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Lake Wakatipu comes from the original Māori name Whakatipu wai-māori. [1] With a length of 80 kilometres (50 mi), it is New Zealand's longest lake, and, at 289 km 2 (112 sq mi), its third largest. The lake is also very deep, its floor being below sea level (−110 metres), with a maximum depth of 420 metres (1,380 ft).
The ship heeled too far and began taking water in the gun ports and sank. More than 800 people were lost, including Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt, and up to 300 women and 60 children who were visiting the ship. 800 1738 Netherlands: Leusden – On 1 January the slave ship ran aground on a sand bank in the Marowijne River in Suriname. An ...
Atlantic was now dangerously overcrowded, with 500–600 people aboard; the ship's clerk did not keep an exact count. [7] Baggage was piled on the deck, and passengers stayed wherever they could, including on the uppermost hurricane deck and the roof of Atlantic 's cabin. [9] At 11 pm on 19 August 1852, Atlantic left Erie. [7]
It would be one of 8 Latvian ships that continued to fly the flag of Latvia and did not return home after being invaded by the Soviet Union. [ 28 ] 17°56′N 75°57′W / 17.933°N 75.950°W / 17.933; -75.950
The ship was beached near Asbury Park, New Jersey, and remained there for several months until it was eventually towed away and sold for scrap. 137 1929 Finland: Kuru – Passenger steamer sank after capsizing in high winds on 7 September in Lake Näsijärvi near Tampere. An estimated 136–138 people were lost. 136–138 1901 United States
The brigantine was lost in the vicinity of "Squan," a term used at the time for the coast of New Jersey near Manasquan and sometimes for the 7-mile (11 km) stretch of coast between Manasquan Inlet and Cranberry Inlet or for the entire coast of New Jersey between Sea Girt and Barnegat Inlet.
February — Prinses Maria (Dutch East India Company): The ship sank in shallow water near Silver Carn, north of Santaspery Neck within the Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly. King James II sent his yacht to salvage some of the cargo and in 1973 a diving team recovered real coins , iron cannon and timbers.
The IHO limits of the Atlantic Ocean. This is a list of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the largest of which is Greenland. Note that the definition of the ocean used by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) excludes the seas, gulfs, bays, etc., bordering the ocean itself. [1]