langs: 27 декабря [ru] / december 27 [en] / 27. dezember [de] / 27 décembre [fr] / 27 dicembre [it] / 27 de diciembre [es]
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Cross River State is a state in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria . Named for the Cross River , the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. Its capital is Calabar , it borders to the north by Benue State , to the west by Ebonyi State and Abia State , a
Salinas is a coastal city located in the Province of Santa Elena , Ecuador . It is the seat of the canton that bears its name. The westernmost city on mainland Ecuador, Salinas is an important tourist center. Salinas, Ecuador's largest coastal resort, offers one of the country's best real estate inv
The Marin Headlands is a hilly peninsula at the southernmost end of Marin County, California , United States, located just north of San Francisco across the Golden Gate Bridge , which connects the two counties and peninsulas . The entire area is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area . The
#4 Marina Beach
Marina Beach , or simply the Marina , is a natural urban beach in Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India, along the Bay of Bengal . [1] The beach runs from near Fort St. George in the north to Foreshore Estate in the south, a distance of 6.0 km (3.7 mi) , [2] making it the second longest urban beach in th
#1 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
Fraser Island (also known as K'gari) is a World Heritage-listed island along the south-eastern coast in the Wide Bay–Burnett region, Queensland , Australia. [2] [3] The island is approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) north of the state capital , Brisbane , and is within the Fraser Coast Region loc
Gardiners Point Island is an island in Block Island Sound , New York , that was the former location of the Gardiner Island Lighthouse as well as Fort Tyler . Once a peninsula of Gardiners Island (permanently detached in the early 1890s) it had an area at least as large as 14 acres. Today it is part
#4 Imia
Imia ( Greek : Ίμια ) is a pair of small uninhabited islets in the Aegean Sea , situated between the Greek island chain of the Dodecanese and the southwestern mainland coast of Turkey . They are known in Turkey as Kardak . Unpopulated islet in southeastern Aegean "Kardak" redirects here. For the vil
Gardiner's Island is a small island in the Town of East Hampton , New York , in Eastern Suffolk County . It is located in Gardiner's Bay between the two peninsulas at the east end of Long Island . It is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, 3 miles (4.8 km) wide and has 27 miles (43 km) of coastline. Island
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
The Society Islands ( French : Îles de la Société, [2] [3] officially Archipel de la Société; [4] [5] Tahitian : Tōtaiete mā ) [6] are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean . Politically, they are part of French Polynesia , an overseas country of the French Republic . Geographically, the
#8 Moruroa
Moruroa (Mururoa, Mururura), also historically known as Aopuni , [2] is an atoll which forms part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean . It is located about 1,250 kilometres (780 mi) southeast of Tahiti . Administratively Moruroa Atoll is part of the commune
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
#10 Wrangel Island
Wrangel Island ( Russian : О́стров Вра́нгеля , tr. Ostrov Vrangelya , IPA: [ˈostrəf ˈvrangʲɪlʲə] ; Chukot : Умӄиԓир , romanized: Umqiḷir ) is an island of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , Russia . It is the 91st largest island in the world and roughly the size of Crete . Located in the Arctic Oce
#11 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 ,
#12 Bradford Island
Bradford Island is a 2,172-acre (879 ha) [2] island of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta , in Contra Costa County, California , United States. Bradford Island is inaccessible by roads, and is served by a ferry across the False River from nearby Jersey Island . Approximately 48 people lived on
#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 Fonualei
Fonualei is an uninhabited volcanic island in the kingdom of Tonga . It 70 km northwest of Vavaʻu and is part of the highly active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone and its associated volcanic arc , which extends from New Zealand north-northeast to Fiji , and is formed by the subduction of the Pacifi
#16 Vågsøy (island)
Vågsøy is an island in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway . The 59.1-square-kilometre (22.8 sq mi) island lies on the northern side of the mouth of the Nordfjorden , the sixth longest fjord in Norway. The Stadlandet peninsula lies to the north of the island, the islands of Silda and Ba
#17 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
#18 West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands
West Island ( Malay : Pulau Panjang, Cocos Malay : Pulu Panjang), part of the South Keeling Islands, is the capital of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands , an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean . The population is roughly 120 making it the third smallest capital in the world , and consists m
The Golden Isles of Georgia consist of barrier islands , and the mainland port cities of Brunswick and Darien, on the 100-mile-long coast of the U.S. state of Georgia on the Atlantic Ocean . They include St. Simons Island , Sea Island , Jekyll Island , Little St. Simons Island , Sapelo Island, Black
#20 Fox Island (Detroit River)
Fox Island is a naturally formed island in the Detroit River , in southeast Michigan , United States. [2] In the late 1800s, it was used by the Dunbar & Sullivan Company to store explosives used for engineering projects in the Detroit River's shipping channels. When this was forbidden by a court inj
#1 Mount Elbrus
Mount Elbrus ( Russian : Эльбрус , tr. Elbrus , IPA: [ɪlʲˈbrus] ; Kabardian : Ӏуащхьэмахуэ , romanized: 'uaşhəmaxuə ; Karachay-Balkar : Минги тау , romanized: Mingi Taw ) is the highest and most prominent peak in Russia and Europe. It is situated in the western part of the Caucasus and is the
Cerro del Chiquihuite (Chiquihuite Hill) is a hill located in the north of Mexico City , in the borough of Gustavo A. Madero and bordering the municipality of Tlalnepantla de Baz in the State of Mexico . The hill has a height of 2,730 metres (8,960 ft) above sea level and forms part of the Sierra
#3 Gamalama
Gamalama is a near-conical stratovolcano that comprises the entire Ternate island in Indonesia . The island lies off the western shore of Halmahera island in the north of the Maluku Islands . For centuries, Ternate was a center of Portuguese and Dutch forts for spice trade , which have accounted for
#4 Mission Peak
Mission Peak is a mountain peak located east of Fremont, California . It is the northern summit on a ridge that includes Mount Allison and Monument Peak . Mission Peak has symbolic importance, and is depicted on the logo of the City of Fremont. It is located in Mission Peak Regional Preserve , a reg
#5 Waiowa
Waiowa (also called Goropu) is an isolated trachyandesitic volcano on New Guinea island, Papua New Guinea . It is located 19 km inland from Collingwood Bay in Oro Province . It lies on a fault line along the northeast flank of the Owen Stanley metamorphic belt . It is one of the planet's newest vo
La Soufrière or Soufrière Saint Vincent ( French pronunciation: [sufʁjɛʁ sɛ̃ vɛ̃sɑ̃] ) is an active stratovolcano on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . It is the highest peak in Saint Vincent, and has had five recorded explosive eruptions since 1718. The
The Aiguille du Midi ( French pronunciation: [eɡɥij dy midi] ) is a 3,842-metre-tall (12,605 ft) mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps . It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc. [2] M
Salvage Mountain ( 8,328 feet (2,538 m) ) is located in the Lewis Range , Glacier National Park in the U.S. state of Montana . [3] Salvage Mountain Salvage Mountain Location in Montana Show map of Montana Salvage Mountain Location in the United States Show map of the United States Highest point
#9 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
#10 Bukit Panjang
Bukit Panjang is a planning area and residential town located in the West Region of Singapore . A portion of this town is situated on a low-lying elongated hill. The planning area is bounded by Bukit Batok to the west, Choa Chu Kang to the northwest, Sungei Kadut to the north, the Central Water Catc
#11 Thaba Bosiu
Thaba Bosiu is a sandstone plateau with an area of approximately 2 km 2 (0.77 sq mi) and a height of 1,804 meters above sea level. It is located between the Orange and Caledon Rivers in the Maseru District of Lesotho , 24 km east of the country's capital Maseru . [1] It was once the capital
#12 Čegar
Čegar ( Serbian Cyrillic : Чегар ) is a location in Serbia where the Battle of Čegar Hill took place. It was first marked on July 4, 1878 with the following inscription: "To voivoda Stevan Sinđelić and his undying heroes who lost their lives on May 19, 1809, in their attack on Niš . Knez Milan M. Ob
#13 Mauna Loa
Mauna Loa ( / ˌ m ɔː n ə ˈ l oʊ . ə / or / ˌ m aʊ n ə ˈ l oʊ . ə / ; Hawaiian : [ˈmɐwnə ˈlowə] ; English: Long Mountain [1] ) is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi in the Pacific Ocean . The largest subaerial volcano (as opposed to subaqueous volcanoes)
#14 Modjeska Peak
Modjeska Peak is the northern mountain of the Saddleback landform in Orange County California . It is the second-highest peak of the Santa Ana Mountains , after Santiago Peak , whose summit is less than 0.6 mi (0.97 km) to the northwest. Modjeska lies within Cleveland National Forest and, despit
Capitol Peak is a high and prominent mountain summit in the Elk Mountains range of the Rocky Mountains of North America . It is the 52nd highest mountain in North America. The 14,137-foot (4,309 m) fourteener is located in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness of White River National Forest , 8.7 m
#16 Dinara
Dinara is a 100 kilometres (62 mi) long mountain range in the Dinaric Alps , located on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia . It has four major mountains or peaks, from north-west to south-east: [1] Ilica or Ujilica (1654 m) Sinjal or Dinara (1831 m), eponym to the range, highest moun
Tempe Town Lake is an artificial perennial reservoir located just north of Tempe Butte at the confluence of the intermittent Salt River and the ephemeral Indian Bend Wash in Tempe, Arizona , United States. The reservoir receives much of its water from the Colorado River via the Central Arizona Proje
#2 Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier (officially Lake Sidney Lanier ) is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia . It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River . The lake encompasses 38,000 acres (150 km 2 )
The Yamhill River lock and dam was completed in 1900. It was built near Lafayette, Oregon , to allow better river transport on the Yamhill River from Dayton , to McMinnville, Oregon . While the Corps of Engineers had recommended against construction of the lock, it was built anyway, largely as a res
#4 Tes Lake
Tes Lake is a natural tourist attraction in the Lebong Regency . It is one of the largest lakes in Indonesia . [2] Tes Lake is the main hydroelectric (hydropower) supplier for nearly all of Bengkulu Province . The lake covers an area of approximately 750 hectares . 1926 photo of the lake This articl
Kempton Park Racecourse is a horse racing track together with a licensed entertainment and conference venue in Sunbury-on-Thames , Surrey , England , 16 miles south-west of Charing Cross , London and on a border of Greater London . The site has 210 acres (85 hectares ) of flat grassland surrounded b
Lake Cypress Springs is a 3,461-acre (1,401 ha) reservoir in northeast Texas , approximately 90 miles (140 km) east of Dallas, Texas . The lake is used for recreational , municipal, and industrial purposes. The lake is regularly monitored by a lake patrol , which enforces wake zones , fishing li
Indigo Lake is a small, roughly triangular lake in Summit County, Ohio , in the United States. [1] It is not a natural lake, having been created by the park service in Cuyahoga Valley National Park . It is a popular fishing location, with several species present including the Largemouth bass . [1] B
#8 Walchensee
Walchensee or Lake Walchen is one of the deepest and largest alpine lakes in Germany , with a maximum depth of 192.3 metres (631 ft) and an area of 16.4 square kilometres (6.3 sq mi) . The lake is 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of Munich in the middle of the Bavarian Alps . The entire lake, inc
The Marneslenk (Dutch), or Marneslinke (Frisian), or Marne estuary, was a former estuary in western Friesland south of Harlingen , now reclaimed to be farmland. It formed around the year 300 AD, when rising sea levels also enlarged the Almere lake to the southwest, and formed the Middelzee to the ea
#2 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
Ship Creek ( Māori : Tauparikākā ) is a small river that flows into an area of coastal swamp forest on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island . [1] Ship Creek is approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) long and flows northwest from catchment areas on the slopes of Bald Hill, reaching the Tasman Sea a
#4 Narew
The Narew ( [ˈnarɛf] ; Belarusian : Нараў , romanized : Naraŭ ; Lithuanian : Narevas or Naruva ; Sudovian : Naura ; Old German : Nare ; Ukrainian : Нарва , romanized : Narva ) is a 499-kilometre (310 mi) river primarily in north-eastern Poland , which is also a tributary of the river Vistula .
#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
The River Lod is a short river draining about 52 km 2 (20 sq mi) of north west Sussex . [1] The source is on Marley Heights near Haslemere , about 140 metres (460 ft) above sea level. From here it flows west past Linchmere, then south to Furnace Pond, where iron cannon were cast during the E
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 Grand Canal , known to the Chinese as the Jing–Hang Grand Canal ( simplified Chinese : 京杭大运河 ; traditional Chinese : 京杭大運河 ; pinyin : Jīng-Háng Dà Yùnhé ; lit. 'Capital–Hangzhou Grand Canal' , or more commonly, as the「大运河」("Grand Canal")), a UNESCO World Heritage Site , is the longest canal or a
#9 Liskeard and Looe Union Canal
The Liskeard and Looe Union Canal was a broad canal between Liskeard and Looe in Cornwall , United Kingdom. It was almost 6 miles (9.7 km) long and had 24 locks , and it opened progressively from 1827. The engineer was Robert Coad. Former canal in Cornwall, United Kingdom Liskeard and Looe Union C
#10 South–North Water Transfer Project
The South–North Water Transfer Project , also translated as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project [1] ( simplified Chinese : 南水北调工程 ; traditional Chinese : 南水北調工程 ; pinyin : Nánshuǐ Běidiào Gōngchéng ; lit. 'Project of diverting water in the South to the North' ) is a multi-decade infrastructur
#11 Wombridge Canal
The Wombridge Canal was a tub-boat canal in Shropshire , England, built to carry coal and iron ore from mines in the area to the furnaces where the iron was extracted. It opened in 1788, and parts of it were taken over by the Shrewsbury Canal Company in 1792, who built an inclined plane at Trench. I
#12 Bug (river)
The Bug ( Polish : Bug [buk] ( listen ) ) or Western Bug ( Ukrainian : Західний Буг , Zakhidnyy Buh, Belarusian : Захо́дні Буг , Zakhodni Buh ; Russian : Западный Буг , Zapadnyy Bug ) is a major river mostly located in Eastern Europe that flows through Belarus , Poland , and Ukraine with a total len
Morecambe Bay is a large estuary in northwest England, just to the south of the Lake District National Park . It is the largest expanse of intertidal mudflats and sand in the United Kingdom , covering a total area of 120 sq mi (310 km 2 ) . In 1974, the second largest gas field in the UK was d
#2 Kahaluʻu Bay
Kahalu ʻ u Bay ( / ˌ k ɑː h ə ˈ l uː ʔ uː / ; Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈkɐhɐˈluʔu] ) is a historic district and popular recreation area on the Kona coast of the Big Island of Hawai ʻ i . Historic Place in Hawaii County, Hawaii For census information, see Kahaluu-Keauhou, Hawaii . For the community