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Cross River State is a state in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria . Named for the Cross River , the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. Its capital is Calabar , it borders to the north by Benue State , to the west by Ebonyi State and Abia State , a
The Cape Peninsula ( Afrikaans : Kaapse Skiereiland ) is a generally mountainous peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the African continent. At the southern end of the peninsula are Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope . On the northern end is Table Mount
#3 Port Orford Heads State Park
Port Orford Heads State Park is a coastal state park in northwest Curry County , Oregon , United States, in the city of Port Orford . Established in 1976, it is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department . State park in Oregon, United States Port Orford Heads State Park Port Orford H
#4 Rivers State
Rivers State , also known as Rivers , is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region). [5] Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region , Rivers State borders include: Imo to the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom to the east, and Bayelsa and Delta to the wes
#5 Lagos State
Lagos State ( Yoruba : Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó ) is a state in southwestern Nigeria . Of the 36 states , it is both the most populous and smallest in area . Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the international border with Benin Republic , Lagos State borders Ogun State to the east and
#1 Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport ( IATA : HKG , ICAO : VHHH ) is Hong Kong's main airport , built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok , Hong Kong . The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport or Chek Lap Kok Airport , to distinguish it from its predecessor, the f
#2 Teraina
Teraina (written also Teeraina , [1] also known as Washington Island – these two names are constitutional [2] ) is a coral atoll in the central Pacific Ocean and part of the Northern Line Islands which belong to Kiribati . Obsolete names of Teraina are New Marquesas, Prospect Island, and New York Is
The Farne Islands are a group of islands off the coast of Northumberland , England. The group has between 15 and 20 islands depending on the level of the tide . [1] They form an archipelago, divided into the Inner Group and the Outer Group. The main islands in the Inner Group are Inner Farne, Knoxes
Kuchinoerabu-jima ( 口永良部島 ) , is one of the Satsunan Islands , usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . The island, 38.04 km² in area, has a population of 147. The island can only be reached by boat as it has no airport. There is regular ferry service with
Ponce de León Island was a proposed name for the 45 miles (72 km) long, barrier island stretching from Cape Canaveral to Sebastian Inlet in Brevard County in central Florida , located on the Atlantic Ocean . The population was 67,933 at the 2010 United States Census . The barrier island is 21.4 sq
#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
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
The Torres Strait Islands are a group of at least 274 small islands in the Torres Strait , a waterway separating far northern continental Australia's Cape York Peninsula and the island of New Guinea . They span an area of 48,000 km 2 (19,000 sq mi) , but their total land area is 566 km 2 (21
#9 Bulverket
The Bulverket is the remnants of a large wooden fortification or bulwark at Lake Tingstäde on the island of Gotland , Sweden. When built, it consisted of a platform with houses surrounded by a double palisade with the entire construction around 250 m (820 ft) in diameter. Bulwark remains in Swed
#10 Príncipe
Príncipe is the smaller, northern major island of the country of São Tomé and Príncipe lying off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea . [2] It has an area of 142 square kilometres (55 sq mi) (including offshore islets) and a population of 7,324 at the 2012 Census; [3] the latest offici
#11 Visayas
The Visayas ( / v ɪ ˈ s aɪ ə z / viss- EYE -əz ), or the Visayan Islands [2] ( Visayan : Kabisay-an , locally [kabiˈsajʔan] ; Tagalog : Kabisayaan [kɐbɪˈsɐjɐʔɐn] ), are one of the three principal geographical divisions of the Philippines , along with Luzon and Mindanao . Located in the central par
#12 Raasay
Raasay ( / ˈ r ɑː s eɪ / ; Scottish Gaelic : Ratharsair [6] ) or the Isle of Raasay [7] is an island between the Isle of Skye and the mainland of Scotland. It is separated from Skye by the Sound of Raasay and from Applecross by the Inner Sound . It is famous for being the birthplace of Gaelic poet S
Maly Lyakhovsky Island ( Russian : Малый Ляховский ) is the second largest of the Lyakhovsky Islands belonging to the New Siberian Islands archipelago in Laptev Sea in northern Russia . It has an area of 975.5 km 2 (376.6 sq mi) . [1] Island in Lyakhovsky Islands, Russia Map showing the locati
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
#15 Gowalkot
Gowalkot is a small fort located on the southern bank of Vashishti River , about 10.0 km (6.2 mi) from Chiplun in Maharashtra , India . This fort is guarded by the river on three sides and a trench on the fourth side. Its population which includes Hindus , Muslims , and Buddhists . According to
#16 Pulau Tekong
Pulau Tekong , also known colloquially as Tekong or Tekong Island , is the second-largest of Singapore 's outlying islands after Jurong Island . Tekong is located off Singapore's northeastern coast, east of Pulau Ubin . Since the 1990s, the island has been used by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) an
#17 Malden Island
Malden Island , sometimes called Independence Island in the 19th century, is a low, arid, uninhabited atoll in the central Pacific Ocean , about 39 km 2 (15 sq mi) in area. It is one of the Line Islands belonging to the Republic of Kiribati . The lagoon is entirely enclosed by land, though it
#18 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
#19 Negros
Negros / ˈ n eɪ ɡ r ɒ s / [5] is the fourth largest and third most populous island in the Philippines , with a total land area of 13,309 km 2 (5,139 sq mi) . [6] Negros is one of the many islands of the Visayas , in the central part of the country. The predominant inhabitants of the island reg
#20 Maui
The island of Maui ( / ˈ m aʊ i / ; Hawaiian : [ˈmɐwwi] ) [3] is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km 2 ) and is the 17th largest island in the United States . [4] Maui is the largest of Maui County 's four islands, which include Moloka ʻ i , Lān
The Sidoarjo mud flow (commonly known as Lumpur Lapindo , wherein lumpur is the Indonesian word for mud) is the result of an erupting mud volcano [1] in the subdistrict of Porong , Sidoarjo in East Java , Indonesia that has been in eruption since May 2006. It is the biggest mud volcano in the world;
#2 Agathla Peak
Agathla Peak or Agathlan ( Navajo : Aghaałą́ , Spanish: El Capitan ) is a peak south of Monument Valley , Arizona , which rises over 1500 feet (457 meters) above the surrounding terrain. It is 7 miles (11 km) north of Kayenta and is visible from U.S. Route 163 . The English designation Agathla is
#3 Manaslu
Manaslu ( Nepali : मनास्लु , also known as Kutang ) is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres (26,781 ft) above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal , part of the Nepalese Himalayas , in the west-central part of Nepal. The name Manaslu means "mountain of the spirit" and is deriv
Table Mountain ( Khoekhoe : Huriǂoaxa , lit. ' sea-emerging ' ; Afrikaans : Tafelberg ) is a flat-topped mountain forming a prominent landmark overlooking the city of Cape Town in South Africa . It is a significant tourist attraction , with many visitors using the cableway or hiking to the top. [2
#5 Mount Gilbert (Chugach Mountains)
Mount Gilbert is a prominent 9,638-foot (2,938 m) glaciated mountain summit located in the Chugach Mountains , in the U.S. state of Alaska . The peak is situated 54 mi (87 km) east of Anchorage , 32 mi (51 km) northeast of Whittier , and 5.8 mi (9 km) northeast of Mount Muir , on land
The Madison Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of Montana and Idaho in the United States. [1] The range was named in honor of future President of the United States, then U.S. Secretary of State James Madison by Meriwether Lewis as the Lewis and Clark Expedition travelled throug
Negro Mountain is a long ridge of the Allegheny Mountains in the eastern United States, stretching 30-mile (48 km) from Deep Creek Lake in Maryland north to the Casselman River in Pennsylvania . The summit, Mount Davis , is the highest point (3,213 feet) in Pennsylvania. [1] Negro Mountain is flan
Mount Taranaki ( Māori : Taranaki Maunga ), also known as Mount Egmont , is a dormant stratovolcano in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand 's North Island . [4] [5] It is the second highest point in the North Island, after Mount Ruapehu . The 2,518-metre (8,261 ft) mountain has a
Sinister Peak ( 8,440+ ft (2,570+ m) ) is in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie and Wenatchee National Forests in the U.S. state of Washington . [3] It is situated in Glacier Peak Wilderness and the North Cascades . Not quite 1 mi (1.6 km) east of Dome Peak , Sinister Peak is along a high ridge connecting t
#10 Rude's Hill
Rude's Hill is a 981-foot hill [1] just outside of the town of Mt. Jackson in Shenandoah County , Virginia , United States, primarily known because it was a strategically placed elevation on which many Civil War events occurred. It was named after the Danish Lutheran minister Anders Rudolph Rude , [
#11 Maiktoli
Maiktoli (Hindi: मैकटोली) is a mountain of Kumaun Himalayas located in the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand state in India. It stands at 6,803 metres (22,320 ft) . It is jointly the 32nd highest located entirely within the uttrakhand India. Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this category. Mai
The Brandberg ( Damara : Dâures; Otjiherero : Omukuruvaro ) is Namibia 's highest mountain . Brandberg The Brandberg Massif viewed from the south at sunset Highest point Elevation 2,573 m (8,442 ft) [1] Prominence 1,802 m (5,912 ft) [2] Listing Country high point Ultra Coordinates 21°07′33
#13 Tek Tek Mountains National Park
Tek Tek Mountains National Park ( Turkish : Tek Tek Dağları Milli Parkı ), established on May 29, 2007, is a national park in southeastern Turkey. It is located in Şanlıurfa . [1] National park in Şanlıurfa, Turkey Tek Tek Mountains National Park Tek Tek Dağlari Milli Parkı Sumatar Relief Tek Tek Mo
#14 Nevado del Ruiz
The Nevado del Ruiz ( Spanish pronunciation: [neβaðo ðel ˈrwis] ), also known as La Mesa de Herveo [4] ( English: Mesa of Herveo , the name of the nearby town ) is a volcano on the border of the departments of Caldas and Tolima in Colombia , about 129 kilometers (80 mi) west of the capital city
#15 Numbur
Numbur is a glaciated mountain located in the Rolwaling Himal mountain range of Nepal . [1] The 6,958 metres (22,828 ft) high Numbur is located at 43 km southwest of Mount Everest , on the border of the Janakpur and Sagarmatha zones . Mountain in Nepal Numbur Numbur seen from Dulalthok , Nepal.
#16 Tour Ronde
The Tour Ronde ( 3,792 metres (12,441 ft) ) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif of the Alps , situated on the border between France and Italy . It is a prominent mountain, some 3.5 km north-east of Mont Blanc , but is effectively part of a continuation of the south eastern spur of Mont Maudit
Pirámide [1] [2] ( Spanish for pyramid ), also called Pirámide de Garcilaso or Pirámide de Garcilazo , is a mountain in the Cordillera Blanca in the Andes of Peru , about 5,885 metres (19,308 ft) high. [1] [2] It is located in the Ancash Region , Huaylas Province , Caraz District as well as in the
#18 Håkås
Håkås ( pronounced [ˈhôːkoːs] ; from Old Norse Haukáss , " hawk hill"), formerly spelled Haagaas and Haakaas , is a hill and an area near the lake Øyeren in Båstad in Trøgstad , Østfold , Norway , 25 kilometres southeast of Oslo . It is also the name of three neighbouring farms in the immediate vi
#19 Mount Karthala
Mount Karthala or Karthola ( Arabic : القرطالة Al Qirṭālah ) is an active volcano and the highest point of the Comoros at 2,361 m (7,746 ft) above sea level. It is the southernmost and larger of the two shield volcanoes forming Grande Comore island, the largest island in the nation of Comoros. T
#20 Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano)
Cerro Azul ( Spanish : Blue Hill ) is a shield volcano on the south western part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands . At a height of 1,689 m (5,541 ft) it is the second highest peak in the Galapagos and due to its topographic prominence of over 1,500 m (4,921 ft) it is categorised as
#1 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
Upper Barden Reservoir is an upland fresh water reservoir , one of two reservoirs that collect water from Barden Moor, and dam Barden Beck, a tributary of the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales , North Yorkshire , England. The reservoir was opened in 1882 and also supplies fresh water to the Nidd A
#3 Lake Mooney
Lake Mooney formerly Rocky Pen Reservoir, is a 520-acre reservoir in Stafford County, Virginia . [1] The lake has 33 miles of shore line, 40 million gallons of water enter the lake every day from the Rappahannock River . Mooney is the newest lake in Virginia. [2] [3] Artificial lake Body of water La
Woodlands Lake is a reservoir in Greenburgh, New York . It is an impoundment of the Saw Mill River . It is located in VE Macy Park. [1] Body of water Woodlands Lake Woodlands Lake in VE Macy Park Woodlands Lake Location Greenburgh, New York Coordinates 41.026°N 73.844°W / 41.026; -73.844 Type rese
Pleschinger See is a lake of Upper Austria . This article may be expanded with text translated from the corresponding article in German . (December 2010) Click [show] for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the German article. Machine translation like DeepL or Go
New Melones Dam is an earth and rock filled embankment dam on the Stanislaus River , about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Jamestown, California , United States, on the border of Calaveras County and Tuolumne County . The water impounded by the 625-foot-tall (191 m) dam forms New Melones Lake , Califor
J. Percy Priest Lake is a reservoir in north central part of Tennessee . It is formed by J. Percy Priest Dam , located between miles six and seven of the Stones River . The dam (easily visible from Interstate 40 ) is located about 10 miles (16 km) east of downtown Nashville and impounds a lake 42
The Zuiderzee Works ( Dutch : Zuiderzeewerken ) is a man-made system of dams and dikes , land reclamation and water drainage work, in total the largest hydraulic engineering project undertaken by the Netherlands during the twentieth century. The project involved the damming of the Zuiderzee , a larg
Lake Accotink is a reservoir in North Springfield in Fairfax County , Virginia , United States . Lake Accotink is formed by the damming of Accotink Creek . The lake is surrounded by Lake Accotink Park. Reservoir in North Springfield, Virginia USA Body of water Lake Accotink Lake Accotink Lake Accoti
Indian Lake (formerly Lewistown Reservoir ) is a reservoir in Logan County , western Ohio , in the United States . It is approximately 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Lima . It is fed by the north and south forks of the Upper Great Miami River, Cherokee Mans Run, Blackhawk Creek, and Van Horn Creek.
#11 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
#12 Lake Nipigon
Lake Nipigon ( / ˈ n ɪ p ɪ ɡ ə n / ; French : lac Nipigon ; Ojibwe : Animbiigoo-zaaga'igan ) is part of the Great Lake drainage basin. It is the largest lake entirely within the boundaries of the Canadian province of Ontario . For the First Nations reserve, see Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek Fir
#13 Kaliwa Low Dam
The Kaliwa Low Dam , proposed by the Philippine Government in 2012, was one of several bulk water supply projects on the upper portion of the Kaliwa River Watershed that have been proposed but ultimately shelved by the Philippine Government since the 1970s. [1] It has been suggested that this articl
Harpur Hill Quarry is a disused limestone quarry on Harpur Hill , Derbyshire, England. Limestone was extracted there from 1835 to 1952 for lime burning at lime kilns to produce quicklime . The quarry was used by the Royal Air Force as a chemical weapons storage depot during the Second World War , th
#15 Delaunay Lake
Lac Delaunay is the main body of fresh water at the head of the rivière du Sault Plat , flowing in the municipality of Rivière-au-Tonnerre , in the Minganie Regional County Municipality , in the administrative region of Côte-Nord , in province of Quebec , in Canada . Delauney Lake Delauney Lake Loca
Orlacher Bach is a stream in Baden-Württemberg , Germany. The Kocher tributary is 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) long. It is named for the small village of Orlach, which sits high above it. The stream begins about a kilometer WSW of the village of Nesselbach. Orlacher Bach Location Country Germany State
Andanan River ( Tagalog : Ilog Andanan ; Cebuano : Suba sa Andanan ) is a stream located in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur and Bayugan City , Caraga Region , [1] Philippines . It is a tributary of the larger Wawa River . Andanan River Wawa River mouth Native name Ilog Andanan ( Tagalog ) Location Count
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 Erewash Canal / ˈ ɛr ə w ɒ ʃ / ( listen ) is a broad canal in Derbyshire , England . It runs just under 12 miles (19 km) and has 14 locks . The first lock at Langley Bridge is part of the Cromford Canal . The Erewash Canal as surveyed by J.Smith in 1776 Canal in Derbyshire, England A View of t
#5 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
#6 Sankey Canal
The Sankey Canal in North West England , initially known as the Sankey Brook Navigation and later the St Helens Canal , is a former industrial canal, which when opened in 1757 was England's first of the Industrial revolution, and the first modern canal. [1] [2] [3] Canal in England Sankey Canal The
High Peak Junction , near Cromford , Derbyshire , England , is the name now used to describe the site where the former Cromford and High Peak Railway (C&HPR), whose workshops were located here, meets the Cromford Canal . It lies within Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site , designated in 2001, [
The Manchester Ship Canal is a 36-mile-long (58 km) inland waterway in the North West of England linking Manchester to the Irish Sea . Starting at the Mersey Estuary at Eastham, near Ellesmere Port , Cheshire , it generally follows the original routes of the rivers Mersey and Irwell through the hi
#9 Bendoc River
The Bendoc River is a perennial river of the Snowy River catchment, located in the Alpine regions of the states of Victoria and New South Wales , Australia . River in New South Wales, Australia Bendoc Bendock [1] [2] Location of the Bendoc River mouth , north of the Black-Allan Line in New South Wal
The rivière des Hamel ( in English: Hamel River ) is a tributary of the west bank of Bras Saint-Victor which flows into the Chaudière River ; the latter flows northward to empty on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River . It flows in the municipalities of Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth , Adstock (Sain
#11 Snake River
The Snake River is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest region in the United States. At 1,078 miles (1,735 km) long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River , in turn, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean . [9] The Snake River rises in western Wy
#12 Margaret River (Kimberley, Western Australia)
The Margaret River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia . River in Western Australia Margaret River Margaret River in flood at the entrance to the Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges Location Country Australia Physical characteristics Source • location Wunaamin-Miliwundi Ranges •
#13 Gowanus Canal
The Gowanus Canal (originally known as the Gowanus Creek ) is a 1.8-mile-long (2.9 km) canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn , on the westernmost portion of Long Island . Once a vital cargo transportation hub, the canal has seen decreasing use since the mid-20th century, parallel with the
#14 Dnieper
The Dnieper ( / ˈ ( d ) n iː p ər / ) or Dnipro ( /( d ) n iː ˈ p r oʊ / ) [lower-alpha 1] is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe , rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk , Russia , before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea . It is the longest river of Ukraine and Bel
#15 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
The Old Bedford River is an artificial, partial diversion of the waters of the River Great Ouse in the Fens of Cambridgeshire , England. It was named after the fourth Earl of Bedford who contracted with the local Commission of Sewers to drain the Great Level of the Fens beginning in 1630. It provide
#17 Denison Canal
The Denison Canal is a man-made canal located at Dunalley in southern Tasmania , Australia. [1] The canal opened for use in 1905 and draws its name from former Governor William Denison . The canal was built to shorten the fishing and trade routes between the east coast and Hobart . Denison Canal The
Vermont v. New Hampshire , 289 U.S. 593 (1933), was a United States Supreme Court case holding that the boundary between Vermont and New Hampshire is neither the thread of the channel of the Connecticut River nor the top of the west bank of the river, but rather the west bank of the river at the mea