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Coast / Coast


#1 Ada Ciganlija

Ada Ciganlija ( Serbian Cyrillic : Ада Циганлија , pronounced   [ˈǎːda tsiˈɡǎnlija] ), colloquially shortened to Ada , is a river island that has artificially been turned into a peninsula, located in the Sava River 's course through central Belgrade , Serbia . The name can also refer to the adjoinin

#2 Playland (New York)

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

#3 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County , South Carolina. It is located in the center of a long and continuous 60-mile (97   km) stretch of beach known as "The Grand Strand" in northeastern South Carolina. City in South Carolina, United States Myrtle Bea

#4 Kamchatka Peninsula

The Kamchatka Peninsula ( полуо́стров Камча́тка , Poluostrov Kamchatka , IPA:   [pəlʊˈostrəf kɐmˈt͡ɕætkə] ) is a 1,250-kilometre-long (777   mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East , with an area of about 270,000   km 2 (104,248   sq   mi) . [2] The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the pen

#5 Bridlington

Bridlington is a coastal town and a civil parish on the Holderness Coast of the North Sea in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England. It is about 28 miles (45   km) north of Hull and 34 miles (55   km) east of York . The Gypsey Race enters the North Sea at its harbour. The 2011 Census gave a parish p

#6 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

#7 Long Point, Ontario

Long Point is a sand spit and medium-sized hamlet on the north shore of Lake Erie , part of Norfolk County in the province of Ontario , Canada. This article is about a sandspit in Norfolk County, Ontario. For other places called Long Point, see Long Point (disambiguation) . Community of Norfolk Coun

#8 Margate

Margate is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, 16 miles (26 kilometres) north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville , Garlinge , Palm Bay and Westbrook . Town in East Kent, England For other uses, see Margate (disambigua

#9 Bethany Beach, Delaware

Bethany Beach is an incorporated town in Sussex County , Delaware , United States. According to the 2010 Census Bureau figures, the population of the town is 1,060; [3] however, during the summer months some 15,000 more populate the town as vacationers. [4] It is part of the Salisbury, MD-DE Metropo


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Island / Island


#1 Baltrum

Baltrum ( Low German : Baltrum ) is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia ( German : Ostfriesland ), in Germany , and is a municipality in the district of Aurich , Lower Saxony . It is located in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands . Baltrum is the smallest island i

#2 Imbros

Imbros or İmroz Adası , officially Gökçeada (lit. Heavenly Island ) since 29 July 1970, [1] [2] ( Greek : Ίμβρος , romanized :   Ímvros [3] ) is the largest island of Turkey and the seat of Gökçeada District of Çanakkale Province . It is located in the north-northeastern Aegean Sea , at the entrance

#3 Manhattan

Manhattan ( / m æ n ˈ h æ t ən , m ə n -/ ), known regionally as The City , [1] is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City . It is the urban core of the New York metropolitan area , and coextensive with New York County , one of the original counti

#4 Thổ Chu Islands

Thổ Chu Islands ( Vietnamese: quần đảo Thổ Chu ) is an archipelago in the Gulf of Thailand . It constitutes Tho Chau Commune of Phú Quốc District , Kiên Giang Province , Vietnam . Island group Tho Chu Islands Native name: Quần đảo Thổ Chu Tho Chu Islands Position of Tho Chu Islands Geography Locatio

#5 Southwest Cay

Southwest Cay , also known as Vietnamese : Đảo Song Tử Tây ; Pugad Island ( Filipino : Pulo ng Pugad ); Mandarin Chinese : 南子島/南子岛 ; pinyin : Nánzi Dǎo , is an islet on the northwestern edge of the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea . It is part of the atoll North Danger Reef , and just 1.75 mil

#6 Kinmen

Kinmen , alternatively known as Quemoy , is a group of islands governed as a county by the Republic of China (Taiwan) , off the southeastern coast of mainland China . It lies roughly 10   km (6.2   mi) east of the city of Xiamen in Fujian , from which it is separated by Xiamen Bay . Kinmen is locate

#7 Cana Island

Cana Island is an island in Lake Michigan in the town of Baileys Harbor in Door County , Wisconsin , United States. [2] The Cana Island Light is on the east side of the island. It is possible to walk to Cana Island from the mainland over the tombolo when water levels are low. [3] Tombolo conditions

#8 Watson Island

Watson Island is a neighborhood and man-made island in Biscayne Bay , in Miami , Florida . It is located Immediately east of the Central Business District and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods of downtown Miami and is connected to the mainland and South Beach , Miami Beach by the MacArthur

#9 Kaʻula

Kaʻula Island , also called Kaʻula Rock , is a small, crescent-shaped island in the Hawaiian Islands . Islet in Kauai County, Hawaii This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . ( Learn how and when to remove these template messages ) This artic

#10 Northeast Cay

Northeast Cay , also known as Parola Island ( Filipino : Pulo ng Parola , lit.   ' Island of [the] Lighthouse ' ; Mandarin Chinese : 北子島/北子岛 ; pinyin : Běizǐ Dǎo ; Vietnamese : Đảo Song Tử Đông ), with a land area of 12.7 hectares (31 acres) , is the fifth largest of the naturally occurring [1] Spra

#11 Geography of Greenland

Greenland is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean , northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland . The territory comprises the island of Greenland—the largest island in the world —and more than a hundred other smaller islands (see alphabetic list ). Greenland has a 1.2 kilom

#12 Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park

Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is a national park of India near Wandoor on the Andaman Islands . It belongs to the South Andaman administrative district , part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands . [4] Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park (M.G.M.N.P) IUCN category II ( n

#13 Dongding Island

Dongding Island [8] [9] ( Chinese : 東碇 島 [10] / 東椗 島 [11] [12] ; pinyin : Dōngdìng Dǎo ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Tang-tiāⁿ ) is an 0.0160 square kilometer [7] island in the Taiwan Strait in Jinhu Township , Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province , Republic of China (Taiwan). The island is the southernmost poi

#14 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

#15 Deepwater Horizon oil spill response

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill occurred between 10 April and 19 September 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico . A variety of techniques were used to address fundamental strategies for addressing the spilled oil, which were: to contain oil on the surface, dispersal, and removal. While most of the oil drilled

#16 Grape Island (Massachusetts)

Grape Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area . The island is part of the territory of the town of Weymouth, Massachusetts . The island has a permanent size of 54 acres (220,000   m 2 ) , plus an intertidal zone of a further 46 acres (190,000

#17 Corsica

Corsica ( / ˈ k ɔːr s ɪ k ə / , Upper Corsican:   [ˈkorsiɡa] , Southern Corsican:   [ˈkɔrsika] , French: Corse [kɔʁs] ( listen ) ) [2] is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French main

#18 Deer Island (Mississippi)

Deer Island is an island off the coast of Biloxi , Mississippi that was once part of the mainland and is not a barrier island. [1] It is the closest island to the Mississippi Gulf Coast , and consists of approximately 400 acres (1.6   km 2 ) . In 2011, TITANTubes, sometimes referred to as geotubes ,

#19 Lady Isle

Lady Isle is a small, uninhabited island, in the Firth of Clyde , Scotland . It was once home to a chapel dedicated to Saint Mary . The island features a lighthouse and a freshwater spring. Lady Isle Scottish Gaelic name Eilean Mhoire Location Lady Isle Lady Isle shown within South Ayrshire OS grid

#20 Ellis Island

Ellis Island is a federally owned island in New York Harbor , situated within the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey , that was the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New J


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Mountains / Mountains


#1 Pichincha (volcano)

Pichincha is a stratovolcano in Ecuador . The capital Quito wraps around its eastern slopes. Volcano in north-central Ecuador Pichincha Ruku Pichincha as seen from the trail from Quito to the top Highest   point Elevation 4,784   m (15,696   ft) Prominence 1,652   m (5,420   ft) Listing Ultra Coordi

#2 Peuët Sagoë

Peuet Sague is a volcanic complex in the northwestern part of Sumatra , Indonesia . The name peuet sagoe in Acehnese means four square . The location of the volcanic complex is isolated that needs several journeys on foot from the nearest village to reach the mountain. There are four summits in the

#3 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

#4 Grímsvötn

Grímsvötn ( Icelandic pronunciation:   ​ [ˈkrimsˌvœhtn̥] ; [2] vötn = "waters", singular: vatn ) is a volcano with a (partially subglacial) fissure system located in Vatnajökull National Park , Iceland . The volcano itself is completely subglacial and located under the northwestern side of the Vatna

#5 Lhotse Middle

Lhotse Middle (or also called Lhotse Central I and Lhotse East ), is a subsidiary peak of 8,410 metres (27,590   ft) in elevation that sits in the middle of a ridge between its parent peak, the eight-thousander , Lhotse 8,516 metres (27,940   ft) , and another subsidiary peak, Lhotse Shar 8,383 metr

#6 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,

#7 Strawberry Peak

Strawberry Peak ( 6,164   ft or 1,879   m ) is a prominent peak in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County , California . It is located about 10 miles (16   km) north of Pasadena , and 28 miles (45   km) from Los Angeles , along the Angeles Crest Highway . Strawberry Peak is the tallest of t

#8 Aiken's Wash

Aiken's Wash is an archaeologically and geologically significant wash located in the Mojave National Preserve in San Bernardino County , California . The wash includes several pictograph and petroglyph sites dating from the late pre-Columbian period. The proximity of pictographs and petroglyphs is u

#9 Cable Mountain

Cable Mountain is a 6,940-foot (2,120   m) elevation Navajo Sandstone summit located in Zion National Park , in Washington County of southwest Utah , United States. [2] Towering 2,600-feet (790 meters) above the floor of Zion Canyon at the Big Bend area, Cable Mountain is situated immediately northe

#10 Chaitén (volcano)

Chaitén is a volcanic caldera 3 kilometres (2   mi) in diameter, 17 kilometres (11   mi) west of the elongated ice-capped Michinmahuida volcano and 10 kilometres (6   mi) northeast of the town of Chaitén , near the Gulf of Corcovado in southern Chile . The most recent eruptive phase of the volcano e

#11 Swirl How

Swirl How is a fell in the English Lake District . It stands between Coniston and the Duddon Valley in the southern part of the District. It rivals the Old Man of Coniston as the highest point within the traditional County Palatine of Lancashire [2] (it has been administered since 1974 by Cumbria Co

#12 Crowborough

Crowborough is a town and civil parish in East Sussex , England, in the Weald at the edge of Ashdown Forest in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , 7   miles (11   km) south-west of Royal Tunbridge Wells and 33   miles (53   km) south of London . It had a population 20,607 at the 2011

#13 Mount Coot-tha, Queensland

Mount Coot-tha is a mountain and a suburb of the City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census , there were no residents in the suburb. [4] [1] Visible from much of the city, Mount Coot-tha is a popular bushland tourist destination including the Mount Coot-tha Lookout , Brisb

#14 Mount Rinjani

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

#15 Mote Hill

Mote Hill is the northern tip of the Gowanhills, Stirling , the northern half of the Royal Park that extends around Stirling Castle . The wider park includes the King's Knott and sections of a 2-metre-high deer wall, first established in the 12th century, though Gowan Hill only became park of the Ro

#16 Puyehue-Cordón Caulle

Puyehue ( / p ʊ ˈ j eɪ w eɪ / ; Spanish pronunciation:   [puˈʝewe] ) and Cordón Caulle / k ɔːr ˈ d oʊ n ˈ k aʊ j eɪ / are two coalesced volcanic edifices that form a major mountain massif in Puyehue National Park in the Andes of Ranco Province , in the South of Chile. In volcanology this group is kn

#17 Kīlauea

Kīlauea ( US : / ˌ k ɪ l ə ˈ w eɪ ə / KIL -ə- WAY -ə , Hawaiian:   [kiːlɐwˈwɛjə] ) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands . Located along the southeastern shore of the Big Island of Hawai ʻ i , the volcano is between 210,000 and 280,000 years old and emerged above sea level about 100,00

#18 Villarrica (volcano)

Villarrica ( / ˌ v iː ə ˈ r iː k ə / VEE -ə- REE -kə ) ( Spanish : Volcán Villarrica , Mapudungun : Ruka Pillañ ) is one of Chile 's most active volcanoes , rising above the lake and town of the same name, 750   km (470   mi) south of Santiago . [2] It is also known as Rucapillán , a Mapuche word me

#19 Santa Cruz Mountains

The Santa Cruz Mountains , part of the Pacific Coast Ranges , are a mountain range in central and Northern California , United States. They form a ridge down the San Francisco Peninsula , south of San Francisco . They separate the Pacific Ocean from the San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley ,

#20 Hess Mountain

Hess Mountain , also known as Mount Hess , is an 11,940   ft (3,640   m) elevation glaciated summit located on the crest of the Alaska Range , in Alaska, United States . [4] It is the seventh-highest peak in the Hayes Range , a subset of the Alaska Range. [1] This remote peak is situated 13.3   mi (


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Reservoir / Reservoir


#1 Tangjiashan Lake

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

#2 Lake Texoma

Lake Texoma is one of the largest reservoirs in the United States, the 12th largest US Army Corps of Engineers ' (USACE) lake, and the largest in USACE Tulsa District. [1] Lake Texoma is formed by Denison Dam on the Red River in Bryan County , Oklahoma , and Grayson County , Texas , about 726 miles

#3 Newark Reservoir

The Newark Reservoir is a reservoir in Newark , Delaware , located just north of downtown. Completed in 2006, it holds 317   million U.S. gallons (1.20 × 10 9   L) of water pumped from White Clay Creek , which can supply the city for up to 100 days. [1] The site is a popular recreational area with 1

#4 Iosegun Lake

Iosegun Lake is a lake in northwest Alberta within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 . It is located north of Fox Creek , approximately 11   km (6.8   mi) from Highway 43 . Body of water Iosegun Lake Iosegun Lake Location Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 , Alberta Coordinates 54°28′37

#5 Eagle Mountain Lake

Eagle Mountain Lake is a reservoir in North Texas , formed by the damming the West Fork of the Trinity River . The reservoir sits below Lake Bridgeport reservoir and above Lake Worth reservoir. Body of water Eagle Mountain Lake Eagle Mountain Lake Show map of Texas Eagle Mountain Lake Show map of th

#6 Lake Sarysu

Sarysu ( Azerbaijani : Sarısu meaning "Yellow Water") is the largest lake of Azerbaijan located in Imishli and Sabirabad raions of the Kur-Araz Lowland . [1] Body of water Lake Sarysu Lake Sarysu Location Imishli Rayon Sabirabad Rayon Coordinates 40°02′50″N 48°10′22″E Type Meromictic lake , wetland

#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 Delta Marsh

Delta Marsh consists of an extensive open marsh located near the south shore of Lake Manitoba , approximately 24   km north of the town of Portage la Prairie , Manitoba . The marsh extends for nearly 30   km along the shore of the lake, and has a breadth of up to 4   km. The marsh consists of a netw

#9 Rampart Reservoir

Rampart Reservoir or Rampart Range Reservoir is a reservoir northwest of the city of Colorado Springs , Colorado in Pike National Forest . The reservoir is located on a granite plateau approximately 9,000 feet (2,700   m) above sea level and consists of a body of water with a capacity of 13,000,000,

#10 Lachuá Lake

Lachuá Lake is a karstic lake in Guatemala . It is located in the middle of a national park covered with tropical rain forest, northwest of Cobán, near the border between the departments of Alta Verapaz and El Quiché . The lake is near circular in shape and is probably a cenote or doline . The lake

#11 Last Mountain Lake

Last Mountain Lake , [4] also known as Long Lake , is a prairie lake formed from glaciation 11,000 years ago. It is located in south central Saskatchewan , Canada , about 40   km (25   mi) north-west of the city of Regina . It flows into the Qu'Appelle River via Last Mountain Creek , [5] which flows

#12 Joe Pool Lake

Joe Pool Lake is a fresh water impoundment ( reservoir ) located in the southern part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in North Texas. The lake encompasses parts of Tarrant , Dallas and Ellis counties. The lake measures 7,740 acres (31.3   km 2 ) with a conservation storage capacity of 176,900 acr

#13 Meraldene Dam

The Meraldene Dam , or Barrage Meraldene , is an embankment dam on the Meraldene River , located at 3   km (2   mi) southwest of Thénia in Boumerdès Province within Kabylia in Algeria . [1] [2] This article is about Meraldene. For other uses, see Meraldene (disambiguation) . This article may be expa

#14 O'Shaughnessy Dam (California)

O'Shaughnessy Dam is a 430-foot (131   m) high concrete arch-gravity dam in Tuolumne County, California , United States. It impounds the Tuolumne River , forming the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir at the lower end of Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park , about 160 miles (260   km) east of San Fran

#15 Smoke Lake (Alberta)

Smoke Lake is a lake in northwest Alberta within the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 . It is located southwest of Fox Creek , approximately 9   km (5.6   mi) from Highway 43 . Body of water Smoke Lake Smoke Lake Location Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 , Alberta Coordinates 54°21′50″N


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River / River


#1 River Colne, West Yorkshire

The River Colne / ˈ k oʊ l n / in West Yorkshire is formed at the confluence of two brooks that originate in the Pennines close to Marsden . It flows in an easterly direction through the Colne Valley and Huddersfield towards Cooper Bridge where it flows into the River Calder . This article is about

#2 Canal du Midi

The Canal du Midi ( French pronunciation:   ​ [kanal dy midi] ; Occitan : Canal del Miègjorn [ka'nal del mjɛdˈd͡ʒuɾ ] ) is a 240   km (150   mi) long canal in Southern France ( French : le Midi ). Originally named the Canal royal en Languedoc (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revoluti

#3 Ebro

The Ebro ( Spanish and Basque pronunciation:   [ˈeβɾo] ; Catalan : Ebre [ˈeβɾə] ) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula , in Spain . It rises in Cantabria and flows 930 kilometres (580   mi) , almost entirely in an east southeast direction. It flows into the Mediterranean Se

#4 Bystroye Canal

The Deepwater Navigation Course "Danube   –   Black Sea is a deep-water canal in the Danube Delta that runs through the Danube Delta distributaries Chilia, Old Istambul and "Bystroe". Through most of its length it coincides with the Romania-Ukraine border that stretches along Danube. The canal is se

#5 Grand Union Canal (old)

The Grand Union Canal was a canal in England from Foxton, Leicestershire on the Leicestershire and Northamptonshire Union Canal to Norton Junction, close to Long Buckby Wharf on the Grand Junction Canal . [1] It now forms the first 23 miles (37   km) of the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal .

#6 List of rivers of the Americas

This is a list of rivers of the Americas , it includes major historical or physiological significant rivers of the Americas grouped by region where they are located ( Central America , Northern America , West Indies and South Americas ). The longest rivers in each country are included. Further detai

#7 Blanco River (Texas)

The Blanco River is a river in the Hill Country of Texas in the United States. River in U.S. Blanco River Río Blanco The Blanco River near Blanco, Texas . Location Country U.S. Physical   characteristics Source     •   location Kendall County, Texas , U.S.   •   elevation 1,607 feet (490   m) Mouth

#8 Seven Wonders of the Waterways

The Seven Wonders of the Waterways is a list of landmarks on the navigable waterways of the United Kingdom . The list was originally compiled in 1946 [1] by Robert Aickman , co-founder of the Inland Waterways Association (IWA), at a time when the waterways network was largely derelict. [2] Today, th

#9 Falkirk Wheel

The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill , Falkirk , in central Scotland , connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal . It reconnects the two canals for the first time since the 1930s. It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project. Rotating boat lift in Scot

#10 Rivière Soliette

The Rivière Soliette (in Haiti ) or Arroyo Blanco (in the Dominican Republic ) is a river in the southwest of the Dominican Republic and Haiti . On 24 May 2004, it overran its banks resulting in the death of over one thousand individuals, with hundreds more injured and homeless near the city of Jima

#11 Fraser River

The Fraser River / ˈ f r eɪ z ər / is the longest river within British Columbia , Canada, rising at Fraser Pass near Blackrock Mountain in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1,375 kilometres (854   mi) , into the Strait of Georgia just south of the City of Vancouver . [5] [9] It is the 11th longest

#12 Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas

Shoal Creek is a stream and an urban watershed in Austin, Texas , United States. This article uses bare URLs , which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot . ( August 2022 ) River in the United States Shoal Creek, Austin, Texas Third Street Railroad Trestle Location Country United States Physi

#13 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

#14 Edinburgh Union Canal Society

The Edinburgh Union Canal Society is a charitable canal society on the Union Canal in Edinburgh , Scotland . The Society's main base is Ashley Terrace Boathouse at Lockhart Bridge, near Harrison Park in the Polwarth area of Edinburgh. The society was founded in 1985 and is a founder member of the Sc

#15 Chard Canal

The Chard Canal was a 13.5 miles (21.7   km) tub boat canal in Somerset , England , that ran from the Bridgwater and Taunton Canal at Creech St. Michael , over four aqueducts, through three tunnels and four inclined planes to Chard . It was completed in 1842, was never commercially viable, and close

#16 Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

The Stratford-upon-Avon Canal is a canal in the south Midlands of England. The canal, which was built between 1793 and 1816, runs for 25.5 miles (41.0   km) in total, and consists of two sections. The dividing line is at Kingswood Junction, which gives access to the Grand Union Canal . Following acq

#17 Village Creek (Tarrant County) Texas

Village Creek is a tributary creek of the West Fork of the Trinity river in Tarrant and Johnson county , Texas, USA. [1] [2] It is the main inflow of Lake Arlington . It is approximately 23 miles (37   km) long. Its watershed is approximately 143 square miles (370   km 2 ) . [3]

#18 McConnell River

The McConnell River is located in the Kivalliq Region of northern Canada 's territory of Nunavut . It drains into Hudson Bay and is the namesake for the McConnell River Migratory Bird Sanctuary . [2] River in Nunavut, Canada McConnell River Location Country Canada Territory Nunavut Physical   charac

#19 Putah Creek

Putah Creek ( Patwin : Liwaito [3] ) is a major stream in Northern California , a tributary of the Yolo Bypass , and ultimately, the Sacramento River . The 85-mile-long (137   km) [2] creek has its headwaters in the Mayacamas Mountains , a part of the Coast Range , and flows east through two dams. F

#20 Norwalk River

The Norwalk River is a river in southwestern Connecticut , United States, approximately 21 miles (34   km) long. [1] The word "Norwalk" comes from the Algonquian word "noyank" meaning "point of land". River in the United States Norwalk Location Country United States Physical   characteristics Source


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Sea / Sea


#1 Empire Bay, New South Wales

Empire Bay is a suburb on the Central Coast of New South Wales , Australia. It is part of the Central Coast Council local government area . This article is about the New South Wales suburb. For the city where Mafia II takes place, see Mafia II . Suburb of Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia Em

#2 Queen Maud Gulf

Queen Maud Gulf lies between the northern coast of the mainland and the southeastern corner of Victoria Island in Nunavut , Canada. At its western end lies Cambridge Bay , leading to Dease Strait ; to the east lies Simpson Strait ; and to the north, Victoria Strait . It is home to the Queen Maud Gul


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