langs: 8 июня [ru] / june 8 [en] / 8. juni [de] / 8 juin [fr] / 8 giugno [it] / 8 de junio [es]
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#1 Teignmouth
Teignmouth ( / ˈ t ɪ n m ə θ / TIN -məth ) is a seaside town , fishing port and civil parish in the English county of Devon . It is situated on the north bank of the estuary mouth of the River Teign , about 12 miles south of Exeter . The town had a population of 14,749 at the last census in 2011. [1
Will Rogers State Beach is a beach park on the Santa Monica Bay , at the Pacific coast of Southern California . Located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles , the beach is owned by the California Department of Parks and Recreation ; however, it is managed and maintained by the Los An
#3 Point Nepean
Point Nepean ( Boonwurrung : Boona-djalang ) [1] marks the southern point of The Rip (the entrance to Port Phillip ) and the most westerly point of the Mornington Peninsula , in Victoria , Australia. It was named in 1802 after the British politician and colonial administrator Sir Evan Nepean by John
#4 Juno Beach
Juno or Juno Beach was one of five beaches of the Allied invasion of German-occupied France in the Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 during the Second World War . The beach spanned from Courseulles , a village just east of the British beach Gold , to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer , and just west of the British
#5 Gibraltar
Gibraltar ( / dʒ ɪ ˈ b r ɔː l t ər / jih- BRAWL -tər , Spanish: [xiβɾalˈtaɾ] ), is a British Overseas Territory and city [6] located at the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula . [7] [8] [lower-alpha 1] It has an area of 6.7 km 2 (2.6 sq mi) and is bordered to the north by Spain . The lands
#6 Key West
Key West ( Spanish : Cayo Hueso ) is an island in the Straits of Florida , within the U.S. state of Florida . Together with all or parts of the separate islands of Dredgers Key , Fleming Key , Sunset Key , and the northern part of Stock Island , it constitutes the City of Key West . Island and city
Concepcion , officially the Municipality of Concepcion ( Asi : Banwa it Concepcion , Filipino : Bayan ng Concepcion ), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Romblon , Philippines . Located in the island of Maestro de Campo . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 3,561 people.
The Mull of Galloway ( Scottish Gaelic : Maol nan Gall , pronounced [mɯːlˠ̪ nəŋ ˈkaulˠ̪] ; grid reference NX158303 ) is the southernmost point of Scotland . It is situated in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway , at the end of the Rhins of Galloway peninsula. Human settlement in Scotland Mull of G
#1 Treasure Island, San Francisco
Treasure Island is an artificial island in the San Francisco Bay and a neighborhood in the City and County of San Francisco . Built in 1936–37 for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition , the island's World's Fair site is a California Historical Landmark . [6] Buildings there have been listed
#2 North and South Brother Islands (New York City)
North and South Brother Islands are a pair of small islands located in New York City 's East River between the mainland Bronx and Rikers Island . North Brother Island was once the site of the Riverside Hospital for quarantinable diseases but is now uninhabited. [1] The islands had long been privatel
Canton Island (also known as Kanton or Abariringa ), previously known as Mary Island , Mary Balcout's Island or Swallow Island , is the largest, northernmost, and as of 2020 [update] , the sole inhabited island of the Phoenix Islands , in the Republic of Kiribati . It is an atoll located in the Sout
#4 Tombo Island
Tombo Island is an island in the Atlantic Ocean at the tip of the Guinean Kaloum Peninsula , approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the Loos Islands . This article is about the Guinean island. For the Argentinian peninsula, see Punta Tombo . Tombo Island is at the end of the Kaloum Peninsula The is
Sea Island is a privately owned, unincorporated area of Glynn County, Georgia , and is part of the Golden Isles of Georgia , which include St. Simons Island , Jekyll Island , Little St. Simons Island , and the mainland city of Brunswick . The well-visited seaside resort island is located along the A
Norfolk Island ( / ˈ n ɔːr f ə k / , locally / ˈ n ɔːr f oʊ k / ; [8] Norfuk : Norf'k Ailen [9] ) is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia , 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about 900 kilometres (5
Île Saint-Paul ( Saint Paul Island ) is an island forming part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands ( Terres australes et antarctiques françaises , TAAF) in the Indian Ocean , with an area of 6 km 2 (2.3 sq mi; 1,500 acres) . The island is located about 90 km (56 mi) south of the lar
Saint Croix Island ( French : Île Sainte-Croix ), long known to locals as Dochet Island [ citation needed ] , is a small uninhabited island in Maine near the mouth of the Saint Croix River that forms part of the Canada–United States border separating Maine from New Brunswick . The island is in the h
The Pitcairn Islands ( / ˈ p ɪ t k ɛər n / ; [3] Pitkern : Pitkern Ailen ), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands , [4] [5] [6] [7] is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four isla
#10 Tahuata
Tahuata is the smallest of the inhabited Marquesas Islands , in French Polynesia , an overseas territory of France in the Pacific Ocean . It is located 4 km (2.5 mi.) to the south of the western end of Hiva Oa , across the Canal du Bordelais , called Ha‘ava in Marquesan . Island in French Polyne
#11 Narcondam Island
Narcondam , India's easternmost island, is a small volcanic island located in the northern Andaman Sea . The island's peak rises to 710 m above mean sea level , and it is formed of andesite . It is part of the Andaman Islands , the main body of which lie approximately 74 km (46 mi) to the west.T
#12 Panay
Panay is the sixth-largest and fourth-most populous island in the Philippines , with a total land area of 12,011 km 2 (4,637 sq mi) and has a total population of 4,542,926 as of 2020 census. [4] Panay comprises 4.4 percent of the entire population of the country. [5] The City of Iloilo is it
#13 Nantucket
Nantucket / ˌ n æ n ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t / is an island about 30 miles (50 km) [1] south from Cape Cod . Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget , it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket , a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachusetts . It is t
#14 Johnson's Island
Johnson's Island is a 300-acre (120 ha) island in Sandusky Bay , located on the coast of Lake Erie , 3 miles (4.8 km) from the city of Sandusky, Ohio . It was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate officers captured during the American Civil War . Initially, Johnson's Island was the
#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 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 ,
#17 Long Island (Whitsunday Islands)
Long Island is a member of the Whitsunday Island group off the east coast of Queensland, Australia . It is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) in length and is at its widest point only 400 metres (1,300 ft) . Long Island is the closest island in the Whitsunday group to the mainland of Australia, being only 1
#18 Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne , also called Holy Island , [3] is a tidal island off the northeast coast of England, which constitutes the civil parish of Holy Island in Northumberland . [4] Holy Island has a recorded history from the 6th century AD; it was an important centre of Celtic Christianity under Saints Aidan
#19 Hashira Island
Hashira Island ( 柱島 , Hashira-jima ) is an island in southern Hiroshima Bay of the Inland Sea , Yamaguchi Prefecture , Japan . Located 26 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Iwakuni , it is part of the Kutsuna Islands within the Bōyo Islands group. The island covers 3.12 square kilometres (1.20 sq
#20 Jura, Scotland
Jura ( / ˈ dʒ ʊər ə / JOOR -ə ; Scottish Gaelic : Diùra ; Scots : Jura ) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and northeast of Islay . With an area of 36,692 hectares (142 sq mi) , and 196 inhabitants recorded in the 2011 census, [4] Jura is more sparsely populated than Is
#1 Mount E
Mount E ( 恵山 , E-san ) is an active stratovolcano of the Kameda peninsula, which is itself part of the larger Oshima Peninsula . It is in the rural, eastern region of Hakodate , Hokkaido , Japan . Mount E is part of Esan Prefectural Natural Park . [2] Volcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan Not to
The mineral asbestos is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that relate to its production and use, including mining, manufacturing, use and disposal. [1] [2] [3] Injuries attributed to asbestos have resulted in both workers' compensation claims and injury litigation. [4] [5] Health probl
#3 Istor-o-Nal
Istor-o-Nal is the third highest mountain in the Hindu Kush , in the Chitral District of the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan . It is the 68th highest independent peak in the world. It crowns a massif with eleven peaks of elevation more than 7,000 m (22,966 ft) . The peak is located a fe
#4 Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc ( French : Mont Blanc [mɔ̃ blɑ̃] ; Italian : Monte Bianco [ˈmonte ˈbjaŋko] , both meaning "white mountain") is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe , rising 4,807.81 m (15,774 ft) above sea level. [3] It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbru
Mount Bulusan , also known as Bulusan Volcano , is a stratovolcano on the island of Luzon in the Philippines . Located in the province of Sorsogon in the Bicol Region , it is 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Mayon Volcano and approximately 390 kilometres (240 mi) southeast of the Philippine ca
Mount Rinjani ( Indonesian : Gunung Rinjani ) is an active volcano in Indonesia on the island of Lombok . Administratively the mountain is in the Regency of North Lombok , West Nusa Tenggara ( Indonesian : Nusa Tenggara Barat , NTB). It rises to 3,726 metres (12,224 ft) , making it the second high
Chirbas Parbat (Hindi:चीड़वास पर्वत) is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand, India. The elevation of Chirbas Parbat is 6,529 metres (21,421 ft) and its prominence is 643 metres (2,110 ft) . It is joint 81st highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi , is the highest
#8 Cumorah
Cumorah ( / k ə ˈ m ɔːr ə / ; [2] also known as Mormon Hill , [3] [4] [5] Gold Bible Hill , [6] [7] and Inspiration Point ) [3] is a drumlin in Palmyra , New York , United States , [8] where Joseph Smith said he found a set of golden plates which he translated into English and published as the Book
#9 Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes
The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is a valley within Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska which is filled with ash flow from the eruption of Novarupta on June 6–8, 1912. [1] Following the eruption, thousands of fumaroles vented steam from the ash. Robert F. Griggs , who explored the volcano '
#10 Indian Mesa
Indian Mesa is a flat top hill whose sides are steep cliffs. Indian Mesa is located within the Lake Pleasant Regional Park grounds by the shores of Lake Pleasant and Agua Fria River in the Bradshaw Mountain Range . [1] Lake Pleasant Regional Park is within the municipal boundaries of Peoria, Arizona
#11 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
#12 Løvliefjellet
Løvliefjellet is a mountain in Oscar II Land at Spitsbergen , Svalbard . It reaches a height of 710 m a.s.l. , and has an extension of about two kilometers. The mountain is located south of St. Jonsfjorden , between the glaciers of Vestgötabreen and Løvliebreen . It, along with the Løvliebreen glaci
#13 Na Gruagaichean
Na Gruagaichean is a Scottish mountain lying between Glen Nevis to the North and the village of Kinlochleven to the South in the Mamores mountain range in the Highlands, Scotland . Na Gruagaichean Looking towards Na Gruagaichean 1km to the East. Highest point Elevation 1,056 m (3,465 ft) [1] P
#14 Kinver Edge
Kinver Edge is a high heath and woodland escarpment just west of Kinver , about four miles west of Stourbridge , and four miles north of Kidderminster , and is on the border between Worcestershire and Staffordshire , England . It is now owned by the National Trust . This article needs additional cit
#15 Great Chishill
Great Chishill is a village in the civil parish of Great and Little Chishill , South Cambridgeshire , England. The village is about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the county boundary with Hertfordshire and about 4 miles (6 km) east of Royston . [1] The 2011 Census recorded the parish's population as 67
#16 Tymfi
Tymfi or Tymphe , Timfi , also Tymphi ( Greek : Τύμφη , [ˈtimfi] ) is a mountain in the northern Pindus mountain range, northwestern Greece . It is part of the regional unit of Ioannina and lies in the region of Zagori , just a few metres south of the 40° parallel . Tymfi forms a massif with its hig
#17 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
#18 Wicklow Round
The Wicklow Round is a long-distance hill running challenge in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland . [1] The route follows a proscribed 100-kilometre circuit of 26 mountains, which must be completed in a fixed order, that total over 6,000 metres (20,000 ft) of elevation; there is some flexibility on
#19 Broad Peak
Broad Peak ( Urdu : بروڈ پیک ) [2] is a mountain in the Karakoram on the border of Pakistan and China, the twelfth-highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) above sea level. It was first ascended in June 1957 by Fritz Wintersteller , Marcus Schmuck , Kurt Diemberger , and Hermann B
#20 Mount Cayley volcanic field
The Mount Cayley volcanic field ( MCVF ) is a remote volcanic zone on the South Coast of British Columbia , Canada , stretching 31 km (19 mi) from the Pemberton Icefield to the Squamish River . It forms a segment of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt , the Canadian portion of the Cascade Volcanic Arc ,
Tangjiashan Lake ( Chinese : 唐家山堰塞湖 , literally "Tang's Mountain landslide dam-created lake") is a landslide dam -created lake on the Jian River , which was formed by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake . [1] Its name comes from the nearby mountain Tangjiashan . On May 24, 2008 the water level rose by 2 met
The Haizi Reservoir ( Chinese : 海子水库 ) , [3] also named Jinhai Lake , [4] is a large reservoir [5] located in the east of Haizi Village in Jinhaihu District (formerly Hanzhuang Township), Pinggu District , Beijing , [ citation needed ] intercepting the Ju River . [6] It is the fourth largest reservo
Body of water Lake Ocheda USGS satellite photo of Lake Ocheda Lake Ocheda Show map of Minnesota Lake Ocheda Show map of the United States The Ocheyedan River flows out of Lake Ocheda and joins the Little Sioux River near Spencer, Iowa . Location Nobles County, Minnesota Coordinates 43°34′44″N 95°35′
#4 Zimapán Dam
The Zimapán Dam , also known as Fernando Hiriart Balderrama Dam , is an arch dam on the Moctezuma River about 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Zimapán in Hidalgo state , Mexico . The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power production and it services a 292 MW power station with water. Dam Zima
#5 St. Margaret's Bay Hydroelectric System
The St. Margaret's Bay Hydroelectric System consists of three hydroelectric power plants (two collocated in the same building) and the related lake, dam, and river systems driving them. The system is situated within both Lunenburg County and the Halifax Regional Municipality , beginning approximatel
Lake Parramatta is a heritage-listed man-made reservoir and a recreational area located in North Parramatta , City of Parramatta , in the Western Sydney region of New South Wales , Australia. The masonry arch-walled dam across Hunts Creek was completed in 1856 to supply water for domestic purposes;
Mir Alam Tank is a reservoir in Hyderabad , Telangana , India . It is located to the south of Musi river . It was the primary source of drinking water to Hyderabad before Osman Sagar and Himayat Sagar were built. It is connected to National Highway7 near Palm Valley (Tadbun). Body of water Mir Alam
#8 Ukkadam Lake
Ukkadam Lake ( Tamil : Ukkadam Periyakulam ) is a lake in Ukkadam , Coimbatore , South India . It is spread over an area of 1.295 km 2 (0.500 sq mi) and has an average depth of 5.82 m (19.1 ft) . [1] In 2010, the lake was taken over by Coimbatore Corporation on a 90-year lease from the Pub
Hinckley Lake is located by Hinckley, New York . Originally dammed up to supply water to the Erie Canal, the lake provides municipal water supply to 130,000 people in the greater Utica, New York area, is a source of hydropower, and supports recreation during all seasons. The lake is located in the t
#10 The Tarn
The Tarn is a 9 acres (3.6 ha) site on Court Road between Mottingham and Eltham , in the Royal Borough of Greenwich , southeast London, United Kingdom, consisting of a public garden , a bird sanctuary nature reserve and a lake amongst woodland. The woodland and lake, which was historically known a
#11 Maligne Lake
Maligne Lake ( / m ə ˈ l iː n / mə- LEEN ) [1] is a lake in Jasper National Park , Alberta , Canada. The lake is famed for the colour of its azure water, the surrounding peaks, the three glaciers visible from the lake, and Spirit Island , a frequently and very famously photographed islet. The lake i
The Polavaram Project is an under construction multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in the Eluru District and East Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh . The project has been accorded National project status by the Central Government of India . [3] [4] [5] Its reservoir back water s
Lake of the Woods ( French : lac des Bois , Ojibwe : Pikwedina Sagainan ) is a lake occupying parts of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba and the U.S. state of Minnesota . [3] Lake of the Woods is over 70 miles (110 km) long and wide, containing more than 14,552 islands and 65,000 mile
#14 Murum Dam
The Murum Dam is a gravity dam on the Murum River in Sarawak , Malaysia . Construction began in 2008. [4] The dam's reservoir began to fill in July 2013 and the first generator was commissioned in December 2014. [5] [6] The fourth and final turbine began operations on 8 June 2015. [7] Concerns have
#15 Badin Lake
Badin Lake is one of a series of lakes created by the damming of the Yadkin - Pee Dee River in the Uwharrie Lakes Region of the United States . The Badin Lake Dam was built in 1917 to support local aluminum smelting plant, Alcoa , and the associated community of Badin was named for the founder, Adri
The Winnebago River is a 72-mile-long (116 km) [1] river in northern Iowa . It is a tributary of the Shell Rock River , part of the Cedar River watershed that flows via the Iowa River to the Mississippi River . The Winnebago River rises in Winnebago County, Iowa , north of Leland and flows south t
The Barnsley Canal is a canal that ran from Barnby Basin, through Barnsley , South Yorkshire , England to a junction with the Aire and Calder Navigation near Wakefield , West Yorkshire . It was built in the 1790s, to provide a transport link from coal reserves at Barnsley to a wider market. Both the
#3 Skaftá
The Skaftá ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskaftˌauː] ) is a river in South Iceland . It is primarily glacial in origin and has had its course modified by volcanic activity; as a result of both, it often floods because of glacial melting. River in Iceland Aerial view of main branch of the Skaftá wh
The Myra Falls ( German : Myrafälle or rarer: Mirafälle ; always pronounced with a German "i") are located in a ravine in the municipality of Muggendorf in the Austrian federal state of Lower Austria (N.B. not to be confused with the Mira Falls ( Mirafall ) 50 km (31 mi) farther west in the Ötsc
#5 Bird Creek
Bird Creek is a stream in northeast Oklahoma . The main creek is formed from the waters of North Bird Creek, Middle Bird Creek, and South Bird Creek, all of which rise in Osage County . The South and Middle branches of the creek converge at Bluestem Lake . Outflow from the lake is called Middle Bird
#6 Soča
The Soča ( pronounced [ˈsoːtʃa] in Slovene ) or Isonzo ( pronounced [iˈzontso] in Italian ; other names Friulian : Lusinç , German : Sontig , Latin : Aesontius or Isontius [3] ) is a 138-kilometre (86 mi) long river that flows through western Slovenia ( 96 kilometres or 60 miles ) and northeas
#7 Beas River
The Beas River ( Sanskrit : Vipāśā ; Hyphasis in Ancient Greek ) is a river in north India . [1] The river rises in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh , India, and flows for some 470 kilometres (290 mi) to the Sutlej River in the Indian state of Punjab . [2] Its total length is 470 kilometr
The Whitewater Canal , which was built between 1836 (186 years ago) ( 1836 ) and 1847 (175 years ago) ( 1847 ) , spanned a distance of 76 miles (122 km) and stretched from Lawrenceburg, Indiana on the Ohio River to Hagerstown, Indiana near the West Fork of the White River . Whitewater Cana
#9 Haikey Creek
Haikey Creek and its tributaries drain about 40 square miles in Tulsa County, Oklahoma , US, bounded generally by an irregular line along 61st and 71st Streets on the north, the Arkansas River on the south, Memorial Drive on the west and 145th East Avenue on the east. Within the area are Haikey Park
#10 Augustów Canal
The Augustów Canal ( Polish : Kanał Augustowski , [ˈkanau̯ au̯ɡusˈtɔfski] , Belarusian : Аўгустоўскі канал ) is a cross-border canal built by the Kingdom of Poland (being in a personal union with the Russian Empire) in the 19th century in the present-day Podlaskie Voivodeship of northeastern Polan
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 Tonnerre River (Normandin River tributary)
The rivière au Tonnerre (English: Tonnerre River) is a tributary of the Normandin River , flowing into the unorganized territory of Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec in the Regional County Municipality (RCM) of Le Domaine-du-Roy , in the administrative region of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean , in Quebec , in Cana
#13 Lennard River
Lennard River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia . The river was named on 8 June 1879 by the explorer Alexander Forrest , during an expedition in the Kimberley area, after Amy Eliza Barrett-Lennard (1852-1897), who he was to marry on 15 January 1880. [1] River in Western Austral
#14 White Oak Bayou
White Oak Bayou is a slow-moving river in Houston , Texas . A major tributary of the city's principal waterway, Buffalo Bayou , White Oak originates near the intersection of Texas State Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 290 (the Northwest Freeway) and meanders southeast for 25 miles (40 km) until it join
Letchworth State Park is a 14,427-acre (5,838 ha) New York State Park located in Livingston County and Wyoming County in the western part of the State of New York . [1] [5] The park is roughly 17 miles (27 km) long, following the course of the Genesee River as it flows north through a deep gorge
#16 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 .
#17 Landwehr Canal
The Landwehr Canal ( German : Landwehrkanal ), is a 10.7-kilometre-long (6.6 mi) canal parallel to the Spree river in Berlin , Germany , built between 1845 and 1850 to plans by Peter Joseph Lenné . It connects the upper part of the Spree at the eastern harbour ( Osthafen ) in Friedrichshain with i
#18 Victoria Harbour (British Columbia)
Victoria Harbour is a harbour, seaport, and seaplane airport in the Canadian city of Victoria , British Columbia . It serves as a cruise ship and ferry destination for tourists and visitors to the city and Vancouver Island . It is both a port of entry and an airport of entry for general aviation . H
#1 Holualoa Bay
Hōlualoa Bay is a historic area between Kailua-Kona and Keauhou Bay in the Kona District of the Big Island of Hawai ʻ i . The community now called Hōlualoa is uphill ( mauka in the Hawaiian Language ) from this bay. The name means "long slide" in the Hawaiian Language , [2] from the long trail that
#2 Days Bay
Days Bay is a residential area in Lower Hutt in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand . It is walled on three sides by steep bush-clad slopes. Most of its level land is occupied by Williams Park and an independent boys' primary school , originally a part of Williams Park. Wellingt
Rockingham Bay is a bay in Far North Queensland , Australia. Place in Queensland, Australia Rockingham Bay Queensland Rockingham Bay Coordinates 18.1451°S 146.0808°E / -18.1451; 146.0808 Location 150 km (93 mi) S of Cairns 1,250 km (777 mi) NW of Brisbane Region Far North Queensland The ba
#4 Glovers Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador
Glovers Harbour [lower-alpha 1] ( / ˈ ɡ l oʊ . v ə r z / GLOH -verz [17] [18] ), formerly known as Thimble Tickle ( s ), is an unincorporated community and harbour in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador . [5] [6] [8] [19] It is located in Notre Dame Bay on the northern coast of the is
#5 Bruce Bay
Bruce Bay is a bay and settlement in South Westland , New Zealand on the Tasman Sea . It is located on State Highway 6 , 74 kilometres (46 mi) northeast of Haast and 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Fox Glacier . [1] The small settlement of Bruce Bay is located just south of the mouth of Mahit