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Coast / Coast


#1 Bundoran

Bundoran ( Irish : Bun Dobhráin ) [2] is a town in County Donegal , Ireland. The town is located near the N15 road near Ballyshannon , and is the most southerly town in Donegal. The town is a tourist seaside resort , and tourism has been at the heart of the local economy since the 18th century. [3]

#2 Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida . It was incorporated on March 26, 1915. [6] The municipality is located on natural and man-made barrier islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay , the latter of which separates the Beach from the mainland city of Miami .

#3 Cape Canaveral, Florida

Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County , Florida . The population was 9,912 at the 2010 United States Census . [6] It is part of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area . Small city in Florida, USA This article is about the city of Cape Canaveral, Florida. For the geo

#4 Zuid-Beveland

Zuid-Beveland ( Dutch:   [ˈzœyd ˌbeːvəlɑnt] ( listen ) ; "South Beveland") is part of the province of Zeeland in the Netherlands north of the Western Scheldt and south of the Eastern Scheldt . This article does not cite any sources . ( January 2013 ) Peninsula in Zeeland, Netherlands Zuid-Beveland S

#5 Stinson Beach, California

Stinson Beach is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marin County , California , on the west coast of the United States. Stinson Beach is located 2.5 miles (4   km) east-southeast of Bolinas , [6] at an elevation of 26 feet (8   m) . [4] The population of the Stinson Bea

#6 Figure Eight Island

Figure Eight Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of North Carolina , just north of Wrightsville Beach , widely known as an affluent summer colony and vacation destination. [2] The island is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area , and lies between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlanti

#7 Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula , or simply Sinai ( now usually / ˈ s aɪ n aɪ / SY -ny ) ( Arabic : سِينَاء , Egyptian Arabic : سينا , Coptic : Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ ), is a peninsula in Egypt , and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and i

#8 Fingal Head, New South Wales

Fingal Head is a village on the Tasman Sea coast in the far northeast of New South Wales , Australia , about 5   km south of the New South Wales and Queensland border. The village is often just called Fingal. The headland and the small off-shore Island ( Cook Island ) were first sighted by James Coo

#9 Cape Morris Jesup

Cape Morris Jesup ( Danish : Kap Morris Jesup ) is a headland in Peary Land , Greenland. Headland in northern Greenland Cape Morris Jesup Kap Morris Jesup Cape View of Cape Morris Jesup on May 16, 1900 Cape Morris Jesup Coordinates: 83°37′39″N 32°39′52″W Location Greenland Offshore water bodies Arct


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Island / Island


#1 Partridge Island (Tasmania)

The Partridge Island , part of the Partridge Island Group, is an 103-hectare (250-acre) island that lies close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania , Australia . The island is situated in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel , between Bruny Island and the mainland of Tasmania and is part of the South Bruny

#2 Île aux Lièvres (St. Lawrence River)

L' Île aux Lièvres ( English: Hare Island ) is an island of the St. Lawrence River , located between Saint-Siméon and Rivière-du-Loup , near the islands of the Pot à l'Eau-de-Vie. This island is part of the municipality of Saint-André-de-Kamouraska , in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality ,

#3 Isles of Shoals

The Isles of Shoals are a group of small islands and tidal ledges situated approximately 6 miles (10   km) off the east coast of the United States, straddling the border of the states of Maine and New Hampshire . Group of small islands off the coast of New Hampshire and Maine, US Isles of Shoals Isl

#4 Geography of Hokkaido

The island of Hokkaidō is located in the north of Japan, near Russia ( Sakhalin Oblast ). It has coastlines on the Sea of Japan (to the west of the island), the Sea of Okhotsk (to the north), and the Pacific Ocean (to the east). The center of the island is mountainous, with volcanic plateaux . Hokka

#5 Gollapalem Island

Chinna Gollapalem Island is a river delta island formed by the Upputeru Rivulet in Andhra Pradesh , India . The island is located in the Kruthivennu mandal of Krishna District . The island faces constant threats from soil erosion due to flooding from the Upputeru River, which is the only outlet of t

#6 Muck, Scotland

Muck ( / ˈ m ʌ k / ; Scottish Gaelic : Eilean nam Muc ) is the smallest of four main islands in the Small Isles , part of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland . Today, much of the island is used for grazing. Residents use wool to make rugs and clothing. [6] There are several ancient monuments and some fac

#7 Channel Islands

The Channel Islands ( Norman : Îles d'la Manche ; French : îles Anglo-Normandes or îles de la Manche ) [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel , off the French coast of Normandy . They include two Crown Dependencies : the Bailiwick of Jersey , which is the largest of the islands; and the

#8 Diamond Rock

Diamond Rock ( French : rocher du Diamant ) is a 175-metre-high (574   ft) [1] basalt island located south of "Grande Anse du Diamant" before arriving from the south at Fort-de-France , the main port of the Caribbean island of Martinique . The uninhabited island is about 3 kilometres (1.9   mi) from

#9 Liberty Island

Liberty Island is a federally owned island in Upper New York Bay in the United States. Its most notable feature is the Statue of Liberty ( Liberty Enlightening the World ), a large statue by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi that was dedicated in 1886. The island also contains the Statue of Liberty Museum

#10 Morotai

Morotai Island ( Indonesian : Pulau Morotai ) is an island in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesia 's Maluku Islands (Moluccas). It is one of Indonesia's northernmost islands. Island in North Maluku Province, Indonesia This article is about the island. For the Indonesian regency comprising the i

#11 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

#12 Yeouido

Yeouido ( Hangul : 여의도, English: Yoi Island or Yeoui Island ) is a large island (or eyot ) on the Han River in Seoul, South Korea . It is Seoul's main finance and investment banking district. Its 8.4 square kilometers are home to some 30,988 people. [1] The island is located in the Yeongdeungpo-gu d

#13 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

#14 Similan Islands

The Similan Islands ( Thai : หมู่เกาะสิมิลัน , RTGS :   Mu Ko Similan , Thai pronunciation: [mùː kɔ̀ʔ si.mi.lan] , Malay : Pulau Sembilan ) is an archipelago in the Andaman Sea off the coast of, and part of, Phang Nga Province in southern Thailand . It is the maritime border between India and Thaila

#15 Velidhoo (Noonu Atoll)

N.Velidhoo ( Dhivehi : ވެލިދޫ) is one of the inhabited islands of Noonu Atoll in the Maldives . Information from Maldives bureau of statistics [2] For other islands, see Velidhoo (disambiguation) . Inhabited island in Miladhummadulhu Atoll, Maldives Velidhoo Inhabited island Velidhoo Velidhoo Locati

#16 Alderney

Alderney ( / ˈ ɔː l d ər n i / ; French : Aurigny [oʁiɲi] ; Auregnais : Aoeur'gny ) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands . It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey , a British Crown dependency . It is 3 miles (5   km) long and 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.4   km) wide. This article is about the


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Mountains / Mountains


#1 Mount Huntington (Alaska)

Mount Huntington is a striking rock and ice pyramid in the central Alaska Range , about 8 miles (13   km) south-southeast of Denali . It is also about 6 miles (10   km) east of Mount Hunter , and two miles west of The Rooster Comb . While overshadowed in absolute elevation by Denali, Huntington is a

#2 Srikantha (mountain)

Srikantha is a mountain of the Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand India. The elevation of Srikantha is 6,133 metres (20,121   ft) and its prominence is 471 metres (1,545   ft) . It is 151st highest located entirely within the Uttrakhand. Nanda Devi , is the highest mountain in this category. It lies 5.

#3 Mount Warning

Mount Warning ( Bundjalung : Wollumbin [1] ), a mountain in the Tweed Range in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales , Australia , was formed from a volcanic plug of the now-gone Tweed Volcano . The mountain is located 14 kilometres (9   mi) west-south-west of Murwillumbah , near the border

#4 Flinders Ranges

The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia , which starts about 200   km (125   mi) north of Adelaide . [2] The discontinuous ranges stretch for over 430   km (265   mi) from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna . [2] [3] The Adnyamathanha people are the Aboriginal group who have

#5 Ardennes

The Ardennes ( French : Ardenne [aʁdɛn] ( listen ) ; Dutch : Ardennen [ɑrˈdɛnə(n)] ( listen ) ; German : Ardennen ; Walloon : Årdene [ɑːʀdɛn] ; Luxembourgish : Ardennen [ɑʁˈdænən] ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes , is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hi

#6 Merchant Peak

Merchant Peak is a 6,113-foot (1,863-metre) mountain summit located in Snohomish County , Washington . [2] The mountain is part of the Cascade Range . Merchant Peak is the ninth highest point of the Wild Sky Wilderness . [1] The nearest higher neighbor is Gunn Peak , 1.26   mi (2.03   km) to the nor

#7 Dundee Law

Dundee Law is a hill in the centre of Dundee , Scotland , and is the highest point in the city. The Law is what remains of a volcanic sill , which is the result of volcanic activity around 400 million years ago. [3] With a large war memorial at its summit, it is the most prominent feature on the loc

#8 Nuptse

Nuptse or Nubtse ( Sherpa : ནུབ་རྩེ། नुबचे, Wylie: Nub rtse, Chinese : 努子峰 ) is a mountain in the Khumbu region of the Mahalangur Himal , in the Nepalese Himalayas . It lies two kilometres WSW of Mount Everest . Nubtse is Tibetan for "west peak", as it is the western segment of the Lhotse -Nubtse ma

#9 Drewry's Bluff

Drewry's Bluff is located in northeastern Chesterfield County, Virginia in the United States . It was the site of Confederate Fort Darling during the American Civil War . It was named for a local landowner, Confederate Captain Augustus H. Drewry , who owned the property. [1] Drewry's Bluff in 1865 ,

#10 Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga , also spelled Kanchenjunga and Khangchendzonga , is the third highest mountain in the world . Its summit lies at 8,586   m (28,169   ft) in a section of the Himalayas , the Kangchenjunga Himal , which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River , in the north by the Lhonak River and Jon

#11 Mont Ventoux

Mont Ventoux ( French:   [mɔ̃ vɑ̃tu] ; Provençal : Ventor [venˈtu] ) is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France , located some 20   km (12 miles) northeast of Carpentras , Vaucluse . On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme . At 1,909   m (6,263   ft) , it is the

#12 Temple Mount

The Temple Mount ( Hebrew : הַר הַבַּיִת , romanized:   Har haBayīt , lit.   ' Mount of the House [of the Holy] ' ), also known as al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf ( Arabic : الحرم الشريف, lit. 'The Noble Sanctuary'), al-Aqsa Mosque compound , or simply al-Aqsa Mosque ( المسجد الأقصى , al-Masjid al-Aqṣā , lit. 'T

#13 Mount Agung

Mount Agung ( Indonesian : Parwata Agung ; Balinese : ᬕᬦ ᬆᬕ ) is an active volcano in Bali , Indonesia , southeast of Mount Batur volcano, also in Bali. [4] It is the highest point on Bali, and dominates the surrounding area, influencing the climate, especially rainfall patterns. From a distance, th

#14 Mount Shishaldin

Mount Shishaldin ( / ʃ ɪ ˈ ʃ æ l d ən / ) is a moderately active volcano on Unimak Island in the Aleutian Islands chain of Alaska . It is the highest mountain peak of the Aleutian Islands. The most symmetrical cone-shaped glacier-clad large mountain on Earth, the volcano's topographic contour lines

#15 Mount Meharry

Mount Meharry is the highest mountain in Western Australia . It is located in the Hamersley Range within the southeastern part of Karijini National Park in the Pilbara region , approximately 86 kilometres (53   mi) south-southeast of Wittenoom , [3] and 87 kilometres (54   mi) east-southeast of Tom

#16 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

#17 Science Hill (Yale University)

Science Hill is a planning precinct of the Yale University campus primarily devoted to physical and biological sciences . It is located in the Prospect Hill neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut . "Science Hill" redirects here. For other uses, see Science Hill (disambiguation) . Area of the Yale Un

#18 Chocolate Hills

The Chocolate Hills ( Cebuano : Mga Bungtod sa Tsokolate , Tagalog : Mga Tsokolateng Burol ) are a geological formation in the Bohol province of the Philippines . [1] There are at least 1,260 hills, but there may be as many as 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometers (20   s

#19 Chomo Lonzo

Chomo Lonzo ( Chinese : 珠穆隆索峰 ; pinyin : Zhūmùlóngsuǒ Fēng ) is a mountain in Tibet , 5   km northeast of Makalu in the Mahalungur (Mohalingor) or Khumbu Himalayas . Alternate spellings of the same name include Chomolonzo, Chomolönzo, Chomo Lönzo, Jomolönzo, and Lhamalangcho. Mountain in China Chomo

#20 Calmont (hill)

The Calmont , also called the Calmond , between Bremm and Ediger-Eller in the county of Cochem-Zell in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate , is a steep hill on the heights above the Moselle river to a height of 380.6   m   above   sea level (NHN) . [1] It lies within the Moselle wine region and


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Reservoir / Reservoir


#1 McArthur Lake (Ontario)

McArthur Lake is a lake in Ontario, Canada to the south of the city of Timmins . The lake has a rocky shoreline and 13 islands. It is used for recreation in the summer, but freezes in the winter. Due to the harsh climate most of the trees around the lake are conifers. The rocks around the lake have

#2 Marbury, Cheshire

Marbury is a small village located at SJ560457 in the civil parish of Marbury cum Quoisley , within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire , England. It is administered jointly with the adjacent civil parishes of Norbury and Wirswall . The village lies around 3

#3 Abberton Reservoir

Abberton Reservoir is a pumped storage freshwater reservoir in eastern England near the Essex coast, with an area of 700 hectares (1,700 acres) . Most of its water is pumped from the River Stour . It is the largest body of freshwater in Essex. Reservoir in the United Kingdom Abberton Reservoir Site

#4 Ffestiniog Power Station

The Ffestiniog Power Station ( Welsh pronunciation ) is a 360 megawatts pumped-storage hydroelectricity scheme near Ffestiniog , in Gwynedd , north-west Wales . The power station at the lower reservoir has four water turbines , which can generate 360 MW of electricity within 60 seconds of the need a

#5 Sebago Lake

Sebago Lake is the deepest and second-largest lake in the U.S. state of Maine . The lake is 316 feet (96   m) deep at its deepest point, with a mean depth of 101 feet (31   m) , covers about 45 square miles (117   km 2 ) in surface area, has a length of 14 miles (23   km) and has a shoreline length

#6 Hollingworth Lake

Hollingworth Lake is a 130-acre (53   ha) reservoir at Smithy Bridge in Littleborough , Greater Manchester , England. It was originally built as the main water source for the Rochdale Canal , but developed as a tourist resort from the 1860s. Hotels were built around it, helped by the arrival of the

#7 Évanturel Lake

Évanturel Lake ( French: Lac Évanturel ) is a freshwater body located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Pikauba , in the Charlevoix Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale , in the province of Quebec , in Canada . This body of water is located in the zec d

#8 Lake Overholser

Lake Overholser is a reservoir within the city limits of Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . [lower-alpha 1] Lake Overholser is formed by Overholser Dam on the North Canadian River in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma . [lower-alpha 2] The lake is 2.9 miles (4.7   km) west of Bethany . [2] Lake Overholser is named a

#9 San Luis Dam

San Luis Dam (also known as B.F. Sisk Dam , after Bernie Sisk ) is a major earth-filled dam in Merced County , California , which forms San Luis Reservoir , the largest off-stream reservoir in the United States . The dam and reservoir are located in the Diablo Range to the east of Pacheco Pass and a

#10 Lake Piru

Lake Piru ( / ˈ p aɪ r uː / ( listen ) ) is a reservoir located in Los Padres National Forest and Topatopa Mountains of Ventura County, California , created by the construction in 1955 of the Santa Felicia Dam on Piru Creek , which is a tributary of the Santa Clara River . Reservoir in Ventura Count

#11 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

#12 Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station

The Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station ( Romanian : Porțile de Fier I , Serbian : Ђердап I /Đerdap I) is the largest dam on the Danube river and one of the largest hydro power plants in Europe . It is located on the Iron Gate gorge, between Romania and Serbia . Dam in Serbia, Romania Iron Gate

#13 Warner Lakes

The Warner Lakes are a chain of shallow lakes and marshes in the Warner Valley of eastern Lake County , Oregon, United States. The lakes extend the length of the valley, covering approximately 90,000 acres (360   km 2 ) . Body of water Warner Lakes Warner Lakes below Hart Mountain scarp Warner Lakes

#14 Crump Lake (Oregon)

Crump Lake is a shallow lake in the Warner Valley of eastern Lake County, Oregon , United States. The lake covers 7,680 acres (31.1   km 2 ) . It is the largest of the Warner Lakes system. The lake is named for pioneer rancher Thomas Crump. Crump Lake is owned by the Oregon Department of State Lands

#15 Taugevatn

Taugevatn (also called Tågavatni) [2] is a lake on the south side of the Bergen Line in Ulvik municipality in Vestland county, Norway . It sits at 1,296 metres (4,252   ft) above sea level. The railway had its summit here, at 1,301.7 metres (4,271   ft) above sea level, [3] until the Finse Tunnel wa

#16 Vianden Pumped Storage Plant

The Vianden Pumped Storage Plant is located just north of Vianden in Diekirch District , Luxembourg . The power plant uses the pumped-storage hydroelectric method to generate electricity and serves as a peaking power plant . Its lower reservoir is located on the Our River , bordering Germany, and th

#17 Ituango Dam

The Ituango Dam , also referred to as the Pescadero-Ituango Dam or Hidroituango , is an embankment dam currently under construction on the Cauca River near Ituango in Antioquia Department , Colombia . The primary purpose of the project is hydroelectric power generation and its power plant will have

#18 Muskrat Lake

Muskrat Lake is located in the Whitewater Region of Renfrew County , in Ontario , Canada . It is approximately 16   km (9.9   mi) in length, an average of 17.9   m (59   ft) deep but 64   m (210   ft) at its deepest point, and covers an area of 1,219   ha (3,010 acres) . It is rumored to be home to

#19 Clark Lake (Door County, Wisconsin)

Clark Lake is the second largest lake in Door County, Wisconsin . Fish species enzootic to the lake include bluegill , brook trout , largemouth bass , northern pike , smallmouth bass and walleye . The nearest town is Jacksonport . Fish populations have been declining in the lake since 2013 and fishi


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River / River


#1 Neva

The Neva ( Russian : Нева́ , IPA:   [nʲɪˈva] ) is a river in northwestern Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga through the western part of Leningrad Oblast (historical region of Ingria ) to the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland . Despite its modest length of 74 kilometres (46   mi) , it is the fourth-large

#2 Colorado River

The Colorado River ( Spanish : Río Colorado ) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande ) in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico . The 1,450-mile-long (2,330   km) river drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican sta

#3 Örtze

Örtze ( German pronunciation: [ˈœʁt͡sə] ( listen ) ) is a river of Lower Saxony , Germany . The Örtze rises north of Munster in the Große Heide (in the Raubkammer federal forest) and, after 62 kilometres (39   mi) , joins the Aller southeast of Winsen . River in Germany Örtze The Örtze near Hermanns

#4 Suncook River

The Suncook River is a 35.7-mile-long (57.5   km) [1] river located in central New Hampshire in the United States . It is a tributary of the Merrimack River , which flows to the Gulf of Maine . River in New Hampshire, United States Suncook River The Suncook River in the center of Suncook, NH Show ma

#5 Euphrates

The Euphrates ( / juː ˈ f r eɪ t iː z / ( listen ) ) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia . Together with the Tigris , it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia (the "Land Between the Rivers"). Originating in Turkey , the Euphrates flows through

#6 Suez Canal

The Suez Canal ( Egyptian Arabic : قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ , Canāt el Sewes ) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt , connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The canal is a route of trade between Europe and Asia. Artificial waterwa

#7 Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal

The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal is a ship canal connecting Sturgeon Bay with Lake Michigan across the Door Peninsula in Door County , Wisconsin . [1] [2] A dredged channel continues through Sturgeon Bay to Green Bay . This combined waterway allows ships to sail between Lake Michigan and Green Bay withou

#8 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

#9 Lakewood Gulch

Lakewood Gulch drains a section of Lakewood and west Denver, Colorado into the South Platte River . It is the historic location of the old Interurban Shortline Railway and, in 2008, is a greenbelt that includes Rude Park , Sanchez Park and Lakewood Gulch Park . The gulch passes through Lakewood from

#10 Grant's Canal

Grant's Canal (also known as Williams's Canal ) was an incomplete military effort to construct a canal through De Soto Point in Louisiana , across the Mississippi River from Vicksburg, Mississippi . During the American Civil War , United States Navy forces attempted to capture the Confederate -held

#11 Mill River (Northampton, Massachusetts)

The Mill River is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7   km) [1] tributary of the Connecticut River arising in the western hilltowns of Hampshire County , Massachusetts . It is notable for dropping in elevation, along with its West Branch, more than 700 feet (210   m) over 15 miles (24   km) . Tributary of the Co


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Sea / Sea


#1 Sturgeon Bay

Sturgeon Bay is an arm of Green Bay extending southeastward approximately 10 miles into the Door Peninsula at the city of Sturgeon Bay , located approximately halfway up the Door Peninsula. [1] The bay is connected to Lake Michigan by the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal . The Potawatomi name for Sturgeon Ba

#2 Sandy Bay, Tasmania

Sandy Bay is a suburb of the city of Hobart , Tasmania , Australia , located immediately south of the central business district , and adjoining the suburb of Battery Point . Sandy Bay is bounded on the east by the Derwent River , and has several beaches along the shore, the main beaches with public

#3 Casco Bay

Casco Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine , New England , United States. Its easternmost approach is Cape Small and its westernmost approach is Two Lights in Cape Elizabeth . The city of Portland sits along its southern edge and the Port of Portland lies within. Inlet

#4 Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland ( Finnish : Suomenlahti ; Estonian : Soome laht ; Russian : Фи́нский зали́в , tr. Finskiy zaliv , IPA:   [ˈfʲinskʲɪj zɐˈlʲif] ; Swedish : Finska viken ) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea . It extends between Finland to the north and Estonia to the south, to Saint Petersbur

#5 False Bay

False Bay ( Afrikaans Valsbaai ) is a body of water in the Atlantic Ocean between the mountainous Cape Peninsula and the Hottentots Holland Mountains in the extreme south-west of South Africa . The mouth of the bay faces south and is demarcated by Cape Point to the west and Cape Hangklip to the east


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