langs: 1 марта [ru] / march 1 [en] / 1. märz [de] / 1er mars [fr] / 1º marzo [it] / 1 de marzo [es]
days: february 27 / february 28 / february 29 / march 1 / march 2 / march 3 / march 4
#1 Ffrith Beach
Ffrith Beach , Prestatyn , Denbighshire , North Wales is one of three sandy beaches along the Prestatyn coastline - Barkby Beach, Central Beach and Ffrith Beach. A promenade joins the three beaches, and, at around 4-miles in length, is used by walkers and cyclists. It has been incorporated into the
Bexhill-on-Sea (often shortened to Bexhill [4] ) is a seaside town and civil parish situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England . An ancient town and part of the local government district of Rother , Bexhill is home to a number of archaeological sites, a Manor House in the Old Town,
#3 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
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
#5 Godley Head
Awaroa / Godley Head ( Māori : Awaroa ), called Cachalot Head by early French explorers, is a prominent headland in Christchurch , New Zealand, located at the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour / Whakaraupō . The headland is named for John Robert Godley . Headland in New Zealand Awaroa / Godley Head Godl
Fort Walton Beach is a city in southern Okaloosa County, Florida , United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census , the population was 20,922, [4] up from 19,507 in 2010. [5] It is the principal city of the Fort Walton Beach− Crestview − Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area . City in Florida Fort Walton
Surf is an unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County, California , [3] located along the Pacific coast within a publicly accessible area of Vandenberg Space Force Base west of the city of Lompoc . The site originally was established as a railroad town, with its growth peaking after Vandenberg was
The Horn of Africa ( HoA ), also known as the Somali Peninsula , [3] [4] [5] is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa . [6] Located on the easternmost part of the African mainland, it is the fourth largest peninsula in the world. It is composed of Ethiopia , Eritrea , Somalia and
Southend-on-Sea ( / ˌ s aʊ θ ɛ n d ɒ n ˈ s iː / ( listen ) ), commonly referred to as Southend ( / s aʊ ˈ θ ɛ n d / ), is a coastal city and unitary authority area with borough status in southeastern Essex , England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary , 40 miles (64 km) east of centra
Surfside is a town in Miami-Dade County, Florida , United States. The population was 5,689 as of the 2020 census . [4] Surfside is a primarily residential beachside community, with several multistory condominium buildings adjacent to Surfside Beach on the Atlantic Ocean. The town is bordered on the
#11 Cape Peron
Cape Peron is a headland at Rockingham , at the southern end of Cockburn Sound in Western Australia . The cape is locally known as Point Peron , [1] and is noted for its protected beaches, limestone cliffs, reefs and panoramic views. Cape Peron includes the suburb of Peron and "Point Peron" is the d
#12 Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth ( Welsh: [abɛˈrəstʊɨθ] ( listen ) ) is a university and seaside town as well as a community in Ceredigion , Wales . Located in the historic county of Cardiganshire , Aberystwyth means "the mouth of the Ystwyth ". Aberystwyth University has been a major educational location in Wales sin
#13 Antofagasta
Antofagasta ( Spanish pronunciation: [antofaˈɣasta] ( listen ) ) is a port city in northern Chile , about 1,100 kilometres (700 mi) north of Santiago . It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region . According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. [4] For o
#14 Machars
The Machars ( Scottish Gaelic : Machair Ghallghaidhealaibh ) is a peninsula in the historical county of Wigtownshire in Galloway in the south-west of Scotland . Its name (in Scots [1] and English) is derived from the Gaelic word Machair meaning low-lying or level land, known as "links" on the east c
#15 Plymouth Coastal Observatory
The Plymouth Coastal Observatory ( PCO ) is the data management centre for the South West Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme. It is managed and led by Teignbridge District Council in partnership with other south west of England local authorities and the Environment Agency . This article is an orp
Nishinoshima ( 西ノ島町 , Nishinoshima-chō ) is a town located on the island of Nishinoshima , in Oki District , Shimane Prefecture , Japan . As of June 2013, the town had an estimated population of 2,923 and a population density of 52 persons per km². The total area was 55.98 km 2 (22 sq mi) . To
#2 Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia ( UK : / s ən t l uː ˈ s iː ə , - ˈ l uː ʃ ə / ( listen ) , US : / s eɪ n t ˈ l uː ʃ ə / ( listen ) ; French : Sainte-Lucie ) is an island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. [8] The island was previously called Iyonola , the n
Rongelap Atoll / ˈ r ɒ ŋ ɡ əl æ p / RONG -gə-lap ( Marshallese : Ron̄ļap , [rʷɔŋʷ(ɔ)lˠɑpʲ] [2] ) is a coral atoll of 61 islands (or motus ) in the Pacific Ocean , and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands . Its total land area is 8 square miles (21 km 2 ) . It enc
#4 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
#5 Mauritius
Mauritius ( / m ə ˈ r ɪ ʃ ( i ) ə s , m ɔː -/ ( listen ) mər- ISH -(ee-)əs, mor- ; French: Maurice [mɔʁis, moʁis] ( listen ) ; Mauritian Creole : Moris [moʁis] ), officially the Republic of Mauritius , is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) off the southeast coas
#6 Kastellorizo
Kastellorizo or Castellorizo ( US : / ˌ k ɑː s t ə ˈ l ɔːr ɪ z oʊ / ; [2] Greek : Καστελλόριζο , romanized : Kastellórizo ), officially Megisti ( Μεγίστη Megísti ), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean . [3] [4] It lies roughly 2 kilometres (1 mile) off
#7 Dadan Island
Dadan Island [4] [5] ( Tatan , [6] [7] Taitan Island , [8] Tae-tan [9] / Taetan [10] ) ( Chinese : 大膽 島 ; pinyin : Dàdǎn [11] Dǎo ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : tōa-táⁿ tó ; lit. 'Island of Boldness [6] ' , originally 大擔島 [12] ) is an island in Lieyu Township , Kinmen County , Fujian Province, Republic of China (Ta
#8 Monemvasia
Monemvasia ( Greek : Μονεμβασιά, Μονεμβασία , or Μονεμβάσια ) is a town and municipality in Laconia , Greece . The town is located on a small island off the east coast of the Peloponnese , surrounded by the Myrtoan Sea . The island is connected to the mainland by a short causeway 200 metres (660 f
#9 Micronesia
Micronesia ( UK : / ˌ m aɪ k r ə ˈ n iː z i ə / , US : /- ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ) [1] is a subregion of Oceania , consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean . It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east,
#10 Basilan
Basilan , officially the Province of Basilan ( Chavacano : Provincia de Basilan ; Yakan : Wilayah Basilanin ; Tausug : Wilaya' sin Basilan ; Tagalog : Lalawigan ng Basilan ) is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region . Basilan Island is the largest
#11 Jakljan
Jakljan is an uninhabited islet in Croatia , part of the Elaphiti Islands archipelago off the coast of southern Dalmatia . It is located northwest of Dubrovnik and west of the island of Šipan . Its area is 3.4 km 2 and its coastline is 14.6 km long. [1] A children's resort and recreational cente
#12 Lindau (island)
On the island of Lindau in the eastern Lake Constance is the Altstadt of the Bavarian county town of Lindau , which occupies the eastern part of the island. The island of Lindau, which forms 2% of the area and 12% of the population of the entire town, is one of the town's ten administrative district
Wilhelmsburg ( German pronunciation ( help · info ) ) ( Low German : Willemsborg ) is a quarter ( Stadtteil ) of Hamburg , Germany within the borough ( Bezirk ) of Hamburg-Mitte . It is situated on several islands between the Northern and Southern branches of the Elbe river ( Norderelbe and Südere
Salt Spring Island or Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia , Canada , and Vancouver Island . [1] This article is about the island. For the district, see Saltspring Island Electoral Area . Place in British Columbia, Canada Salt Spring
#15 McKissick Island
McKissick Island (also known as McKissick's Island ) is a former island in the Missouri River that is part of Nemaha County, Nebraska , United States. It is now fully east of the river, which is Nebraska's normal eastern border, and it can only be reached by land from mainland Nebraska by first goin
#16 Daebudo
Daebu Island ( Korean : 대부도 , Daebudo) is an island in the Yellow Sea , within the municipal borders of Ansan city, Gyeonggi province. It has a population of roughly 7,114 people and an area of 41.98 km². [2] Due to rising mudflats, the island has merged with neighbouring Seongam-do ( Hangeul :선감도
#17 Alif Dhaal Atoll
Alifu Dhaalu Atoll (also known as Southern Ari Atoll or Ari Atholhu Dhekunuburi ) is an administrative division of the Maldives . Atoll of the Maldives Alifu Dhaalu Atoll atoll of the Maldives Rangalifinolhu island in Ari Atoll or Alif Dhaalu Atoll where Conrad-Hilton operates a resort Country Maldi
#18 Tsushima Island
Tsushima Island ( Japanese : 対馬 , Hepburn : Tsushima ) is an island of the Japanese archipelago situated in-between the Tsushima Strait and Korea Strait , approximately halfway between Kyushu and the Korean Peninsula . [3] [4] The main island of Tsushima, once a single island, was divided into two i
#19 Harriersand
Harriersand is a river island located in the lower reaches of the Weser in Germany. [2] Harriersand Harriersand Location in Germany Geography Location Weser Coordinates 53°18′N 8°30′E Area 6 km 2 (2.3 sq mi) Length 11 km (6.8 mi) Administration Germany Demographics Population 68 (2018) [1]
#20 Dominica
Dominica ( / ˌ d ɒ m ɪ ˈ n iː k ə / [9] [10] [11] or / d ə ˈ m ɪ n ɪ k ə / ( listen ) ; [12] Kalinago : Wai‘tu kubuli ; French : Dominique ; Dominican Creole French : Dominik ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica , is an island country in the Caribbean . [13] The capital, Roseau , is located on
Pidurutalagala ( Sinhala : පිදුරුතලාගල , pronounced [ˌpidurutaˈlaːɡələ] , Straw Plateau Rock ), or Mount Pedro in English, is an ultra prominent peak and the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka , at 2,524 m (8,281 ft) . [1] It is situated North-North-East from the town of Nuwara Eliya and is easily vi
#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
#3 Layman Peak
Layman Peak ( 84°51′S 179°35′E ) is a peak , 2,560 metres (8,400 ft) high, standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) east of Mount Bellows and 4 nautical miles (7 km) north of McIntyre Promontory , in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica. It was discovered and photographed by the United States Antarc
#4 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
The Hocking Hills is a deeply dissected area of the Allegheny Plateau in Ohio , primarily in Hocking County , that features cliffs , gorges , rock shelters , and waterfalls . The relatively extreme topography in this area is due to the Blackhand Sandstone (so named because of Native American graphic
Terminus Mountain ( 78°8′S 163°36′E ) is a mountain over 800 metres (2,600 ft) , standing immediately south of Adams Glacier on the east side of the Royal Society Range in Victoria Land . It was climbed on March 1, 1911, by Taylor and the Western Journey Party of the British Antarctic Expedition ,
#7 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
#8 Aneto
Aneto ( pic d'Aneto in French , formerly pic de Néthou [2] ) is the highest mountain in the Pyrenees and in Aragon , and Spain 's third-highest mountain, [3] reaching a height of 3,404 metres (11,168 feet) . It stands in the Spanish province of Huesca , the northernmost of the three Aragonese provin
Arkle ( Scottish Gaelic : Airceil [3] ) is a mountain in Sutherland , in the far north-west corner of the Scottish Highlands . Like its sister Foinaven , the mountain is made up of glistening white Cambrian quartzite , laid down around 530 million years ago on an uneven basement of much older Lewisi
#10 Enchanted Rock
Enchanted Rock is a pink granite mountain located in the Llano Uplift about 17 miles (27 km) north of Fredericksburg, Texas and 24 miles (39 km) south of Llano, Texas , United States. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area , which includes Enchanted Rock and surrounding land, spans the border between
#11 Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( / ˈ f ɛər oʊ / FAIR -oh ), or simply the Faroes or Faeroes ( Faroese : Føroyar [ˈfœɹjaɹ] ( listen ) ; Danish : Færøerne [ˈfeɐ̯ˌøˀɐnə] ), are a North Atlantic archipelago island country and self-governing nation under the external sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark . Danish ter
The Kandel is a mountain, 1,241.4 metres high, in the Black Forest in the south of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . Kandel Summit with Kandelhof , Berghotel and pyramid (from left to right) Highest point Elevation 1,241.4 m (4,073 ft) Coordinates 48°03′44″N 08°00′43″E Geography Kandel The locatio
#13 Nanga Parbat
Nanga Parbat ( Urdu : نَنگا پربت ) ( Urdu: [nəŋɡa pərbət̪] ; lit. ' naked mountain ' ), known locally as Diamer ( دیامر ) which means “king of the mountains”, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth, its summit at 8,126 m (26,660 ft) above sea level. [2] Lying immediately southeast of the nor
#14 Mount Brennan
Mount Brennan ( 84°15′S 175°54′E ) is a dome-shaped mountain , 2,540 metres (8,330 ft) high, which is the northernmost prominent summit in the Hughes Range , standing 7 nautical miles (13 km) northeast of Mount Cartwright . It was discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Servic
#15 Den Hartog Peak
Den Hartog Peak ( 84°20′S 178°52′E ) is a small peak at the west side of the mouth of Ramsey Glacier , 3 nautical miles (6 km) southeast of Woodall Peak . It was discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service on Flight C of February 29 – March 1, 1940, and surveyed by A.P. Crar
The Mount Lofty Ranges are a range of mountains in the Australian state of South Australia which for a small part of its length borders the east of Adelaide . The part of the range in the vicinity of Adelaide is called the Adelaide Hills and defines the eastern border of the Adelaide Plains . Mounta
#17 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
#18 Mount Cartwright
Mount Cartwright ( 84°21′S 175°8′E ) is a sharp peak , 3,325 metres (10,900 ft) high, surmounting a north–south trending ridge 7 nautical miles (13 km) north-northwest of Mount Waterman in the Hughes Range . It was discovered and photographed by the United States Antarctic Service on Flight C of
#19 Mount Unzen
Mount Unzen ( 雲仙岳 , Unzen-dake ) is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes , near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu , Japan 's southernmost main island. Mountain in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan "Unzen" redirects here. For the city, see Unzen, Nagasaki . M
#20 Slovak Karst
The Slovak Karst ( Slovak : Slovenský kras ) is one of the mountain ranges of the Slovenské Rudohorie Mountains in the Carpathians in southern Slovakia . It consists of a complex of huge karst plains and plateaus. Since 1973 it has been a protected landscape area. On 1 March 2002 Slovak Karst Nation
#1 Lake Laberge
Lake Laberge is a widening of the Yukon River north of Whitehorse , Yukon in Canada . It is fifty kilometres long and ranges from two to five kilometres wide. Its water is always very cold, and its weather often harsh and suddenly variable. Body of water Lake Laberge Lake Laberge in August 2010; pic
Wan Hydro Electric project is situated near village Wari of Telhara Taluka in Akola District. This project envisages power generation utilizing/availing irrigation releases for about 333 days means 11 months. The power house with installed Capacity of one unit of 1.5 MW (1x1.5 MW) is installed as su
#3 Aswan Dam
The Aswan Dam , or more specifically since the 1960s, the Aswan High Dam , is the world's largest embankment dam , which was built across the Nile in Aswan , Egypt , between 1960 and 1970. Its significance largely eclipsed the previous Aswan Low Dam initially completed in 1902 downstream. Based on t
Testwood Lakes is a 55-hectare (140-acre) nature reserve on the northwest edge of Southampton in Hampshire , England. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust . [1] The three lakes, which are owned by Southern Water and provide water for Hampshire, are called Little Testwood L
#5 Dworshak Dam
Dworshak Dam is a concrete gravity dam in the western United States , on the North Fork of the Clearwater River in north central Idaho . In Clearwater County , the dam is located approximately four miles (6 km) northwest of Orofino and impounds the Dworshak Reservoir for flood control and hydroe
#6 Lake Argyle
Lake Argyle is Western Australia 's largest and Australia's second largest [3] freshwater man-made reservoir by volume. The reservoir is part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and is located near the East Kimberley town of Kununurra . The lake flooded large parts of the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimber
Randleman Lake is a reservoir on the Deep River in Randolph and Guilford Counties in central North Carolina , extending from just northwest of Randleman to east of High Point . The lake was created in 2004 [ citation needed ] with the construction of the Randleman Lake Dam. The lake was created to s
#8 Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River , on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona . It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt . Its c
#9 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
#10 Buford Dam
Buford Dam is a dam in Buford, Georgia which is located at the southern end of Lake Lanier , [4] a reservoir formed by the construction of the dam in 1956. The dam itself is managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers . Dam in Buford, Georgia, U.S. Dam in Buford, Georgia Buford Dam Location
Liberty Lake is a lake in Spokane County in the U.S. state of Washington . The lake is located about 800 feet (240 m) south of the eponymous city , and is a popular fishing spot. The lake is part of the Spokane Valley–Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer . [4] Besides the aquifer, the only outflow is a small
#12 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
#13 Lake Ogawara
Lake Ogawara ( 小川原湖 , Ogawarako ) is Japan 's eleventh largest lake (by area) and the largest in Aomori Prefecture . [1] It spans the boundaries of the city of Misawa , the town of Tōhoku , and the village of Rokkasho in Kamikita District . Lake in Aomori Prefecture, Japan Body of water Lake Ogawara
Loch Lomond is a reservoir in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Lompico in Santa Cruz County, California . Part of the Santa Cruz Water Department system, it was created by building the Newell Creek Dam across Newell Creek – a tributary of the San Lorenzo River . The dam is an earth-fill barricade, meas
#15 Cropley Lake
Cropley Lake is an alpine lake in the Juneau, Alaska , United States. Located on Douglas Island , it is 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Table Top Mountain , and 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of the city of Juneau. Cropley Lake is the source of Fish Creek . [1] Body of water Cropley Lake Cropley Lake
#16 Huishue Lake
Huishue Lake ( Spanish : Lago Huishue , Spanish pronunciation: [ˈwiswe] ), Mapudungun for bad place to live, is located in the Andes of the Lago Ranco commune in southern Chile . More precisely the lake is located 10 km south of Maihue Lake (the drainage basin to which it belongs), 15 km north
#17 Nonnenmattweiher
The Nonnenmattweiher is a lake that has been impounded by an embankment in the Southern Black Forest in Germany . Together with the surrounding area it forms a nature reserve of the same name in the High Black Forest in the state of Baden-Württemberg . Nonnenmattweiher Nature Reserve IUCN category I
#18 Drift Reservoir
Drift Reservoir is a reservoir in Cornwall , England, UK, just north of the village of Drift and west of Penzance . [3] The reservoir is 1,200 yards (1,100 m) long and covers 65 acres (26 ha) . The dam is at the southern end of the reservoir, and the northern end, splits into north-western and n
#19 Lough Eske
Lough Eske or Lough Eask ( from Irish Loch Iascaigh [1] or Loch Iasc 'Lake of the Fish' ) is a small lake in County Donegal in the west of Ulster in Ireland . The lake lies to the northeast of Donegal Town , to which it is connected by the River Eske . The lake is about 900 acres (3.6 km 2 ) in
#1 Amper
The Amper , called the Ammer upstream of the Ammersee , through which it runs, is the largest tributary of the Isar in southern Bavaria , Germany. It flows generally north-eastward, reaching the Isar in Moosburg , about 185 kilometres (115 mi) from its source in the Ammergau Alps , with a flow of
#2 Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway
The Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway is a protected green belt corridor , more than one and a half miles (1.6 km) wide in places, that was the former route of the proposed Cross Florida Barge Canal . [1] [2] It is named for the leader of opposition to the Cross Florida Barge Canal, Marj
The Bridgewater Canal connects Runcorn , Manchester and Leigh , in North West England . It was commissioned by Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater , to transport coal from his mines in Worsley to Manchester. It was opened in 1761 from Worsley to Manchester, and later extended from Manchester to
#4 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
The Arda ( Bulgarian : Арда [ˈardɐ] , Greek : Άρδας [ˈarðas] , Turkish : Arda [ˈaɾda] ) is a 290-kilometre-long (180 mi) river in Bulgaria and Greece . It is a tributary of the Maritsa (or Evros). Its source lies in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains near the village Arda , part of the municipality o
Shoshone Falls ( / ʃ oʊ ˈ ʃ oʊ n / ) is a waterfall in the western United States , on the Snake River in south-central Idaho , approximately three miles (5 km) northeast of the city of Twin Falls . Sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," Shoshone Falls is 212 feet (65 m) in height, 45 feet (
#7 Topčiderka
Topčiderska River ( Serbian : Топчидерска река / Topčiderska reka , "Topčider River"), or colloquially Topčiderka ( Serbian Cyrillic : Топчидерка ), or Topčiderski Creek ( Serbian : Топчидерски поток / Topčiderski potok , "Topčider Creek"), is a river in north-central Serbia , a 30 km-long right t
Paddington Basin is the name given to a long canal basin , and its surrounding area, in Paddington , London . Canal basin in Paddington, London, England The Grand Union Canal at the St Mary's end of the Paddington Basin in 2020 The basin commences 500 m south of the junction known as Little Venice
#9 Moyka
The Moyka ( Russian : Мо́йка /MOY-ka/ , also latinised as Moika ) is a secondary, in comparison with the Neva , river in Saint Petersburg that encircles the central portion of the city, effectively making it an island or a group of islands together with the Neva , Fontanka , Griboyedov Canal and sho
#10 Nottingham Canal
The Nottingham Canal is a canal in the English counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire . As built, it comprised a 14.7-mile (23.7 km) long main line between the River Trent just downstream of Trent Bridge in Nottingham and Langley Mill in Derbyshire . At the same time as the main line of the ca
#11 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
#12 Adobe Creek (Santa Clara County)
Adobe Creek , historically San Antonio Creek , is a 14.2-mile-long (22.9 km) [5] northward-flowing stream originating on Black Mountain in the Santa Cruz Mountains . It courses through the cities of Los Altos Hills , Los Altos , and Palo Alto on its way to the Palo Alto Flood Basin and thence to s
#13 River Eske
The River Eske (Irish: Abhainn na hIascaigh ; also Eask ) is a river in County Donegal , Ireland. It begins at Lough Eske in the southeast of the county before flowing mainly westwards to the town of Donegal and into the Atlantic Ocean via Donegal Bay . [1] River in County Donegal, Ireland River Esk
The Willamette Falls Locks are a lock system on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon . Opened in 1873 and closed since 2011, they allowed boat traffic on the Willamette to navigate beyond Willamette Falls and the T.W. Sullivan Dam . Since their closure in 2011 the locks are classified to
#15 Jamaica Bay
Jamaica Bay is an estuary on the southern portion of the western tip of Long Island , in the U.S. state of New York . The estuary is partially man-made, and partially natural. The bay connects with Lower New York Bay to the west, through Rockaway Inlet , and is the westernmost of the coastal lagoons
#16 Shimna River
The Shimna River ( Irish : Simhné , meaning river of bulrushes [2] ) is a river in County Down , Northern Ireland . It rises on the slopes of Ott Mountain, in the Mourne Mountains , and enters the Irish Sea at Newcastle , on Dundrum Bay. It is acidic and nutrient-poor, as a result of which its most
#17 Union Canal (Pennsylvania)
The Union Canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern Pennsylvania in the United States during the 19th century. First proposed in 1690 to connect Philadelphia with the Susquehanna River , it ran approximately 82 mi from Middletown on the Susquehanna below Harrisburg to Reading on the S
#18 Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal ( Welsh : Camlas Sir Fynwy a Brycheiniog ) is a small network of canals in South Wales . For most of its currently (2018) navigable 35-mile (56 km) length [1] it runs through the Brecon Beacons National Park , and its present rural character and tranquillity beli
The Buffalo River , located in Northern Arkansas , was the first National River to be designated in the United States . The Buffalo River is 153 miles (246 km) long. The lower 135 miles (217 km) flow within the boundaries of an area managed by the National Park Service , where the stream is desi
#20 Aliso Creek (Orange County)
Aliso Creek is a 19.8-mile (31.9 km) -long, [2] mostly urban stream in south Orange County , California . Originating in the Cleveland National Forest in the Santa Ana Mountains , it flows generally southwest and empties into the Pacific Ocean at Laguna Beach . The creek's watershed drains 34.9 sq
#1 Nepean Bay
Nepean Bay is a bay located on the north-east coast of Kangaroo Island in the Australian state of South Australia about 130 kilometres (81 miles) south-south-west of Adelaide . It was named by the British navigator, Matthew Flinders , after Sir Evan Nepean on 21 March 1802. Bay in South Australia Th
#2 Corio Bay
Corio Bay is one of numerous internal bays in the southwest corner of Australia's Port Phillip , and is the bay on which abuts the City of Geelong . The nearby suburb of Corio takes its name from Corio Bay. Bay in Victoria, Australia Body of water Corio Bay Corio Bay, overlooking Geelong West , Drum
Shoalwater Bay is a large bay on the Capricorn Coast of Central Queensland , Australia 100 km north of the coastal town of Yeppoon and 628 km north-north-west of the state capital, Brisbane . Since 1966, the land surrounding Shoalwater Bay has been under the ownership of the Australian Defence F
#4 Bahía Wulaia
Bahia Wulaia is a bay on the western shore of Isla Navarino along the Murray Channel in extreme southern Chile . [1] The island and adjacent strait are part of the commune of Cabo de Hornos in the Antártica Chilena Province , which is part of the Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region . Bay in Chil
#5 Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii , west of Honolulu . It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 . Much of the harbor and surround
#6 Abu Qir Bay
The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay ) ( Arabic : خليج أبو قير ; transliterated : Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria in Egypt , lying between the Rosetta mouth of the Nile and the town of Abu Qir . The ancient cities of Canopus ,
Picnic Bay (formerly Camoomilli ) is a town and suburb of Magnetic Island in the City of Townsville , Queensland , Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census , Picnic Bay had a population of 291 people. [1] Picnic Bay is also an alternative name of Sok Kwu Wan , Hong Kong Map all coordinates using: OpenS