nasugbu , officially the Municipality of Nasugbu ( Tagalog : Bayan ng Nasugbu ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,524 people. [3] Municipality in Calabarzon This article needs additional citations for v
#5 Iquique
Iquique ( Spanish pronunciation: [iˈkike] ) is a port city and commune in northern Chile , capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region . It lies on the Pacific coast , west of the Pampa del Tamarugal , which is part of the Atacama Desert . It has a population of 191,468 according to t
Amundsen Coast is that portion of the coast to the south of the Ross Ice Shelf lying between Morris Peak , on the east side of Liv Glacier , and the west side of the Scott Glacier . Named by New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1961 for Captain Roald Amundsen , the Norwegian explorer who l
Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland , Australia. [1] The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island . Bribie Island is 34 kilometres (21 miles) long, and 8 kilometres (5.
#2 Neuwerk
Neuwerk ( pronunciation ( help · info ) ; ( Archaic English : New Werk [1] or Newark [2] ) is a 3 km 2 (1.2 sq mi) tidal island in the Wadden Sea on the German North Sea coast, with a population [ when? ] of 32. Neuwerk is located 13 km (8 mi) northwest of Cuxhaven , between the Weser an
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 Galite Islands ( Tunisian Arabic : جالطة Jalita , French : La Galite , Italian : Isola della Caletta ) are a rocky group of islands of volcanic origin that belong to Bizerte Governorate , northern Tunisia . They are located 38 kilometres (24 miles) northwest of Cape Serrat , the closest point of
#5 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
The Daitō Islands ( 大東諸島 , Daitō-shotō ) are an archipelago consisting of three isolated coral islands in the Philippine Sea southeast of Okinawa . The islands have a total area of 44.427 square kilometres (17.153 sq mi) and a population of 2,107. [1] Island group within Ryukyu Islands Daitō Isl
#7 Nuku Hiva
Nuku Hiva (sometimes spelled Nukahiva or Nukuhiva ) is the largest of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia , an overseas country of France in the Pacific Ocean . It was formerly also known as Île Marchand and Madison Island . Island in French Polynesia This article is about the island of Nuku H
Fraser Island (also known as K'gari) is a World Heritage-listed island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, Queensland , Australia. [2] [3] The island is approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the state capital , Brisbane , and is within the Fraser Coast Region loc
#9 Ua Huka
Ua Huka is one of the Marquesas Islands , in French Polynesia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean . It is situated in the northern group of the archipelago, approximately 25 mi (40 km) to the east of Nuku Hiva , at 8°54′S 139°33′W . Island in French Polynesia Commune in French
#10 Ma Wan
Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island , with an area of 0.97 square kilometres (240 acres) . [1] Administratively, it is part of Tsuen Wan District . [2] Island in Hong Kong For the painter, see Ma Wan (painter) . This article needs additional citations
#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 Lošinj
Lošinj ( pronounced [lɔ̌ʃiːɲ] ; Italian : Lussino ; Venetian : Lusin , earlier Osero ; German : Lötzing ; Latin : Apsorrus ; Ancient Greek : Ἄψορρος ) is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea , in the Kvarner Gulf . It is almost due south of the city of Rijeka and part of the Primorje-Gor
Livingston Island (Russian name Smolensk , [1] [2] 62°36′S 60°30′W ) is an Antarctic island in the Southern Ocean , part of the South Shetlands Archipelago , a group of Antarctic islands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It was the first land discovered south of 60° south latitude in 1819, a histor
#14 Port-Cros
Port-Cros ( French pronunciation: [pɔʁ kʁo] ) is a French island in the Mediterranean island group known as the Îles d'Hyères . It is part of the commune of Hyères , in the department of Var in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur . The island was donated to the French government with the pr
#15 Naval Base Puerto Princesa
Naval Base Puerto Princesa , Naval Base Palawan , was a United States Navy base built during World War II at Puerto Princesa on Palawan Island , Philippines , after the Invasion of Palawan on February 28, 1945. Puerto Princesa Bay offered an excellent base for fleet anchorage. At the naval base , US
#16 Bare Island (New South Wales)
Bare Island is a heritage-listed islet [1] located in south-eastern Sydney , in La Perouse in the City of Randwick local government area in the state of New South Wales , in eastern Australia . The islet is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) south east of the Sydney central business district , w
#17 Ilhas Cagarras
The Ilhas Cagarras (Cagarras Islands) are an uninhabited archipelago located 5 km (3.1 miles) off Ipanema , a major beach of the southern coast of the city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil. They have been designated a federal natural monument since 2010. Ilhas Cagarras Cagarras Islands A view of Ipanema
#18 Yassıada
Yassıada ( Turkish : Flat Island), officially renamed Democracy and Freedom Island ( Turkish: Demokrasi ve Özğürlükler Adası) in 2013, [1] is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara , to the southeast of Istanbul . In Byzantine times, it was known as Plati ( Greek : Πλάτη ). An island in T
Annet ( Cornish : Anet , kittiwake ) is the second largest of the fifty or so uninhabited Isles of Scilly , 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of St Agnes with a length of 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) [1] and approximately 22 hectares (54 acres) in area. The low-lying island is almost divided in two by a narro
#20 Dhuvaafaru
Dhuvaafaru ( Dhivehi : ދުވާފަރު) is an inhabited island of Maldives located in the eastern edge of Raa Atoll . Resettlement of the island started on 14 December 2008 to inhabit the displaced residents of Kandholhudhoo (Raa Atoll) who were the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami .
#1 Mayon
Mayon ( Central Bikol : Bulkan Mayon ; Tagalog : Bulkang Mayon , IPA: [mɐjɔn] ), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano ( Spanish : Monte Mayón, Volcán Mayón ), [4] is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region , on the island of Luzon in the Philippines . A popular tour
#2 Bracken Peak
Bracken Peak ( 77°51′S 85°24′W ) is a peak , 1,240 metres (4,070 ft) high, standing in Sostra Heights south of the terminus of Newcomer Glacier and 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Mount Malone , on the east side of the Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains , Antarticta. It surmounts Anchialus Glacier
#3 Mount Sumner
Mount Sumner ( 74°30′S 63°45′W ) is a mountain at the southeast end of the Rare Range , in Palmer Land . Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph W. Sumner , utilities, at Sout
#4 Mount Seler
Mount Seler is a mountain located on the border between Argentina and Chile in the Andes mountain range. The mountain was first summitted in December 1972 by Nando Parrado , and shortly thereafter by Antonio Vizintin and Roberto Canessa, survivors from the nearby crash site of Uruguayan Air Force Fl
Tangra Mountains (in Bulgarian Тангра планина , 'Tangra planina' \'tan-gra pla-ni-'na\) ( 62°40′00″S 60°06′00″W ) form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . The range had been nameless until 2001, when it was named after Tangra, "the name of t
Lyaskovets Peak ( Bulgarian : връх Лясковец , romanized : vrah Lyaskovets , IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈʎaskovɛt͡s] ) is the easternmost peak of Friesland Ridge in the Tangra Mountains , eastern Livingston Island and has an elevation of 1,473 m. The peak is bounded by Catalunyan Saddle on the west and Shipka S
Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand . Its height, as of 2014, is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet) . [2] It sits in the Southern Alps , the mountain range that runs the length of the South Island . A popular tourist destination, [3] it is also a favourite challenge for moun
#8 Mount Diablo
Mount Diablo is a mountain of the Diablo Range , in Contra Costa County of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California . It is south of Clayton and northeast of Danville . It is an isolated upthrust peak of 3,849 feet (1,173 meters) , visible from most of the San Francisco Bay Area. Mo
#9 Mount Bromo
The Bromo ( Javanese : ꦧꦿꦩ ), or Mount Bromo ( Javanese : ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁꦧꦿꦩ (Pegon: ڮنڠ برومو , romanized: Gunung Bromo ) is an active somma volcano and part of the Tengger mountains, in East Java , Indonesia . At 2,329 meters (7,641 feet) it is not the highest peak of the massif, but the most famous. T
#10 Mount Redoubt
Redoubt Volcano , or Mount Redoubt ( Dena'ina : Bentuggezh K’enulgheli ), is an active stratovolcano in the largely volcanic Aleutian Range of the U.S. state of Alaska . Located at the head of the Chigmit Mountains subrange in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve , the mountain is just west of Coo
#11 Kauhakō Crater
Kauhakō Crater is a volcanic crater located in Kalawao County , Hawaii , United States . The crater was formed between 230,000 and 300,000 years ago, as the result of the eruption of volcano Pu'u' 'Uao. It is located in the center of the Kalaupapa Peninsula on the island of Molokaʻi , and has a diam
#12 Mount Cornwell (Antarctica)
Mount Cornwell ( 77°40′S 86°9′W ) is a mountain, 2,460 metres (8,070 ft) high, standing 2 miles (3 km) south of Mount Washburn in Gromshin Heights along the northeast side of Newcomer Glacier in the northern part of the Sentinel Range . It surmounts lower Vicha Glacier to the east and Newcomer G
#13 Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range , 160 km (99 mi) long and 48 km (30 mi) wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica . The range is complex, consisting of scattered ridges and peaks of moderate height, escar
#14 Hochvogel
The Hochvogel is a 2,592-metre-high (8,504 ft) mountain in the Allgäu Alps . The national border between Germany and Austria runs over the summit. Although only the thirteenth highest summit in the Allgäu Alps, the Hochvogel dominates other parts of Allgäu Alps and the other ranges in the immediat
Black Virgin Mountain ( Vietnamese : Núi Bà Đen meaning "Black Lady Mountain", Khmer : Phnom Chol Baden ) is a mountain in the Tây Ninh Province of Vietnam . The mountain is the center of a Vietnamese myth about Bà Đen , a local deity of Khmer origin. During the Vietnam War the area around the mount
#16 Slieve Beagh
Slieve Beagh [ pronunciation? ] ( Irish : Sliabh Beatha ) [3] is a mountainous area straddling the border between County Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland and County Fermanagh and County Tyrone in Northern Ireland . A point just east of its summit is the highest point in Monaghan; however the true
Taum Sauk Mountain / ˈ t ɔː m ˈ s ɔː k / [3] in the Saint Francois Mountains is the highest natural point in the U.S. state of Missouri at 1,772 feet (540 m). [4] The topography of Taum Sauk is that of an elongated ridge with a NNW-SSE orientation rather than a peak. [5] Highest natural point in Mis
#18 Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa ( / ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ l oʊ . ə / or / ˌ m aʊ n ə ˈ l oʊ . ə / ; Hawaiian : [ˈmɐwnə ˈlowə] ; English: Long Mountain [1] ) is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean . The largest subaerial volcano (as opposed to subaqueous volcanoes)
The Santa Lucia Mountains (sæntə luˈsiːə) or Santa Lucia Range is a rugged mountain range in coastal central California , running from Carmel southeast for 140 miles (230 km) to the Cuyama River in San Luis Obispo County . The range is never more than 11 miles (18 km) from the coast. [2] : 11
#20 Mount Waldron
Mount Waldron is a mountain (3,100 m) in Antarctica , the summit of Veregava Ridge in the Sentinel Range of Ellsworth Mountains . It is situated 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Tuck , and surmounts Dater Glacier to the west, Orizari Glacier to the north, Berisad Glacier to the northeast, an
Lago dei Monaci is a lake in the Province of Latina , Lazio , Italy . At an elevation of 1 m, its surface area is 0.9 km². Body of water Lago dei Monaci Lago dei Monaci Show map of Lazio Lago dei Monaci Show map of Italy Location Province of Latina , Lazio Coordinates 41.3803°N 12.9333°E / 41.38
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River by the town of Sandouping , in Yiling District , Yichang , Hubei province, central China , downstream of the Three Gorges . The Three Gorges Dam has been the world's largest power station in terms of installed capacity
Lago di Caprolace is a lake in the Province of Latina , Lazio , Italy . At an elevation of 1 m, its surface area is 2.3 km 2 . Body of water Lago di Caprolace Lago di Caprolace Location Province of Latina , Lazio Coordinates 41°21′00.68″N 12°58′29.64″E Primary inflows Canale di Fossa Augusta Prima
#4 Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station
The Taum Sauk pumped storage plant is a power station in the St. Francois mountain region of Missouri , United States about 90 miles (140 km) south of St. Louis near Lesterville, Missouri , in Reynolds County . It is operated by Ameren Missouri . Water stored in the upper reservoir is used to gene
#5 Lake Barrea
Lake Barrea , is an artificial lake in the Province of L'Aquila , Abruzzo , Italy . It is located within the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise . The Sangro is its inflow and outflow. To its northwest is Villetta Barrea and to its southeast is Alfedena . To its north is Monte Greco . [2] Bod
Laguna di Orbetello is a lake in the Province of Grosseto , Tuscany , Italy . At an elevation of 1 m, its surface area is 26.9 km 2 . Body of water Laguna di Orbetello Laguna di Orbetello Location Province of Grosseto , Tuscany Coordinates 42°26′15.10″N 11°11′38.70″E Basin countries Italy Surfac
The Xiaonanhai Dam was a proposed dam on the Yangtze River in Chongqing , China. It was to have an associated 1,760 MW hydroelectric power station. [1] Preliminary construction on the dam began on 29 March 2012 and earliest completion was expected in 2019. [4] [5] [6] However, it was cancelled in Ma
Lake Plastiras ( Greek : Λίμνη Πλαστήρα ) also called Tavropos Reservoir ( Greek : Τεχνητή Λίμνη Ταυρωπού ) is an artificial lake fed by Tavropos (Megdovas) river, located in Karditsa regional unit , near the city of Karditsa , Greece . The lake is named after the Greek general and politician Nikola
Lago di Mezzola is a small lake in the Italian region of Lombardy , measuring 5.9 km 2 (2.3 sq mi) . [2] Body of water Lago di Mezzola Lago di Mezzola Location Provinces of Como and Sondrio , Lombardy , Italy Coordinates 46°12′1.83″N 9°26′27.72″E Primary inflows Mera , Codera , Ratti Primary o
#10 Lago di Burano
Lago di Burano is a lake at Capalbio in the Province of Grosseto , Tuscany , Italy . Its surface area is 2.36 km². It lies next to the village of Capalbio Scalo , where the train station is situated. Body of water Lago di Burano Lago di Burano Location Capalbio , Province of Grosseto , Tuscany Coo
#11 Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station
The Bratsk Hydroelectric Power Station (also referred to as The 50 years of Great October Dam) is a concrete gravity dam on the Angara River and adjacent hydroelectric power station . It is the second level of the Angara River hydroelectric station cascade in Irkutsk Oblast , Russia . From its commi
#12 List of dams and reservoirs in California
Following is a list of dams and reservoirs in California in a sortable table. There are over 1,400 named dams and 1,300 named reservoirs in the state of California .
#13 Harike Wetland
Harike Wetland also known as "Hari-ke-Pattan", with the Harike Lake in the deeper part of it, is the largest wetland in northern India in the border of Tarn Taran Sahib district and Ferozepur district [2] of the Punjab state in India . Largest wetland in northern India Body of water Harike Wetland a
#14 Mengkuang Dam
Mengkuang Dam (Malay: Empangan Mengkuang , Tasik Mengkuang) is a dam in Central Seberang Perai District , Penang , Malaysia . [1] It is the only dam situated in Seberang Perai ( Penang Mainland) and the second dam built in Penang after Ayer Itam dam. It was officially opened by the former governor,
#15 Baldwin Hills Dam disaster
The Baldwin Hills Dam disaster occurred on December 14, 1963, in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood of South Los Angeles , when the dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir suffered a catastrophic failure and flooded the residential neighborhoods surrounding it. 1963 dam failure in Los Angeles, Califo
#16 Hales Bar Dam
Hales Bar Dam was a hydroelectric dam once located on the Tennessee River in Marion County, Tennessee , United States. The Chattanooga and Tennessee River Power Company began building the dam on October 17, 1905, and completed it on November 11t, 1913, making Hales Bar one of the first major multipu
#17 Lake Flevo
Lake Flevo was a lake in what is now the Netherlands , which existed in Roman times and the early Middle Ages . Some geographers believe that this lake was not really a single lake, rather a set of several lakes connected to each other. Former lake in what is now the Netherlands The region of the Ne
The Cut is a river in England that rises in North Ascot , Berkshire . It flows for around 14 miles (23 km) , through the rural Northern Parishes of Winkfield , Warfield and Binfield in Bracknell Forest on its way down to Bray , where it meets the River Thames just above Queens Eyot on the reach be
#2 Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal , also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway , connects Canada's capital city of Ottawa , Ontario , to Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River at Kingston . It is 202 kilometres long. [1] The name Rideau , French for "curtain", is derived from the curtain-like appearance of th
The Willamette River ( / w ɪ ˈ l æ m ɪ t / ( listen ) wil- AM -it ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River , accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is 187 miles (301 km) long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing nort
#4 Givors canal
The Givors canal ( French: Canal de Givors ) was built between 1761 and 1781 to carry coal, other goods and passengers from Rive-de-Gier to Givors on the Rhône , running beside the river Gier . Canal in France Givors canal Double lock on the Givors canal at Tartaras , just downstream from Rive-de-Gi
#5 Colonel Plug
Colonel Plug (1700s? – 1820?), also known as Colonel Fluger and " The Last of the Boat-Wreckers ", who existed sometime between the 1790s and 1820, was the legendary river pirate who ran a criminal gang on the Ohio River in a cypress swamp near the mouth of the Cache River . The outlaw camp of Colon
The Lake Washington Ship Canal , which runs through the city of Seattle , connects the fresh water body of Lake Washington with the salt water inland sea of Puget Sound . The Hiram M. Chittenden Locks accommodate the approximately 20-foot (6.1 m) difference in water level between Lake Washington a
#7 Fontas River
The Fontas River , originally Fantasque's River , after the name of a chief of the Sekani people, is a river in northeastern British Columbia , Canada , having its origin in northwestern Alberta , Canada . It joins the Sikanni Chief River southeast of the town of Fort Nelson, British Columbia , form
The Clam Lake Canal (sometimes called the Cadillac Canal ) [3] is a man-made 0.33 mile (0.53 km) long canal between Lake Mitchell and Lake Cadillac in Cadillac, Michigan . It was made by George A. Mitchell , the founder of the city of Cadillac (as the Village of Clam Lake), in the 1870s. The main pu
The River Lavant is a winterbourne that rises at East Dean and flows west to Singleton , then south past West Dean and Lavant to Chichester . From east of Chichester its natural course was south to the sea at Pagham , but the Romans diverted it to flow around the southern walls of Chichester and the
The Seine River was the scene of many early experiments with steam navigation. The steamship has a long ancestry, dating back at least to 1783 when the Marquis de Jouffray d'Abbans steamed his little boat, the Pyroscaphe, across the Seine. Robert Fulton even exhibited one to Napoleon's regime. With
#11 Muskingum River
The Muskingum River ( Shawnee : Wakatamothiipi ) [4] is a tributary of the Ohio River , approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States . An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio. Via t
#12 Oliva (river)
Oliva ( Fiume Oliva in Italian ; Jumu d'Oliva in local dialect) is a river in Calabria , Southern Italy . On the southern Tyrrhenian side, within the municipality of Amantea (specifically, the frazioni Coreca and Campora San Giovanni ) in the Province of Cosenza , which gives its name to the entire
Redland Bay is a coastal semi-rural locality in the City of Redland , Queensland , Australia. [2] In the 2016 census , Redland Bay had a population of 14,958 people. [1] "Reddy Bays" redirects here. Not to be confused with Beddy Rays . Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates
#2 Zuiderzee
The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee ( Dutch: [ˌzœydərˈzeː] ( listen ) ; old spelling Zuyderzee or Zuyder Zee ) was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands , extending about 100 km (60 miles) inland and at most 50 km (30 miles) wide, with an overall depth of about 4 to 5 metr
Geographe Bay is in the south-west of Western Australia around 220 km southwest of Perth . Geographe Bay at sunset looking towards Cape Naturaliste The bay was named in May 1801 by French explorer Nicolas Baudin , after his ship, Géographe . The bay is a wide curve of coastline extending from Cape