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Caspian Sea
largest landlocked salt lake, located between Europe and Asia
Dead Sea
lake with no outflow (sea) in Western Asia
Niger River
river in West Africa
Lake Tanganyika
lake in Africa
Mekong River
The Mekong or Mekong River ( , ) is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia. It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia with an estimated length of and a drainage area of , discharging of water annually. From its headwaters in the Tibetan Plateau, the river runs through Southwest China (where it is officially called the Lancang River), Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam. The extreme seasonal variations in flow and the presence of rapids and waterfalls in the Mekong make navigation difficult, though the river remains a major trade ro
Zambezi River
The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers , slightly less than half of the Nile's. The river rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the north-eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean.
Sea of Galilee
largest freshwater lake in Israel
Syr Darya
river in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan
White Nile
river in Africa and tributary of the Nile River
Senegal River
river in West Africa
Paraguay River
river of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay
Lake Maggiore
lake in Italy and Switzerland
Neman
The Neman (based on Russian spelling), Nioman (Belarusian), Nemunas (Lithuanian), Niemen (Polish), or Memel (German), is a river in Europe that rises in central Belarus and flows through Lithuania then forms the northern border of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia's western exclave, which specifically follows its southern channel. It drains into the Curonian Lagoon, narrowly connected to the Baltic Sea. The long Neman is a major Eastern European river. It flows generally west to Grodno within of the Polish border, north to Kaunas, then westward again to the sea.
Aras River
river located in and along the countries of Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran
Death Valley
desert basin in Inyo and San Bernadino counties in California, United States
Ubangi River
largest tributary of the Congo River in the region of Central Africa
Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre
endorheic lake in South Australia
Kristianstad
Kristianstad ( , ) is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 41,198 inhabitants in 2023. Since the 1990s, the city has gone from being a garrison town to a developed commercial city, focusing on nature preservation and a food profile.
Vardar
The Vardar (; , , ) or Axios (, ) is the longest river in North Macedonia and a major river in Greece, where it reaches the Aegean Sea at Thessaloniki. It is long, out of which are in Greece, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of the river is .
Neusiedl Lake
steppe lake in Central Europe
Ruggell
Ruggell (; dialectal: Ruggäll) is a municipality of Liechtenstein. It is the northernmost and lowest elevated municipality. As of 2019, it has a population of 2,322.
Lake Assal
crater lake in Djibouti
Jolanda di Savoia
Italian comune
Sarygamysh Lake
salt lake
Ruzizi River
river through which lake kivu empties into lake tanganyika.
Veurne
Veurne (; , ) is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of , , , , , Houtem, , , Wulveringem, and .
Qattara Depression
depression in the Western Desert of Egypt
Shire River
river in southern Malawi and central Mozambique
White Drin
river in Kosovo and Albania
Kara Darya
river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Gran Valira
river in Andorra and Spain
Neuendorf-Sachsenbande
Neuendorf-Sachsenbande (; ) is a municipality in Wilstermarsch, in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town is notable for containing the lowest accessible point in Germany, which is 3.54 m (11.61 ft) below sea level.
Timok
The Timok (Serbian and , ), sometimes also known as Great Timok (, ), is a river in eastern Serbia, a right tributary of the Danube. For the last 15 km of its run it forms a border between eastern Serbia and western Bulgaria.
Black Volta
river in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, and Ghana
Manas River
river in India
Lake Enriquillo
hypersaline lake in the Dominican Republic
Ayding Lake
Aydingkol (), or Aiding Lake (), is a lake in the Turpan Depression, located within Xinjiang, China. At 154 m below sea level, it is the lowest point in China. This lake is now totally dried, and very muddy and salty.
Chott Melrhir
salt lake
Hřensko
Hřensko () is a municipality and village in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. With an elevation of above sea level, it is the lowest situated municipality in the country. Located on the edge of the Bohemian Switzerland National Park, Hřensko is known for many natural monuments, especially for the Kamenice Gorge and Pravčická brána.
Danakil Depression
geological depression, northern part of the Afar Triangle or Afar Depression in Ethiopia
Maputo River
river in Mozambique
Karagiye
Karagiye (; "Black Jaw") is a -long karst trench close to the Caspian Sea. At its lowest point at Vpadina Kaundy, it is approximately below sea level. It is the lowest point in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, and the former Soviet Union. It is also known as the Karagiye Depression and Karagiye Mountain Trench.
Badwater Basin
endorheic basin in Death Valley, noted as the lowest point in North America
Streda nad Bodrogom
municipality of Slovakia
Laguna del Carbón
lake in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina
Bodélé Depression
Endorheic basin of Chad, to the northwest of Chad Lake
Hachirōgata
thumb|Plans for the creation of the lagoon designed by Pieter Philippus Jansen is a lake in Akita Prefecture in northern Japan. Its formal name is , but it is also called . At 4 meters below sea level, Hachirōgata is the lowest natural point in Japan.
Shashe River
river
Wasserbillig
thumb|260px|Wasserbillig, Luxembourg thumb|St Martin's church Wasserbillig (; ) is a town in the commune of Mertert, in eastern Luxembourg. , Wasserbillig has 3,594 inhabitants, which makes it the largest town in Mertert. Wasserbillig is the administrative seat of the commune of Mertert.
Palanca
village in Ștefan Vodă District, Moldova
Ausa River
river in San Marino
Lammefjord
The Lammefjord is a polder in Denmark at the base of the Odsherred peninsula. Previously a deeply branched arm of the sea leading west from the Isefjord, most of it is now reclaimed as agricultural land. The eastern third, outside the dyke at Avdebo, is still sea, but the name Lammefjorden now usually refers only to the dry part west of the dyke.
Shatt al Gharsah
chott in Tunisia
Kuttanad
thumb|top|Public Transport Boat service in Kuttanadu
Hoh Nuur
lake and lowest point in Mongolia
Runde River
river in Zimbabwe
Kuialnyk Liman
estuary in Ukraine
Zuidplaspolder
thumb|The Zuidplaspolder in Moordrecht thumb|1850 map of the Zuidplaspolder
Khamyab
district of Faryab, Afghanistan
Laguna Salada
lake in Mexico