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#1 Gallipoli
The Gallipoli peninsula ( / ɡ ə ˈ l ɪ p əl i , ɡ æ -/ ; [1] Turkish : Gelibolu Yarımadası ; Ancient Greek : Χερσόνησος της Καλλίπολης , Chersónisos tis Kallípolis ) is located in the southern part of East Thrace , the European part of Turkey , with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles stra
Cape St. George is the southernmost point on the island of New Ireland , Papua New Guinea . It was the namesake for the Battle of Cape St. George , fought on 26 November 1943, between New Ireland and Buka . For other uses, see Cape St. George (disambiguation) . This article needs additional citation
Pendine Sands ( Welsh : Traeth Pentywyn , "end of the dunes beach") 7 miles (11 km) of beach on the shores of Carmarthen Bay on the south coast of Wales . It stretches west to east from Gilman Point to Laugharne Sands. The village of Pendine is close to the western end of Pendine Sands. Welsh TT r
#4 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
Girgaon Chowpatty ( IAST : Giragāva Chaupāṭī ), is a public beach along the Queen’s Necklace adjoining Marine Drive in the Girgaon area of Mumbai (Bombay) , Konkan division , India. It is served by the Charni Road railway station . The beach is noted for its Ganesh Visarjan , when thousands of peopl
#6 Point Pinole Regional Shoreline
Point Pinole Regional Shoreline is a regional park on the shores of the San Pablo Bay , California (the northern arm of the San Francisco Bay ), in the United States. It is approximately 2,315 acres (9.37 km 2 ) in area, and is operated by the East Bay Regional Park District . It includes the Dots
Phuket ( / ˌ p uː ˈ k ɛ t / ; Thai : ภูเก็ต , [pʰūː.kèt] ( listen ) , Malay : Bukit or Tongkah ) is one of the southern provinces ( changwat ) of Thailand . It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island , and another 32 smaller islands off its coast. [5] It lies off the west coas
#2 South Island (South Australia)
South Island (also called Peter Island , South Islet and West Bay Island ) is an island located in the Australian state of South Australia at the south end of Pondalowie Bay on the south-west extremity of Yorke Peninsula about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) north-west by west of the town of Stenhouse Bay
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
#4 Sandy Island, New Caledonia
Sandy Island (sometimes labelled in French Île de Sable , and in Spanish Isla Arenosa ) is a non-existent island that was charted for over a century as being located near the French territory of New Caledonia between the Chesterfield Islands and Nereus Reef in the eastern Coral Sea . [1] The island
#5 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
Buariki is an island in northern Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands of the Republic of Kiribati . It was the site of the Battle of Buariki in World War II . Map of the Tarawa atoll, with Buariki near the northern tip The village on the island, also named Buariki, is the northernmost village of Tara
#7 List of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands
The list of shipwrecks in the Channel Islands lists some of the ships that wrecked on or sank in the waters of the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey . The list includes ships that sustained a damaged hull, which were later refloated and repaired. Channel Islands Îles de la Manche (
#8 Iturup
Iturup ( Russian : Остров Итуру́п , romanized : Ostrov Iturúp [1] ; Ainu : エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ , romanized: Etuworop=sir ; Japanese : 択捉島 , romanized : Etorofu-tō , [2] historically also called Etrof [3] and Yetorup ) is one of the Kuril Islands . It was formerly known as Staten Island . [4] It is the l
#9 Leros
Leros ( Greek : Λέρος ) is a Greek island and municipality in the Dodecanese in the southern Aegean Sea . It lies 317 kilometres (197 miles) (171 nautical miles ) from Athens 's port of Piraeus , from which it can be reached by an 9-hour ferry ride or by a 45-minute flight from Athens, and about 20
#10 Fangataufa
Fangataufa (or Fangatafoa ) is a small, low, narrow, coral atoll in the eastern side of the Tuamotu Archipelago . It was formerly known as Cockburn Island. Along with its neighboring atoll, Moruroa , it has been the site of nuclear bomb tests, with 14 of them that took place on Fangataufa. Atoll in
#11 Atafu
Atafu , formerly known as the Duke of York Group , is a group of 52 coral islets within Tokelau in the south Pacific Ocean , 500 kilometres (310 miles) north of Samoa . [1] With a land area of 2.5 square kilometres (1.0 square mile) , it is the smallest of the three islands that constitute Tokelau.
#12 Wilkins Sound
Wilkins Sound is a seaway in Antarctica that is largely occupied by the Wilkins Ice Shelf . It is located on the southwest side of the Antarctic Peninsula between the concave western coastline of Alexander Island and the shores of Charcot Island and Latady Island farther to the west. Seaway in Antar
#13 Kuril Islands
The Kuril Islands or Kurile Islands ( / ˈ k ʊər ɪ l , ˈ k jʊər ɪ l , k j ʊ ˈ r iː l / ; Russian : Кури́льские острова́ , tr. Kuril'skiye ostrova , IPA: [kʊˈrʲilʲskʲɪjə ɐstrɐˈva] ; Japanese : Kuriru rettō ( クリル列島 , "Kuril Islands") or Chishima rettō ( 千島列島 , "Thousand Islands") ) are a volcanic arc
#14 Fox Island (Detroit River)
Fox Island is a naturally formed island in the Detroit River , in southeast Michigan , United States. [2] In the late 1800s, it was used by the Dunbar & Sullivan Company to store explosives used for engineering projects in the Detroit River's shipping channels. When this was forbidden by a court inj
#15 Sicogon
Sicogón is an island in northern Iloilo , which is part of the municipality of Carles, Iloilo , Philippines . It is named after cogon , a type of grass found in abundance on the island. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,238. [2] Sicogón A view of Tumaquin Island from the white s
#16 Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs
The seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by the Imperial Iranian Navy took place on 30 November 1971, shortly after the withdrawal of British forces from the islands of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs , all located in the Strait of Hormuz between the Persian Gulf and the Gu
#1 Irruputuncu
Irruputuncu is a volcano in the commune of Pica , Tamarugal Province , Tarapacá Region , Chile , [2] as well as San Pedro de Quemes Municipality , Nor Lípez Province , Potosí Department , Bolivia . [3] The mountain's summit is 5,163 m (16,939 ft) high and has two summit craters —the southernmost
#2 Gass Peak
Gass Peak is the highest peak in the Las Vegas Range of Southern Nevada with a summit of 6,937 feet (2,114 m). [1] It is easily seen to the north of the Las Vegas Valley , bordering the city of North Las Vegas . The peak is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Las Vegas and is within the Desert
#3 Mount Baker
Mount Baker ( Lummi : Qwú’mə Kwəlshéːn ; Nooksack : Kw’eq Smaenit or Kwelshán ), also known as Koma Kulshan or simply Kulshan , is a 10,781 ft (3,286 m) active [9] glacier -covered andesitic stratovolcano [5] in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the North Cascades of Washington in the United States.
Mount Iō ( 硫黄山 , Iō-zan ) also Mount Iwo is an active andesitic stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula of Hokkaidō , Japan . It sits within the borders of the town of Shari . Mount Iō is known for erupting liquid sulphur in the eruptions of 1889 and 1936. [3] Mount Iō literally means, sulphur moun
#5 Mount Bromo
The Bromo ( Javanese : ꦧꦿꦩ ), or Mount Bromo ( Javanese : ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁꦧꦿꦩ (Pegon: ڮنڠ برومو , romanized: Gunung Bromo ) is an active somma volcano and part of the Tengger mountains, in East Java , Indonesia . At 2,329 meters (7,641 feet) it is not the highest peak of the massif, but the most famous. T
Tawhaki Patera is an active volcano on Jupiter's moon Io . It is located on Io's leading hemisphere at 3.32°N 76.18°W / 3.32; -76.18 [1] within the equatorial plains of western Media Regio . Tawhaki is an Ionian patera , a type of volcanic crater similar to a caldera , 49.8 kilometers (30.9 mi)
#7 Mount Tyree
Mount Tyree (4852m) is the second highest mountain of Antarctica located 13 kilometres northwest of Mount Vinson (4,892 m), the highest peak on the continent. It surmounts Patton Glacier to the north and Cervellati Glacier to the southeast. Mountain in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica Mount Tyree Moun
Cerro Azul ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsero aˈsul] , blue hill in Spanish ), sometimes referred to as Quizapu, is an active stratovolcano in the Maule Region of central Chile , immediately south of Descabezado Grande . Part of the South Volcanic Zone of the Andes , its summit is 3,788 meters (12,42
#9 Cerro Torre
Cerro Torre is one of the mountains of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field in South America . It is located in Argentina , [3] west of Fitz Roy (also known as Cerro Chaltén). The peak is the highest of a four mountain chain: the other peaks are Torre Egger ( 2,685 m (8,809 ft) ), [4] Punta Herron,
#10 Aconcagua
Aconcagua ( Spanish pronunciation: [akoŋˈkaɣwa] ) is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera [3] of the Andes mountain range , in Mendoza Province , Argentina . It is the highest mountain in the Americas , the highest outside Asia , [4] and the highest in the Southern Hemisphere [1] with a summit e
#11 Tvashtar Paterae
Tvashtar Paterae compose an active volcanic region of Jupiter 's moon Io located near its north pole. It is a series of paterae , or volcanic craters . It is named after Tvashtar , the Hindu god of blacksmiths . [1] Tvashtar was discovered in IRTF images in November 26 1999, several hours after a Ga
#12 Slossarczyk Crag
Slossarczyk Crag ( 54°51′S 35°59′W ) is a mountain crag, 805 m, between Doubtful Bay and Esbensen Bay at the southeast end of South Georgia . Surveyed by the SGS in the period 1951–57. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) for Third Officer Walter Slossarczyk , communi
#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 Carpenter Summit
Carpenter Summit is a highway pass name approved through the through the United States Geological Survey . This pass was created during the construction of I-8 from 1972 to 1974 in this area, but was never named unlike the three other 4,000 feet (1,200 m) then named during construction. [1] The na
#15 Fueguino
Fueguino is a volcanic field in Chile . The southernmost volcano in the Andes , it lies on Tierra del Fuego's Cook Island and also extends over nearby Londonderry Island . The field is formed by lava domes , pyroclastic cones , and a crater lake . Volcanic field in Cook island, Chile Fueguino Fuegui
#16 Sideling Hill
Sideling Hill , also Side Long Hill , [1] is a long, steep, narrow mountain ridge in the Ridge-and-Valley (or Allegheny Mountains ) physiographic province of the Appalachian Mountains , located in Washington County in western Maryland and adjacent West Virginia and Pennsylvania , USA . The highest p
The Conowingo Dam (also Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant , Conowingo Hydroelectric Station ) is a large hydroelectric dam in the lower Susquehanna River near the town of Conowingo , Maryland . The medium-height, masonry gravity dam is one of the largest non-federal hydroelectric dams in the U.S., and t
Burrinjuck Dam is a heritage-listed major gated concrete-walled gravity hydro-electric dam at Burrinjuck , Yass Valley Shire , New South Wales , Australia. It has three spillways across the Murrumbidgee River located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales , Australia . The dam's purpose
Farakka Barrage is a barrage across the Ganga river located in Murshidabad district in the Indian state of West Bengal , roughly 18 kilometres (11 mi) from the border with Bangladesh near Shibganj . Farakka Barrage Township is located in Farakka (community development block) in Murshidabad distric
#4 Bloede's Dam
Bloede's Dam was a hydroelectric dam on the Patapsco River in Maryland . [1] It was the first known instance of a submerged hydroelectric plant, where the power plant was actually housed under the spillway . It is also recognized as one of the earliest dams constructed of reinforced concrete . This
#5 Kullar Dam
Kullar Dam (Malayalam: കുള്ളാർ അണക്കെട്ട്) is a small flanking dam which impounds Kullar river in Seethathode village, Pathanamthitta District in Kerala , India . [1] The Dam was built as a part of Sabarigiri Hydroelectric Project. The release from the dam flows to Pamba River and from there it flow
#6 Tapajós hydroelectric complex
The Tapajós hydroelectric complex ( Portuguese : Complexo Hidrelétrico de Tapajós ) is a proposed complex of hydroelectric dams on the Tapajós and Jamanxim rivers in the state of Pará , Brazil. The Tapajós dams would contain locks, thus converting the river into a navigable waterway. A "platform" mo
The Monkland Canal was a 12 + 1 ⁄ 4 -mile-long (19.7 km) canal designed to bring coal from the mining areas of Monklands to Glasgow in Scotland. In the course of a long and difficult construction process, it was opened progressively as short sections were completed, from 1771. It reached Gartcraig
The Pontcysyllte Aqueduct ( Welsh pronunciation: [ˌpɔntkəˈsəɬtɛ] ; Welsh : Traphont Ddŵr Pontcysyllte ) is a navigable aqueduct that carries the Llangollen Canal across the River Dee in the Vale of Llangollen in northeast Wales . Waterway in Wales Pontcysyllte Aqueduct Traphont Ddŵr Pontcysyllte C
#3 Ruby Falls
Ruby Falls is a series of underground cascading waterfalls totaling 145 feet (44 m) in Lookout Mountain , near Chattanooga, Tennessee , in the United States . [2] [3] For the waterfall in Georgia, see Anna Ruby Falls . Underground waterfall in Tennessee, United States United States historic place
Stockton Channel (or Stockton Waterfront) is a waterway in California's Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta . It runs 2.5 miles from the San Joaquin River - Stockton Deepwater Shipping Channel at the Port of Stockton to McLeod Lake in Downtown Stockton . The Stockton Channel is contained by levees ,
#5 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
#6 Mekong
The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia . It is the world's twelfth longest river and the third longest in Asia. [1] Its estimated length is 4,909 km (3,050 mi) , [1] and it drains an area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi) , discharging 475 km 3
The Mahakam River ( Indonesian : Sungai Mahakam ) is third longest and volume discharge river in Borneo after Kapuas River and Barito River , it is located in Kalimantan , Indonesia . It flows 980 kilometers (610 miles) from the district of Long Apari in the highlands of Borneo, to its mouth at the
#8 Morris Canal
The Morris Canal (1829–1924) was a 107-mile (172 km) common carrier anthracite coal canal across northern New Jersey that connected the two industrial canals at Easton, Pennsylvania , across the Delaware River from its western terminus at Phillipsburg, New Jersey to New York Harbor and New York Ci
White Deer Hole Creek is a 20.5-mile (33.0 km) tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Clinton , Lycoming and Union counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania . A part of the Chesapeake Bay drainage basin, the White Deer Hole Creek watershed drains parts of ten townships . The creek flow
The rivière Noire du Milieu (Black River of the Middle) is a tributary of the south shore of the Noire River , flowing entirely into the unorganized territory of Mont-Élie, Quebec , in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality , in Capitale-Nationale , in Quebec , Canada . The upper part is in
#11 White River (Puyallup River)
The White River is a white, glacial river in the U.S. state of Washington . It flows about 75 miles (121 km) from its source, the Emmons Glacier on Mount Rainier , to join the Puyallup River at Sumner . It defines part of the boundary between King and Pierce counties. This article is about the tri
The Gulf of Bahrain is an inlet of the Persian Gulf on the east coast of Saudi Arabia , separated from the main body of water by the peninsula of Qatar . It surrounds the islands of Bahrain . The King Fahd Causeway crosses the western section of the Gulf of Bahrain, connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrai
The Gold Coast Broadwater , also known as Southport Broadwater , Gold Coast Harbour and The Broadwater , is a large shallow estuary of water located in the Gold Coast district of South East Queensland , Australia. The estuary reaches from the locality of Southport in the south, to the southern secti
#3 Kasatka Bay
Kasatka Bay ( Russian : Залив Касатка , tr. Zaliv Kasatka ), formerly known by its Japanese name Hitokappu Bay ( 単冠湾 , Hitokappu Wan ) , is a natural harbor at the central part of Iturup , Kuril Islands . [1] It has been controlled by the Soviet Union since the Soviets annexed the Kuril Islands from