langs: 23 февраля [ru] / february 23 [en] / 23. februar [de] / 23 février [fr] / 23 febbraio [it] / 23 de febrero [es]
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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
The Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County, California is a rural coastline along the Santa Barbara Channel roughly bounded by the city of Goleta and the north boundary of the county. This last undeveloped stretch of Southern California coastline consists of dramatic bluffs, isolated beaches and terr
#3 Ministers of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
The minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard ( French : ministre des pêches, des océans et de la Garde côtière canadienne ) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for supervising the fishing industry, administrating all navigable waterways in the country,
Wonga Beach is a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas , Queensland , Australia. [2] The town of Wonga is within the locality. [3] In the 2016 census , Wonga Beach had a population of 975 people. [1] Town in Queensland, Australia Wonga Beach Queensland Wonga Beach Coordinates 16.3338°S 145.4161°E
Tanjung Lesung Beach (Indonesian: Pantai Tanjung Lesung) is a beach in Pandeglang Regency , Banten , western tip of Java . It is 160 kilometres (99 mi) from the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta , and can be reached by car or public bus in about a 3-4-hour drive. [1] It is known as a beach resort
#6 Hendaye
Hendaye ( Basque : Hendaia ) [3] is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of southwestern France . [4] Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Hendaye Hendaia Commune Hendaye harbour Coat of arms Location of Hendaye Hendaye Show map of France Hendaye Show map o
Mercury Island is a small rocky island off The Diamond Coast , Namibia . Despite its small size it is recognised by BirdLife International and other global conservation groups as an Important Bird Area (IBA) for its important coastal seabird breeding. Island off Namibia Mercury Island Mercury Island
#2 Fuvahmulah
Fuvahmulah ( Dhivehi : ފުވައްމުލައް) is an island ( atoll ) in the Maldives . It is under Maldives’ administrative divisions of Gnaviyani Atoll or Nyaviyani Atoll . The inhabitants speak a distinctive form of the Dhivehi language , known as "Fuvahmulaki baha.” Inhabited island in Gnaviyani Atoll, Ma
Penrhyn (also called Tongareva , Māngarongaro , Hararanga , and Te Pitaka ) is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the south Pacific Ocean . The northernmost island in the group, it is located at 1,365 km (848 mi) north-north-east of the capital island of Rarotonga , 9 degrees
#4 Tahiti
Tahiti ( English: / t ə ˈ h iː t i / ; Tahitian [taˈhiti] ; [2] French pronunciation: [ta.i.ti] ; previously also known as Otaheite ) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia . It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest ma
#5 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) is a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean . It is a remote and inhospitable collection of islands, consisting of South Georgia and a chain of smaller islands known as the South Sandwich Islands. South Georgia is 165 kilometres
#6 Sif Island
Sif Island is an island in Pine Island Bay of the Amundsen Sea , in Antarctica . It is 1,150 feet (350 m) long and consists of K-feldspar granite, mostly covered in ice. It was discovered in February 2020 after the Pine Island Glacier melted away from around it, and is named after Sif , a goddess
#7 Matia Island
Matia Island / ˈ m eɪ ʃ ə / ( MAY -shə ) is an island in the San Juan Islands of the U.S. state of Washington . The island's entire 145 acres (59 ha) comes under the protection of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and is cooperatively managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commissio
Franz Josef Land , Frantz Iosef Land , Franz Joseph Land or Francis Joseph's Land ( Russian : Земля́ Фра́нца-Ио́сифа , tr. Zemlya Frantsa-Iosifa , Norwegian : Fridtjof Nansen Land ) is a Russian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean . It is inhabited only by military personnel. [1] It constitutes the nort
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 Hateruma
Hateruma (波照間島; Hateruma-jima ; Yaeyama : Patirooma , Hateruma dialect : Besїma "our island", Okinawan : Hatiruma , Northern Ryukyuan : は°たら Patara ) is an island in the Yaeyama District of Okinawa Prefecture , Japan . [1] Part of the town Taketomi , it is the southernmost inhabited island in Japan
#11 Martinique
Martinique ( / ˌ m ɑːr t ɪ ˈ n iː k / MAR -tin- EEK , French: [maʁtinik] ( listen ) ; Martinican Creole : Matinik or Matnik ; [7] Kalinago : Madinina or Madiana ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic ,
#12 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 (
Stonington Island is a rocky island lying 1.8 km (1.1 mi) northeast of Neny Island in the eastern part of Marguerite Bay off the west coast of Graham Land , Antarctica . It is 0.75 km (0.47 mi) long from north-west to south-east and 0.37 km (0.23 mi) wide, yielding an area of 20 ha (49
#14 Sardinia
Sardinia ( / s ɑːr ˈ d ɪ n i ə / sar- DIN -ee-ə ; Italian : Sardegna [sarˈdeɲɲa] ; Sardinian : Sardigna [saɾˈdiɲːa] , [5] Sassarese : Sardhigna ; Gallurese : Saldigna ; Algherese : Sardenya ; Tabarchino : Sardegna ) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea , after Sicily , and one of th
#15 Green Island (Massachusetts)
Green Island , also known as North Brewster Island , is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area , to the north of Calf Island and Hypocrite Channel . The island has a permanent size of 2.5 acres (10,000 m 2 ) , plus an intertidal zone of a further 15 acres (61,00
St Kilda ( Scottish Gaelic : Hiort ) is an isolated archipelago situated 64 kilometres (40 mi) west-northwest of North Uist in the North Atlantic Ocean . It contains the westernmost islands of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. [note 2] The largest island is Hirta , whose sea cliffs are the highest i
#17 Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island ( / ˈ b uː v eɪ / ; Norwegian : Bouvetøya [3] [bʉˈvèːœʏɑ] or Bouvetøyen ) [4] is an island claimed by Norway, and declared an uninhabited protected nature reserve. It is a subantarctic volcanic island, situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge ,
#18 Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius ( Dutch : Sint Eustatius , pronounced [sɪnt øːˈstaːtsijʏs] ( listen ) ), [7] also known locally as Statia ( / ˈ s t eɪ ʃ ə / ), [8] is an island in the Caribbean . It is a special municipality (officially " public body ") of the Netherlands . [9] Special municipality of the Netherland
#19 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
#20 Tasmania
Tasmania ( / t æ z ˈ m eɪ n i ə / ; Palawa kani : lutruwita [14] ) is an island state of Australia . [15] It is located 240 kilometres (150 miles) to the south of the Australian mainland , separated from it by the Bass Strait . The archipelago contains the southernmost point of the Australian fe
#1 Taylor Mountain (Sonoma County, California)
Taylor Mountain is a summit at the northern extreme of the Sonoma Mountains in California . The mountain lies in the Laguna de Santa Rosa drainage basin; its east flank drains to Matanzas Creek , a northwestward flowing stream running the length of Bennett Valley , and its west flank drains to Five
#2 Mayon
Mayon ( Central Bikol : Bulkan Mayon ; Tagalog : Bulkang Mayon , IPA: [mɐjɔn] ), also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano ( Spanish : Monte Mayón, Volcán Mayón ), [4] is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region , on the island of Luzon in the Philippines . A popular tour
Mount Makiling (also known as Mount Maquiling ), is an inactive stratovolcano located in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas on the island of Luzon , Philippines . The mountain rises to an elevation of 1,090 m (3,580 ft) above mean sea level and is the highest feature of the Laguna Volcanic Fie
#4 Mount King George (British Columbia)
Mount King George is a prominent 3,413-metre (11,198-foot) mountain summit located in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park , in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia , Canada . The mountain is the highest point of The Royal Group , a subset of the Rockies, which includes Mount Queen Mary, Mount
#5 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
#6 Ochsenkopf (Fichtel Mountains)
The Ochsenkopf ( German: [ˈɔksn̩ˌkɔp͡f] ( listen ) ) is the second-highest mountain in the Fichtel Mountains with a height of 1,024 metres (3,360 ft) . On its summit is an observation tower (the Asenturm ) and a transmission tower for VHF and TV programmes by Bayerischer Rundfunk . Ochsenkopf The
Asperity Mountain is a mountain located in British Columbia , Canada , rising to 3,716 metres (12,192 ft) . [2] It is located between Tellot and Tiedemann Glaciers on the north and south respectively, [3] [4] in the Waddington Range , a subrange of the Pacific Ranges . [5] The gorge of the Homathk
#8 Alps
The Alps [lower-alpha 1] are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , [lower-alpha 2] [2] stretching approximately 1,200 km (750 mi) across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France , Switzerland , Italy , Liechtenstein , Austria , Germany , an
Sincholagua is an inactive volcano located in Ecuador 17 km (11 mi) northeast of Cotopaxi Volcano and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Quito . [2] It is the 12th highest peak in the country at 4,899 m (16,073 ft) but also one of the lesser known ones. The name of the mountain comes from the in
Fourpeaked Volcano is an active stratovolcano in the U.S. state of Alaska . The Alaska Volcano Observatory rates Fourpeaked Volcano as Aviation Alert Level Green and Volcanic-alert Level Normal. It is nearly completely covered by Fourpeaked Glacier . Fourpeaked Volcano during eruption, September 17,
The Aguja Saint Exupery is a mountain spear ('aguja') located near the Cerro Chaltén in the Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia , Argentina . [1] Mountain in the Los Glaciares National Park in Patagonia, Argentina This article relies largely or entirely on a single source . ( July 2013 ) Aguja
Skopska Crna Gora ( Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic : Скопска Црна Гора, pronounced [skôpskaː tsr̩̂ːnaː ɡǒra] ; Albanian : Malësia e Karadakut ), often called simply Crna Gora (Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic: Црна Гора; Albanian: Mali i Zi ), or Karadak (from earlier Turkish : Karadağ – "Black Mo
Mount Kilimanjaro ( / ˌ k ɪ l ɪ m ə n ˈ dʒ ɑː r oʊ / ) [4] is a dormant volcano in Tanzania . It has three volcanic cones : Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea
#14 List of hills of the Schönbuch
This list of hills of the Schönbuch contains an almost complete selection of the hills , high points and spurs or subpeaks of the Schönbuch , a forest region in the south German Keuper Uplands , and of the Schönbuch Nature Park within the German state of Baden-Württemberg . Chapel of the hermitage o
#15 Medvednica
Medvednica ( pronounced [mědʋednitsa] ) [1] is a mountain in central Croatia , just north of Zagreb , and marking the southern border of the historic region of Zagorje . The highest peak, at 1,035 m (3,396 ft) is Sljeme . [2] Most of the area of Medvednica is a nature park ( park prirode ), a
#16 Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada ( / s i ˌ ɛr ə n ə ˈ v æ d ə , - ˈ v ɑː d ə / ) [lower-alpha 1] is a mountain range in the Western United States , between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin . The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California , although the Carson Range spur lies pri
Croix de Belledonne , at 2,926 metres (9,600 ft) , is one of the highest points in the Belledonne range in the French Alps , close to the highest summit in the range, Grand Pic de Belledonne at 2,977 metres (9,767 ft) . [1] The name derives from the cross erected on the summit ( croix means cros
The Fichtel Mountains [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] ( German : Fichtelgebirge , Czech : Smrčiny ), form a small horseshoe-shaped mountain range in northeastern Bavaria , Germany . They extend from the valley of the Red Main River to the Czech border, a few foothills spilling over into the Czech Republic . The
#19 Velika Rudoka
Velika Rudoka ( Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic : Велика Рудока ; Albanian : Maja e Njeriut, Rudoka e Madhe ) is the highest peak of the Rudoka Mountain, situated in the Šar Mountains range, exactly on the border between Kosovo [a] and North Macedonia . [6] With the altitude of 2,660 metres (8,727 f
The Matahina power station is a hydroelectric power facility in Bay of Plenty in New Zealand located in the Bay of Plenty on the Rangitaiki River downstream of the Aniwhenua Power Station . The river was dammed to form Lake Matahina from which water is drawn and diverted through the power station be
#1 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
#2 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
Arroyo Trabuco (known also as Trabuco Creek [1] ) is a 22-mile (35 km) -long stream in coastal southern California in the United States. [4] Rising in a rugged canyon in the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County , the creek flows west and southwest before emptying into San Juan Creek in the city of
The Mōkihinui River is a river located on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island , about 40 kilometres north of Westport . [1] Meridian Energy had proposed the Mokihinui Hydro project on the river in 2007 [2] but it was cancelled in May 2012. [3] In 2019, it was announced that large parts of t
The Turners Falls Canal , also historically known as the Montague Canal , was a canal along the Connecticut River in Montague, Massachusetts . It was reconstructed in 1869. Power Canal at Turners Falls Power Canal, 1941 The canal was first completed in 1798 by the Proprietors of the Upper Locks and
#6 Seerhein
The Seerhein ("Lake Rhine") is a river about four kilometres long, in the basin of Lake Constance . It is the outflow of the Upper Lake Constance and the main tributary of the Lower Lake Constance . The water level of the lower lake is about 30 cm below the level of the Upper Lake. It is considere
Big Butte Creek is a 12-mile-long (19 km) tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon . It drains approximately 245 square miles (635 km 2 ) of Jackson County . Its two forks, the North Fork and the South Fork, both begin high in the Cascade Range near Mount McLoughlin . Flowing pre
#8 Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)
Coyote Creek ( Spanish : Arroyo Coyote ) [5] [6] is a river that flows through the Santa Clara Valley in Northern California . Its source is on Mount Sizer , in the mountains east of Morgan Hill . It eventually flows into Anderson Lake in Morgan Hill and then northwards through Coyote Valley to San
#9 Rur
The Rur or Roer ( German : Rur [ʁuːɐ̯] ; Dutch and Limburgish : Roer , Dutch pronunciation: [ˈruːr] , Limburgish: [ˈʀuːʀ˦] ; French : Rour [2] ) is a major river that flows through portions of Belgium , Germany and the Netherlands . It is a right (eastern) tributary to the Meuse ( Dutch: Maas ). A
Lake Pontchartrain ( / ˈ p ɒ n tʃ ə t r eɪ n / PON -chə-trayn ) [1] is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana in the United States. It covers an area of 630 square miles (1,600 km 2 ) with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet (3.7 to 4.3 m) . Some shipping channels are kept deeper thr
Australian rivers have been subject to devastating floods in New South Wales , recorded since colonisation . [1] Flooding in New South Wales has predominately been caused by excessive flows into rivers located in New South Wales and, to a lesser extent, excessive flows into rivers located in Queensl
#12 History of turnpikes and canals in the United States
The history of turnpikes and canals in the United States began with work attempted and accomplished in the original thirteen colonies, predicated on European technology. After gaining independence, the United States grew westward, crossing the Appalachian Mountains with the admission of new states a
The Zuid-Willemsvaart ( Dutch: [zœytˈʋɪləmsfaːrt] ; translated: South William's Canal ) is a canal in the south of the Netherlands and the east of Belgium . Canal in the Netherlands Zuid-Willemsvaart Map of the Zuid-Willemsvaart Country Netherlands, Belgium Specifications Length 121.9 km (75.7 m
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
#15 Galveston Bay
Galveston Bay ( / ˈ ɡ æ l v ɪ s t ən / GAL -vis-tən ) is a bay in the western Gulf of Mexico along the upper coast of Texas . It is the seventh-largest estuary in the United States, [2] and the largest of seven major estuaries along the Texas Gulf Coast . It is connected to the Gulf of Mexico and is
The Santa Margarita River which with the addition of what is now Temecula Creek , was formerly known as the Temecula River , is a short intermittent river on the Pacific coast of southern California in the United States, approximately 30.9 miles (49.7 km) [2] long. One of the last free-flowing riv
#17 Lambro
The Lambro ( Lombard : Lamber or Lambar [ˈlãːber; -bar ] ) is a river of Lombardy , northern Italy, a left tributary of the Po . River in northern Italy For the genus, see Lambro (fungus) . For the journalist, see Donald Lambro . Lambro The river in the Park of Monza Location Country Italy Physical
The Rivière de Puvirnituq (English: Puvirnituq River ; formerly the Rivière de Povungnituk [1] ) is a river in Kativik , Nord-du-Québec , Quebec , Canada . [2] [3] The river flows 389 kilometres (242 mi) [4] from its source at an unnamed lake to Hudson Bay at the village of Puvirnituq . Its waters
#1 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
Guantánamo Bay ( Spanish : Bahía de Guantánamo ) is a bay in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba . It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and it is surrounded by steep hills which create an enclave that is cut off from its immediate hinterland . Bay located in Guant
The Türkmenbaşy Gulf or Türkmenbaşy Aýlagy or Türkmenbaşy Bay ( Turkmen : Türkmenbaşy aýlagy , Russian : залив Туркменбашы [2] [3] ) is a bay of the Caspian Sea in the coast of Turkmenistan . Body of water Türkmenbaşy Gulf Türkmenbaşy Aýlagy Türkmenbaşy Bay Balkan Gulf Krasnovodsk Gulf Türkmenbaşy G
Three Saints Bay ( Russian : Бухта Трёх Святителей , r Bukhta Tryokh Svyatitelyej ) is a 9 Mile (14 Kilometer)-long inlet on the southeast side of Kodiak Island , Alaska , north of Sitkalidak Strait . [4] It is 97 km (60 mi) southwest of Kodiak . The Three Saints Bay Site is an archaeological si
Trinity Bay is the northeast portion of Galveston Bay , bordered by Chambers and Harris counties in Texas , United States . [1] The bay, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, heads at the mouth of the Trinity River . Trinity Bay is separated from the main part of Galveston Bay by the San Jacinto Ri