langs: 19 декабря [ru] / december 19 [en] / 19. dezember [de] / 19 décembre [fr] / 19 dicembre [it] / 19 de diciembre [es]
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Semaphore is a northwestern suburb of Adelaide in the Australian state of South Australia . It is located on the Gulf St Vincent coastline of the Lefevre Peninsula about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from the Adelaide city centre . For the pre-1900 Local Government Area, see Corporate Town of Semaphore .
Gerritsen Beach is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn , located between Sheepshead Bay to the west and Marine Park to the east. [1] The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15 . [2] The population of the neighborhood is 4,797 as of the 2020 U.S. census. The Plumb Beach Cha
The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion from the
#4 Point Lowly
Point Lowly is the tip of a small peninsula north north-east of Whyalla in the Upper Spencer Gulf region of South Australia . The wider peninsula is shared by a combination of defence, industrial, residential, recreational and tourism interests. Port Bonython lies immediately to the north-west and i
#1 Nomans Land (Massachusetts)
Nomans Land ( Wampanoag : Cappoaquit ; [1] also mapped " No Man's Land ," [2] " No Mans Land ," [3] or "No Man's island "), [4] is an uninhabited island 612 acres (248 ha) in size, located in the town of Chilmark , Dukes County , Massachusetts . [5] It is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) off th
Rikers Island is a 413.17-acre (167.20-hectare) island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that contains New York City 's main prison complex. [1] Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has si
The Islas Borrachas [1] is an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea which consists of three main islands and several islets belonging to Venezuela . They are located north of the State of Anzoategui, west of the Chimanas Islands , and northwest of the city of Puerto la Cruz . Under the 19 December 1973 D
#4 Heard Island and McDonald Islands
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands [1] [2] ( HIMI [3] ) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica . The group's overall size is 372 km 2 (144 sq mi) in area and i
#5 Nan Madol
Nan Madol is an archaeological site adjacent to the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei , now part of the Madolenihmw district of Pohnpei state in the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean . Nan Madol was the capital of the Saudeleur dynasty until about 1628. [3] [note 1] Th
#6 Bimini
Bimini / ˈ b ɪ m ɪ n iː / is the westernmost district of the Bahamas and comprises a chain of islands located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) due east of Miami. Bimini is the closest point in the Bahamas to the mainland United States and approximately 210 km (130 mi) west-northwest of Nassau . The
Islas Chimanas [1] is a Caribbean archipelago of 7 islands belonging to Venezuela , located off northeastern Anzoategui state, east of the Borrachas Islands and north of the Bay of Guanta, just a few kilometers from the nearby city of Puerto La Cruz , whose special attraction based primarily on beau
Roosevelt Island is an island in New York City 's East River , within the borough of Manhattan . It lies between Manhattan Island to the west, and the borough of Queens , on Long Island , to the east. Running from the equivalent of East 46th to 85th Streets on Manhattan Island, it is about 2 miles (
#9 Whidbey Isles Conservation Park
The Whidbey Isles Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia which consists of seven islands located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west-southwest of Coffin Bay on the lower Eyre Peninsula . [4] Protected area in South Australia Whidbey Isles Conservation Park S
#10 Ducie Island
Ducie Island / ˈ d uː s i / is an uninhabited atoll in the Pitcairn Islands . It lies east of Pitcairn Island, and east of Henderson Island , and has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km 2 ) , which includes the lagoon . It is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) long, measured northeast to southwest, and abo
#11 Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island ( / ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / , locally / ˈ n ɔːr f oʊ k / ; [8] Norfuk : Norf'k Ailen [9] ) is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia , 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about 900 kilometres (5
#12 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Hilton Head Island , sometimes referred to as simply Hilton Head , is a Lowcountry resort town and barrier island in Beaufort County, South Carolina , United States. [3] It is 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Savannah, Georgia , and 95 miles (153 km) southwest of Charleston . The island is named af
#13 Caracas Islands
Islas Caracas [1] are an archipelago in the Caribbean Sea consists of 2 islands , which belong to Venezuela , located in eastern Sucre state , north of the peninsula of Santa Fe, west of the Manaure peninsula and the Venado island and east of the island Picúa Grande , from the December 19, 1973 unde
#14 Socorro Island
Socorro Island ( Spanish : Isla Socorro ) is a small volcanic island in the Revillagigedo Islands , a Mexican possession lying 600 kilometres (370 mi) off the country's western coast. The size is 16.5 by 11.5 km (10.25 by 7.15 miles), with an area of 132 km 2 (51 sq mi) . It is the largest
#15 Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll ( colloquial : Midway Islands ; Hawaiian : Kauihelani , lit. ' the backbone of heaven ' ; Pihemanu , ' the loud din of birds ' ) [2] [3] is a 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km 2 ) atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the United States and is an unorganized and un
#16 Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands ( / ˈ p ɪ t k ɛər n / ; [3] Pitkern : Pitkern Ailen ), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands , [4] [5] [6] [7] is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four isla
#17 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
#18 Kythnos
Kythnos ( Greek : Κύθνος ) is a Greek island and municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos . It is 56 nautical miles (104 km) from the Athenian harbor of Piraeus . The municipality Kythnos is 100.187 km 2 (38.68 sq mi) [2] in area and has a coastline of about 100 km (62
Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai ( ɽ ( listen ) ) is a submarine volcano in the South Pacific located about 30 km (19 mi) south of the submarine volcano of Fonuafo ʻ ou and 65 km (40 mi) north of Tongatapu , Tonga 's main island. [3] It is part of the highly active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone an
Victoria Island ( Russian : Остров Виктория ; Ostrov Viktoriya ) is a small Arctic island of the Russian Federation . It is located at 80°9′N 36°46′E , halfway between the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard and the Russian archipelago of Franz Josef Land . Arctic island of the Russian Federation Vict
Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at 6,288.2 ft (1,916.6 m) and the most topographically prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River . Highest mountain in Northeastern United States For other uses, see Mount Washington (disambiguation) and List of peaks
#2 Cairn Gorm
Cairn Gorm ( Scottish Gaelic : An Càrn Gorm ) [4] is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands . It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains . With a summit elevation of 1,245 m (4,085 ft) above sea level , Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the seventh-highest mountain in th
#3 List of volcanic eruptions in Iceland
This is an incomplete list of volcanic eruptions in Iceland . Iceland Mid-Atlantic Ridge map Volcanic systems in Iceland Katla 1918 Askja caldera in 1984 Krafla, 1984 Bárðarbunga, Nornahraun-Holuhraun 2014 People on the slopes of Fagradalsfjall, watching the Geldingadalir eruption 2021. Keilir with
Valles Caldera (or Jemez Caldera ) is a 13.7-mile (22.0 km) wide volcanic caldera in the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico . [1] Hot springs, streams, fumaroles, natural gas seeps and volcanic domes dot the caldera floor landscape. [4] The highest point in the caldera is Redondo Peak , an 11,
#5 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
Vinson Massif ( / ˈ v ɪ n s ən m æ ˈ s iː f / ) is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is 21 km (13 mi) long and 13 km (8 mi) wide and lies within the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains . It overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula . The massif is
#7 Craignaw
Craignaw is a hill in the Dungeon Hills , a sub-range of the Galloway Hills range, part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland . Unlike many hills in the Southern Uplands, Craignaw has a complex and rocky summit area, with a long line of crags and rough ground on the east side. The hill is largely comp
The Galloway Hills are part of the Southern Uplands of Scotland , and form the northern boundary of western Galloway . They lie within the bounds of the Galloway Forest Park , an area of some 300 square miles (800 km 2 ) of largely uninhabited wild land, managed by Forestry and Land Scotland . The
Mount Menzies is the culminating peak (3,355 m; 11,007 ft) on the large massif between Mount Mather and Mount Bayliss , standing on the south side of Fisher Glacier , Antarctica . It was sighted by Flying Officer J. Seaton from an ANARE Beaver aircraft in 1956, and mapped by an ANARE southern se
Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood in Boston , Massachusetts , and the hill upon which the Massachusetts State House resides. The term "Beacon Hill" is used locally as a metonym to refer to the state government or the legislature itself, much like Washington, D.C.'s " Capitol Hill " does at the
#11 Cerro Negro
Cerro Negro is an active volcano in the Cordillera de los Maribios mountain range in Nicaragua , about 10 km (6.2 mi) from the village of Malpaisillo . It is a very new volcano, the youngest in Central America, having first appeared in April 1850. It consists of a gravelly basaltic cinder cone ,
#12 Czorneboh
Czorneboh ( German pronunciation: [(t)ʃɔɐ̯nəbo:(ç) ] ; [ needs stress IPA ] Upper Sorbian : Čornobóh [ needs Sorbian IPA ] ) is a mountain between Hochkirch and Cunewalde in Upper Lusatia . Czorneboh is located 10 km. from the German-Czech border north of Šluknov and 8 km. southeast of Bautzen a
#13 Mount St. Helens
Mount St. Helens (known as Lawetlat'la to the indigenous Cowlitz people , and Loowit or Louwala-Clough to the Klickitat ) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington , [1] in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It lies 52 miles (83 km) northeast of Portland,
Joppenbergh Mountain is a nearly 500-foot (152 m) mountain in Rosendale Village , a hamlet in the town of Rosendale , in Ulster County, New York . The mountain is composed of a carbonate bedrock overlain by glacially deposited material. It was named after Rosendale's founder, Jacob Rutsen, and min
#1 Hinze Dam
The Hinze Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with an un-gated spillway across the Nerang River in the Gold Coast hinterland of South East , Queensland , Australia. The main purpose of the dam is for potable water supply of the Gold Coast region. [1] [5] The impounded reservoir is called Adv
Marbury is a small village located at SJ560457 in the civil parish of Marbury cum Quoisley , within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire , England. It is administered jointly with the adjacent civil parishes of Norbury and Wirswall . The village lies around 3
#3 Lake Mariout
Lake Mariout ( Arabic : بحيرة مريوط Boḥēret Maryūṭ , IPA: [boˈħeːɾet mɑɾˤˈjuːtˤ] , also spelled Maryut or Mariut ), is a brackish lake in northern Egypt near the city of Alexandria . The lake area covered 200 square kilometres (77 sq mi) and had a navigable canal at the beginning of the 20th c
The Ečka fish pond ( Serbian Cyrillic : Рибњак Ечка , romanized : Ribnjak Ečka ) is the largest fish pond in Serbia and among the largest in Europe. [1] It is located in the plains of western Banat region, near the confluence of the Begej river into the Tisa , south of the city of Zrenjanin . It i
#5 Lake Ella
Lake Ella is a lake in central Tallahassee, Florida on US 27 just south of Tharpe Street , and just north of Downtown. Lake Ella has an area of 12 acres (49,000 m²). Once used for cattle, it now has three fountains and is used for recreation, flood protection, and stormwater pollution control. Body
#6 Lake Keowee
Lake Keowee is a man-made reservoir in the United States in the state of South Carolina . It was developed to serve the needs of power utility Duke Energy and public recreational purposes. It is approximately 26 miles (42 km) long, 3 miles (4.8 km) wide, with an average depth of 54 feet (16 m)
Lake Arthur ( French : Lac Arthur ) is a lake in Quebec, in Port-Cartier–Sept-Îles Wildlife Reserve in the Côte-Nord region. Body of water Lake Arthur South of the Northeast Toulnustouc River basin. Lake Arthur to the east of the Cartier railway Lake Arthur Location Sept-Rivières Regional County Mun
The Bakhtiari Dam is an arch dam currently under construction on the Bakhtiari River within the Zagros Mountains on the border of Lorestan and Khuzestan Provinces , Iran . At a planned height of 325 metres (1,066 ft) , [2] it will be the world's tallest dam once completed and withhold the second l
#9 Bara Dam
Bara Dam is a proposed small, low-head, earth core rockfill, hydroelectric dam with a capacity of 5.8 megawatts , located across Bara River at the confluence of Mastura River in Tirah Valley , Khyber Agency , FATA , Pakistan . [1] It is part of a wider plan that consists in remodeling the Bara River
#10 Lindston Loch, South Ayrshire
Lindston Loch (NS 37272 16195) was a small freshwater loch situated within a glacial 'kettle hole.' The loch lies in the South Ayrshire Council Area, Parish of Dalrymple , Scotland. Body of water Lindston Loch The site of Lindston Loch Lindston Loch The location of The Lindston Loch, South Ayrshire
#11 Chungará Lake
Chungará is a lake situated in the extreme north of Chile at an elevation of 4,517 metres (14,820 ft) , in the Altiplano of Arica y Parinacota Region in the Lauca National Park . It has a surface area of about 21.5–22.5 square kilometres (8.3–8.7 sq mi) and has a maximum depth of about 26–40 m
#12 Amselsee
The Amselsee (also Amselsee Rathen ) is a small reservoir in the spa town of Rathen in Saxon Switzerland . It is located in the Free State of Saxony in Eastern Germany. Dam in Saxon Switzerland Amselsee View over the Amselsee Location Saxon Switzerland Coordinates 50.96444°N 14.08139°E / 50.96444;
#13 Lake Eleanor
Lake Eleanor is a reservoir located in the northwestern backcountry of Yosemite National Park at an altitude of 4,657 feet (1,419 m) . The reservoir has a capacity of 26,100 acre-feet (32,200,000 m 3 ) and a surface area of 953 acres (3.9 km²). For Lake Eleanor in Ventura County, California, s
#14 O'Shaughnessy Dam (California)
O'Shaughnessy Dam is a 430-foot (131 m) high concrete arch-gravity dam in Tuolumne County, California , United States. It impounds the Tuolumne River , forming the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at the lower end of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park , about 160 miles (260 km) east of San Fran
#15 Supung Lake
Supung Lake(수풍저수지) is an artificial reservoir on the border between North Korea and China . The lake has been created by a damming of the Yalu River by the Sup'ung Dam , located just upstream from Sinuiju , North Korea. See also: Sup'ung Dam Body of water Supung Lake Supung Lake Coordinates 40°28′N
#16 Cottonwood Lake (British Columbia)
Cottonwood Lake is a lake in the Selkirk Mountains in the West Kootenay region of the Regional District of Central Kootenay in British Columbia , Canada . [1] Cottonwood Lake south of Nelson The lake is the fed by Cottonwood Creek , which has its source just south of the lake near Apex Summit at the
#1 Rocky Valley
Rocky Valley ( Cornish : Glynn Duwy , meaning deep valley of the river Duwy ) is a small valley in the parish of Tintagel, north Cornwall , England, United Kingdom . Valley in north Cornwall, England Rocky Valley at low tide, looking upstream (south) Rocky Valley looking out to sea (North) Damaged b
#2 Kosi River
The Kosi or Koshi ( Nepali : कोशी , koshī , Hindi : कोसी , kosī ) is a transboundary river which flows through China , Nepal and India . It drains the northern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the southern slopes in Nepal . From a major confluence of tributaries north of the Chatra Gorge onwards
#3 River Lemon
The River Lemon is a 9.9 mile (16 kilometre) river in the county of Devon in southwest England. It is a tributary of the River Teign , starting on Dartmoor by Haytor , and ending in Newton Abbot . [1] It rises on the south-east side of Dartmoor near Haytor , joins with the River Sig and the Langwort
#4 Máxima Canal
The Máxima Canal dates from 2014 and runs from the Zuid-Willemsvaart near Den Dungen to the Meuse near Gewande . Máxima Canal Map of the Máxima Canal Country Netherlands Specifications Length 8.2 km (5.1 miles) Maximum boat beam 46.5 m (152 ft 7 in) Maximum boat draft 4.2 m Status Open Histo
#5 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
#6 Ciliwung
Ci Liwung (often written as Ciliwung ; also as Tjiliwoeng in Dutch, Sundanese : ᮎᮤᮜᮤᮝᮥᮀ) is a 119 km long river in the northwestern region of Java where it flows through two provinces, West Java and the special region of Jakarta . The natural estuary of the Ciliwung river, known as the Kali Besar
The Mameyes River ( Spanish : Río Mameyes ) is a river of Luquillo, Puerto Rico and is also in Río Grande, Puerto Rico . It received the Wild and Scenic River designation in 2002 and its riparian zone is 73 acres. [2] [3] River of Puerto Rico Mameyes River Native name Río Mameyes ( Spanish ) Loc
#8 Icacos River
The Icacos River ( Spanish : Río Icacos ), sometimes spelled Hicacos , is a river of Naguabo, Puerto Rico . It is 2.3 miles (3.7 km) long and has received the designation of "Wild and Scenic River" by the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System . [1] This river aids the hydroelectric dam in Naguabo
#9 Pratt River
The Pratt River is a river in King County in Washington . It is a tributary of the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River . It was named for prospector George A Pratt, who discovered nearby iron deposits in 1887. [2] River in northwest Washington, United States Pratt River Location of the mouth of the Pratt R
#10 Limestone Run (Montour and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania)
Limestone Run is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River , in Montour County and Northumberland County , in Pennsylvania , in the United States. It is 8.8 miles (14.2 km) long and flows through Limestone Township in Montour County and Turbot Township and Milton in Northumberland County. [
The Canajoharie Creek ( / ˌ k æ n ə dʒ ə ˈ h ɛər i / ) is a river that flows into the Mohawk River in the Village of Canajoharie in the U.S. State of New York . [3] The name "Canajoharie" is a Mohawk language term meaning "the pot that washes itself", referring to the "Canajoharie Boiling Pot", a 20
#12 Snoqualmie River
The Snoqualmie River is a 45-mile (72 km) long river in King County and Snohomish County in the U.S. state of Washington . The river's three main tributaries are the North, Middle, and South Forks, which drain the west side of the Cascade Mountains near the town of North Bend and join near the tow
#13 Trinity River (California)
The Trinity River (originally called the Hoopa or Hupa by the Yurok , and hun' by the Natinixwe/ Hupa people ) is a major river in northwestern California in the United States, and is the principal tributary of the Klamath River . The Trinity flows for 165 miles (266 km) through the Klamath Mounta
#14 Great Drain
The Great Drain is a heritage-listed former farm and farm cottage and now motorcycle track, overnight accommodation and reserve located on the Wisemans Ferry Road, South Maroota in The Hills Shire local government area of New South Wales , Australia. It was built from 1795 to 1820 by probably by Wil
#15 Missisquoi River
The Missisquoi River is a transboundary river of the east shore of Lake Champlain (via Missisquoi Bay ), approximately 80 miles (130 km) long, in northern Vermont in the United States and southern Quebec in Canada. River in Canada, United States Missisquoi River Location Country Canada United Stat
#16 Saône
The Saône ( / s oʊ n / SOHN , French: [son] ; [1] Arpitan : Sona ; Latin : Arar ) is a river in eastern France . It is a right tributary of the Rhône , rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon , at the southern end of the Presqu'île . River of eastern France For ot
#17 Jacobs Creek (Youghiogheny River tributary)
Jacobs Creek is a 33.4-mile-long (53.8 km) [6] tributary of the Youghiogheny River beginning in Acme , Pennsylvania and draining at its mouth in the town of Jacobs Creek into the Youghiogheny River. Jacobs Creek is the southwestern border of Westmoreland County and the northwestern border of Fayet
#18 Sope Creek
Sope Creek is an 11.6-mile-long (18.7 km) [1] stream located in Cobb County, Georgia , United States. It is a significant tributary of the Chattahoochee River . [2] It was known as Soap Creek during the 19th century. A section of Sope Creek runs through the Chattahoochee River National Recreation
#19 Haulover Canal
The Haulover Canal is a waterway north of Merritt Island, Florida , near the former site of Allenhurst , that connects Mosquito Lagoon with the Indian River , and is part of the Intracoastal Waterway . Haulover Canal Haulover Canal Bridge Location Brevard County, Florida Country United States Specif
#20 Volkhov (river)
The Volkhov ( Russian : Во́лхов ) is a river in Novgorodsky and Chudovsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast and Kirishsky and Volkhovsky Districts of Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia . It connects Lake Ilmen and Lake Ladoga and forms part of the basin of the Neva . The length of the river is 224 k
#1 Subic Bay
Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines , about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Manila Bay . An extension of the South China Sea , its shores were formerly the site of a major United States Navy facility, U.S. Naval Base Subic Bay , now an industrial and
#2 Ella Bay
Ella Bay is a bay located in the Cassowary Coast Region in Far North Queensland , Australia. [2] It is in close proximity to the town of Innisfail . Innisfail is situated 88 kilometres (55 mi) south of Cairns and 260 kilometres (160 mi) north of Townsville. The bay is bounded by Cooper's point i
Plattsburgh Bay , also known as Cumberland Bay , is an inlet on the western shore of Lake Champlain in Clinton County, New York . The bay is the location of the town and city of Plattsburgh , and was the site of the Battle of Plattsburgh , a naval and land engagement fought on September 11, 1814, la