langs: 19 февраля [ru] / february 19 [en] / 19. februar [de] / 19 février [fr] / 19 febbraio [it] / 19 de febrero [es]
days: february 16 / february 17 / february 18 / february 19 / february 20 / february 21 / february 22
#1 Isle of Dogs
The Isle of Dogs is a large peninsula bounded on three sides by a large meander in the River Thames in East London , England, which includes the Cubitt Town , Millwall and Canary Wharf districts. The area was historically part of the Manor, Hamlet, Parish and, for a time, the wider borough of Poplar
Bruce's Beach is an African-American beach resort at Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles County, California . The property, which was located at 26th Street and Highland Avenue, was owned and operated by Charles and Willa Bruce for the benefit of the black community when racial segregation prevented them
Varna Peninsula ( Bulgarian : полуостров Варна , romanized : poluostrov Varna , IPA: [poɫuˈɔstrov ˈvarnɐ] ) is a roughly rectangular predominantly ice-covered peninsula forming the northeast extremity of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . It is bounded by Hero Bay to
#1 Inch Island
Inch Island ( Irish : An Inse , meaning ' The Island ' ; [3] Also spelled in Irish as An Inis . [4] ) is in Inishowen , County Donegal , Ireland. The island is in Lough Swilly , a sea lough on the northern coast of Ireland. [5] [6] Inch Island Native name : An Inse / Inis na nOsirí [1] [2] Inch Isla
Bribie Island is the smallest and most northerly of three major sand islands forming the coastline sheltering the northern part of Moreton Bay, Queensland , Australia. [1] The others are Moreton Island and North Stradbroke Island . Bribie Island is 34 kilometres (21 miles) long, and 8 kilometres (5.
#3 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
#4 Chichijima
Chichijima ( 父島 , "Father Island") , formerly known as Peel Island is the largest island in the Ogasawara archipelago. Chichijima is about 240 km (150 mi) north of Iwo Jima . The island is within the political boundaries of Ogasawara Village , Ogasawara Subprefecture , Tokyo , Japan . Around 2,0
The Principality of Sealand ( / ˈ s iː ˌ l æ n d / ) is an unrecognized [4] micronation that claims HM Fort Roughs (also known as Roughs Tower), an offshore platform in the North Sea approximately twelve kilometres ( 6 + 1 ⁄ 2 nautical miles) off the coast of Suffolk , as its territory. Roughs Tower
#6 Tuvalu
Tuvalu ( / t uː ˈ v ɑː l uː / ( listen ) too- VAH -loo or / ˈ t uː v ə l uː / TOO -və-loo ; [6] formerly known as the Ellice Islands ) is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean . Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia . They lie east
#7 Tuzla Island
Tuzla Island ( Ukrainian : Тузла , Russian : Тузла , Crimean Tatar : Тузла ; from Turkish "tuzla" – salty, saline, literally: add salt) is a sandy islet in the form of a spit located in the middle of the Strait of Kerch between the Kerch Peninsula in the west and the Taman Peninsula in the east. The
#8 Bali
Bali ( / ˈ b ɑː l i / ; Balinese : ᬩᬮᬶ ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands . East of Java and west of Lombok , the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida , Nusa Lembongan , and Nusa Ceningan . The prov
Fernando de Noronha ( Portuguese pronunciation: [feʁˈnɐ̃du d(ʒ)i noˈɾoɲɐ] ) is an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean , part of the State of Pernambuco , Brazil , and located 354 km (191 nmi; 220 mi) off the Brazilian coast. It consists of 21 islands and islets , extending over an area of 26
#10 Terminal Island
Terminal Island , historically known as Isla Raza de Buena Gente , is a largely artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California , between the neighborhoods of Wilmington and San Pedro in the city of Los Angeles , [1] and the city of Long Beach . Terminal Island is roughly split between t
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
#12 Lampedusa
Lampedusa ( / ˌ l æ m p ɪ ˈ dj uː z ə / LAM -pih- DEW -zə , US : /- s ə , - z ə / - sə, - zə , Italian: [lampeˈduːza] ; Sicilian : Lampidusa [lambɪˈɾuːsa] ; Ancient Greek : Λοπαδοῦσσα [1] and Λοπαδοῦσα [2] and Λοπαδυῦσσα [2] , romanized : Lopadoûssa ; Maltese : Lampeduża ) is the largest isl
#13 Orchid Island
Orchid Island , [2] also known by other names , is a 45 km 2 (17 sq mi) volcanic island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan Island . The island is part of Taiwan. It is separated from the Batanes of the Philippines by the Bashi Channel of the Luzon Strait . It is governed as Lanyu Township of
#14 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
#15 Osmussaar
Osmussaar ( Swedish : Odensholm , German : Odinsholm ) is an Estonian island situated in the mouth of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea , 7.5 km off the Estonian mainland. Administratively the island is part of Lääne-Nigula Parish in Lääne County . Its area is 4.8 km 2 (1,200 acres) . Island
#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 Agios Efstratios
Agios Efstratios or Saint Eustratius ( Greek : Άγιος Ευστράτιος ), colloquially Ai Stratis ( Greek : Άη Στράτης ), anciently Halonnesus or Halonnesos ( Ancient Greek : Ἁλόννησος ), [3] is a small Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea about 30 kilometres (19 miles) southwest of Lemnos and 80 kilome
#18 Hawaii
Hawaii ( / h ə ˈ w aɪ i / ( listen ) hə- WY -ee ; Hawaiian : Hawai ʻ i [həˈvɐjʔi] or [həˈwɐjʔi] ) is a state in the Western United States , located in the Pacific Ocean about 2,000 miles (3,200 km) from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America , the only state that is an
#19 Pyramid Island, South Shetland Islands
Pyramid Island is a conspicuous, pillar-shaped rocky island rising to 205 m (673 ft) off the north entrance to McFarlane Strait in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica . Its surface area is 9 hectares (22 acres) . [1] Cone Rock ( 62°25′56.9″S 60°06′08.3″W ) is rising to 6 m (19.7 ft) 1.33
#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
Yate Volcano is a large, glaciated stratovolcano located in the southern Andes , in the Los Lagos Region of Chile , south of the Reloncaví Estuary . Yate lies on the major regional Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault Zone , and is located 10 km north-east of the smaller Hornopiren volcano . The last known eruptio
Chaitén is a volcanic caldera 3 kilometres (2 mi) in diameter, 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the town of Chaitén , near the Gulf of Corcovado in southern Chile . The most recent eruptive phase of the volcano e
#3 Jurong Hill
Jurong Hill ( Chinese : 裕廊山; Malay : Bukit Peropok ) is a scenic hill situated in western Singapore off Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim . Originally, the hill is known as Bukit Peropok in Malay . [1] It is enveloped in 15 hectares of lush greenery and stands at 60 meters. This article needs additional citations
Malaxa Mountain is a mountain at Malaxa on the island of Crete in the country of Greece . [1] This mountain feature is situated in northwestern coastal Crete in the vicinity of the city of Chania . Trypali limestone is a dominant rock of Malaxa Mountain. [2] The ancient city of Kydonia held sway ove
#5 Prospect Hill (New South Wales)
Prospect Hill is a heritage-listed hill in Pemulwuy and Prospect in the greater western region of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia. Situated about 30 kilometres (19 miles) west of central Sydney , the hill is Sydney 's largest body of igneous rock and is higher than the ridges of the Cumberland
#6 Eldfell
Eldfell is a volcanic cone just over 200 metres (660 ft) high on the Icelandic island of Heimaey . It formed in a volcanic eruption , which began without warning on the eastern side of Heimaey , in the Westman Islands , on 23 January 1973. The name means Hill of Fire in Icelandic . Volcanic cone i
Mount Sinabung ( Indonesian : Gunung Sinabung , [2] Karo : Deleng Sinabung [3] ) is a Pleistocene -to- Holocene stratovolcano of andesite and dacite in the Karo plateau of Karo Regency , North Sumatra , Indonesia , 40 kilometres (25 mi) from the Lake Toba supervolcano . Many old lava flows are on
The Nevado del Ruiz ( Spanish pronunciation: [neβaðo ðel ˈrwis] ), also known as La Mesa de Herveo [4] ( English: Mesa of Herveo , the name of the nearby town ) is a volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia , about 129 kilometers (80 mi) west of the capital city
Sơn Trà Mountain ( Vietnamese : Núi Sơn Trà ), also known as Monkey Mountain , is a mountain and peninsula range located on Sơn Trà Peninsula, in Sơn Trà district , Đà Nẵng, Vietnam , overlooking the Bay of Da Nang and the East Sea . Đà Nẵng Port 's Tiên Sa Terminal is located at the base of the mou
#10 Oiz
Mount Oiz [1] (1026.40 m.), is one of the most popular summits of Biscay in the Basque Country ( Spain ). Its summits form part of a long range that feeds several rivers: Ibaizabal , Artibai , Lea , Oka and Deba in Gipuzkoa all of them running to the Bay of Biscay . Mountain summit in Biscay, Basque
#11 Huaynaputina
Huaynaputina ( / ˌ w aɪ n ə p ʊ ˈ t iː n ə / WY -nə-puu- TEE -nə ; Spanish: [wajnapuˈtina ] ) is a volcano in a volcanic high plateau in southern Peru . Lying in the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes , it was formed by the subduction of the oceanic Nazca Plate under the continental South American
#12 List of people who died on the Presidential Range
The Presidential Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire consist of a series of mountains whose maximum elevation reaches 6,288 feet (1,917 m) and represent some of the highest mountains in the United States east of the Mississippi River . Fatalities in this area are dominated by those that
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
#14 Timeline of volcanism on Earth
This timeline of volcanism on Earth includes a list of major volcanic eruptions of approximately at least magnitude 6 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) or equivalent sulfur dioxide emission during the Quaternary period (from 2.58 Mya to the present). Other volcanic eruptions are also listed. C
Beacon Hill , also known as Harting Beacon , is a hillfort on the South Downs , in the county of West Sussex in southern England. The hillfort is located in the parish of Elsted and Treyford , in Chichester District . [1] It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument with a list entry identification number of
#16 Prospect dolerite intrusion
The Prospect dolerite intrusion , or Prospect intrusion , is a Jurassic picrite or dolerite laccolith that is situated in Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . [2] Lying in the heart of Cumberland Plain , in the suburb of Pemulwuy (previously Greystanes ), the intrusion is Sydney's largest body of
Lake Champlain ( / ʃ æ m ˈ p l eɪ n / sham- PLAYN ; French : Lac Champlain ) is a natural freshwater lake in North America . It mostly lies between the US states of New York and Vermont , but also extends north into the Canadian province of Quebec . [3] Lake in New York, Vermont and Quebec This arti
#2 Vaal Dam
The Vaal Dam in South Africa was constructed in 1938 and lies 77 km south of OR Tambo International Airport . The lake behind the dam wall has a surface area of about 320 square kilometres (120 sq mi) [1] and is 47 meters deep. The Vaal Dam lies on the Vaal River , which is one of South Africa
Lake Berryessa is the largest lake in Napa County, California . This reservoir in the Vaca Mountains was formed following the construction of the Monticello Dam on Putah Creek in the 1950s. Since the early 1960s, this reservoir has provided water and hydroelectricity to the North Bay region of the S
Mansfield Dam (formerly Marshall Ford Dam ) is a dam located across a canyon at Marshall Ford on the Colorado River , 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Austin, Texas . The groundbreaking ceremony occurred on February 19, 1937, with United States Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes attending. The
Chautauqua Lake is located entirely within Chautauqua County , New York , United States. The lake is approximately 17 miles (27 km) long and two miles (3.2 km) wide at its greatest width. The surface area is approximately 13,000 acres (53 km 2 ) . The maximum depth is about 78 feet (24 m) .
#6 Lough Allen
Lough Allen ( Irish : Loch Aillionn ) [2] is a lake on the River Shannon [3] in northeastern Connacht , Ireland . Most of the lake is in County Leitrim , [3] with a smaller part in County Roscommon . The lake lies to the south of the River Shannon's source , near the Iron Mountains, and is the upper
#7 Kissena Park
Kissena Park is a 235-acre (95 ha) park located in the neighborhood of Flushing in Queens , New York City . It is located along the subterranean Kissena Creek , which flows into the Flushing River . [1] It is bordered on the west by Kissena Boulevard ; on the north by Rose, Oak, Underhill, and Lit
#8 Douglas Lake
Douglas Lake , also called Douglas Reservoir , is a reservoir created by an impoundment of the French Broad River in Eastern Tennessee . This lake is located only a few miles from the Pigeon Forge / Gatlinburg area, and also the Great Smoky Mountains National Park . For other uses, see Douglas Lake
The Glen D. Palmer Dam is a 6-foot-high (1.8 m) dam across the Fox River in Yorkville, Illinois , about 35.9 miles (58.2 km) upstream from the confluence with the Illinois River , and 940 feet (366 m) upstream from the Route-47 bridge. The dam is named after the original manager of the State Gam
#10 Shakoor Lake
Shakoor Lake is a lake, comprising 300 km 2 , located on the border between the Indian state of Gujarat and the Sindh province on the southern edge of Pakistan . About 90 km 2 of the lake comes under Pakistan, whilst the majority of the lake i.e. 210 km 2 , lies within India. The Indian built
The Nieuwe Waterweg ("New Waterway") is a ship canal in the Netherlands from het Scheur (a branch of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta ) west of the town of Maassluis to the North Sea at Hook of Holland : the Maasmond , where the Nieuwe Waterweg connects to the Maasgeul . It is the artificial mouth of t
#2 River Wye
The River Wye ( / w aɪ / ; Welsh : Afon Gwy [ɡʊɨ̯] ) is the fourth-longest river in the UK, stretching some 250 kilometres (155 miles) from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary . [1] For much of its length the river forms part of the border between England and Wales . The Wye V
The Blyth Navigation was a canal in Suffolk , England , running 7 miles (11 km) from Halesworth to the North Sea at Southwold . It opened in 1761, and was insolvent by 1884. Its demise was accelerated by an attempt to reclaim saltings at Blythburgh , which resulted in the estuary silting up. It wa
#4 Buffalo Creek (Monongahela River tributary)
Buffalo Creek is a tributary of the Monongahela River , 30.2 miles (48.6 km) long, [3] in northern West Virginia , in the United States . Via the Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River , draining an area of 125 square miles (320 km 2 ) [4] on the unglac
Kissena Creek (also Mill Creek or Ireland Mill Creek) is a buried stream located in the neighborhoods of Flushing , Fresh Meadows , Hillcrest , and Kew Gardens Hills in the New York City borough of Queens . Kissena Creek originates in a now-filled swamp within Kew Gardens Hills and Pomonok in centra
The Vincelotte River ( in French: rivière Vincelotte ) is a tributary on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River where it flows east of the village of Cap-Saint-Ignace . River in L'Islet and Kamouraska in Quebec (Canada) Vincellotte River Native name Rivière Vincelotte ( French ) Location Coun
The River Sow Navigation was a short river navigation in Staffordshire , England, which connected the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal to the centre of Stafford . There was a coal wharf in Stafford, and a single lock to connect it to the canal. It opened in 1816, and closed in the 1920s. There
#8 Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia . It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. [1] Its estimated length is 4,909 km (3,050 mi) , [1] and it drains an area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi) , discharging 475 km 3
#9 Fossil Creek
Fossil Creek ( Yavapai : Hakhavsuwa or Vialnyucha ) is a perennial stream accessed by forest roads near the community of Camp Verde in the U.S. state of Arizona . Primary access is from Forest Road 708 off Arizona State Route 260 east of Camp Verde. A tributary of the Verde River , Fossil Creek flow
#10 River Tone
The River Tone is a river in the English county of Somerset . The river is about 33 kilometres (21 mi) long. Its source is at Beverton Pond near Huish Champflower in the Brendon Hills , and is dammed at Clatworthy Reservoir . The reservoir outfall continues through Taunton and Curry and Hay Moors
#11 Coyote Creek (San Gabriel River tributary)
Coyote Creek is a principal tributary of the San Gabriel River [3] in northwest Orange County , southeast Los Angeles County , and southwest Riverside County, California . It drains a land area of roughly 41.3 square miles (107 km 2 ) covering eight major cities, including Brea , Buena Park , Full
#12 Blauwburgwal
The Blauwburgwal (literally: Dutch : blue fortress wall ) is a canal in Amsterdam between the Singel (at Lijnbaanssteeg) and the Herengracht (at Herenstraat). It is the shortest canal in the city center and part of the west Grachtengordel (canal belt). Canal in Amsterdam Blauwburgwal Blauwburgwal 22
#13 The Conscious Seed of Light
The Conscious Seed of Light is the first studio album by Pennsylvania death metal band Rivers of Nihil . The album was released on October 15, 2013 via Metal Blade Records . It is the first album in the band's tetralogy based around the four seasons; it represents spring . [4] 2013 studio album by R
#14 Salado Creek
Salado Creek ( / s ə ˈ l ɑː d oʊ / sə- LAH -doh ) is a waterway in San Antonio that runs from northern Bexar County for about 38 miles (61 km) to the San Antonio River near Buena Vista. [1] Not to be confused with Salado Creek AVA . River in the United States Salado Creek Location Country United S
#15 Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal
The Kidwelly and Llanelly Canal [Note 1] was a canal and tramroad system in Carmarthenshire , Wales , built to carry anthracite coal to the coast for onward transportation by coastal ships. It began life as Kymer's Canal in 1766, which linked pits at Pwll y Llygod to a dock near Kidwelly . Access to
#16 Sacramento River
The Sacramento River ( Spanish : Río Sacramento ) is the principal river of Northern California in the United States and is the largest river in California. [9] Rising in the Klamath Mountains , the river flows south for 400 miles (640 km) before reaching the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and
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
#2 Hardys Bay, New South Wales
Hardys Bay is a south-eastern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales , Australia on the Bouddi Peninsula . It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area . Suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia Hardys Bay Central Coast , New South Wales Population 227
#3 Staring-baai
Staring-baai ( Dutch for Staring Bay ) is a bay off the southeast peninsula of Sulawesi in Indonesia . It lies slightly southeast of Kendari , the provincial capital of South East Sulawesi , where it opens to the east onto the Banda Sea . This article does not cite any sources . ( March 2017 ) Durin
#4 Timor Sea
The Timor Sea ( Indonesian : Laut Timor , Portuguese : Mar de Timor , Tetum : Tasi Mane or Tasi Timór ) is a relatively shallow sea bounded to the north by the island of Timor , to the east by the Arafura Sea , and to the south by Australia. Sea between Malay Archipelago and Australia Body of water