langs: 30 декабря [ru] / december 30 [en] / 30. dezember [de] / 30 décembre [fr] / 30 dicembre [it] / 30 de diciembre [es]
days: december 27 / december 28 / december 29 / december 30 / december 31 / january 1 / january 2
Condor Peninsula ( 71°46′S 61°30′W ) is a mountainous, ice-covered peninsula, 56 kilometres (30 nmi) long and 19 to 28 kilometres (10 to 15 nmi) wide, between Odom Inlet and Hilton Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land . The peninsula was first observed and photographed from the air in the cour
Landmark Leisure Beach is a beach that is located in Lagos, Lagos State Nigeria. It is situated at numbers 3 & 4 Water Corporation Road, VI, Lagos. [1] [2] The beach is open to the public every day. It employed paid lifeguards who watch over the beach and have rescued many people from drowning. [3]
Tangier is a town in Accomack County , Virginia , United States, on Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay . The population was 727 at the 2010 census . [5] Since 1850, the island's landmass has been reduced by 67%. Under the mid-range sea level rise scenario, much of the remaining landmass is expected to
La Serena ( Spanish pronunciation: [la seˈɾena] ) is a city and commune in northern Chile , capital of the Coquimbo Region . Founded in 1544, it is the country's second oldest city after the national capital, Santiago . [3] As of 2012, it had a communal population of roughly 200,000, and was one o
Piggott Peninsula is a broad snow-covered peninsula between New Bedford Inlet and Wright Inlet on Lassiter Coast , Palmer Land , bounded to the west by Bryan Glacier and Swann Glacier . The feature was first seen from the air and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) on December
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California . It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States , with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. [10] A charter city , [3] Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California. City in California, United States "Long Beach" redirects he
Hat Wanakon National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติหาดวนกร ) is a sand beach and marine national park in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province , western Thailand . [1] It overlaps two districts of Prachuap Khiri Khan: Mueang Prachuap Khriri Khan and Thap Sakae , with an area of 23,750 rai (38 km 2 ). The beach
Noville Peninsula ( 71°56′S 98°35′W ) is a high ice-covered peninsula about 30 nautical miles (60 km) long, between Peale and Murphy Inlets on the north side of Thurston Island in Antarctica . It was delineated from aerial photographs made by U.S. Navy Operation HIGHJUMP in December 1946, and name
#9 Anda, Bohol
Anda , officially the Municipality of Anda ( Cebuano : Munisipyo sa Anda ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Anda ), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Bohol , Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 16,462 people. [4] Municipality of the Philippines in the province of Boho
#10 Kearns Peninsula
Kearns Peninsula ( 72°3′S 99°13′W ) is a broad ice-covered peninsula between Potaka Inlet and Peale Inlet on the north side of Thurston Island , Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant William H. Kearns , U.S. Navy Reserve , co-pilot of the Operation Hi
#11 Black Coast
Black Coast is the portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Boggs and Cape Mackintosh . This coast was discovered and photographed from the air by members of the East Base of the U.S. Antarctic Service , 1939–41, on a flight of December 30, 1940. The most southerly point rea
Ocean Flower Island ( Chinese : 海花岛 ), or Haihua Island , is an under-construction, artificial archipelago located off the north coast of Danzhou , Hainan, China, west of the Yangpu Peninsula . The project, being built by the Evergrande Group , will consist of three independent islets with a total a
#2 Ross Island, South Andaman district
Ross Island , officially known as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island , is an island of the Andaman Islands . It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district , Andaman and Nicobar Islands . [6] The island is situated 3 km (2 mi) east from central Port Blair . The historic ruins are a touri
Pullen Island ( 72°35′S 60°57′W ) is a snow-covered island 5 nautical miles (9 km) long, which rises to 495 meters at its north end, lying near the center of Violante Inlet along the east coast of Palmer Land . Discovered by the United States Antarctic Service in a flight from East Base on Decembe
Portsea Island is a flat and low-lying natural island 24.5 square kilometres (9.5 sq mi; 6,100 acres) in area, just off the southern coast of Hampshire in England . Portsea Island contains the majority of the city of Portsmouth . Island off the southern coast of England For the town in Australia
#5 Guam
Guam ( / ˈ ɡ w ɑː m / ( listen ) ; Chamorro : Guåhan [ˈɡʷɑhɑn] ) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean . [4] [5] It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States (reckoned from the geographic center of th
#6 Corregidor
Corregidor ( Tagalog : Pulo ng Corregidor , [kɔˈɾɛhidɔr] ) is an island located at the entrance of Manila Bay in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Philippines . Due to this location, Corregidor has historically been fortified with coastal artillery batteries to defend the entrance of Manila Bay
Verona Island is a town located on an island of the same name in the Penobscot River in Hancock County , Maine , United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census . [2] Town in Maine, United States Town in Maine, United States Verona Island, Maine Town Sign for Verona Island on US1 Verona Isl
#8 Jersey
Jersey ( / ˈ dʒ ɜːr z i / JUR -zee , French: [ʒɛʁzɛ] ( listen ) ; Jèrriais : Jèrri [ʒɛri] ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey ( French: Bailliage de Jersey ; Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri ), is an island country [12] [13] and self-governing Crown Dependency [14] near the coast of north-west Franc
Wardang Island , also known as Waralti (also spelled Waraldi or Wauraltee) is a low-lying 20 km 2 island in the Spencer Gulf close to the western coast of the Yorke Peninsula , South Australia . It acts as a natural breakwater, protecting the former grain port of Port Victoria and providing a shel
#10 Hainan
Hainan ( UK : / h aɪ ˈ n æ n / , US : /- n ɑː n / ; [5] 海南 ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea . Hainan Island , the largest and most populous island in China, [note 1] makes up the vast majority (9
#11 Havelock island
Swaraj Dweep , [3] is one of the largest islands in Ritchie's Archipelago , to the east of Great Andaman within the Andaman Islands . It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district , part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands . [4] The island is 41 km (25 mi) nort
#12 Shōwa Iōjima
Shōwa Iōjima ( 昭和硫黄島 ) , also known as Shōwa Shintō ( 昭和新島 ) , is one of the Satsunan Islands , usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands , belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . [1] A deserted volcanic island, it is located just off the northern shore of Iōjima , Kagoshima . Not to be confused wi
#13 Neil Island
Neil Island , officially known as Shaheed Dweep , is an island of the Andaman Islands , located in Ritchie's Archipelago . It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district , part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands . [6] The island is loocated 36 km (22 mi) northe
Livingston Island (Russian name Smolensk , [1] [2] 62°36′S 60°30′W ) is an Antarctic island in the Southern Ocean , part of the South Shetlands Archipelago , a group of Antarctic islands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It was the first land discovered south of 60° south latitude in 1819, a histor
#15 Diego Garcia
Diego Garcia is an island of the British Indian Ocean Territory , a disputed overseas territory of the United Kingdom . It is a militarised atoll just south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean , and the largest of the 60 small islands of the Chagos Archipelago . The Portuguese were the first
#16 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 (
#17 Castle Cornet
Castle Cornet is a large island castle in Guernsey , and former tidal island , also known as Cornet Rock or Castle Rock . Its importance was as a defence not only of the island, but of the roadstead . In 1859 it became part of one of the breakwaters of the Guernsey's main harbour, St Peter Port's ha
#18 Car Nicobar
Car Nicobar ( Pū in Car language ) is the northernmost of the Nicobar Islands . It is also one of three local administrative divisions of the Indian district of Nicobar , part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands . [3] Annual rainfall is 2800 millimetres. For other uses, see
#19 Dundee Island
Dundee Island is an ice -covered island lying east of the northeastern tip of Antarctic Peninsula and south of Joinville Island . It is named after the city of Dundee in Scotland . [1] Island at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula Dundee Island Map of Graham Land, showing Dundee Island ( 5 ) Dundee I
#20 Maury Island
Maury Island is a tied island in Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington . It is connected to Vashon Island by an isthmus built by local homeowners in 1913. Before construction of the isthmus, the island was connected to Vashon only during low tide. [ citation needed ] The island is rural with l
#1 Mount Bona
Mount Bona is one of the major mountains of the Saint Elias Mountains in eastern Alaska , and is the fifth-highest independent peak in the United States . [4] It is either the tenth- or eleventh-highest peak in North America . Mount Bona and its adjacent neighbor Mount Churchill are both large ice-c
The mineral asbestos is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that relate to its production and use, including mining, manufacturing, use and disposal. [1] [2] [3] Injuries attributed to asbestos have resulted in both workers' compensation claims and injury litigation. [4] [5] Health probl
Hendersin Knob ( 72°9′S 101°12′W ) is an ice-covered knob rising between the heads of Craft Glacier and Rochray Glacier in the southwest part of Thurston Island , Antarctica. It was first plotted from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation HIGHJUMP , 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Committee
#4 Enrique Hill
Enrique Hill ( Bulgarian : хълм Енрике , ‘Halm Enrique’ \'h&lm en-'ri-ke\) is the ice-free hill rising to 156 m in Dospey Heights on the Ray Promontory of Byers Peninsula , Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . It surmounts Barclay Bay to the east and northeast, and Diomed
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
#6 Mount Paget
Mount Paget is a summit of Allardyce Range on the South Atlantic / Antarctic island of South Georgia . It is the highest peak on the island, and also the highest peak in any territory under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom (excluding the British Antarctic Territory , which has no permanent popu
Mount Caldwell is a peak of the Walker Mountains , located 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Mount Lopez , near the western end of Thurston Island , Antarctica . It was delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in December 1946 and named by the Advisory Committee on Antar
Pirca Pirca [1] [2] (possibly from Quechua pirqa wall) [ citation needed ] is an archaeological site in Peru . It is located in the La Libertad Region , Bolívar Province , Uchumarca District . [1] Pirca Pirca was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by the National Institute of Culture by R
#9 Mount Lopez
Mount Lopez ( 72°0′S 101°41′W ) is a peak of the Walker Mountains , located 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Landfall Peak in the western part of Thurston Island , Antarctica. It was delineated from aerial photographs taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump , 1946–47, and was named by the Advisory Co
#10 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
#11 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
#12 Mount Howell
Mount Howell ( 72°14′S 99°3′W ) is a mountain 3 nautical miles (6 km) south-southwest of Mount Borgeson in the Walker Mountains of Thurston Island , Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant Commander John D. Howell , a pilot and airplane commander in t
#13 Sàbat Hill
Sàbat Hill ( Bulgarian : хълм Сабат , ‘Halm Sàbat’ \'h&lm 'sa-bat\) is the ice-free hill rising to 151 m in Dospey Heights on the Ray Promontory of Byers Peninsula , Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . Surmounting Richards Cove to the west-northwest and Barclay Bay to the
#14 Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat ( Urdu : نَنگا پربت ) ( Urdu: [nəŋɡa pərbət̪] ; lit. ' naked mountain ' ), known locally as Diamer ( دیامر ) which means “king of the mountains”, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth, its summit at 8,126 m (26,660 ft) above sea level. [2] Lying immediately southeast of the nor
The Northwest Highlands are located in the northern third of Scotland that is separated from the Grampian Mountains by the Great Glen (Glen More). The region comprises Wester Ross , Assynt , Sutherland and part of Caithness . The Caledonian Canal , which extends from Loch Linnhe in the south-west, v
#16 Rila
Rila ( Bulgarian : Рила , pronounced [ˈriɫɐ] ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe . It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila– Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an altitude of 2,925 m which makes Rila the si
#17 Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak is the highest summit of the southern Front Range of the Rocky Mountains , in North America . The ultra-prominent 14,115-foot (4,302.31 m) fourteener is located in Pike National Forest , 12 miles (19 km) west of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado . The town of Manitou Springs lies at
#18 Mount Reynolds
Mount Reynolds ( 72°42′S 61°16′W ) is a snow-capped mountain , 1,130 m, marked by steep, rocky lower slopes, standing at the south side of Violante Inlet , on the east coast of Palmer Land . Discovered by members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from East Base on 30 December
#19 Jones Mountains
The Jones Mountains are an isolated group of mountains , trending generally east–west for 43 km (27 mi), situated on the Eights Coast, Ellsworth Land , about 80 km (50 mi) south of Dustin Island in Antarctica . The charts of the USAS, 1939–41, show mountains in this approximate location and
#20 Pico Bolívar
Pico Bolívar is the highest mountain in Venezuela , at 4,978 metres (16,332 ft). [1] Located in Mérida State , its top is permanently covered with névé snow and three small glaciers . It can be reached only by walking; the Mérida cable car , which was the highest and longest cable car in the world
Kalepolepo Fishpond , known by its older name Ko ʻ ie ʻ i.e. Loko I ʻ a , is an ancient Hawaiian fishpond estimated to have been built between 1400 and 1500 AD. United States historic place Kalepolepo Fishpond U.S. National Register of Historic Places Hawaiʻi Register of Historic Places Panorama vie
#2 Gezhouba Dam
The Gezhouba Dam or Gezhouba Water Control Project ( Chinese : 长江葛洲坝水利枢纽工程 ) on the Yangtze River is located in the western suburbs of Yichang City in central China 's Hubei province. The dam, one of the largest of run-of-the-river type, [1] sits a few kilometers upstream from downtown Yichang, just
Hocomonco Pond is a recreational pond located in Westborough, Massachusetts near Route 9 . Also called Hobomoc Pond , it was named for Hobomok, a Wamesit Indian evil spirit. [1] The pond and adjacent land are a Superfund site. Hocomonco Pond Hocomonco Pond Hocomonco Pond Show map of Massachusetts Ho
#4 Satpara Dam
Satpara Dam is a medium-size multi-purpose concrete-faced earth-filled dam located downstream from Satpara Lake on the Satpara Stream approximately 4 km from the town of Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan . This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( Sep
#5 Merowe Dam
The Merowe Dam , also known as Merowe High Dam , Merowe Multi-Purpose Hydro Project or Hamdab Dam , is a large dam near Merowe Town in northern Sudan , about 350 kilometres (220 mi) north of the capital Khartoum . Its dimensions make it the largest contemporary hydropower project in Africa . It is
The Fairbairn Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam across the Nogoa River , located southwest of Emerald in Central Queensland , Australia. Constructed in 1972 for the primary purpose of irrigation , the impoundment created by the dam serves as one of the major potable water supplies for the region
The Polavaram Project is an under construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in the Eluru District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh . The project has been accorded National project status by the Central Government of India . [3] [4] [5] Its reservoir back water s
#1 Suzie River
The Suzie River is a tributary of the Mégiscane River flowing into the municipality of Senneterre in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality (RCM), in the administrative region Abitibi-Témiscamingue , in the province of Quebec , in Canada . Not to be confused with Suze (river) . Suzie Watersh
#2 Love Canal
Love Canal is a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York , United States, infamous as the location of a 0.28 km 2 (0.11 sq mi) landfill that became the site of an enormous environmental disaster in the 1970s. Decades of dumping toxic chemicals harmed the health of hundreds of residents; [1] the
The Schuylkill Canal , or Schuylkill Navigation , was a system of interconnected canals and slack-water pools along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania , built as a commercial waterway in the early 19th-century. Chartered in 1815, the navigation opened in 1825 to provide transport
The Chishui River ( Chinese : 赤水河 ; literally "Red Water River") is a river in China . It is a tributary of the Wei River . It is near the town of Chishui ( Chinese : 赤水镇 ), in Hua County , under the jurisdiction of Weinan , in the northwestern province of Shaanxi . [1] On December 30, 2009, the Lan
#5 Ruby Falls
Ruby Falls is a series of underground cascading waterfalls totaling 145 feet (44 m) in Lookout Mountain , near Chattanooga, Tennessee , in the United States . [2] [3] For the waterfall in Georgia, see Anna Ruby Falls . Underground waterfall in Tennessee, United States United States historic place
#6 Arnst River
The Arnst River in New Zealand is a tributary of the Travers River , which itself flows into Lake Rotoiti , in Nelson Lakes National Park . [1] [2] River in New Zealand Arnst River Location Country New Zealand Physical characteristics Source • coordinates 41°53′46.12″S 172°50′49.81″E • e
#7 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
#8 Bode (river)
The Bode is a river in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt , a left tributary of the Saale . It rises in the Harz mountains and drains them in a northerly direction. After 169 kilometres (105 mi) it discharges into the Saale at Nienburg . The river is named after a legendary giant, the wild, rampagi
#9 Tims River
Tims River , formerly Negro Run, is a 1.8 mile long tributary of the Robinson River within the Shenandoah National Park [1] in Virginia .
#10 Karamea River
The Karamea River is a river of New Zealand . It is located in the Tasman and West Coast Regions of the South Island . The river rises within Kahurangi National Park in the Matiri Range of the Southern Alps . The river rises to the east of Mount Allen , meandering west briefly before turning north.
#11 Neuné
The Neuné is a river which flows in the Vosges department of France . It is a right tributary of the Vologne , and therefore a sub-tributary of the Moselle . It is 24.5 km (15.2 mi) long. [1] River in France Neuné Near the La Chapelle sandpits Show map of France Show map of Grand Est Location Co
#12 Toby Creek
Toby Creek (also known as Toby's Creek [1] ) is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania , in the United States. It is approximately 10.5 miles (16.9 km) long and flows through Dallas Township , Dallas , Kingston Township , Courtdale , Luzerne , Pringle , Kingston , Edw
#13 Wadi El Natrun
Wadi El Natrun ( Arabic : وادي النطرون "Valley of Natron "; Coptic : Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ Šihēt , "measure of the hearts" [1] ) is a depression in northern Egypt that is located 23 m (75 ft) below sea level and 38 m (125 ft) below the Nile River level. The valley contains several alkaline lakes , natron
#14 Vingeanne
The Vingeanne is a river in France, a right tributary of the Saône , which in turn is a tributary of the Rhône . It was the scene of an important battle during the Gallic Wars . The river supplies water to the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne , a navigable waterway that connects the Marne and the
The River Frome / ˈ f r uː m / is a river in Dorset in the south of England . At 30 miles (48 km) long it is the major chalkstream in southwest England. It is navigable upstream from Poole Harbour as far as the town of Wareham . River in Dorset, England River Frome River Frome near Dorchester Loca
The Rhine–Main–Danube Canal ( German : Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal ; also called Main-Danube Canal , RMD Canal or Europa Canal ), is a canal in Bavaria , Germany. Connecting the Main and the Danube rivers across the European Watershed , it runs from Bamberg via Nuremberg to Kelheim . The canal connects t
#17 Lanterne (river)
The Lanterne ( French pronunciation: [lɑ̃tɛʁn] ) is a river in the east of France , a substantial left tributary of the Saône , and sub-tributary of the Rhône . It is 64.3 km (40.0 mi) long. [1] For other uses, see Lanterne (disambiguation) . River in France Lanterne The Lanterne at Lantenot
#18 Tistilbekken
Tistilbekken , [1] [2] also called Fjelstadbekken , [3] is a river in Ask in the municipality of Gjerdrum in Viken county, Norway . It flows through the residential area Nystulia and from Brådalsfjellet. River in Norway Tistilbekken Location of the river Show map of Viken (county) Tistilbekken (Norw
Blockhouse Bay is a residential suburb in the south west of Auckland , in New Zealand 's North Island . It is sited on the northern coast of the Manukau Harbour , and is also close to the administrative boundary that existed between Auckland City and Waitakere City , two of the former four cities of
#2 Trans-Tasman
Trans-Tasman is an adjective used primarily to signify the relationship between Australia and New Zealand . The term refers to the Tasman Sea , which lies between the two countries. For example, trans-Tasman commerce refers to commerce between these two countries. A trans-Tasman flight is a flight b