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Coast / Coast


#1 Satellite Beach, Florida

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 Trevose Head

Trevose Head ( Cornish : Penn Trenfos , meaning farm of the wall's headland [ citation needed ] ) ( grid reference SW853764 ) is a headland on the Atlantic coast of north Cornwall , United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 5 miles (8.0   km) west of Padstow . The South West Coast Path runs aroun

#3 White Rock, British Columbia

White Rock is a city in British Columbia , Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District . It borders Semiahmoo Bay to the south and is surrounded on three sides by Surrey . To the southeast across a footbridge lies the Semiahmoo First Nation , which is within the border

#4 Bowman Coast

The Bowman Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Northrop and Cape Agassiz . It was discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in an aerial flight of December 20, 1928. It was named by Wilkins for Isaiah Bowman , then Director of the American Geographical Society . Loc

#5 Cape Northrop

Cape Northrop is a conspicuous, rocky bluff which rises to 1,160 m, forming the north side of the entrance to Whirlwind Inlet , on the east coast of Graham Land , the northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, and dividing Foyn Coast and Bowman Coast . Discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins on a flight

#6 Sewell's Point

Sewells Point is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States , located at the mouth of the salt-water port of Hampton Roads . Sewells Point is bordered by water on three sides, with Willoughby Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and the Lafayette Ri

#7 Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta ( Spanish pronunciation:   [ˈpweɾto βaˈʎaɾta] or simply Vallarta ) is a Mexican beach resort city situated on the Pacific Ocean's Bahía de Banderas in the Mexican state of Jalisco . Puerto Vallarta is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state after the Guadalajara Metropoli

#8 Eielson Peninsula

Eielson Peninsula ( 70°35′S 61°45′W ) is a rugged, mainly snow-covered peninsula , 37 kilometres (20   nmi) long in an east–west direction and averaging 19 kilometres (10   nmi) wide, lying between Smith Inlet and Lehrke Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land . The rocky north wall of this peninsula

#9 Tintagel

Tintagel ( / t ɪ n ˈ t æ dʒ əl / ) or Trevena ( Cornish : Tre war Venydh [1] meaning village on a mountain ) is a civil parish and village situated on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall , England. The village and nearby Tintagel Castle are associated with the legends surrounding King Arthur and in recen

#10 Papakolea Beach

Papakōlea Beach (also known as Green Sand Beach or Mahana Beach [1] ) is a green sand beach located near South Point , in the Ka ʻ ū district of the island of Hawai ʻ i . It is one of only four green sand beaches in the world, the others being Talofofo Beach, Guam ; Punta Cormorant on Floreana Islan

#11 Pylon Point

Pylon Point ( 68°6′S 65°5′W ) is a rocky promontory standing 4 nautical miles (7   km) southwest of Three Slice Nunatak and marking the north end of the main mountainous mass of Joerg Peninsula , on the east coast of Graham Land . Pylon Point lies in the area first seen by Sir Hubert Wilkins on his

#12 Wilkins Coast

Wilkins Coast is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Agassiz and Cape Boggs . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Sir Hubert Wilkins , who in a pioneer Antarctic exploratory flight on December 20, 1928, flew southward from Decept


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Island / Island


#1 Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong International Airport ( IATA : HKG , ICAO : VHHH ) is Hong Kong's main airport , built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok , Hong Kong . The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport , to distinguish it from its predecessor, the f

#2 Ireland

Ireland ( / ˈ aɪər l ə n d / ( listen ) YRE -lənd ; Irish : Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen ) ; Ulster-Scots : Airlann [ˈɑːrlən] ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean , in north-western Europe . It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel , the Irish Sea , and St George's Channel

#3 Mauritius

Mauritius ( / m ə ˈ r ɪ ʃ ( i ) ə s , m ɔː -/ ( listen ) mər- ISH -(ee-)əs, mor- ; French: Maurice [mɔʁis, moʁis] ( listen ) ; Mauritian Creole : Moris [moʁis] ), officially the Republic of Mauritius , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200   mi) off the southeast coas

#4 Coronado Islands

The Coronado Islands ( Islas Coronado or Islas Coronados ; English: Islands of the Coronation(s) ; Kumeyaay : Mat hasil ewik kakap) are a group of islands located 13   km (8   mi) off the northwest coast of the Mexican state of Baja California . Battered by the wind and waves, the rocky islands are

#5 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

#6 Bajo Nuevo Bank

Bajo Nuevo Bank , also known as the Petrel Islands ( Spanish : Bajo Nuevo, Islas Petrel ), is a small, uninhabited reef with some small grass-covered islets , located in the western Caribbean Sea at 15°53′N 78°38′W , with a lighthouse on Low Cay at 15°51′N 78°38′W . The closest neighbouring land fea

#7 Harkers Island, North Carolina

Harkers Island is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carteret County , North Carolina , United States. The population of Harkers Island was 1,207 at the 2010 census. [4] Harkers Island is unincorporated and receives most public services, including law enforcement and public education, from Carteret

#8 Nikumaroro

Nikumaroro , previously known as Kemins Island or Gardner Island , is a part of the Phoenix Islands , Kiribati , in the western Pacific Ocean. It is a remote, elongated, triangular coral atoll with profuse vegetation and a large central marine lagoon . Nikumaroro is about 7.5   km (4.7   mi) long by

#9 Green Island (Okaihe)

Green Island is a small, uninhabited island lying 2   km off the coast of the Otago region of New Zealand, some 13   km south-west of the city of Dunedin . The island's Māori name is Okaihe. Green Island Māori : Okaihe Green Island Geography Location Dunedin , Otago region Area 0.04   km 2 (0.015  

#10 Panay

Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines , with a total land area of 12,011   km 2 (4,637   sq   mi) and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census.   [4] Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. [5] The City of Iloilo is it

#11 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai

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

#12 Nishinoshima (Ogasawara)

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

#13 Tuanake

Tuanake or Mata-rua-puna [2] is a small atoll located in the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia . He made up the Raevski Islands subgroup with Tepoto Sud and Hiti . It is administratively attached to the municipality of Makemo . Atoll in French Polynesia Tuanake NASA picture of Tuanake Atoll Tu

#14 Lord Howe Island

Lord Howe Island ( / h aʊ / ; formerly Lord Howe's Island ) is an irregularly crescent-shaped volcanic remnant in the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand , part of the Australian state of New South Wales . It lies 600   km (320   nmi) directly east of mainland Port Macquarie , 780   km (420

#15 Wake Island

Wake Island ( Marshallese : Ānen Kio , lit.   ' island of the kio flower ' ; also known as Wake Atoll ) is a coral atoll in the western Pacific Ocean in the northeastern area of the Micronesia subregion , 1,501 miles (2,416 kilometers) east of Guam , 2,298 miles (3,698 kilometers) west of Honolulu ,

#16 Bogoslof Island

Bogoslof Island or Agasagook Island ( Aleut : Aĝasaaĝux̂ [4] ) is the summit of a submarine stratovolcano at the south edge of the Bering Sea , 35 miles (56   km) northwest of Unalaska Island of the Aleutian Island chain. It has a land area of 319.3 acres (1.292   km 2 ) and is uninhabited. The peak

#17 Réunion

Réunion ( / r iː ˈ juː n j ə n / ; [3] French : La Réunion , [la ʁe.y.njɔ̃] ( listen ) ; previously Île Bourbon ; Reunionese Creole : La Rényon ) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately 950   km (590   mi) east of the island o

#18 Augustine Volcano

Augustine Volcano ( Sugpiaq : Utakineq ; [3] Dena'ina :  Chu Nula ) is a stratovolcano in Alaska consisting of a central complex of summit lava domes and flows surrounded by an apron of pyroclastic , lahar , avalanche, and ash deposits. The volcano is frequently active, with major eruptions recorded

#19 Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)

Henderson Island (formerly also San Juan Bautista and Elizabeth Island ) is an uninhabited island in the south Pacific Ocean . It is part of the Pitcairn Island Group , together with Pitcairn , Oeno , and Ducie Islands. Measuring 9.6 by 5.1 kilometres ( 5 + 15 ⁄ 16   mi ×   3 + 3 ⁄ 16   mi) , it has

#20 Madagascar

Madagascar ( / ˌ m æ d ə ˈ ɡ æ s k ər , - k ɑːr / ; Malagasy : Madagasikara ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( Malagasy: Repoblikan'i Madagasikara , Malagasy pronunciation:   [republiˈkʲan madaɡasˈkʲarə̥] ; French : République de Madagascar ), is an island country in the Indian Ocean , appro


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Mountains / Mountains


#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 Bezymianny

Bezymianny ( Russian : Безымянный Bezymyannyyi , meaning unnamed ) is an active stratovolcano in Kamchatka , Russia . Bezymianny volcano had been considered extinct until 1955. Activity started in 1955, culminating in a dramatic eruption on 30 March 1956. [2] [3] This eruption, similar to that of Mo

#3 Kleiner Arber

The Kleiner Arber , sometimes also the Little Arber , in the Bavarian Forest is a mountain, 1,383.6   m   above   sea level (NHN) , [1] and the highest peak in the Bavarian province of Upper Palatinate . The border with Lower Bavaria runs over its summit and that of the Großer or Great Arber ( 1,455

#4 Finley Heights

The Finley Heights ( 69°13′S 63°13′W ) are rugged coastal heights rising to 1,070 metres (3,510   ft) between the mouths of Bingham Glacier and Lurabee Glacier , on the east coast of Palmer Land , Antarctica. They were discovered by Sir Hubert Wilkins in an aerial flight on December 20, 1928. He con

#5 Parliament Hill

Parliament Hill ( French : Colline du Parlement ) , colloquially known as The Hill , is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. Its Gothic revival suite of buildings, and their architectural elements of national symbolic importance, is t

#6 Lion Rock

Lion Rock , or less formally Lion Rock Hill , is a mountain in Hong Kong . It is located in Sha Tin District , [1] between Kowloon Tong of Kowloon and Tai Wai of the New Territories , and is 495 metres (1,624   ft) high. [2] The peak consists of granite covered sparsely by shrubs. The Kowloon granit

#7 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

#8 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

#9 Aoraki / Mount Cook

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

#10 Mount Larcom, Queensland

Mount Larcom is the name of a mountain, a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region , Queensland , Australia. [2] [3] [4] In the 2016 census , the locality of Mount Larcom had a population of 361 people. [5] Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap   Download coordinates as: KML Town in Queens

#11 Mount Bromo

The Bromo ( Javanese : ꦧꦿꦩ ), or Mount Bromo ( Javanese : ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ​ꦧꦿꦩ (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

#12 Scripps Heights

Scripps Heights ( 69°8′S 63°40′W ) is a rugged heights which are largely ice-covered, surmounting the peninsula between Casey Glacier and Lurabee Glacier on the east coast of Palmer Land , Antarctica . Deeply scarred by glaciers, the heights terminate on the east in Cape Walcott . Discovered by Sir

#13 Mount Rinjani

Mount Rinjani ( Indonesian : Gunung Rinjani ) is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok . Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok , West Nusa Tenggara ( Indonesian : Nusa Tenggara Barat , NTB). It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224   ft) , making it the second high

#14 Mount Friesland

Mount Friesland is a mountain rising to 1,700.2 metres (5,578   ft) in the homonymous Friesland Ridge , the summit of Tangra Mountains and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . Its north rib is connected to Pliska Ridge by Nesebar Gap on the west, and to Bowles Ridge by Wörn

#15 Vinson Massif

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

#16 Mount Wilson (Antarctica)

Mount Wilson is a mountain rising in the west part of the Bermel Peninsula on the Bowman Coast of Antarctica . This mountain appears indistinctly in a photograph taken by Sir Hubert Wilkins on his flight of December 20, 1928. The feature was rephotographed in 1935 by Lincoln Ellsworth and in 1947 by

#17 Mount Fritsche

Mount Fritsche ( 66°0′S 62°42′W ) is a snow-capped coastal mountain with many steep rock faces, located on the north side of Richthofen Pass in eastern Graham Land , Antarctica. This mountain was probably first seen by Otto Nordenskiöld of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition , 1901–04. Sir Hubert Wilki

#18 Kanlaon

Kanlaon , also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano ( Hiligaynon : Bolkang Kanglaon ; Cebuano : Bolkang Kanglaon ; Filipino : Bulkang Kanlaon ), is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines , as well as the highest point in the Visayas , with a

#19 Ballon d'Alsace

The Ballon d'Alsace German : Elsässer Belchen (el. 1247 m.), sometimes also called the Alsatian Belchen to distinguish it from other mountains named " Belchen " [1] [2] [3] is a mountain at the border of Alsace , Lorraine , and Franche-Comté . From its top, views include the Vosges , the Rhine valle

#20 Mount Yari

Mount Yari ( 槍ヶ岳 , Yari-ga-take ) is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains . The 3,180-metre-high (10,433   ft) peak lies in the southern part of the Hida Mountains (Northern Alps) of Japan , on the border of Ōmachi and Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture . The priest B


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Reservoir / Reservoir


#1 Three Gorges Dam

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

#2 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

#3 Scammonden Reservoir

Scammonden Reservoir is a water reservoir in West Yorkshire , England. The area of the water surface when the reservoir is full is 42 hectares (0.16   sq   mi) . The level of the bellmouth overflow above sea level is 252 metres (827   ft) . The reservoir holds 78,000,000 litres (17,000,000   imp   g

#4 Lake of Banyoles

Lake of Banyoles (or Estany de Banyoles ) is a natural lake located in the comarca " Pla de l'Estany ", Province of Girona , in northeastern Catalonia , Spain . It is named after the nearby town of Banyoles , to which it belongs entirely. On the western shore it borders with the town of Porqueres .

#5 Sogamoso Dam

The Sogamoso Dam is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Sogamoso River in northern Colombia. It is located 30 kilometres (19   mi) west of Bucaramanga in Santander Department and 285 kilometres (177   mi) north of Bogotá . The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and its pow

#6 Motijhil

Motijhil (also Motijheel , literal translation: Pearl Lake ), also known as Company due to its association with the East India Company , [1] is a horse-shoe shaped lake in Murshidabad , West Bengal , India. [2] [3] It was created by Nawazish Muhammad Khan, the son-in-law of Nawab Alivardi Khan . He

#7 Lac de Tolla

The Lac de Tolla is a reservoir in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica . It is the largest lake on Corsica, and powers a hydroelectric plant. Reservoir on Corsica, France Body of water Lac de Tolla Tolla village and lake Lac de Tolla Show map of Corsica Lac de Tolla Show m

#8 Van Norman Lake (Michigan)

Van Norman Lake is a private, all-sports, 66-acre lake along the main branch of the Clinton River , [3] in Oakland County , in the U.S. state of Michigan . Most of the lake lies within Independence Township ; however, the southern portion of the lake is in Waterford Township . [4] Body of water Van

#9 Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River , on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona . It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Its c

#10 Lough Allen

Lough Allen ( Irish : Loch Aillionn ) [2] is a lake on the River Shannon [3] in northeastern Connacht , Ireland . Most of the lake is in County Leitrim , [3] with a smaller part in County Roscommon . The lake lies to the south of the River Shannon's source , near the Iron Mountains, and is the upper

#11 Lake Mendota

Lake Mendota is a freshwater eutrophic lake that is the northernmost and largest of the four lakes in Madison , Wisconsin. [2] The lake borders Madison on the north, east, and south, Middleton on the west, Shorewood Hills on the southwest, Maple Bluff on the northeast, and Westport on the northwest.

#12 Yan Yean Reservoir

Yan Yean Reservoir is the oldest water supply for the city of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . [1] At the time of its completion in 1857 it was the largest artificial reservoir in the world. [2] [3] It is 30 kilometres (19   mi) north of the city and is built on the Plenty River , a tributary of t

#13 Lac d'Aiguebelette

Lac d'Aiguebelette is a natural lake in the commune of Aiguebelette-le-Lac , within the department of Savoie , France . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2013 ) Body of water Lac d ' Aiguebelette Lac d ' Aiguebelette Location Savoie Coordinates 45°33′10″N 5°47′50″E P

#14 Limón Dam

The Limón Dam , part of the Olmos Transandino Project , is an under construction multi-purpose concrete-face rock-fill embankment dam on the Huancabamba River in northwestern Peru , located to the south of Guabal . When completed, the project will help produce 4,000 gigawatt-hours (14,000   TJ) of e

#15 Lake Abert

Lake Abert (also known as Abert Lake ) is a large, shallow, alkali lake in Lake County , Oregon , United States. It is approximately 15   mi (24   km) long and 7   mi (11   km) wide at its widest point. It is located 3   mi (4.8   km) northeast of the small, unincorporated community of Valley Falls,


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River / River


#1 Grantham Canal

The Grantham Canal ran 33 miles (53   km) from Grantham through 18 locks to West Bridgford, where it joined the River Trent . It was built primarily for the transportation of coal to Grantham. It opened in 1797 and its profitability steadily increased until 1841. It was then sold to a railway compan

#2 Blinde Rot

The Blinde Rot , also called the Adelmannsfelder Rot , is a river in the Ellwangen Hills in the north of the German state of Baden-Württemberg , that rises in the municipality Frankenhardt and discharges into the Kocher in the municipality of Abtsgmünd . River in Germany Blinde Rot Adelmannsfelder R

#3 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

#4 Elk Falls Provincial Park

Elk Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia , Canada . It is 1,807 hectares (4,470 acres) in size and is located at the east end of John Hart Lake on the northwest side of the city of Campbell River , on Vancouver Island . [1] Tourist atraction Elk Falls Provincial Park IUCN c

#5 River Mersey

The River Mersey ( / ˈ m ɜːr z i / ) is a river in the North West of England . Its name is derived from Old English and means "boundary river", possibly referring to its having been a border between the ancient kingdoms of Mercia and Northumbria . [2] For centuries it has formed part of the boundary

#6 Seymour River (Burrard Inlet)

The Seymour River is a river in North Vancouver, British Columbia which is notable for being several degrees warmer than other streams and lakes in the area. This is due to it being fed from a large reservoir backed up behind a dam from which a constant flow of water is released. [1] The upper porti

#7 Rizzanese

The Rizzanese ( French : Rivière u Rizzanese ) is a coastal river in the southwest of department of Corse-du-Sud , Corsica, France. It is dammed near Sorbollano to form the Rizzanese Reservoir , which stores water for irrigation and supplies the largest hydroelectric power plant in Corsica, with ins

#8 Englishman River

Englishman River is a river in the eastern side of Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada. [1] It starts on the eastern slopes of the Beaufort Range , originating from tiny Jewel Lake and flowing in an easterly direction for 40   km (25   mi) , entering the Strait of Georgia at Parksville, Bri

#9 Georgina River

The Georgina River is the north-westernmost of the three major rivers of the Channel Country in Central West Queensland , that also flows through a portion of the Northern Territory , in central Australia . Part of the Lake Eyre basin , the Georgina flows in extremely wet years into Lake Eyre . Rive

#10 Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal

The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal ( Welsh : Camlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog ) is a small network of canals in South Wales . For most of its currently (2018) navigable 35-mile (56   km) length [1] it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park , and its present rural character and tranquillity beli

#11 Tom Pudding

Tom Pudding was the name given to the tub boats on the Aire and Calder Navigation , introduced in 1863 and used until 1985, which were a very efficient means of transferring and transporting coal from the open cast collieries of the South Yorkshire Coalfield near Stanley Ferry to the port of Goole ,

#12 Glendalough

Glendalough ( / ˌ ɡ l ɛ n d ə ˈ l ɒ x / ; Irish : Gleann Dá Loch , meaning ' valley of two lakes ' [2] ) is a glacial valley in County Wicklow , Ireland , renowned for an Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin . From 1825 to 1957, the head of the Glendalough Valley

#13 Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal , historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal , is a 28-mile-long (45   km) canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River . It reverses the direction of the Main Stem and the South Branch of the Chicago River, which now flows out of La

#14 Paulins Kill

The Paulins Kill (also known as Paulinskill River ) is a 41.6-mile (66.9   km) [1] tributary of the Delaware River in northwestern New Jersey in the United States. With a long-term median flow rate of 76   cubic feet of water per second (2.15   m³/s), it is New Jersey's third-largest contributor to

#15 Chambal River

The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in Central and Northern India , and thus forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. [2] The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh , running for a time through Rajasthan then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya P

#16 Bèze (river)

The Bèze ( French pronunciation:   ​ [bɛz] ) is a French river in the Côte-d'Or department, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is a right tributary of the Saône , and thus a sub-tributary of the Rhône . River in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France Bèze La Bèze crossing Bèze . La Bèze, tributary o

#17 Wadi Qelt

Wadi Qelt ( Arabic : وادي القلط ‎ ; Qelt is also spelled Qilt and Kelt , sometimes with the Arabic article, el- or al-), in Hebrew Nahal Prat ( Hebrew : נחל פרת ), formerly Naḥal Faran (Pharan brook), is a valley, riverine gulch or stream ( Arabic : وادي ‎ wādī , " wadi "; Hebrew : נחל ‎ , "nahal")

#18 Waipā River

The Waipā River is in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand . The headwaters are in the Rangitoto Range east of Te Kuiti . It flows north for 115 kilometres (71   mi) , passing through Ōtorohanga and Pirongia , before flowing into the Waikato River at Ngāruawāhia . It is the Waikato'

#19 Black River (Asia)

The Black River , ( Vietnamese : Sông Đà , from the Tai language Da meaning "dark-brown") also known upstream as the Lixian River in China, [1] is a river located in China and northwestern Vietnam . "Sông Đà" redirects here. For the place, see Sông Đà (ward) . River in Vietnam, China Black River Vie


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#1 Corio Bay

Corio Bay is one of numerous internal bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip , and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong . The nearby suburb of Corio takes its name from Corio Bay. Bay in Victoria, Australia Body of water Corio Bay Corio Bay, overlooking Geelong West , Drum

#2 Humboldt Bay

Humboldt Bay is a natural bay [3] and a multi-basin, bar-built coastal lagoon [4] located on the rugged North Coast of California , entirely within Humboldt County , United States. It is the largest protected body of water on the West Coast between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound , the second-larg


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