langs: 27 февраля [ru] / february 27 [en] / 27. februar [de] / 27 février [fr] / 27 febbraio [it] / 27 de febrero [es]
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#1 Curanipe
Curanipe (in mapudungun : "plum tree that grows in the rock") is a town and seat of the municipality of Pelluhue , Province of Cauquenes , in VII Maule Region of Chile . This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish . (February 2010) Click [show] for imp
#2 Pelluhue
Pelluhue (in Mapudungun : land of clams ) is a town and commune in the Cauquenes Province of central Chile 's seventh region of Maule . Town and Commune in Maule, Chile Pelluhue Town and Commune Coat of arms Map of the Pelluhue commune in the Maule Region Pelluhue Location in Chile Coordinates (city
Playland , often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park , is an amusement park located in Rye, New York , along the Long Island Sound . Built in 1928, the 280-acre (110 ha) park is owned by the Westchester County government. Beginning with the 2018 season, Standard Amusement
#4 San Quintín, Baja California
San Quintín is a city in San Quintín Municipality , Baja California , located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico . The city had a population of 4777 in 2011. [1] San Quintín is an important agricultural center for Baja California. The city is also an emerging tourist destination, known for its sand dune
Constitución ( Spanish pronunciation: [konstituˈsjon] ) is a city and commune of Talca Province , Maule Region , Chile . It was historically a popular seaside resort . [5] However, following the growth of the industrial sector ( paper and pulp ) tourism has since declined. Constitución is a minor
The Pichilemu Fault ( Spanish : Falla de Pichilemu ), [1] also referred to as the Pichilemu-Vichuquén Fault ( Falla de Pichilemu-Vichuquén ), [2] is a Chilean geological fault , located in Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region , some kilometers away from Pichilemu , [1] at a depth of 15 kilom
San Antonio is a Chilean port city, commune and the capital of the San Antonio Province in the Valparaíso Region . In the twenty-first century San Antonio has surpassed Valparaíso in freight volume handled, becoming the main freight port of Chile. [4] This has led to the challenging of Valparaíso's
#1 Mo'orea
Mo ʻ orea ( English: / ˌ m oʊ . oʊ ˈ r eɪ . ɑː / or / ˈ m oʊ . oʊ r eɪ / ; [4] Tahitian : /moʔore(ʔ)a/ ), also spelled Moorea , is a volcanic island in French Polynesia . It is one of the Windward Islands , a group that is part of the Society Islands , 17 kilometres (11 mi) northwest of Tahiti . T
#2 Curlew Island (South Australia)
Curlew Island is a low mangrove-dominated island located near the head of Spencer Gulf , South Australia . It lies between Port Augusta and Point Lowly and is adjacent to the Playford B Power Station . Several ships ran aground in the shallow waters surrounding the island during the late 1800s and e
McNamara Island is a mainly ice-covered island, 11 kilometres (6 nmi) long, which is partly within the north edge of the Abbot Ice Shelf , Antarctica, about 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of Dustin Island . It was discovered by Richard E. Byrd and members of the United States Antarctic Service o
The Seven Stones reef is a rocky reef nearly 15 miles (24 km) west-northwest (WNW) of Land's End , Cornwall and 7 miles (11 km) east-northeast (ENE) of the Isles of Scilly . The reef consists of two groups of rocks and is nearly 2 miles (3.2 km) long and 1 mile (1.6 km) in breadth. They rise
Robinson Crusoe Island ( Spanish : Isla Róbinson Crusoe , pronounced [ˈizla ˈroβinson kɾuˈso] ), formerly known as Más a Tierra ( lit. ' Closer to Land ' ), [3] is the second largest of the Juan Fernández Islands , situated 670 km (362 nmi; 416 mi) west of San Antonio , Chile , in the Sout
#6 Taha'a
Taha’a (sometimes spelled as "Tahaa") is an island located among the western group, the Leeward Islands , of the Society Islands in French Polynesia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean. The islands of Taha’a and neighboring Raiatea to the immediate south are enclosed by the same c
Dustin Island is an island about 33 kilometres (18 nmi) long, lying 28 kilometres (15 nmi) southeast of Cape Annawan , Thurston Island . The feature forms the SE limit of Seraph Bay . Dustin Island Dustin Island Location in Antarctica Geography Location Ellsworth Land , Antarctica Coordinates 72
Margarita Island ( Isla de Margarita , Spanish pronunciation: [maɾɣaˈɾita] ) is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta , situated off the northeastern coast of the country, in the Caribbean Sea . The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción , is located on the island. Island
Anvers Island or Antwerp Island or Antwerpen Island or Isla Amberes is a high, mountainous island 61 km (38 miles) long, the largest in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica . It was discovered by John Biscoe in 1832 and named in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Adrien de Gerlache aft
#10 Jarvis Island
Jarvis Island ( / ˈ dʒ ɑːr v ɪ s / ; formerly known as Bunker Island or Bunker's Shoal ) is an uninhabited 4.5 km 2 (1.7 sq mi) coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean , about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands . [1] It is an unincorporated, unorganized territory of the United
#11 Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands ( Hawaiian : Mokupuni o Hawai‘i ) are an archipelago of eight major islands , several atolls , and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean , extending some 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from the island of Hawai ʻ i in the south to northernmost Kure Atoll . Formerly t
#12 Port Hamilton
Komundo or Port Hamilton , officially Geomun-do in Korean ( Hangul : 거문도 [ Geomun-do ], Hanja : 巨文島 or 巨門島) is a small group of islands in the Jeju Strait off the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula , located approximately at 34°1′35″N 127°18′45″E . The islands are 12 km 2 (4.6 sq mi) . The
#13 William Scoresby Archipelago
William Scoresby Archipelago is a group of islands which extends northward from the coast just east of William Scoresby Bay , Antarctica . The more important islands in the group are Bertha, Islay, Couling, and the Sheehan Islands. Most of the islands and features in this archipelago were discovered
#14 Baker Island
Baker Island (previously New Nantucket [1] ) is an uninhabited atoll just north of the Equator in the central Pacific Ocean about 3,090 km (1,920 mi) southwest of Honolulu . The island lies almost halfway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbor is Howland Island , 42 mi (68 km) to
#15 Enewetak Atoll
Enewetak Atoll ( / ɛ ˈ n iː w ə ˌ t ɔː k , ˌ ɛ n ɪ ˈ w iː t ɔː k / ; [2] also spelled Eniwetok Atoll or sometimes Eniewetok ; Marshallese : Ānewetak , [ænʲeːwɛːdˠɑk] , or Āne-wātak , [ænʲeːwæːdˠɑk] ; [3] known to the Japanese as Brown Atoll or Brown Island ; Japanese : ブラウン環礁 ) is a large coral atol
#16 Crease Island
Crease Island , formerly Lewis Island , is an island in the Broughton Archipelago Marine Provincial Park in the Queen Charlotte Strait - Johnstone Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia , Canada . It is located north of Harbledown Island and is at the southern extremity of the provin
The Juan Fernández Islands ( Spanish : Archipiélago Juan Fernández ) are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean reliant on tourism and fishing. Situated 670 km (362 nmi; 416 mi) off the coast of Chile , they are composed of three main volcanic islands: Robinson Cruso
#18 Thurston Island
Thurston Island is an ice-covered, glacially dissected island, 215 km (134 mi) long, 90 km (56 mi) wide and 15,700 km 2 (6,062 sq mi) in area, lying a short way off the northwest end of Ellsworth Land , Antarctica . It is the third-largest island of Antarctica , after Alexander Island
#19 Antigua
Antigua ( / æ n ˈ t iː ɡ ə / ann- TEE -gə ), [2] also known as Waladli or Wadadli by the native population, is an island in the Lesser Antilles . It is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region and the main island of the country of Antigua and Barbuda . Antigua and Barbuda became an indepen
#20 Suō-Ōshima
Suō-Ōshima ( 周防大島町 , Suō-Ōshima-chō ) is a town and an island located in Ōshima District , Yamaguchi Prefecture , Japan . This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . ( February 2019 ) Town in Japa
#1 Hekla
Hekla ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛhkla] ( listen ) ), or Hecla , [2] [3] is a stratovolcano in the south of Iceland with a height of 1,491 m (4,892 ft) . Hekla is one of Iceland's most active volcanoes ; over 20 eruptions have occurred in and around the volcano since 874. During the Middl
Walker Mountains ( 72°13′S 99°2′W ) is a range of peaks and nunataks which are fairly well separated but trend east–west to form the axis, or spine, of Thurston Island in Antarctica . They were discovered by Rear Admiral Byrd and members of the US Antarctic Service in a flight from the ship Bear on
#3 Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire (also known as the Pacific Ring of Fire , the Rim of Fire , the Girdle of Fire or the Circum-Pacific belt ) is a region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. The Ring of Fire is a horseshoe-shaped belt about 40,000 km (25,
Mount Hawthorne ( 72°14′S 98°29′W ) is a prominent mountain in the Walker Mountains , rising directly south of the base of Noville Peninsula on Thurston Island , Antarctica. It was discovered by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and members of the United States Antarctic Service (USAS) in a flight from t
#5 Telegraph Hill, San Francisco
Telegraph Hill (elev. 285 ft (87 m) ) is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in San Francisco , California . [5] It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills" . Neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Telegraph Hill from
#6 Winter Hill (North West England)
Winter Hill is a hill on the border of the boroughs of Chorley , Blackburn with Darwen and Bolton , in the historic county of Lancashire in North West England . It is located on Rivington Moor, Chorley and is 1,496 feet (456 m) high. Part of the West Pennine Moors , it is a popular walking area, a
Klyuchevskaya Sopka ( Russian : Ключевская сопка ; also known as Klyuchevskoi , Russian : Ключевской ) is a stratovolcano , the highest mountain of Siberia and the highest active volcano of Eurasia . Its steep, symmetrical cone towers about 100 kilometres (60 mi) from the Bering Sea . The volcano
Lascar is a stratovolcano in Chile within the Central Volcanic Zone of the Andes , a volcanic arc that spans Peru , Bolivia , Argentina and Chile. It is the most active volcano in the region, with records of eruptions going back to 1848. It is composed of two separate cones with several summit crate
#9 Praděd
Praděd ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈpraɟɛt] ; German : Altvater ; Polish : Pradziad ; " great grandfather ") ( 1,491.5 metres (4,893 ft) ) is the highest mountain of Hrubý Jeseník mountains, Moravia , Czech Silesia and Upper Silesia and is fifth-highest mountain of Czech Republic . The highest point o
#10 Shiveluch
Shiveluch ( Russian : Шивелуч ) is the northernmost active volcano in Kamchatka Krai , Russia . It and Karymsky are Kamchatka's largest, most active and most continuously erupting volcanoes. Large active stratovolcano on the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia Shiveluch Shiveluch from space, July 2007. High
#11 List of volcanoes in Indonesia
The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due to subduction zones between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate . Some of the volcanoes are notable for their eruptions, for instance, Krakatoa for its global effects in 1883, [1] the Lake Toba Caldera for its supe
#12 Rethel Mountain
Rethel Mountain is a 2,408-metre (7,900-foot) mountain summit located in the Garibaldi Ranges of the Coast Mountains , in northwestern Garibaldi Provincial Park of southwestern British Columbia , Canada . It is situated 11 km (7 mi) northeast of Whistler , on the south side of Wedgemount Lake an
#13 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
#14 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
#15 Mount Karisimbi
Mount Karisimbi is an active stratovolcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo . At 4,507 metres (14,787 ft) , Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of Albertine Rift , the western branch
#16 Eckkopf
The Eckkopf is a 516-metre-high (1,693 ft) hill in the Palatine Forest in the Germany state of Rhineland-Palatinate . It lies about 3 km west of the small Palatine town of Deidesheim in the Haardt , as the eastern edge of the Palatine Forest is called. It has a 25-metre-high (82 ft) observatio
#17 Le Pouce
Le Pouce ( French: [lə pus] ; English: "The Thumb") is the third highest mountain in Mauritius , at 812 meters (2664 feet). [1] Only Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m) and Pieter Both (820 m) are taller. [2] It is named Le Pouce because of the thumb-shaped peak of the mountain. [1] [3] It ca
#18 Meldrum Mountain
Meldrum Mountain el. 9,468 feet (2,886 m) is a mountain peak in the southwestern section of the Gallatin Range in the Montana portion of Yellowstone National Park . The mountain was named in 1962 by the National Park Service for Judge John W. Meldrum (born September 17, 1843, died February 27, 193
#19 Bárðarbunga
Bárðarbunga ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpaurðarˌpuŋka] ( listen ) ), [1] is a stratovolcano located under Vatnajökull in Vatnajökull National Park which is Iceland 's most extensive glacier . The second highest mountain in Iceland, 2,009 metres (6,591 ft) above sea level, Bárðarbunga is also pa
#1 Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station
The Taum Sauk pumped storage plant is a power station in the St. Francois mountain region of Missouri , United States about 90 miles (140 km) south of St. Louis near Lesterville, Missouri , in Reynolds County . It is operated by Ameren Missouri . Water stored in the upper reservoir is used to gene
Upper Peirce Reservoir ( Chinese : 贝雅士蓄水池上段) is Singapore 's fourth reservoir . The 6- hectare Upper Peirce Reservoir Park overlooks the Upper Peirce Reservoir. This article includes a list of references , related reading or external links , but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline cit
Canton Viaduct is a blind arcade cavity wall railroad viaduct in Canton, Massachusetts , built in 1834–35 for the Boston and Providence Railroad (B&P). [2] Railroad viaduct in Massachusetts, U.S. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( September 2022 ) Canton Viaduct A west side
The Mingachevir Dam (Mingachevir Hydro Power Station) is an earth-fill embankment dam on the Kura River just north of Mingachevir in Azerbaijan . It serves several purposes to include hydroelectric power production and water storage for irrigation . [1] The Mingachevir reservoir , behind the dam, su
Ana Sagar Lake is an artificial lake situated in the city of Ajmer in Rajasthan state in India . It was built by Arnoraja (alias Ana), the grandfather of Prithviraj Chauhan , in 1135 -1150 AD and is named after him. The catchments were built with the help of local populace. The lake is spread over 1
The Lower Peirce Reservoir ( Chinese : 贝雅士蓄水池下段 Malay : Takungan Air Lower Peirce ) is one of the oldest reservoirs in Singapore . It is located near MacRitchie Reservoir and Upper Peirce Reservoir . Previously known as Kallang River Reservoir or Peirce Reservoir , it was renamed Lower Peirce Reserv
#7 Boeung Kak
Boeung Kak ( Khmer : បឹងកក់ ) is an area in Khan Daun Penh and Khan Toul Kork centrally located in the capital city of Cambodia , Phnom Penh . [1] Until around 2010, it was covered by the largest urban lake in Phnom Penh. [2] Residential areas, businesses, restaurants, hotels, embassies and other lo
#8 Lake Garda
Lake Garda ( Italian : Lago di Garda [ˈlaːɡo di ˈɡarda] or (Lago) Benaco [beˈnaːko] ; Eastern Lombard : Lach de Garda ; Venetian : Ƚago de Garda ; Latin : Benacus ; Ancient Greek : Βήνακος [1] ) is the largest lake in Italy . It is a popular holiday location in northern Italy, about halfway between
#9 Wivenhoe Dam
The Wivenhoe Dam is a rock and earth-fill embankment dam with a concrete spillway across the Brisbane River in South East Queensland , Australia. The dam wall is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) by road from the centre of Brisbane . The primary purpose of the dam is the supply of potable water
#10 Mullaperiyar Dam
Mullaperiyar Dam IPA: [mulːɐpːeɾijɐːr] , is a masonry gravity dam on the Periyar River in the Indian state of Kerala [2] [3] It is located 881 m (2,890 ft) above mean sea level, on the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats in Thekkady , Idukki District of Kerala, India. It was constructed betwee
#11 Holmenkollbakken
Holmenkollbakken is a large ski jumping hill located at Holmenkollen in Oslo , Norway . It has a hill size of HS134, a construction point of K-120, and a capacity for 70,000 spectators. Holmenkollen has hosted the Holmenkollen Ski Festival since 1892, which since 1980 have been part of the FIS Ski J
#12 Oroville Dam
Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California , in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley . At 770 feet (235 m) high, it is the tallest dam in the U.S. [8] and serves mainly for water supply, hydroelectricity generation
The Paddington Reservoir is a heritage-listed public park located at 255a Oxford Street in the inner eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales , Australia. It was designed by Edward Bell and built from 1864 to 1866 and operated as a water rese
#14 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
The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire , England . There were various proposals for a canal to connect the town of Macclesfield to the national network from 1765 onwards, but it was not until 1824 that a scheme came to fruition. There were already suggestions by that date that a railway
Curug Cipendok is a waterfall in the southern part of Central Java . It is in Cilongok Banyumas (district), near the village of Karang Tengah, about 25 km (16 mi) from Purwokerto . The dramatic 92-metre (302 ft) falls are considered a major attraction and are very popular with tourists. [ cita
The Bensbach River is a river in southwestern Papua New Guinea . It is located just to the east of the Maro River in Merauke Regency , Indonesia, and just to the west of the Morehead River in Papua New Guinea. River in Papua New Guinea Bensbach River Location in Western New Guinea Show map of Wester
#4 Lehigh Canal
The Lehigh Canal , or the Lehigh Navigation Canal , is a navigable canal that begins at the mouth of Nesquehoning Creek on the Lehigh River in eastern Pennsylvania . It was built in two sections over a span of twenty years, beginning in 1818. The lower section spanned the distance between Easton and
#5 Saint-Charles River (Quebec City)
The Saint-Charles River (Huron-Wendat name is Akiawenrahk ) is the main watercourse crossing Quebec City, Quebec , Canada. River in Quebec City in Canada For other uses, see Saint-Charles River . Saint Charles River Akiawenrahk Saint-Charles River seen from Drouin bridge Location Country Canada Prov
#6 Soot Canal
The Soot Canal ( Norwegian : Sootkanalen ) was a canal system located in Eidskog Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway . Constructed in 1849, it has Norway 's oldest sluice gates . It was the work of Engebret Soot (1786-1859). It was built to allow timber to be transported (floated) to the Halden
#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
The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea . Starting at the Mersey Estuary at Eastham, near Ellesmere Port , Cheshire , it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the hi
#9 Rospuda
The Rospuda ( Polish pronunciation: [rɔsˈpuda] ) is a small river in north-eastern Poland. It flows through the Suwałki Region of Poland, including the north-western part of the large Augustów Primeval Forest wilderness area. Its continuation, the Netta , is a tributary of the Biebrza . Around 200
#10 River Darent
The Darent is a Kentish tributary of the River Thames and takes the waters of the River Cray as a tributary in the tidal portion of the Darent near Crayford, as illustrated by the adjacent photograph, snapped at high tide. 'Darenth' is frequently found in the spelling of the river's name in older bo
#11 Moselle
The Moselle ( / m oʊ ˈ z ɛ l / moh- ZEL , [1] French: [mɔzɛl] ( listen ) ; German : Mosel [ˈmoːzl̩] ( listen ) ; Luxembourgish : Musel [ˈmuzəl] ) is a river that rises in the Vosges mountains and flows through north-eastern France and Luxembourg to western Germany . It is a left bank tributary of
#12 Mithari River
Mithari is a river in Pali district originates from confluence of many small nallahs from south-western slopes of Aravalli Range in Pali district . It vanishes in Jalore district near Sankhwali village. Bali and Falna comes in its basin. Its catchment area is about 1,644 km2, in Pali and Jalore dist
#13 River Cam
The River Cam ( / ˈ k æ m / ) is the main river flowing through Cambridge in eastern England . After leaving Cambridge, it flows north and east before joining the River Great Ouse to the south of Ely , at Pope's Corner. The total distance from Cambridge to the sea is about 40 mi (64 km) and is n
#1 Hilo Bay
Hilo Bay is a large bay located on the eastern coast of the island of Hawai ʻ i . Hilo Bay and the town of Hilo, Hawaii with breakwater completed in 1929