• This vast expanse of freshwater and wetlands, ranging from 370 to 530 square kilometres in size as the result a natural winter flooding phenomenon, plays host to a myriad of water birds including Dalmatian Pelican, Pygmy Cormorant, Squacco Heron and several species of marsh terns. (fatbirder.com)
  • The Aberdare National Park covers approximately 766 square kilometres, was created in May 1950 and forms part of the Aberdare Mountain Range. (rwizi.com)
  • All but one of these licences pertain to the ccz, an area of about 6m square kilometres east-south-east of Hawaii. (geogarage.com)
  • This sparsely populated province of some 4000 square kilometres is protected by massive natural boundaries on all sides: to the North, the Urubamba or Vilcanota River plunges headlong through steep, densely forested canyons, and its southern border is formed by the mighty Apurimac River (Big Speaker, in Quechua) and the 5000 to 6000 metre peaks that stretch from the Salkantay to the Marcacocha range. (dunev.com)
  • A total of 1650 square kilometres of new land was created. (blogspot.com)
  • The Metropole covers square kilometres square miles and has a population of 6. (woodshop.com.eg)
  • In their wintering areas they forage within salt-marshes, but also feed on agricultural pasture land. (npolar.no)
  • Belarus (Geography) The country consists to the north of a hilly moraine landscape with many depressions filled with bogs and small lakes. (necessaryhome.com)
  • Marshes are wetlands that form a flat, grassy fringe near river mouths, in bays, as well as along coastlines. (betterbay.org)
  • Creeks criss-crossing the floodplain of the Danube river created a maze of higher ridges and depressions detached from the water course, leading to the formation of wetlands and saline lakes without any effluent. (knp.hu)
  • It is one of the lakes in the Upemba Depression, an extensive marshy area. (wikipedia.org)
  • The trough is about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level at its southwest end, sloping steeply down to an elevation of 610 metres (2,000 ft), where it flattens out and is filled by lakes and marshes for a distance of 225 kilometres (140 mi) in a belt that is 37 kilometres (23 mi) wide on average. (wikipedia.org)
  • The river generally flows through the marshes between the lakes, to which it is connected by narrow channels. (wikipedia.org)
  • They are often formed when glacial depressions called kettle lakes are formed. (betterbay.org)
  • The nest is a shallow depression that is lined with plant material and down, the outer rim of the nest is elevated. (npolar.no)
  • The topography of the areas inland from the coast in what is now the northeastern portion of the Netherlands was a shallow depression. (blogspot.com)
  • The park's marshes are clustered around the park's rivers and streams. (rwizi.com)
  • Barnacle geese breed on rocky ledges on cliffs, on skerries and on small rocks surrounded by water, as well as on grassy islets near the sea, but occasionally they can be found nesting several kilometres inland. (npolar.no)
  • Spend 3 nights in Savuti exploring the vast marsh, the rocky outcrops and the waterholes that are frequented by large congregations elephants. (safarifrank.com)
  • Aberdare National Park is situated approximately 100 kilometres north of Nairobi and spans a broad range of volcanic topography at elevations ranging from 2,000 metres (6,600 feet) to 4,000 metres (13,000 feet). (rwizi.com)
  • Coimadai Landcare Group is the community to the north of Bacchus Marsh from the Long Forest to the Lerderderg State Park. (landcarevic.org.au)
  • WILLIAM WIMMERA, CHILD OF THE WOTJOBALUK The ruins of Ebenezer Aboriginal Mission are located near the tiny, West Wimmera settlement of Antwerp, 22 kilometres north of Dimboola, in western Victoria. (paulineconolly.com)
  • Mozambique is a world renowned destination for beach lovers, water sport enthusiasts and marine wildlife lovers, there are a multitude of islands and kilometres of sandy beaches to explore. (live4africa.travel)
  • The Lualaba River enters the depression about 40 kilometres (25 mi) after leaving Lake Delcommune. (wikipedia.org)
  • A few kilometres on, one European Badger hates swimming over the river, but prefers to walk across the bridge in full floodlights. (10000birds.com)
  • Flanked by tall peaks, the fertile Sacred Valley of the Incas is a kilometre-wide expanse bordering the Vilcanota (Sacred River: Huilcamayo in Quechua), known further downstream as the Urubamba. (dunev.com)
  • Looking out from this point all he could see was the expansive kilometre-long escarpment dropping sharply down to the river for a further 30m (it is so steep it can only just be walked up and such daring activity is certainly not recommended after sampling the spoils of the vines when visiting - take the long route! (thewanderingpalate.com)
  • In the capillary fringe area of islands, calcium precipitates out first (edges of islands), whereas sodium reaches the centre of the island in solution, precipitating out there to form a trona crust ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trona ). (inaturalist.org)
  • La Bardena Blanca , the depression between the other two and the most eroded area. (visitnavarra.es)
  • There was a cached aluminum boat at the put-in to the marsh, probably left there by cottagers accessing the area for fishing. (thehappyadventure.com)
  • Its hundred-kilometre length is bordered by extensive Inca terracing as well as numerous archaeological sites, testament to its importance during the Empire. (dunev.com)
  • By 1924 the first dike, just 2.5 kilometres in length was completed. (blogspot.com)
  • The depression is a trough-like graben about 400 kilometres (250 mi) long and 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide, running from the southwest to the northeast. (wikipedia.org)
  • Late in 2011, it was formally nominated for UNESCO protection.On average the lake is 44km long, 10km wide and 8 metres deep, although its deepest point, a spring at Raduš, is a crypto-depression (below sea level) at more than 60 metres depth. (fatbirder.com)
  • The marsh was probably only a kilometre long, maybe two, tops, and we made it to the next portage only a few minutes later. (thehappyadventure.com)
  • Like rumbling thunderclouds or far-off explosions, the muffled booms broke the silence as we reclined on a slope of pulverised lava beads in a small passage near the top of a volcano in East Africa, more than three kilometres up into the night sky. (winningmagazine.com.au)
  • The most famous of the mountains is Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa (5,895 metres), 160 kilometres to the east. (winningmagazine.com.au)
  • Within two kilometres you pass Newfield Hall, a mansion built in 1856 for William Alcock, son of the man who founded the Craven Bank. (midlandspubs.co.uk)
  • Between 1927 and 1932 the 23 kilometre Afsluitdijk was built between Noord Holland and Friesland, cutting off the newly formed IJsselmeer from the Noordzee. (blogspot.com)
  • From Albania to Yemen's island of Socotra, our small group tours take you on an adventure to discover some of the planet's most remote, most breath-taking landscapes, visiting untouched tribal peoples to learn about their customs and culture, taking in historical and architectural wonders en route. (nativeeyetravel.com)
  • A few weeks too early / late and a few kilometres off course and you could miss the greatest show on Earth. (africageographic.com)
  • Weir's Marsh would be a nightmare in early and mid-summer. (thehappyadventure.com)
  • The trough is about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level at its southwest end, sloping steeply down to an elevation of 610 metres (2,000 ft), where it flattens out and is filled by lakes and marshes for a distance of 225 kilometres (140 mi) in a belt that is 37 kilometres (23 mi) wide on average. (wikipedia.org)
  • A Gulf of Mexico oil spill, from a burned and sunken rig lying in waters 1,500 metres deep, has started to lap the Louisiana shoreline on the Mississippi River delta, with containment crews spreading floating barriers around marshes. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • The tour of Wales will test both my physical and mental capacity and will see me cycle around the beautiful perimeter of Wales, completing 1000 kilometres with 14,000 metres of hill climbing in just six days. (mind.org.uk)
  • The air shock-waves caused by the detonation and impact of these tiny pieces of the comet nucleus peppered the coastal plain, causing an estimated 500,000 elliptical craters, ranging in size from just a few hundred metres to 11 kilometres in length. (hallofmaat.com)
  • In the Middle Rideau subwatershed, Parks Canada staff operate 9 dam and lock complexes with 13 locks for a fall of 36.2 metres over 35.6 kilometres. (rvca.ca)
  • The river generally flows through the marshes between the lakes, to which it is connected by narrow channels. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Okavango Delta is a unique pulsing wetland, covering between 6 and 15 000 square kilometres of Kalahari Desert in northern Botswana and owes its existence to the Okavango (Kavango) River which flows from the Angolan highlands, across Namibia's Caprivi Strip and into the harsh Kalahari Desert. (botetisafaris.com)
  • The only permanent river, the Okavango, flows into a delta in the northwest, forming marshes that are rich in wildlife. (wheretostay.na)
  • Into the salt marshes and dunes, looking for parents with young of hidden breeding species such as eider ducks and shelducks. (worldheritage.hamburg)
  • The largest crescentic dunes on Earth, with mean crest-to-crest widths of more than three kilometres, are in China's Taklamakan Desert . (explained.today)
  • The 215 kilometre stretch from Midway/Mile 0 to Penticton is a popular section to ride as a multi day trip. (kettlevalleyrailtrail.com)
  • The most polluted stretch is the 100 kilometres (62 miles) downstream, a meandering river from its confluence with the Yarmouk to the Dead Sea (see article: Red River). (riosdelplaneta.com)
  • The Kalahari Basin was part of the great inland lake that covered much of the central region of southern Africa thousands of years ago and as the region began to dry up and rivers lost their source they quickly became the dry depressions that are evident in the Central Kalahari today. (wheretostay.na)
  • The Lualaba River enters the depression about 40 kilometres (25 mi) after leaving Lake Delcommune. (wikipedia.org)
  • Falling only approximately 18 meters, this channel brings water from the Chobe to Mababe, creating a small marsh where it enters the Depression. (botetisafaris.com)
  • My wheels are rolling down the dirt track in the Carska Bara Ramsar site , through the meadows and arable fields interspersed with depressions filled with water and overgrown with reeds. (10000birds.com)
  • Animals were plenty in this valley with lush grasses on the marshes to feed on and the water of the river to quench their thirst. (limburgemigrant.nl)
  • The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending for 900,000 square kilometres (350,000 sq mi), covering much of Botswana, parts of Namibia and regions of South Africa. (wheretostay.na)
  • The plain of the Hula Valley was originally occupied by a lake and marshes, but in the 1950s some 23 square miles (60 square km) were drained to create agricultural land. (riosdelplaneta.com)
  • The start of Selkirk gets its start thanks to an event in 1813 when the Hudson's Bay Company sold 410,000 square kilometres of land to the Earl of Selkirk. (canadaehx.com)
  • Angry American taxpayers bailed out numerous blue-chip firms in the aftermath of the financial meltdown that plunged the country into its most severe recession since the 1930s Great Depression. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • More than half of India's second-largest district (after Ladakh) comprises the saline marshes of the Great and Little Rann (pronounced 'run'), which border the district to the north and east. (livemint.com)
  • After the last glacial epoch existed on the sandy ground of Middle-Limburg a varied landscape with brooks and marshes and a great variety of trees, plants and animals. (limburgemigrant.nl)
  • Only 38 kilometres northwest of Savuti and off the main tourist track lies Botswana's best kept secret: Linyanti and the western reaches of the Savuti Channel. (botetisafaris.com)
  • A small section of the northernmost part of the Lower Jordan, the first ca. 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) below the Sea of Galilee, has remained pristine for baptism and local tourism. (riosdelplaneta.com)
  • From finds of fossils of marsh-tortoises we can conclude that the average July temperature must have been about 18 º Celsius, 2º higher than the present one. (limburgemigrant.nl)
  • He called it "another tragic day for cricket", as it followed the deaths earlier this year of Rod Marsh and Shane Warne . (gloucestershirelive.co.uk)
  • In a statement, Queensland Police said: "We are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from Townsville, that's taken the life of a 46-year-old man. (gloucestershirelive.co.uk)
  • Several Eurasian (Western) Marsh Harriers later, two clumsy young European (Brown) Hares are hopping towards us and then, in surprise, suddenly stop right in front of the car, only to retrace their steps back. (10000birds.com)
  • To the south the geographic subregion of Upper Andalusia lies mostly within the Baetic System , while Lower Andalusia is in the Baetic Depression of the valley of the Guadalquivir . (wikipedia-on-ipfs.org)