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Bulgarian Beach (Balgarsko Kraybrezhie \'b&l-gar-sko krI-'bre-zhi-e\) is a coast in the north part of Hurd Peninsula , eastern Livingston Island , extending 2.3 km from Hespérides Point to the southwest to Perunika Glacier to the northeast, and forming the southeast coast of Emona Anchorage . Loca
#2 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
#3 Curiñanco
Curiñanco is a coastal village in the Los Ríos Region of Chile belonging to the comuna of Valdivia . It is located on the stretch of coast between the estuary of the Valdivia River and that of the Lingue River. It has a current population of 274 inhabitants according to the 2002 census. [1] Curiñanc
West Cape Howe is a coastal headland near Albany, Western Australia that forms the westernmost extent of the Great Australian Bight . [1] Headland in Western Australia West Cape Howe Cape West Cape Howe Location in Western Australia Coordinates: 35°08′S 117°38′E Location Australia
Conception Point is the northernmost point on Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands . It was discovered on 8 December 1821, in the course of the joint cruise by Captain George Powell , British sealer, and Captain Nathaniel Palmer , American sealer. It was named by Captain Powell. Not to be c
#1 Batanes
Batanes ( Ivatan : Provinsiya nu Batanes ; Tagalog : Lalawigan ng Batanes , IPA: [bɐˈtanes] ) is an archipelagic province in the Philippines , administratively part of the Cagayan Valley region . It is the northernmost province in the country, and also the smallest, both in population and land are
#2 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
The Mariana Islands ( / ˌ m ær i ˈ ɑː n ə / ; also the Marianas ; in Chamorro : Manislan Mariånas ) are a crescent-shaped archipelago comprising the summits of fifteen longitudinally oriented, mostly dormant volcanic mountains in the northwestern Pacific Ocean , between the 12th and 21st parallels n
#4 Pukapuka
Pukapuka , formerly Danger Island , is a coral atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean . It is one of most remote islands of the Cook Islands, situated about 1,140 kilometres (708 miles) northwest of Rarotonga . On this small island, an ancient culture and distinct langu
#5 Viðey
Viðey ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɪːðˌeiː] ; sometimes anglicised as Videy ) is the largest island of the Kollafjörður Bay in Iceland , near the capital of Reykjavík . This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Icelandic . (January 2022) Click [show] fo
San Lazzaro degli Armeni ( Italian: [san ˈladdzaro deʎʎ arˈmɛːni] , lit. "Saint Lazarus of the Armenians"; called Saint Lazarus Island in English sources; Armenian : Սուրբ Ղազար , romanized : Surb Ghazar ) is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon which has been home to the monastery of the Mekhi
The Northern Mariana Islands , officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ; Chamorro : Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas ; Carolinian : Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas ), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 isla
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
#9 Nellaidhoo (Haa Dhaalu Atoll)
Nellaidhoo is one of the inhabited islands of Haa Dhaalu Atoll administrative division and geographically part of Thiladhummathi Atoll in the north of the Maldives . Inhabited island in Thiladhummathi Atoll, Maldives Nellaidhoo Inhabited island Nellaidhoo Location in Maldives Coordinates: 06°43′00″N
#10 Onrust Island
Onrust Island also known as Pulau Onrust or Pulau Kapal (ship island) is an Indonesian island off the coast of Jakarta . It measures about 3.5 km 2 (1.4 sq mi) and is part of the Thousand Islands Indonesian island Onrust Island A Dutch engraving of the island, c. 1765 Onrust Island Geography
#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 Unalaska Island
Unalaska ( Aleut : Nawan-Alaxsxa , [1] Russian : Уналашка ) is a volcanic island in the Fox Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in the US state of Alaska located at 53°38′N 167°00′W . The island has a land area of 1,051 square miles (2,720 km 2 ) . It measures 79.4 mi (127.8 km) long and 34.
#13 Falkonera
Falkonera ( Greek : Φαλκονέρα ) or Gerakoulia (Γερακούλια), anciently known as Hierakia (Ἱεράκια), [1] is a small uninhabited Greek island in the southwestern Aegean Sea , between the island of Milos and the Peloponnese . Although outside the Saronic Gulf , it is generally included among the Saronic
The Republic of Rose Island ( Esperanto : Respubliko de la Insulo de la Rozoj ; Italian : Repubblica dell'Isola delle Rose ) was a short-lived micronation on a man-made platform in the Adriatic Sea , 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) off the coast of the province of Rimini , Italy. 1968 short-lived micronati
#15 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 (
#16 Rongel Reef
Rongel Reef ( Bulgarian : Rif Rongel 'rif ron-'zhel), is a moraine reef in the Emona Anchorage in the eastern parts of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . The reef emerged during a glacier retreat in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Reef in South Shetlands Islands,
#17 Ikuchi-jima
Ikuchi-jima ( 生口島 , Ikuchijima ) is one of the Geiyo Islands in the Seto Inland Sea , belonging to Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan . Ikuchi-jima is administered as part of Onomichi city. The bridges connecting Ikuchi-jima to the mainland ( Honshū ) via Innoshima and to Shikoku via Ōmishima Island. The
#18 Bornholm
Bornholm ( Danish: [pɒːnˈhʌlˀm] ) is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea , to the east of the rest of Denmark , south of Sweden , northeast of Germany and north of Poland . Occupying an area of 588.36 square kilometres (227.17 sq mi) , [1] the island had a total population of 39,535 on 1 April 2
#19 Aunuʻu
Aunu ʻ u is a small volcanic island off the southeastern shore of Tutuila in Saʻole County , American Samoa . It has a land area of 374.83 acres (0.59 sq mi; 1.52 km 2 ) , and a 2010 census population of 436 persons. Politically, it is a part of the Eastern District , one of the two primary po
#20 North Carr
The Carr (also known as Carr Briggs and Carr Rock) [1] is a sandstone reef on the headland between the Firth of Forth and St Andrews Bay. There have been many ships wrecked on the reef, which lies on the busy shipping lanes into the Forth ports and the River Tay. North Carr is NE of Crail, at the mo
#1 Manaslu
Manaslu ( Nepali : मनास्लु , also known as Kutang ) is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres (26,781 ft) above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal , part of the Nepalese Himalayas , in the west-central part of Nepal. The name Manaslu means "mountain of the spirit" and is deriv
Mount Tsukuba ( 筑波山 , Tsukuba-san ) is an 877 m (2,877 ft) mountain located at the northern-end of Tsukuba , Japan . It is one of the most famous mountains in Japan, particularly well known for its double peaks, Nyotai-san ( 女体山 , lit. "female body") 877 m (2,877 ft) and Nantai-san ( 男体山 , l
#3 Monte Musinè
Monte Musinè or simply Musinè (in Piedmontese mont Musinè ) is a mountain in the Graian Alps in the Metropolitan City of Turin , Piedmont , north Italy . Musinè is well known for the high cross on its peak, as well as for being the mountain closest to Turin . It is visible from the Piedmontese plate
The Billboard ( 77°4′S 145°40′W ) is a massive granite monolith in the Sarnoff Mountains of the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica , standing just west of Mount Rea between Arthur Glacier and Boyd Glacier . It was discovered in November 1934 by a Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–
#5 Amba Alagi
Imba Alaje is a mountain , or an amba , in northern Ethiopia . Located in the Debubawi Zone of the Tigray Region , Imba Alaje dominates the roadway that runs past it from the city of Mek'ele south to Maychew . Because of its strategic location, Emba Alaje has been the location of several battles. As
Kauhakō Crater is a volcanic crater located in Kalawao County , Hawaii , United States . The crater was formed between 230,000 and 300,000 years ago, as the result of the eruption of volcano Pu'u' 'Uao. It is located in the center of the Kalaupapa Peninsula on the island of Molokaʻi , and has a diam
#7 Balaan bukid
Balaan bukid ( English: Holy mountain , Filipino : Banal na bundok ) is a 558 feet (170 meters) mountain, located in Barangay Balcon Melliza, Jordan, Guimaras in the Philippines . This site has a church and a huge cross which can be seen from Iloilo City coast and known for being a pilgrimage site o
The Irazú Volcano ( Spanish : Volcán Irazú ) is an active volcano in Costa Rica , situated in the Cordillera Central close to the city of Cartago . Active volcano in Costa Rica "Irazu" redirects here. For other uses, see Irazu (disambiguation) . This article needs additional citations for verificati
#9 Yu Shan
Yu Shan or Yushan , also known as Mount Jade , Jade Mountain , or Mount Yu , and known as Mount Niitaka during Japanese rule , is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3,952 m (12,966 ft) above sea level , giving Taiwan the 4th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world . It is the highest
#10 Mount Everest
Mount Everest ( Nepali : सगरमाथा , romanized: Sagarmāthā ; Tibetan : Chomolungma ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ ; Chinese : 珠穆朗玛峰 ; pinyin : Zhūmùlǎngmǎ Fēng ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level , located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas . The China–Nepal border runs across its summit poin
#11 Fowler Knoll
Fowler Knoll ( 84°47′S 99°14′W ) is a notable snow-covered knoll, 2,465 metres (8,090 ft) high, with an abrupt south-facing cliff, in the west-central part of the Havola Escarpment , Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1958–61, an
#12 Dealul Spirii
Dealul Spirii [1] ( Romanian: [ˈde̯alul ˈspirij] , Spirea's Hill ) is a hill in Bucharest , Romania , upon which the Palace of the Parliament (formerly known as House of the People ) is now located. Historic hill in Bucharest, Romania The Dâmbovița watermills on the outskirts of Bucharest, with De
#13 Col di Lana
The Col di Lana is a mountain of the Fanes Group in the Italian Dolomites . The actual peak is called Cima Lana and situated in the municipality of Livinallongo del Col di Lana (German: Buchenstein ) in the Province of Belluno , Veneto region. Mountain in Italy This article includes a list of refere
#1 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 )
Millwood Lake is a reservoir in southwestern Arkansas, United States. It is located 9 miles (14 km) from Ashdown and is formed from the damming of the point where Little River and Saline River meet. This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page .
#3 Big Creek Hydroelectric Project
The Big Creek Hydroelectric Project is an extensive hydroelectric power scheme on the upper San Joaquin River system, in the Sierra Nevada of central California . The project is owned and operated by Southern California Edison (SCE). [1] The use and reuse of the waters of the San Joaquin River, its
#4 Uglich Hydroelectric Station
The Uglich Hydroelectric Station or Uglich GES ( Russian : Угличская ГЭС ) is a hydroelectric station on the Volga River in Uglich in Yaroslavl Oblast , Russia , and is the first of the Volga-Kama Cascade of dams. It began operating on December 8, 1940, making it one of the oldest hydroelectric plan
Tsimlyansk Reservoir or Tsimlyanskoye Reservoir ( Russian : Цимля ́ нское водохрани ́ лище ) is an artificial lake on the Don River in the territories of Rostov and Volgograd Oblasts at 47°50′N 42°50′E . Completed in 1952, the reservoir is one of the largest in Russia , [1] providing power ( Tsimlya
The McKissack Ponds (sometimes misspelled as McKissick ) are five small ponds in the city limits of Carrabelle , Franklin County , Florida , just west – 0.3 miles (0.48 km) to 0.8 miles (1.3 km) – of the Carrabelle–Thompson Airport , on the north and south sides of Airport Road. The McKissack Po
#7 Lake Alice (Gainesville, Florida)
Lake Alice is a small lake on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida , United States. Lake on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida Body of water Lake Alice Lake Alice Show map of Florida Lake Alice Show map of the United States Location Gainesville, Florida Coor
#8 Lake Okabena
Lake Okabena is a small lake located in Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota . It was first noted on a map made by French explorer Joseph Nicollet in 1841, based upon his explorations of the 1830s. The name okabena means "home of the heron" in the Sioux language. Lake Okabena is located entirely
Steep Rock Lake is a body of water near the township of Atikokan , northern Ontario , Canada . It was originally fed by the Seine River . For the community in Manitoba, see Steep Rock . Steep Rock Lake Steep Rock Lake Location Ontario , Canada Coordinates 48.79°N 91.67°W / 48.79; -91.67 Type lake
The White Sea–Baltic Canal ( Russian : Беломо́рско-Балти́йский кана́л , Byelomorsko-Baltiyskiy kanal , BBK ), often abbreviated to White Sea Canal ( Belomorkanal ) is a ship canal in Russia opened on 02/08/1933. It connects the White Sea , in the Arctic Ocean , with Lake Onega , which is further con
#2 Neckar
The Neckar ( German pronunciation: [ˈnɛkaʁ] ( listen ) ) is a 362-kilometre-long (225 mi) river in Germany , mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg , with a short section through Hesse . The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine . Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar
#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 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 .
#5 Madawaska River (Saint John River tributary)
The Madawaska River flows from Lake Témiscouata in Quebec , through Degelis , Quebec, to join the Saint John River at Edmundston , New Brunswick . This article is about the Madawaska River in Quebec/New Brunswick. For other rivers named Madawaska, see Madawaska River (disambiguation) . This article
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
#7 River Tolka
The River Tolka ( / ˈ t ɔː l k ə / ; Irish : An Tulcha , "the flood"), also once spelled Tolga , [1] is one of Dublin's three main rivers , flowing from County Meath to Fingal within the old County Dublin , and through the north of Dublin city, Ireland (the other main rivers are the Liffey and the D
The Menchum River and its tributaries drains a large area of the Northwest Region of Cameroon . It in turn is a tributary of the Benue River in Nigeria . [1] Northwest region. Menchum River in the west. Menchum Falls
The Gliwice Canal ( Polish : Kanał Gliwicki , German : Gleiwitzer Kanal ) is a canal connecting the Oder (Odra) River to the city of Gliwice in the Silesian Voivodeship ( Upper Silesian Industrial Region ), Poland . Also known as the Upper Silesian Canal ( Kanał Górnośląski , Oberschlesischer Kanal
#10 Pennsylvania Canal (Delaware Division)
The Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal , more commonly called the Delaware Canal , runs for 60 miles (97 km) parallel to the right bank of the Delaware River from the entry locks near the mouth of the Lehigh River and terminal end of the Lehigh Canal at Easton south to Bristol . At Easton
The Danube–Oder Canal ( German : Donau-Oder-Kanal ; Polish : Kanał Odra-Dunaj ) is a planned and partially constructed artificial waterway in the Lobau floodplain of the Danube at Vienna , that was supposed to stretch along the Morava River to the Oder at the city of Kędzierzyn-Koźle in Poland . [1]
#12 Kaveri River water dispute
The sharing of waters of the Kaveri River has been the source of a serious conflict between the two Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka . The genesis of this conflict rests in two agreements in 1892 and 1924 between the Madras Presidency and Kingdom of Mysore . The 802 kilometres (498 mi) Ka
#13 Dollis Creek
Dollis Creek (formerly Squaw Creek) is a creek that spans the border between British Columbia and the Yukon . The creek is 8 miles in length and flows from the Atlin Country region of British Columbia north across the BC-Yukon boundary into the Tatshenshini River approximately 10 miles from Old Dalt
#14 Mahakam River
The Mahakam River ( Indonesian : Sungai Mahakam ) is third longest and volume discharge river in Borneo after Kapuas River and Barito River , it is located in Kalimantan , Indonesia . It flows 980 kilometers (610 miles) from the district of Long Apari in the highlands of Borneo, to its mouth at the
Satluj Yamuna Link Canal or SYL as it is popularly known, is an under-construction 214-kilometer (133 mi) long canal in India to connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers. [2] However, the proposal met obstacles [3] and was referred to the Supreme Court of India . [2] It was defined as river water shar
#16 Pandaruan River
The Pandaruan River ( Malay : Sungai Pandaruan ) is a river that forms an international border on the island of Borneo , between Temburong , Brunei and Limbang , Malaysia . It is located at the river mouth of the Brunei Bay . [2] River in Brunei Pandaruan River View of the Pandaruan River from Limba
#17 Wilhelmina Canal
The Wilhelmina Canal is a canal in North-Brabant , Netherlands . It connects Tilburg to the Meuse, and continues to the east to connect to the Zuid-Willemsvaart north of Helmond . Wilhelmina Canal Map of the Wilhelmina Canal Country Netherlands Specifications Length 68 [1] km (42 miles) Status Ope
The Seine River was the scene of many early experiments with steam navigation. The steamship has a long ancestry, dating back at least to 1783 when the Marquis de Jouffray d'Abbans steamed his little boat, the Pyroscaphe, across the Seine. Robert Fulton even exhibited one to Napoleon's regime. With
#19 Vologne
The Vologne ( French pronunciation: [vɔlɔɲ] ) is a river of the Vosges department in France . It is a right tributary of the Moselle . Its source is in the Vosges Mountains , on the northwestern slope of the Hohneck. It flows through the lakes of Retournemer and Longemer , and passes the village
#20 Namtok Huai Yang National Park
Namtok Huai Yang National Park ( Thai : อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำตกห้วยยาง ) is a national park in Thailand , consisting of several waterfalls and forests on the mountain range bordering Thailand and Myanmar . Huai Yang National Park อุทยานแห่งชาติน้ำตกห้วยยาง IUCN category II ( national park ) Huai Yang wa
#1 Fowlers Bay, South Australia
Fowlers Bay , formerly known as Yalata , is a bay, town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located about 658 kilometres (409 mi) north-west of the state capital, Adelaide . The town is located on Port Eyre , at the western end of the larger Fowlers Bay. It was named Yalata aft
Conception Bay ( CB ) is a bay on the southeast coast of Newfoundland , Canada . This article is about the bay in Newfoundland. For the bay in Namibia, see Conception Bay (Namibia) . This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2007 ) Body of water Conception Bay Conception
Green Bay is an arm of Lake Michigan , located along the south coast of Michigan 's Upper Peninsula and the east coast of Wisconsin . It is separated from the rest of the lake by the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin, the Garden Peninsula in Michigan, and the chain of islands between them, all formed by t
#4 Hope Bay
Hope Bay ( Spanish : Bahía Esperanza ) on Trinity Peninsula , is five kilometres (three miles) long and three kilometres (two miles) wide, indenting the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and opening on Antarctic Sound . It is the site of the Argentinian Antarctic settlement Esperanza Base , established
#5 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