langs: 16 февраля [ru] / february 16 [en] / 16. februar [de] / 16 février [fr] / 16 febbraio [it] / 16 de febrero [es]
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The Costa de Almería ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkosta ðe almeˈɾi.a] , "Coast of Almería") is a coastal region of Spain consisting of the coastal municipalities of the province of Almería , in the autonomous community of Andalusia , Spain . The region extends 217 kilometres (135 mi) and includes
Dog Island is located in the northwestern Florida Gulf coast, just 3.5 mi (5.6 km) off-shore from Carrabelle , in Franklin County, Florida . There is, by reservation, ferry transportation to Dog Island on weekends. [1] Island in the United States of America Dog Island Dog Island, Florida. Dog Is
Beach Heat: Miami is an American dramedy television series set in Miami Beach, Florida . The show is fashioned after Baywatch and showcases the professional and personal lives of a motley crew of lifeguards. The show was shot exclusively in South Florida and lasted two seasons, with entirely differe
Presque Isle State Park ( / p r ɛ s k / ) is a 3,112-acre (1,259 ha) Pennsylvania State Park on an arching, sandy peninsula that juts into Lake Erie , 4 miles (6 km) west of the city of Erie , in Millcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania , in the United States. The peninsula sweeps northeast
Princess Ragnhild Coast is the portion of the coast of Queen Maud Land in Antarctica lying between 20° E and the Riiser-Larsen Peninsula , at 34° E. All but the eastern end of the coast is fringed by ice shelves. It was discovered by Capt. Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen and Capt. Nils Larsen in aerial flight
Cannon Beach is a city in Clatsop County , Oregon , United States. Its population was 1,690 at the 2010 census . It is a popular coastal Oregon tourist destination, famous for Haystack Rock , a 235 ft (72 m) sea stack that juts out along the coast. [5] In 2013, National Geographic listed it as "
The Open Bay Islands are located in South Westland , off the south-west coast of the South Island of New Zealand. They consist of two main islands, Taumaka and Popotai, plus several smaller islets and rocks. They lie approximately 5 km (3.1 mi) offshore from the Okuru River mouth, near Haast , a
Foulness Island ( / f aʊ l ˈ n ɛ s / ) is a closed island on the east coast of Essex in England , which is separated from the mainland by narrow creeks . In the 2001 census, the usually resident population of the civil parish was 212, living in the settlements of Churchend and Courtsend , at the nor
#3 Mangareva
Mangareva is the central and largest island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia . It is surrounded by smaller islands: Taravai in the southwest, Aukena and Akamaru in the southeast, and islands in the north. Mangareva has a permanent population of 1,239 (2012) and the largest village on the i
Angel Island is an island in San Francisco Bay . The entire island is included within Angel Island State Park , administered by California State Parks . [2] The island, a California Historical Landmark , [1] has been used by humans for a variety of purposes, including seasonal hunting and gathering
The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland , England. The group has between 15 and 20 islands depending on the level of the tide . [1] They form an archipelago, divided into the Inner Group and the Outer Group. The main islands in the Inner Group are Inner Farne, Knoxes
#6 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
#7 Kobe Airport
Kobe Airport ( 神戸空港 , Kōbe Kūkō ) ( IATA : UKB , ICAO : RJBE ) is an airport on an artificial island just off the coast of Kobe , 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Sannomiya Station [2] Japan . Opened on February 16, 2006, it primarily handles domestic flights, but can also accommodate international charte
Herschel Island ( French : Île d'Herschel ; Inuit : Qikiqtaruk ) [2] is an island in the Beaufort Sea (part of the Arctic Ocean ), which lies 5 km (3.1 mi) off the coast of Yukon in Canada, of which it is administratively a part. It is Yukon's only offshore island. Island in Yukon, Canada For th
Kolguyev Island ( Russian : о́стров Колгу́ев ) is an island in Nenets Autonomous Okrug of Russia , located in the south-eastern Barents Sea (west of the Pechora Sea ) to the north-east of the Kanin Peninsula . [1] Island in Barents Sea, Russia Kolguyev Island Native name : о́стров Колгу́ев Kolguyev
Wilhelmsburg ( German pronunciation ( help · info ) ) ( Low German : Willemsborg ) is a quarter ( Stadtteil ) of Hamburg , Germany within the borough ( Bezirk ) of Hamburg-Mitte . It is situated on several islands between the Northern and Southern branches of the Elbe river ( Norderelbe and Südere
#11 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
#12 Weddell Island
Weddell Island ( Spanish : Isla San José ) [2] is one of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, lying off the southwest extremity of West Falkland . It is situated 1,545 km (960 mi) west-northwest of South Georgia Island , 1,165 km (724 mi) north of Livingston Island , 606 km (377 m
#13 Fort Frank
Fort Frank ( Carabao Island , the Philippines ) was one of the defense forts at the entrance to Manila Bay established by the United States. The entire island was designated as Fort Frank, in honor of Brigadier General Royal T. Frank, as part of the Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays built by
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
#15 Nui (atoll)
Nui is an atoll and one of nine districts of the Pacific Ocean state of Tuvalu . [1] [2] It has a land area of 3.37 km² and a population of 610 (2017 Census). [3] For the small Pacific island nation sometimes pronounced "Nui", see Niue . Atoll in Tuvalu Nui Atoll Aerial view of Nui Map of the atol
#16 Shelly Island
Shelly Island was a sandy island which began forming around April 2017, as a sandbank in the Outer Banks of North Carolina . Located off the tip of Cape Point in Buxton, North Carolina , the island was greatly reduced by the passage of Hurricane Maria . At its greatest extent, the crescent-shaped is
#17 Muhu
Muhu (also called Muhumaa in Estonian ), is an island in the West Estonian archipelago of the Baltic Sea . With an area of 198 km 2 (76 sq mi) it is the third largest island belonging to Estonia , after Saaremaa and Hiiumaa . Baltic Sea island of Estonia This article does not cite any sources
#18 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 (
#19 Barbadoes Island (Pennsylvania)
Barbadoes Island is an island in the Schuylkill River in West Norriton Township , south of Norristown in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania , United States. Southbound U.S. Route 202 and various localized rail lines cross over the eastern tip of the island. It is about 90 acres (36 ha) in size. This
#20 Amchitka
Amchitka ( / æ m ˈ tʃ ɪ t k ə / ; Aleut : Amchixtax̂ ; [1] [ page needed ] Russian : Амчитка ) is a volcanic, tectonically unstable and uninhabited island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska . It is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge . The island,
#1 Fitz Roy
Monte Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén , Cerro Fitz Roy , or simply Mount Fitz Roy ) is a mountain in Patagonia , on the border between Argentina and Chile . [2] [3] [6] [4] [5] It is located in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field , near El Chaltén village and Viedma Lake . It was first climbed i
Jesse Handsley (29 March 1876 – c. 3 June 1916) was an able seaman who served with distinction under Captain Robert Falcon Scott on Scott's first expedition to the Antarctic regions; the Discovery expedition of 1901 to 1904. Royal Navy able seamen and Antarctic explorer This article's tone or styl
#3 Climont
Climont , formerly called "Clivemont" in Old French , and "Winberg" in Old Alsatian, is a conical sandstone peak of the Vosges mountains . The mountain, with a cut-off shape, is known from afar by walkers and modern-day travellers. Climont Weinberg (in Alsatian ) Climont, hamlet and peak Highest p
Rampisham Down is a chalk hill in the Dorset Downs , eight miles north west of Dorchester in west Dorset , England . The highest part of the hill is 221 metres (720 feet). To the north east of the hill is the Frome valley and the village of Rampisham , to the south west is the Hooke valley and t
Mount Young ( 84°27′S 179°48′E ) is a small peak , 770 m, at the north end of a spur on the east side of Ramsey Glacier , just south of the Ross Ice Shelf . Discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump on the flights of February 16, 1947, and named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic N
Mount La Perouse is a 10,728-foot (3,270 meter) glaciated mountain summit located in the Fairweather Range of the Saint Elias Mountains , in southeast Alaska , United States. The peak is situated in Glacier Bay National Park , 4 mi (6 km) southeast of Mount Dagelet , 7.6 mi (12 km) south-sou
#7 Mount Weir
Mount Weir ( 84°59′S 177°10′E ) is a steep section of the polar plateau escarpment with almost all of the rock exposed facing northeast, standing just south of the base of Fulgham Ridge at the head of Ramsey Glacier . Discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump on Flight 8A of Februa
#8 Mount Etna
Mount Etna , or simply Etna ( Italian : Etna [ˈɛtna] or Mongibello [mondʒiˈbɛllo] ; Sicilian : Muncibbeḍḍu [mʊntʃɪbˈbɛɖɖʊ] or a Muntagna ; Latin : Aetna ; Ancient Greek : Αἴτνα and Αἴτνη [4] ), is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily , Italy , in the Metropolitan City of Catania , bet
Mount Hibok-Hibok (also known as Catarman Volcano [3] [4] ) is a stratovolcano on Camiguin Island in the Philippines . [1] It is one of the active volcanoes in the country and part of the Pacific ring of fire . Stratovolcano on Camiguin island in the Philippines Hibok ‑ Hibok Catarman Volcano Highes
#10 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
#11 Mount Heekin
Mount Heekin ( 85°3′S 177°16′W ) is a large, ice-free mountain overlooking the north side of the mouth of Baldwin Glacier where the latter enters Shackleton Glacier , Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump on the flights of February 16, 1947, and named by the
#12 Pachatusan
Pachatusan ( Quechua pacha earth, tusa , a prop to support a wall or building, pachatusa prop of the earth, -n a suffix ) is a mountain northeast of the city of Cusco in the Andes of Peru , about 4,842 metres (15,886 ft) high. It is located in the Cusco Region , Calca Province , San Salvador Distr
Mount Nebo is a rural locality in the Moreton Bay Region , Queensland , Australia. [2] In the 2016 census , Mount Nebo had a population of 424 people. [1] Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML Suburb of Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia Mount Nebo Queensland
The Pine Mountain Ski Jump is a ski jump located in Iron Mountain, Michigan , Dickinson County . It is part of the Kiwanis Ski Club and hosts annual FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup competitions. [1] "Pine Mountain Slide is known throughout the world as one of the better jumping hills." Annually in F
Curry Hill was a K50 ski jumping hill located in Ironwood, Michigan , United States with two official world records set. It was operated by Ironwood Ski Club and Norrie Athletic Club. Curry Hill Location Ironwood, Michigan , US Coordinates 46°28′24″N 90°11′09″W Operator Ironwood Ski Club Norrie Athl
#16 Mount Valinski
Mount Valinski ( 84°32′S 177°30′E ) is a rock peak (1,640 m) standing just south of Millington Glacier and 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Ramsey Glacier in the Queen Maud Mountains . It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Joseph Edward Valinski , U.S. Navy , radio
#17 Mount Asama
Mount Asama ( 浅間山 , Asama-yama ) is an active complex volcano in central Honshū , the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. [3] The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. [4] It stands 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) above sea level on the border of Gunma a
#18 Paektu Mountain
Paektu Mountain ( Korean : 백두산 ; Hanja : 白頭山 ; RR : Paektusan ), also known as Baekdu Mountain and in China as Changbai Mountain ( simplified Chinese : 长白山 ; traditional Chinese : 長白山 ; Manchu : Golmin Šanggiyan Alin), is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border . [3] At 2,74
South Holston Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the South Fork Holston River in Sullivan County , in the U.S. state of Tennessee . It is the uppermost of three dams on the South Fork Holston owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority , which built the dam in the 1940s as part
#2 Lake Monger
Lake Monger ( Nyungar : Keiermulu [1] ) is a large urban wetland on the Swan Coastal Plain in suburban Perth , Western Australia nestled between the suburbs of Leederville , Wembley and Glendalough . Lake in Perth, Western Australia For other lakes, see Monger (disambiguation) . Body of water Lake M
#3 Watauga Dam
Watauga Dam is a hydroelectric and flood control dam on the Watauga River in Carter County , in the U.S. state of Tennessee . It is owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority , which built the dam in the 1940s as part of efforts to control flooding in the Tennessee River watershed. At 318
#4 Boysen Dam
The Boysen Dam is a rockfill dam on the Wind River in the U.S. state of Wyoming . The dam lies at the head of Wind River Canyon through the Owl Creek Mountains in western Wyoming and creates Boysen Reservoir . It is owned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and furnishes irrigation water supply to the
#5 Cedar Creek Lake (Kentucky)
Cedar Creek Lake is a 784-acre (317 ha) reservoir in eastern Lincoln County, Kentucky , USA, between Stanford and Crab Orchard along U.S. Highway 150 . Cedar Creek Lake is the second largest state-controlled lake in Kentucky . Body of water Cedar Creek Lake Bank access along KY 1770 Cedar Creek La
Lewisville Lake , formerly known as Garza-Little Elm Reservoir , is a reservoir in North Texas ( USA ) on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Denton County near Lewisville . Originally engineered in 1927 as Lake Dallas, the reservoir was expanded in the 1940s and 1950s and renamed Lewisville Lake.
Lake Chillisquaque (also known as Montour Lake [2] ) is a lake and reservoir in Montour County, Pennsylvania , in the United States. It has a surface area of 165 acres. [3] [4] The lake is situated on Middle Branch Chillisquaque Creek , which it is named after. Nearby communities include Danville an
#8 Lake Palić
Lake Palić ( Serbian : Палићко језеро , romanized : Palićko jezero ; Hungarian : Palicsi-tó ) is a lake 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Subotica , near the town of Palić , in Serbia . It covers an area of 3.8 square kilometres (1.5 sq mi) . The average depth of the lake is 2 metres (6 ft 7 in
#1 Kaveri
The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery , the anglicized name) or Kaviri (in ancient Tamilakam ) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats , Kodagu district of the state of Kar
#2 Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Canal Company
The Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Canal Company was a canal project [1] approved February 23, 1876 and owned by Joseph E. Johnston , General Lafayette McLaws [2] and Joseph Shepard of Georgia , and others. The purpose was constructing a canal from the St. Marys river in Georgia , across the Okeefinokee
#3 Oder
The Oder ( / ˈ oʊ d ər / OH -dər , German: [ˈoːdɐ] ( listen ) ; Czech , Lower Sorbian and Polish : Odra [ˈɔdra] ; [lower-alpha 1] Upper Sorbian : Wódra [wʊt.rɑ] ) is a river in Central Europe . It is Poland's second-longest river in total length and third-longest within its borders after the Vistula
The Toccoa River and Ocoee River are the names in use for a single 93-mile-long (150 km) [3] [ better source needed ] river that flows northwestward through the southern Appalachian Mountains of the southeastern United States . It is a tributary of the Hiwassee River , which it joins in Polk C
The Dirty Devil River is an 80-mile-long (130 km) tributary of the Colorado River , located in the U.S. state of Utah . It flows through southern Utah from the confluence of the Fremont River and Muddy Creek before emptying into the Colorado River at Lake Powell . River in Utah, United States Dirt
The Dan River ( Chinese : 丹江 ; pinyin : Dān Jiāng ), formerly known as the Dan Shui (丹水) or 800 Li Black River (八百里黑江), is a river located in Shaanxi province in the People's Republic of China . The longest tributary of the Han River , [1] the Dan rises at Heilongkou (黑龙口) in the Qin Mountains of Sh
The River Tame is a river in the West Midlands of England , and one of the principal tributaries of the River Trent . [4] The Tame is about 95 km (59 mi) long from the source at Oldbury to its confluence with the Trent near Alrewas , [1] but the main river length of the entire catchment, i.e. th
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
Grant's Canal (also known as Williams's Canal ) was an incomplete military effort to construct a canal through De Soto Point in Louisiana , across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg, Mississippi . During the American Civil War , United States Navy forces attempted to capture the Confederate -held
#10 Reese River
The Reese River is a 181-mile-long (291 km) [1] tributary of the Humboldt River , located in central Nevada in the western United States. [2] The Reese River Pony Express station was burned during the 1860 Paiute War . [3] River in Nevada, United States Location of the Reese River within Nevada Th
#11 Oso Creek
Oso Creek is an approximately 13.5-mile (21.7 km) tributary of Arroyo Trabuco in southern Orange County in the U.S. state of California . [1] Draining about 20 square miles (52 km 2 ) in a region north of the San Joaquin Hills and south of the Santa Ana Mountains , the creek is Trabuco Creek's l
#12 John Varley (canal engineer)
John Varley (8 June 1740 – 16 February 1809) was an English engineer . He was born in Heanor , Derbyshire , and was responsible for the construction of the Chesterfield Canal . He died in 1809 and is buried at All Saints Church, Harthill , Derbyshire .
#1 Buyat Bay
Buyat Bay is small bay on the south coast of Minahassa Peninsula on the north of Sulawesi island of Indonesia . Since 1996, Newmont Mining Corporation under its subsidiary company, PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, has been using the bay as the tailing (mine waste) dumping ground for its gold mining activit
#2 Manila Bay
Manila Bay ( Filipino : Look ng Maynila ) is a natural harbor that serves the Port of Manila (on Luzon ), in the Philippines . Strategically located around the capital city of the Philippines, Manila Bay facilitated commerce and trade between the Philippines and its neighboring countries, [1] becomi
#3 Port Gore
Port Gore (officially Te Anamāhanga / Port Gore ) is a bay and natural harbour at the northern end of the Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand . It is close to the northern tip of the South Island , at the western end of Cook Strait . It is directly west of the entrance to Queen Charlotte Sound . Natur
#4 Coffin Bay
Coffin Bay , originally Coffin's Bay , [9] is a town at the southern extremity of the Eyre Peninsula , a wheat growing area of South Australia . At the 2016 census , Coffin Bay had a population of 611. [2] For other uses, see Coffin Bay . Town in South Australia Coffin Bay South Australia View down