Geography Of The World

Straits

Dardanelles Strait

The Dardanelles Strait is a narrow waterway forming the border between Asian Turkey and European Turkey. It is one of the narrowest water channels used to support international water navigation.

Islands

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands is one of the Atlantic Ocean's island groups. The archipelago is a Spanish territory and is its southernmost autonomous community.

Islands

Corsica

Corsica is the Mediterranean Sea’s fourth-largest island. It is also one of 18 French regions, with Ajaccio as its capital.

Bays

Mobile Bay

Mobile Bay is the US’ 4th-largest estuary. It is a popular spot in Alabama because of a natural phenomenon whereby crustaceans and fish swim to the bay's shores.

Islands

Balearic Islands

The Balearic Islands are a Spanish archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. Mallorca, Spain’s largest island, is part of the Balearic Archipelago.

Islands

Azores Islands

The Azores Archipelago is a group of nine islands in the North Atlantic region. These volcanic islands and islets are an autonomous region of Portugal.

Islands

Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Islands is an island group in the Pacific Ocean administered by Ecuador. It comprises 18 major islands, three small islands, and many islets.

Lakes

Lake St.Clair

Covering a total area of 1,114 km2, Lake St. Clair is a shallow freshwater lake positioned between the US state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario.

Geography

What Is An Abyssal Plain?

An abyssal plain is one that occurs underwater, generally just along the edge of a continent and is almost entirely flat.

Islands

Isle Of Man

The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom located in the center of the northern Irish Sea between the islands of Ireland and Great Britain.

Mountains

Alaska North Slope

The Alaska North Slope is located on Brooks Range’s northern slope. Much of the region is part of the North Slope Borough.

Seas

Mozambique Channel

The Mozambique Channel separates Madagascar from mainland Africa. It is an important shipping route and fishing location in eastern Africa.

Seas

English Channel

The English Channel, also known simply as “the Channel,” is one of the world’s busiest shipping areas, linking southern England to northern France.

Lakes

Lake Nicaragua

Lake Nicaragua is Central America’s largest freshwater lake, located in Nicaragua. It is also the world’s 20th largest lake.

Lakes

Great Bear Lake

The Great Bear Lake is a lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada, straddling the Arctic Circle, between the Interior Platform and Canadian Shield.

Lakes

Lake Ladoga

Lake Ladoga is Russia’s second-largest lake located entirely within the country, after Lake Baikal. It is the world’s 14th largest freshwater lake. 

Straits

Strait Of Hormuz

The Strait of Hormuz is a narrow waterway between Iran and Arabian Peninsula, specifically the United Arab Emirates, and Musandam (Oman).

Straits

Bosporus Strait

The Bosphorus Strait is located in northwestern Turkey and separates Thrace from Anatolia. It connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara

Islands

Babuyan Islands

The Babuyan Islands are a group of volcanic islands forming the northern extension of the Philippine Archipelago, located in the Pacific Ocean.

Islands

Crete

The island of Crete, located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea, is the world’s 88th largest island and also the largest among all the islands of Greece.

Lakes

Lake Winnebago

Lake Winnebago is Wisconsin’s largest lake, located entirely within its borders, and it's the 28th largest lake in the country.

Seas

Greenland Sea

The Greenland Sea is one of the largest marginal seas of the Arctic Ocean. It is located east of the island of Greenland.

Lakes

Great Slave Lake

Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories is Canada’s second-largest lake located entirely in the country after Great Bear Lake.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Naples

The Gulf of Naples is an embayment of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy. It is famous for its scenic beauty and volcanic mountains, including Mount Vesuvius.

Straits

Drake Passage

The Drake Passage is a water body between South America and Antarctica, specifically between Cape Horn in Chile and South Shetland Island in Antarctica.

Straits

Bering Strait

One of the major strategic straits in the Pacific is the Bering Strait, separating two of the world’s largest countries: the United States and Russia.

Straits

Strait Of Messina

The Strait of Messina is an example of a strait that runs through a country. It runs between two Italian regions: Sicily and Calabria.

Lakes

Goose Lake

Covering an area of 380 km2, Goose Lake is located in a high valley on the boundary between the US states of Oregon and California.

Seas

Thracian Sea

The Thracian Sea is the northernmost part of the Aegean Sea, which is situated between Greece and Turkey. It has a surface area of 5 441 km2.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Bothnia

Covering an area of 117,000 km2, the Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost part of the Baltic Sea, located in Northern Europe.

Islands

Elba, Italy

Covering an area of 223 km2, Elba is Italy’s third-largest island and is also the largest island in the Tuscan Archipelago.

Islands

Apostle Islands

The Apostle Islands are a group of 22 islands located in the extreme northern part of the US state of Wisconsin, on the western waters of Lake Superior.

Islands

Bass Islands

The Bass Islands are situated to the northwest of the city of Sandusky and to the southwest of Pelee Island in Lake Erie.

Islands

Andaman And Nicobar Islands

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, separating the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, comprise two main island groups; the Nicobar and the Andaman Islands.

Seas

Sea Of Crete

The Sea of Crete forms the deepest part of the Aegean Sea and reaches a maximum depth of about 3,294 m at its deepest point.

Seas

Ligurian Sea

The Ligurian Sea is a part of the Mediterranean Sea that is located between the northwestern part of Italy and the southeastern part of France.

Bays

Bay Of Biscay

Covering an area of 223,000 km2, the Bay of Biscay is a wide extension of the North Atlantic Ocean that is located on the western coast of Europe.

Bays

James Bay

Covering an area of 68,300 km2, the James Bay is a southern extension of the Hudson Bay, located in eastern Canada.

Gulfs

Gulf Of Riga

Covering an area of 18,000 km2, the Gulf of Riga is a large gulf of the Baltic Sea located in Northern Europe between the countries of Estonia and Latvia.

Seas

White Sea

Covering an area of 90,000 km2, the White Sea is a southern arm of the Barents Sea that is located on the northwestern coast of Russia.

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