langs: 25 декабря [ru] / december 25 [en] / 25. dezember [de] / 25 décembre [fr] / 25 dicembre [it] / 25 de diciembre [es]
days: december 22 / december 23 / december 24 / december 25 / december 26 / december 27 / december 28
#1 Costa Brava
The Costa Brava ( Catalan: [ˈkɔstə ˈβɾaβə] , Spanish: [ˈkosta ˈβɾaβa] ; [lower-alpha 1] "Wild Coast" or "Rough Coast") is a coastal region of Catalonia in northeastern Spain , consisting of the comarques (counties) of Alt Empordà , Baix Empordà and Selva in the province of Girona . Costa Brava s
#2 Key West
Key West ( Spanish : Cayo Hueso ) is an island in the Straits of Florida , within the U.S. state of Florida . Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key , Fleming Key , Sunset Key , and the northern part of Stock Island , it constitutes the City of Key West . Island and city
Rodanthe ( / r oʊ ˈ d æ n θ / roh- DAN -th ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Dare County, North Carolina , United States, on Hatteras Island , part of North Carolina's Outer Banks . As of the 2020 census it had a population of 213. [3] Rodanthe, along with
#1 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
Haggits Pillar is a stack 203 feet (62 m) high in the South Pacific Ocean at the northwestern edge of the Ross Sea , lying 250 metres (270 yd) west of Scott Island and some 500 kilometres (310 mi) north-northeast of Cape Adare , Victoria Land , Antarctica . It measures 50 metres (55 yd) in d
#3 Scott Island
Scott Island is a small uninhabited island of volcanic origin in the Ross Sea , Southern Ocean , 505 kilometres (310 mi) northeast of Cape Adare , the northeastern extremity of Victoria Land , Antarctica . It is 565 metres (618 yd) long north–south, and between 130 metres (140 yd) and 340 metr
#4 Wotje Atoll
Wotje Atoll ( Marshallese : Wōjjā , [wʌttʲæ] [1] ) is a coral atoll of 75 islands in the Pacific Ocean, and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands . Wotje Atoll NASA picture of Erikub and Wotje Atolls Wotje Atoll Wotje Atoll (Marshall Islands) Geography Location Nort
Christmas Island , officially the Territory of Christmas Island , is an Australian external territory comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean , around 350 kilometres (220 mi) south of Java and Sumatra and around 1,550 km (960 mi) north-west of the closest poin
#6 Run (island)
Run (also known as Pulau Run , Pulo Run , Puloroon , or Rhun [1] – pulau is "island" in Indonesian) is one of the smallest islands of the Banda Islands , which are a part of the Moluccas , Indonesia . It is located within Banda District ( kecamatan ) in Central Maluku Regency . Village in Maluku Ten
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands ( Cocos Islands Malay : Pulu Kokos (Keeling) ), officially the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands ( / ˈ k oʊ k ə s / ; [4] [5] Cocos Islands Malay : Pulu Kokos (Keeling) ), are an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean , comprising a small archipelago approxi
#8 Basilan
Basilan , officially the Province of Basilan ( Chavacano : Provincia de Basilan ; Yakan : Wilayah Basilanin ; Tausug : Wilaya' sin Basilan ; Tagalog : Lalawigan ng Basilan ) is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region . Basilan Island is the largest
#9 Izu Islands
The Izu Islands ( 伊豆諸島 , Izu-shotō ) are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū , Japan. [1] Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Prefecture . The largest is Izu Ōshima , usually called simply Ōshima. Island group i
#10 Saint Barthélemy
Saint Barthélemy ( French : Saint-Barthélemy , [sɛ̃ baʁtelemi] ), officially the Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Barthélemy , [5] is an overseas collectivity of France [6] in the Caribbean . It is often abbreviated to St-Barth in French, and St. Barts in English. [7] The island lies about 30 kilo
Leyte-Samar Naval Base was a large United States Navy base in the Philippines on the Islands of Leyte and Samar . The Base was built during World War II to support the many naval ships fighting and patrolling in the South West Pacific theatre of war as part of the Pacific War . A number of naval fac
#12 Kinmen
Kinmen , alternatively known as Quemoy , is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan) , off the southeastern coast of mainland China . It lies roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian , from which it is separated by Xiamen Bay . Kinmen is locate
Isla de los Estados (English: Staten Island , from the Dutch Stateneiland ) is an Argentine island that lies 29 kilometres (18 mi) off the eastern extremity of Tierra del Fuego , from which it is separated by the Le Maire Strait . It was named after the Netherlands States-General , the Dutch parli
#14 Funadhoo (Shaviyani Atoll)
Funadhoo ( Dhivehi : ފުނަދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of the Shaviyani Atoll administrative division and geographically part of the Miladhummadulhu Atoll in the Maldives . Funadhoo is a very common Maldivian place name and is derived from the Dhivehi name for the tree Calophyllum inophyllum (
#15 Amami Islands
The Amami Islands ( 奄美群島 , Amami-guntō ) [1] is an archipelago in the Satsunan Islands , which is part of the Ryukyu Islands , and is southwest of Kyushu . Administratively, the group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan and the Japan Coast Guard ag
#16 Laulasi Island
Laulasi island is an artificial island in the Langa Langa Lagoon , South of Auki on the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands . It is believed that hostilities among the inlanders of Malaita forced some people into the lagoon where over time they built their islands on sandbars after diving for c
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
#18 Saint Croix
Saint Croix [lower-alpha 2] ( pronounced / ˈ k r ɔɪ / KROY ) is an island in the Caribbean Sea , and a county and constituent district of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), an unincorporated territory of the United States . One of the main islands of the United States Virgin Islands This artic
Trowbridge Island is an island lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of Cape Melville in Destruction Bay , off the east coast of King George Island in the South Shetland Islands . Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1960 for the sealer Lady Trowbridge (Capta
#20 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
#1 Peuët Sagoë
Peuet Sague is a volcanic complex in the northwestern part of Sumatra , Indonesia . The name peuet sagoe in Acehnese means four square . The location of the volcanic complex is isolated that needs several journeys on foot from the nearest village to reach the mountain. There are four summits in the
#2 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
Mount Christmas ( 81°54′S 161°56′E ) is a uniform sharp peak , 1,745 metres (5,725 ft) high, standing 9 nautical miles (17 km) west-southwest of Cape May , in the Nash Range of Antarctica. It was discovered by the British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04 , and so named because it was the m
The Bukit Barisan or the Barisan Mountains are a mountain range on the western side of Sumatra , Indonesia , covering nearly 1,700 km (1,050 mi) from the north to the south of the island. The Bukit Barisan range consists primarily of volcanoes shrouded in dense jungle cover, including Sumatran t
Lonquimay Volcano is a stratovolcano of late- Pleistocene to dominantly Holocene age, with the shape of a truncated cone. The cone is largely andesitic , though basaltic and dacitic rocks are present. [1] It is located in the La Araucanía Region of Chile , immediately SE of Tolhuaca volcano. Sierra
#6 Zemen Knoll
Zemen Knoll (Zemenska Mogila \'ze-men-ska mo-'gi-la\) is a peak of 453 m in the Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula , Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . The knoll overlooks Kaliakra Glacier to the southeast, and Saedinenie Snowfield to the northwest and west. The feature is
#7 Furggen
The Furggen (3,492 m) is a mountain of the Pennine Alps , located on the border between Italy ( Aosta Valley ) and Switzerland ( Valais ). It is the culminating point of the ridge named Furgggrat stretching from the Furggjoch (3,271 m) to the Theodul Pass (3,295 m), and is located halfway between th
#8 Miziya Peak
Miziya Peak ( Bulgarian : връх Мизия , romanized : vrah Miziya , IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈmizijɐ] ) is the 604 m summit of Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula , eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . The peak overlooks Kaliakra Glacier to the south, and Saedinenie Snowfield to t
Mount Baw Baw is a mountain summit on the Baw-Baw Plateau of the Great Dividing Range , located in Victoria , Australia . The name is from the Woiwurrung language spoken by Eastern Kulin people. It is of uncertain meaning, [1] but possibly signifies, echo , or ghost . [2] [3] Mountain in Victoria, A
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
#11 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
#12 Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( / ˈ f ɛər oʊ / FAIR -oh ), or simply the Faroes or Faeroes ( Faroese : Føroyar [ˈfœɹjaɹ] ( listen ) ; Danish : Færøerne [ˈfeɐ̯ˌøˀɐnə] ), are a North Atlantic archipelago island country and self-governing nation under the external sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark . Danish ter
#13 Mount Anne
Mount Anne is a mountain located in the Southwest National Park in south-west region of Tasmania , Australia . The mountain lies within the UNESCO World Heritage -listed Tasmanian Wilderness . Mountain in Tasmania, Australia This article is about the mountain in Australia . For the mountain in Antar
#14 Beaver Hills (Saskatchewan)
The Beaver Hills [1] are a range of hills located in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan . Beaver Hills Location of the Beaver Hills in Saskatchewan Yorkton is situated approximately 35 miles south-east of the hills. The Whitesand River , a tributary of the Assiniboine River , originates in the Be
#15 Kīlauea
Kīlauea ( US : / ˌ k ɪ l ə ˈ w eɪ ə / KIL -ə- WAY -ə , Hawaiian: [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə] ) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands . Located along the southeastern shore of the Big Island of Hawai ʻ i , the volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and emerged above sea level about 100,00
#16 Murray Hill, Christmas Island
Murray Hill is the highest point of Christmas Island , at 357 metres (1,171 ft) above sea level. [2] It was first scaled in 1857 even though the island had been located in 1615. Murray Hill Christmas Island Murray Hill is in the western part Highest point Elevation 357 m (1,171 ft) [1] Promi
#17 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
#18 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
#19 Radnevo Peak
Radnevo Peak ( Bulgarian : връх Раднево , romanized : vrah Radnevo , IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈradnɛvo] ) is a peak of elevation 481 m forming the southwest extremity of Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . Surmounting Kaliakra Glacier to the sout
#20 El Yunque (Cuba)
El Yunque is a 575-metre-high (1,886 ft) mountain located 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Baracoa and the Baracoa Bay in Cuba 's Guantanamo Province . It has a table mountain shape that resembles an anvil ("yunque" in Spanish). Mountain in Cuba For other uses, see El Yunque (disambiguation) . El Yunque
#1 Lake Ellsworth (Antarctica)
Lake Ellsworth is a natural freshwater liquid subglacial lake located in West Antarctica under approximately 3.4 km (2.1 mi) of ice. It is approximately 10 km long and is estimated to be 150 m (490 ft) in depth. [2] The lake is named after the American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth . The surf
#2 Qiandao Lake
Qiandao Lake ( simplified Chinese : 千岛湖 ; traditional Chinese : 千島湖 ; pinyin : Qiāndǎo Hú ; lit. 'Thousand Island Lake' ), a human-made, freshwater lake located in Chun'an County , Hangzhou , Zhejiang Province, China, was formed after the completion of the Xin'an River hydroelectric station in 1959.
Kankaria Lake is the second largest lake in Ahmedabad , Gujarat , India. It is located in the south-eastern part of the city, in the Maninagar area. It was completed in 1451 during the reign of Sultan Qutb-ud-Din Ahmad Shah II though its origin is placed in the Chaulukya period sometimes. A lakefron
#4 Lake Travis
Lake Travis is a reservoir on the Colorado River in central Texas in the United States . Reservoir in central Texas, USA For the Central Texas high school, see Lake Travis High School . For all other uses, see Lake Travis (disambiguation) . Body of water Lake Travis Aerial view of Lake Travis in 201
Joe Pool Lake is a fresh water impoundment ( reservoir ) located in the southern part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas. The lake encompasses parts of Tarrant , Dallas and Ellis counties. The lake measures 7,740 acres (31.3 km 2 ) with a conservation storage capacity of 176,900 acr
Khlong Chong Nonsi ( Thai : คลองช่องนนทรี , pronounced [kʰlɔ̄ːŋ t͡ɕʰɔ̂ŋ nōn.sīː] ) is a khlong (canal) in Bangkok's economic and financial district as well as the nearby Khlong Sathon . Khlong Chong Nonsi and its public park in 2021. Khlong Chong Nonsi runs from Surawong road all the way down to the
The River Wye is a river in Buckinghamshire , England. Around 9 miles (14 km) in length, it rises close to West Wycombe village in the Chiltern Hills and flows through High Wycombe before emptying into the River Thames at Bourne End , on the reach above Cookham Lock . In particularly wet years, th
#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 Nile
The Nile [lower-alpha 2] is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa . It flows into the Mediterranean Sea . The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered the longest river in the world , [3] [4] though this has been contested by research suggesting that the
Little Butte Creek is a 17-mile-long (27 km) tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon . Its drainage basin consists of approximately 354 square miles (917 km 2 ) of Jackson County and another 19 square miles (49 km 2 ) of Klamath County . Its two forks, the North Fork and the S
#6 Ambika River
Ambika is one of the major rivers in the Indian state of Gujarat . The river has its origins in Saputara Hill ranges in the Nasik district of Maharashtra . Ambika has a drainage area of 2715 km 2 and travels 136 km before joining with the Arabian sea . [1] Gira Waterfall Archived 25 December 201
#7 Love River
The Love River or Ai River ( simplified Chinese : 爱河 ; traditional Chinese : 愛河 ; pinyin : Ài Hé ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Ài-hô ) is a river (canal) in southern Taiwan . It originates in Renwu District , Kaohsiung City , and flows 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) through Kaohsiung to Kaohsiung Harbor. Love River is t
The Willamette Falls Locks are a lock system on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon . Opened in 1873 and closed since 2011, they allowed boat traffic on the Willamette to navigate beyond Willamette Falls and the T.W. Sullivan Dam . Since their closure in 2011 the locks are classified to
#9 River Meden
The River Meden is a river in Nottinghamshire , England . Its source lies just north of Huthwaite , near the Derbyshire border, and from there it flows north east through Pleasley and Warsop before merging temporarily with the River Maun near Bothamsall . The rivers divide after a short distance and
#10 Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It drains an area of 13,539 square miles (35,070 km 2 ) in four U.S. states : Delaware , New Jersey , New York , and Pennsylvania . Rising in two branches in New York state's Catskill Mountains , the river flows 419 mi
The River Avon / ˈ eɪ v ən / is a river in the south west of England. To distinguish it from a number of other rivers of the same name , it is often called the Bristol Avon . The name 'Avon' is a cognate of the Welsh word afon , meaning 'river'. River in the south west of England For other rivers ca
#12 Lancaster Canal
The Lancaster Canal is a canal in North West England , originally planned to run from Westhoughton in Lancashire to Kendal in south Cumbria ( historically in Westmorland ). The section around the crossing of the River Ribble was never completed, and much of the southern end leased to the Leeds and L
#13 Bheri River
The Bheri River is a major tributary of the Karnali River draining the western Dhaulagiri range in western Nepal . It has three important upper tributaries. Sani Bheri River drains southern slopes of this range while Thuli Bheri River drains northern slopes. Another tributary Uttar Ganga drains Dhor
The Houston Ship Channel , in Houston, Texas , is part of the Port of Houston , one of the busiest seaports in the world . [1] The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between Houston-area terminals and the Gulf of Mexico , and it serves an increasing volume of inland barge traffic. The Bu
#1 Nepean Bay
Nepean Bay is a bay located on the north-east coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia about 130 kilometres (81 miles) south-south-west of Adelaide . It was named by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders , after Sir Evan Nepean on 21 March 1802. Bay in South Australia Th
Peterhead Bay is a large remote industrial tidal 120° facing coastal embayment , located next to the planned community , commercial fishing and ship building town of Peterhead in the Presbytery of Deer , Buchan , Aberdeenshire and is in the most easternmost point in mainland Scotland . [1] The bay l
#3 Sherratt Bay
Sherratt Bay is a bay between Cape Melville and Penguin Island on the south side of King George Island , in the South Shetland Islands . The existence of the bay was known and roughly charted by sealers working in the area in the early 1820s. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names
#4 King George Sound (Western Australia)
King George Sound ( Nyungar : Menang Koort [1] ) is a sound on the south coast of Western Australia . Named King George the Third's Sound in 1791, it was referred to as King George's Sound from 1805. [2] The name "King George Sound" gradually came into use from about 1934, prompted by new Admiralty