langs: 21 декабря [ru] / december 21 [en] / 21. dezember [de] / 21 décembre [fr] / 21 dicembre [it] / 21 de diciembre [es]
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Anna Maria Island , is a barrier island on the coast of Manatee County, Florida , in the United States. It is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico , on the south by Longboat Pass (which separates it from Longboat Key ), on the east by Anna Maria Sound, and on the north by Tampa Bay . Anna Maria
#2 Bundoran
Bundoran ( Irish : Bun Dobhráin ) [2] is a town in County Donegal , Ireland. The town is located near the N15 road near Ballyshannon , and is the most southerly town in Donegal. The town is a tourist seaside resort , and tourism has been at the heart of the local economy since the 18th century. [3]
Sandymount Strand ( Irish : Dumhach Thrá ) is a large strand on the east coast of Ireland , adjacent to the village and suburb of Sandymount in Dublin . It is part of South Bull - a major component of the south side of Dublin Bay , and part of the Dublin Bay Biosphere Reserve . South Bull is a mirro
Venice is a neighborhood of the city of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California . Neighborhood of Los Angeles in California, United States Venice, Los Angeles Neighborhood of Los Angeles Venice Beach and Boardwalk, 2005 Venice neighborhood as delineated by the Los An
#5 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,
Bradenton Beach is a city on Anna Maria Island in Manatee County, Florida , United States . The population was 1,171 at the 2010 census, and 1,278 in the 2018 U.S Census estimates. [4] It is part of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city occupies the southern
Ocracoke / ˈ oʊ k r ə k oʊ k / [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated town located at the southern end of Ocracoke Island , located entirely within Hyde County , North Carolina , United States. The population was 948 as of the 2010 census . [5] In the 2020 census, the population h
#8 Antofagasta
Antofagasta ( Spanish pronunciation: [antofaˈɣasta] ( listen ) ) is a port city in northern Chile , about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) north of Santiago . It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region . According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. [4] For o
South-southwest of St. Petersburg, Florida , Fort De Soto Park is a park operated by Pinellas County on five offshore keys, or islands: Madelaine Key , St. Jean Key , St. Christopher Key , Bonne Fortune Key and the main island, Mullet Key . The keys are connected by either bridge or causeway. The is
#10 East Thrace
East Thrace or Eastern Thrace ( Turkish : Doğu Trakya or simply Trakya ; Greek : Ανατολική Θράκη , Anatoliki Thraki ; Bulgarian : Източна Тракия , Iztochna Trakiya ), also known as Turkish Thrace or European Turkey , is the part of Turkey that is geographically a part of Southeast Europe . It accoun
#1 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
#2 Ön, Umeå
Ön , formerly called Öhn , is an island and district in the Ume River in Umeå , Sweden . About 280 people lived on the island in 2005. Quarter in Västerbotten County, Sweden Ön Ön seen from the older bridge in September 2010. Map of Ön, from OpenStreetMap Geography Location Ume River Coordinates 63°
#3 Pakin Atoll
Pakin Atoll is a small atoll lying off the northwest coast of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia . Along with the nearby Ant Atoll these islands constitute the Senyavin group of islands . [1] Pakin Atoll Pakin Atoll from space. Courtesy NASA . Pakin Location of Pakin Atoll in the Pacific
#4 Swan Islands, Falkland Islands
The Swan Islands ( Spanish : Islas del Cisne ) are a small group of islands in the middle of Falkland Sound in the Falkland Islands , and comprising Swan Island and the smaller West Swan Island and North Swan Island . For other uses, see Swan Island . Weddell Island (also in the Falkland Islands) us
#5 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
Greenland is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean , northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland . The territory comprises the island of Greenland—the largest island in the world —and more than a hundred other smaller islands (see alphabetic list ). Greenland has a 1.2 kilom
Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States . It is a part of the Town of Rockport . It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists. [1] Thacher Island, with the north
#8 Nantucket
Nantucket / ˌ n æ n ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t / is an island about 30 miles (50 km) [1] south from Cape Cod . Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget , it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket , a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts . It is t
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
#10 Malaita massacre
The Malaita massacre inflicted a large number of deaths on the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands in late 1927. William R. Bell , the District Officer of Malaita in the British Solomon Islands Protectorate , and many of his deputies were killed by Basiana and other Kwaio warriors as part of a
#11 Eyebroughy
Eyebroughy (or archaically Ibris ; NT493859) is a small, rocky islet in the Firth of Forth , 200 m off East Lothian , Scotland . Eyebroughy Eyebroughy, with rocks in foreground Location Eyebroughy The island shown within East Lothian Coordinates 56.066667°N 2.816667°W / 56.066667; -2.816667 Physic
#12 Thitu Island
Thitu Island , also known as Pag-asa Island ( Tagalog : Pulo ng Pag-asa ; Pangasinan : Ilalo [ citation needed ] , having an area of 37.2 hectares (92 acres) , is the second largest of the naturally occurring [3] Spratly Islands and the largest of the Philippine-administered islands. It lies about 4
#13 List of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands
The list of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands lists some of the ships that wrecked on or sank in the waters of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey . The list includes ships that sustained a damaged hull, which were later refloated and repaired. Channel Islands Îles de la Manche (
Plum Island is an island in the town of Southold in Suffolk County , New York . The island is situated in Gardiners Bay , east of Orient Point , off the eastern end of the North Fork coast of Long Island . It is about 3 miles (4.8 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) wide at its widest point. [1] Island
#15 Great Saint James, U.S. Virgin Islands
Great Saint James is a private island in the United States Virgin Islands , located off the east end of St. Thomas and belonging to subdistrict East End, Saint Thomas . The island is approximately 165 acres (67 ha) in size, [1] and is located 0.4 kilometres (0.25 mi) southeast of Saint Thomas .
#16 Antigua
Antigua ( / æ n ˈ t iː ɡ ə / ann- TEE -gə ), [2] also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles . It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda . Antigua and Barbuda became an indepen
Laughing Bird Caye is an island off the coast of Placencia , Belize . On 21 December 1991, Laughing Bird Caye National Park was declared. It is spread over an area of 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) . The island is named after a population of laughing gulls which previously bred there. [2] Laughing Bird Caye
#18 Pratas Island
Pratas Island [11] : i [14] : 5 [15] [16] [17] is an island [1] : 13 [2] [3] [6] in the northern part of the South China Sea administered as part of Cijin District , Kaohsiung , Taiwan . [18] [19] ( Chinese : 東沙群島 ; pinyin : Dōngshā Qúndǎo ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Tang-soa Kûn-tó ; lit. 'East Sand
#19 Saint Helena
Saint Helena ( / h ə ˈ l iː n ə / ) is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean . It is a remote volcanic tropical island 1,950 kilometres (1,210 miles) west of the coast of south-western Africa, and 4,000 kilometres (2,500 mi) east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is
#20 Damsay
Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland . It is approximately 18 hectares (0.07 sq mi) in extent and rises to only 11 metres (36 ft) above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown . Nearby is the smaller islet of Holm of Grimbist
#1 Mount Hamilton (California)
Mount Hamilton is a mountain in the Diablo Range in Santa Clara County , California . The mountain's peak, at 4,265 feet (1,300 m) , overlooks the heavily urbanized Santa Clara Valley and is the site of Lick Observatory , the world's first permanently occupied mountain-top [4] observatory . [5] Th
#2 Ongal Peak
Ongal Peak ( Bulgarian : връх Онгъл , romanized : vrah Ongal , IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈɔŋɡɐɫ] ) is a sharp glaciated peak on the Levski Ridge of Tangra Mountains , Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . It surmounts Shipka Valley on the north-northwest, and Huron Glacier and its tri
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
#4 Ochsenkopf (Fichtel Mountains)
The Ochsenkopf ( German: [ˈɔksn̩ˌkɔp͡f] ( listen ) ) is the second-highest mountain in the Fichtel Mountains with a height of 1,024 metres (3,360 ft) . On its summit is an observation tower (the Asenturm ) and a transmission tower for VHF and TV programmes by Bayerischer Rundfunk . Ochsenkopf The
#5 Doi Inthanon
Doi Inthanon ( Thai : ดอยอินทนนท์ , pronounced [dɔ̄ːj ʔīn.tʰā.nōn] ) is the highest mountain in Thailand . [1] It is in Chom Thong District , Chiang Mai Province . This mountain is an ultra prominent peak , known in the past as Doi Luang ('big mountain') or Doi Ang Ga , meaning the 'crow's pond top'
#6 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
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) ,
#8 Helvellyn
Helvellyn ( / h ɛ l ˈ v ɛ l ɪ n / ; possible meaning : pale yellow moorland ) is a mountain in the English Lake District , the highest point of the Helvellyn range , a north–south line of mountains to the north of Ambleside , between the lakes of Thirlmere and Ullswater . Mountain in the English Lak
#9 Uritorco
Cerro Uritorco is a mountain ( cerro ) located next to the Calabalumba River , in the city of Capilla del Monte , in the northwest of the province of Córdoba , Argentina . It is the highest peak of the Sierras Chicas mountain range. It is 3 km (1.9 miles) away from the city center and its summit i
#10 Mount Shinn
Mount Shinn is a mountain 4,661 meters in elevation, standing 6 km (4 miles) southeast of Mount Tyree in the Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica . It surmounts Ramorino Glacier to the north, upper Crosswell Glacier to the northeast, Goodge Col to the southeast, and Branscomb Glaci
#11 Sairecabur
Sairecabur ( Spanish pronunciation: [sajɾekaˈβuɾ] ) is a volcano located on the frontier between Bolivia and Chile . It is part of the Andean Central Volcanic Zone . Sairecabur proper is 5,971 metres (19,590 ft) high; other mountains in the range are 5,722 metres (18,773 ft) high Curiquinca ,
#12 Popocatépetl
Popocatépetl ( Spanish pronunciation: [popokaˈtepetl] ( listen ) ; Nahuatl : Popōcatepētl Nahuatl pronunciation: [popoːkaˈtepeːt͡ɬ] ) is an active stratovolcano located in the states of Puebla , Morelos , and Mexico in central Mexico . It lies in the eastern half of the Trans-Mexican volcanic be
#13 Dhaulagiri
Dhaulagiri is the seventh highest mountain in the world at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) above sea level, and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country (Nepal). It was first climbed on 13 May 1960 by a Swiss-Austrian-Nepali expedition. Annapurna I ( 8,091 m (26,545 ft) ) is 34 k
#14 List of volcanoes in Indonesia
The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate . Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatoa for its global effects in 1883, [1] the Lake Toba Caldera for its supe
The Sikkim expedition ( Chinese : 隆吐山戰役 ; pinyin : Lóng tǔshān zhànyì ; lit. 'Battle of the Lingtu Mountain' ) was an 1888 British military expedition to expel Tibetan forces from Sikkim in present-day northeast India . The roots of the conflict lay in British-Tibetan competition for suzerainty over
#16 Tamanowas Rock
Tamanowas Rock ( Clallam : t̕əménəwəs ) (also spelled Tamanous [5] ), also called Chimacum Rock , is a 150-foot (46 m) high rock with caves and crevices that lies in a forest adjacent to Anderson Lake State Park , near Port Townsend, Washington . [1] [6] : 169 It is a sacred site to the Coast
#17 Kozjak Mountains
The Kozjak Mountains ( Slovene : Kozjak ) or Possruck Mountains ( German : Poßruck ) is a mountain chain in the Lavanttal or Noric Alps running north of the Drava along the border between the Austrian state of Styria and Slovenia . Its highest peak, the Klementkogel (1,052 m), lies on the border bet
#18 Wicklow Round
The Wicklow Round is a long-distance hill running challenge in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland . [1] The route follows a proscribed 100-kilometre circuit of 26 mountains, which must be completed in a fixed order, that total over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) of elevation; there is some flexibility on
#19 Pic de Bugarach
The Pic de Bugarach ( [pik də byɡaʁaʃ] ) or Pech de Bugarach ( [pɛʃ- ] ) ( puèg de Bugarag in Occitan , i.e. "Peak of Bugarag") is the highest summit (1230 m) in the Corbières Massif in the French Midi . Mountain in the Corbières Massif in the French Midi Pic de Bugarach Highest point Elevation
#20 Great Cockup
Great Cockup is a fell in the northern region of the English Lake District , one of the four Uldale Fells (the others being Longlands Fell , Great Sca Fell and Meal Fell ). Mountain in the English Lake District Great Cockup Great Cockup seen from Longlands Fell with the bulk of Skiddaw behind. Highe
Kelly Barnes Dam was an earthen embankment dam in Stephens County, Georgia , just outside the city of Toccoa . Heavy rainfall caused it to collapse on November 6, 1977, and the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused $2.8 million in damage. The dam was never rebuilt. Dam in Georgia, U.S. Kelly
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
#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 lakes of Titan , Saturn 's largest moon, are bodies of liquid ethane and methane that have been detected by the Cassini–Huygens space probe, and had been suspected long before. [2] The large ones are known as maria (seas) and the small ones as lacūs (lakes). [3] Hydrocarbon lakes on Titan, a moo
#5 Jordan Lake
B. Everett Jordan Lake is a reservoir in New Hope Valley , west of Cary and south of Durham in Chatham County , North Carolina , in the United States ; the northernmost end of the lake extends into southwestern Durham County . Lake in North Carolina, U.S.) For other places with the same name, see Jo
Scott Lake is a lake in Thurston County, Washington , United States. [1] It is located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south of the Tumwater city limits, 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south of the Olympia city limits, and 14.1 miles (22.7 km) north of the Centralia city limits. [7] The location for Scott Lake is in
#7 Seminoe Dam
Seminoe Dam is a concrete thick-arch dam on the North Platte River in the U.S. state of Wyoming . The dam stores water for irrigation and hydroelectricity generation, and is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation . It is the uppermost dam on the North Platte River and is located direct
#8 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
#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 Batang Toru hydropower project
Batang Toru hydropower plant is an under construction hydropower plant project located in Batang Toru River in South Tapanuli District of North Sumatra Province in Indonesia. The power plant is scheduled to be operational in 2022 and designed to be 4x127.5 MW in capacity. Batang Toru hydropower plan
#11 Myitsone Dam
The Myitsone Dam ( Burmese : မြစ်ဆုံ တာတမံ [mjɪʔsʰòʊɰ̃ tàtəmàɰ̃] ; lit. 'Confluence Dam') is a large dam and hydroelectric power development project which was planned to be built in northern Myanmar (also known as Burma). The proposed construction site is at the confluence of the Mali and N’mai rive
#12 Lake Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong is the largest freshwater body in New Jersey , United States, about 4 square miles (10 km 2 ) in area. Located 30 miles (48 km) from the Delaware River and 40 miles (64 km) from Manhattan, New York City , the lake forms part of the border between Sussex and Morris counties in th
#1 Suze (river)
The Suze ( German : Schüss ) is a river in the Bernese Jura , Canton of Berne , Switzerland . River in the Bernese Jura, Canton of Berne, Switzerland Suze Location Country Switzerland Physical characteristics Source • coordinates 47°05′39″N 6°52′12″E Mouth Lake Biel • coordinates 47.1319
#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 Eel River ( Wiyot : Wiya't ; [5] Cahto : Taanchow ; Northern Pomo : ch'idiyu ) [6] is a major river, about 196 miles (315 km) long, of northwestern California . The river and its tributaries form the third largest watershed entirely in California, draining a rugged area of 3,684 square miles (
The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea . Starting at the Mersey Estuary at Eastham, near Ellesmere Port , Cheshire , it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the hi
The Lauriergracht (literally "Laurel Canal" [2] ) is one of the canals of Amsterdam , located in the Jordaan , west of the Grachtengordel . Canal in Amsterdam Lauriergracht Lauriergracht numbers 1 to 9, an 1895 photograph from the George Hendrik Breitner collection [1] Location Amsterdam Country Net
East Fork Russian River is a 15 mi (24 km) long tributary of the Russian River in Mendocino County, California artificially connected to the Eel River via an interbasin diversion at the Potter Valley Project hydroelectric facility. It forms in the north of Potter Valley , flows south through thi
#7 Binnendieze
Binnendieze is the common name for all rivers and canals inside the city walls of 's-Hertogenbosch , the Netherlands . It is a major tourist attraction. Near the north-west tip of the city walls, the confluence of the Binnendieze with the rivers Aa and Dommel forms the short river Dieze , tributary
The St. Lawrence Seaway ( French : la Voie Maritime du Saint-Laurent ) is a system of locks , canals , and channels in Canada and the United States that permits oceangoing vessels to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes of North America, as far inland as Duluth, Minnesota , at the weste
#9 Moselle
The Moselle ( / m oʊ ˈ z ɛ l / moh- ZEL , [1] French: [mɔzɛl] ( listen ) ; German : Mosel [ˈmoːzl̩] ( listen ) ; Luxembourgish : Musel [ˈmuzəl] ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany . It is a left bank tributary of
#10 Willamette River
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
The Heywood Branch Canal was a branch of the Rochdale Canal from Castleton which led to Heywood . It opened in 1834 and carried traffic until 1937. It was abandoned in 1952, along with most of the Rochdale Canal, and although the Rochdale Canal has been reopened, the junction lies under the embankme
#12 Thompson River (De Montigny Lake tributary)
The Thompson River is a tributary of the south shore of De Montigny Lake , flowing in the town of Val-d'Or , in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region of Abitibi-Témiscamingue , in Quebec , in Canada . For rivers with similar names, see Thompson River (disa
#13 Hillsborough River (Florida)
The Hillsborough River is a river located in the state of Florida in the United States. It arises in the Green Swamp near the juncture of Hillsborough , Pasco and Polk counties, and flows 60 miles (97 km) [1] through Pasco and Hillsborough Counties to an outlet in the city of Tampa on Hillsborough
#14 Golok River
The Golok River ( Thai : แม่น้ำโก-ลก , RTGS : Maenam Kolok , pronounced [mɛ̂ː.náːm koː.lók] ; Malay : Sungai Golok ) is a river that lies on the border between Malaysia and Thailand . It is spanned only by the Malaysian–Thai Friendship Bridge . The name of the river in Malay is Sungai Golok , mean
The Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal is located in Cheshire , in the north west of England, and runs between Middlewich , where it joins the Trent and Mersey Canal , and Barbridge Junction , where it joins the main line of the Shropshire Union Canal . It is 10 miles (16 km) long, an
#16 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
#17 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
#18 Augustów Canal
The Augustów Canal ( Polish : Kanał Augustowski , [ˈkanau̯ au̯ɡusˈtɔfski] , Belarusian : Аўгустоўскі канал ) is a cross-border canal built by the Kingdom of Poland (being in a personal union with the Russian Empire) in the 19th century in the present-day Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Polan
The Transquaking River is a 23.2-mile-long (37.3 km) [1] river in southern Maryland in the United States . It starts in northern Dorchester County and flows south-southwest ending just outside of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge , approximately 2,828 feet (862 m) wide at its mouth on the
#20 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
#1 Jurien Bay, Western Australia
Jurien Bay is a coastal town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia , 220 kilometres (137 mi) north of Perth facing the Indian Ocean . Town in Western Australia Jurien Bay Western Australia Jurien Bay Jetty, 2012 Jurien Bay Coordinates 30.297°S 115.042°E / -30.297; 115.042 Population 1,985
Rangihoua Bay is a bay at the southern end of the Purerua Peninsula , [1] on the north-west shore of the Bay of Islands in Northland , New Zealand . [2] It is 10 km north across the Bay of Islands from Russell and 12 km north from Paihia . By road it is 32 km from Kerikeri . Bay on the Purerua
Coles Bay is an Australian town on the east Coast of Tasmania 192 km north-east of Hobart and 173 km south-east of Launceston , [2] being the main entrance point for visitors to the Freycinet National Park . Town in Tasmania, Australia Coles Bay Tasmania Sea Kayaking from Muirs Beach, Coles Bay