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{"id":"ancient-byblos","title":"Byblos","category":"ancient","lat":34.1195,"lng":35.6468,"fact":"Byblos, also known as Jbail, Jebeil, Jbeil or Jubayl, is an ancient city in the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate of Lebanon. The area is believed to have been first settled between 8800 and 7000 BC and continuously inhabited since 5000 BC.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byblos","story_label":"Wikipedia: Byblos","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Byblos_Libanon_2003.JPG/960px-Byblos_Libanon_2003.JPG"},
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{"id":"ancient-minaret-of-jam","title":"Minaret of Jam","category":"ancient","lat":34.3964,"lng":64.5159,"fact":"The Minaret of Jam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Afghanistan. It is located in a remote and nearly inaccessible region of Shahrak District, Ghor Province, between the Jam and Hari Rivers.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minaret_of_Jam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Minaret of Jam","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.759,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Jam_afghan_architecture_harirud_brick.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-nalanda-mahavihara","title":"Nalanda mahavihara","category":"ancient","lat":25.1368,"lng":85.4438,"fact":"Nalanda was a renowned Buddhist mahavihara (great monastery) in medieval Magadha (modern-day Bihar), eastern India.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nalanda_mahavihara","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nalanda mahavihara","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.752,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Temple_No.-_3%2C_Nalanda_Archaeological_Site.jpg/960px-Temple_No.-_3%2C_Nalanda_Archaeological_Site.jpg"},
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{"id":"ancient-platonic-academy","title":"Platonic Academy","category":"ancient","lat":37.9924,"lng":23.7081,"fact":"The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle studied there for twenty years (367 BC – 347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lyceum.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platonic_Academy","story_label":"Wikipedia: Platonic Academy","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.742,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Plato's_Academy_mosaic_from_Pompeii.jpg/640px-Plato's_Academy_mosaic_from_Pompeii.jpg"},
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{"id":"ancient-pasargadae","title":"Pasargadae","category":"ancient","lat":30.2,"lng":53.1794,"fact":"Pasargadae was the capital of the Achaemenid Empire under Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC), located just north of the town of Madar-e-Soleyman and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) to the northeast of the city of Shiraz. It is one of Iran's UNESCO World Heritage Sites.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasargadae","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pasargadae","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.737,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Pasargad_Tomb_Cyrus3.jpg/960px-Pasargad_Tomb_Cyrus3.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-leshan-giant-buddha","title":"Leshan Giant Buddha","category":"ancient","lat":29.5469,"lng":103.7693,"fact":"The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-meter (233 ft) tall stone statue, built between 712 and 804 AD (during the Tang dynasty).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leshan_Giant_Buddha","story_label":"Wikipedia: Leshan Giant Buddha","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.729,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/36275-Leshan_%2849067653383%29.jpg/960px-36275-Leshan_%2849067653383%29.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-abu-mena","title":"Abu Mena","category":"ancient","lat":30.8411,"lng":29.6635,"fact":"Abu Mena was a town, monastery complex and Christian pilgrimage centre in Late Antique Egypt, about 50 km (31 mi) southwest of Alexandria, near New Borg El Arab city. Its remains were designated a World Heritage Site in 1979 for the site's importance in early Christianity.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Mena","story_label":"Wikipedia: Abu Mena","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.726,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Religious_Complex_at_Abu_Mena_%28XIII%29.jpg/960px-Religious_Complex_at_Abu_Mena_%28XIII%29.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-city-of-david-archaeological-site","title":"City of David (archaeological site)","category":"ancient","lat":31.773,"lng":35.2348,"fact":"The City of David, known locally mostly in Arabic as Wadi Hilweh, is the name given to an archaeological site considered by most scholars to be the original settlement core of Jerusalem during the Bronze and Iron Ages.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_David_(archaeological_site)","story_label":"Wikipedia: City of David (archaeological site)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93_2.JPG/960px-%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%93%D7%95%D7%93_2.JPG"},
{"id":"ancient-sardis","title":"Sardis","category":"ancient","lat":38.4883,"lng":28.0403,"fact":"Sardis ( SAR-diss) or Sardes was an ancient city best known as the capital of the Lydian Empire. After the fall of the Lydian Empire, it became the capital of the Persian satrapy of Lydia and later a major center of Hellenistic and Byzantine culture.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sardis","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sardis","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.717,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/The_Bath-Gymnasium_complex_at_Sardis%2C_late_2nd_-_early_3rd_century_AD%2C_Sardis%2C_Turkey_%2817098680002%29.jpg/960px-The_Bath-Gymnasium_complex_at_Sardis%2C_late_2nd_-_early_3rd_century_AD%2C_Sardis%2C_Turkey_%2817098680002%29.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-amarna","title":"Amarna","category":"ancient","lat":27.6617,"lng":30.9056,"fact":"Amarna is an extensive ancient Egyptian archaeological site containing the ruins of Akhetaten, the capital city during the late Eighteenth Dynasty.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarna","story_label":"Wikipedia: Amarna","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.711,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Small_aten_temple.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-trajan-s-column","title":"Trajan's Column","category":"ancient","lat":41.8958,"lng":12.4842,"fact":"Trajan's Column is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan's_Column","story_label":"Wikipedia: Trajan's Column","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.708,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Trajan%27s_Column_HD.jpg/960px-Trajan%27s_Column_HD.jpg","day":"05-12","year":113},
{"id":"ancient-acacus-mountains","title":"Acacus Mountains","category":"ancient","lat":24.8334,"lng":10.3333,"fact":"The Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Akakus form a mountain range in the desert of the Ghat District in western Libya, part of the Sahara. They are situated east of the city of Ghat, Libya, and stretch north from the border with Algeria, about 100 kilometres (62 mi).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacus_Mountains","story_label":"Wikipedia: Acacus Mountains","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.705,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Tadrart_Acacus_1.jpg/960px-Tadrart_Acacus_1.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-djemila","title":"Djémila","category":"ancient","lat":36.3206,"lng":5.7367,"fact":"Djémila, formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Roman ruins in North Africa are found. It is in the region bordering the Constantinois and Petite Kabylie (Basse Kabylie).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dj%C3%A9mila","story_label":"Wikipedia: Djémila","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.705,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Roman_Ruins_of_Djemila_in_S%C3%A9tif%2C_Algeria.jpg/960px-Roman_Ruins_of_Djemila_in_S%C3%A9tif%2C_Algeria.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-mehrgarh","title":"Mehrgarh","category":"ancient","lat":29.2125,"lng":67.6708,"fact":"Mehrgarh is a Neolithic archaeological site situated on the Kacchi Plain of Balochistan in Pakistan. It is located near the Bolan Pass, to the west of the Indus River and between the modern-day Pakistani cities of Quetta, Kalat and Sibi.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehrgarh","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mehrgarh","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.705,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Mehrgarh_ruins.jpg/960px-Mehrgarh_ruins.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-tomb-of-askia","title":"Tomb of Askia","category":"ancient","lat":16.2897,"lng":-0.0444,"fact":"The Tomb of Askia, in Gao, Mali, is believed to be the burial place of Askia Muhammad I, one of the Songhai Empire's most prolific emperors. It was built at the end of the fifteenth century and is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_of_Askia","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tomb of Askia","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.705,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Askia.jpg"},
{"id":"ancient-eridu","title":"Eridu","category":"ancient","lat":30.8158,"lng":45.9958,"fact":"Eridu was a Sumerian city located at Tell Abu Shahrain, also Abu Shahrein or Tell Abu Shahrayn, an archaeological site in Lower Mesopotamia. It is located in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, near the modern city of Basra.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eridu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eridu","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.702,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Ziggurat_at_Eridu_%2830809118442%29.jpg/960px-Ziggurat_at_Eridu_%2830809118442%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-abu-simbel","title":"Abu Simbel","category":"ancient","lat":22.3369,"lng":31.6256,"fact":"Abu Simbel is a historic site comprising two massive rock-cut temples in the village of Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt, near the border with Sudan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Simbel","story_label":"Wikipedia: Abu Simbel","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ramsis%2C_Aswan_Governorate%2C_Egypt_-_panoramio.jpg/960px-Ramsis%2C_Aswan_Governorate%2C_Egypt_-_panoramio.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-antequera-dolmens-site","title":"Antequera Dolmens Site","category":"ancient","lat":37.025,"lng":-4.5444,"fact":"The Antequera Dolmens Site is a cultural heritage ensemble comprising three cultural monuments (the Dolmen of Menga, Dolmen of Viera and Tholos of El Romeral) and 2 natural mountain features in and near the city of Antequera in Andalusia, Spain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antequera_Dolmens_Site","story_label":"Wikipedia: Antequera Dolmens Site","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
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{"id":"wp-avebury","title":"Avebury","category":"ancient","lat":51.4286,"lng":-1.8542,"fact":"Avebury is a Neolithic henge monument containing three stone circles, around the village of Avebury in Wiltshire, in south-west England. One of the best-known prehistoric sites in Britain, it contains the largest megalithic stone circle in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avebury","story_label":"Wikipedia: Avebury","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Wiltshire-Avebury.jpg/960px-Wiltshire-Avebury.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-bandelier-national-monument","title":"Bandelier National Monument","category":"ancient","lat":35.7789,"lng":-106.3211,"fact":"Bandelier National Monument is a 33,677-acre (136 km2) United States National Monument near Los Alamos in Sandoval and Los Alamos counties, New Mexico. The monument preserves the homes and territory of the Ancestral Puebloans of a later era in the Southwest.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandelier_National_Monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bandelier National Monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Bandelier_Kiva.jpg/960px-Bandelier_Kiva.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-bru-na-boinne","title":"Brú na Bóinne","category":"ancient","lat":53.6928,"lng":-6.4493,"fact":"Brú na Bóinne, also called the Boyne Valley tombs, is an ancient monument complex and ritual landscape in County Meath, Ireland, located in a bend of the River Boyne.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%BA_na_B%C3%B3inne","story_label":"Wikipedia: Brú na Bóinne","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Newgrange_-_538040135.jpg/960px-Newgrange_-_538040135.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-buddhas-of-bamiyan","title":"Buddhas of Bamiyan","category":"ancient","lat":34.832,"lng":67.8267,"fact":"The Buddhas of Bamiyan were two monumental Buddhist reliefs in the Bamiyan Valley of Afghanistan, carved possibly around the 6th-century.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhas_of_Bamiyan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Buddhas of Bamiyan","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Buddha_of_Bamiyan.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-butrint","title":"Butrint","category":"ancient","lat":39.7456,"lng":20.0206,"fact":"Butrint was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus. Originally a settlement of the Greek tribe of the Chaonians, it later became part of the state of Epirus and later a Roman colonia and a Byzantine bishopric.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butrint","story_label":"Wikipedia: Butrint","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Amphitheatre_of_Butrint_2009.jpg/960px-Amphitheatre_of_Butrint_2009.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-callanish-stones","title":"Callanish Stones","category":"ancient","lat":58.1975,"lng":-6.7451,"fact":"The Calanais Stones are a prehistoric stone circle and stone alignment on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. The monument was built during the Neolithic period, around c. 2750 BC.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callanish_Stones","story_label":"Wikipedia: Callanish Stones","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Callanish_at_sunset_-_geograph.org.uk_-_820680.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-canyon-de-chelly-national-monument","title":"Canyon de Chelly National Monument","category":"ancient","lat":36.1553,"lng":-109.509,"fact":"Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931, as a unit of the National Park Service. Located in northeastern Arizona, it is within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation and lies in the Four Corners region.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_de_Chelly_National_Monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: Canyon de Chelly National Monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Canyon_de_Chelly%2C_Navajo.jpg/960px-Canyon_de_Chelly%2C_Navajo.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-caracol","title":"Caracol","category":"ancient","lat":16.7639,"lng":-89.1175,"fact":"Caracol is a large ancient Maya archaeological site, located in what is now the Cayo District of Belize. It is situated approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Xunantunich, and the town of San Ignacio, and 15 km (9.3 mi) from the Macal River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracol","story_label":"Wikipedia: Caracol","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Panorama_atop_Caracol.png/960px-Panorama_atop_Caracol.png"},
{"id":"wp-caral","title":"Caral","category":"ancient","lat":-10.8936,"lng":-77.5203,"fact":"The Sacred City of Caral-Supe, or simply Caral, is an archaeological site in Peru where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are found.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caral","story_label":"Wikipedia: Caral","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Mayor_Pyramid_and_circular_enclosure._Caral%2C_Peru.jpg/960px-Mayor_Pyramid_and_circular_enclosure._Caral%2C_Peru.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-carnac-stones","title":"Carnac stones","category":"ancient","lat":47.5972,"lng":-3.0639,"fact":"The Carnac stones are an exceptionally dense collection of megalithic sites near the south coast of Brittany in northwestern France, consisting of stone alignments (rows), dolmens (stone tombs), tumuli (burial mounds), and single menhirs.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnac_stones","story_label":"Wikipedia: Carnac stones","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/4748.1099_Menhire%2C_bis_zu_4_Meter_hoch%2C_von_OstnachWest_in_1167_Meter_Langen_Alignements_%28Granit-Steinreihen%29_in_einem_Halbkreis_endend_Le_M%C3%A9nec%2C_Carnac%2C_Departement_Morbihan%2C_Bretagne_Steffen_Heilfort.jpg/960px-thumbnail.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-casa-grande-ruins-national-monument","title":"Casa Grande Ruins National Monument","category":"ancient","lat":32.997,"lng":-111.5321,"fact":"Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a United States national monument preserving a group of Classic Period (1150–1450 CE) Hohokam structures in Coolidge, Arizona, northeast of Casa Grande.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casa_Grande_Ruins_National_Monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: Casa Grande Ruins National Monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/CasaGrandeRuin.jpg/960px-CasaGrandeRuin.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-catalhoyuk","title":"Çatalhöyük","category":"ancient","lat":37.6667,"lng":32.8281,"fact":"Çatalhöyük is a tell (a mounded accretion resulting from long-term human settlement) of a very large Neolithic and Chalcolithic proto-city settlement in southern Anatolia…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87atalh%C3%B6y%C3%BCk","story_label":"Wikipedia: Çatalhöyük","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/%C3%87atalh%C3%B6y%C3%BCk%2C_7400_BC%2C_Konya%2C_Turkey_-_UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site%2C_08.jpg/960px-%C3%87atalh%C3%B6y%C3%BCk%2C_7400_BC%2C_Konya%2C_Turkey_-_UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site%2C_08.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-chaco-culture-national-historical-park","title":"Chaco Culture National Historical Park","category":"ancient","lat":36.06,"lng":-107.96,"fact":"Chaco Culture National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in the American Southwest hosting a large concentration of pre-Columbian indigenous ruins of pueblos.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaco_Culture_National_Historical_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chaco Culture National Historical Park","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Chaco_Culture_NHP_%288023723138%29.jpg/960px-Chaco_Culture_NHP_%288023723138%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-chichen-itza","title":"Chichen Itza","category":"ancient","lat":20.6831,"lng":-88.5686,"fact":"Chichen Itza was a large pre-Columbian city built by the Maya people of the Terminal Classic period. The archeological site is located in Tinúm Municipality, Yucatán, Mexico.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chichen_Itza","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chichen Itza","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Chichen_Itza_3.jpg/960px-Chichen_Itza_3.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cliff-palace","title":"Cliff Palace","category":"ancient","lat":37.1667,"lng":-108.4728,"fact":"Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. The structure built by the Ancestral Puebloans is located in Mesa Verde National Park in their former homeland region.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Palace","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cliff Palace","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Cliff_Palace-Colorado-Mesa_Verde_NP.jpg/960px-Cliff_Palace-Colorado-Mesa_Verde_NP.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-copan","title":"Copán","category":"ancient","lat":14.8375,"lng":-89.1425,"fact":"Copán is an archaeological site of the Maya civilization in the Copán Department of western Honduras, not far from the border with Guatemala. It is one of the most important sites of the Maya civilization, which was not excavated until the 19th century.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cop%C3%A1n","story_label":"Wikipedia: Copán","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Copan_sculpture.jpg/960px-Copan_sculpture.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-delos","title":"Delos","category":"ancient","lat":37.3933,"lng":25.2711,"fact":"Delos or Dilos, is a small Greek island near Mykonos, close to the centre of the Cyclades archipelago. Though only 3.43 km2 (1.32 sq mi) in area, it is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delos","story_label":"Wikipedia: Delos","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Delos_general.jpg/960px-Delos_general.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-delphi","title":"Delphi","category":"ancient","lat":38.4823,"lng":22.5013,"fact":"Delphi, in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct in central Greece. It was the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Delphi","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Delphi%2C_Greece_-_panoramio.jpg/960px-Delphi%2C_Greece_-_panoramio.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-derinkuyu-underground-city","title":"Derinkuyu underground city","category":"ancient","lat":38.3735,"lng":34.7351,"fact":"Derinkuyu, also known as Malakopi, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (280 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derinkuyu_underground_city","story_label":"Wikipedia: Derinkuyu underground city","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Derinkuyu_Underground_City_9910_Nevit.jpg/960px-Derinkuyu_Underground_City_9910_Nevit.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-diocletian-s-palace","title":"Diocletian's Palace","category":"ancient","lat":43.5083,"lng":16.44,"fact":"Diocletian's Palace is an ancient Roman palace and fortress complex in Split, Croatia. It was built at the end of the third century AD by the Roman Emperor Diocletian as his retirement residence.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocletian's_Palace","story_label":"Wikipedia: Diocletian's Palace","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Croatia-01239_-_The_Peristil_%289551533404%29.jpg/960px-Croatia-01239_-_The_Peristil_%289551533404%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-ephesus","title":"Ephesus","category":"ancient","lat":37.9411,"lng":27.3419,"fact":"Ephesus ( EF-uh-suhs) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, a city-state that was also the capital of Arzawa, by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephesus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ephesus","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Ephesus_Celsus_Library_Fa%C3%A7ade.jpg/960px-Ephesus_Celsus_Library_Fa%C3%A7ade.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-etowah-indian-mounds","title":"Etowah Indian Mounds","category":"ancient","lat":34.1251,"lng":-84.8077,"fact":"Etowah Indian Mounds (9BR1) are a 54-acre (220,000 m2) archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia, south of Cartersville. Built and occupied in three phases, from 1000–1550 CE, the prehistoric site is located on the north shore of the Etowah River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etowah_Indian_Mounds","story_label":"Wikipedia: Etowah Indian Mounds","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Etowah_Aerial_HRoe_2016.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-externsteine","title":"Externsteine","category":"ancient","lat":51.869,"lng":8.9173,"fact":"The Externsteine is a distinctive sandstone rock formation located in the Teutoburg Forest, near the town of Horn-Bad Meinberg in the Lippe district of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externsteine","story_label":"Wikipedia: Externsteine","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Externsteine_High_Resolution_v2_2015.jpg/960px-Externsteine_High_Resolution_v2_2015.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-filitosa","title":"Filitosa","category":"ancient","lat":41.7472,"lng":8.8714,"fact":"Filitosa is a megalithic site in southern Corsica, France. The period of occupation spans from the end of the Neolithic era and the beginning of the Bronze Age, until around the Roman times in Corsica.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filitosa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Filitosa","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Filitosa.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ggantija","title":"Ġgantija","category":"ancient","lat":36.0472,"lng":14.2692,"fact":"Ġgantija is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era (c. 3600–2500 BC), on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%A0gantija","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ġgantija","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Ggantija_Temple_on_Gozo.jpg/960px-Ggantija_Temple_on_Gozo.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-gobekli-tepe","title":"Göbekli Tepe","category":"ancient","lat":37.2236,"lng":38.9217,"fact":"Göbekli Tepe is a Neolithic archaeological site in Upper Mesopotamia (al-Jazira) in modern-day Turkey. The settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe","story_label":"Wikipedia: Göbekli Tepe","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe%2C_Urfa.jpg/960px-G%C3%B6bekli_Tepe%2C_Urfa.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-gonur-depe","title":"Gonur Depe","category":"ancient","lat":38.21,"lng":62.035,"fact":"Gonur Depe is an archaeological site, dated from 2400 to 1600 BCE, and located about 60 km north of Mary (ancient Merv), Turkmenistan consisting of a large early Bronze Age settlement. It is the \"capital\" or major settlement of the Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonur_Depe","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gonur Depe","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-goseck-circle","title":"Goseck Circle","category":"ancient","lat":51.1983,"lng":11.8647,"fact":"The Goseck Circle is a Neolithic structure in Goseck in the Burgenlandkreis district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was constructed around 4900 BC, and appears to have remained in use until around 4700 BC.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goseck_Circle","story_label":"Wikipedia: Goseck Circle","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/2013-Sonnenobservatorium-Goseck.jpg/960px-2013-Sonnenobservatorium-Goseck.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-great-sphinx-of-giza","title":"Great Sphinx of Giza","category":"ancient","lat":29.9753,"lng":31.1376,"fact":"The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a resting sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Sphinx_of_Giza","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Sphinx of Giza","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Sphinx_with_the_third_pyramid.jpg/960px-Sphinx_with_the_third_pyramid.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-great-zimbabwe","title":"Great Zimbabwe","category":"ancient","lat":-20.2667,"lng":30.9333,"fact":"Great Zimbabwe was a city in the south-eastern hills of the modern country of Zimbabwe, near Masvingo. It was settled from around 1000 AD, and served as the capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe from the 13th century.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Zimbabwe","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Zimbabwe","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Conical_Tower_-_Great_Enclosure_III_%2833736918448%29.jpg/960px-Conical_Tower_-_Great_Enclosure_III_%2833736918448%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hadrian-s-villa","title":"Hadrian's Villa","category":"ancient","lat":41.946,"lng":12.7725,"fact":"Hadrian's Villa was a monumental villa or palace complex built around AD 120 by emperor Hadrian (r.117–138) near Tivoli, about 20 km from Rome. Its remains are now included in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is one of the most imposing and complex Roman villas known.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian's_Villa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hadrian's Villa","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Villa_Hadriana_%28Villa_Adriana_Tivoli%29_1000_03.jpg/960px-Villa_Hadriana_%28Villa_Adriana_Tivoli%29_1000_03.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-hampi","title":"Hampi","category":"ancient","lat":15.3344,"lng":76.4622,"fact":"Hampi or Hampe, also referred to as the Group of Monuments at Hampi, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the town of Hampi in Vijayanagara district, east-central Karnataka, India.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hampi","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wide_angle_of_Galigopuram_of_Virupaksha_Temple%2C_Hampi_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Wide_angle_of_Galigopuram_of_Virupaksha_Temple%2C_Hampi_%2804%29_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-harappa","title":"Harappa","category":"ancient","lat":30.6289,"lng":72.8639,"fact":"Harappa was a settlement in Punjab, Pakistan, about 24 kilometres (15 miles) west of Sahiwal, that takes its name from a modern village near the former course of the Ravi River. The Ravi now runs eight kilometres (five miles) to the north.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harappa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Harappa","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/View_of_Granary_and_Great_Hall_on_Mound_F_-_Archaeological_site_of_Harappa.jpg/960px-View_of_Granary_and_Great_Hall_on_Mound_F_-_Archaeological_site_of_Harappa.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hattusa","title":"Hattusa","category":"ancient","lat":40.0197,"lng":34.6153,"fact":"Hattusa, also Hattuşa, Ḫattuša, Hattusas, or Hattusha, was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age during two distinct periods. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, within the great loop of the Kızılırmak River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hattusa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hattusa","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Lion_Gate%2C_Hattusa_13_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Lion_Gate%2C_Hattusa_13_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-head-smashed-in-buffalo-jump","title":"Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump","category":"ancient","lat":49.7494,"lng":-113.625,"fact":"Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (Blackfoot: Estipah-skikikini-kots) is a museum of Blackfoot culture 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-Smashed-In_Buffalo_Jump","story_label":"Wikipedia: Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Head-Smashed-In_Buffalo_Jump-27527-2.jpg/960px-Head-Smashed-In_Buffalo_Jump-27527-2.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-hierapolis","title":"Hierapolis","category":"ancient","lat":37.925,"lng":29.1258,"fact":"Hierapolis was a Hellenistic Greek city in Phrygia, in southwestern Anatolia, Turkey. It was founded in the 3rd century BC, on the site of a Phrygian cult center of the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele, It was famous for its hot springs, its high quality wool fabrics and dyes…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hierapolis","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hierapolis","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Hierapolis_01.jpg/960px-Hierapolis_01.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hopewell-culture-national-historical-park","title":"Hopewell Culture National Historical Park","category":"ancient","lat":39.3758,"lng":-83.0064,"fact":"Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is a United States national historical park with earthworks and burial mounds from the Hopewell culture, indigenous peoples who flourished from about 200 BC to 500 AD.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopewell_Culture_National_Historical_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hopewell Culture National Historical Park","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Hopewell_Culture_National_Historical_Park.jpg/960px-Hopewell_Culture_National_Historical_Park.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-karnak","title":"Karnak","category":"ancient","lat":25.7183,"lng":32.6583,"fact":"The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak, comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnak","story_label":"Wikipedia: Karnak","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Temple_de_Louxor_68.jpg/960px-Temple_de_Louxor_68.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-knossos","title":"Knossos","category":"ancient","lat":35.2981,"lng":25.1631,"fact":"Knossos is an archaeological site and ancient urban centre in Crete, Greece. It is located within the southern periphery of Heraklion, about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of the city's historic centre.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos","story_label":"Wikipedia: Knossos","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"day":"03-30","year":1900},
{"id":"wp-konark-sun-temple","title":"Konark Sun Temple","category":"ancient","lat":19.8875,"lng":86.0947,"fact":"Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Hindu Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district, Odisha, India. The temple is attributed to king Narasingha Deva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty about 1250 CE.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konark_Sun_Temple","story_label":"Wikipedia: Konark Sun Temple","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Konarka_Temple.jpg/960px-Konarka_Temple.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kuelap","title":"Kuélap","category":"ancient","lat":-6.4263,"lng":-77.9271,"fact":"Kuélap or Cuélap is a walled settlement located in the mountains near the towns of María and Tingo, in the southern part of the region of Amazonas, Peru. It was built by the Chachapoyas culture in the 6th century AD on a ridge overlooking the Utcubamba Valley.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ku%C3%A9lap","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kuélap","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Kuelap_-_Ao%C3%BBt_2007_-_05.jpg/960px-Kuelap_-_Ao%C3%BBt_2007_-_05.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-leptis-magna","title":"Leptis Magna","category":"ancient","lat":32.6392,"lng":14.2906,"fact":"Leptis or Lepcis Magna, also known by other names in antiquity, was a prominent city of the Carthaginian Empire and Roman Libya at the mouth of the Wadi Lebda in the Mediterranean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leptis_Magna","story_label":"Wikipedia: Leptis Magna","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Leptis_Magna_%2829%29_%288288918733%29.jpg/960px-Leptis_Magna_%2829%29_%288288918733%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-lothal","title":"Lothal","category":"ancient","lat":22.5214,"lng":72.2494,"fact":"Lothal was one of the southernmost sites of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, located in the Bhal region of the Indian state of Gujarat.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothal","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lothal","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/The_drainage_system_at_Lothal_2.JPG/960px-The_drainage_system_at_Lothal_2.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-luxor-temple","title":"Luxor Temple","category":"ancient","lat":25.7,"lng":32.6392,"fact":"The Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor (ancient Thebes) and was constructed around 1400 BC. In Egyptian it was known as ipet resyt, \"the southern sanctuary\".","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxor_Temple","story_label":"Wikipedia: Luxor Temple","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/1550_bis_1070_v._Chr._ca._wurde_der_Tempel_von_Luxor_erbaut._01.jpg/960px-1550_bis_1070_v._Chr._ca._wurde_der_Tempel_von_Luxor_erbaut._01.jpg"},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-stalingrad","title":"Battle of Stalingrad","category":"battle","lat":48.715,"lng":44.5325,"fact":"Fought 23 August 1942. The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its Axis allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southern Russia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Stalingrad","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.822,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_76%2C2-%D0%BC%D0%BC_%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%A1-3_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5._%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8C_1942_%D0%B3.jpg/960px-%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%82_%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_76%2C2-%D0%BC%D0%BC_%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%A1-3_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5._%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%8F%D0%B1%D1%80%D1%8C_1942_%D0%B3.jpg","year":1942,"day":"11-19"},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-waterloo","title":"Battle of Waterloo","category":"battle","lat":50.6781,"lng":4.4122,"fact":"The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium)…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Waterloo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Waterloo","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.8,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Battle_of_Waterloo_1815.PNG/960px-Battle_of_Waterloo_1815.PNG","year":1815},
{"id":"battle-attack-on-pearl-harbor","title":"Attack on Pearl Harbor","category":"battle","lat":21.365,"lng":-157.95,"fact":"The Empire of Japan launched a surprise military attack on the US Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. At the time, the US was a neutral country in World War II.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor","story_label":"Wikipedia: Attack on Pearl Harbor","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.786,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor_Japanese_planes_view.jpg/960px-Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor_Japanese_planes_view.jpg","year":1941},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-thermopylae","title":"Battle of Thermopylae","category":"battle","lat":38.7958,"lng":22.5369,"fact":"Fought 479 BCE. The Battle of Thermopylae was fought in 480 BC at Thermopylae between the Achaemenid Persian Empire under Xerxes and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Sparta under Leonidas I. Lasting over the course of three days…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Thermopylae","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Thermopylae","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/L%C3%A9onidas_aux_Thermopyles_-_Jacques-Louis_David_-_Mus%C3%A9e_du_Louvre_Peintures_INV_3690_%3B_L_3711.jpg/960px-L%C3%A9onidas_aux_Thermopyles_-_Jacques-Louis_David_-_Mus%C3%A9e_du_Louvre_Peintures_INV_3690_%3B_L_3711.jpg","year":-479},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-badr","title":"Battle of Badr","category":"battle","lat":23.7333,"lng":38.7667,"fact":"The Battle of Badr or sometimes called The Raid of Badr, also referred to as The Day of the Criterion in the Qur'an and by Muslims, was fought on 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH), near the present-day city of Badr, Medina Province in Saudi Arabia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Badr","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Badr","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.772,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Siyer-i_Nebi_-_Imam_Ali_und_Hamza_bei_dem_vorgezogenen_Einzelkampf_in_Badr_gegen_die_G%C3%B6tzendiener.jpg","year":624},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-hastings","title":"Battle of Hastings","category":"battle","lat":50.9119,"lng":0.4875,"fact":"The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman Conquest of England.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Hastings","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.772,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Bayeux_Tapestry_scene57_Harold_death.jpg/960px-Bayeux_Tapestry_scene57_Harold_death.jpg","year":1066},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-trafalgar","title":"Battle of Trafalgar","category":"battle","lat":36.25,"lng":-6.2,"fact":"The Battle of Trafalgar was a fleet action which took place on 21 October 1805 between the Royal Navy and a combined fleet of the French and Spanish navies during the War of the Third Coalition.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trafalgar","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Trafalgar","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.766,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/The_Battle_of_Trafalgar_by_William_Clarkson_Stanfield.jpg/960px-The_Battle_of_Trafalgar_by_William_Clarkson_Stanfield.jpg","year":1805},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-marathon","title":"Battle of Marathon","category":"battle","lat":38.1181,"lng":23.9783,"fact":"Fought 489 BCE. The Battle of Marathon took place in 490 BC during the first Persian invasion of Greece. It was fought between the citizens of Athens, aided by Plataea, against a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marathon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Marathon","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.761,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Scene_of_the_Battle_of_Marathon.jpg/960px-Scene_of_the_Battle_of_Marathon.jpg","year":-489},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-austerlitz","title":"Battle of Austerlitz","category":"battle","lat":49.1281,"lng":16.7625,"fact":"The Battle of Austerlitz was fought on Monday 2 December 1805, near Austerlitz, being the decisive engagement of the War of the Third Coalition. The Grande Armée under the command of Emperor Napoleon I defeated a combined Russo-Austrian army.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Austerlitz","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Austerlitz","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.759,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/La_bataille_d%27Austerlitz._2_decembre_1805_%28Fran%C3%A7ois_G%C3%A9rard%29.jpg/960px-La_bataille_d%27Austerlitz._2_decembre_1805_%28Fran%C3%A7ois_G%C3%A9rard%29.jpg","year":1805},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-berlin","title":"Battle of Berlin","category":"battle","lat":52.5186,"lng":13.3761,"fact":"Fought 16 April 1945. The Battle of Berlin, designated as the Berlin Strategic Offensive Operation by the Soviet Union, and also known as the Fall of Berlin, was one of the last major offensives of the European theatre of World War II.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Berlin","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Berlin","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.757,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-P054320%2C_Berlin%2C_Brandenburger_Tor_und_Pariser_Platz.jpg/640px-Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-P054320%2C_Berlin%2C_Brandenburger_Tor_und_Pariser_Platz.jpg","year":1945},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-kursk","title":"Battle of Kursk","category":"battle","lat":51.7,"lng":36.1,"fact":"The Battle of Kursk, also called the Battle of the Kursk Salient, was a major World War II Eastern Front battle between the forces of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union near Kursk in southwestern Russia during the summer of 1943, resulting in a Soviet victory.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kursk","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Kursk","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.757,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Soviet_troops_and_T-34_tanks_counterattacking_Kursk_Voronezh_Front_July_1943.jpg/640px-Soviet_troops_and_T-34_tanks_counterattacking_Kursk_Voronezh_Front_July_1943.jpg","year":1943},
{"id":"battle-normandy-landings","title":"Normandy landings","category":"battle","lat":49.34,"lng":-0.6,"fact":"The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings","story_label":"Wikipedia: Normandy landings","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.757,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit.jpg/960px-Into_the_Jaws_of_Death_23-0455M_edit.jpg","year":1944},
{"id":"battle-siege-of-leningrad","title":"Siege of Leningrad","category":"battle","lat":59.9303,"lng":30.3192,"fact":"The Siege of Leningrad was a military blockade undertaken by the Axis powers against the city of Leningrad (present-day Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet Union on the Eastern Front of World War II from 1941 to 1944.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad","story_label":"Wikipedia: Siege of Leningrad","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.754,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Anti_aircraft_Leningrad_1941.JPG/960px-Anti_aircraft_Leningrad_1941.JPG","year":1941},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-grunwald","title":"Battle of Grunwald","category":"battle","lat":53.4861,"lng":20.1247,"fact":"The Battle of Grunwald, also known as the (First) Battle of Tannenberg or the Battle of Žalgiris, was fought on 15 July 1410 during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Grunwald","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Grunwald","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.752,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Jan_Matejko%2C_Bitwa_pod_Grunwaldem.jpg/960px-Jan_Matejko%2C_Bitwa_pod_Grunwaldem.jpg","year":1410},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-lepanto","title":"Battle of Lepanto","category":"battle","lat":38.2,"lng":21.3,"fact":"The Battle of Lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 October 1571 when a fleet of the Holy League, a coalition of Catholic states arranged by Pope Pius V and led by the navies of the Spanish Empire and the Republic of Venice…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Lepanto","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.752,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Laureys_a_Castro_-_The_Battle_of_Lepanto.jpeg/960px-Laureys_a_Castro_-_The_Battle_of_Lepanto.jpeg","year":1571,"day":"05-15"},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-somme","title":"Battle of the Somme","category":"battle","lat":50.0156,"lng":2.6975,"fact":"Fought 1 July 1916. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme offensive, was a battle of the First World War fought by the armies of the British Empire and the French Republic against the German Empire.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Somme","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.747,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Going_over_the_top_01.jpg/960px-Going_over_the_top_01.jpg","year":1916},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-tours","title":"Battle of Tours","category":"battle","lat":46.9876,"lng":0.5344,"fact":"The Battle of Tours, also called the Battle of Poitiers and the Battle of the Highway of the Martyrs, was fought on 10 October 732, and was an important battle during the Umayyad invasion of Gaul.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tours","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Tours","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.742,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Steuben_-_Bataille_de_Poitiers.png/960px-Steuben_-_Bataille_de_Poitiers.png","year":732},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-cannae","title":"Battle of Cannae","category":"battle","lat":41.3064,"lng":16.1325,"fact":"Fought 215 BCE. The Battle of Cannae was a key engagement of the Second Punic War between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought on 2 August 216 BC near the ancient village of Cannae in Apulia, southeast Italy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cannae","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Cannae","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.739,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/The_Death_of_Paulus_Aemilius_at_the_Battle_of_Cannae_%28Yale_University_Art_Gallery_scan%29.jpg/960px-The_Death_of_Paulus_Aemilius_at_the_Battle_of_Cannae_%28Yale_University_Art_Gallery_scan%29.jpg","year":-215},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-midway","title":"Battle of Midway","category":"battle","lat":30,"lng":-178,"fact":"The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place on 4–7 June 1942, six months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Midway","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.739,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/USS_Yorktown_%28CV-5%29_is_hit_by_a_torpedo_on_4_June_1942.jpg/960px-USS_Yorktown_%28CV-5%29_is_hit_by_a_torpedo_on_4_June_1942.jpg","year":1942},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-mohacs","title":"Battle of Mohács","category":"battle","lat":45.9414,"lng":18.6472,"fact":"The Battle of Mohács took place on 29 August 1526 near Mohács, in the Kingdom of Hungary. It was fought between the forces of Hungary, led by King Louis II, and the invading Ottoman Empire, commanded by Suleiman the Magnificent and his grand vizier, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Moh%C3%A1cs","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Mohács","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.739,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/A_moh%C3%A1csi_csata_%28Des_T%C3%BCrckischen_Keysers_Solymon_schlacht_-_So_mit_dem_K%C3%BCnig_von_Hungern_gethan%2C_Bamberg%2C_1526%29.jpg/960px-A_moh%C3%A1csi_csata_%28Des_T%C3%BCrckischen_Keysers_Solymon_schlacht_-_So_mit_dem_K%C3%BCnig_von_Hungern_gethan%2C_Bamberg%2C_1526%29.jpg","year":1526},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-salamis","title":"Battle of Salamis","category":"battle","lat":37.9514,"lng":23.5667,"fact":"Fought 479 BCE. The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle fought in 480 BC, between an alliance of Greek city-states under Themistocles, and the Achaemenid Empire under King Xerxes. It resulted in a victory for the outnumbered Greeks.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Salamis","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Salamis","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.739,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Battle_of_salamis.png","year":-479},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-actium","title":"Battle of Actium","category":"battle","lat":38.925,"lng":20.725,"fact":"Fought 30 BCE. The Battle of Actium was a naval battle fought between Octavian's maritime fleet, led by Marcus Agrippa, and the combined fleets of Mark Antony and Cleopatra.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Actium","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.737,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Medinaceli_Actium_reliefs_06.jpg/960px-Medinaceli_Actium_reliefs_06.jpg","year":-30},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-leipzig","title":"Battle of Leipzig","category":"battle","lat":51.3122,"lng":12.4133,"fact":"The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813 at Leipzig, Saxony.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leipzig","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Leipzig","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.734,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/MoshkovVI_SrazhLeypcigomGRM.jpg/960px-MoshkovVI_SrazhLeypcigomGRM.jpg","year":1813},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-moscow","title":"Battle of Moscow","category":"battle","lat":55.7522,"lng":37.6322,"fact":"The Battle of Moscow was a military campaign that consisted of two periods of strategically significant fighting on a 600 km (370 mi) sector of the Eastern Front during World War II, between October 1941 and January 1942.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Moscow","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Moscow","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.734,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/RIAN_archive_887721_Defense_of_Moscow.jpg/960px-RIAN_archive_887721_Defense_of_Moscow.jpg","year":1941},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-teutoburg-forest","title":"Battle of the Teutoburg Forest","category":"battle","lat":52.4075,"lng":8.1258,"fact":"The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, also called the Varian Disaster by Roman historians, was a major battle fought between an alliance of Germanic peoples and the Roman Empire between 8 and 11 September 9 CE, possibly near modern Kalkriese.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Teutoburg Forest","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.734,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Epitaph_des_Marcus_Caelius.JPG/960px-Epitaph_des_Marcus_Caelius.JPG","year":9},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-vienna","title":"Battle of Vienna","category":"battle","lat":48.235,"lng":16.335,"fact":"The Battle of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683 after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vienna","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Vienna","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.734,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Anonym_Entsatz_Wien_1683.jpg/960px-Anonym_Entsatz_Wien_1683.jpg","year":1683},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-borodino","title":"Battle of Borodino","category":"battle","lat":55.5167,"lng":35.8167,"fact":"The Battle of Borodino or the Battle of the Moskva took place on the outskirts of Moscow near the village of Borodino on 7 September 1812, during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The Grande Armée fought against the Imperial Russian Army.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Borodino","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Borodino","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.731,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Battle_of_Borodino.jpg/960px-Battle_of_Borodino.jpg","year":1812},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-gaugamela","title":"Battle of Gaugamela","category":"battle","lat":36.36,"lng":43.25,"fact":"Fought 330 BCE. The Battle of Gaugamela, also called the Battle of Arbela, took place in 331 BC between the forces of the Army of Macedon under Alexander the Great and the Persian Army under King Darius III.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaugamela","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Gaugamela","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.731,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Pietro_da_Cortona_-_Battle_of_Alexander_versus_Darius_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/960px-Pietro_da_Cortona_-_Battle_of_Alexander_versus_Darius_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg","year":-330},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-manzikert","title":"Battle of Manzikert","category":"battle","lat":39.1,"lng":42.59,"fact":"The Battle of Manzikert or Malazgirt was fought between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Empire on 26 August 1071 near Manzikert, Iberia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Manzikert","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Manzikert","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.731,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Battle_of_Manzikert_%281071%29.webp","year":1071},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-uhud","title":"Battle of Uhud","category":"battle","lat":24.5033,"lng":39.6117,"fact":"The Battle of Uhud was fought between the early Muslims and the Quraysh during the Muslim–Quraysh wars in a valley north of Medina near Mount Uhud on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3 AH).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Uhud","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Uhud","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.731,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_the_Muslim_Army_at_the_Battle_of_Uhud%2C_from_the_Siyer-i_Nebi%2C_1595.jpg/960px-The_Prophet_Muhammad_and_the_Muslim_Army_at_the_Battle_of_Uhud%2C_from_the_Siyer-i_Nebi%2C_1595.jpg","year":625},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-agincourt","title":"Battle of Agincourt","category":"battle","lat":50.4633,"lng":2.1414,"fact":"Fought 3 November 1415. The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453). It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Agincourt","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Agincourt","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.726,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Schlacht_von_Azincourt.jpg/960px-Schlacht_von_Azincourt.jpg","year":1415},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-hattin","title":"Battle of Hattin","category":"battle","lat":32.7983,"lng":35.4596,"fact":"The Battle of Hattin took place on 4 July 1187, between the Crusader states of the Levant and the forces of the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt, led by Sultan Saladin. It is also known as the Battle of the Horns of Hattin, due to the shape of the nearby extinct volcano of that name.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hattin","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Hattin","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.726,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Saladin_Guy.jpg/960px-Saladin_Guy.jpg","year":1187},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-karbala","title":"Battle of Karbala","category":"battle","lat":32.6153,"lng":44.0314,"fact":"The Battle of Karbala was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the forces of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r. 680–683), and the small caravan of Husayn ibn Ali…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karbala","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Karbala","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.726,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Brooklyn_Museum_-_Battle_of_Karbala_-_Abbas_Al-Musavi_-_cropped.jpg/960px-Brooklyn_Museum_-_Battle_of_Karbala_-_Abbas_Al-Musavi_-_cropped.jpg","year":680},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-poltava","title":"Battle of Poltava","category":"battle","lat":49.6314,"lng":34.5528,"fact":"The Battle of Poltava fought on 8 July 1709, was the decisive and largest battle of the Great Northern War. A Russian army under the command of Tsar Peter I defeated a Swedish army commanded by Carl Gustaf Rehnskiöld.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poltava","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Poltava","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.726,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Marten%27s_Poltava.jpg/960px-Marten%27s_Poltava.jpg","year":1709},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-kosovo","title":"Battle of Kosovo","category":"battle","lat":42.63,"lng":21.12,"fact":"The Battle of Kosovo took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Murad I. It was one of the largest battles of the Late Middle Ages.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kosovo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Kosovo","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.723,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Battle_of_Kosovo%2C_Adam_Stefanovi%C4%87%2C_1870.jpg/960px-Battle_of_Kosovo%2C_Adam_Stefanovi%C4%87%2C_1870.jpg","year":1389},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-yarmuk","title":"Battle of the Yarmuk","category":"battle","lat":32.8142,"lng":35.9547,"fact":"Fought 636 CE. The Battle of the Yarmuk was a major battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate near the Yarmouk River in Byzantine Syria that marked a crucial point in the Muslim conquest of Syria.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Yarmuk","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Yarmuk","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.723,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Hayton_BNF886_9v.jpg/960px-Hayton_BNF886_9v.jpg","year":636},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-dien-bien-phu","title":"Battle of Dien Bien Phu","category":"battle","lat":21.3869,"lng":103.0156,"fact":"Fought 13 March 1954. The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a defeat of the French Union forces by the Viet Minh forces in the First Indochina War. It took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Dien Bien Phu","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.717,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Victory_in_Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu.jpg/960px-Victory_in_Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu.jpg","year":1954},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-catalaunian-plains","title":"Battle of the Catalaunian Plains","category":"battle","lat":49,"lng":4.5,"fact":"The Battle of the Catalaunian Plains (or Fields), also called the Battle of the Campus Mauriacus, Battle of Châlons, Battle of Troyes or the Battle of Maurica, took place on 20 June 451 AD, between a coalition…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Catalaunian_Plains","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Catalaunian Plains","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.717,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Thur%C3%B3czy_kr%C3%B3nika_-_Attila_kir%C3%A1ly_csat%C3%A1ja_a_catalaunumi_s%C3%ADkon.jpg/960px-Thur%C3%B3czy_kr%C3%B3nika_-_Attila_kir%C3%A1ly_csat%C3%A1ja_a_catalaunumi_s%C3%ADkon.jpg","year":451},
{"id":"battle-first-battle-of-the-marne","title":"First Battle of the Marne","category":"battle","lat":49.0167,"lng":3.3833,"fact":"The First Battle of the Marne or known in France as the Miracle on the Marne was a battle of the First World War fought from 5 to 12 September 1914.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_the_Marne","story_label":"Wikipedia: First Battle of the Marne","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.717,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/German_soldiers_Battle_of_Marne_WWI.jpg","year":1914},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-gettysburg","title":"Battle of Gettysburg","category":"battle","lat":39.8114,"lng":-77.2258,"fact":"The Battle of Gettysburg (locally ) was fought in the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Gettysburg","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.714,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Thure_de_Thulstrup_-_L._Prang_and_Co._-_Battle_of_Gettysburg_-_Restoration_by_Adam_Cuerden_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Thure_de_Thulstrup_-_L._Prang_and_Co._-_Battle_of_Gettysburg_-_Restoration_by_Adam_Cuerden_%28cropped%29.jpg","year":1863},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-okinawa","title":"Battle of Okinawa","category":"battle","lat":26.5,"lng":128,"fact":"Fought 1945. The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Okinawa","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.714,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Ww2_158.jpg/960px-Ww2_158.jpg","year":1945},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-plassey","title":"Battle of Plassey","category":"battle","lat":23.8,"lng":88.25,"fact":"The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive, over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plassey","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Plassey","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.714,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Lord_Clive_meeting_with_Mir_Jafar_after_the_Battle_of_Plassey.jpg/960px-Lord_Clive_meeting_with_Mir_Jafar_after_the_Battle_of_Plassey.jpg","year":1757},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-zama","title":"Battle of Zama","category":"battle","lat":36.2989,"lng":9.4492,"fact":"Fought 201 BCE. The Battle of Zama was fought in 202 BC in what is now Tunisia between a Roman army commanded by Scipio Africanus and a Carthaginian army commanded by Hannibal.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Zama","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Zama","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.711,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Cornelis_Cort_-_The_Battle_of_Zama_-_1990.563_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg/640px-Cornelis_Cort_-_The_Battle_of_Zama_-_1990.563_-_Art_Institute_of_Chicago.jpg","year":-201},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-kadesh","title":"Battle of Kadesh","category":"battle","lat":34.5555,"lng":36.498,"fact":"Fought 1,273 BCE. The Battle of Kadesh was a major military conflict in the early 13th century BC, between the attacking Ramesses II of the Egyptian Empire and defending Muwatalli II of the Hittite Empire.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kadesh","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Kadesh","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.708,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Egypt_Abou_Simbel6.jpg/960px-Egypt_Abou_Simbel6.jpg","year":-1273},
{"id":"battle-dunkirk-evacuation","title":"Dunkirk evacuation","category":"battle","lat":51.0575,"lng":2.3575,"fact":"In the Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, more than 338,000 Allied soldiers were evacuated during the Second World War from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk in northern France between 26 May and 4 June 1940.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dunkirk evacuation","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.708,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Dunkirk_26-29_May_1940_NYP68075.jpg/960px-Dunkirk_26-29_May_1940_NYP68075.jpg","year":1940},
{"id":"battle-siege-of-baghdad","title":"Siege of Baghdad","category":"battle","lat":33.3475,"lng":44.335,"fact":"The Siege of Baghdad, also known as the Sack of Baghdad, took place in early 1258. A large army commanded by Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked the historic capital of the Abbasid Caliphate after a series of provocations from its ruler, caliph al-Musta'sim.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Baghdad","story_label":"Wikipedia: Siege of Baghdad","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.708,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Bagdad1258.jpg/960px-Bagdad1258.jpg","year":1258,"day":"02-10"},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-ankara","title":"Battle of Ankara","category":"battle","lat":40.15,"lng":32.95,"fact":"The Battle of Ankara or Angora was fought on 28 July 1402, at the Çubuk plain near Ankara, between the forces of Timur and the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I. The battle was a major victory for Timur, leading to the Ottoman Interregnum.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ankara","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Ankara","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.705,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Timur_reviews_his_troops_in_the_plain_of_Sivas_in_the_battle_of_Ankara_in_mid-summer_1402._Zafarnama_of_1436%2C_facing_folios_356r_%28left%29%2C_355v_%28right%29.jpg/960px-Timur_reviews_his_troops_in_the_plain_of_Sivas_in_the_battle_of_Ankara_in_mid-summer_1402._Zafarnama_of_1436%2C_facing_folios_356r_%28left%29%2C_355v_%28right%29.jpg","year":1402},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-stamford-bridge","title":"Battle of Stamford Bridge","category":"battle","lat":53.9925,"lng":-0.9125,"fact":"The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place at the village of Stamford Bridge, East Riding of Yorkshire, in England, on 25 September 1066…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Stamford Bridge","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.705,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge%2C_full.png/960px-Battle_of_Stamford_Bridge%2C_full.png","year":1066},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-issus","title":"Battle of Issus","category":"battle","lat":36.8379,"lng":36.2111,"fact":"Fought 332 BCE. The Battle of Issus (also Issos) occurred in southern Anatolia, on 5 November 333 BC between the Hellenic League led by Alexander the Great and the Achaemenid Empire, led by Darius III.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Issus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Issus","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.702,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Battle_of_Issus_mosaic_-_Museo_Archeologico_Nazionale_-_Naples_2013-05-16_16-25-06_BW.jpg/960px-Battle_of_Issus_mosaic_-_Museo_Archeologico_Nazionale_-_Naples_2013-05-16_16-25-06_BW.jpg","year":-332},
{"id":"battle-great-siege-of-malta","title":"Great Siege of Malta","category":"battle","lat":35.8919,"lng":14.5183,"fact":"The Great Siege of Malta (Maltese: L-Assedju l-Kbir) occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the Knights Hospitaller. The siege lasted nearly four months, from 18 May to 8 September 1565.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Siege_of_Malta","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Siege of Malta","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.702,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Dimostrazione_di_tutte_le_batterie.png/960px-Dimostrazione_di_tutte_le_batterie.png","year":1565},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-kulikovo","title":"Battle of Kulikovo","category":"battle","lat":53.6525,"lng":38.6535,"fact":"Fought 16 September 1380. The Battle of Kulikovo was fought between the forces of Mamai, a powerful Mongol military commander of the Golden Horde, and Russian forces led by Grand Prince Dmitry of Moscow.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kulikovo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Kulikovo","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.699,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Dmitry_Donskoy_in_the_Battle_of_Kulikovo.jpg/960px-Dmitry_Donskoy_in_the_Battle_of_Kulikovo.jpg","year":1380},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-plataea","title":"Battle of Plataea","category":"battle","lat":38.24,"lng":23.318,"fact":"Fought 478 BCE. The Battle of Plataea was the final land battle during the second Persian invasion of Greece.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plataea","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Plataea","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.696,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Scene_of_the_Battle_of_Plataea.jpg/960px-Scene_of_the_Battle_of_Plataea.jpg","year":-478},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-poitiers","title":"Battle of Poitiers","category":"battle","lat":46.5222,"lng":0.4033,"fact":"The Battle of Poitiers was fought on 19 September 1356, during the Hundred Years' War, between a French army commanded by King John II and an Anglo-Gascon force under Edward, the Black Prince.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Poitiers","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Poitiers","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.696,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Battle_poitiers.jpg/960px-Battle_poitiers.jpg","year":1356},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-alamo","title":"Battle of the Alamo","category":"battle","lat":29.4256,"lng":-98.4861,"fact":"The Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (now San Antonio).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Alamo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Alamo","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.696,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/1854_Alamo.jpg","year":1836},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-bannockburn","title":"Battle of Bannockburn","category":"battle","lat":56.0933,"lng":-3.9378,"fact":"The Battle of Bannockburn was fought on 23–24 June 1314, between the army of Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, and the army of King Edward II of England, during the First War of Scottish Independence.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bannockburn","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Bannockburn","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.692,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Battle_of_Bannockburn.jpg","year":1314},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-chaeronea-338-bc","title":"Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)","category":"battle","lat":38.495,"lng":22.8475,"fact":"Fought 337 BCE. The Battle of Chaeronea was fought in 338 BC, near the city of Chaeronea in Boeotia, between Macedonia under Philip II and an alliance of Greek city-states led by Athens and Thebes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chaeronea_(338_BC)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.692,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Battle_of_Chaeronea%2C_338_BC.png/640px-Battle_of_Chaeronea%2C_338_BC.png","year":-337},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-crecy","title":"Battle of Crécy","category":"battle","lat":50.2564,"lng":1.8878,"fact":"The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 in northern France between a French army commanded by King Philip VI and an English army led by King Edward III.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cr%C3%A9cy","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Crécy","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.692,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Battle_of_crecy_froissart.jpg/960px-Battle_of_crecy_froissart.jpg","year":1346},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-tannenberg","title":"Battle of Tannenberg","category":"battle","lat":53.75,"lng":20.5,"fact":"The Battle of Tannenberg, also known as the Second Battle of Tannenberg, was fought between Russia and Germany between 26 and 30 August 1914…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tannenberg","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Tannenberg","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.692,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Russian_prisoners_tannenberg.jpg","year":1914},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-white-mountain","title":"Battle of White Mountain","category":"battle","lat":50.0783,"lng":14.3194,"fact":"The Battle of White Mountain was fought on 8 November 1620 outside Prague in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_White_Mountain","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of White Mountain","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.692,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/The_Battle_of_White_Mountain_%28by_Peter_Snayers%29.jpg/960px-The_Battle_of_White_Mountain_%28by_Peter_Snayers%29.jpg","year":1620},
{"id":"battle-black-january","title":"Black January","category":"battle","lat":40.3729,"lng":49.8521,"fact":"Black January, also known as Black Saturday or the January Massacre, was a violent crackdown on anti-Soviet and anti-Armenian sentiments, Azerbaijani nationalism, and irredentism in Baku on 19 and 20 January 1990…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_January","story_label":"Wikipedia: Black January","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.692,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/20_yanvar_abid%C9%99si.jpg/960px-20_yanvar_abid%C9%99si.jpg","year":1990},
{"id":"battle-siege-of-mariupol","title":"Siege of Mariupol","category":"battle","lat":47.0975,"lng":37.61,"fact":"The siege of Mariupol began on 24 February 2022, as part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and lasted until 20 May.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Mariupol","story_label":"Wikipedia: Siege of Mariupol","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.692,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Aerial_view_of_the_downtown_of_mariupol_during_the_siege.jpg/960px-Aerial_view_of_the_downtown_of_mariupol_during_the_siege.jpg","year":2022},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-alesia","title":"Battle of Alesia","category":"battle","lat":47.5372,"lng":4.5003,"fact":"Fought 51 BCE. The Battle of Alesia or Siege of Alesia (September 52 BC) was the climactic military engagement of the Gallic Wars, fought around the Gallic oppidum (fortified settlement) of Alesia in modern France, a major centre of the Mandubii tribe.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Alesia","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Alesia","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.689,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Alise-Sainte-Reine_-_Contrevallation.jpg/960px-Alise-Sainte-Reine_-_Contrevallation.jpg","year":-51},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-hydaspes","title":"Battle of the Hydaspes","category":"battle","lat":32.8278,"lng":73.6389,"fact":"Fought 325 BCE. The Battle of the Hydaspes also known as Battle of Jhelum, or First Battle of Jhelum, was fought between the Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great and the Pauravas under Porus in May of 326 BC.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Hydaspes","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Hydaspes","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.689,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Alexander_the_Great_%28356-23_BC%29_and_Porus_%28oil_on_canvas%29.jpg/960px-Alexander_the_Great_%28356-23_BC%29_and_Porus_%28oil_on_canvas%29.jpg","year":-325},
{"id":"battle-marco-polo-bridge-incident","title":"Marco Polo Bridge incident","category":"battle","lat":39.8492,"lng":116.2131,"fact":"The Marco Polo Bridge incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge incident or the July 7 incident, was a three-day battle that began on 7 July 1937 in the district of Beijing between the 29th Army of the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China and the Imperial…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Polo_Bridge_incident","story_label":"Wikipedia: Marco Polo Bridge incident","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.689,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Marco_Polo_Bridge_air_view.PNG/960px-Marco_Polo_Bridge_air_view.PNG","year":1937},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-carrhae","title":"Battle of Carrhae","category":"battle","lat":36.8667,"lng":39.0333,"fact":"Fought 52 BCE. The Battle of Carrhae was fought in 53 BC between the Roman Republic and the Parthian Empire near the ancient town of Carrhae (present-day Harran, Turkey).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carrhae","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Carrhae","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Battle_of_Carrhae_%28Caesar%CB%90_A_History_Of_The_Art_Of_War_Among_The_Romans_Down_To_The_End%2C_vol._II%2C_1892%29.jpg","year":-52},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-jena-auerstedt","title":"Battle of Jena–Auerstedt","category":"battle","lat":50.95,"lng":11.575,"fact":"The Battle of Jena–Auerstedt was fought on Tuesday 14 October 1806, near Jena and Auerstedt, being the decisive engagement of the War of the Fourth Coalition. The Grande Armée under the command of Emperor Napoleon I defeated a combined Prussian and Saxon army.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jena%E2%80%93Auerstedt","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Jena–Auerstedt","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Iena.jpg/960px-Iena.jpg","year":1806},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-monte-cassino","title":"Battle of Monte Cassino","category":"battle","lat":41.49,"lng":13.8139,"fact":"Fought 17 January 1944. The Battle of Monte Cassino, also known as the Battle for Rome, was a series of four military assaults by the Allies against Axis forces in Italy during the Italian Campaign of World War II.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Monte Cassino","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Cassino008.jpg/960px-Cassino008.jpg","year":1944},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-sedan","title":"Battle of Sedan","category":"battle","lat":49.6986,"lng":4.9456,"fact":"The Battle of Sedan, also known as the First Battle of Sedan, was fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 1 to 2 September 1870.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sedan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Sedan","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Nap_sedan_von_Wilhelm_Camphausen.jpg/960px-Nap_sedan_von_Wilhelm_Camphausen.jpg","year":1870},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-coral-sea","title":"Battle of the Coral Sea","category":"battle","lat":-16.2667,"lng":162.3333,"fact":"The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Coral Sea","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Large_explosion_aboard_USS_Lexington_%28CV-2%29%2C_8_May_1942_%2880-G-16651%29.jpg/960px-Large_explosion_aboard_USS_Lexington_%28CV-2%29%2C_8_May_1942_%2880-G-16651%29.jpg","year":1942},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-kalka-river","title":"Battle of the Kalka River","category":"battle","lat":47.2508,"lng":37.4957,"fact":"Fought 7 June 1223. The Battle of the Kalka River was fought between the Mongol Empire, whose armies were led by Jebe and Subutai, and a coalition of several Rus' principalities, including Kiev and Galicia-Volhynia, and the Cumans under Köten.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Kalka_River","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Kalka River","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/MongolCavalrymen.jpg","year":1223},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-little-bighorn","title":"Battle of the Little Bighorn","category":"battle","lat":45.565,"lng":-107.4289,"fact":"The 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn, commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand and known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Little_Bighorn","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Little Bighorn","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Charles_Marion_Russell_-_The_Custer_Fight_%281903%29.jpg/960px-Charles_Marion_Russell_-_The_Custer_Fight_%281903%29.jpg","year":1876},
{"id":"battle-battles-of-khalkhin-gol","title":"Battles of Khalkhin Gol","category":"battle","lat":47.7303,"lng":118.59,"fact":"The Battles of Khalkhin Gol, known in Japan as the Nomonhan Incident after Nomonhan Burd Obo, were the decisive engagements of the undeclared Soviet–Japanese border conflicts which involved the Soviet Union, Mongolia, Japan, and Manchukuo in 1939.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Khalkhin_Gol","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battles of Khalkhin Gol","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Japanese_soldiers_creeping_in_front_of_wrecked_Soviet_tanks.jpg/960px-Japanese_soldiers_creeping_in_front_of_wrecked_Soviet_tanks.jpg","year":1939},
{"id":"battle-siege-of-jerusalem-1099","title":"Siege of Jerusalem (1099)","category":"battle","lat":31.7833,"lng":35.2167,"fact":"Fought 13 June 1099. The siege of Jerusalem marked the successful end of the First Crusade, whose objective was the recovery of the city of Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre from Islamic control.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(1099)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.685,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Taking_of_Jerusalem_by_the_Crusaders%2C_15th_July_1099.jpg/960px-Taking_of_Jerusalem_by_the_Crusaders%2C_15th_July_1099.jpg","year":1099},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-nicopolis","title":"Battle of Nicopolis","category":"battle","lat":43.7058,"lng":24.8958,"fact":"The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied Crusader army, assisted by the Venetian navy, at the hands of an Ottoman force…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nicopolis","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Nicopolis","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.682,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/NikopolisSchlacht.jpg/960px-NikopolisSchlacht.jpg","year":1396,"day":"09-25"},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-granicus","title":"Battle of the Granicus","category":"battle","lat":40.2281,"lng":27.2422,"fact":"Fought 333 BCE. The Battle of the Granicus in May 334 BC was the first of three major battles fought between Alexander the Great of Macedon and the Persian Achaemenid Empire.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Granicus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Granicus","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.682,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Charles_Le_Brun%2C_Le_Passage_du_Granique%2C_1665.png/960px-Charles_Le_Brun%2C_Le_Passage_du_Granique%2C_1665.png","year":-333},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-varna","title":"Battle of Varna","category":"battle","lat":43.2167,"lng":27.8833,"fact":"The Battle of Varna took place on 10 November 1444 near Varna in what is today eastern Bulgaria.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Varna","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Varna","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.682,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Battle_of_Varna_1444.PNG/960px-Battle_of_Varna_1444.PNG","year":1444},
{"id":"battle-liberation-of-paris","title":"Liberation of Paris","category":"battle","lat":48.8735,"lng":2.2964,"fact":"The Liberation of Paris was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Paris","story_label":"Wikipedia: Liberation of Paris","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.682,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Crowds_of_French_patriots_line_the_Champs_Elysees-edit2.jpg/960px-Crowds_of_French_patriots_line_the_Champs_Elysees-edit2.jpg","year":1944},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-caporetto","title":"Battle of Caporetto","category":"battle","lat":46.2144,"lng":13.6425,"fact":"The Battle of Caporetto took place on the Isonzo front of World War I. The battle was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Central Powers and took place from 24 October to 19 November 1917, near the town of Kobarid…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Caporetto","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Caporetto","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Battle_of_Caporetto.jpg/960px-Battle_of_Caporetto.jpg","year":1917},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-las-navas-de-tolosa","title":"Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa","category":"battle","lat":38.343,"lng":-3.549,"fact":"The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Islamic history as the Battle of Al-Uqab, took place on 16 July 1212 and was an important turning point in the Reconquista and the history of medieval Spain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Las_Navas_de_Tolosa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Batalla_de_las_Navas_de_Tolosa%2C_por_Francisco_van_Halen.jpg/960px-Batalla_de_las_Navas_de_Tolosa%2C_por_Francisco_van_Halen.jpg","year":1212},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-marengo","title":"Battle of Marengo","category":"battle","lat":44.8833,"lng":8.6833,"fact":"The Battle of Marengo was fought on 14 June 1800 between French forces under the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian forces near the city of Alessandria, in Piedmont, Italy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marengo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Marengo","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Lejeune_-_Bataille_de_Marengo.jpg/960px-Lejeune_-_Bataille_de_Marengo.jpg","year":1800},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-passchendaele","title":"Battle of Passchendaele","category":"battle","lat":50.9003,"lng":3.0211,"fact":"Fought 31 July 1917. The Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, was a campaign of the First World War, fought by the Allies against the German Empire.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Passchendaele","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Passchendaele","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Chateauwood.jpg/960px-Chateauwood.jpg","year":1917},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-sekigahara","title":"Battle of Sekigahara","category":"battle","lat":35.3705,"lng":136.4616,"fact":"The Battle of Sekigahara was an important battle in Japan which occurred on October 21, 1600 in what is now Gifu Prefecture, Japan, at the end of the Sengoku period.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sekigahara","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Sekigahara","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Sekigaharascreen.jpg/960px-Sekigaharascreen.jpg","year":1600},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-talas","title":"Battle of Talas","category":"battle","lat":42.525,"lng":72.2333,"fact":"The Battle of Talas was an armed confrontation between the Abbasid Caliphate along with the Tibetan Empire against the Tang dynasty and its allies in 751.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Talas","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Talas","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Battle_of_Talas.png/960px-Battle_of_Talas.png","year":751},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-nile","title":"Battle of the Nile","category":"battle","lat":31.3333,"lng":30.1167,"fact":"The Battle of the Nile was fought between the Royal Navy and the French Navy at Aboukir Bay in Egypt between 1 and 3 August 1798.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nile","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Nile","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/The_Battle_of_the_Nile.jpg/960px-The_Battle_of_the_Nile.jpg","year":1798},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-warsaw-1920","title":"Battle of Warsaw (1920)","category":"battle","lat":52.3,"lng":20.8167,"fact":"The Battle of Warsaw, also known as the Miracle on the Vistula, was a series of battles that resulted in a decisive Polish victory and complete disintegration of the Red Army in August 1920 during the Polish–Soviet War.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Warsaw_(1920)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Warsaw (1920)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Battle_of_Warsaw_1920.png","year":1920},
{"id":"battle-battle-on-the-ice","title":"Battle on the Ice","category":"battle","lat":58.2333,"lng":27.5,"fact":"The Battle on the Ice, also known as the Battle of Lake Peipus, took place on 5 April 1242.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_on_the_Ice","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle on the Ice","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Facial_Chronicle_-_b.06%2C_page_085_-_Battle_of_the_Ice.jpg/960px-Facial_Chronicle_-_b.06%2C_page_085_-_Battle_of_the_Ice.jpg","year":1242},
{"id":"battle-first-battle-of-panipat","title":"First Battle of Panipat","category":"battle","lat":29.4017,"lng":76.9728,"fact":"The First Battle of Panipat, on 21 April 1526 was fought between the invading forces of Babur against Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in North India. Babur's forces, employing gunpowder firearms and cannons, defeated Ibrahim.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Panipat","story_label":"Wikipedia: First Battle of Panipat","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/The_battle_of_Panipat_and_the_death_of_Sultan_Ibr%C4%81h%C4%ABm%2C_the_last_of_the_L%C5%8Dd%C4%AB_Sultans_of_Delhi.jpg","year":1526},
{"id":"battle-second-battle-of-el-alamein","title":"Second Battle of El Alamein","category":"battle","lat":30.8414,"lng":28.9431,"fact":"The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 4 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein","story_label":"Wikipedia: Second Battle of El Alamein","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/El_Alamein_1942_-_British_infantry.jpg/960px-El_Alamein_1942_-_British_infantry.jpg","year":1942},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-leyte-gulf","title":"Battle of Leyte Gulf","category":"battle","lat":10.37,"lng":125.355,"fact":"The Battle of Leyte Gulf (23–26 October 1944) was the largest naval battle of World War II and by some criteria the largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Leyte Gulf","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.675,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/USS_Princeton_%28CVL-23%29_burning_on_24_October_1944_%2880-G-287970%29.jpg/960px-USS_Princeton_%28CVL-23%29_burning_on_24_October_1944_%2880-G-287970%29.jpg","year":1944},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-pharsalus","title":"Battle of Pharsalus","category":"battle","lat":39.3,"lng":22.3833,"fact":"Fought 47 BCE. The Battle of Pharsalus was the decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War fought on 9 August 48 BC near Pharsalus in Central Greece. Julius Caesar and his allies formed up opposite the army of the Roman Republic under the command of Pompey.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pharsalus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Pharsalus","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.675,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Battle_of_Pharsalus%2C_48_BC.png","year":-47},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-adwa","title":"Battle of Adwa","category":"battle","lat":14.0189,"lng":38.9733,"fact":"Fought 1 March 1896. The Battle of Adwa was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. It was fought on 1 March 1896, near the town of Adwa between the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Menelik II and an Italian colonial force led by General Oreste Baratieri.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adwa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Adwa","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.671,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Adoua_1.jpg/960px-Adoua_1.jpg","year":1896},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-crete","title":"Battle of Crete","category":"battle","lat":35.5,"lng":24.0611,"fact":"Fought 20 May 1941. The Battle of Crete, codenamed Operation Mercury, was a major Axis airborne and amphibious operation during World War II to capture the island of Crete.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crete","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Crete","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.671,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Bundesarchiv_Bild_141-0864%2C_Kreta%2C_Landung_von_Fallschirmj%C3%A4gern.jpg","year":1941},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-sagrajas","title":"Battle of Sagrajas","category":"battle","lat":38.9231,"lng":-6.9014,"fact":"The Battle of Sagrajas (23 October 1086), also called Zalaca or Zallaqah, was a conflict fought in 1086 between the Almoravid army, led by their king, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, and the forces of King Alfonso VI of Castile.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sagrajas","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Sagrajas","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.671,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Batalha_de_Zalaka_-_Hist%C3%B3ria_de_Portugal%2C_popular_e_ilustrada.png/960px-Batalha_de_Zalaka_-_Hist%C3%B3ria_de_Portugal%2C_popular_e_ilustrada.png","year":1086},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-milvian-bridge","title":"Battle of the Milvian Bridge","category":"battle","lat":41.9356,"lng":12.4669,"fact":"The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine I and Maxentius on 28 October AD 312. It takes its name from the Milvian Bridge, an important route over the Tiber.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Milvian Bridge","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.671,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge_by_Giulio_Romano%2C_1520-24.jpg/960px-Battle_of_the_Milvian_Bridge_by_Giulio_Romano%2C_1520-24.jpg","year":312,"day":"10-27"},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-the-pyramids","title":"Battle of the Pyramids","category":"battle","lat":30.0833,"lng":31.2,"fact":"The Battle of the Pyramids, also known as the Battle of Embabeh (bataille d'Embabech), was fought on 21 July 1798 during the French invasion of Egypt and Syria.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Pyramids","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of the Pyramids","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.671,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Francois-Louis-Joseph_Watteau_001.jpg/960px-Francois-Louis-Joseph_Watteau_001.jpg","year":1798},
{"id":"battle-fall-of-singapore","title":"Fall of Singapore","category":"battle","lat":1.3525,"lng":103.7689,"fact":"Singapore was captured from the British by the Empire of Japan in February 1942 during the Second World War. The Fall or Battle of Singapore took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War, with fighting lasting from 8 to 15 February 1942.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Singapore","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fall of Singapore","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.671,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Surrender_Singapore.jpg/960px-Surrender_Singapore.jpg","year":1942},
{"id":"battle-siege-of-yorktown","title":"Siege of Yorktown","category":"battle","lat":37.2308,"lng":-76.5025,"fact":"The Siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, took place in 1781 and was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown","story_label":"Wikipedia: Siege of Yorktown","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.671,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis.jpg/960px-Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis.jpg","year":1781},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-chaldiran","title":"Battle of Chaldiran","category":"battle","lat":39.0889,"lng":44.327,"fact":"The Battle of Chaldiran took place on 23 August 1514 and ended with a decisive victory for the Ottoman Empire over the Safavid Empire. As a result, the Ottomans annexed Eastern Anatolia and Upper Mesopotamia from Safavid Iran.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chaldiran","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Chaldiran","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.667,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/A_painting_in_Chehel_Sotoun1.jpg/960px-A_painting_in_Chehel_Sotoun1.jpg","year":1514},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-covadonga","title":"Battle of Covadonga","category":"battle","lat":43.2734,"lng":-4.9807,"fact":"Fought 718 CE. The Battle of Covadonga took place in 722 between the army of Pelagius of Asturias and the army of Umayyad Caliphate commanders Alqama and Munuza. Fought near Covadonga, in the Picos de Europa, the outcome was victory for the Christian forces of Pelagius.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Covadonga","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Covadonga","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.667,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/The_Battle_of_Covadonga.jpg/640px-The_Battle_of_Covadonga.jpg","year":718},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-guadalete","title":"Battle of Guadalete","category":"battle","lat":36.6,"lng":-6.2167,"fact":"The Battle of Guadalete was the first major battle of the Muslim conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, fought in July 711 at an unidentified location in what is now southern Spain between the Visigoths under their king, Roderic, and the invading forces of the Umayyad Caliphate…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Guadalete","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Guadalete","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.667,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/The_battle_of_Guadelete.jpg/960px-The_battle_of_Guadelete.jpg","year":711},
{"id":"battle-battle-of-lake-trasimene","title":"Battle of Lake Trasimene","category":"battle","lat":43.1975,"lng":12.085,"fact":"Fought 216 BCE. The Battle of Lake Trasimene was fought when a Carthaginian force under Hannibal ambushed a Roman army commanded by Gaius Flaminius on 21 June 217 BC, during the Second Punic War.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Trasimene","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Lake Trasimene","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.667,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Sylvestre_Ducar_decapite_Flaminius_%28Trasimene%29.jpg","year":-216,"day":"06-21"},
{"id":"quake-2004-indian-ocean-earthquake-and-tsunami","title":"2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami","category":"earthquake","lat":3.295,"lng":95.982,"fact":"Death toll: 227,898. On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+7), a Mw 9.2–9.3 earthquake struck with its epicenter off the west coast of Aceh, in northern Sumatra, Indonesia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":1,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/US_Navy_050102-N-9593M-040_A_village_near_the_coast_of_Sumatra_lays_in_ruin_after_the_Tsunami_that_struck_South_East_Asia.jpg/960px-US_Navy_050102-N-9593M-040_A_village_near_the_coast_of_Sumatra_lays_in_ruin_after_the_Tsunami_that_struck_South_East_Asia.jpg","year":2004},
{"id":"quake-2010-chile-earthquake","title":"2010 Chile earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-35.909,"lng":-72.733,"fact":"Death toll: 520. On 27 February 2010 at 03:34 UTC−03:00, a Mww 8.8 megathrust earthquake struck off the coast of the Maule Region of central Chile.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 Chile earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.958,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/2010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepci%C3%B3n.jpg/960px-2010_Chile_earthquake_-_Building_destroyed_in_Concepci%C3%B3n.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"quake-1960-valdivia-earthquake","title":"1960 Valdivia earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-38.143,"lng":-73.407,"fact":"Magnitude 9.5. On 22 May 1960, an earthquake and tsunami occurred in Chile, devastating the city of Valdivia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Valdivia_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1960 Valdivia earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.949,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Valdivia_after_earthquake%2C_1960.jpg/960px-Valdivia_after_earthquake%2C_1960.jpg","year":1960},
{"id":"quake-april-2015-nepal-earthquake","title":"April 2015 Nepal earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":28.165,"lng":84.725,"fact":"Magnitude 7.8; 8,964 dead. The April 2015 Nepal earthquake killed 8,962 people and injured 21,952 across the countries of Nepal, India, China and Bangladesh.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: April 2015 Nepal earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.879,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/2015_Nepal_depremi_%287%29.jpg/960px-2015_Nepal_depremi_%287%29.jpg","year":2015},
{"id":"quake-2025-myanmar-earthquake","title":"2025 Myanmar earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":22.013,"lng":95.922,"fact":"Death toll: 5,000. On 28 March 2025, at 12:50:52 MMT (06:20:52 UTC), a moment magnitude (Mw) 7.7–7.9 earthquake struck the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, with an epicenter close to Mandalay, the country's second-largest city.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Myanmar_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2025 Myanmar earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.874,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Sein_Pan_fire-affected_area.jpg/960px-Sein_Pan_fire-affected_area.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"quake-1964-alaska-earthquake","title":"1964 Alaska earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":61.02,"lng":-147.65,"fact":"Magnitude 9.2; 139 dead. The 1964 Alaska earthquake, also known as the Great Alaska earthquake and Good Friday earthquake, occurred at 5:36 PM AKST on Good Friday, March 27, 1964.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Alaska_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1964 Alaska earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.873,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/AlaskaQuake-FourthAve.jpg/960px-AlaskaQuake-FourthAve.jpg","year":1964},
{"id":"quake-2012-indian-ocean-earthquakes","title":"2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes","category":"earthquake","lat":2.348,"lng":93.072,"fact":"The 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes were magnitude 8.6 and 8.2 Mw undersea earthquakes that struck near the Indonesian province of Aceh on 11 April at 15:38 local time.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Indian_Ocean_earthquakes","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2012 Indian Ocean earthquakes","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.863,"year":2012},
{"id":"quake-1556-shaanxi-earthquake","title":"1556 Shaanxi earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":34.5,"lng":109.7,"fact":"Magnitude 8; 100,000 dead. One of the deadliest earthquakes in history occurred in the early morning of 23 January 1556 in Huaxian, Shaanxi, during the Ming dynasty.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1556_Shaanxi_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1556 Shaanxi earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.843,"year":1556},
{"id":"quake-2008-sichuan-earthquake","title":"2008 Sichuan earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":31.021,"lng":103.367,"fact":"Death toll: 69,195. An earthquake occurred in the province of Sichuan, China at 14:28:01 China Standard Time on May 12, 2008.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2008 Sichuan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.825,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/2008%EB%85%84_%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99119%EA%B5%AC%EC%A1%B0%EB%8B%A8_%EC%A4%91%EA%B5%AD_%EC%93%B0%EC%B4%A8%EC%84%B1_%EB%8C%80%EC%A7%80%EC%A7%84_%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C_%EC%B6%9C%EB%8F%99%28%E5%9B%9B%E5%B7%9D%E7%9C%81_%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87%2C_%EC%82%AC%EC%B2%9C%EC%84%B1_%EB%8C%80%EC%A7%80%EC%A7%84%29_SSL27231.JPG/960px-2008%EB%85%84_%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99119%EA%B5%AC%EC%A1%B0%EB%8B%A8_%EC%A4%91%EA%B5%AD_%EC%93%B0%EC%B4%A8%EC%84%B1_%EB%8C%80%EC%A7%80%EC%A7%84_%EA%B5%AD%EC%A0%9C_%EC%B6%9C%EB%8F%99%28%E5%9B%9B%E5%B7%9D%E7%9C%81_%E5%A4%A7%E5%9C%B0%E9%9C%87%2C_%EC%82%AC%EC%B2%9C%EC%84%B1_%EB%8C%80%EC%A7%80%EC%A7%84%29_SSL27231.JPG","year":2008},
{"id":"quake-365-crete-earthquake","title":"365 Crete earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":35,"lng":23,"fact":"Magnitude 8.6. The 365 Crete earthquake occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365 in the Eastern Mediterranean, with an assumed epicentre near Crete. Geologists today estimate the undersea earthquake to have been a moment magnitude 8.5 or higher.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/365_Crete_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 365 Crete earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.821,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/365_Crete_Earthquake%2C_Apollonia%2C_Pier_(Jona).JPG/640px-365_Crete_Earthquake%2C_Apollonia%2C_Pier_(Jona).JPG","year":365},
{"id":"quake-2005-kashmir-earthquake","title":"2005 Kashmir earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":34.4931,"lng":73.6289,"fact":"Death toll: 73,338. On 8 October 2005, at 08:50:39 PKT, a Mw 7.6 earthquake struck the Azad Kashmir region in northern Pakistan. Its epicenter was located in the tehsil of Patikka, near the city of Muzaffarabad.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Kashmir_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2005 Kashmir earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.816,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/US_Navy_051021-F-9085B-053_Pakistani_soldiers_unload_disaster_relief_supplies_from_a_U.S._Navy_MH-53_Sea_Dragon_helicopter_at_Balakot%2C_Pakistan.jpg/960px-US_Navy_051021-F-9085B-053_Pakistani_soldiers_unload_disaster_relief_supplies_from_a_U.S._Navy_MH-53_Sea_Dragon_helicopter_at_Balakot%2C_Pakistan.jpg","year":2005},
{"id":"quake-1906-san-francisco-earthquake","title":"1906 San Francisco earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":37.75,"lng":-122.55,"fact":"Death toll: 3,000. A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the coast of Northern California at 05:12 am Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_San_Francisco_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1906 San Francisco earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.812,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Post-and-Grant-Avenue-Look.jpg/960px-Post-and-Grant-Avenue-Look.jpg","year":1906},
{"id":"quake-2024-noto-earthquake","title":"2024 Noto earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":37.498,"lng":137.242,"fact":"Death toll: 228. On 1 January 2024, at 16:10:09 JST (07:10:09 UTC), a MJMA7.6 (Mw7.5) earthquake struck 6 km (3.7 mi) north-northeast of Suzu, located on the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Noto_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2024 Noto earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.791,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/R6_noto_earthquake_wajima_burned-out-asaichi-area_2024-02-17_10.jpg/960px-R6_noto_earthquake_wajima_burned-out-asaichi-area_2024-02-17_10.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"quake-2010-haiti-earthquake","title":"2010 Haiti earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":18.4514,"lng":-72.4452,"fact":"Magnitude 7.2; 230,000 dead. A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Ruins_of_Haiti_National_Palace_-_Port_au_Prince_2012.jpg/960px-Ruins_of_Haiti_National_Palace_-_Port_au_Prince_2012.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"quake-1999-izmit-earthquake","title":"1999 İzmit earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":40.702,"lng":29.987,"fact":"Magnitude 7.5; 17,118 dead. An earthquake of moment magnitude 7.6 struck Kocaeli Province, Turkey, on 17 August 1999. According to official figures, at least 18,373 people died and 48,901 people were injured during the earthquake, and 5,840 people were missing.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_%C4%B0zmit_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1999 İzmit earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.762,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Izmit_eart6.jpg","year":1999},
{"id":"quake-1908-messina-earthquake","title":"1908 Messina earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":38.15,"lng":15.683,"fact":"Magnitude 7.5. A devastating earthquake occurred on 28 December 1908 in Sicily and Calabria, southern Italy, with a moment magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_Messina_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1908 Messina earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.753,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Underwood_%26_Underwood_%C2%A9_1906_No._10495_-_Messina_-_The_once_beautiful_Water-front_after_the_earthquake_dett.jpg","year":1908},
{"id":"quake-2007-peru-earthquake","title":"2007 Peru earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-13.353,"lng":-76.51,"fact":"Death toll: 519. The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, hit the central coast of Peru on August 15 at 23:40:57 UTC (18:40:57 local time) and lasted two minutes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Peru_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2007 Peru earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.753,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/40_-_Tremblement_de_terre_-_Ao%C3%BBt_2007.JPG/960px-40_-_Tremblement_de_terre_-_Ao%C3%BBt_2007.JPG","year":2007},
{"id":"quake-2016-ecuador-earthquake","title":"2016 Ecuador earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":0.371,"lng":-79.94,"fact":"Death toll: 673. The 2016 Ecuador earthquake occurred on April 16 at 18:58:37 ECT with a moment magnitude of 7.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Ecuador_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2016 Ecuador earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.748,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/PRESIDENTE_DE_ECUADOR_RAFAEL_CORREA_AGRADECE_ENORME_GESTO_DE_SOLIDARIDAD_DE_GOBIERNO_Y_PUEBLO_PERUANO_%2826688728105%29.jpg/960px-PRESIDENTE_DE_ECUADOR_RAFAEL_CORREA_AGRADECE_ENORME_GESTO_DE_SOLIDARIDAD_DE_GOBIERNO_Y_PUEBLO_PERUANO_%2826688728105%29.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"quake-2017-chiapas-earthquake","title":"2017 Chiapas earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":14.899,"lng":-94.027,"fact":"Magnitude 8.2. The 2017 Chiapas earthquake struck at 23:49 CDT on 7 September (local time; 04:49 on the 8th UTC) in the Gulf of Tehuantepec off the southern coast of Mexico near the state of Chiapas, approximately 87 kilometres (54 mi) southwest of Pijijiapan…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Chiapas_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2017 Chiapas earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.748,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Aftermath_of_the_2017_Chiapas_earthquake.jpg/640px-Aftermath_of_the_2017_Chiapas_earthquake.jpg","year":2017},
{"id":"quake-1668-shandong-earthquake","title":"1668 Shandong earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":35.3,"lng":118.6,"fact":"Magnitude 8.5; 43,000 dead. A major earthquake occurred during the rule of the Qing dynasty in Shandong Province on July 25, 1668. It had an estimated magnitude of Ms 8.5, making it the largest historical earthquake in East China, and one of the largest to occur on land.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1668_Shandong_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1668 Shandong earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.746,"year":1668},
{"id":"quake-1700-cascadia-earthquake","title":"1700 Cascadia earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":45,"lng":-125,"fact":"The 1700 Cascadia earthquake occurred along the Cascadia subduction zone on January 26, 1700, with an estimated moment magnitude of 8.7–9.2.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1700_Cascadia_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1700 Cascadia earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.746,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Cascadia_subduction_zone_USGS.png","year":1700},
{"id":"quake-october-2015-hindu-kush-earthquake","title":"October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":36.441,"lng":70.717,"fact":"The October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake was a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck South Asia on 26 October 2015, at 13:39 AFT (14:09 PKT; 14:39 IST; 09:09 UTC) with the epicenter 45 km north of Kuran wa Munjan, Afghanistan, at a depth of 231.0 km. By 5 November…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2015_Hindu_Kush_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: October 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.738,"year":2015},
{"id":"quake-1985-mexico-city-earthquake","title":"1985 Mexico City earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":18.19,"lng":-102.53,"fact":"The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The event caused serious damage to the Greater Mexico City area and the deaths of at least 5,000 people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1985 Mexico City earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.727,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/1985_Mexico_Earthquake_-_Collapsed_General_Hospital.jpg/960px-1985_Mexico_Earthquake_-_Collapsed_General_Hospital.jpg","year":1985},
{"id":"quake-2026-mindanao-earthquake","title":"2026 Mindanao earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":5.57,"lng":124.98,"fact":"On June 8, 2026, at 07:37:40 PhST (23:37:40 UTC on June 7), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck offshore southern Mindanao in the Philippines.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mindanao_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2026 Mindanao earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.722,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Highway_in_Glan%2C_Sarangani_after_the_08_June_2026_M7.8_earthquake.jpg/960px-Highway_in_Glan%2C_Sarangani_after_the_08_June_2026_M7.8_earthquake.jpg","year":2026},
{"id":"quake-2023-al-haouz-earthquake","title":"2023 Al Haouz earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":31.1101,"lng":-8.44,"fact":"Magnitude 6.8; 2,945 dead. On 8 September 2023 at 23:11 DST (22:11 UTC), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent) struck Morocco's Al Haouz Province.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Al_Haouz_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2023 Al Haouz earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Amerzeggan_%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8E%E2%B5%94%E2%B5%A3%E2%B4%B3%E2%B4%B3%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8F_viyaedje_distr%C3%BBt_hosmint_tere_Hawse.jpg/960px-Amerzeggan_%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8E%E2%B5%94%E2%B5%A3%E2%B4%B3%E2%B4%B3%E2%B4%B0%E2%B5%8F_viyaedje_distr%C3%BBt_hosmint_tere_Hawse.jpg","year":2023},
{"id":"quake-1755-lisbon-earthquake","title":"1755 Lisbon earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":36,"lng":-11,"fact":"The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, hit the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1755 Lisbon earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.717,"year":1755},
{"id":"quake-2015-illapel-earthquake","title":"2015 Illapel earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-31.637,"lng":-71.741,"fact":"The 2015 Illapel earthquake occurred 46 km (29 mi) offshore from Illapel (Coquimbo region, Chile) on 16 September 2015 at 19:54:32 Chile Standard Time (22:54:32 UTC), with a moment magnitude of 8.3–8.4.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Illapel_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2015 Illapel earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.71,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Avenida_Baquedano_destruida.JPG/640px-Avenida_Baquedano_destruida.JPG","year":2015},
{"id":"quake-1139-ganja-earthquake","title":"1139 Ganja earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":40.3,"lng":46.3,"fact":"The 1139 Ganja earthquake was one of the worst seismic events in history. It affected the Seljuk Empire and the Kingdom of Georgia, in modern-day Azerbaijan and Georgia. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.7 MLH, 7.5 Ms and 7.0–7.3 Mw.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1139_Ganja_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1139 Ganja earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.699,"year":1139},
{"id":"quake-1976-tangshan-earthquake","title":"1976 Tangshan earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":39.664,"lng":118.401,"fact":"Magnitude 7.4; 242,769 dead. A Mw 7.6 earthquake hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 03:42:55 on 28 July (19:42:55, 27 July UTC) 1976. The maximum intensity of the earthquake was XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli scale.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tangshan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1976 Tangshan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.696,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Tangshan_earthquake.jpg","year":1976},
{"id":"quake-1939-erzincan-earthquake","title":"1939 Erzincan earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":39.77,"lng":39.53,"fact":"Death toll: 32,700. An earthquake struck Turkey's eastern Erzincan Province at 1:57:23 a.m. on 27 December 1939 local time with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8 and maximum Mercalli intensity of XII (Extreme).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_Erzincan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1939 Erzincan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.684,"year":1939},
{"id":"quake-1970-ancash-earthquake","title":"1970 Ancash earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-9.47,"lng":-78.31,"fact":"Magnitude 7.9. The 1970 Ancash earthquake occurred on 31 May off the coast of Peru in the Pacific Ocean at 15:23:29 local time. Combined with a resultant landslide, it is the most catastrophic natural disaster in the history of Peru.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_Ancash_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1970 Ancash earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.684,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Statue_of_Christ_at_Cemetery_Hill_overlooking_old_Yungay.jpg/960px-Statue_of_Christ_at_Cemetery_Hill_overlooking_old_Yungay.jpg","year":1970},
{"id":"quake-2013-saravan-earthquake","title":"2013 Saravan earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":28.033,"lng":61.996,"fact":"The 2013 Saravan earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.7 at 15:14 pm IRDT (UTC+4:30) on 16 April.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Saravan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2013 Saravan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.684,"year":2013},
{"id":"quake-1995-hanshin-earthquake","title":"1995 Hanshin earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":34.5983,"lng":135.0347,"fact":"Magnitude 6.9; 5,502 dead. The Kobe earthquake, also known as the Great Hanshin Earthquake, occurred on January 17, 1995, at 05:46:53 JST in the southern part of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, including the region of Hanshin.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Hanshin_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1995 Hanshin earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Hanshin_Expressway_Nada_b059.jpg/960px-Hanshin_Expressway_Nada_b059.jpg","year":1995},
{"id":"quake-august-2016-central-italy-earthquake","title":"August 2016 Central Italy earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":42.71,"lng":13.24,"fact":"Death toll: 299. An earthquake, measuring 6.2 ± 0.016 on the moment magnitude scale, hit Central Italy on 24 August 2016 at 03:36:32 CEST (01:36 UTC).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2016_Central_Italy_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: August 2016 Central Italy earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Terremoto_centro_Italia_2016_-_Amatrice_%2828700804943%29.jpg/960px-Terremoto_centro_Italia_2016_-_Amatrice_%2828700804943%29.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"quake-2009-samoa-earthquake-and-tsunami","title":"2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami","category":"earthquake","lat":-15.509,"lng":-172.034,"fact":"Magnitude 8.1; 189 dead. The 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami took place on 29 September 2009 in the southern Pacific Ocean adjacent to the Tonga–Kermadec subduction zone.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Samoa_earthquake_and_tsunami","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.677,"year":2009},
{"id":"quake-2013-balochistan-earthquakes","title":"2013 Balochistan earthquakes","category":"earthquake","lat":27,"lng":65.514,"fact":"Magnitude 7.7. The 2013 Balochistan earthquakes were the deadliest to affect Pakistan since 2005. The mainshock, occurring on 24 September, had a moment magnitude of 7.8 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Balochistan_earthquakes","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2013 Balochistan earthquakes","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.669,"year":2013},
{"id":"quake-1988-armenian-earthquake","title":"1988 Armenian earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":40.9833,"lng":44.1833,"fact":"Death toll: 38,000. An earthquake occurred in northern Armenia on 7 December, 1988, at 11:41 local time with a surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Armenian_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1988 Armenian earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.667,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Surb_Amenaprkitch.jpeg/640px-Surb_Amenaprkitch.jpeg","year":1988},
{"id":"quake-2024-hualien-earthquake","title":"2024 Hualien earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":23.77,"lng":121.666,"fact":"On 3 April 2024, at 07:58:11 NST (23:58:11 UTC on 2 April), a Mw 7.4 earthquake struck 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan. At least 19 people were killed and over 1,100 were injured in the earthquake.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Hualien_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2024 Hualien earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.667,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Rescue_workers_near_the_semi-collapsed_ten-story_Uranus_Building_on_Xuanyuan_Road_after_the_2024_Hualien_earthquake.jpg/960px-Rescue_workers_near_the_semi-collapsed_ten-story_Uranus_Building_on_Xuanyuan_Road_after_the_2024_Hualien_earthquake.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"quake-1509-constantinople-earthquake","title":"1509 Constantinople earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":40.8,"lng":28.1,"fact":"Magnitude 7.7; 5,000 dead. The 1509 Constantinople earthquake, or historically Kıyamet-i Suğra ('Minor Judgment Day'), occurred in the Sea of Marmara on 10 September 1509 at about 22:00. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.2 ± 0.3 on the surface-wave magnitude scale.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1509_Constantinople_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1509 Constantinople earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.653,"year":1509},
{"id":"quake-1958-lituya-bay-earthquake-and-megatsunami","title":"1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami","category":"earthquake","lat":58.6425,"lng":-137.565,"fact":"The 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake occurred on July 9, 1958, at 22:15:58 PST (July 10 at 06:15:58 UTC) with a moment magnitude of 7.8 to 8.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_earthquake_and_megatsunami","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.653,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/1958_Lituya_Bay_earthquake_and_megatsunami.jpg","year":1958},
{"id":"quake-1965-rat-islands-earthquake","title":"1965 Rat Islands earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":51.29,"lng":178.55,"fact":"Magnitude 8.7. The 1965 Rat Islands earthquake occurred at 05:01 UTC, on 4 February (19:01, 3 February local time).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_Rat_Islands_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1965 Rat Islands earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.653,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/1965_Rat_Islands_earthquake.jpg","year":1965},
{"id":"quake-2010-mentawai-earthquake-and-tsunami","title":"2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami","category":"earthquake","lat":-3.464,"lng":100.084,"fact":"The 2010 Mentawai earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8 on 25 October off the western coast of Sumatra at 21:42 local time (14:42 UTC). The earthquake occurred on the same subduction zone that produced the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Mentawai_earthquake_and_tsunami","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.653,"year":2010},
{"id":"quake-2016-kaikoura-earthquake","title":"2016 Kaikōura earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-42.69,"lng":173.02,"fact":"The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake was a Mw 7.8 earthquake in the South Island of New Zealand that occurred two minutes after midnight on 14 November 2016 NZDT (11:02 on 13 November UTC).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kaik%C5%8Dura_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2016 Kaikōura earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.653,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Side_view_of_the_tearing_down_of_61_Molesworth_Street.jpg/960px-Side_view_of_the_tearing_down_of_61_Molesworth_Street.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"quake-2009-l-aquila-earthquake","title":"2009 L'Aquila earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":42.334,"lng":13.334,"fact":"Magnitude 6.2; 309 dead. An earthquake occurred in the region of Abruzzo, in southern Italy, at 03:32 CEST (01:32 UTC) on 6 April 2009.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_L'Aquila_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2009 L'Aquila earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.651,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/L%27Aquila_eathquake_prefettura.jpg/960px-L%27Aquila_eathquake_prefettura.jpg","year":2009},
{"id":"quake-2011-christchurch-earthquake","title":"2011 Christchurch earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-43.5834,"lng":172.701,"fact":"Magnitude 6.1; 185 dead. A major earthquake occurred in Christchurch on Tuesday 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. local time (23:51 UTC, 21 February).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Christchurch_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2011 Christchurch earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.651,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/ChristchurchBasilicaPostEarthquake_gobeirne.jpg/960px-ChristchurchBasilicaPostEarthquake_gobeirne.jpg","year":2011},
{"id":"quake-2020-aegean-sea-earthquake","title":"2020 Aegean Sea earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":37.897,"lng":26.795,"fact":"Death toll: 116. An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.0 occurred on 30 October 2020 about 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of the Greek island of Samos.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Aegean_Sea_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2020 Aegean Sea earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.651,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Building_destroyed_due_to_earthquake.jpg/960px-Building_destroyed_due_to_earthquake.jpg","year":2020},
{"id":"quake-2025-tibet-earthquake","title":"2025 Tibet earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":28.639,"lng":87.361,"fact":"Death toll: 126. On 7 January 2025 at 09:05 CST (UTC+8), an earthquake measuring Mw 7.1 struck Tingri County, located in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of Southwestern China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tibet_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2025 Tibet earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.651,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/2025_Tibet_earthquake_aftermath.png/960px-2025_Tibet_earthquake_aftermath.png","year":2025},
{"id":"quake-2011-van-earthquakes","title":"2011 Van earthquakes","category":"earthquake","lat":38.628,"lng":43.486,"fact":"Magnitude 7.1. The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van. The first earthquake happened on 23 October at 13:41 local time. The shock had a Mww magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Van_earthquakes","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2011 Van earthquakes","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.646,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Anatolian_Plate.png/640px-Anatolian_Plate.png","year":2011},
{"id":"quake-2026-flores-earthquake","title":"2026 Flores earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-8.3099,"lng":121.3514,"fact":"Magnitude 7.7. On 15 August 2026, at 05:58 WITA (UTC+8), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The earthquake was caused by movement on the Flores back-arc thrust fault located north of the island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Flores_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2026 Flores earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.645,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Building_Destroyed_in_the_Flores_earthquake_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Building_Destroyed_in_the_Flores_earthquake_2026_%28cropped%29.jpg","year":2026},
{"id":"quake-2021-haiti-earthquake","title":"2021 Haiti earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":18.408,"lng":-73.475,"fact":"Death toll: 2,207. At 08:29:09 EDT on 14 August 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Tiburon Peninsula of southern Haiti. It had a 10-kilometre-deep (6.2 mi) hypocenter near Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of the capital, Port-au-Prince.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Haiti_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2021 Haiti earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.642,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Haiti_Earthquake_10.jpg/960px-Haiti_Earthquake_10.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"quake-2016-kumamoto-earthquakes","title":"2016 Kumamoto earthquakes","category":"earthquake","lat":32.849,"lng":130.635,"fact":"Death toll: 267. The 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes were a series of earthquakes, including a magnitude 7.0 mainshock which struck at 01:25 JST on April 16, 2016 (16:25 UTC on April 15) beneath Kumamoto City of Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu Region, Japan…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Kumamoto_earthquakes","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.637,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Destroyed_house_by_2016_Kumamoto_earthquake.jpg/960px-Destroyed_house_by_2016_Kumamoto_earthquake.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"quake-2020-zagreb-earthquake","title":"2020 Zagreb earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":45.897,"lng":15.966,"fact":"Magnitude 5.4. At approximately 6:24 AM CET on the morning of 22 March 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 Mw, 5.5 ML, hit Zagreb, Croatia, with an epicenter 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the city centre.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Zagreb_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2020 Zagreb earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.637,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/2020_Zagreb_earthquake.jpg","year":2020},
{"id":"quake-2006-pangandaran-earthquake-and-tsunami","title":"2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami","category":"earthquake","lat":-9.295,"lng":107.347,"fact":"Magnitude 7.7; 668 dead. An earthquake occurred on July 17, 2006, at 15:19:27 local time along a subduction zone off the coast of west and central Java, a large and densely populated island in the Indonesian archipelago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Pangandaran_earthquake_and_tsunami","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2006 Pangandaran earthquake and tsunami","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.636,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Pangandaran_-_view_National_Park.JPG/960px-Pangandaran_-_view_National_Park.JPG","year":2006},
{"id":"quake-856-damghan-earthquake","title":"856 Damghan earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":36.2,"lng":54.3,"fact":"Magnitude 7.9; 45,096 dead. The Damghan earthquake or the Qumis earthquake occurred on 22 December 856 (242 AH) in Khorasan province, Abbasid Caliphate. The earthquake had an estimated magnitude of 7.9, and a maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/856_Damghan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 856 Damghan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.636,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/856_Damghan_setting.png/960px-856_Damghan_setting.png","year":856},
{"id":"quake-1833-sumatra-earthquake","title":"1833 Sumatra earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-2.5,"lng":100.5,"fact":"The 1833 Sumatra earthquake occurred on November 25 at about 22:00 local time, with an estimated magnitude in the range of 8.8–9.2 Mw. It caused a large tsunami that flooded the southwestern coast of the island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1833_Sumatra_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1833 Sumatra earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.635,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Plate_setting_Sunda_megathrust.png/960px-Plate_setting_Sunda_megathrust.png","year":1833},
{"id":"quake-1957-andreanof-islands-earthquake","title":"1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":51.8333,"lng":-175.167,"fact":"The 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake occurred at 04:22 local time on March 9 with a moment magnitude estimated at 8.6 and a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). It occurred south of the Andreanof Islands group, which is part of the Aleutian Islands arc.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957_Andreanof_Islands_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1957 Andreanof Islands earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.635,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/1957_Andreanof_Islands_earthquake.jpg","year":1957},
{"id":"quake-1963-skopje-earthquake","title":"1963 Skopje earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":42,"lng":21.4333,"fact":"Magnitude 6.1; 1,000 dead. The 1963 Skopje earthquake occurred in present-day North Macedonia (at the time, it was called the Socialist Republic of Macedonia).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Skopje_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1963 Skopje earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.633,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Osnovnoto_Njegos%2C_po_zemjotresot.jpg/960px-Osnovnoto_Njegos%2C_po_zemjotresot.jpg","year":1963},
{"id":"quake-2017-iran-iraq-earthquake","title":"2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":34.911,"lng":45.959,"fact":"Magnitude 7.3; 474 dead. On 12 November 2017 at 18:18 UTC (21:48 Iran Standard Time, 21:18 Arabia Standard Time), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.4 occurred on the Iran–Iraq border, with the Iraqi Kurdish city of Halabja, and the Kurdish dominated places of Ezgeleh…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2017 Iran–Iraq earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.633,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/2017_Kermanshah_earthquake_by_Farzad_Menati_-_Sarpol-e_Zahab_%2802%29.jpg","year":2017},
{"id":"quake-2018-sulawesi-earthquake-and-tsunami","title":"2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami","category":"earthquake","lat":-0.18,"lng":119.85,"fact":"Death toll: 4,402. On 28 September 2018, a shallow, large earthquake struck in the neck of the Minahasa Peninsula, Indonesia, with its epicentre located in the mountainous Donggala Regency, Central Sulawesi.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Sulawesi_earthquake_and_tsunami","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.633,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Petobo_portrait_after_Sulawesi_earthquake_3.jpg","year":2018},
{"id":"quake-2020-elazig-earthquake","title":"2020 Elazığ earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":38.39,"lng":39.081,"fact":"Magnitude 6.7. The 2020 Elazığ earthquake occurred at 20:55 local time (17:55 UTC) on 24 January in Turkey. The magnitude of the earthquake was determined to be 6.7 Mw.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Elaz%C4%B1%C4%9F_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2020 Elazığ earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.628,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Elaz%C4%B1%C4%9F_Depremi_kurtarma_%C3%A7al%C4%B1%C5%9Fmalar%C4%B1_%283%29_01.jpg/960px-Elaz%C4%B1%C4%9F_Depremi_kurtarma_%C3%A7al%C4%B1%C5%9Fmalar%C4%B1_%283%29_01.jpg","year":2020},
{"id":"quake-2020-petrinja-earthquake","title":"2020 Petrinja earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":45.422,"lng":16.255,"fact":"At 12:19 PM CET (11:19 UTC) on 29 December 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 Mw (6.2 ML) hit central Croatia, with an epicenter located roughly 3 km (1.9 mi) west-southwest of Petrinja.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Petrinja_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2020 Petrinja earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.628,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/2020_Petrinja_earthquake_03.jpg/640px-2020_Petrinja_earthquake_03.jpg","year":2020},
{"id":"quake-115-antioch-earthquake","title":"115 Antioch earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":36.1,"lng":36.1,"fact":"Magnitude 7.5; 260,000 dead. An earthquake occurred in Antioch on 13 December 115 AD. It had an estimated magnitude of 7.5 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and an estimated maximum intensity of XI (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/115_Antioch_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 115 Antioch earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.626,"year":115},
{"id":"quake-2025-kunar-earthquake","title":"2025 Kunar earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":34.519,"lng":70.734,"fact":"Death toll: 2,200. On 31 August 2025, at 23:47 AFT (19:17 UTC), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw) struck eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan. The epicenter of the quake was located in Nurgal District, Kunar Province.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Kunar_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2025 Kunar earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.623,"year":2025},
{"id":"quake-2026-colombia-earthquake","title":"2026 Colombia earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":4.844,"lng":-76.242,"fact":"Death toll: 294. On 10 August 2026, a Mw 7.4–7.5 earthquake struck the department of Chocó in Colombia, killing at least 335 people, injuring more than 4,600 others, leaving 111 confirmed missing and causing extensive damage across the country.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombia_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2026 Colombia earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.623,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Pereira_after_the_earthquake_-_WCK_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Pereira_after_the_earthquake_-_WCK_%28cropped%29.jpg","year":2026},
{"id":"quake-1668-north-anatolia-earthquake","title":"1668 North Anatolia earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":38.4,"lng":27.1,"fact":"Magnitude 7.9; 8,000 dead. Northern Anatolia was struck by a large earthquake on 17 August 1668 in the late morning. It had an estimated magnitude in the range 7.8–8.0 Ms and the maximum felt intensity was IX on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1668_North_Anatolia_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1668 North Anatolia earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.616,"year":1668},
{"id":"quake-1787-new-spain-earthquake","title":"1787 New Spain earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":16.5,"lng":-98.5,"fact":"Magnitude 8.6. The 1787 New Spain earthquake, also known as the San Sixto earthquake, occurred on 28 March at 11:30 local time (17:30 UTC).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1787_New_Spain_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1787 New Spain earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.614,"year":1787},
{"id":"quake-2016-southern-taiwan-earthquake","title":"2016 southern Taiwan earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":22.92,"lng":120.54,"fact":"Death toll: 117. At 03:57 local time on 6 February 2016, an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.4 struck 28 km (17 mi) northeast of Pingtung City in southern Taiwan, in the Meinong District of Kaohsiung. The earthquake struck at a depth of around 23 km (14 mi).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_southern_Taiwan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2016 southern Taiwan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.613,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Weiguan_Jinlong_residential_building.jpg/640px-Weiguan_Jinlong_residential_building.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"quake-2017-puebla-earthquake","title":"2017 Puebla earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":18.3297,"lng":-98.6712,"fact":"Death toll: 369. The 2017 Puebla earthquake, also known as 19S, struck at 13:14 CDT (18:14 UTC) on 19 September 2017 with an estimated magnitude of 7.1 Mw and strong shaking for about 20 seconds. Its epicenter was about 55 km (34 mi) south of the city of Puebla, Mexico.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Puebla_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2017 Puebla earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.613,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/2017_Puebla_earthquake_montage.png/960px-2017_Puebla_earthquake_montage.png","year":2017},
{"id":"quake-june-2022-afghanistan-earthquake","title":"June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":33.092,"lng":69.514,"fact":"Death toll: 1,543. A 4.0-kilometre (2.5 mi) deep earthquake measuring a magnitude (Mw) of 6.2 struck southeastern Afghanistan on 22 June 2022 at 01:24:36 AFT (on 21 June 2022 at 20:54:36 UTC). The earthquake had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2022_Afghanistan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.613,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/AfghanistanQuake.png","year":2022},
{"id":"quake-2019-albania-earthquake","title":"2019 Albania earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":41.511,"lng":19.515,"fact":"On 26 November 2019 at 03:54 CET (UTC+1), northwestern Albania was struck by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake with an epicentre 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west-southwest of Mamurras.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Albania_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2019 Albania earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.607,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Terremoto_in_Albania_%2849137246301%29.jpg/960px-Terremoto_in_Albania_%2849137246301%29.jpg","year":2019},
{"id":"quake-1960-agadir-earthquake","title":"1960 Agadir earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":30.351,"lng":-9.69,"fact":"Magnitude 5.8; 12,000 dead. The 1960 Agadir earthquake occurred on 29 February at 23:40:18 Western European Time near the city of Agadir, located in western Morocco on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Agadir_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1960 Agadir earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.602,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/AgadirEarthquakeBuilding1.jpg/960px-AgadirEarthquakeBuilding1.jpg","year":1960},
{"id":"quake-2006-yogyakarta-earthquake","title":"2006 Yogyakarta earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-7.962,"lng":110.458,"fact":"The 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake occurred at 05:53 local time on 27 May with a moment magnitude of 6.4 and a maximum MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging) in the Yogyakarta region of Java, Indonesia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Yogyakarta_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.602,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/JogjaEarthquake27Mei2006-2.jpg/960px-JogjaEarthquake27Mei2006-2.jpg","year":2006},
{"id":"quake-2010-yushu-earthquake","title":"2010 Yushu earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":33.271,"lng":96.629,"fact":"The 2010 Yushu earthquake struck on April 14 and registered a magnitude of 6.9 Mw (USGS, EMSC) or 7.1 Ms (CEA, CENC). It originated in Yushu, Qinghai, China, at 7:49 am local time (23:49 April 13 UTC).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Yushu_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 Yushu earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.602,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Yushuquake-Gruschke1.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"quake-2011-lorca-earthquake","title":"2011 Lorca earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":37.697,"lng":-1.556,"fact":"The 2011 Lorca earthquake was a moderate 5.1 Mw earthquake that occurred 18:47 CEST (16:47 UTC) on 11 May 2011, near the town of Lorca, causing significant localized damage in the Region of Murcia, Spain, and panic among locals, and displacing many from their homes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Lorca_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2011 Lorca earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.602,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Lorca_earthquake.jpg/960px-Lorca_earthquake.jpg","year":2011,"day":"05-11"},
{"id":"quake-2022-west-java-earthquake","title":"2022 West Java earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-6.853,"lng":107.095,"fact":"Death toll: 310. On 21 November 2022, at 13:21 WIB (UTC+07:00), a Mww 5.6 earthquake struck near Cianjur in West Java, Indonesia. The strike-slip earthquake occurred with a focal depth of 11 km (6.8 mi). Between 335 and 635 people died, 7,729 were injured and five remain missing.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_West_Java_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2022 West Java earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.602,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Cianjur_earthquake_homes_destroyed.jpg","year":2022},
{"id":"quake-1948-ashgabat-earthquake","title":"1948 Ashgabat earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":37.95,"lng":58.32,"fact":"The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake was on 6 October with a surface-wave magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), in Turkmenistan near Ashgabat. Due to censorship by the Soviet government, the event was not widely reported in the Soviet media.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Ashgabat_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1948 Ashgabat earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.596,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/1948_Ashgabat_earthquake.png/640px-1948_Ashgabat_earthquake.png","year":1948},
{"id":"quake-1989-loma-prieta-earthquake","title":"1989 Loma Prieta earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":37.04,"lng":-121.877,"fact":"Magnitude 6.7. On October 17, 1989, at 5:04 p.m. PDT, the Loma Prieta earthquake occurred on the Central Coast of California.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.596,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Cypress_structure.jpeg/960px-Cypress_structure.jpeg","year":1989},
{"id":"quake-2001-gujarat-earthquake","title":"2001 Gujarat earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":23.6,"lng":69.8,"fact":"Magnitude 6.9; 20,023 dead. An earthquake struck India and Pakistan on 26 January 2001 at 08:46 am IST. The epicentre was about 9 km south-southwest of the village of Chobari in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch district in Gujarat, India.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Gujarat_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2001 Gujarat earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.596,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Gujarat_Earthquake_Relief_by_RSS_Volunteers.jpg","year":2001},
{"id":"quake-1995-neftegorsk-earthquake","title":"1995 Neftegorsk earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":52.629,"lng":142.827,"fact":"Magnitude 7.6; 2,400 dead. The 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake occurred on 28 May at 01:03 local time in northern Sakhalin Island in the Russian Far East.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Neftegorsk_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1995 Neftegorsk earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.595,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Neftegorsk_earthquake_01.jpg/960px-Neftegorsk_earthquake_01.jpg","year":1995},
{"id":"quake-1999-jiji-earthquake","title":"1999 Jiji earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":23.772,"lng":120.982,"fact":"Death toll: 2,416. The Chi-Chi earthquake, was a 7.3 ML or 7.7 Mw earthquake which occurred in Jiji (Chi-Chi), Nantou County, Taiwan on September 21, 1999, at 01:47:12 local time. 2,415 people were killed, 11,305 injured, and NT$300 billion worth of damage was done.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Jiji_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1999 Jiji earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.59,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/990921%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99119%EA%B5%AC%EC%A1%B0%EB%B3%B8%EB%B6%80_%EB%8C%80%EB%A7%8C_921_%EB%8C%80%EC%A7%80%EC%A7%84_%EC%B6%9C%EB%8F%991.jpg/960px-990921%EC%A4%91%EC%95%99119%EA%B5%AC%EC%A1%B0%EB%B3%B8%EB%B6%80_%EB%8C%80%EB%A7%8C_921_%EB%8C%80%EC%A7%80%EC%A7%84_%EC%B6%9C%EB%8F%991.jpg","year":1999},
{"id":"quake-2026-kumamoto-earthquake","title":"2026 Kumamoto earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":32.6,"lng":130.7,"fact":"On 28 July 2026 at approximately 16:27:15 JST (07:27:15 UTC), an earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southern Japan with a magnitude of Mww 6.8 (MJMA 7.1) at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi), later revised to 16 km (9.9 mi).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Kumamoto_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2026 Kumamoto earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.584,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/20260730_JGSDF_Officers_in_AEON_Mall_Kumamoto_after_Earthquake.jpg","year":2026},
{"id":"quake-2013-solomon-islands-earthquake","title":"2013 Solomon Islands earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-10.7377,"lng":165.138,"fact":"The 2013 Solomon Islands earthquake struck Temotu Province within Solomon Islands on 6 February with a moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Solomon_Islands_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2013 Solomon Islands earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.582,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Venga_Village_%2810680804884%29.jpg/960px-Venga_Village_%2810680804884%29.jpg","year":2013},
{"id":"quake-2019-peru-earthquake","title":"2019 Peru earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-5.796,"lng":-75.298,"fact":"An earthquake measuring Mw 8.0 struck Peru and the surrounding areas on 26 May 2019 at 02:41 local time. It had a maximum perceived intensity of VII (Very strong) on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale in the towns of Yurimaguas and Lagunas.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Peru_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2019 Peru earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.582,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Terremoto_de_Loreto_2019.jpg","year":2019},
{"id":"quake-1977-vrancea-earthquake","title":"1977 Vrancea earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":45.77,"lng":26.76,"fact":"Death toll: 1,578. The 1977 Vrancea earthquake occurred on 4 March 1977, at 21:22 local time, and was felt throughout the Balkans.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Vrancea_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1977 Vrancea earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.577,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/M_7.5_-_2_km_N_of_Spulber%2C_Romania_1977.jpg","year":1977},
{"id":"quake-2003-bam-earthquake","title":"2003 Bam earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":29,"lng":58.55,"fact":"Magnitude 6.6; 37,000 dead. An earthquake struck the Kerman province of southeastern Iran at 01:56 UTC (5:26 am Iran Standard Time) on December 26, 2003. The Mw 6.6 (Ms 6.8–7.0) strike-slip shock had a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Bam_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2003 Bam earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.577,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%8C_%DB%B1%DB%B3%DB%B8%DB%B2_%2802%29.jpg/960px-%D8%B2%D9%84%D8%B2%D9%84%D9%87_%D8%A8%D9%85%D8%8C_%DB%B1%DB%B3%DB%B8%DB%B2_%2802%29.jpg","year":2003},
{"id":"quake-2010-pichilemu-earthquakes","title":"2010 Pichilemu earthquakes","category":"earthquake","lat":-34.92,"lng":-71.95,"fact":"The 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes, also known as the Libertador O'Higgins earthquakes, were a pair of intraplate earthquakes measuring 6.9 and 7.0 Mw that struck Chile's O'Higgins Region on 11 March 2010 about 16 minutes apart.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Pichilemu_earthquakes","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 Pichilemu earthquakes","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.577,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Structural_damage_after_Pichilemu_earthquake%2C_as_seen_in_April_2011.jpg/960px-Structural_damage_after_Pichilemu_earthquake%2C_as_seen_in_April_2011.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"quake-2007-chuetsu-offshore-earthquake","title":"2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":37.535,"lng":138.446,"fact":"A magnitude 6.6 earthquake occurred 10:13 local time (01:13 UTC) on July 16, 2007, at a previously unknown offshore fault in the northwest Niigata Prefecture of Japan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Ch%C5%ABetsu_offshore_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.571,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Japan_quake_July_16.2007.jpg","year":2007},
{"id":"quake-2023-jishishan-earthquake","title":"2023 Jishishan earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":35.743,"lng":102.827,"fact":"Death toll: 151. On 18 December 2023 at around 23:59:30 CST, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9–6.2 struck Jishishan County, in Gansu Province, China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Jishishan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2023 Jishishan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.557,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/2023_Jishishan_Earthquake_aftermath_CNS_screenshot.jpg/960px-2023_Jishishan_Earthquake_aftermath_CNS_screenshot.jpg","year":2023},
{"id":"quake-2014-ludian-earthquake","title":"2014 Ludian earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":27.1,"lng":103.3,"fact":"Magnitude 6.5; 617 dead. The 2014 Ludian earthquake struck Ludian County, Yunnan, China, with a moment magnitude of 6.2 on 3 August. The earthquake killed at least 615 people, injuring at least 2,400 others. At least 114 people remained missing.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Ludian_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2014 Ludian earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.549,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Zhoujiaping_after_Ludian_earthquake.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"quake-2021-west-sulawesi-earthquake","title":"2021 West Sulawesi earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":-3.005,"lng":118.924,"fact":"A moment magnitude (Mw) 6.2 earthquake struck Majene Regency in West Sulawesi, Indonesia, on 15 January 2021, at 02:28 WITA (18:28 UTC). The reverse faulting shock initiated at 18.0 km (11.2 mi) depth with an epicenter inland, located 32 km (20 mi) south of Mamuju.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_West_Sulawesi_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.549,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Majene_earthquake_damage.jpg/640px-Majene_earthquake_damage.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"quake-1934-nepal-india-earthquake","title":"1934 Nepal–India earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":27.55,"lng":87.09,"fact":"Death toll: 10,600. The 1934 Nepal–India earthquake or 1934 Bihar–Nepal earthquake was one of the worst earthquakes in India's history. The towns of Munger and Muzaffarpur were completely destroyed.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_Nepal%E2%80%93India_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1934 Nepal–India earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.542,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Old_Darbhanga_Raj_Palace-Damaged_by_earthquake.jpg/960px-Old_Darbhanga_Raj_Palace-Damaged_by_earthquake.jpg","year":1934},
{"id":"quake-1994-northridge-earthquake","title":"1994 Northridge earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":34.207,"lng":-118.535,"fact":"Magnitude 6.7. The 1994 Northridge earthquake affected Greater Los Angeles, California, United States, on January 17, 1994, at 04:30:55 PST. The epicenter of the moment magnitude 6.7 (Mw) blind thrust earthquake was beneath the San Fernando Valley.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Northridge_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1994 Northridge earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.542,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/FEMA_-_1681_-_Photograph_by_FEMA_News_Photo_taken_on_01-17-1994_in_California.jpg/960px-FEMA_-_1681_-_Photograph_by_FEMA_News_Photo_taken_on_01-17-1994_in_California.jpg","year":1994},
{"id":"quake-2018-hualien-earthquake","title":"2018 Hualien earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":24.174,"lng":121.653,"fact":"At 23:50 (UTC+8) on 6 February 2018, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the moment magnitude scale hit Taiwan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Hualien_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2018 Hualien earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.542,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/%E5%9C%8B%E8%BB%8D%E9%A6%B3%E6%8F%B4%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E9%9C%87%E7%81%BD_11.jpg/960px-%E5%9C%8B%E8%BB%8D%E9%A6%B3%E6%8F%B4%E8%8A%B1%E8%93%AE%E9%9C%87%E7%81%BD_11.jpg","year":2018},
{"id":"quake-2018-osaka-earthquake","title":"2018 Osaka earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":34.834,"lng":135.606,"fact":"Magnitude 5.3. On 18 June 2018, around 7:58:35 a.m. Japan Standard Time, an earthquake measuring 5.6 Mw on the moment magnitude scale (preliminary 5.5 Mw) struck in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Osaka_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2018 Osaka earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.542,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Ibaraki_break_temple.jpg/960px-Ibaraki_break_temple.jpg","year":2018},
{"id":"quake-1905-kangra-earthquake","title":"1905 Kangra earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":33,"lng":76,"fact":"Magnitude 7.8. The 1905 Kangra earthquake occurred in the Kangra Valley and the Kangra district of the Himachal Pradesh, in India on 4 April 1905. The earthquake measured 7.8 on the surface-wave magnitude scale and killed more than 20,000 people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_Kangra_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1905 Kangra earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.54,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Photograph_of_the_ruins_of_Bajreshwari_Mata_Temple%2C_Kangra_taken_in_the_aftermath_of_the_1905_Kangra_earthquake.jpg","year":1905},
{"id":"quake-1976-caldiran-muradiye-earthquake","title":"1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":39.12,"lng":44.03,"fact":"Magnitude 7.5; 5,000 dead. The 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake occurred at 14:22 local time (12:22 UTC) on 24 November. The epicenter was located near Çaldıran, 20 km northeast of Muradiye, in the Van Province of eastern Turkey.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_%C3%87ald%C4%B1ran%E2%80%93Muradiye_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.54,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/1976_Caldiran_earthquake_surface_rupture.png/960px-1976_Caldiran_earthquake_surface_rupture.png","year":1976},
{"id":"quake-1976-moro-gulf-earthquake","title":"1976 Moro Gulf earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":6.29,"lng":124.09,"fact":"Magnitude 7.9. The 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake and tsunami occurred on August 17, 1976, at 00:11 local time near the islands of Mindanao and Sulu, in the Philippines. It measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale occurring at a depth of 20 km (12 mi).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Moro_Gulf_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.54,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Tsunami_hit_lebak.jpg/960px-Tsunami_hit_lebak.jpg","year":1976},
{"id":"quake-december-2023-mindanao-earthquake","title":"December 2023 Mindanao earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":8.527,"lng":126.449,"fact":"On December 2, 2023, at 22:37 PST (14:37 UTC), a moment magnitude (Mww) 7.6 earthquake occurred off the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The shallow subduction earthquake killed at least three people and left 79 injured.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_2023_Mindanao_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: December 2023 Mindanao earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.54,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/2023_Earthquake_Damage_Hinatuan_Pagasa_Doppler_Radar_Station.jpg/960px-2023_Earthquake_Damage_Hinatuan_Pagasa_Doppler_Radar_Station.jpg","year":2023},
{"id":"quake-1895-ljubljana-earthquake","title":"1895 Ljubljana earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":46.1,"lng":14.5,"fact":"On 14 April 1895, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Carniola, a crown land of Austria-Hungary and the capital of modern-day Slovenia. It was the most, and the last, destructive earthquake in the history of Ljubljana.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1895_Ljubljana_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1895 Ljubljana earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.533,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Helfer%2C_W._-_Spital_Street%2C_Ljubljana%2C_in_1895_%282%29.jpg/960px-Helfer%2C_W._-_Spital_Street%2C_Ljubljana%2C_in_1895_%282%29.jpg","year":1895},
{"id":"quake-2011-virginia-earthquake","title":"2011 Virginia earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":37.936,"lng":-77.933,"fact":"On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region of the U.S. state of Virginia at 1:51:04 p.m. EDT. The epicenter, in Louisa County, was 38 mi (61 km) northwest of Richmond and 5 mi (8 km) south-southwest of the town of Mineral.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Virginia_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2011 Virginia earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.533,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Virginia_earthquake%2C_Aug_23.jpg","year":2011},
{"id":"quake-1356-basel-earthquake","title":"1356 Basel earthquake","category":"earthquake","lat":47.4,"lng":7.6,"fact":"Death toll: 1,000. The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history and had a moment magnitude in the range of 6.0–7.1.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1356_Basel_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1356 Basel earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.525,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Erdbeben_Basel_Jauslin.JPG/960px-Erdbeben_Basel_Jauslin.JPG","year":1356},
{"id":"pbdb-tyrannosaurus-north-dakota-the-united-states","title":"Tyrannosaurus · North Dakota, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":46.1369,"lng":-103.7954,"fact":"Tyrannosaurus fossils were dug up in North Dakota, the United States — Maastrichtian, about 69 million years ago (23 recorded finds). Tyrannosaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur. The type species Tyrannosaurus rex, often shortened to T. rex or colloquially T-Rex…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tyrannosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.9,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Tyrannosaurus_Rex_Holotype.jpg/960px-Tyrannosaurus_Rex_Holotype.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-triceratops-wyoming-the-united-states","title":"Triceratops · Wyoming, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":43.1394,"lng":-104.7072,"fact":"Triceratops fossils were dug up in Wyoming, the United States — late Maastrichtian, about 69 million years ago (64 recorded finds). Triceratops is a genus of chasmosaurine ceratopsian dinosaur that lived during the late Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triceratops","story_label":"Wikipedia: Triceratops","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.896,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/LA-Triceratops_mount-2.jpg/960px-LA-Triceratops_mount-2.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-velociraptor-omnogov-mongolia","title":"Velociraptor · Omnogov, Mongolia","category":"fossil","lat":44.0942,"lng":102.9092,"fact":"Velociraptor fossils were dug up in Omnogov, Mongolia — late Campanian, about 78 million years ago (13 recorded finds). Velociraptor is a genus of small dromaeosaurid dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 75 million to 71 million years ago (Mya).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velociraptor","story_label":"Wikipedia: Velociraptor","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.892,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Velociraptor_skeleton_white_background.jpg/960px-Velociraptor_skeleton_white_background.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-stegosaurus-wyoming-the-united-states","title":"Stegosaurus · Wyoming, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":42.0358,"lng":-106.39,"fact":"Stegosaurus fossils were dug up in Wyoming, the United States — Kimmeridgian, about 149 million years ago (40 recorded finds). Stegosaurus is a genus of extinct herbivorous four-legged armored dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Stegosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.888,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Journal.pone.0138352.g001A.jpg/960px-Journal.pone.0138352.g001A.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-brachiosaurus-colorado-the-united-states","title":"Brachiosaurus · Colorado, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":38.6381,"lng":-108.1944,"fact":"Brachiosaurus fossils were dug up in Colorado, the United States — Kimmeridgian, about 149 million years ago (8 recorded finds). Brachiosaurus is a genus of sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic, about 155.6 to 145.5 million years ago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachiosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Brachiosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.884,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Brachiosaurus_mount.jpg/960px-Brachiosaurus_mount.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-diplodocus-wyoming-the-united-states","title":"Diplodocus · Wyoming, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":42.5207,"lng":-106.7407,"fact":"Diplodocus fossils were dug up in Wyoming, the United States — late Kimmeridgian, about 148 million years ago (39 recorded finds). Diplodocus is an extinct genus of diplodocid sauropod dinosaurs known from the Late Jurassic of North America and Europe.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplodocus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Diplodocus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.88,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/CM_Diplodocus.jpg/960px-CM_Diplodocus.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-apatosaurus-wyoming-the-united-states","title":"Apatosaurus · Wyoming, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":42.1816,"lng":-106.3153,"fact":"Apatosaurus fossils were dug up in Wyoming, the United States — Kimmeridgian, about 149 million years ago (28 recorded finds). Apatosaurus is a genus of herbivorous sauropod dinosaur that lived in North America during the Late Jurassic period.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apatosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Apatosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.876,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Apatosaurus_louisae_-_CM.jpg/960px-Apatosaurus_louisae_-_CM.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-spinosaurus-draa-tafilalet-morocco","title":"Spinosaurus · Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco","category":"fossil","lat":30.9,"lng":-3.9833,"fact":"Spinosaurus fossils were dug up in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco — late Albian, about 100 million years ago (21 recorded finds). Spinosaurus is a genus of large spinosaurid theropod dinosaurs that lived in what is now North Africa during the Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Spinosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.868,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/FSAC-KK-11888.jpg/960px-FSAC-KK-11888.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-giganotosaurus-neuquen-argentina","title":"Giganotosaurus · Neuquén, Argentina","category":"fossil","lat":-39.2065,"lng":-68.7167,"fact":"Giganotosaurus fossils were dug up in Neuquén, Argentina — early Albian, about 112 million years ago (3 recorded finds). Giganotosaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina, during the Albian age of the Early Cretaceous period…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giganotosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Giganotosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.864,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Giganotosaurus_at_Fernbank.jpg/960px-Giganotosaurus_at_Fernbank.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-argentinosaurus-neuquen-argentina","title":"Argentinosaurus · Neuquén, Argentina","category":"fossil","lat":-38.9167,"lng":-69.06,"fact":"Argentinosaurus fossils were dug up in Neuquén, Argentina — middle Albian, about 108 million years ago. Argentinosaurus (meaning \"lizard from Argentina\") is a genus of giant sauropod dinosaur that lived during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now Argentina.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentinosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Argentinosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.86,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Argentinosaurus_skeleton%2C_PLoS_ONE.png/960px-Argentinosaurus_skeleton%2C_PLoS_ONE.png"},
{"id":"pbdb-ankylosaurus-wyoming-the-united-states","title":"Ankylosaurus · Wyoming, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":41.9399,"lng":-106.8763,"fact":"Ankylosaurus fossils were dug up in Wyoming, the United States — Lancian, about 69 million years ago (8 recorded finds). Ankylosaurus is a genus of armored dinosaur. Its fossils have been found in geological formations dating to the very end of the Cretaceous Period…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankylosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ankylosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.856,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Ankylosaur_head_-_cast_-_Custer_County_Montana_-_Museum_of_the_Rockies_-_2013-07-08.jpg/960px-Ankylosaur_head_-_cast_-_Custer_County_Montana_-_Museum_of_the_Rockies_-_2013-07-08.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-iguanodon-england-the-united-kingdom","title":"Iguanodon · England, the United Kingdom","category":"fossil","lat":51.0667,"lng":-0.5258,"fact":"Iguanodon fossils were dug up in England, the United Kingdom — late Berriasian, about 136 million years ago (70 recorded finds). Iguanodon, named in 1825, is a genus of iguanodontian dinosaur. While many species found worldwide have been classified in the genus Iguanodon…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguanodon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Iguanodon","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.852,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Iguanodon_de_Bernissart_IRSNB_01.JPG/960px-Iguanodon_de_Bernissart_IRSNB_01.JPG"},
{"id":"pbdb-megalosaurus-england-the-united-kingdom","title":"Megalosaurus · England, the United Kingdom","category":"fossil","lat":51.7007,"lng":-1.3239,"fact":"Megalosaurus fossils were dug up in England, the United Kingdom — middle Oxfordian, about 158 million years ago (34 recorded finds). Megalosaurus is an extinct genus of large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs that lived during the Middle Jurassic…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Megalosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.848,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Megalosaurus_display.JPG/960px-Megalosaurus_display.JPG"},
{"id":"pbdb-archaeopteryx-bayern-germany","title":"Archaeopteryx · Bayern, Germany","category":"fossil","lat":48.9333,"lng":11.15,"fact":"Archaeopteryx fossils were dug up in Bayern, Germany — early Tithonian, about 147 million years ago (8 recorded finds). Archaeopteryx, sometimes referred to by its German name, \"Urvogel \" is an extinct genus of bird-like dinosaurs.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeopteryx","story_label":"Wikipedia: Archaeopteryx","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.844,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Archaeopteryx_lithographica_%28Berlin_specimen%29.jpg/960px-Archaeopteryx_lithographica_%28Berlin_specimen%29.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-ichthyosaurus-england-the-united-kingdom","title":"Ichthyosaurus · England, the United Kingdom","category":"fossil","lat":51.8158,"lng":-2.413,"fact":"Ichthyosaurus fossils were dug up in England, the United Kingdom — Rhaetian, about 204 million years ago (51 recorded finds). Ichthyosaurus is an extinct genus of ichthyosaurs from the Early Jurassic (Hettangian - Pliensbachian) of Europe (Belgium, England, Germany and Portugal).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ichthyosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.84,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Ichthyosaurus_communis_in_London.jpg/960px-Ichthyosaurus_communis_in_London.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-plesiosaurus-england-the-united-kingdom","title":"Plesiosaurus · England, the United Kingdom","category":"fossil","lat":51.3983,"lng":-2.3964,"fact":"Plesiosaurus fossils were dug up in England, the United Kingdom — Hettangian, about 193 million years ago (30 recorded finds). Plesiosaurus is a genus of extinct, large marine sauropterygian reptile that lived during the Early Jurassic.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiosaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Plesiosaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.836,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Plesiosaurus_dolichodeirus_NHM.jpg/960px-Plesiosaurus_dolichodeirus_NHM.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-mosasaurus-new-jersey-the-united-states","title":"Mosasaurus · New Jersey, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":40.1167,"lng":-74.55,"fact":"Mosasaurus fossils were dug up in New Jersey, the United States — late Maastrichtian, about 69 million years ago (29 recorded finds). Mosasaurus is the type genus (defining example) of the Mosasauridae, an extinct group of aquatic squamate reptiles.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosasaurus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mosasaurus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.832,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Mosasaurus_hoffmannii_-_skeleton.jpg/960px-Mosasaurus_hoffmannii_-_skeleton.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-pteranodon-kansas-the-united-states","title":"Pteranodon · Kansas, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":38.9167,"lng":-100.6667,"fact":"Pteranodon fossils were dug up in Kansas, the United States — late Santonian, about 85 million years ago (25 recorded finds). Pteranodon is a genus of pterosaur that included some of the largest known flying reptiles, with P. longiceps having a wingspan of over 6 m (20 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pteranodon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pteranodon","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.828,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Pteranodon_amnh_martyniuk.jpg/960px-Pteranodon_amnh_martyniuk.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-quetzalcoatlus-texas-the-united-states","title":"Quetzalcoatlus · Texas, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":29.3964,"lng":-103.2039,"fact":"Quetzalcoatlus fossils were dug up in Texas, the United States — late Maastrichtian, about 69 million years ago (8 recorded finds). Quetzalcoatlus is a genus of azhdarchid pterosaur that lived during the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous in North America.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quetzalcoatlus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Quetzalcoatlus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.824,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Quetzalcoatlus_northropi.jpg/960px-Quetzalcoatlus_northropi.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-dunkleosteus-michigan-the-united-states","title":"Dunkleosteus · Michigan, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":45.0708,"lng":-83.4125,"fact":"Dunkleosteus fossils were dug up in Michigan, the United States — Givetian, about 385 million years ago (3 recorded finds). Dunkleosteus is an extinct genus of large arthrodire (\"jointed-neck\") fish that existed during the Late Devonian period, about 382–358 million years ago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkleosteus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dunkleosteus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.82,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Dunkleosteus_terrelli_%28fossil_fish%29_%28Cleveland_Shale_Member%2C_Ohio_Shale%2C_Upper_Devonian%3B_Rocky_River_Valley%2C_Cleveland%2C_Ohio%2C_USA%29_21_%2834001200911%29.jpg/960px-Dunkleosteus_terrelli_%28fossil_fish%29_%28Cleveland_Shale_Member%2C_Ohio_Shale%2C_Upper_Devonian%3B_Rocky_River_Valley%2C_Cleveland%2C_Ohio%2C_USA%29_21_%2834001200911%29.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-tiktaalik-nunavut-canada","title":"Tiktaalik · Nunavut, Canada","category":"fossil","lat":77.9,"lng":-86.16,"fact":"Tiktaalik fossils were dug up in Nunavut, Canada — Frasnian, about 377 million years ago (2 recorded finds). Tiktaalik is a monospecific genus of extinct sarcopterygian (lobe-finned fish) from the late Devonian Period, about 375 Mya (million years ago)…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiktaalik","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tiktaalik","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.816,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Tiktaalik_Chicago.JPG/960px-Tiktaalik_Chicago.JPG"},
{"id":"pbdb-anomalocaris-pennsylvania-the-united-states","title":"Anomalocaris · Pennsylvania, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":40.0665,"lng":-76.3658,"fact":"Anomalocaris fossils were dug up in Pennsylvania, the United States — Dyeran, about 513 million years ago (7 recorded finds). Anomalocaris is an extinct genus of radiodont, an order of early-diverging stem-group marine arthropods.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalocaris","story_label":"Wikipedia: Anomalocaris","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.812,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Anomalocaris_canadensis_%28TMP_2023.003.0003%29%2C_Royal_Tyrrell_Museum%2C_Drumheller%2C_Alberta%2C_2025-07-13.jpg/960px-Anomalocaris_canadensis_%28TMP_2023.003.0003%29%2C_Royal_Tyrrell_Museum%2C_Drumheller%2C_Alberta%2C_2025-07-13.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-mammoth-michigan-the-united-states","title":"Mammoth · Michigan, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":42.7628,"lng":-84.7461,"fact":"Mammoth fossils were dug up in Michigan, the United States — late Pleistocene, about 70 thousand years ago (49 recorded finds). A mammoth is a member of the extinct elephantid genus Mammuthus. They lived from the late Miocene epoch (from around 6.2 million years ago) into the…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mammoth","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.808,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Mammuthus_columbi_Page.jpg/960px-Mammuthus_columbi_Page.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-smilodon-florida-the-united-states","title":"Smilodon · Florida, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":28.8,"lng":-82.2,"fact":"Sabre-toothed cat (Smilodon) fossils were dug up in Florida, the United States — Irvingtonian, about 805 thousand years ago (18 recorded finds). Smilodon is a genus of extinct felids. It is one of the best-known saber-toothed predators and prehistoric mammals.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilodon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Smilodon","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.804,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Smilodon_populator_fossil%2C_Tellus_Science_Museum_1.jpg/960px-Smilodon_populator_fossil%2C_Tellus_Science_Museum_1.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-megatherium-buenos-aires-argentina","title":"Megatherium · Buenos Aires, Argentina","category":"fossil","lat":-36.7767,"lng":-59.8697,"fact":"Giant ground sloth (Megatherium) fossils were dug up in Buenos Aires, Argentina — Lujanian, about 206 thousand years ago (16 recorded finds). Megatherium is an extinct genus of large ground sloths endemic to South America that lived from the Pliocene through the end of the Late…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatherium","story_label":"Wikipedia: Megatherium","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.8,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Megatherium_americanum_Skeleton_NHM.JPG/960px-Megatherium_americanum_Skeleton_NHM.JPG"},
{"id":"pbdb-glyptodon-buenos-aires-argentina","title":"Glyptodon · Buenos Aires, Argentina","category":"fossil","lat":-37.3,"lng":-60.2,"fact":"Glyptodon fossils were dug up in Buenos Aires, Argentina — late Pleistocene, about 65 thousand years ago (96 recorded finds). Glyptodon is a genus of glyptodont, an extinct group of large, herbivorous armadillos that lived from the Pliocene, around 3.2 million years ago…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyptodon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Glyptodon","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.796,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Glyptodon-1.jpg/960px-Glyptodon-1.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-australopithecus-ethiopia","title":"Australopithecus · Ethiopia","category":"fossil","lat":10.5,"lng":40.5833,"fact":"Australopithecus fossils were dug up in Ethiopia — Zanclean, about 4.5 million years ago (51 recorded finds). Australopithecus is an extinct genus of early hominins that existed in Africa during the Pliocene and Early Pleistocene.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australopithecus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Australopithecus","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.792,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Mrs_Ples_Face.jpg/960px-Mrs_Ples_Face.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-megalodon-california-the-united-states","title":"Megalodon · California, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":34.3642,"lng":-118.5058,"fact":"Megalodon fossils were dug up in California, the United States — Tortonian, about 8.5 million years ago (32 recorded finds). Otodus megalodon, commonly known as megalodon, is an extinct species of giant mackerel shark that lived approximately 23 to 3.58 million years ago (Mya)…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Megalodon","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.788,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Megalodon_jaw%2C_Tellus_Science_Museum.jpg/960px-Megalodon_jaw%2C_Tellus_Science_Museum.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-dimetrodon-texas-the-united-states","title":"Dimetrodon · Texas, the United States","category":"fossil","lat":33.7333,"lng":-99.0917,"fact":"Dimetrodon fossils were dug up in Texas, the United States — Artinskian, about 282 million years ago (70 recorded finds). Dimetrodon is an extinct genus of sphenacodontid synapsid that lived during the Cisuralian to early Guadalupian epoch of the Permian period…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimetrodon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dimetrodon","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.784,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Dimetrodon_incisivum_01.jpg/960px-Dimetrodon_incisivum_01.jpg"},
{"id":"pbdb-titanoboa-guajira-colombia","title":"Titanoboa · Guajira, Colombia","category":"fossil","lat":11.1458,"lng":-72.5486,"fact":"Titanoboa fossils were dug up in Guajira, Colombia — middle Paleocene, about 59 million years ago. Titanoboa is a genus of extinct giant boid snake (being the biological family of all boas and anacondas) that lived during the middle and late Paleocene epoch.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanoboa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Titanoboa","source":"pbdb","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Paleobiology Database · CC BY 4.0 · Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Titanoboa_paratype_precloacal_vertebra_UF-IGM_2_edited_with_scale_bar.jpg/960px-Titanoboa_paratype_precloacal_vertebra_UF-IGM_2_edited_with_scale_bar.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-agate-fossil-beds-national-monument","title":"Agate Fossil Beds National Monument","category":"fossil","lat":42.4217,"lng":-103.7539,"fact":"Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. National Monument near Harrison, Nebraska. The main features of the monument are a valley of the Niobrara River and the fossils found on Carnegie Hill and University Hill. The area largely consists of grass-covered plains.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agate_Fossil_Beds_National_Monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Agathe_National_Monument10.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-aramis-ethiopia","title":"Aramis, Ethiopia","category":"fossil","lat":10.5,"lng":40.5,"fact":"Aramis is a village and archaeological site in north-eastern Ethiopia, where remains of Australopithecus and Ardipithecus (Ardipithecus ramidus) have been found.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramis,_Ethiopia","story_label":"Wikipedia: Aramis, Ethiopia","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-ashfall-fossil-beds","title":"Ashfall Fossil Beds","category":"fossil","lat":42.425,"lng":-98.1586,"fact":"The Ashfall Fossil Beds of Antelope County in northeastern Nebraska are rare fossil sites of the type called lagerstätten that, due to extraordinary local conditions, capture an ecological \"snapshot\" in time of a range of well-preserved fossilized organisms.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashfall_Fossil_Beds","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ashfall Fossil Beds","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/USA_ne_creighton_ashfallshp2.jpg/960px-USA_ne_creighton_ashfallshp2.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-atapuerca-mountains","title":"Atapuerca Mountains","category":"fossil","lat":42.3667,"lng":-3.5222,"fact":"The Atapuerca Mountains is a karstic hill formation near the village of Atapuerca in the province of Burgos (autonomous community of Castile and Leon), northern Spain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atapuerca_Mountains","story_label":"Wikipedia: Atapuerca Mountains","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-awash-river","title":"Awash River","category":"fossil","lat":9.0967,"lng":38.1669,"fact":"The Awash River is a major river of Ethiopia. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia and empties into a chain of interconnected lakes that begins with Lake Gargori and ends with Lake Abbe (or Abhe Bad) on the border with Djibouti…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awash_River","story_label":"Wikipedia: Awash River","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Awash_river.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-bahariya-oasis","title":"Bahariya Oasis","category":"fossil","lat":28.3515,"lng":28.8624,"fact":"Bahariya Oasis is a depression and a naturally rich oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. It is approximately 370 km away from Cairo. The roughly oval valley extends from northeast to southwest, has a length of 94 km, a maximum width of 42 km and covers an area of about 2000 km2.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahariya_Oasis","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bahariya Oasis","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Bahariya-oasis.jpg/960px-Bahariya-oasis.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-bernissart","title":"Bernissart","category":"fossil","lat":50.4833,"lng":3.65,"fact":"Bernissart is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2024, Bernissart had a total population of 11,878. The total area is 43.81 km2, which gives a population density of 271 inhabitants per km2.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernissart","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bernissart","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Bernissart_E1.JPG/960px-Bernissart_E1.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-bhimbetka-rock-shelters","title":"Bhimbetka rock shelters","category":"fossil","lat":22.9384,"lng":77.6131,"fact":"The Bhimbetka rock shelters are an archaeological site in central India that spans the Paleolithic and Mesolithic periods, as well as the historic period. It exhibits the earliest traces of human life in India and evidence of the Stone Age starting at the site in Acheulean times.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimbetka_rock_shelters","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bhimbetka rock shelters","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Rock_Shelter_8%2C_Bhimbetka_02.jpg/960px-Rock_Shelter_8%2C_Bhimbetka_02.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-blackwater-draw","title":"Blackwater Draw","category":"fossil","lat":34.2779,"lng":-103.3246,"fact":"Blackwater Draw is an intermittent stream channel about 140 km (87 mi) long, with headwaters in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, about 18 km (11 mi) southwest of Clovis, New Mexico, and flows southeastward across the Llano Estacado toward the city of Lubbock, Texas…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwater_Draw","story_label":"Wikipedia: Blackwater Draw","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-blombos-cave","title":"Blombos Cave","category":"fossil","lat":-34.4144,"lng":21.2225,"fact":"Blombos Cave is an archaeological site located in Blombos Private Nature Reserve, about 300 km east of Cape Town on the Southern Cape coastline, South Africa.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blombos_Cave","story_label":"Wikipedia: Blombos Cave","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Blombos.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-border-cave","title":"Border Cave","category":"fossil","lat":-27.0249,"lng":31.9889,"fact":"Border Cave is an archaeological site located in the western Lebombo Mountains in Kwazulu-Natal. The rock shelter has one of the longest archaeological records in southern Africa, which spans from the Middle Stone Age to the Iron Age.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Cave","story_label":"Wikipedia: Border Cave","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Border_Cave00.jpg/960px-Border_Cave00.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-burgess-shale","title":"Burgess Shale","category":"fossil","lat":51.4333,"lng":-116.4667,"fact":"The Burgess Shale is a fossil-bearing deposit exposed in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgess_Shale","story_label":"Wikipedia: Burgess Shale","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Ottoia_tricuspida_ROM_63057.jpg/960px-Ottoia_tricuspida_ROM_63057.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cave-of-altamira","title":"Cave of Altamira","category":"fossil","lat":43.3825,"lng":-4.1203,"fact":"The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_Altamira","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cave of Altamira","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/9_Bisonte_Magdaleniense_pol%C3%ADcromo.jpg/960px-9_Bisonte_Magdaleniense_pol%C3%ADcromo.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cave-of-el-castillo","title":"Cave of El Castillo","category":"fossil","lat":43.2922,"lng":-3.9653,"fact":"The Cueva del Castillo contains both a decorated cave and an archaeological site, within the complex of the Caves of Monte Castillo, in Puente Viesgo, Cantabria, Spain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_El_Castillo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cave of El Castillo","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Cueva_del_Castillo_interior.jpg/960px-Cueva_del_Castillo_interior.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cave-of-niaux","title":"Cave of Niaux","category":"fossil","lat":42.8208,"lng":1.5936,"fact":"The Cave of Niaux is located in the Niaux commune, Ariège département in southwestern France as part of a wider geological system that includes the Sabart Cave and Lombrives Cave in the hill of Cap de la Lesse de Bialac.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_Niaux","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cave of Niaux","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Niaux%2C_bisons.JPG/960px-Niaux%2C_bisons.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-cave-of-swimmers","title":"Cave of Swimmers","category":"fossil","lat":23.5947,"lng":25.2335,"fact":"The Cave of Swimmers is a rock shelter with ancient rock art in the mountainous Gilf Kebir plateau of the Libyan Desert section of the Sahara Desert. It is located in the New Valley Governorate of southwest Egypt, near the border with Libya.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_Swimmers","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cave of Swimmers","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/WadiSuraSwimmers.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-caves-in-the-maros-pangkep-karst","title":"Caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst","category":"fossil","lat":-5.0031,"lng":119.6944,"fact":"The caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst or Leang-Leang Caves (from the Makassarese word for \"many caves\") are located in Maros Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, roughly one hour north of Makassar city.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caves_in_the_Maros-Pangkep_karst","story_label":"Wikipedia: Caves in the Maros-Pangkep karst","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Hands_in_Pettakere_Cave.jpg/960px-Hands_in_Pettakere_Cave.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cerro-ballena","title":"Cerro Ballena","category":"fossil","lat":-27.0424,"lng":-70.7953,"fact":"Cerro Ballena (meaning \"Whale Hill\") is a fossiliferous locality of the Bahía Inglesa Formation, located in the Atacama Desert along the Pan-American Highway a few kilometers north of the port of Caldera, Chile.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Ballena","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cerro Ballena","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Adult_and_juvenile_fossil_rorqual_skeletons_from_Cerro_Ballena_-_Proc_R_Soc_B_281_20133316_4_c.jpg/960px-Adult_and_juvenile_fossil_rorqual_skeletons_from_Cerro_Ballena_-_Proc_R_Soc_B_281_20133316_4_c.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-chauvet-cave","title":"Chauvet Cave","category":"fossil","lat":44.3875,"lng":4.4142,"fact":"The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chauvet Cave","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Paintings_from_the_Chauvet_cave_%28museum_replica%29.jpg/960px-Paintings_from_the_Chauvet_cave_%28museum_replica%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-como-bluff","title":"Como Bluff","category":"fossil","lat":41.9161,"lng":-106.0642,"fact":"Como Bluff is a long ridge extending east–west, located between the towns of Rock River and Medicine Bow, Wyoming. The ridge is an anticline, formed as a result of compressional geological folding.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como_Bluff","story_label":"Wikipedia: Como Bluff","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Como_Bluff.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cosquer-cave","title":"Cosquer Cave","category":"fossil","lat":43.2028,"lng":5.4492,"fact":"Cosquer Cave is located in the Calanque de Morgiou in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located 37 m (121 ft) underwater, due to the Holocene sea level rise, and contains various prehistoric rock art engravings.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosquer_Cave","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cosquer Cave","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Panneau_des_chevaux_-_Cosquer_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e.jpg/960px-Panneau_des_chevaux_-_Cosquer_M%C3%A9diterran%C3%A9e.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-creswell-crags","title":"Creswell Crags","category":"fossil","lat":53.2636,"lng":-1.1939,"fact":"Creswell Crags is an enclosed limestone gorge on the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, England, near the villages of Creswell and Whitwell.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creswell_Crags","story_label":"Wikipedia: Creswell Crags","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Pin_Hole_Cave%2C_Creswell_Crags_%283%29.jpg/960px-Pin_Hole_Cave%2C_Creswell_Crags_%283%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-crystal-palace-dinosaurs","title":"Crystal Palace Dinosaurs","category":"fossil","lat":51.4175,"lng":-0.0672,"fact":"The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are a series of sculptures of dinosaurs and other extinct animals in Crystal Palace Park, South London. They were commissioned in 1852 to accompany the Crystal Palace Exhibition building after its relocation from the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Palace_Dinosaurs","story_label":"Wikipedia: Crystal Palace Dinosaurs","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Mantellodon_in_Crystal_Palace_Park.jpg/960px-Mantellodon_in_Crystal_Palace_Park.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cueva-de-las-manos","title":"Cueva de las Manos","category":"fossil","lat":-47.1558,"lng":-70.6572,"fact":"Cueva de las Manos is a cave and complex of rock art sites in the province of Santa Cruz, Argentina, 163 km (101 mi) south of the town of Perito Moreno. It is named for the hundreds of paintings of hands stenciled, in multiple collages, on the rock walls.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_de_las_Manos","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cueva de las Manos","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/SantaCruz-CuevaManos-P2210651b.jpg/960px-SantaCruz-CuevaManos-P2210651b.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-denisova-cave","title":"Denisova Cave","category":"fossil","lat":51.3975,"lng":84.6761,"fact":"Denisova Cave is a cave in the Bashelaksky Range of the Altai Mountains in Siberia, Russia. It is widely known for having provided items of great paleoarchaeological and paleontological interest.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denisova_Cave","story_label":"Wikipedia: Denisova Cave","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0._01.jpg/960px-%D0%98%D0%B7%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%8C_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0._01.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-diepkloof-rock-shelter","title":"Diepkloof Rock Shelter","category":"fossil","lat":-32.3867,"lng":18.4528,"fact":"Diepkloof Rock Shelter is a rock shelter in Western Cape, South Africa in which has been found some of the earliest evidence of the human use of symbols, in the form of patterns engraved upon ostrich eggshell water containers. These date around 60,000 years ago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diepkloof_Rock_Shelter","story_label":"Wikipedia: Diepkloof Rock Shelter","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Diepkloof-general-view.JPG/960px-Diepkloof-general-view.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-dikika","title":"Dikika","category":"fossil","lat":11.0833,"lng":40.5833,"fact":"The Dikika is an area of the Afar Region of Ethiopia. A hominin fossil named Selam, a specimen of the Australopithecus afarensis species, was found in this area. Papers also propose the earliest evidence of stone tool use at this site in the form of cut marks on animal bone.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikika","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dikika","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-dinosaur-national-monument","title":"Dinosaur National Monument","category":"fossil","lat":40.5,"lng":-108.95,"fact":"Dinosaur National Monument is an American national monument located on the southeast flank of the Uinta Mountains on the border between Colorado and Utah at the confluence of the Green and Yampa rivers.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_National_Monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dinosaur National Monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Dinosaur_National_Monument_Camarasaurus.jpg/960px-Dinosaur_National_Monument_Camarasaurus.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-dinosaur-provincial-park","title":"Dinosaur Provincial Park","category":"fossil","lat":50.7617,"lng":-111.485,"fact":"Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated 220 kilometres (137 mi) east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; or 48 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Brooks.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_Provincial_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dinosaur Provincial Park","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Rock_formations_in_Dinosaur_Provincial_Park_near_an_Albertan_river_-_July_2014.jpg/960px-Rock_formations_in_Dinosaur_Provincial_Park_near_an_Albertan_river_-_July_2014.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-dinosaur-ridge","title":"Dinosaur Ridge","category":"fossil","lat":39.6757,"lng":-105.1934,"fact":"Dinosaur Ridge is a segment of the Dakota Hogback in the Morrison Fossil Area National Natural Landmark located in Jefferson County, Colorado, near the town of Morrison and just west of Denver.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinosaur_Ridge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dinosaur Ridge","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Dinosaur_Ridge_tracks.JPG/960px-Dinosaur_Ridge_tracks.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-dmanisi","title":"Dmanisi","category":"fossil","lat":41.3317,"lng":44.2036,"fact":"Dmanisi is a town and archaeological site in the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia approximately 93 km southwest of the nation's capital Tbilisi in the river valley of Mashavera.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmanisi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dmanisi","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Cesko_Dmanisi.jpg/960px-Cesko_Dmanisi.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-doggerland","title":"Doggerland","category":"fossil","lat":52,"lng":3,"fact":"Doggerland was a large area of land in Northern Europe, now submerged beneath the southern North Sea. This region was repeatedly exposed at various times during the Pleistocene epoch due to the lowering of sea levels during glacial periods.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland","story_label":"Wikipedia: Doggerland","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Doggerland.png/960px-Doggerland.png"},
{"id":"wp-ediacara-hills","title":"Ediacara Hills","category":"fossil","lat":-30.8167,"lng":138.1333,"fact":"Ediacara Hills, also known as Ediacaran Hills, are a range of low hills in the northern part of the Flinders Ranges of South Australia, around 650 kilometres (400 mi) north of the state capital of Adelaide. They are within the Nilpena Ediacara National Park.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacara_Hills","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ediacara Hills","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Spriggina%2C_Ediacaran_metazoan%2C_Vendian%2C_Ediacara_Hills%2C_south_Australia_-_Houston_Museum_of_Natural_Science_-_DSC01385.JPG/960px-Spriggina%2C_Ediacaran_metazoan%2C_Vendian%2C_Ediacara_Hills%2C_south_Australia_-_Houston_Museum_of_Natural_Science_-_DSC01385.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-flaming-cliffs","title":"Flaming Cliffs","category":"fossil","lat":44.1385,"lng":103.7278,"fact":"The Flaming Cliffs site, with the alternative Mongolian name of Mongolian: Улаан Эрэг (red cliffs), is a region of the Gobi Desert in the Ömnögovi Province of Mongolia, in which important fossil finds have been made.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flaming_Cliffs","story_label":"Wikipedia: Flaming Cliffs","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Flaming_cliffs_5.jpg/960px-Flaming_cliffs_5.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-florissant-formation","title":"Florissant Formation","category":"fossil","lat":38.914,"lng":-105.287,"fact":"The Florissant Formation is a sedimentary geologic formation outcropping around Florissant, Teller County, Colorado. The formation is noted for the abundant and exceptionally preserved insect and plant fossils that are found in the mudstones and shales.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florissant_Formation","story_label":"Wikipedia: Florissant Formation","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Florissant_Formation.jpg/960px-Florissant_Formation.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-font-de-gaume","title":"Font-de-Gaume","category":"fossil","lat":44.9369,"lng":1.0267,"fact":"Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period. Discovered in 1901, more than 200 images have been identified in Font-de-Gaume.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Font-de-Gaume","story_label":"Wikipedia: Font-de-Gaume","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Font_de_gaume_2007_ago_P8170279.JPG/960px-Font_de_gaume_2007_ago_P8170279.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-fossil-butte-national-monument","title":"Fossil Butte National Monument","category":"fossil","lat":41.8644,"lng":-110.7758,"fact":"Fossil Butte National Monument is a United States National Monument managed by the National Park Service, located 15 miles (24 km) west of Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Butte_National_Monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fossil Butte National Monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Fossil_Butte_National_Monument_entrance_sign.jpg/960px-Fossil_Butte_National_Monument_entrance_sign.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-fossil-grove","title":"Fossil Grove","category":"fossil","lat":55.8767,"lng":-4.3382,"fact":"The Fossil Grove is a group of plant fossils located within Victoria Park, Glasgow, Scotland.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil_Grove","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fossil Grove","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Fossil_Tree_Stumps_at_Fossil_Grove_Glasgow_1977.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ghost-ranch","title":"Ghost Ranch","category":"fossil","lat":36.3298,"lng":-106.474,"fact":"Ghost Ranch is a 21,000-acre (85 km2) retreat and education center in Rio Arriba County in north central New Mexico, United States. It is about 65 miles northwest of Santa Fe and 14 miles from Abiquiu, the nearest community.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Ranch","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ghost Ranch","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Ghost_Ranch_redrock_cliffs.jpg/960px-Ghost_Ranch_redrock_cliffs.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-gilf-kebir","title":"Gilf Kebir","category":"fossil","lat":23.4414,"lng":25.8397,"fact":"Gilf Kebir (جلف كبير) (var. Gilf al-Kebir, Jilf al Kabir, Gilf Kebir Plateau) is a plateau in the New Valley Governorate of the remote southwest corner of Egypt, and southeast Libya. Its name translates as \"the Great Barrier\".","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilf_Kebir","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gilf Kebir","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/GilfKebir1.jpg/960px-GilfKebir1.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-gough-s-cave","title":"Gough's Cave","category":"fossil","lat":51.2814,"lng":-2.7642,"fact":"Gough's Cave ( GOF) is located in Cheddar Gorge on the Mendip Hills, in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The cave is 115 m (377 ft) deep and is 3.405 km (2.12 mi) long, and contains a variety of large chambers and rock formations.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gough's_Cave","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gough's Cave","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Goughscave.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hadar-ethiopia","title":"Hadar, Ethiopia","category":"fossil","lat":11.167,"lng":40.633,"fact":"Hadar or Hadar Formation is a paleontological fossil site located in Mille district, Administrative Zone 1 of the Afar Region, Ethiopia, 15 km upstream (west) of the A1 road's bridge across the Awash River (Adayitu kebele).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadar,_Ethiopia","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hadar, Ethiopia","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-hell-creek-formation","title":"Hell Creek Formation","category":"fossil","lat":46.9,"lng":-101.5,"fact":"The Hell Creek Formation is an intensively studied division of mostly Upper Cretaceous and some lower Paleocene rocks in North America, named for exposures studied along Hell Creek, near Jordan, Montana.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Creek_Formation","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hell Creek Formation","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Hell_Creek.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-holzmaden","title":"Holzmaden","category":"fossil","lat":48.6336,"lng":9.5172,"fact":"Holzmaden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany that lies between Stuttgart and Ulm. Holzmaden is 4 km south-east from Kirchheim unter Teck and 19 km south-east of Esslingen am Neckar. The A 8 runs south from Holzmaden.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holzmaden","story_label":"Wikipedia: Holzmaden","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-ileret","title":"Ileret","category":"fossil","lat":4.3116,"lng":36.2271,"fact":"Ileret is a village in Marsabit County, Kenya. It is located in Northern Kenya, on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana, north of Sibiloi National Park and near the Ethiopian border.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileret","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ileret","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-ischigualasto-provincial-park","title":"Ischigualasto Provincial Park","category":"fossil","lat":-30.0667,"lng":-68,"fact":"Ischigualasto Provincial Park, also called Valle de la Luna (\"Valley of the Moon\" or \"Moon Valley\"), due to its moon-like appearance, is a provincial protected area in the north-east of San Juan Province, north-western Argentina…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ischigualasto_Provincial_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ischigualasto Provincial Park","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Ischigualasto_provincial_park.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-jebel-irhoud","title":"Jebel Irhoud","category":"fossil","lat":31.855,"lng":-8.8725,"fact":"Jebel Irhoud or Adrar n Ighoud, is an archaeological site in Morocco located just north of the town of Tlet Ighoud in Youssoufia Province, approximately 50 km (30 mi) south-east of the city of Safi.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebel_Irhoud","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jebel Irhoud","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Hublin_at_Jebel_Irhoud.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-joggins","title":"Joggins","category":"fossil","lat":45.6919,"lng":-64.4436,"fact":"Joggins is a rural community located in western Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. On July 7, 2008, a 15-km length of the coast constituting the Joggins Fossil Cliffs was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joggins","story_label":"Wikipedia: Joggins","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Joggins-fossil-cliffs.jpg/960px-Joggins-fossil-cliffs.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-john-day-fossil-beds-national-monument","title":"John Day Fossil Beds National Monument","category":"fossil","lat":44.5558,"lng":-119.6453,"fact":"John Day Fossil Beds National Monument is a U.S. national monument in Wheeler and Grant counties in east-central Oregon.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Day_Fossil_Beds_National_Monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: John Day Fossil Beds National Monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Sheep_Rock_near_sunset.jpg/960px-Sheep_Rock_near_sunset.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-jurassic-coast","title":"Jurassic Coast","category":"fossil","lat":50.7056,"lng":-2.99,"fact":"The Jurassic Coast, also known as the Dorset and East Devon Coast, is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Coast","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jurassic Coast","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Gad_cliff_dorset.jpg/960px-Gad_cliff_dorset.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-jurassic-national-monument","title":"Jurassic National Monument","category":"fossil","lat":39.3228,"lng":-110.6895,"fact":"Jurassic National Monument, at the site of the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, well known for containing the densest concentration of Jurassic dinosaur fossils ever found, is a paleontological site located near Cleveland, Utah, in the San Rafael Swell…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_National_Monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jurassic National Monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Cleveland_Lloyd_Dinosaur_Quarry_entrance.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kabwe-mine","title":"Kabwe mine","category":"fossil","lat":-14.46,"lng":28.435,"fact":"The Kabwe mine or Broken Hill mine is a former lead smelting and mining site near Kabwe, Zambia, that operated from 1906 to 1994. At its peak, between 1925 and 1974, it was owned by Anglo American plc and was Africa's largest lead producer.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabwe_mine","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kabwe mine","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-kalambo-falls","title":"Kalambo Falls","category":"fossil","lat":-8.5974,"lng":31.2396,"fact":"The Kalambo Falls on the Kalambo River is a 235-metre (772 ft) single-drop waterfall on the border of Zambia and Rukwa Region, Tanzania at the southeast end of Lake Tanganyika. The falls are some of the tallest uninterrupted falls in Africa.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalambo_Falls","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kalambo Falls","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Kalambo_Falls.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kariandusi-prehistoric-site","title":"Kariandusi prehistoric site","category":"fossil","lat":-0.7,"lng":36.5,"fact":"Kariandusi prehistoric site is an archaeological site in Kenya. Located on the southeastern edge of the Great Rift Valley and on Lake Elmenteita, Kariandusi is an African Early Stone Age site dating to approximately 1 million years ago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kariandusi_prehistoric_site","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kariandusi prehistoric site","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-kents-cavern","title":"Kents Cavern","category":"fossil","lat":50.4682,"lng":-3.503,"fact":"Kents Cavern is a cave system in Torquay, Devon, England. It is notable both for its archaeological and geological features (as a karst feature in the Devonian limestone).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kents_Cavern","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kents Cavern","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Kents_Cavern_%287036%29.jpg/960px-Kents_Cavern_%287036%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-klasies-river-caves","title":"Klasies River Caves","category":"fossil","lat":-34.1081,"lng":24.3901,"fact":"The Klasies River Caves are a series of caves located east of the Klasies River Mouth on the Tsitsikamma coast in the Humansdorp district of Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klasies_River_Caves","story_label":"Wikipedia: Klasies River Caves","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-koobi-fora","title":"Koobi Fora","category":"fossil","lat":3.9478,"lng":36.1872,"fact":"Koobi Fora refers primarily to a region around Koobi Fora Ridge, located on the eastern shore of Lake Turkana in the territory of the nomadic Gabbra people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koobi_Fora","story_label":"Wikipedia: Koobi Fora","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/National_Museums_of_Kenya_Koobi_Fora_Hq.jpg/960px-National_Museums_of_Kenya_Koobi_Fora_Hq.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-la-brea-tar-pits","title":"La Brea Tar Pits","category":"fossil","lat":34.0628,"lng":-118.356,"fact":"The La Brea Tar Pits constitute an active paleontological research site located in urban Los Angeles, California, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Brea_Tar_Pits","story_label":"Wikipedia: La Brea Tar Pits","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-laas-geel","title":"Laas Geel","category":"fossil","lat":9.7809,"lng":44.4436,"fact":"Laas Geel, also spelled Laas Gaal, are cave formations on the rural outskirts of Hargeisa, Somaliland, situated in the Maroodi Jeex region of the country.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laas_Geel","story_label":"Wikipedia: Laas Geel","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Laas_Geel.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lake-mungo","title":"Lake Mungo","category":"fossil","lat":-33.75,"lng":143.0833,"fact":"Lake Mungo is a dry lake located in New South Wales, Australia. It is about 760 km (470 mi) due west of Sydney and 90 km (56 mi) north-east of Mildura.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Mungo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Mungo","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/LakeMungo.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lake-turkana","title":"Lake Turkana","category":"fossil","lat":3.5833,"lng":36.1167,"fact":"Lake Turkana is a saline lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, predominantly in northern Kenya; the far northern end crosses into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Turkana","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Turkana","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Lake_turkana.jpg/960px-Lake_turkana.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lark-quarry-dinosaur-trackways","title":"Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways","category":"fossil","lat":-23.0161,"lng":142.4114,"fact":"Dinosaur Stampede National Monument at Lark Quarry Conservation Park in Queensland, Australia is considered to be the site of the world's only known record of a dinosaur stampede…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lark_Quarry_Dinosaur_Trackways","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lark Quarry Dinosaur Trackways","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/DinosaurTrackLarkQuarry.jpg/960px-DinosaurTrackLarkQuarry.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-liang-bua","title":"Liang Bua","category":"fossil","lat":-8.5342,"lng":120.4603,"fact":"Liang Bua is a limestone cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia, slightly north of the town of Ruteng in Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liang_Bua","story_label":"Wikipedia: Liang Bua","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Homo_floresiensis_cave.jpg/960px-Homo_floresiensis_cave.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lomekwi","title":"Lomekwi","category":"fossil","lat":3.8742,"lng":35.7508,"fact":"Lomekwi is an archaeological site located on the west bank of Lake Turkana in Kenya. It is an important milestone in the history of human archaeology.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomekwi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lomekwi","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Lake_turkana_satellite.jpg/960px-Lake_turkana_satellite.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-magura-cave","title":"Magura Cave","category":"fossil","lat":43.7278,"lng":22.5828,"fact":"The Magura Cave is located in north-western Bulgaria close to the village of Rabisha, 25 km (16 mi) from the town of Belogradchik in Vidin Province.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magura_Cave","story_label":"Wikipedia: Magura Cave","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Magura_-_drawings.jpg/960px-Magura_-_drawings.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-makapansgat","title":"Makapansgat","category":"fossil","lat":-24.1586,"lng":29.1769,"fact":"Makapansgat (or Makapan Valley World Heritage Site) is an archaeological location within the Makapansgat and Zwartkrans Valleys, northeast of Mokopane in Limpopo province, South Africa.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makapansgat","story_label":"Wikipedia: Makapansgat","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Potgietersrus%2C_South_Africa_-_panoramio_%283%29.jpg/960px-Potgietersrus%2C_South_Africa_-_panoramio_%283%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-maotianshan-shales","title":"Maotianshan Shales","category":"fossil","lat":28.1,"lng":154.3,"fact":"The Maotianshan Shales are a series of Early Cambrian sedimentary deposits in the Chiungchussu Formation or Heilinpu Formation, famous for their Konservat Lagerstätten, deposits known for the exceptional preservation of fossilized organisms or traces.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maotianshan_Shales","story_label":"Wikipedia: Maotianshan Shales","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Maotianshan_shale_outcrop.JPG/960px-Maotianshan_shale_outcrop.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-mazon-creek-fossil-beds","title":"Mazon Creek fossil beds","category":"fossil","lat":41.321,"lng":-88.346,"fact":"The Mazon Creek fossil beds are a konservat-lagerstätte found near Morris, in Grundy County, Illinois. The fossils are preserved in ironstone concretions, formed approximately 309 million years ago in the mid-Pennsylvanian epoch of the Carboniferous period.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazon_Creek_fossil_beds","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mazon Creek fossil beds","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78},
{"id":"wp-messel-pit","title":"Messel Pit","category":"fossil","lat":49.9175,"lng":8.7567,"fact":"The Messel Pit is a fossil preservation site in Hesse, central Germany, dated to the Eocene epoch (about 47 Ma). The fossil-bearing rock unit is a geologic formation named the Messel Formation; its geographic range is restricted to the Messel pit.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messel_Pit","story_label":"Wikipedia: Messel Pit","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/20060827_Oelschiefer_Eozaen_Grube-Messel_Germany.jpg/960px-20060827_Oelschiefer_Eozaen_Grube-Messel_Germany.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-middle-awash","title":"Middle Awash","category":"fossil","lat":10.2833,"lng":40.5,"fact":"The Middle Awash is a paleoanthropological research area in the northwest corner of Gabi Rasu in the Afar Region along the Awash River in Ethiopia's Afar Depression.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Awash","story_label":"Wikipedia: Middle Awash","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Resti_di_australopithecus_garhi%2C_da_bouri_in_afar%2C_2%2C5_milioni_di_anni_fa.jpg/960px-Resti_di_australopithecus_garhi%2C_da_bouri_in_afar%2C_2%2C5_milioni_di_anni_fa.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-miguasha-national-park","title":"Miguasha National Park","category":"fossil","lat":48.1106,"lng":-66.3694,"fact":"Miguasha Provincial Park is a protected area near Carleton-sur-Mer on the Gaspé Peninsula of Quebec in Canada.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguasha_National_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Miguasha National Park","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Miguasha_panorama_1.jpg/960px-Miguasha_panorama_1.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-broad-peak","title":"Broad Peak","category":"geography","lat":35.8106,"lng":76.5681,"fact":"Broad Peak is the 12th highest mountain in the world at 8,051 metres (26,414 ft) elevation above sea level. It is one of the eight-thousanders, and is located in the Karakoram range spanning Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, and Xinjiang, China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Peak","story_label":"Wikipedia: Broad Peak","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":1,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/7_15_BroadPeak.jpg/960px-7_15_BroadPeak.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-mount-everest","title":"Mount Everest","category":"geography","lat":27.9881,"lng":86.925,"fact":"Highest point of People's Republic of China: 8,848 m above sea level. Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Everest","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Everest","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":1,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Mt._Everest_from_Gokyo_Ri_November_5%2C_2012.jpg/960px-Mt._Everest_from_Gokyo_Ri_November_5%2C_2012.jpg","day":"04-03","year":1933},
{"id":"peak-shishapangma","title":"Shishapangma","category":"geography","lat":28.3522,"lng":85.7797,"fact":"Shishapangma, or Shishasbangma or Xixiabangma, is the 14th-highest mountain in the world, at 8,027 metres (26,335 ft) above sea level. The lowest 8,000 metre peak, it is located entirely within Tibet.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishapangma","story_label":"Wikipedia: Shishapangma","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":1,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/8%2C013m_Shishapangma_Tibet_China_%E8%A5%BF%E8%97%8F_%E5%B8%8C%E5%A4%8F%E9%82%A6%E9%A9%AC%E5%B3%B0_-_panoramio.jpg/960px-8%2C013m_Shishapangma_Tibet_China_%E8%A5%BF%E8%97%8F_%E5%B8%8C%E5%A4%8F%E9%82%A6%E9%A9%AC%E5%B3%B0_-_panoramio.jpg","day":"05-02","year":1964},
{"id":"peak-gasherbrum-ii","title":"Gasherbrum II","category":"geography","lat":35.7575,"lng":76.6528,"fact":"8,034 m above sea level. Gasherbrum II, originally surveyed as K4, is the 13th highest mountain in the world at 8,035 metres (26,362 ft) above sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasherbrum_II","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gasherbrum II","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.997,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Gasherbrum2.jpg/640px-Gasherbrum2.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-sahara","title":"Sahara","category":"geography","lat":23.0797,"lng":12.6122,"fact":"The Sahara is a desert spanning North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sahara","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sahara","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.95,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Sahara_real_color.jpg/960px-Sahara_real_color.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-caspian-sea","title":"Caspian Sea","category":"geography","lat":42,"lng":50.5,"fact":"The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, also described as the world's largest lake and usually referred to as a full-fledged sea.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspian_Sea","story_label":"Wikipedia: Caspian Sea","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.935,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Caspian_Sea_from_orbit.jpg/960px-Caspian_Sea_from_orbit.jpg","day":"09-12","year":1723},
{"id":"geo-great-britain","title":"Great Britain","category":"geography","lat":53.8333,"lng":-2.4167,"fact":"Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Britain","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.903,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/MODIS_-_Great_Britain_-_2012-06-04_during_heat_wave_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-MODIS_-_Great_Britain_-_2012-06-04_during_heat_wave_%28cropped%29.jpg","day":"05-15","year":1850},
{"id":"geo-java","title":"Java","category":"geography","lat":-7.4917,"lng":110.0044,"fact":"Island, 128,297 km². Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in the South East Asian country of Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea (a part of Pacific Ocean) to the north.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java","story_label":"Wikipedia: Java","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.901,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Java_Topography.png/960px-Java_Topography.png","day":"10-12","year":1406},
{"id":"geo-ireland","title":"Ireland","category":"geography","lat":53.351,"lng":-7.921,"fact":"Ireland is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ireland","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.9,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Ireland_%28MODIS%29.jpg/960px-Ireland_%28MODIS%29.jpg","day":"04-18","year":1949},
{"id":"peak-mount-bazarduzu","title":"Mount Bazardüzü","category":"geography","lat":41.2205,"lng":47.8583,"fact":"Highest point of Azerbaijan: 2,706 m above sea level. Mount Bazardüzü is a mountain peak in the Greater Caucasus range on the border between Azerbaijan and Russia (Dagestan).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bazard%C3%BCz%C3%BC","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Bazardüzü","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.9,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Bazarduzu_detail.JPG/960px-Bazarduzu_detail.JPG"},
{"id":"peak-teide","title":"Teide","category":"geography","lat":28.2726,"lng":-16.6436,"fact":"Highest point of Spain: 3,715 m above sea level. Teide or Mount Teide is an active stratovolcano on the Spanish island of Tenerife, part of the Canary Islands. Its summit (at 3,715 m (12,188 ft)) is the highest point in Spain and the highest of any island in the Atlantic Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teide","story_label":"Wikipedia: Teide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.897,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Roque_Cinchado_und_Teide.jpg/960px-Roque_Cinchado_und_Teide.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lake-victoria","title":"Lake Victoria","category":"geography","lat":-1,"lng":33,"fact":"Lake, 68,100 km², 83 m deep. Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes. With a surface area of approximately 59,947 km2 (23,146 sq mi), Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake by area, the world's largest tropical lake…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Victoria","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Victoria","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.893,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/ISS042-E-263206_-_View_of_Earth.jpg/960px-ISS042-E-263206_-_View_of_Earth.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-sumatra","title":"Sumatra","category":"geography","lat":-0.2989,"lng":101.2708,"fact":"Island, 473,481 km². Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi.2), including adjacent islands such as Simeulue…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatra","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sumatra","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.889,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Sumatra_Topography.png/960px-Sumatra_Topography.png"},
{"id":"geo-crete","title":"Crete","category":"geography","lat":35.3097,"lng":24.8933,"fact":"Crete ( KREET) is the largest and most populous island of Greece, the 89th largest island in the world, and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete","story_label":"Wikipedia: Crete","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.888,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Island_of_Crete%2C_Greece.JPG/960px-Island_of_Crete%2C_Greece.JPG","day":"03-23","year":1905},
{"id":"geo-montserrat","title":"Montserrat","category":"geography","lat":16.75,"lng":-62.2,"fact":"Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide, with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat","story_label":"Wikipedia: Montserrat","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.888,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/From_Garibaldi_Hill_(5809292121)_(2).jpg/640px-From_Garibaldi_Hill_(5809292121)_(2).jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lake-tanganyika","title":"Lake Tanganyika","category":"geography","lat":-6.1,"lng":29.5,"fact":"Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is the world's second-largest freshwater lake by volume and the second deepest, in both cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. It is also the 6th largest lake by area.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Tanganyika","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Tanganyika","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.88,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/STS51G-034-0012_Lake_Tanganyika_June1985.jpg/960px-STS51G-034-0012_Lake_Tanganyika_June1985.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-borneo","title":"Borneo","category":"geography","lat":-1,"lng":114,"fact":"Borneo is the third-largest island in the world, with an area of 748,168 km2 (288,869 sq mi), and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borneo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Borneo","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.876,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Gunung_Kongkemul_Borneo.png/640px-Gunung_Kongkemul_Borneo.png"},
{"id":"geo-new-guinea","title":"New Guinea","category":"geography","lat":-4.1309,"lng":138.5591,"fact":"New Guinea is the world's second-largest island, with an area of 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq mi). It has the third-largest remaining rainforest globally, and the highest plant biodiversity of any island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Guinea","story_label":"Wikipedia: New Guinea","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.876,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/PapuaNG.png/640px-PapuaNG.png"},
{"id":"geo-kyushu","title":"Kyushu","category":"geography","lat":33,"lng":131,"fact":"Kyushu is the third-largest and most southerly of Japan's four main islands. In the past, it has been known as Kyūkoku, Chinzei and Tsukushi-no-shima. The historical regional name Saikaidō referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyushu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kyushu","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.863,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg/960px-Terra_Kyushu_20091028.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-shikoku","title":"Shikoku","category":"geography","lat":33.75,"lng":133.5,"fact":"Shikoku is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is 225 kilometres (140 miles) long and between 50 and 150 kilometres (30 and 95 miles) wide. It has a population of 3.5 million, the least of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shikoku","story_label":"Wikipedia: Shikoku","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.854,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Satellite_image_of_Shikoku_in_April_2018.png/960px-Satellite_image_of_Shikoku_in_April_2018.png"},
{"id":"peak-gangkhar-puensum","title":"Gangkhar Puensum","category":"geography","lat":28.0469,"lng":90.455,"fact":"Highest point of Bhutan. Gangkhar Puensum is the highest mountain in Bhutan and the highest unclimbed mountain in the world, with an elevation of 7,570 metres (24,836 ft) and a prominence of 2,995 metres (9,826 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gangkhar_Puensum","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gangkhar Puensum","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.851,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Gangkhar_puensum_summit.JPG/960px-Gangkhar_puensum_summit.JPG"},
{"id":"peak-khan-tengri","title":"Khan Tengri","category":"geography","lat":42.2108,"lng":80.175,"fact":"Highest point of Kazakhstan: 7,010 m above sea level. Khan Tengri is a mountain of the Tian Shan mountain range in Central Asia. It is on the China—Kyrgyzstan—Kazakhstan tripoint, east of lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Tengri","story_label":"Wikipedia: Khan Tengri","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.851,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Vue_globale_du_versant_N_du_khan_Tengri.jpg/960px-Vue_globale_du_versant_N_du_khan_Tengri.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-sulawesi","title":"Sulawesi","category":"geography","lat":-2,"lng":121,"fact":"Sulawesi, also known as Celebes, is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulawesi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sulawesi","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.849,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sulawesi_Topography.png/960px-Sulawesi_Topography.png"},
{"id":"geo-mallorca","title":"Mallorca","category":"geography","lat":39.6167,"lng":2.9833,"fact":"Mallorca, also spelled Majorca in English, is the largest of Spain's Balearic Islands, and the seventh largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital, Palma, is also the capital of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallorca","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mallorca","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.846,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Imagen_satelital_de_Mallorca_(Islas_Baleares%2C_Espa%C3%B1a).jpg/640px-Imagen_satelital_de_Mallorca_(Islas_Baleares%2C_Espa%C3%B1a).jpg","day":"08-10","year":1346},
{"id":"geo-tahiti","title":"Tahiti","category":"geography","lat":-17.6667,"lng":-149.4667,"fact":"Tahiti is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France. It is a tropical island located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tahiti","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.845,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Tahiti_ISS007_14626.jpg/640px-Tahiti_ISS007_14626.jpg","day":"04-28","year":1789},
{"id":"geo-hispaniola","title":"Hispaniola","category":"geography","lat":19,"lng":-71,"fact":"Hispaniola is an island in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean, located between Cuba and Puerto Rico. It is the most populous island in the West Indies and the second-largest by land area, after Cuba.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispaniola","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hispaniola","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.843,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/ISS027-E-17333_-_View_of_Dominican_Republic.jpg/960px-ISS027-E-17333_-_View_of_Dominican_Republic.jpg","day":"12-06","year":1492},
{"id":"peak-mount-paektu","title":"Mount Paektu","category":"geography","lat":41.9928,"lng":128.0772,"fact":"Highest point of North Korea: 2,744 m above sea level. Mount Paektu or Mount Baekdu is an active stratovolcano on the Chinese–North Korean border. In China, it is known as Changbai Mountain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Paektu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Paektu","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.843,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Laika_ac_Mt._Paekdu_%287998657081%29.jpg/960px-Laika_ac_Mt._Paekdu_%287998657081%29.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-nanda-devi","title":"Nanda Devi","category":"geography","lat":30.3739,"lng":79.9708,"fact":"7,816 m above sea level. Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country as Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanda_Devi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nanda Devi","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.84,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Mt._Nanda_Devi.jpg/960px-Mt._Nanda_Devi.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-luzon","title":"Luzon","category":"geography","lat":16,"lng":121,"fact":"Luzon is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippine archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luzon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Luzon","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.839,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Northern_Philippines_%28Luzon%29.jpg/960px-Northern_Philippines_%28Luzon%29.jpg","day":"09-28","year":2006},
{"id":"peak-terich-mir","title":"Terich Mir","category":"geography","lat":36.2458,"lng":71.8439,"fact":"Terich Mir, 7,708 meters (25,289 ft), is the highest mountain of the Hindu Kush range, the 33rd highest peak in the world and the highest mountain outside of the Himalayas–Karakoram range. It is located in the Chitral District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terich_Mir","story_label":"Wikipedia: Terich Mir","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.837,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Tirich_Mir_%28The_Kingdom_Of_Djinns_And_Fairies%29.jpg/960px-Tirich_Mir_%28The_Kingdom_Of_Djinns_And_Fairies%29.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-sakhalin","title":"Sakhalin","category":"geography","lat":50.5,"lng":143,"fact":"Sakhalin is an island in Northeast Asia which is a part of Russia. Its north coast lies 6.5 km (4.0 mi) off the southeastern coast of Khabarovsk Krai, while its southern tip lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sakhalin","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.836,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Sakhalin_%28detail%29.PNG"},
{"id":"geo-rhodes","title":"Rhodes","category":"geography","lat":36.17,"lng":27.92,"fact":"Rhodes is the largest of Greece's Dodecanese islands and their historical capital, as well as the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodes","story_label":"Wikipedia: Rhodes","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.834,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Rhodes_sentinel2_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Rhodes_sentinel2_%28cropped%29.jpg","day":"05-03","year":1481},
{"id":"geo-yellowstone-national-park","title":"Yellowstone National Park","category":"geography","lat":44.6,"lng":-110.5,"fact":"National park since 1872, 8,983 km². Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located mainly in the northwest corner of the state of Wyoming, with small portions extending into Montana and Idaho.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Yellowstone National Park","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.834,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Grand_Canyon_of_the_Yellowstone_Lower_Falls_%2895819p%29.jpg/960px-Grand_Canyon_of_the_Yellowstone_Lower_Falls_%2895819p%29.jpg","day":"02-13","year":2011},
{"id":"peak-noshaq","title":"Noshaq","category":"geography","lat":36.4317,"lng":71.8283,"fact":"Highest point of Afghanistan. Noshaq,also called Noshakh or Nowshakh, is a 7,492 m (24,580 ft) high peak in the Hindu Kush mountain range lying on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noshaq","story_label":"Wikipedia: Noshaq","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.831,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Noszak.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lake-superior","title":"Lake Superior","category":"geography","lat":47.5288,"lng":-87.76,"fact":"Lake, 82,350 km², 406 m deep. Lake Superior is a lake in central North America. The northernmost, westernmost, and highest of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior straddles the Canada–United States border with the Canadian province of Ontario to the north and east and the U.S. states…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Superior","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Superior","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.828,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Lake_Superior%2C_ISS.jpg/960px-Lake_Superior%2C_ISS.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-mindanao","title":"Mindanao","category":"geography","lat":7.5,"lng":125,"fact":"Mindanao is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindanao","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mindanao","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.827,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Mindanao_Sentinel-2_MSI_2019_cloudless_composite.jpg/960px-Mindanao_Sentinel-2_MSI_2019_cloudless_composite.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-ismoil-somoni-peak","title":"Ismoil Somoni Peak","category":"geography","lat":38.9427,"lng":72.0153,"fact":"Highest point of Tajikistan: 7,495 m above sea level. Ismoil Somoni Peak is the highest mountain in Tajikistan, as well as the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union before Tajikistan's independence. The mountain is named after Ismail Samani, a ruler of the Samanid Empire.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismoil_Somoni_Peak","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ismoil Somoni Peak","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.825,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Pik_Kommunizma.jpg/960px-Pik_Kommunizma.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-jengish-chokusu","title":"Jengish Chokusu","category":"geography","lat":42.0347,"lng":80.1287,"fact":"Highest point of Kyrgyzstan. The Jengish Chokusu is the highest mountain in the Tian Shan mountain system in Central Asia at 7,439 metres (24,406 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jengish_Chokusu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jengish Chokusu","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.825,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Jengish_Chokusu_%28Victory_Peak%2C_Pik_Pobeda%29%2C_Southern_Inylchek_Glacier%2C_Tien_Shan_%E2%80%94_Golden_Hour.jpg/960px-Jengish_Chokusu_%28Victory_Peak%2C_Pik_Pobeda%29%2C_Southern_Inylchek_Glacier%2C_Tien_Shan_%E2%80%94_Golden_Hour.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lake-ontario","title":"Lake Ontario","category":"geography","lat":43.7289,"lng":-78.1064,"fact":"Lake, 18,529 km², 244 m deep. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is bounded on the north, west, and southwest by the Canadian province of Ontario, and on the south and east by the U.S. state of New York.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ontario","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Ontario","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.822,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/ISS-36_Lake_Ontario_%28horizontal%29.jpg/960px-ISS-36_Lake_Ontario_%28horizontal%29.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-wake-island","title":"Wake Island","category":"geography","lat":19.3,"lng":166.6333,"fact":"Wake Island, also known as Wake Atoll (Chamorro: Islan Wake), is a coral atoll which is an unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the Pacific Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Wake Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.822,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Aerial_view_of_Wake_Island_in_July_2014.JPG/640px-Aerial_view_of_Wake_Island_in_July_2014.JPG"},
{"id":"geo-lake-michigan","title":"Lake Michigan","category":"geography","lat":44.0079,"lng":-86.7565,"fact":"Lake, 57,750 km², 281 m deep. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is the second-largest of the Great Lakes by volume (1,180 cu mi; 4,900 km3) and depth (923 ft; 281 m) after Lake Superior and the third-largest by surface area…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Michigan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Michigan","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.82,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Lake_Michigan_in_true_color.jpg/960px-Lake_Michigan_in_true_color.jpg","day":"07-20","year":1738},
{"id":"geo-lake-malawi","title":"Lake Malawi","category":"geography","lat":-12.1833,"lng":34.3667,"fact":"Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the southernmost lake in the East African Rift system, located between Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Malawi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Malawi","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.819,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Lake_Malawi_seen_from_orbit.jpg/960px-Lake_Malawi_seen_from_orbit.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lake-chad","title":"Lake Chad","category":"geography","lat":13.0979,"lng":14.5338,"fact":"Lake Chad is an endorheic freshwater lake located at the junction of four countries: Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, in western and central Africa respectively, with a catchment area in excess of 1,000,000 km2 (390,000 sq mi).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Chad","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Chad","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.817,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Lake_Chad_%28MODIS_2018-06-07%29.jpg/960px-Lake_Chad_%28MODIS_2018-06-07%29.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-gotland","title":"Gotland","category":"geography","lat":57.5,"lng":18.55,"fact":"Gotland, also historically spelled Gottland or Gothland, is Sweden's largest island. It is also a province/county, municipality, and diocese. The province includes the islands of Fårö and Gotska Sandön to the north, as well as the Karlsö Islands (Lilla and Stora) to the west.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotland","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gotland","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.815,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Helgumannen_(2)_hq.JPG/640px-Helgumannen_(2)_hq.JPG"},
{"id":"geo-ibiza","title":"Ibiza","category":"geography","lat":38.98,"lng":1.43,"fact":"Ibiza, or Iviza, is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands in area, but the second-largest by population.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibiza","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ibiza","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.815,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Ibiza_rock_volcano_(747230830).jpg/640px-Ibiza_rock_volcano_(747230830).jpg"},
{"id":"geo-saba-island","title":"Saba (island)","category":"geography","lat":17.6325,"lng":-63.2375,"fact":"Island, 13 km². Saba is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially \"public body\") of the Netherlands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saba_(island)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Saba (island)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.814,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Saba_World_Wind.jpg/960px-Saba_World_Wind.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-sint-eustatius","title":"Sint Eustatius","category":"geography","lat":17.4833,"lng":-62.9667,"fact":"Sint Eustatius, known locally as Statia, is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially \"public body\") of the Netherlands. The island is in the northern Leeward Islands, southeast of the Virgin Islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Eustatius","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sint Eustatius","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.814,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Sint_Eustatius_from_ISS.jpg/960px-Sint_Eustatius_from_ISS.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-mount-hermon","title":"Mount Hermon","category":"geography","lat":33.4,"lng":35.85,"fact":"Highest point of Syria: 2,814 m above sea level. Mount Hermon is a mountain cluster constituting the southern end of the Anti-Lebanon Mountains.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Hermon","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.814,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Hermonsnow.jpg/960px-Hermonsnow.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-triglav","title":"Triglav","category":"geography","lat":46.3783,"lng":13.8367,"fact":"Highest point of Slovenia: 2,864 m above sea level. Triglav, with an elevation of 2,863.65 metres (9,395 ft 2+1⁄8 in), is the highest mountain in Slovenia and the highest peak of the Julian Alps.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglav","story_label":"Wikipedia: Triglav","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.814,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Triglav.jpg/960px-Triglav.jpg","day":"08-26","year":1778},
{"id":"geo-lake-erie","title":"Lake Erie","category":"geography","lat":42.25,"lng":-80.9997,"fact":"Lake, 25,744 km², 65 m deep. Lake Erie ( EER-ee) is the fourth-largest lake by surface area of the five Great Lakes in North America and the eleventh-largest globally.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Erie","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Erie","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.812,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/A1.23188.1851.LakeErie.143.250m.jpg/960px-A1.23188.1851.LakeErie.143.250m.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-navassa-island","title":"Navassa Island","category":"geography","lat":18.4027,"lng":-75.0126,"fact":"Navassa Island is an uninhabited island in the Windward Passage of the Caribbean Sea. Located east of Jamaica, south of Cuba, and 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) west of Jérémie on the Tiburon Peninsula of Haiti…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navassa_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Navassa Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.812,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Navassa_ISS014.jpg/640px-Navassa_ISS014.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-newfoundland-island","title":"Newfoundland (island)","category":"geography","lat":48.5417,"lng":-56.125,"fact":"Island, 108,860 km². Newfoundland is a large island within the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is situated off the eastern coast of the North American mainland, to the south of Labrador.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newfoundland_(island)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Newfoundland (island)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.812,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Newfoundland_OSE2002210.jpg","day":"06-24","year":1497},
{"id":"geo-timor","title":"Timor","category":"geography","lat":-9.0833,"lng":125.0833,"fact":"Timor is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The name is a variant of timur, Malay for \"east\"; it is so called because it lies at the eastern end of the Lesser Sunda Islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor","story_label":"Wikipedia: Timor","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.812,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Timor_island2.png","day":"06-14","year":1789},
{"id":"geo-black-forest","title":"Black Forest","category":"geography","lat":48.3,"lng":8.15,"fact":"The Black Forest is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is the source of the Danube and Neckar rivers.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest","story_label":"Wikipedia: Black Forest","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.809,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Blick_vom_Hohfelsen.jpg/960px-Blick_vom_Hohfelsen.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-corfu","title":"Corfu","category":"geography","lat":39.6,"lng":19.87,"fact":"Corfu or Kerkyra is one of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, and the northernmost island on Greece's west coast except for its satellite Diapontian Islands, which are also the westernmost point of all Greece.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corfu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Corfu","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.809,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Pontikonisi.jpg/960px-Pontikonisi.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lake-huron","title":"Lake Huron","category":"geography","lat":44.5926,"lng":-82.7563,"fact":"Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. It is shared on the north and east by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south and west by the U.S. state of Michigan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Huron","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Huron","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.809,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Lake_Huron_in_winter.jpg/960px-Lake_Huron_in_winter.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-north-island","title":"North Island","category":"geography","lat":-39,"lng":176,"fact":"The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the larger but less populous South Island by Cook Strait. With an area of 113,729 km2 (43,911 sq mi), it is the world's 14th-largest island, constituting 43% of New Zealand's land area.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: North Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.809,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/NewZealand.A2002296.2220.250m_North_Island_crop.jpg/960px-NewZealand.A2002296.2220.250m_North_Island_crop.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-grossglockner","title":"Grossglockner","category":"geography","lat":47.0745,"lng":12.6939,"fact":"Highest point of Austria. The Großglockner, or just Glockner, is, at 3,798 metres above the Adriatic (12,461 ft), the highest mountain in Austria and highest mountain in the Alps east of the Brenner Pass.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grossglockner","story_label":"Wikipedia: Grossglockner","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.809,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Gro%C3%9Fglockner_from_behind_the_glass_panorama_tower.JPG/960px-Gro%C3%9Fglockner_from_behind_the_glass_panorama_tower.JPG"},
{"id":"geo-elba","title":"Elba","category":"geography","lat":42.78,"lng":10.275,"fact":"Elba is a Mediterranean island in the region of Tuscany in Italy, 10 km (6.2 mi) from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elba","story_label":"Wikipedia: Elba","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.807,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Aerial_view_of_Elba_2.jpg","day":"03-01","year":1815},
{"id":"geo-isle-of-wight","title":"Isle of Wight","category":"geography","lat":50.7,"lng":-1.3,"fact":"Island, 380 km². The Isle of Wight ( WYTE) is an island off the south coast of England. It is a unitary authority and also a ceremonial county. It is separated from the mainland county of Hampshire by the Solent strait, and is otherwise surrounded by the English Channel.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight","story_label":"Wikipedia: Isle of Wight","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.807,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/IsleOfWightFromTheISS.jpg/960px-IsleOfWightFromTheISS.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-south-island","title":"South Island","category":"geography","lat":-43.6,"lng":170.4,"fact":"The South Island is the larger of the two main islands of New Zealand by surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. With a population of 1,256,700 as of June 2025, the South Island is home to 24% of New Zealand's 5.3 million inhabitants.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: South Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.807,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/South_Island_satelite_photo.jpg/960px-South_Island_satelite_photo.jpg","day":"08-10","year":1993},
{"id":"geo-lake-ladoga","title":"Lake Ladoga","category":"geography","lat":60.8428,"lng":31.4597,"fact":"Lake Ladoga is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Ladoga","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Ladoga","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.805,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Sortavalan_saaristoa.jpg/960px-Sortavalan_saaristoa.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-geography-of-taiwan","title":"Geography of Taiwan","category":"geography","lat":23.7667,"lng":121,"fact":"Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia comprising primarily the island of Taiwan, formerly known as Formosa, which has an area of 35,808 km2 (13,826 sq mi) and makes up 99% of the land under ROC control.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Taiwan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Geography of Taiwan","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.803,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Landform_of_Formosa.png"},
{"id":"geo-lake-balaton","title":"Lake Balaton","category":"geography","lat":46.85,"lng":17.72,"fact":"Lake, 592 km², 13 m deep. Lake Balaton is a freshwater rift lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the region's foremost tourist destinations.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Balaton","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Balaton","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.803,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Balaton_Hungary_Landscape.jpg/960px-Balaton_Hungary_Landscape.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-negev","title":"Negev","category":"geography","lat":30.5,"lng":34.9167,"fact":"The Negev or Naqab is the name for a desert and semidesert area in southern Israel. Today, it forms the bulk of the Southern District of Israel, whose largest city and administrative capital is Beersheba (pop. 223,587), in the north of the Negev.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negev","story_label":"Wikipedia: Negev","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.803,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/NahalHavarimNov212022_03.jpg/960px-NahalHavarimNov212022_03.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-saint-martin-island","title":"Saint Martin (island)","category":"geography","lat":18.06,"lng":-63.05,"fact":"Saint Martin is an island in Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico (United States).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Martin_(island)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Saint Martin (island)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.803,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Saint_Martin.png/640px-Saint_Martin.png"},
{"id":"geo-bornholm","title":"Bornholm","category":"geography","lat":55.125,"lng":14.9167,"fact":"Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bornholm","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bornholm","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.802,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Wybrze%C5%BCe_Bornholmu.JPG/960px-Wybrze%C5%BCe_Bornholmu.JPG"},
{"id":"geo-zealand","title":"Zealand","category":"geography","lat":55.57,"lng":11.89,"fact":"Zealand is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size) at 7,031 km2 (2715 sq. mi.). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020, comprising 40% of the country's population.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zealand","story_label":"Wikipedia: Zealand","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.802,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Stevns_Klint_Juli_2019.jpg/960px-Stevns_Klint_Juli_2019.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-baffin-island","title":"Baffin Island","category":"geography","lat":69,"lng":-73,"fact":"Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, is the largest island in Canada, the second-largest island in the Americas (behind Greenland), and the fifth-largest island in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffin_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Baffin Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.8,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Baffin.png"},
{"id":"peak-hoverla","title":"Hoverla","category":"geography","lat":48.1603,"lng":24.5,"fact":"Highest point of Ukraine. Mount Hoverla, at 2,061 metres (6,762 ft), is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskids, in the Chornohora region.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverla","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hoverla","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.797,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9.jpg/960px-%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lesbos","title":"Lesbos","category":"geography","lat":39.21,"lng":26.28,"fact":"Lesbos or Lesvos is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It has an area of 1,633 km2 (631 sq mi), with approximately 400 km (249 mi) of coastline, making it the third largest island in Greece and the eighth largest in the Mediterranean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbos","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lesbos","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.796,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Mytilene_2010-04-03.jpg/960px-Mytilene_2010-04-03.jpg","day":"10-31","year":802},
{"id":"peak-lenin-peak","title":"Lenin Peak","category":"geography","lat":39.3437,"lng":72.8779,"fact":"7,134 m above sea level. Lenin Peak or Ibn Sina (Avicenna) Peak is a mountain in the Trans-Alay Range of the Pamir Mountains, in the Gorno-Badakhshan and Osh regions on the Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin_Peak","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lenin Peak","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.795,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Lenin_peak_from_Sary-mogol.jpg/960px-Lenin_peak_from_Sary-mogol.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-snezka","title":"Sněžka","category":"geography","lat":50.7361,"lng":15.7403,"fact":"Highest point of Czech Republic: 1,603 m above sea level. Sněžka or Śnieżka is a mountain on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland, the most prominent point of the Silesian Ridge in the Giant Mountains.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn%C4%9B%C5%BEka","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sněžka","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.794,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/%C5%9Anie%C5%BCka_z_zachodu.jpg/960px-%C5%9Anie%C5%BCka_z_zachodu.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-karakum-desert","title":"Karakum Desert","category":"geography","lat":39,"lng":60,"fact":"The Karakum Desert, also spelt Qaraqum and Garagum, is the 12th largest desert in the world, located in Central Asia. The name refers to the shale-rich sand beneath the surface. It occupies about 70 percent, or roughly 350,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi), of Turkmenistan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karakum_Desert","story_label":"Wikipedia: Karakum Desert","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.792,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Karakum_Desert%2C_Turkmenistan.jpg/960px-Karakum_Desert%2C_Turkmenistan.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-mount-kailash","title":"Mount Kailash","category":"geography","lat":31.0669,"lng":81.3128,"fact":"6,638 m above sea level. Mount Kailash is a mountain in Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies in the Gangdise Shan mountain range of the Transhimalaya, in the western part of the Tibetan Plateau.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kailash","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Kailash","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.792,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Kailash_north.JPG/960px-Kailash_north.JPG"},
{"id":"geo-menorca","title":"Menorca","category":"geography","lat":39.9667,"lng":4.0833,"fact":"Menorca or Minorca is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea belonging to Spain. Its name derives from its size, contrasting it with nearby Mallorca (Majorca).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorca","story_label":"Wikipedia: Menorca","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.79,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Menorca%2C_Spain_-_4_May_2023_(52948884259).jpg/640px-Menorca%2C_Spain_-_4_May_2023_(52948884259).jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lake-balkhash","title":"Lake Balkhash","category":"geography","lat":46.5408,"lng":74.8789,"fact":"Lake Balkhash, also known as Lake Balqash, is a lake in southeastern Kazakhstan. It is one of the largest lakes in Asia and the 15th largest in the world. It is located in the eastern part of Central Asia and sits in the Balkhash-Alakol Basin, an endorheic (closed) basin.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Balkhash","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Balkhash","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.788,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/STS039-085-00E_Lake_Balkhash%2C_Kazakhstan_April_1991.jpg/960px-STS039-085-00E_Lake_Balkhash%2C_Kazakhstan_April_1991.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-okinawa-island","title":"Okinawa Island","category":"geography","lat":26.4833,"lng":127.95,"fact":"Okinawa Island, also known as Okinawa Main Island, is the largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu (Nansei) Islands of Japan in the Kyushu region.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okinawa_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Okinawa Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.788,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Okinawa_Island-ISS042.jpg/960px-Okinawa_Island-ISS042.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-kebnekaise","title":"Kebnekaise","category":"geography","lat":67.8833,"lng":18.55,"fact":"Highest point of Sweden: 2,135 m above sea level. Kebnekaise is the highest mountain in Sweden. The Kebnekaise massif, which is part of the Scandinavian mountain range, has two main peaks.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebnekaise","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kebnekaise","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.788,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Kebnekaise_viewed_from_Tarfala_valley_-_narrower_crop.jpg/960px-Kebnekaise_viewed_from_Tarfala_valley_-_narrower_crop.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-mount-apo","title":"Mount Apo","category":"geography","lat":6.9875,"lng":125.2708,"fact":"Highest point of Philippines. Mount Apo is the highest mountain peak in the Philippines, with an elevation of 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above sea level. A large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano, it is part of the Apo-Talomo Mountain Range of Mindanao island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Apo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Apo","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.788,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Tuktok_ng_Pilipinas.jpg/960px-Tuktok_ng_Pilipinas.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-lake-albert-africa","title":"Lake Albert (Africa)","category":"geography","lat":1.6833,"lng":30.9167,"fact":"Lake Albert, originally known as Lake Mwitanzige by the Banyoro, Nam Ovoyo Bonyo by the Alur, and temporarily as Lake Mobutu Sese Seko, is a lake located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Albert_(Africa)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Albert (Africa)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.786,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Lake_Albert_%28Uganda%29_%28NASA%29.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-long-island","title":"Long Island","category":"geography","lat":40.7889,"lng":-73.2335,"fact":"Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York State, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land area.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Long Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.786,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Montauk_01.jpg/960px-Montauk_01.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-yosemite-national-park","title":"Yosemite National Park","category":"geography","lat":37.7425,"lng":-119.5375,"fact":"National park since 1890, 3,027 km². Yosemite National Park ( yoh-SEM-ih-tee) is a national park of the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by the Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Yosemite National Park","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.785,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Half_Dome_with_Eastern_Yosemite_Valley_%2850MP%29.jpg/960px-Half_Dome_with_Eastern_Yosemite_Valley_%2850MP%29.jpg","day":"10-01","year":1890},
{"id":"peak-mount-athos","title":"Mount Athos","category":"geography","lat":40.1583,"lng":24.3272,"fact":"2,033 m above sea level. Mount Athos is a mountain on the Athos peninsula in northeastern Greece directly on the Aegean Sea. It is an important center of Eastern Orthodox monasticism.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Athos","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Athos","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.785,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Mt._Athos_%283939757657%29.jpg/960px-Mt._Athos_%283939757657%29.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-musala","title":"Musala","category":"geography","lat":42.1792,"lng":23.5853,"fact":"Highest point of Bulgaria. Musala is the highest peak in the Rila Mountains, as well as in Bulgaria and the entire Balkan Peninsula, standing at 2,925.42 metres (9,597.8 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musala","story_label":"Wikipedia: Musala","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.785,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Musala_IMG_1447.jpg/960px-Musala_IMG_1447.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-rugen","title":"Rügen","category":"geography","lat":54.45,"lng":13.4,"fact":"Rügen is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCgen","story_label":"Wikipedia: Rügen","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.783,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Ruegen_-_Uebersichtskarte.png/960px-Ruegen_-_Uebersichtskarte.png"},
{"id":"peak-pumori","title":"Pumori","category":"geography","lat":28.0156,"lng":86.8281,"fact":"7,161 m above sea level. Pumori (or Pumo Ri) is a mountain on the Nepal–China border in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Pumori lies just eight kilometres west of Mount Everest. Pumori, meaning \"the Mountain Daughter\" in Sherpa language, was named by George Mallory.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumori","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pumori","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.783,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Pumori%2C_Nepal%2C_Asia.jpg/960px-Pumori%2C_Nepal%2C_Asia.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-shkhara","title":"Shkhara","category":"geography","lat":42.9994,"lng":43.1117,"fact":"Highest point of Georgia: 5,193 m above sea level. Shkhara is a mountain peak and the highest point in Georgia. It is located on the Georgia–Russia border, in Russia's Kabardino-Balkaria region on the northern side, and the Svaneti region of Georgia in the south.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shkhara","story_label":"Wikipedia: Shkhara","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.782,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Mt_Shkhara_as_seen_from_Khalde_%28Photo_A._Muhranoff%2C_2011%29.jpg/960px-Mt_Shkhara_as_seen_from_Khalde_%28Photo_A._Muhranoff%2C_2011%29.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-vancouver-island","title":"Vancouver Island","category":"geography","lat":49.6333,"lng":-125.7,"fact":"Island, 32,134 km². Vancouver Island is an island in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Vancouver Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/VancouverIsland.A2003154.1930.250m.cropped.jpg/960px-VancouverIsland.A2003154.1930.250m.cropped.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-gyachung-kang","title":"Gyachung Kang","category":"geography","lat":28.0981,"lng":86.7422,"fact":"7,952 m above sea level. Gyachung Kang is a mountain in the Mahalangur Himal section of the Himalayas and is the highest peak between Cho Oyu (8,201 m) and Mount Everest (8,848 m). It lies on the border between Nepal and China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyachung_Kang","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gyachung Kang","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.779,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Gyachung_Kang.jpg/960px-Gyachung_Kang.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-monte-titano","title":"Monte Titano","category":"geography","lat":43.9283,"lng":12.4522,"fact":"Highest point of San Marino: 739 m above sea level. Monte Titano (\"Mount Titan\") or Monte Brugola is a mountain of the Apennines and the highest point in the country of San Marino.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Titano","story_label":"Wikipedia: Monte Titano","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.779,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/San_marino%2C_veduta_del_monte_titano_02.jpg/960px-San_marino%2C_veduta_del_monte_titano_02.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-muztagh-ata","title":"Muztagh Ata","category":"geography","lat":38.2783,"lng":75.1158,"fact":"Muztagh Ata (meaning 'Ice Mountain Father' in Turkic languages), formerly known as Mount Tagharma and Wi-tagh, is the second highest of the mountains which form the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, with an elevation of 7,546 m (24,757 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muztagh_Ata","story_label":"Wikipedia: Muztagh Ata","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.779,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Muztagh_Ata_Xinjiang_China.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-jarvis-island","title":"Jarvis Island","category":"geography","lat":-0.3721,"lng":-159.997,"fact":"Jarvis Island is an uninhabited 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) coral island located in the South Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Hawaii and the Cook Islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jarvis_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jarvis Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.778,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/JarvisISS008-E-14052.PNG/960px-JarvisISS008-E-14052.PNG","day":"08-21","year":1821},
{"id":"geo-lake-onega","title":"Lake Onega","category":"geography","lat":61.6906,"lng":35.6556,"fact":"Lake Onega is a lake in northwestern Russia, on the territory of the Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. It belongs to the basin of the Baltic Sea, and is the second-largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga, slightly smaller than Lebanon.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Onega","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Onega","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.778,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/2_%D0%B8%D1%8E%D0%BB%D1%8F_2011._%D0%9E%D1%82%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5._-_panoramio_(2).jpg/640px-2_%D0%B8%D1%8E%D0%BB%D1%8F_2011._%D0%9E%D1%82%D0%B4%D1%8B%D1%85_%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5._-_panoramio_(2).jpg"},
{"id":"geo-howland-island","title":"Howland Island","category":"geography","lat":0.8067,"lng":-176.6164,"fact":"Howland Island is an uninhabited coral island and strict nature reserve located just north of the equator in the central Pacific Ocean, about 1,700 nautical miles (3,100 km) southwest of Honolulu.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howland_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Howland Island","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Howland_island_nasa.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-saaremaa","title":"Saaremaa","category":"geography","lat":58.4167,"lng":22.5,"fact":"Island, 2,672 km². Saaremaa is the largest and most populous island in Estonia. Measuring 2,673 km2 (1,032 sq mi), its population is 31,435 (as of January 2020).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaremaa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Saaremaa","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Castlekuressaare.JPG/960px-Castlekuressaare.JPG"},
{"id":"geo-saipan-northern-mariana-islands","title":"Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands","category":"geography","lat":15.1833,"lng":145.75,"fact":"Saipan is the largest island and capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, an unincorporated territory of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. According to 2020 estimates by the United States Census Bureau, the population of Saipan was 43,385.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saipan,_Northern_Mariana_Islands","story_label":"Wikipedia: Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Saipan_at_Night.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-trinidad","title":"Trinidad","category":"geography","lat":10.4606,"lng":-61.2486,"fact":"Island, 4,768 km². Trinidad is the largest and most populous island of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies 11 km (7 mi) off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad","story_label":"Wikipedia: Trinidad","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Quinam_bay%2C_Columbus_Channel%2C_South_Coast%2C_Trinidad_%26_Tobago.jpg/640px-Quinam_bay%2C_Columbus_Channel%2C_South_Coast%2C_Trinidad_%26_Tobago.jpg","day":"07-31","year":1498},
{"id":"peak-galdhopiggen","title":"Galdhøpiggen","category":"geography","lat":61.6333,"lng":8.3,"fact":"Highest point of Norway: 2,469 m above sea level. Galdhøpiggen is the highest mountain in Norway, Scandinavia, and Northern Europe. The 2,469-metre-tall (8,100 ft) mountain is located in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galdh%C3%B8piggen","story_label":"Wikipedia: Galdhøpiggen","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Galdh%C3%B8piggenFromFannar%C3%A5ki.jpg"},
{"id":"peak-kongur-tagh","title":"Kongur Tagh","category":"geography","lat":38.5939,"lng":75.3133,"fact":"7,649 m above sea level. The Kongur Tagh (meaning 'Brown Mountain' in Turkic languages) is the highest peak in the Pamir Mountains, and also the highest mountain wholly within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongur_Tagh","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kongur Tagh","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.775,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Kongur_south.jpg"},
{"id":"geo-anglesey","title":"Anglesey","category":"geography","lat":53.2939,"lng":-4.3767,"fact":"Anglesey, or Ynys Môn, is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the majority of the county of the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island to the west and some islets and skerries.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglesey","story_label":"Wikipedia: Anglesey","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.774,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/View_from_the_Anglesey_Coastal_Path_%28geograph_6222502%29.jpg/960px-View_from_the_Anglesey_Coastal_Path_%28geograph_6222502%29.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0101-1651-scone-palace","title":"Scone Palace","category":"historical","lat":56.4228,"lng":-3.4383,"fact":"1651 — Charles II is crowned King of Scotland at Scone Palace.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scone_Palace","story_label":"Wikipedia: Scone Palace","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1651,"day":"01-01","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Perth_and_Kinross_Scone_Palace_2.jpg/330px-Perth_and_Kinross_Scone_Palace_2.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0101-1773-olney-buckinghamshire","title":"Olney, Buckinghamshire","category":"historical","lat":52.1529,"lng":-0.7015,"fact":"1773 — The hymn that becomes known as \"Amazing Grace\", previously titled \"1 Chronicles 17:16–17, Faith's Review and Expectation\", is first used to accompany a sermon led by John Newton in the town of Olney, Buckinghamshire, England.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olney%2C_Buckinghamshire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Olney, Buckinghamshire","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1773,"day":"01-01","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Olney_High_Street_and_Marketplace%2C_Pancake_day.jpg/330px-Olney_High_Street_and_Marketplace%2C_Pancake_day.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0102-1444-battle-of-kunovica","title":"Battle of Kunovica","category":"historical","lat":43.1803,"lng":22.1761,"fact":"1444 — Christian forces defeat the Turks in the battle of Kunovica.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kunovica","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Kunovica","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1444,"day":"01-02","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Suva_Planina_pogled_iz_Luznice.jpg/330px-Suva_Planina_pogled_iz_Luznice.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0102-1988-condor-flugdienst-flight-3782","title":"Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782","category":"historical","lat":38.2069,"lng":26.94,"fact":"1988 — Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782 crashes near Seferihisar, Turkey, killing 16 people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condor_Flugdienst_Flight_3782","story_label":"Wikipedia: Condor Flugdienst Flight 3782","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1988,"day":"01-02","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Condor_Boeing_737-230Adv_D-ABHD.jpg/330px-Condor_Boeing_737-230Adv_D-ABHD.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0104-1972-old-bailey","title":"Old Bailey","category":"historical","lat":51.5158,"lng":-0.1018,"fact":"1972 — Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, UK.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Bailey","story_label":"Wikipedia: Old Bailey","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1972,"day":"01-04","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Oldbaileylondon-900.jpg/330px-Oldbaileylondon-900.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0106-1449-mystras","title":"Mystras","category":"historical","lat":37.0667,"lng":22.3833,"fact":"1449 — Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mystras.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystras","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mystras","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1449,"day":"01-06","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/%CE%9C%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%82%2C_Mystras.jpg/330px-%CE%9C%CF%85%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AC%CF%82%2C_Mystras.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0107-1968-cape-canaveral-launch-complex-36","title":"Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36","category":"historical","lat":28.4706,"lng":-80.54,"fact":"1968 — Surveyor program: Surveyor 7, the last spacecraft in the Surveyor series, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36A.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_36","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1968,"day":"01-07","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/New_Glenn_-_BlueBird_7_Launch_%289628275%29.jpg/330px-New_Glenn_-_BlueBird_7_Launch_%289628275%29.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0108-1735-royal-opera-house","title":"Royal Opera House","category":"historical","lat":51.5131,"lng":-0.1228,"fact":"1735 — The premiere of George Frideric Handel's Ariodante takes place at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Opera_House","story_label":"Wikipedia: Royal Opera House","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1735,"day":"01-08","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Royal_Opera_House_and_ballerina.jpg/330px-Royal_Opera_House_and_ballerina.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0110-1946-methodist-central-hall-westminster","title":"Methodist Central Hall, Westminster","category":"historical","lat":51.5,"lng":-0.13,"fact":"1946 — The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Fifty-one nations are represented.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methodist_Central_Hall%2C_Westminster","story_label":"Wikipedia: Methodist Central Hall, Westminster","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1946,"day":"01-10","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Methodist_Central_Hall.JPG/330px-Methodist_Central_Hall.JPG"},
{"id":"otd-0111-1961-throgs-neck-bridge","title":"Throgs Neck Bridge","category":"historical","lat":40.802,"lng":-73.793,"fact":"1961 — Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throgs_Neck_Bridge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Throgs Neck Bridge","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1961,"day":"01-11","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/ThrogsNeckBridge.jpg/330px-ThrogsNeckBridge.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0111-630-conquest-of-mecca","title":"Conquest of Mecca","category":"historical","lat":21.4225,"lng":39.8233,"fact":"630 CE — Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his followers conquer the city, and the Quraysh association of clans surrenders.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquest_of_Mecca","story_label":"Wikipedia: Conquest of Mecca","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":630,"day":"01-11","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Paris%2C_BnF%2C_Suppl%C3%A9ment_Persan_1030_fol._305v-306r_Muhammad_and_Ali_lead_destruction_of_Meccan_idols.jpg/330px-Paris%2C_BnF%2C_Suppl%C3%A9ment_Persan_1030_fol._305v-306r_Muhammad_and_Ali_lead_destruction_of_Meccan_idols.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0112-1808-st-mary-s-church-reculver","title":"St Mary's Church, Reculver","category":"historical","lat":51.3796,"lng":1.1995,"fact":"1808 — John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Mary's_Church%2C_Reculver","story_label":"Wikipedia: St Mary's Church, Reculver","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1808,"day":"01-12","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Detail_of_Reculver_Church_Sullivan_1755.jpg/330px-Detail_of_Reculver_Church_Sullivan_1755.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0112-1848-sicily","title":"Sicily","category":"historical","lat":37.5,"lng":14,"fact":"1848 — The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicily","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sicily","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1848,"day":"01-12"},
{"id":"otd-0112-1911-university-of-the-philippines-college-of-law","title":"University of the Philippines College of Law","category":"historical","lat":14.6564,"lng":121.0719,"fact":"1911 — The University of the Philippines College of Law is established.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_College_of_Law","story_label":"Wikipedia: University of the Philippines College of Law","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1911,"day":"01-12","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/University_of_the_Philippines_College_of_Law.png"},
{"id":"otd-0114-1967-golden-gate-park","title":"Golden Gate Park","category":"historical","lat":37.7697,"lng":-122.4769,"fact":"1967 — Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Golden Gate Park","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1967,"day":"01-14","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/California-06241_-_In_front_of_museum_%2820449897948%29.jpg/330px-California-06241_-_In_front_of_museum_%2820449897948%29.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0115-1910-buffalo-bill-dam","title":"Buffalo Bill Dam","category":"historical","lat":44.5017,"lng":-109.1833,"fact":"1910 — Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 99 m (325 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_Bill_Dam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Buffalo Bill Dam","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1910,"day":"01-15","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/BuffaloBillDam.jpg/330px-BuffaloBillDam.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0116-1942-chelmno-extermination-camp","title":"Chełmno extermination camp","category":"historical","lat":52.1542,"lng":18.7231,"fact":"1942 — The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins deporting Jews from the Łódź Ghetto to Chełmno extermination camp.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che%C5%82mno_extermination_camp","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chełmno extermination camp","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1942,"day":"01-16","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Chelmno2%28pischmak%29.JPG/330px-Chelmno2%28pischmak%29.JPG"},
{"id":"otd-0117-1904-moscow-art-theatre","title":"Moscow Art Theatre","category":"historical","lat":55.76,"lng":37.6133,"fact":"1904 — Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard receives its premiere performance at the Moscow Art Theatre.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Art_Theatre","story_label":"Wikipedia: Moscow Art Theatre","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1904,"day":"01-17","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Moscow_Art_Theater%2C_Fyodor_Schechtel%2C_1902.jpg/330px-Moscow_Art_Theater%2C_Fyodor_Schechtel%2C_1902.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0118-1788-botany-bay","title":"Botany Bay","category":"historical","lat":-33.9997,"lng":151.2331,"fact":"1788 — The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from Great Britain to Australia arrive at Botany Bay.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany_Bay","story_label":"Wikipedia: Botany Bay","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1788,"day":"01-18","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Sydney_from_Botany_Bay_looking_north_%28aerial%29.jpg/330px-Sydney_from_Botany_Bay_looking_north_%28aerial%29.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0118-1866-wesley-college-melbourne","title":"Wesley College, Melbourne","category":"historical","lat":-37.8492,"lng":144.9819,"fact":"1866 — Wesley College is established in Melbourne, Australia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_College%2C_Melbourne","story_label":"Wikipedia: Wesley College, Melbourne","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1866,"day":"01-18","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Wesley_College%2C_Melbourne_-_Crest.png"},
{"id":"otd-0118-2008-metropolitan-museum-of-art","title":"Metropolitan Museum of Art","category":"historical","lat":40.7794,"lng":-73.9631,"fact":"2008 — The Euphronios Krater is unveiled in Rome after being returned to Italy by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art","story_label":"Wikipedia: Metropolitan Museum of Art","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":2008,"day":"01-18","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_%28The_Met%29_-_Central_Park%2C_NYC.jpg/330px-Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art_%28The_Met%29_-_Central_Park%2C_NYC.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0119-1607-san-agustin-church-manila","title":"San Agustin Church (Manila)","category":"historical","lat":14.5889,"lng":120.9753,"fact":"1607 — San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Agustin_Church_(Manila)","story_label":"Wikipedia: San Agustin Church (Manila)","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1607,"day":"01-19","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/San_Agustin_Church%2C_Intramuros%2C_Manila_City.jpg/330px-San_Agustin_Church%2C_Intramuros%2C_Manila_City.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0119-1995-bristow-helicopters-flight-56c","title":"Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C","category":"historical","lat":58.7,"lng":1.3,"fact":"1995 — After being struck by lightning the crew of Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C are forced to ditch. All 18 aboard are later rescued.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristow_Helicopters_Flight_56C","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1995,"day":"01-19","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/G-TIGK_Aerospatiale_AS332L_Super_Puma_Bristow_Helicopters.jpg/330px-G-TIGK_Aerospatiale_AS332L_Super_Puma_Bristow_Helicopters.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0120-1887-pearl-harbor","title":"Pearl Harbor","category":"historical","lat":21.3679,"lng":-157.9771,"fact":"1887 — The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Harbor","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pearl Harbor","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1887,"day":"01-20","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Ford_Island_aerial_photo_RIMPAC_1986.JPEG/330px-Ford_Island_aerial_photo_RIMPAC_1986.JPEG"},
{"id":"otd-0121-1971-emley-moor-transmitting-station","title":"Emley Moor transmitting station","category":"historical","lat":53.6119,"lng":-1.6644,"fact":"1971 — The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emley_Moor_transmitting_station","story_label":"Wikipedia: Emley Moor transmitting station","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1971,"day":"01-21","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/EmleyMoorMastSpring2006.jpg/330px-EmleyMoorMastSpring2006.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0122-1927-arsenal-f-c","title":"Arsenal F.C.","category":"historical","lat":51.555,"lng":-0.1083,"fact":"1927 — Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_F.C.","story_label":"Wikipedia: Arsenal F.C.","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1927,"day":"01-22"},
{"id":"otd-0122-1946-chahar-cheragh-square","title":"Chahar Cheragh Square","category":"historical","lat":36.7653,"lng":45.7217,"fact":"1946 — In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chahar_Cheragh_Square","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chahar Cheragh Square","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1946,"day":"01-22","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/CirCaraPlaceatnight.jpg/330px-CirCaraPlaceatnight.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0123-1986-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame","title":"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame","category":"historical","lat":41.5086,"lng":-81.6956,"fact":"1986 — The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame","story_label":"Wikipedia: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1986,"day":"01-23","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_-_Joy_of_Museums_1.jpg/330px-Rock_and_Roll_Hall_of_Fame_-_Joy_of_Museums_1.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0124-1900-battle-of-spion-kop","title":"Battle of Spion Kop","category":"historical","lat":-28.65,"lng":29.5164,"fact":"1900 — Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spion_Kop","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Spion Kop","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1900,"day":"01-24","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Boers_at_Spion_Kop%2C_1900_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_16462.jpg/330px-Boers_at_Spion_Kop%2C_1900_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_16462.jpg"},
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{"id":"otd-0125-1949-hollywood-athletic-club","title":"Hollywood Athletic Club","category":"historical","lat":34.0982,"lng":-118.332,"fact":"1949 — The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Athletic_Club","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hollywood Athletic Club","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1949,"day":"01-25","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/HollywoodAthleticClub_Dec2006.jpg/330px-HollywoodAthleticClub_Dec2006.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0126-1949-hale-telescope","title":"Hale Telescope","category":"historical","lat":33.3563,"lng":-116.8649,"fact":"1949 — The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hale_Telescope","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hale Telescope","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1949,"day":"01-26","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Palomar_Observatory_2012_01.jpg/330px-Palomar_Observatory_2012_01.jpg"},
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{"id":"otd-0128-1624-saint-kitts","title":"Saint Kitts","category":"historical","lat":17.31,"lng":-62.72,"fact":"1624 — Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts","story_label":"Wikipedia: Saint Kitts","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1624,"day":"01-28"},
{"id":"otd-0129-1911-capture-of-mexicali","title":"Capture of Mexicali","category":"historical","lat":32.6633,"lng":-115.4678,"fact":"1911 — Mexican Revolution: Mexicali is captured by the Mexican Liberal Party, igniting the Magonista rebellion of 1911.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Mexicali","story_label":"Wikipedia: Capture of Mexicali","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1911,"day":"01-29","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Magonistas_en_Mexicali_1911.png/330px-Magonistas_en_Mexicali_1911.png"},
{"id":"otd-0129-1959-cirkus-stockholm","title":"Cirkus (Stockholm)","category":"historical","lat":59.3249,"lng":18.0999,"fact":"1959 — The first Melodifestivalen is held at Cirkus in Stockholm, Sweden.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirkus_(Stockholm)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cirkus (Stockholm)","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1959,"day":"01-29","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Cirkus%2C_Stockholm%2C_Sweden.jpg/330px-Cirkus%2C_Stockholm%2C_Sweden.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0130-1806-lower-trenton-bridge","title":"Lower Trenton Bridge","category":"historical","lat":40.2105,"lng":-74.7683,"fact":"1806 — The original Lower Trenton Bridge (also called the Trenton Makes the World Takes Bridge), which spans the Delaware River between Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Trenton, New Jersey, is opened.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Trenton_Bridge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lower Trenton Bridge","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1806,"day":"01-30","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/2023-09-04_13_02_10_View_northwest_towards_the_Trenton_Makes_Bridge_from_the_east_bank_of_the_Delaware_River_at_low_tide_in_Trenton%2C_Mercer_County%2C_New_Jersey.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0130-1826-menai-suspension-bridge","title":"Menai Suspension Bridge","category":"historical","lat":53.22,"lng":-4.1631,"fact":"1826 — The Menai Suspension Bridge, considered the world's first modern suspension bridge, connecting the Isle of Anglesey to the northwest coast of Wales, is opened.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menai_Suspension_Bridge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Menai Suspension Bridge","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1826,"day":"01-30","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/The_Menai_Suspension_Bridge_%2835349065306%29.jpg/330px-The_Menai_Suspension_Bridge_%2835349065306%29.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0131-1747-london-lock-hospital","title":"London Lock Hospital","category":"historical","lat":51.5002,"lng":-0.1495,"fact":"1747 — The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Lock_Hospital","story_label":"Wikipedia: London Lock Hospital","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1747,"day":"01-31","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/London_Lock_Hospital.jpg/330px-London_Lock_Hospital.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0202-1954-marquette-branch-prison","title":"Marquette Branch Prison","category":"historical","lat":46.5122,"lng":-87.3825,"fact":"1954 — The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquette_Branch_Prison","story_label":"Wikipedia: Marquette Branch Prison","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1954,"day":"02-02","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Marquette_Branch_Prison_c1911.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0203-1916-centre-block","title":"Centre Block","category":"historical","lat":45.425,"lng":-75.7,"fact":"1916 — The Centre Block of the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada burns down with the loss of seven lives.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_Block","story_label":"Wikipedia: Centre Block","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1916,"day":"02-03","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Centre_Block_-_Parliament_Hill.jpg/330px-Centre_Block_-_Parliament_Hill.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0204-1846-salt-lake-valley","title":"Salt Lake Valley","category":"historical","lat":40.6839,"lng":-111.978,"fact":"1846 — The first Mormon pioneers make their exodus from Nauvoo, Illinois, westward towards Salt Lake Valley.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake_Valley","story_label":"Wikipedia: Salt Lake Valley","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1846,"day":"02-04","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Saltlakecityspace.jpg/330px-Saltlakecityspace.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0205-1905-general-hospital-of-mexico","title":"General Hospital of Mexico","category":"historical","lat":19.413,"lng":-99.1519,"fact":"1905 — In Mexico, the General Hospital of Mexico is inaugurated, initially with four basic specialties.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Hospital_of_Mexico","story_label":"Wikipedia: General Hospital of Mexico","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1905,"day":"02-05","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/HospitalGralMexico.JPG/330px-HospitalGralMexico.JPG"},
{"id":"otd-0206-1996-willamette-valley","title":"Willamette Valley","category":"historical","lat":44.9,"lng":-123.1,"fact":"1996 — Willamette Valley Flood: Floods in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, United States, causes over US$500 million in property damage throughout the Pacific Northwest.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Valley","story_label":"Wikipedia: Willamette Valley","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1996,"day":"02-06","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Wvatbethel1.jpg/330px-Wvatbethel1.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0206-1998-ronald-reagan-washington-national-airport","title":"Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport","category":"historical","lat":38.8522,"lng":-77.0378,"fact":"1998 — Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_Washington_National_Airport","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1998,"day":"02-06","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Ronald_Reagan_Washington_National_Airport_overhead_2023.png/330px-Ronald_Reagan_Washington_National_Airport_overhead_2023.png"},
{"id":"otd-0207-1813-action-of-7-february-1813","title":"Action of 7 February 1813","category":"historical","lat":9.3,"lng":-14,"fact":"1813 — In the action of 7 February 1813 near the Îles de Los, the frigates Aréthuse and Amelia batter each other, but neither can gain the upper hand.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_7_February_1813","story_label":"Wikipedia: Action of 7 February 1813","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1813,"day":"02-07","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Battle_Between_the_French_Frigate_%27Arethuse%27_and_the_English_Frigate_%27Amelia%27_in_View_of_the_Islands_of_Loz%2C_7th_February_1813.jpg/330px-Battle_Between_the_French_Frigate_%27Arethuse%27_and_the_English_Frigate_%27Amelia%27_in_View_of_the_Islands_of_Loz%2C_7th_February_1813.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0207-1904-great-baltimore-fire","title":"Great Baltimore Fire","category":"historical","lat":39.2887,"lng":-76.6192,"fact":"1904 — The Great Baltimore Fire begins in Baltimore, Maryland; it destroys over 1,500 buildings in 30 hours.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Baltimore_Fire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Baltimore Fire","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1904,"day":"02-07","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Baltimore_fire_aftermath.jpg/330px-Baltimore_fire_aftermath.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0208-1945-operation-veritable","title":"Operation Veritable","category":"historical","lat":51.7,"lng":6.1,"fact":"1945 — World War II: British and Canadian forces commence Operation Veritable to occupy land between the Maas and Rhine rivers.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Veritable","story_label":"Wikipedia: Operation Veritable","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1945,"day":"02-08","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Veritable_grenade.png/330px-Veritable_grenade.png"},
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{"id":"otd-0209-1539-chester-racecourse","title":"Chester Racecourse","category":"historical","lat":53.1864,"lng":-2.8997,"fact":"1539 — The first recorded race is held on Chester Racecourse, known as the Roodee.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Racecourse","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chester Racecourse","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1539,"day":"02-09","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Chester_racecourse.JPG/330px-Chester_racecourse.JPG"},
{"id":"otd-0210-1862-battle-of-elizabeth-city","title":"Battle of Elizabeth City","category":"historical","lat":36.2742,"lng":-76.1421,"fact":"1862 — American Civil War: A Union naval flotilla destroys the bulk of the Confederate Mosquito Fleet in the Battle of Elizabeth City on the Pasquotank River in North Carolina.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Elizabeth_City","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Elizabeth City","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1862,"day":"02-10","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Destruction_of_Commodore_Lynch%27s_fleet.jpg/330px-Destruction_of_Commodore_Lynch%27s_fleet.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0210-1936-battle-of-amba-aradam","title":"Battle of Amba Aradam","category":"historical","lat":13.3311,"lng":39.5111,"fact":"1936 — Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italian troops launch the Battle of Amba Aradam against Ethiopian defenders.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Amba_Aradam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Amba Aradam","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1936,"day":"02-10","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Campagna_di_Etiopia_-_Battaglia_dell%27Amba_Aradam_-_03.jpg/330px-Campagna_di_Etiopia_-_Battaglia_dell%27Amba_Aradam_-_03.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0211-1933-lapd-red-squad-raid-on-john-reed-club-art-show","title":"LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show","category":"historical","lat":34.1032,"lng":-118.2936,"fact":"1933 — LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show in the U.S. results in the destruction of a dozen political artworks.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LAPD_Red_Squad_raid_on_John_Reed_Club_art_show","story_label":"Wikipedia: LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1933,"day":"02-11","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/%22Where_Vandals_Wrecked_Paintings%22_Los_Angeles_Daily_News%2C_February_13%2C_1933_page_3.jpg/330px-%22Where_Vandals_Wrecked_Paintings%22_Los_Angeles_Daily_News%2C_February_13%2C_1933_page_3.jpg"},
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{"id":"otd-0213-1322-ely-cathedral","title":"Ely Cathedral","category":"historical","lat":52.3986,"lng":0.2639,"fact":"1322 — The central tower of Ely Cathedral falls on the night of 12th–13th.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ely_Cathedral","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ely Cathedral","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1322,"day":"02-13","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Ely_Cathedral_from_Quanea_Drove_F.jpg/330px-Ely_Cathedral_from_Quanea_Drove_F.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0213-2004-harvard-smithsonian-center-for-astrophysics","title":"Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics","category":"historical","lat":42.3815,"lng":-71.1284,"fact":"2004 — The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics announces the discovery of the universe's largest known diamond, white dwarf star BPM 37093. Astronomers named this star \"Lucy\" after The Beatles' song \"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds\".","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard%E2%80%93Smithsonian_Center_for_Astrophysics","story_label":"Wikipedia: Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":2004,"day":"02-13","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Center_for_Astrophysics_at_Harvard.jpg/330px-Center_for_Astrophysics_at_Harvard.jpg"},
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{"id":"otd-0218-1977-space-shuttle-enterprise","title":"Space Shuttle Enterprise","category":"historical","lat":40.7653,"lng":-74.0019,"fact":"1977 — The Space Shuttle Enterprise test vehicle is carried on its maiden \"flight\" on top of a Boeing 747.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Enterprise","story_label":"Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Enterprise","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1977,"day":"02-18","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Enterprise_free_flight.jpg/330px-Enterprise_free_flight.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0218-2013-brussels-airport","title":"Brussels Airport","category":"historical","lat":50.9014,"lng":4.4844,"fact":"2013 — Armed robbers steal a haul of diamonds worth $50 million during a raid at Brussels Airport in Belgium.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_Airport","story_label":"Wikipedia: Brussels Airport","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":2013,"day":"02-18","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Brussels_airport_from_air.jpg/330px-Brussels_airport_from_air.jpg"},
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{"id":"otd-0220-1685-matagorda-bay","title":"Matagorda Bay","category":"historical","lat":28.5656,"lng":-96.21,"fact":"1685 — René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matagorda_Bay","story_label":"Wikipedia: Matagorda Bay","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1685,"day":"02-20","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Matagorda_Bay_from_space.jpg/330px-Matagorda_Bay_from_space.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0222-1983-eugene-o-neill-theatre","title":"Eugene O'Neill Theatre","category":"historical","lat":40.7611,"lng":-73.9858,"fact":"1983 — The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O'Neill_Theatre","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eugene O'Neill Theatre","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1983,"day":"02-22","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Eugene_O%27Neill_Theatre_-_Book_of_Mormon_%2848295951286%29.jpg/330px-Eugene_O%27Neill_Theatre_-_Book_of_Mormon_%2848295951286%29.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0224-1822-swaminarayan-temple-ahmedabad","title":"Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad","category":"historical","lat":23.03,"lng":72.591,"fact":"1822 — The first Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaminarayan_Temple%2C_Ahmedabad","story_label":"Wikipedia: Swaminarayan Temple, Ahmedabad","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1822,"day":"02-24","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Shree_Swaminarayan_Sampraday%2C_Ahmedabad.jpg/330px-Shree_Swaminarayan_Sampraday%2C_Ahmedabad.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0224-1916-sorokdo","title":"Sorokdo","category":"historical","lat":34.5,"lng":127.1167,"fact":"1916 — The Governor-General of Korea establishes a clinic called Jahyewon in Sorokdo to segregate Hansen's disease patients.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorokdo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sorokdo","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1916,"day":"02-24","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/%EC%86%8C%EB%A1%9D%EB%8F%84%EC%9D%98_%EC%A0%84%EA%B2%BD.jpg/330px-%EC%86%8C%EB%A1%9D%EB%8F%84%EC%9D%98_%EC%A0%84%EA%B2%BD.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0224-484-corsica","title":"Corsica","category":"historical","lat":42,"lng":9,"fact":"484 CE — King Huneric of the Vandals replaces Nicene bishops with Arian ones, and banishes some to Corsica.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsica","story_label":"Wikipedia: Corsica","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":484,"day":"02-24"},
{"id":"otd-0225-1994-cave-of-the-patriarchs","title":"Cave of the Patriarchs","category":"historical","lat":31.5247,"lng":35.1107,"fact":"1994 — American-Israeli extremist Baruch Goldstein commits a mass shooting at the Cave of the Patriarchs mausoleum, leaving 29 dead and over 100 injured before he is disarmed and beaten to death by survivors.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Patriarchs","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cave of the Patriarchs","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1994,"day":"02-25","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Hebron_Cave_of_the_Patriarchs.jpg/330px-Hebron_Cave_of_the_Patriarchs.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0226-1775-balambangan-island","title":"Balambangan Island","category":"historical","lat":7.2636,"lng":116.8892,"fact":"1775 — The British East India Company factory on Balambangan Island is destroyed by Moro pirates.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balambangan_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Balambangan Island","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1775,"day":"02-26"},
{"id":"otd-0226-1794-christiansborg-palace-1st","title":"Christiansborg Palace (1st)","category":"historical","lat":55.6763,"lng":12.5806,"fact":"1794 — The first Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen burns down.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiansborg_Palace_(1st)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Christiansborg Palace (1st)","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1794,"day":"02-26","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Christiansborg_1761.jpg/330px-Christiansborg_1761.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0226-1870-beach-pneumatic-transit","title":"Beach Pneumatic Transit","category":"historical","lat":40.7133,"lng":-74.007,"fact":"1870 — The Beach Pneumatic Transit in New York City, intended as a demonstration for a subway line, opens.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_Pneumatic_Transit","story_label":"Wikipedia: Beach Pneumatic Transit","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1870,"day":"02-26","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/WP_Beach_Pneumatic_Transit.jpg/330px-WP_Beach_Pneumatic_Transit.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0227-1943-rosenstrasse-protest","title":"Rosenstrasse protest","category":"historical","lat":52.5218,"lng":13.4044,"fact":"1943 — The Holocaust: In Berlin, the Gestapo arrest 1,800 Jewish men with German wives, leading to the Rosenstrasse protest.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenstrasse_protest","story_label":"Wikipedia: Rosenstrasse protest","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1943,"day":"02-27","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Rosenstrasse.jpg/330px-Rosenstrasse.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0228-1993-waco-siege","title":"Waco siege","category":"historical","lat":31.5958,"lng":-96.9881,"fact":"1993 — Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh, starting a 51-day standoff.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_siege","story_label":"Wikipedia: Waco siege","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1993,"day":"02-28","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Mountcarmelfire04-19-93-n.jpg/330px-Mountcarmelfire04-19-93-n.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0229-1996-faucett-peru-flight-251","title":"Faucett Perú Flight 251","category":"historical","lat":-16.3325,"lng":-71.6364,"fact":"1996 — Faucett Perú Flight 251 crashes in the Andes; all 123 passengers and crew are killed.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faucett_Per%C3%BA_Flight_251","story_label":"Wikipedia: Faucett Perú Flight 251","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1996,"day":"02-29","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Faucett_Boeing_737_OB-1451%2C_Lima%2C_Peru_Sep94.jpg/330px-Faucett_Boeing_737_OB-1451%2C_Lima%2C_Peru_Sep94.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0301-1921-kronstadt-rebellion","title":"Kronstadt rebellion","category":"historical","lat":60.0125,"lng":29.7336,"fact":"1921 — Following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in the RSFSR, the Kronstadt rebellion begins, with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kronstadt_rebellion","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kronstadt rebellion","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1921,"day":"03-01","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Kronstadt_attack.JPG/330px-Kronstadt_attack.JPG"},
{"id":"otd-0302-1859-great-slave-auction","title":"Great Slave Auction","category":"historical","lat":32.085,"lng":-81.13,"fact":"1859 — The two-day Great Slave Auction, once thought to be the largest such auction in United States history, begins.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Slave_Auction","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Slave Auction","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1859,"day":"03-02","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Pierce_Mease_Butler_and_Frances_Kemble_Butler.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0302-1903-martha-washington-hotel","title":"Martha Washington Hotel","category":"historical","lat":40.7447,"lng":-73.9844,"fact":"1903 — In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Washington_Hotel","story_label":"Wikipedia: Martha Washington Hotel","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1903,"day":"03-02","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Hotel_Thirty_Thirty_street_level_facade.jpg/330px-Hotel_Thirty_Thirty_street_level_facade.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0304-1804-castle-hill-convict-rebellion","title":"Castle Hill convict rebellion","category":"historical","lat":-33.7293,"lng":151.004,"fact":"1804 — Castle Hill Rebellion: Irish convicts rebel against British colonial authority in the Colony of New South Wales.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Hill_convict_rebellion","story_label":"Wikipedia: Castle Hill convict rebellion","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1804,"day":"03-04","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Castle_Hill_Rebellion_%281804%29.jpg/330px-Castle_Hill_Rebellion_%281804%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"otd-0306-1204-siege-of-chateau-gaillard","title":"Siege of Château Gaillard","category":"historical","lat":49.2378,"lng":1.4033,"fact":"1204 — The Siege of Château Gaillard ends in a French victory over King John of England, who loses control of Normandy to King Philip II Augustus.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ch%C3%A2teau_Gaillard","story_label":"Wikipedia: Siege of Château Gaillard","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1204,"day":"03-06","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/ChatoGaillardPano1.jpg/330px-ChatoGaillardPano1.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0306-1985-christ-s-commission-fellowship","title":"Christ's Commission Fellowship","category":"historical","lat":14.589,"lng":121.0791,"fact":"1985 — Registration of the Filipino megachurch Christ's Commission Fellowship with the Philippine government, months after its first worship service in August 1984.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ's_Commission_Fellowship","story_label":"Wikipedia: Christ's Commission Fellowship","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1985,"day":"03-06","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/CCF_Wordmark.png/330px-CCF_Wordmark.png"},
{"id":"otd-0307-1971-suhrawardy-udyan","title":"Suhrawardy Udyan","category":"historical","lat":23.7331,"lng":90.3984,"fact":"1971 — Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, political leader of then East Pakistan (present day-Bangladesh), delivers his historic 7th March speech in the Racecourse Field (Now Suhrawardy Udyan) in Dhaka.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suhrawardy_Udyan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Suhrawardy Udyan","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1971,"day":"03-07","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%2C_%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8%2C_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%2C_%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A5%A4.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg"},
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{"id":"otd-0315-1311-battle-of-halmyros","title":"Battle of Halmyros","category":"historical","lat":39.18,"lng":22.76,"fact":"1311 — Battle of Halmyros: The Catalan Company defeats Walter V, Count of Brienne to take control of the Duchy of Athens, a Crusader state in Greece.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Halmyros","story_label":"Wikipedia: Battle of Halmyros","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1311,"day":"03-15"},
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{"id":"otd-0317-1400-siege-of-damascus-1400","title":"Siege of Damascus (1400)","category":"historical","lat":33.5064,"lng":38.3153,"fact":"1400 — Turko-Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Damascus_(1400)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Siege of Damascus (1400)","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1400,"day":"03-17","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Folio_358r._Siege_of_Damascus_in_1400_%28detail%29._Timur_watches_the_flames_as_the_city_burns._%E1%BA%92afarn%C4%81mah%2C_16th_century%2C_Shiraz_%28British_Library%2C_IO_Islamic_137%29.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg"},
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{"id":"otd-0322-1784-wat-phra-kaew","title":"Wat Phra Kaew","category":"historical","lat":13.7514,"lng":100.4925,"fact":"1784 — The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Phra_Kaew","story_label":"Wikipedia: Wat Phra Kaew","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1784,"day":"03-22","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Wat_Phra_Kaew_by_Ninara_TSP_edit_crop.jpg/330px-Wat_Phra_Kaew_by_Ninara_TSP_edit_crop.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0323-2008-rajiv-gandhi-international-airport","title":"Rajiv Gandhi International Airport","category":"historical","lat":17.23,"lng":78.4319,"fact":"2008 — Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi_International_Airport","story_label":"Wikipedia: Rajiv Gandhi International Airport","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":2008,"day":"03-23"},
{"id":"otd-0325-421-san-giacomo-di-rialto","title":"San Giacomo di Rialto","category":"historical","lat":45.4385,"lng":12.3355,"fact":"421 CE — Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Giacomo_di_Rialto","story_label":"Wikipedia: San Giacomo di Rialto","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":421,"day":"03-25","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/San_Giacomo_di_Rialto_%28Facade%29.jpg/330px-San_Giacomo_di_Rialto_%28Facade%29.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0325-919-boukoleon-palace","title":"Boukoleon Palace","category":"historical","lat":41.0025,"lng":28.9756,"fact":"919 CE — Romanos Lekapenos seizes the Boukoleon Palace in Constantinople and becomes regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boukoleon_Palace","story_label":"Wikipedia: Boukoleon Palace","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":919,"day":"03-25","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Bucoleon_March_2008_%283%29.JPG/330px-Bucoleon_March_2008_%283%29.JPG"},
{"id":"otd-0327-1912-national-cherry-blossom-festival","title":"National Cherry Blossom Festival","category":"historical","lat":38.8817,"lng":-77.035,"fact":"1912 — First Lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., the origin of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Cherry_Blossom_Festival","story_label":"Wikipedia: National Cherry Blossom Festival","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1912,"day":"03-27","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Jefferson_Memorial_Cherry_Blossoms_Tidal_Basin_Washington_DC.jpg/330px-Jefferson_Memorial_Cherry_Blossoms_Tidal_Basin_Washington_DC.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0327-1942-drancy-internment-camp","title":"Drancy internment camp","category":"historical","lat":48.92,"lng":2.455,"fact":"1942 — The Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France begin the deportation of 65,000 Jews from Drancy internment camp to German extermination camps.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drancy_internment_camp","story_label":"Wikipedia: Drancy internment camp","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1942,"day":"03-27","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B10919%2C_Frankreich%2C_Internierungslager_Drancy.jpg/330px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B10919%2C_Frankreich%2C_Internierungslager_Drancy.jpg"},
{"id":"otd-0328-1776-presidio-of-san-francisco","title":"Presidio of San Francisco","category":"historical","lat":37.7981,"lng":-122.4658,"fact":"1776 — Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidio_of_San_Francisco","story_label":"Wikipedia: Presidio of San Francisco","source":"wikipedia-otd","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.81,"year":1776,"day":"03-28","image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Aerial_view_-_Presidio-whole.jpg/330px-Aerial_view_-_Presidio-whole.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-vredefort-impact-structure","title":"Vredefort impact structure","category":"impact","lat":-26.8167,"lng":27.4167,"fact":"Impact crater, 300 km across. The Vredefort impact structure is one of the largest impact structures on Earth. The crater, which has since been worn away, has been estimated at 170–300 kilometres (110–190 mi) across when it was formed…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vredefort_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Vredefort impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.892,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Vredefort_Crater%2C_South_Africa%2C_OLI_satellite_image%2C_27_June_2018_cropped.png/960px-Vredefort_Crater%2C_South_Africa%2C_OLI_satellite_image%2C_27_June_2018_cropped.png"},
{"id":"crater-popigai-impact-structure","title":"Popigai impact structure","category":"impact","lat":71.65,"lng":111.1833,"fact":"Impact crater, 100 km across. The Popigai impact structure is the eroded remnant of an impact crater in northern Siberia, Russia. It is tied with the Acraman impact structure as the fourth largest verified impact structure on Earth.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popigai_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Popigai impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.796,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Popigai_crater_russia.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-wilkes-land-crater","title":"Wilkes Land crater","category":"impact","lat":-70,"lng":120,"fact":"Impact crater, 500 km across. Wilkes Land crater is a hypothesized giant impact structure beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkes_Land_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Wilkes Land crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.749},
{"id":"crater-meteor-crater","title":"Meteor Crater","category":"impact","lat":35.0281,"lng":-111.0233,"fact":"Impact crater, 1.2 km across. Meteor Crater, or Barringer Crater, is an impact crater about 37 mi (60 km) east of Flagstaff and 18 mi (29 km) west of Winslow in the desert of northern Arizona, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Meteor Crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.678,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Meteor_Crater_-_Arizona.jpg/960px-Meteor_Crater_-_Arizona.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-manicouagan-reservoir","title":"Manicouagan Reservoir","category":"impact","lat":51.3833,"lng":-68.7,"fact":"Impact crater, 85 km across. Manicouagan Reservoir is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada, covering an area of 1,942 km2 (750 mi2). The lake island in its centre is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manicouagan_Reservoir","story_label":"Wikipedia: Manicouagan Reservoir","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.675,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Manicouagan_Reservoir_by_Sentinel-2.jpg/960px-Manicouagan_Reservoir_by_Sentinel-2.jpg"},
{"id":"meteorite-allende-meteorite","title":"Allende meteorite","category":"impact","lat":26.9667,"lng":-105.3167,"fact":"Meteorite, 2 tonnes, recorded 1969. The Allende meteorite is the largest carbonaceous chondrite ever found on Earth. The fireball was witnessed at 01:05 on February 8, 1969, falling over the Mexican state of Chihuahua.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allende_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Allende meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.675,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/AllendeMeteorite.jpg/960px-AllendeMeteorite.jpg","year":1969},
{"id":"meteorite-murchison-meteorite","title":"Murchison meteorite","category":"impact","lat":-36.6167,"lng":145.2,"fact":"Meteorite, 100 kg. The Murchison meteorite is a meteorite that fell in Australia in 1969 near Murchison, Victoria. It belongs to the carbonaceous chondrite class, a group of meteorites rich in organic compounds.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murchison_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Murchison meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.651,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Murchison_crop.jpg/960px-Murchison_crop.jpg","year":1969},
{"id":"meteorite-campo-del-cielo","title":"Campo del Cielo","category":"impact","lat":-27.4667,"lng":-60.5833,"fact":"Meteorite, 50 tonnes, recorded 1576. Campo del Cielo (\"Field of Heaven\" or \"Field of the Sky\" in English) refers to a group of iron meteorites and the area in Argentina where they were found.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campo_del_Cielo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Campo del Cielo","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.646,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Campo_del_Cielo_meteorite%2C_NHM%2C_London.jpg/960px-Campo_del_Cielo_meteorite%2C_NHM%2C_London.jpg","year":1576},
{"id":"crater-charlevoix-impact-structure","title":"Charlevoix impact structure","category":"impact","lat":47.5333,"lng":-70.3,"fact":"Impact crater, 54 km across. The Charlevoix impact structure is a large eroded meteorite impact structure in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Canada. Only part of the impact structure is exposed at the surface, the rest lying beneath the Saint Lawrence River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlevoix_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Charlevoix impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.635,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Charlevoix_Meteorite_Crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-chesapeake-bay-impact-crater","title":"Chesapeake Bay impact crater","category":"impact","lat":37.2833,"lng":-76.0167,"fact":"Impact crater, 85 km across. The Chesapeake Bay impact crater is a buried impact crater, located beneath the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay_impact_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chesapeake Bay impact crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.635},
{"id":"crater-tookoonooka-impact-structure","title":"Tookoonooka impact structure","category":"impact","lat":-27.1167,"lng":142.833,"fact":"Impact crater, 55 km across. Tookoonooka is a large meteorite impact structure (astrobleme) situated in South West Queensland, Australia. It lies deeply buried within Mesozoic sedimentary rocks of the Eromanga Basin and is not visible at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tookoonooka_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tookoonooka impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.635},
{"id":"crater-logoisk-crater","title":"Logoisk crater","category":"impact","lat":54.2,"lng":27.8,"fact":"Impact crater, 15 km across. Logoisk crater or Logoisk astrobleme is a meteorite impact crater in Belarus near the city of Lahoysk. It is 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) in diameter and is estimated to be 42.3 ± 1.1 million years old (Eocene). The crater is not exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logoisk_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Logoisk crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.633,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Suevit_Logoisk.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-kaali-crater","title":"Kaali crater","category":"impact","lat":58.3728,"lng":22.6694,"fact":"Impact crater, 110 m across. Kaali is a group of nine meteorite craters in the village of Kaali on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. The most recent estimates put its formation shortly after 1530–1450 BC (3237 ± 10 14C yr BP).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaali_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kaali crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.623,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Kaali-crater-saaremaa-estonia-aug-2007.jpg/960px-Kaali-crater-saaremaa-estonia-aug-2007.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-boltysh-crater","title":"Boltysh crater","category":"impact","lat":48.75,"lng":32.1667,"fact":"Impact crater, 24 km across. The Boltysh crater or Bovtyshka crater is a buried impact crater in the Kirovohrad Oblast of Ukraine, near the village of Bovtyshka.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltysh_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Boltysh crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.616,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0-.JPG/640px-%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%BA%D0%B0-.JPG"},
{"id":"crater-haughton-impact-crater","title":"Haughton impact crater","category":"impact","lat":75.3833,"lng":-89.6667,"fact":"Impact crater, 24 km across. Haughton impact crater is located on Devon Island, Nunavut in far Northern Canada. It is about 23 km (14 mi) in diameter and was formed 31–32 million years ago during the Early Oligocene.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haughton_impact_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Haughton impact crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.596,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Haughton_impact_crater_radar_image.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-sudbury-basin","title":"Sudbury Basin","category":"impact","lat":46.6,"lng":-81.1833,"fact":"The Sudbury Basin, also known as Sudbury Structure or the Sudbury Nickel Irruptive, is a major geological structure in Ontario, Canada. It is among the oldest and largest known impact structures on Earth.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbury_Basin","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sudbury Basin","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.584,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Sudbury_Wanapitei_WorldWind.jpg/960px-Sudbury_Wanapitei_WorldWind.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-mjolnir-crater","title":"Mjølnir crater","category":"impact","lat":73.8,"lng":29.6667,"fact":"Impact crater, 40 km across. Mjølnir is a meteorite crater on the floor of Barents Sea off the coast of Norway. It is 40 km (25 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 142.0 ± 2.6 million years (Early Cretaceous). The bolide was an estimated 2 km (1.2 mi) wide.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mj%C3%B8lnir_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mjølnir crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.575,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Astrobleme.Norway.Mjolnir.JPG"},
{"id":"meteorite-el-ali-meteorite","title":"El Ali meteorite","category":"impact","lat":4.2881,"lng":44.8983,"fact":"Meteorite, 15.2 tonnes. The El Ali meteorite or Ceel Cali, literally meaning, \"Ali's Well,\" is a 15,150-kilogram (16.70-short-ton) meteorite that was known to the local population in Somalia for generations, but officially recognized as a meteorite only in 2020.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ali_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: El Ali meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.57,"year":2020},
{"id":"crater-araguainha-crater","title":"Araguainha crater","category":"impact","lat":-16.7833,"lng":-52.9833,"fact":"Impact crater, 40 km across. The Araguainha crater or Araguainha dome is an impact crater on the border of Mato Grosso and Goiás states, Brazil, between the villages of Araguainha and Ponte Branca.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araguainha_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Araguainha crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.549,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Araguainha_crater_LC08_L1TP_224072_20200518_20200820_02_T1.jpg/960px-Araguainha_crater_LC08_L1TP_224072_20200518_20200820_02_T1.jpg"},
{"id":"meteorite-sylacauga-meteorite","title":"Sylacauga (meteorite)","category":"impact","lat":33.1884,"lng":-86.2945,"fact":"The Sylacauga meteorite fell on November 30, 1954, at 12:46 p.m. local time (18:46 UT) in Oak Grove, Alabama, near Sylacauga, in the United States. It is also commonly called the Hodges meteorite because a fragment of it struck Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (1920–1972).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_(meteorite)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sylacauga (meteorite)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.542,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/2024-10-21_-_Tuscaloosa%2C_AL%2C_USA_-_Hodges_%28Sylacauga%29_Meteorite_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-2024-10-21_-_Tuscaloosa%2C_AL%2C_USA_-_Hodges_%28Sylacauga%29_Meteorite_%28cropped%29.jpg","year":1954},
{"id":"crater-wolfe-creek-crater","title":"Wolfe Creek Crater","category":"impact","lat":-19.1717,"lng":127.7956,"fact":"Impact crater, 875 m across. Wolfe Creek Crater is a well-preserved meteorite impact crater (astrobleme) in Western Australia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_Creek_Crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Wolfe Creek Crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.533,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Wolfe_creek_crater.jpg/960px-Wolfe_creek_crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-aorounga-crater","title":"Aorounga crater","category":"impact","lat":19.1,"lng":19.25,"fact":"Impact crater, 13 km across. Aorounga Crater is an impact crater in Chad. The exposed remnant of the crater is 12.6 km (7.8 mi) in diameter and its age is estimated to be less than 345 million years (Carboniferous or younger).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aorounga_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Aorounga crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.52,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/ISS020-E-026195_Aorounga_Impact_Crater_Chad.jpg/960px-ISS020-E-026195_Aorounga_Impact_Crater_Chad.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-montagnais-crater","title":"Montagnais crater","category":"impact","lat":42.8833,"lng":-64.2167,"fact":"Impact crater, 45 km across. Montagnais is a meteorite crater located on the continental shelf south of Nova Scotia, Canada. It measures 45 kilometres (28 mi) in diameter, and its age is estimated to be 50.50 ± 0.76 million years (Eocene).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montagnais_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Montagnais crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.52},
{"id":"crater-saint-martin-impact-structure","title":"Saint Martin impact structure","category":"impact","lat":51.7833,"lng":-98.5333,"fact":"Impact crater, 24 km across. Saint Martin is an impact structure in Manitoba, Canada. It is located in the northern part of the Rural Municipality of Grahamdale, northwest of Lake St. Martin.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Martin_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Saint Martin impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.52},
{"id":"meteorite-willamette-meteorite","title":"Willamette Meteorite","category":"impact","lat":45.3667,"lng":-122.583,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1902. The Willamette Meteorite, officially named Willamette and originally known as Tomanowos by the Clackamas Chinook Native American tribe, is an iron-nickel meteorite found near Oregon City in the Willamette Valley of the U.S. state of Oregon.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willamette_Meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Willamette Meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.516,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/At_American_Museum_of_Natural_History_2024_005.jpg/960px-At_American_Museum_of_Natural_History_2024_005.jpg","year":1902},
{"id":"crater-vichada-structure","title":"Vichada Structure","category":"impact","lat":4.5,"lng":-69.25,"fact":"Impact crater, 50 km across. The Vichada Structure is a probable impact structure along the Vichada River in Colombia (Vichada Department), South America. It is most likely the largest impact structure in South America.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichada_Structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Vichada Structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.514,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Vichada_Structure_LC08_L1TP_005057_20160118_20170405_01_T1.jpg/960px-Vichada_Structure_LC08_L1TP_005057_20160118_20170405_01_T1.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-neugrund-crater","title":"Neugrund crater","category":"impact","lat":59.3333,"lng":23.5167,"fact":"Impact crater, 8 km across. Neugrund is a meteorite crater in Estonia. It is 8 km (5.0 mi) in diameter and was previously estimated to have been formed in the Ordovician around 470 Ma, with later research revealing a possible Cambrian origin (around 535 Ma).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neugrund_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Neugrund crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.506,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/GneissBoulderOsmussaar.jpg/960px-GneissBoulderOsmussaar.jpg"},
{"id":"meteorite-brahin-meteorite","title":"Brahin (meteorite)","category":"impact","lat":52.5,"lng":30.3333,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1807. Brahin is a meteorite pallasite found in 1810. This is the second meteorite ever found in Russia (nowadays Belarus). Sometimes it is also called Bragin.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahin_(meteorite)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Brahin (meteorite)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.506,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Meteorit-Brahin.jpg","year":1807},
{"id":"meteorite-cape-york-meteorite","title":"Cape York meteorite","category":"impact","lat":76.1333,"lng":-64.9333,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1894. The Cape York meteorite, also known as the Innaanganeq meteorite, is one of the largest known iron meteorites, classified as a medium octahedrite in chemical group IIIAB.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_York_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cape York meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.506,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Ahnighito_AMNH%2C_34_tons_meteorite.jpg/960px-Ahnighito_AMNH%2C_34_tons_meteorite.jpg","year":1894},
{"id":"crater-gweni-fada-crater","title":"Gweni-Fada crater","category":"impact","lat":17.4186,"lng":21.7522,"fact":"Impact crater, 14 km across. Gweni-Fada Crater is an impact crater in the Ennedi Plateau in Chad. The Gweni Fada structure was first noted on the map NE 34 X Fada of the IGN (National Geographic Institute France) and aerial photographs in the 1950s of IGN by Alain Beauvilain…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gweni-Fada_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gweni-Fada crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.503,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/ISS021-E-5375_Gweni-Fada_crater.jpg/960px-ISS021-E-5375_Gweni-Fada_crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-mistastin-crater","title":"Mistastin crater","category":"impact","lat":55.8904,"lng":-63.2687,"fact":"Impact crater, 28 km across. Mistastin Crater is an impact crater in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, which contains the roughly circular Mistastin Lake. The lake is around 16 km (9.9 mi) in diameter, while the estimated diameter of the original crater is 28 km (17 mi).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistastin_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mistastin crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.503,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Mistastin_crater_L1C_T20UMG_T20VMH_A026091_20200620T152632.jpg/960px-Mistastin_crater_L1C_T20UMG_T20VMH_A026091_20200620T152632.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-oasis-impact-structure","title":"Oasis Impact Structure","category":"impact","lat":24.5744,"lng":24.4103,"fact":"Impact crater, 18 km across. Oasis Impact Structure is a deeply eroded impact structure that is located 80 km (50 mi) south of the BP Impact Structure in southwest Libya. The associated impact crater has been entirely destroyed by erosion.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_Impact_Structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Oasis Impact Structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.503,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Oasis_crater.jpg/960px-Oasis_crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-acraman-impact-structure","title":"Acraman impact structure","category":"impact","lat":-32.0167,"lng":135.45,"fact":"Acraman impact structure is a deeply eroded impact crater in the Gawler Ranges of South Australia. Its location is marked by Lake Acraman, a circular ephemeral playa lake about 20 kilometres (12 mi) in diameter.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acraman_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Acraman impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Acraman_crater_australia.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-pingualuit-crater","title":"Pingualuit crater","category":"impact","lat":61.2775,"lng":-73.6636,"fact":"Impact crater, 3.4 km across. The Pingualuit Crater, formerly called the \"Chubb Crater\" and later the \"New Quebec Crater\", is a relatively young impact crater located on the Ungava Peninsula in the administrative region of Nord-du-Québec, in Quebec, Canada.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingualuit_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pingualuit crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Pingualuit_Crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-shiva-crater","title":"Shiva crater","category":"impact","lat":18.6667,"lng":70.2333,"fact":"The Shiva crater is a proposed impact crater on the Indian continental shelf, located offshore to the west of Mumbai. Paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee and his colleagues proposed that the crater was formed around the Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Shiva crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496},
{"id":"meteorite-ensisheim-meteorite","title":"Ensisheim meteorite","category":"impact","lat":47.8528,"lng":7.3761,"fact":"The Ensisheim meteorite is a stony meteorite that fell on November 7, 1492 in a wheat field outside the walled town of Ensisheim in then Alsace, Further Germany (now France). The meteorite can still be seen in Ensisheim's museum, the sixteenth-century Musée de la Régence.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensisheim_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ensisheim meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Ensisheim_meteorit_donnerstein_1_vss2007.jpg","year":1492},
{"id":"meteorite-gibeon-meteorite","title":"Gibeon (meteorite)","category":"impact","lat":-25.1244,"lng":17.7661,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1838. Gibeon is a meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in Namibia. It was named after the nearest town: Gibeon.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibeon_(meteorite)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gibeon (meteorite)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Gibeon-meteorite-in-Post-Street-Mall.jpg","year":1838},
{"id":"meteorite-kaidun-meteorite","title":"Kaidun meteorite","category":"impact","lat":15,"lng":48.3,"fact":"Kaidun is a meteorite that fell on 3 December 1980 on a Soviet military base near what is now Al-Khuraybah in Hadhramaut, Yemen.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaidun_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kaidun meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496,"year":1980},
{"id":"crater-gosses-bluff-impact-structure","title":"Gosses Bluff impact structure","category":"impact","lat":-23.8208,"lng":132.3078,"fact":"Impact crater, 5 km across. Gosses Bluff (or Gosse's Bluff) is thought to be the eroded remnant of an impact crater. Known as Tnorala to the Western Arrernte people of the surrounding region, it is located in the southern Northern Territory, near the centre of Australia…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosses_Bluff_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gosses Bluff impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.486,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Gosses_Bluff_Northern_Territory_Australia.jpg/960px-Gosses_Bluff_Northern_Territory_Australia.jpg"},
{"id":"meteorite-fukang-meteorite","title":"Fukang meteorite","category":"impact","lat":44.4333,"lng":87.6333,"fact":"The Fukang meteorite is a meteorite that was found in the mountains near Fukang, China in 2000. It is a pallasite—a type of stony–iron meteorite with olivine crystals. It is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukang_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fukang meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.486,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/NHM_-_Pallasit_Fukang.jpg/960px-NHM_-_Pallasit_Fukang.jpg","year":2000},
{"id":"crater-eagle-butte-crater","title":"Eagle Butte crater","category":"impact","lat":49.7,"lng":-110.5,"fact":"Impact crater, 10 km across. Eagle Butte is an impact crater in Alberta, Canada, named for a rural area west of the Cypress Hills. It is 10 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 65 million years (Paleocene or earlier). The crater is not exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Butte_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eagle Butte crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.485},
{"id":"crater-mien-lake","title":"Mien (lake)","category":"impact","lat":56.4167,"lng":14.8667,"fact":"Mien is a lake in southern Sweden, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of the town of Tingsryd. The lake lies within a meteorite crater. The eroded crater is marked by a 5.5 km (3.4 mi) diameter circular lake (Lake Mien).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mien_(lake)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mien (lake)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Mien1.jpg/960px-Mien1.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-morokweng-impact-structure","title":"Morokweng impact structure","category":"impact","lat":-26.4667,"lng":23.5333,"fact":"The Morokweng impact structure is an impact structure buried beneath the Kalahari Desert near the town of Morokweng in South Africa's North West province, close to the border with Botswana.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morokweng_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Morokweng impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Morokweng.jpg/640px-Morokweng.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-wabar-craters","title":"Wabar craters","category":"impact","lat":21.5053,"lng":50.4742,"fact":"The Wabar craters are impact craters located in Saudi Arabia first brought to the attention of Western scholars by British Arabist, explorer, writer and Colonial Office intelligence officer St John Philby…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabar_craters","story_label":"Wikipedia: Wabar craters","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Wabar_craters.jpg"},
{"id":"meteorite-l-aigle-meteorite","title":"L'Aigle (meteorite)","category":"impact","lat":48.8,"lng":0.6,"fact":"L'Aigle is a meteorite that fell on 26 April 1803 over L'Aigle, Lower Normandy, France, during a meteor shower. Before the event, meteorites were generally considered a superstition and were mistrusted by the scientific community.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Aigle_(meteorite)","story_label":"Wikipedia: L'Aigle (meteorite)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Meteorite_L%27Aigle_MNHN_Min%C3%A9ralogie.jpg/960px-Meteorite_L%27Aigle_MNHN_Min%C3%A9ralogie.jpg","year":1803,"day":"04-26"},
{"id":"crater-puchezh-katunki-crater","title":"Puchezh-Katunki crater","category":"impact","lat":57.0167,"lng":43.9667,"fact":"Impact crater, 40 km across. Puchezh-Katunki is a meteor crater located in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of the Volga Federal District, Russia. It is 80 km (50 mi) in diameter.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puchezh-Katunki_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Puchezh-Katunki crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.464,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Puchezh-Katunki_crater_Russia_lansat_7_image.jpg/960px-Puchezh-Katunki_crater_Russia_lansat_7_image.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-serra-da-cangalha","title":"Serra da Cangalha","category":"impact","lat":-8.08,"lng":-46.86,"fact":"Impact crater, 13.7 km across. Serra da Cangalha is an impact crater in Tocantins, Brazil. The crater is between 12 and 13 kilometres (7.5 and 8.1 mi) in diameter, making it the second-largest known crater in Brazil.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serra_da_Cangalha","story_label":"Wikipedia: Serra da Cangalha","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.464,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Serra_da_Cangalha_Crater.jpg/960px-Serra_da_Cangalha_Crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-spider-crater","title":"Spider crater","category":"impact","lat":-16.7394,"lng":126.0903,"fact":"Impact crater, 13 km across. Spider is an impact structure, the deeply eroded remnant of a former impact crater, situated in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, 18 km east of the Mount Barnett Roadhouse on the Gibb River Road.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Spider crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.464,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Spider_Western_Australia.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-ternovka-crater","title":"Ternovka crater","category":"impact","lat":48.1333,"lng":33.5167,"fact":"Impact crater, 11 km across. Ternivsky crater or Ternovsky crater (*outmoded) is a meteorite crater named after the locality Terny in the northern outskirts (Ternivskyi District) of Kryvyi Rih and also Kryvyi Rih Raion in Ukraine.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternovka_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ternovka crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.464},
{"id":"crater-kamensk-crater","title":"Kamensk crater","category":"impact","lat":48.35,"lng":40.5,"fact":"Kamensk crater is an impact crater located 10 to 15 kilometres (6.2 to 9.3 mi) to the north of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky town in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is 25 km (16 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 49.0 ± 0.2 million years old (Eocene).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamensk_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kamensk crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Kamensk_crater_Russia_lansat_7_image.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-karla-crater","title":"Karla crater","category":"impact","lat":54.9167,"lng":48.0333,"fact":"Karla Crater is a meteorite impact crater in Tatarstan, Russia. It is 10 km in diameter and the age is estimated to be 5 ± 1 million years old (probably Pliocene). The crater is exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karla_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Karla crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462},
{"id":"crater-boxhole-crater","title":"Boxhole crater","category":"impact","lat":-22.6125,"lng":135.1953,"fact":"Boxhole is a young impact crater located approximately 180 km (265 km by road) north-east of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory, Australia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxhole_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Boxhole crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.449,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Boxhole_meteorite_crater.jpg/960px-Boxhole_meteorite_crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-carswell-impact-structure","title":"Carswell impact structure","category":"impact","lat":58.4406,"lng":-109.507,"fact":"Carswell is an impact structure within the Athabasca Basin of the Canadian Shield in northern Saskatchewan, Canada. It is 39 kilometres (24 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 115 ± 10 million years (Lower Cretaceous). The impact structure is exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carswell_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Carswell impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.449,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Carswell_Crater_-_Landsat_TM_42.jpg/960px-Carswell_Crater_-_Landsat_TM_42.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-steinheim-crater","title":"Steinheim crater","category":"impact","lat":48.6867,"lng":10.065,"fact":"The Steinheim crater is a meteorite crater in Steinheim am Albuch, Heidenheim County, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The crater is located at the north-eastern end of the Swabian Alb, 40km west of the much larger (24-km-diameter) Nördlinger Ries crater.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinheim_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Steinheim crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.449,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Steinheim_WorldWind_S.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-tin-bider-crater","title":"Tin Bider crater","category":"impact","lat":27.6019,"lng":5.1122,"fact":"Impact crater, 6 km across. Tin Bider Crater is an impact crater that sits in dry, rugged terrain in Algeria. The crater was formed in the last 70 million years, perhaps in the late Cretaceous or early Paleogene Period.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Bider_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tin Bider crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.449,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Tin_Bider_Crater%2C_Algeria.jpg/960px-Tin_Bider_Crater%2C_Algeria.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-presqu-ile-crater","title":"Presqu'île crater","category":"impact","lat":49.7167,"lng":-74.8,"fact":"Impact crater, 20 km across. Presqu'île is a meteorite crater in the territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) of Jamésie in the Nord-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada, located about 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of the city of Chapais.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presqu'%C3%AEle_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Presqu'île crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.441,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Lac_de_la_Presquile_-_Landsat_OLI_17.jpg/640px-Lac_de_la_Presquile_-_Landsat_OLI_17.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-beaverhead-impact-structure","title":"Beaverhead impact structure","category":"impact","lat":44.25,"lng":-114,"fact":"The Beaverhead impact structure is the second-largest impact structure within the U.S. It lies within the states of Idaho and Montana. Estimated at 60 kilometers (37 mi) in diameter, it is among the largest impact structures on Earth.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaverhead_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Beaverhead impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Beaverhead_shatter_cone.jpg/960px-Beaverhead_shatter_cone.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-gardnos-crater","title":"Gardnos crater","category":"impact","lat":60.6498,"lng":9,"fact":"Impact crater, 5 km across. Gardnos crater (Gardnos krateret) is a meteorite impact crater in Nesbyen municipality in Buskerud, Norway. It is located inside Meteorite Park (Meteorittparken) at Gardnos 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the town of Nesbyen.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardnos_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gardnos crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Gardnos.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-kara-crater","title":"Kara crater","category":"impact","lat":69.1,"lng":64.15,"fact":"Kara is a meteorite crater in the Yugorsky Peninsula, Nenetsia, Russia. Heavily eroded, it is presently 65 kilometres (40 mi) in diameter, though it is thought to be originally 120 kilometres (75 mi) before erosion.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kara_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kara crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435},
{"id":"crater-kardla-crater","title":"Kärdla crater","category":"impact","lat":58.9667,"lng":22.7667,"fact":"Kärdla is a meteorite crater near the town of Kärdla in Estonia. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) in diameter and its age is estimated to be about 455 million years (Late Ordovician). The crater is not exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4rdla_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kärdla crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435},
{"id":"crater-lumparn","title":"Lumparn","category":"impact","lat":60.1589,"lng":20.142,"fact":"Lumparn is a large bay devoid of islands in the main island of Åland, Finland, bordered by Sund to the north, Lumparland to the east, Lemland to the south and Jomala to the west.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumparn","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lumparn","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Lumparn.png"},
{"id":"crater-shoemaker-impact-structure","title":"Shoemaker impact structure","category":"impact","lat":-25.8667,"lng":120.8833,"fact":"Shoemaker is an impact structure, the deeply eroded remnant of a former impact crater, situated in arid central Western Australia, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-northeast of Wiluna. It is named in honour of planetary geologist Eugene Shoemaker.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoemaker_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Shoemaker impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Shoemaker_crater.jpg/960px-Shoemaker_crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-veevers-crater","title":"Veevers crater","category":"impact","lat":-22.97,"lng":125.372,"fact":"Veevers crater is an impact crater located on a flat desert plain between the Great Sandy and Gibson Deserts in the centre of the state of Western Australia. The site is very remote and difficult to visit.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veevers_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Veevers crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Veevers_crater_August_2011.jpg/960px-Veevers_crater_August_2011.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-zhamanshin-crater","title":"Zhamanshin crater","category":"impact","lat":48.4,"lng":60.9667,"fact":"Zhamanshin is a meteorite crater in Kazakhstan. It is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 900,000 ± 100,000 years (Pleistocene). The crater is exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhamanshin_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Zhamanshin crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/%D0%98%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%BE_%D0%96%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82.jpg/960px-%D0%98%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%BE_%D0%96%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%82.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-amelia-creek-crater","title":"Amelia Creek crater","category":"impact","lat":-20.85,"lng":134.883,"fact":"Amelia Creek crater is an impact structure (or astrobleme), the eroded remnant of a former impact crater, located in the Davenport Range, Northern Territory, Australia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Creek_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Amelia Creek crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Amelia_Creek_structure_LC08_L1TP_102074_20231231_20240109_02_T1_refl.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-amguid-crater","title":"Amguid crater","category":"impact","lat":26.0878,"lng":4.3953,"fact":"Impact crater, 550 m across. Amguid is a meteorite crater located in the Central Sahara, Algeria. It is approximately 500 to 530 metres (1,640 to 1,740 ft) in diameter and approximately 65 meters deep.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amguid_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Amguid crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/CratereAmguid.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-manson-impact-structure","title":"Manson impact structure","category":"impact","lat":42.5833,"lng":-94.55,"fact":"The Manson impact structure is an impact structure near the city of Manson, Iowa where an asteroid or comet nucleus struck the Earth during the Cretaceous Period, approximately 74 million years ago. It was one of the largest known impact events to have happened in North America.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manson_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Manson impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Mansonimpact.jpg/960px-Mansonimpact.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-obolon-crater","title":"Obolon' crater","category":"impact","lat":49.5833,"lng":32.9167,"fact":"Obolon' crater is a 20 km (12 mi) diameter buried meteorite impact crater situated near the village of Obolon, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Kyiv in Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obolon'_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Obolon' crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42},
{"id":"crater-soderfjarden","title":"Söderfjärden","category":"impact","lat":63.005,"lng":21.575,"fact":"Söderfjärden is a polder in Ostrobothnia, western Finland, 10 kilometres south of the town of Vaasa. The plain is in an impact crater dating back to more than 640 million years ago (Proterozoic, near the end of the Cryogenian).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B6derfj%C3%A4rden","story_label":"Wikipedia: Söderfjärden","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/S%C3%B6derfj%C3%A4rden_Landsat.jpg/960px-S%C3%B6derfj%C3%A4rden_Landsat.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-talemzane-crater","title":"Talemzane crater","category":"impact","lat":33.315,"lng":4.0353,"fact":"Impact crater, 1.8 km across. Talemzane or madena is an impact crater in Algeria, 40 km south-east of Hassi Delaa (a small city).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talemzane_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Talemzane crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Talemzane.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-woodleigh-impact-structure","title":"Woodleigh impact structure","category":"impact","lat":-26.05,"lng":114.6667,"fact":"Woodleigh is a large meteorite impact structure (astrobleme) in Western Australia, centred on Woodleigh Station east of Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodleigh_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Woodleigh impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Regions_of_western_australia_nine_plus_perth.png"},
{"id":"meteorite-aarhus-meteorite","title":"Aarhus (meteorite)","category":"impact","lat":56.1833,"lng":10.2333,"fact":"Meteorite, 720 g. Aarhus is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth on 2 October 1951 at 18:15 in Aarhus, Denmark. The meteor split just before the otherwise undramatic impact and two pieces were recovered. They are known as Aarhus I (at 300g) and Aarhus II (at 420g).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aarhus_(meteorite)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Aarhus (meteorite)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Mindesten_for_meteornedslag_i_Aarhus.jpg/960px-Mindesten_for_meteornedslag_i_Aarhus.jpg","year":1951},
{"id":"meteorite-hraschina-meteorite","title":"Hraschina meteorite","category":"impact","lat":46.1,"lng":16.3333,"fact":"Hraschina is the official name of an iron meteorite that fell in 1751 near the village of Hrašćina in Hrvatsko Zagorje, Croatia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hraschina_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hraschina meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Hrascina_meteorite_dw.jpg/960px-Hrascina_meteorite_dw.jpg"},
{"id":"meteorite-muonionalusta","title":"Muonionalusta","category":"impact","lat":67.8,"lng":23.1133,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1906. The Muonionalusta meteorite is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite, type IVA (Of) which impacted in northern Sweden, near the border to Finland, about one million years BCE.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muonionalusta","story_label":"Wikipedia: Muonionalusta","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Muonionalusta_meteorite.png","year":1906},
{"id":"meteorite-toluca-meteorite","title":"Toluca (meteorite)","category":"impact","lat":19.5667,"lng":-99.5667,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1776. Toluca is a group of iron meteorites found in Jiquipilco, Mexico near Toluca.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toluca_(meteorite)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Toluca (meteorite)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/TolucaMeteorite.jpg/960px-TolucaMeteorite.jpg","year":1776},
{"id":"crater-hiawatha-impact-structure","title":"Hiawatha impact structure","category":"impact","lat":79,"lng":-66,"fact":"Impact crater, 31.1 km across. The Hiawatha impact structure is a probable impact structure discovered beneath the Hiawatha Glacier in northwest Greenland, from which it gets its name.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawatha_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hiawatha impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.414,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Hiawatha_v45_scene1_4k_5mtopo.1760.tif/lossy-page1-960px-Hiawatha_v45_scene1_4k_5mtopo.1760.tif.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-chiyli-crater","title":"Chiyli crater","category":"impact","lat":49.175,"lng":57.835,"fact":"Chiyli Crater is an impact crater in Aktobe, Kazakhstan. It is 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 46 ± 7 million years. The crater is exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiyli_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chiyli crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Chiyli_Crater.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-ilyinets-crater","title":"Ilyinets crater","category":"impact","lat":49.1167,"lng":29.1,"fact":"Ilyinets Ukrainian: Іллінецький кратер, romanized: Illnets'kyy krater is an impact crater in Ukraine (Vinnytsia Oblast). It is 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 378 ± 5 million years (Upper Devonian). The crater is not exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyinets_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ilyinets crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Ukraine_1998_Ilyinets_Crater_Meteorite_Stamp.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-kursk-crater","title":"Kursk crater","category":"impact","lat":51.7,"lng":36,"fact":"Kursk is an impact crater located in Kursk Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia. It is 6 km (3.7 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 250 ± 80 million years old (Carboniferous to Early Jurassic). The crater is not exposed to the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursk_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kursk crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403},
{"id":"crater-logancha-crater","title":"Logancha crater","category":"impact","lat":65.5167,"lng":95.9333,"fact":"Logancha Crater is an impact crater in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. It is 20 km (12 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 40 ± 20 million years old. The crater is not exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logancha_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Logancha crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Logancha_impact_crater%2C_Krasnoyarsk_Krai%2C_Russia%2C_Sentinel-2_satellite_image%2C_2018-09-29.jpg/960px-Logancha_impact_crater%2C_Krasnoyarsk_Krai%2C_Russia%2C_Sentinel-2_satellite_image%2C_2018-09-29.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-nadir-crater","title":"Nadir crater","category":"impact","lat":9.395,"lng":-17.08,"fact":"Impact crater, 8.5 km across. Nadir Crater is a buried impact crater on the Guinea Plateau in the Atlantic Ocean, around 200 kilometres (125 miles) off the coast of Guinea-Bissau. The feature is named after the Nadir Seamount, located 100 km to the south.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadir_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nadir crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403},
{"id":"crater-odessa-meteor-crater","title":"Odessa Meteor Crater","category":"impact","lat":31.7561,"lng":-102.479,"fact":"The Odessa Meteor Crater is a meteorite crater in the southwestern part of Ector County, southwest of the city of Odessa of West Texas, United States. It is accessible approximately 3 mi (5 km) south of Interstate 20 at Exit 108 (Moss Road).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odessa_Meteor_Crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Odessa Meteor Crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Odessa_meteorite.jpg/960px-Odessa_meteorite.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-roter-kamm-crater","title":"Roter Kamm crater","category":"impact","lat":-27.7667,"lng":16.2889,"fact":"Impact crater, 2.5 km across. Roter Kamm is a meteorite crater, located in the Sperrgebiet, within the Namibian section of the Namib Desert, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Oranjemund and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Aurus Mountain in the ǁKaras Region.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roter_Kamm_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Roter Kamm crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Roter_Kamm_Bird%27s_Eye_View.jpg/960px-Roter_Kamm_Bird%27s_Eye_View.jpg"},
{"id":"meteorite-peekskill-meteorite","title":"Peekskill meteorite","category":"impact","lat":41.2864,"lng":-73.9164,"fact":"The Peekskill meteorite is the object resulting from a well-documented meteorite event that occurred in October, 1992, in Peekskill, New York, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peekskill_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Peekskill meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Peekskill_meteorite_in_Museum_of_Natural_History.jpg/960px-Peekskill_meteorite_in_Museum_of_Natural_History.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-kelly-west-crater","title":"Kelly West crater","category":"impact","lat":-19.95,"lng":133.9858,"fact":"Kelly West is a deeply eroded impact crater situated in the central Northern Territory, Australia. It was discovered during Government geological mapping and first reported in 1973, the evidence for impact coming principally from an abundance of shatter cones at the site.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_West_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kelly West crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385},
{"id":"crater-macha-crater","title":"Macha crater","category":"impact","lat":60.0852,"lng":117.6537,"fact":"Macha is a field of five meteorite craters located 685 kilometers (425 miles) west-southwest of Yakutsk in the Sakha Republic in Siberia, Russia, ranging from 60 to 300 m (200 to 980 ft) in diameter.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macha_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Macha crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385},
{"id":"crater-monturaqui","title":"Monturaqui","category":"impact","lat":-23.9275,"lng":-68.2617,"fact":"Monturaqui is an impact crater in Chile. It lies south of the Salar de Atacama and was formed 663,000 ± 90,000 years ago by the impact of an IAB meteorite. It is 350 m × 370 m (1,150 ft × 1,210 ft) wide and 34 m (112 ft) deep and contains a salt pan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monturaqui","story_label":"Wikipedia: Monturaqui","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Monturaqui.jpg/640px-Monturaqui.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-ouarkziz-crater","title":"Ouarkziz crater","category":"impact","lat":29.0117,"lng":-7.5522,"fact":"Impact crater, 3.5 km across. Ouarkziz Crater is an impact crater in Tindouf, Algeria. It is 3.5 kilometers in diameter and the age is estimated to be less than 70 million years (Cretaceous or younger). The crater is exposed at the surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouarkziz_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ouarkziz crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/The_Ouarkziz_crater%2C_Algeria_%28Copernicus_2025-04-03%29.png/960px-The_Ouarkziz_crater%2C_Algeria_%28Copernicus_2025-04-03%29.png"},
{"id":"crater-vepriai-crater","title":"Vepriai crater","category":"impact","lat":55.14,"lng":24.59,"fact":"Vepriai is the largest impact crater in Lithuania, named after the town of Vepriai located at its center. The crater is not exposed to the surface, having been eroded and covered by sedimentary rocks during the last glacial period.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vepriai_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Vepriai crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385},
{"id":"meteorite-albareto-meteorite","title":"Albareto (meteorite)","category":"impact","lat":44.65,"lng":11.0167,"fact":"Meteorite, 2 kg. Albareto is a meteorite which fell in July 1766 near the frazione Albareto, of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albareto_(meteorite)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Albareto (meteorite)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Meteorite_di_Albareto.jpg/960px-Meteorite_di_Albareto.jpg","year":1766},
{"id":"meteorite-chinga-meteorite","title":"Chinga meteorite","category":"impact","lat":51.0583,"lng":94.4,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1913. The Chinga meteorite is an iron meteorite. It is structurally an ataxite with very rare kamacite lamella. The meteoric iron is a part of the lamella taenite.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinga_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chinga meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/ChingaMeteorite.jpg/960px-ChingaMeteorite.jpg","year":1913},
{"id":"meteorite-eagle-station-meteorite","title":"Eagle Station meteorite","category":"impact","lat":38.6167,"lng":-84.9667,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1880. The Eagle Station meteorite is a pallasite and type specimen of the Eagle Station group. It was found in 1880 close to Eagle Station, Carroll County, Kentucky (United States). The first description was made by George F. Kunz in 1887.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Station_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eagle Station meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Eagle_Station_pallasite%2C_Mineralogisches_Museum%2C_Bonn.jpg/960px-Eagle_Station_pallasite%2C_Mineralogisches_Museum%2C_Bonn.jpg","year":1880},
{"id":"meteorite-gao-guenie-meteorite","title":"Gao–Guenie meteorite","category":"impact","lat":11.65,"lng":-2.1833,"fact":"Gao–Guenie is a H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite that fell on Burkina Faso, West Africa, on March 5, 1960. The fall was composed of many fragments and it is one of the largest observed meteorite showers in Africa to date.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gao%E2%80%93Guenie_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gao–Guenie meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/GaoGuenieMeteorite.jpg/960px-GaoGuenieMeteorite.jpg"},
{"id":"meteorite-mbosi-meteorite","title":"Mbosi meteorite","category":"impact","lat":-9.1167,"lng":33.0667,"fact":"Meteorite recorded 1930. Mbozi is an ungrouped iron meteorite found in Tanzania. It is one of the world's largest meteorites, variously estimated as the fourth-largest to the eighth-largest, it is located near the city of Mbeya in Tanzania's southern highlands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbosi_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mbosi meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Mbozi_meteorite_-_07.jpg/960px-Mbozi_meteorite_-_07.jpg","year":1930},
{"id":"meteorite-sutter-s-mill-meteorite","title":"Sutter's Mill meteorite","category":"impact","lat":37.6,"lng":-120.5,"fact":"The Sutter's Mill meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite which entered the Earth's atmosphere and broke up at about 07:51 Pacific Time on April 22, 2012, with fragments landing in the United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutter's_Mill_meteorite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sutter's Mill meteorite","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Sutter%27s_Mill_Meteorite.jpg/960px-Sutter%27s_Mill_Meteorite.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"meteorite-yardymly-meteorite","title":"Yardymly (meteorite)","category":"impact","lat":38.9333,"lng":48.25,"fact":"The Yardymly meteorite is an iron meteorite that fell in Yardymli Rayon, Azerbaijan on November 24, 1959. The remains were discovered in the nearby village of Aroos. With five individual specimens, the total weight of the meteorite is estimated at 150.29 kilograms (331.3 lb).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yardymly_(meteorite)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Yardymly (meteorite)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Yardymly_%28meteorite%29_2.jpg/960px-Yardymly_%28meteorite%29_2.jpg","year":1959},
{"id":"crater-santa-fe-impact-structure","title":"Santa Fe impact structure","category":"impact","lat":35.75,"lng":-105.933,"fact":"Impact crater, 10 km across. The Santa Fe impact structure is an eroded remnant of a bolide impact crater in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains northeast of Santa Fe, New Mexico.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Fe_impact_structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Santa Fe impact structure","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.382,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Kluft-photo-Shatter_cones-Sep-2008-Img_1711.jpg/960px-Kluft-photo-Shatter_cones-Sep-2008-Img_1711.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-aouelloul-crater","title":"Aouelloul crater","category":"impact","lat":20.2411,"lng":-12.675,"fact":"Impact crater, 390 m across. Aouelloul is an impact crater in Mauritania. It is located in the Akchar Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Atar. The crater is exposed, 390 metres (1,280 ft) wide and roughly circular.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aouelloul_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Aouelloul crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Aouelloul_crater_Mauritania_7S41000801891.jpg"},
{"id":"crater-beyenchime-salaatin-crater","title":"Beyenchime-Salaatin crater","category":"impact","lat":71.0616,"lng":121.6859,"fact":"Beyenchime-Salaatin is an impact crater (astrobleme) in the Russian Far East. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) in diameter and is estimated to be 40 ± 20 million years old (Eocene).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyenchime-Salaatin_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Beyenchime-Salaatin crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364},
{"id":"crater-kaluga-crater","title":"Kaluga crater","category":"impact","lat":54.5,"lng":36.2,"fact":"Kaluga is an impact crater located in Kaluga Oblast of the Central Federal District, Russia. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) in diameter and the age is estimated to be 380 ± 5 million years old (Upper Devonian).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaluga_crater","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kaluga crater","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364},
{"id":"disaster-2011-tohoku-earthquake-and-tsunami","title":"2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami","category":"natural disaster","lat":38.322,"lng":142.369,"fact":"Tsunami; 19,759 dead. On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 JST (05:46:24 UTC), a Mw 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region of Japan. It lasted approximately six minutes and caused a tsunami.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.916,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/SH-60B_helicopter_flies_over_Sendai.jpg/960px-SH-60B_helicopter_flies_over_Sendai.jpg","year":2011},
{"id":"disaster-2026-nepal-tibet-floods","title":"2026 Nepal–Tibet floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":28.3,"lng":85.5,"fact":"Flood; 1,400 dead. On the morning of 26 August 2026, a series of flash floods and debris flows destroyed the Gyirong Port on the China–Nepal border and struck dozens of settlements along a 72 km (45 mi) stretch of the Trishuli River in Nepal.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Nepal%E2%80%93Tibet_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2026 Nepal–Tibet floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.825,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Mudslide_at_Gyirong_Port_2_%28screenshot%29.png/960px-Mudslide_at_Gyirong_Port_2_%28screenshot%29.png","year":2026},
{"id":"disaster-north-sea-flood-of-1953","title":"North Sea flood of 1953","category":"natural disaster","lat":51.5667,"lng":3.75,"fact":"Flood; 2,373 dead. The North Sea flood of 1953, also known as the Big Flood or East Coast Flood (in England) or as the Flood Disaster, was a flood caused by a heavy storm surge in the North Sea that struck low-lying coastal areas of the Netherlands, Belgium…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea_flood_of_1953","story_label":"Wikipedia: North Sea flood of 1953","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.743,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Watersnoodramp_1953.jpg/960px-Watersnoodramp_1953.jpg","year":1953},
{"id":"disaster-2024-enga-landslide","title":"2024 Enga landslide","category":"natural disaster","lat":-5.3739,"lng":143.3886,"fact":"Landslide; 2,000 dead. On 24 May 2024, a landslide occurred in Mulitaka, Papua New Guinea. By 7 June, 12 bodies had been recovered, with thousands more buried and presumed dead, though estimates of the death toll vary greatly, with some estimating that only 160 had died.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Enga_landslide","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2024 Enga landslide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.684,"year":2024},
{"id":"disaster-2010-eruptions-of-eyjafjallajokull","title":"2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull","category":"natural disaster","lat":63.6333,"lng":-19.6,"fact":"Between March and June 2010 a series of volcanic events at Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland caused enormous disruption to air travel across Western Europe. The disruptions started over an initial period of six days in April 2010.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_eruptions_of_Eyjafjallaj%C3%B6kull","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.651,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Eyjafjallajokull-April-17.JPG/960px-Eyjafjallajokull-April-17.JPG","year":2010},
{"id":"disaster-1887-yellow-river-flood","title":"1887 Yellow River flood","category":"natural disaster","lat":37.7631,"lng":119.1619,"fact":"Flood; 900,000 dead. The 1887 Yellow River flood in the Qing Dynasty was a flood in China that began in late September 1887 and killed at least 930,000 people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1887_Yellow_River_flood","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1887 Yellow River flood","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.645,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Yellow_river_-_A._Holdrinet.jpg","year":1887},
{"id":"disaster-2019-amazon-rainforest-wildfires","title":"2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires","category":"natural disaster","lat":-5,"lng":-63,"fact":"The 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires season saw a year-to-year surge in fires occurring in the Amazon rainforest and Amazon biome within Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru during that year's Amazonian tropical dry season.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Amazon_rainforest_wildfires","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.637,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Amazon_fire_satellite_image.png/640px-Amazon_fire_satellite_image.png","year":2019},
{"id":"disaster-2018-sunda-strait-tsunami","title":"2018 Sunda Strait tsunami","category":"natural disaster","lat":-6.103,"lng":105.423,"fact":"Tsunami; 429 dead. The 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami occurred on 22 December 2018 at around 21:38 local time after large parts of the southwestern side of Anak Krakatoa collapsed onto its caldera.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Sunda_Strait_tsunami","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.628,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Sunda_strait_tsunami.jpg/960px-Sunda_strait_tsunami.jpg","year":2018},
{"id":"disaster-destruction-of-the-kakhovka-dam","title":"Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam","category":"natural disaster","lat":46.7778,"lng":33.3703,"fact":"Flood; 76 dead. The Kakhovka Dam was breached in the early hours of 6 June 2023, causing extensive flooding along the lower Dnieper river, also called the Dnipro, in Kherson Oblast.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Destruction of the Kakhovka Dam","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.628,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Flooding_in_Kherson_after_the_destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam_2023.jpg/960px-Flooding_in_Kherson_after_the_destruction_of_the_Kakhovka_Dam_2023.jpg","year":2023},
{"id":"disaster-june-2017-portugal-wildfires","title":"June 2017 Portugal wildfires","category":"natural disaster","lat":39.9494,"lng":-8.2456,"fact":"Wildfire; 389 dead. A series of four initial deadly wildfires erupted across central Portugal in the afternoon of 17 June 2017 within minutes of each other, resulting in at least 66 deaths and 204 injured people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2017_Portugal_wildfires","story_label":"Wikipedia: June 2017 Portugal wildfires","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.623,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Central_Portugal_massive_forest_fire_on_18_June_2017.jpg/960px-Central_Portugal_massive_forest_fire_on_18_June_2017.jpg","year":2017},
{"id":"disaster-london-beer-flood","title":"London Beer Flood","category":"natural disaster","lat":51.5166,"lng":-0.1301,"fact":"The London Beer Flood was an accident at Meux & Co's Horse Shoe Brewery, London, on 17 October 1814. It took place when one of the 22-foot-tall (6.7 m) wooden vats of fermenting porter burst.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood","story_label":"Wikipedia: London Beer Flood","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.623,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Horseshoe_Brewery%2C_London%2C_c._1800.jpg/960px-Horseshoe_Brewery%2C_London%2C_c._1800.jpg","year":1814},
{"id":"disaster-2024-wayanad-landslides","title":"2024 Wayanad landslides","category":"natural disaster","lat":11.4963,"lng":76.1597,"fact":"Landslide; 336 dead. A series of landslides occurred in Punjirimattom, Mundakkai, Chooralmala, and Vellarimala villages in Meppadi panchayat, Vythiri taluk in Wayanad district, Kerala, India in the early hours of 30 July 2024.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Wayanad_landslides","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2024 Wayanad landslides","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.607,"year":2024},
{"id":"disaster-johnstown-flood","title":"Johnstown Flood","category":"natural disaster","lat":40.3403,"lng":-78.7708,"fact":"Flood; 2,209 dead. The Johnstown Flood, sometimes referred to locally as the Great Flood of 1889, occurred on Friday, May 31, 1889, after the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam, located on the south fork of the Little Conemaugh River…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnstown_Flood","story_label":"Wikipedia: Johnstown Flood","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.606,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Johnstown_Tree_in_House.jpg/960px-Johnstown_Tree_in_House.jpg","year":1889},
{"id":"disaster-2025-tarasin-landslide","title":"2025 Tarasin landslide","category":"natural disaster","lat":13.0403,"lng":24.3864,"fact":"Landslide; 1,000 dead. On 31 August 2025, a landslide destroyed the village of Tarasin (also rendered Tarseen and Tarsin) in the Marrah Mountains in Central Darfur, western Sudan, killing between 375 and 1,500 people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Tarasin_landslide","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2025 Tarasin landslide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.595,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/ISS012-E-6198_-_View_of_Sudan.jpg/960px-ISS012-E-6198_-_View_of_Sudan.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"disaster-2006-southern-leyte-mudslide","title":"2006 Southern Leyte mudslide","category":"natural disaster","lat":10.3375,"lng":125.0975,"fact":"Landslide; 1,126 dead. On February 17, 2006, a massive rock slide-debris avalanche occurred in the Philippine province of Southern Leyte, causing widespread damage and loss of life.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Southern_Leyte_mudslide","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.582,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Southern_Leyte_mudslide_2006_pic01.jpg/960px-Southern_Leyte_mudslide_2006_pic01.jpg","year":2006},
{"id":"disaster-2019-whakaari-white-island-eruption","title":"2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":-37.5191,"lng":177.183,"fact":"Eruption; 150,000 dead. On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an active stratovolcano island in New Zealand's northeastern Bay of Plenty region, explosively erupted.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Whakaari_%2F_White_Island_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.582,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/White_Island_9_December_2019_eruption.jpg/960px-White_Island_9_December_2019_eruption.jpg","year":2019},
{"id":"disaster-july-2025-central-texas-floods","title":"July 2025 Central Texas floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":30.0464,"lng":-99.1406,"fact":"Flood; 135 dead. On July 4, 2025, destructive and deadly flooding took place in the Hill Country region of the U.S. state of Texas. During the flooding, water levels along the Guadalupe River rose rapidly.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_2025_Central_Texas_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: July 2025 Central Texas floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.571,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Flooding_of_the_Guadalupe_River_near_Kerrville%2C_Texas_in_2025.jpg/960px-Flooding_of_the_Guadalupe_River_near_Kerrville%2C_Texas_in_2025.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"disaster-1815-eruption-of-mount-tambora","title":"1815 eruption of Mount Tambora","category":"natural disaster","lat":-8.25,"lng":118,"fact":"In April 1815, Mount Tambora, a volcano on the island of Sumbawa in present-day Indonesia, erupted in what is now considered the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded human history.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1815_eruption_of_Mount_Tambora","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.564,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/1815_tambora_explosion-2.png/960px-1815_tambora_explosion-2.png","year":1815},
{"id":"disaster-january-2011-rio-de-janeiro-floods-and-mudslides","title":"January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides","category":"natural disaster","lat":-22.9083,"lng":-43.1964,"fact":"Flood; 916 dead. A series of floods and mudslides took place in January 2011 in several towns of the Mountainous Region, in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2011_Rio_de_Janeiro_floods_and_mudslides","story_label":"Wikipedia: January 2011 Rio de Janeiro floods and mudslides","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.564,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/EnchentesRio2011.JPG/960px-EnchentesRio2011.JPG","year":2011},
{"id":"disaster-2016-fort-mcmurray-wildfire","title":"2016 Fort McMurray wildfire","category":"natural disaster","lat":56.6653,"lng":-111.3833,"fact":"On May 1, 2016, a wildfire began southwest of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. On May 3, it swept through the community, forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta's history, with upwards of 88,000 people forced from their homes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Fort_McMurray_wildfire","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.557,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Landscape_view_of_wildfire_near_Highway_63_in_south_Fort_McMurray_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Landscape_view_of_wildfire_near_Highway_63_in_south_Fort_McMurray_%28cropped%29.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"disaster-2013-moore-tornado","title":"2013 Moore tornado","category":"natural disaster","lat":35.3461,"lng":-97.4869,"fact":"The 2013 Moore tornado was a large and extremely violent EF5 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, and adjacent areas on the afternoon of May 20, 2013, with peak winds estimated at 200–210 mph (320–340 km/h)…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Moore_tornado","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2013 Moore tornado","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.549,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/May_20%2C_2013_Moore%2C_Oklahoma_tornado.JPG/960px-May_20%2C_2013_Moore%2C_Oklahoma_tornado.JPG","year":2013},
{"id":"disaster-2021-uttarakhand-flood","title":"2021 Uttarakhand flood","category":"natural disaster","lat":30.425,"lng":79.935,"fact":"Flood; 70 dead. The 2021 Uttarakhand flood, also known as the Chamoli disaster, began on 7 February 2021 in the environs of the Nanda Devi National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the outer Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand state, India.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Uttarakhand_flood","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2021 Uttarakhand flood","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.549,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Tapovan_pre_post_NRSC_cropped.jpg/960px-Tapovan_pre_post_NRSC_cropped.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"disaster-1998-papua-new-guinea-earthquake","title":"1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake","category":"natural disaster","lat":-2.96,"lng":141.92,"fact":"Tsunami; 2,700 dead. The 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake occurred on July 17 with a moment magnitude of 7.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Papua_New_Guinea_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1998 Papua New Guinea earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.54,"year":1998},
{"id":"disaster-peshtigo-fire","title":"Peshtigo fire","category":"natural disaster","lat":45.05,"lng":-87.75,"fact":"Wildfire; 1,152 dead. The Peshtigo Fire was a wildfire on October 8, 1871, in northeastern Wisconsin, United States, including much of the southern half of the Door Peninsula and adjacent parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peshtigo_fire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Peshtigo fire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.54,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/PeshtigoFireExtend.png","year":1871,"day":"10-08"},
{"id":"disaster-2014-iquique-earthquake","title":"2014 Iquique earthquake","category":"natural disaster","lat":-19.642,"lng":-70.817,"fact":"The 2014 Iquique earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on 1 April, with a moment magnitude of 8.1–8.2, at 20:46 local time (23:46 UTC). The epicenter of the earthquake was approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) northwest of Iquique.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Iquique_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2014 Iquique earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.533,"year":2014},
{"id":"disaster-2021-henan-floods","title":"2021 Henan floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":34.7492,"lng":113.6606,"fact":"Flood; 302 dead. China's Henan Province experienced flooding between 17 and 31 July 2021 as a result of heavy rainfall.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Henan_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2021 Henan floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.533,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Damaged_Songshan_Road_in_Zhengzhou_after_Floods.jpg/960px-Damaged_Songshan_Road_in_Zhengzhou_after_Floods.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"disaster-armero-tragedy","title":"Armero tragedy","category":"natural disaster","lat":4.9633,"lng":-74.9056,"fact":"The Armero tragedy occurred following the eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz stratovolcano in Tolima, Colombia, on November 13, 1985.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armero_tragedy","story_label":"Wikipedia: Armero tragedy","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.533,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Armerotragedy2.png","year":1985},
{"id":"disaster-2014-mount-everest-ice-avalanche","title":"2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche","category":"natural disaster","lat":27.9922,"lng":86.8772,"fact":"On 18 April 2014, seracs on the western spur of Mount Everest failed, resulting in an ice avalanche that killed sixteen climbing Sherpas in the Khumbu Icefall. This was the same icefall where the 1970 Mount Everest disaster had taken place.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Mount_Everest_ice_avalanche","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2014 Mount Everest ice avalanche","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.525,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/KhumbuIcefall.jpg/960px-KhumbuIcefall.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"disaster-2020-hpakant-jade-mine-disaster","title":"2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster","category":"natural disaster","lat":25.4761,"lng":96.2569,"fact":"Landslide; 162 dead. On 2 July 2020, a major landslide at the Wai Khar jade mining site in the Hpakant area of Kachin State, Myanmar, killed between 175 and 200 miners in the country's deadliest-ever mining incident.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Hpakant_jade_mine_disaster","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2020 Hpakant jade mine disaster","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.525,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Jade_Mine.jpg/640px-Jade_Mine.jpg","year":2020},
{"id":"disaster-2026-broad-peak-avalanche","title":"2026 Broad Peak avalanche","category":"natural disaster","lat":35.8111,"lng":76.5489,"fact":"On 30 July 2026, an avalanche struck a group of 10 climbers attempting to summit Broad Peak in the Karakoram range of Pakistan. The avalanche occurred at an altitude of about 6,600 m (21,700 ft) on the slope between Camp 2 and Camp 3 and swept all the climbers down the mountain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Broad_Peak_avalanche","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2026 Broad Peak avalanche","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.525,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/7_15_BroadPeak.jpg/960px-7_15_BroadPeak.jpg","year":2026},
{"id":"disaster-1902-eruption-of-mount-pelee","title":"1902 eruption of Mount Pelée","category":"natural disaster","lat":14.8075,"lng":-61.1675,"fact":"Eruption; 30,000 dead. The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée was a volcanic eruption on the island of Martinique in the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc of the eastern Caribbean, which was one of the deadliest eruptions in recorded history.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1902_eruption_of_Mount_Pel%C3%A9e","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.523,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/The_National_geographic_magazine_%281902%29_%2814595295848%29.jpg/960px-The_National_geographic_magazine_%281902%29_%2814595295848%29.jpg","year":1902},
{"id":"disaster-2010-mount-carmel-forest-fire","title":"2010 Mount Carmel forest fire","category":"natural disaster","lat":32.7333,"lng":35.05,"fact":"Wildfire, 2 December 2010. The Mount Carmel Forest Fire was a deadly forest fire that started on Mount Carmel in northern Israel, just south of Haifa.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Mount_Carmel_forest_fire","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 Mount Carmel forest fire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.516,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/CarmelFire2010_01.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"disaster-2014-badakhshan-mudslides","title":"2014 Badakhshan mudslides","category":"natural disaster","lat":37.0158,"lng":70.3639,"fact":"On 2 May 2014, a pair of mudslides occurred in Argo District, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan. The death toll is uncertain, the number of deaths is believed to be at least 350 and no more than 2,700. Around 300 houses were buried and over 14,000 were affected.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Badakhshan_mudslides","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2014 Badakhshan mudslides","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.516,"year":2014},
{"id":"disaster-2021-semeru-eruption","title":"2021 Semeru eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":-8.1078,"lng":112.9219,"fact":"An eruption of Mount Semeru, a volcano in East Java province of the Indonesian island of Java, began on 4 December 2021. The eruption began after heavy precipitation caused the collapse of the lava dome at the summit.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Semeru_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2021 Semeru eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.516,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Ratusan_rumah_tertimbun_abu_vulkanik_erupsi_gunung_Semeru_%282%2C_cropped%29.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"disaster-2022-petropolis-floods","title":"2022 Petrópolis floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":-22.5167,"lng":-43.1799,"fact":"Flood; 152 dead. On 15 February 2022, intense rainfall in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil caused mudslides and flooding that destroyed parts of the city. At least 231 people died in the disaster.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Petr%C3%B3polis_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2022 Petrópolis floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.516,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/18_02_2022_Sobrevoo_e_reuni%C3%A3o_de_trabalho_sobre_medidas_emergenciais_do_Governo_Federal_para_a_cidade_de_Petr%C3%B3polis_%2851888295177%29.jpg/960px-18_02_2022_Sobrevoo_e_reuni%C3%A3o_de_trabalho_sobre_medidas_emergenciais_do_Governo_Federal_para_a_cidade_de_Petr%C3%B3polis_%2851888295177%29.jpg","year":2022},
{"id":"disaster-1910-great-flood-of-paris","title":"1910 Great Flood of Paris","category":"natural disaster","lat":48.8645,"lng":2.3234,"fact":"The 1910 Great Flood of Paris was a catastrophe in which the Seine River, carrying winter rains from its tributaries, flooded the conurbation of Paris, France. The Seine water level rose eight meters (more than 26 feet) above the ordinary level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1910_Great_Flood_of_Paris","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1910 Great Flood of Paris","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.506,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Jms_paris_elevation_hydrography.png/960px-Jms_paris_elevation_hydrography.png","year":1910},
{"id":"disaster-sidoarjo-mud-flow","title":"Sidoarjo mud flow","category":"natural disaster","lat":-7.5275,"lng":112.7114,"fact":"The Sidoarjo mudflow is the Indonesian word for mud; and as Lusi (short for Lumpur Sidoarjo) is the result of an erupting mud volcano in the subdistrict of Porong, Sidoarjo, in East Java, Indonesia, that has been active since May 2006. It is the largest mud volcano in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidoarjo_mud_flow","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sidoarjo mud flow","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.506,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Home_sunk_by_mud_flow.JPG/960px-Home_sunk_by_mud_flow.JPG"},
{"id":"disaster-2017-sierra-leone-mudslides","title":"2017 Sierra Leone mudslides","category":"natural disaster","lat":8.4833,"lng":-13.2333,"fact":"Flood; 312 dead. On the morning of August 14, 2017, significant mudflow events occurred in and around the capital city of Freetown in Sierra Leone.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Sierra_Leone_mudslides","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2017 Sierra Leone mudslides","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Landslide_SierraLeone_August2017.jpg/960px-Landslide_SierraLeone_August2017.jpg","year":2017},
{"id":"disaster-869-jogan-earthquake","title":"869 Jōgan earthquake","category":"natural disaster","lat":38.5,"lng":143.8,"fact":"The 869 Jōgan earthquake and its associated tsunami struck the area around Sendai in the northern part of Honshu on 9 July 869.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/869_J%C5%8Dgan_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 869 Jōgan earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Sanriku-Erdbeben.jpg/640px-Sanriku-Erdbeben.jpg","year":869},
{"id":"disaster-youngest-toba-eruption","title":"Youngest Toba eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":2.5667,"lng":98.8833,"fact":"Eruption, 71,860 BCE. The Toba eruption was a large eruption that occurred around 74,000 years ago, during the Late Pleistocene, at the site of present-day Lake Toba, in Sumatra, Indonesia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngest_Toba_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: Youngest Toba eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.496,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Tobaeruption.png/960px-Tobaeruption.png","year":-71860},
{"id":"disaster-1257-samalas-eruption","title":"1257 Samalas eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":-8.41,"lng":116.4083,"fact":"In 1257, a catastrophic eruption occurred at Samalas, a volcano on the Indonesian island of Lombok. The event had a probable Volcanic Explosivity Index of 7, making it one of the largest volcanic eruptions during the Holocene epoch.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1257_Samalas_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1257 Samalas eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.486,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Rinjani_mount.jpg/960px-Rinjani_mount.jpg","year":1257},
{"id":"disaster-2017-sichuan-landslide","title":"2017 Sichuan landslide","category":"natural disaster","lat":32.0663,"lng":103.6504,"fact":"A landslide occurred at about 05:38 local time on 24 June 2017 in Diexi Town, Mao County, Sichuan Province in south-western China. It destroyed 40 homes in Xinmo Village and killed 10 people, with a further 73 people missing, as of 27 June.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Sichuan_landslide","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2017 Sichuan landslide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.486,"year":2017},
{"id":"disaster-2012-krasnodar-krai-floods","title":"2012 Krasnodar Krai floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":44.8,"lng":37.9,"fact":"Flood; 171 dead. The 2012 Krasnodar Krai floods were floods in southwest Russia in early July 2012, mainly in Krasnodar Krai near the coast of the Black Sea.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Krasnodar_Krai_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2012 Krasnodar Krai floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Satellite_image_of_Russia%27s_Krasnodar_region_along_the_northeast_coast_of_the_Black_Sea.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"disaster-2017-2019-eruptions-of-mount-agung","title":"2017–2019 eruptions of Mount Agung","category":"natural disaster","lat":-8.3431,"lng":115.5069,"fact":"Mount Agung, a volcano on the island of Bali in Indonesia, erupted five times in late November 2017, causing thousands to evacuate, disrupting air travel and causing environmental damage.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%932019_eruptions_of_Mount_Agung","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2017–2019 eruptions of Mount Agung","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Mount_Agung%2C_November_2017_eruption_-_27_Nov_2017_02.jpg/960px-Mount_Agung%2C_November_2017_eruption_-_27_Nov_2017_02.jpg","year":2017},
{"id":"disaster-2018-volcan-de-fuego-eruption","title":"2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":14.4744,"lng":-90.8803,"fact":"The 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption was an eruption of Volcán de Fuego in Guatemala on Sunday 3 June 2018. The eruption produced a large ash plume fed by continuous explosions, pyroclastic flows, and lahars.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Volc%C3%A1n_de_Fuego_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/A_Deadly_Eruption_Rocks_Guatemala%2C_June_3%2C_2018.png","year":2018},
{"id":"disaster-2020-2022-taal-volcano-eruptions","title":"2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions","category":"natural disaster","lat":13.9814,"lng":120.9861,"fact":"Taal Volcano in Batangas, Philippines began to erupt on January 12, 2020, when a phreatomagmatic eruption from its main crater spewed ashes over Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and some parts of Central Luzon and Ilocos Region, resulting in the suspension of school classes…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%932022_Taal_Volcano_eruptions","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Taal_Volcano_-_12_January_2020.jpg","year":2020},
{"id":"disaster-2020-gjerdrum-landslide","title":"2020 Gjerdrum landslide","category":"natural disaster","lat":60.065,"lng":11.0369,"fact":"The 2020 Gjerdrum landslide was a quick clay landslide that occurred in the early hours of 30 December 2020 at Ask village, the administrative centre of Gjerdrum, Norway.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Gjerdrum_landslide","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2020 Gjerdrum landslide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Leireskredet_i_Gjerdrum_%286846%29.JPG/960px-Leireskredet_i_Gjerdrum_%286846%29.JPG","year":2020},
{"id":"disaster-joplin-tornado","title":"Joplin tornado","category":"natural disaster","lat":37.0606,"lng":-94.5308,"fact":"Tornado; 161 dead. The Joplin tornado was an extremely devastating EF5 tornado that struck the city of Joplin, Missouri during the early evening hours of May 22, 2011, causing catastrophic damage to Joplin and surrounding regions.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joplin_tornado","story_label":"Wikipedia: Joplin tornado","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.475,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Joplin%2C_Missouri_tornado_of_2011.jpg/960px-Joplin%2C_Missouri_tornado_of_2011.jpg","year":2011},
{"id":"disaster-2024-gofa-landslides","title":"2024 Gofa landslides","category":"natural disaster","lat":6.375,"lng":36.79,"fact":"On 21–22 July 2024, two landslides buried two villages in the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, killing 257 people and injuring 12. The second landslide buried those who had arrived to help in the wake of the first. These are the deadliest landslides in Ethiopian history.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Gofa_landslides","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2024 Gofa landslides","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/ISS057-E-70973_-_View_of_Earth.jpg/960px-ISS057-E-70973_-_View_of_Earth.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"disaster-camp-fire-2018","title":"Camp Fire (2018)","category":"natural disaster","lat":39.8103,"lng":-121.4372,"fact":"The 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California's Butte County was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Fire_(2018)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Camp Fire (2018)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Camp_Fire_oli_2018312_Landsat.jpg/960px-Camp_Fire_oli_2018312_Landsat.jpg","year":2018},
{"id":"disaster-campanian-ignimbrite-eruption","title":"Campanian Ignimbrite eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":40.827,"lng":14.139,"fact":"Eruption, 40,000 BCE. The Campanian Ignimbrite eruption (CI, also CI eruption) was a major volcanic eruption in the Mediterranean during the late Quaternary, classified 7 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campanian_Ignimbrite_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: Campanian Ignimbrite eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Pozzuoli_NASA_ISS004-E-5376_added_names.jpg/960px-Pozzuoli_NASA_ISS004-E-5376_added_names.jpg","year":-40000},
{"id":"disaster-ofunato-wildfire","title":"Ōfunato wildfire","category":"natural disaster","lat":39.0439,"lng":141.7924,"fact":"On 26 February 2025, a wildfire began in the southeast of Ōfunato, a city in the Iwate Prefecture of Japan. The fire grew to cover 2,900 ha (7,200 acres) before it was extinguished on 9 March, making it the largest wildfire in Japan in over 50 years.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Cfunato_wildfire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ōfunato wildfire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/3%E6%9C%881%E6%97%A518%E6%99%82%E9%A0%83%E3%80%81%E5%B4%8E%E6%B5%9C%E6%BC%81%E6%B8%AF%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E7%81%AB%E7%81%BD%E9%A2%A8%E6%99%AF.jpg/960px-3%E6%9C%881%E6%97%A518%E6%99%82%E9%A0%83%E3%80%81%E5%B4%8E%E6%B5%9C%E6%BC%81%E6%B8%AF%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E7%81%AB%E7%81%BD%E9%A2%A8%E6%99%AF.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"disaster-orsk-dam-collapse","title":"Orsk Dam collapse","category":"natural disaster","lat":51.2072,"lng":58.5103,"fact":"On 5 April 2024, the Orsk Dam in Russia collapsed due to flooding along the Ural River, prompting evacuations. Fifteen people died, while at least six others were injured and damage was estimated to be around 1.2 billion rubles (US$12.9 million).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orsk_Dam_collapse","story_label":"Wikipedia: Orsk Dam collapse","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Ural_Flood2024.jpg/960px-Ural_Flood2024.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"disaster-oruanui-eruption","title":"Oruanui eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":-38.8,"lng":175.9,"fact":"Eruption, 26,000 BCE. The Oruanui eruption of Taupō Volcano in New Zealand around 25,700 years before present was the world's most recent supereruption, and its largest phreatomagmatic eruption characterised to date.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oruanui_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: Oruanui eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Lake_taupo_landsat_volcanic_features_vents.jpg/960px-Lake_taupo_landsat_volcanic_features_vents.jpg","year":-26000},
{"id":"disaster-rigopiano-avalanche","title":"Rigopiano avalanche","category":"natural disaster","lat":42.4309,"lng":13.7809,"fact":"On the afternoon of 18 January 2017, an avalanche occurred on Gran Sasso d'Italia massif, one of the mountains above Rigopiano, impacting and destroying the four-star Hotel Rigopiano in Farindola, Abruzzo.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigopiano_avalanche","story_label":"Wikipedia: Rigopiano avalanche","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.462,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Rigopiano_Hotel.jpg/640px-Rigopiano_Hotel.jpg","year":2017},
{"id":"disaster-2014-mount-ontake-eruption","title":"2014 Mount Ontake eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":35.8933,"lng":137.479,"fact":"Eruption; 58 dead. A volcanic eruption of Mount Ontake took place on September 27, 2014, killing 63 people. Mount Ontake is a volcano located on the Japanese island of Honshu around 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Nagoya and around 200 km (120 mi) west of Tokyo.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Mount_Ontake_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2014 Mount Ontake eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.449,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Mount_Ontake_from_Kurakake_Pass.JPG/960px-Mount_Ontake_from_Kurakake_Pass.JPG","year":2014},
{"id":"disaster-2023-eruption-of-mount-marapi","title":"2023 eruption of Mount Marapi","category":"natural disaster","lat":-0.3811,"lng":100.4726,"fact":"On 3 December 2023, Mount Marapi, a complex volcano on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, erupted, sending ash as high as 3,000 metres (10,000 ft) into the air, and depositing large amounts of volcanic ash in nearby districts.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_eruption_of_Mount_Marapi","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2023 eruption of Mount Marapi","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.449,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Erupsi_Gunung_Marapi_RRI-Novelhya_Wirda.jpg/960px-Erupsi_Gunung_Marapi_RRI-Novelhya_Wirda.jpg","year":2023},
{"id":"disaster-great-flood-china","title":"Great Flood (China)","category":"natural disaster","lat":36.1242,"lng":116.0977,"fact":"Flood, 3,000 BCE. The Great Flood of Gun-Yu, also known as the Gun-Yu myth, was a major flood in ancient China that allegedly continued for at least two generations, which resulted in great population displacements among other disasters, such as storms and famine.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_(China)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Flood (China)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.449,"year":-3000},
{"id":"disaster-great-flood-of-1993","title":"Great Flood of 1993","category":"natural disaster","lat":38.8114,"lng":-90.1191,"fact":"Flood; 50 dead. The Great Flood of 1993 (or Great Mississippi and Missouri Rivers Flood of 1993) was a flood that occurred in the Midwestern United States, along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers and their tributaries, from April to October 1993.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1993","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Flood of 1993","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.449,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/MO_capital_flood_93.jpg","year":1993},
{"id":"disaster-2013-el-reno-tornado","title":"2013 El Reno tornado","category":"natural disaster","lat":35.4792,"lng":-97.9,"fact":"The 2013 El Reno tornado was an extremely large, intense, and erratic tornado that occurred and hit a rural part of Central Oklahoma during the early evening of May 31, 2013.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_El_Reno_tornado","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2013 El Reno tornado","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/El_Reno%2C_OK_EF3_Tornado_2013-05-31.jpg","year":2013},
{"id":"disaster-2014-nepal-snowstorm-disaster","title":"2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster","category":"natural disaster","lat":28.7936,"lng":83.9388,"fact":"The 2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster occurred in central Nepal on 14 October 2014 and resulted in the deaths of at least 43 people of various nationalities, including at least 21 trekkers.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Nepal_snowstorm_disaster","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2014 Nepal snowstorm disaster","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Snow_Blankets_Nepal_after_Cyclone_Hudhud_%2815589255411%29.jpg/960px-Snow_Blankets_Nepal_after_Cyclone_Hudhud_%2815589255411%29.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"disaster-2015-mount-everest-avalanches","title":"2015 Mount Everest avalanches","category":"natural disaster","lat":28.231,"lng":84.731,"fact":"In the afternoon of 25 April 2015, a 7.8 moment magnitude earthquake struck Nepal and surrounding countries. Tremors from the quake triggered an avalanche from Pumori into Base Camp on Mount Everest.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Mount_Everest_avalanches","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2015 Mount Everest avalanches","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Mount-Everest.jpg/960px-Mount-Everest.jpg","year":2015},
{"id":"disaster-2020-van-avalanches","title":"2020 Van avalanches","category":"natural disaster","lat":38.1286,"lng":42.8075,"fact":"In February 2020, two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray in Turkey's eastern Van Province. The first, on 4 February, buried two vehicles, leading to a rescue operation involving around 350 people. The second, on 5 February, occurred while this operation was ongoing.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Van_avalanches","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2020 Van avalanches","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"year":2020},
{"id":"disaster-946-eruption-of-mount-paektu","title":"946 eruption of Mount Paektu","category":"natural disaster","lat":41.9931,"lng":128.0769,"fact":"The 946 AD eruption of Mount Paektu, a stratovolcano on the border of North Korea and China also known as Changbaishan, occurred in late 946 AD. This event is known as the Millennium Eruption or Tianchi eruption.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/946_eruption_of_Mount_Paektu","story_label":"Wikipedia: 946 eruption of Mount Paektu","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"year":946},
{"id":"disaster-yarnell-hill-fire","title":"Yarnell Hill Fire","category":"natural disaster","lat":34.2483,"lng":-112.758,"fact":"A wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona–ignited by dry lightning on June 28, 2013–overran and killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of firefighters within the Prescott Fire Department, on June 30.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarnell_Hill_Fire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Yarnell Hill Fire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.435,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Yarnell_Hill_Fire_with_firefighters.jpg/960px-Yarnell_Hill_Fire_with_firefighters.jpg","year":2013},
{"id":"disaster-2017-benue-state-flooding","title":"2017 Benue State flooding","category":"natural disaster","lat":7.3369,"lng":8.7404,"fact":"The 2017 Benue State flooding took place in September 2017 in Benue State, Nigeria. It displaced at least 100,000 people, and damaged more than 2,000 homes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Benue_State_flooding","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2017 Benue State flooding","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Entrance_view_of_Benue_State_University_Teaching_Hospital.jpg/640px-Entrance_view_of_Benue_State_University_Teaching_Hospital.jpg","year":2017},
{"id":"disaster-2023-2025-sundhnukur-eruptions","title":"2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions","category":"natural disaster","lat":63.8792,"lng":-22.3872,"fact":"The 2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions are a series of volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula, near the town of Grindavík, Iceland. Nine eruptions have occurred since December 2023, with the most recent taking place in August 2025.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%932025_Sundhn%C3%BAkur_eruptions","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.42,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/2023_Grindavik_eruption.jpg/960px-2023_Grindavik_eruption.jpg","year":2023},
{"id":"disaster-1886-eruption-of-mount-tarawera","title":"1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera","category":"natural disaster","lat":-38.225,"lng":176.51,"fact":"Eruption; 120 dead. A violent volcanic eruption occurred in the early hours of 10 June 1886 at Mount Tarawera, near Rotorua on New Zealand's North Island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1886_eruption_of_Mount_Tarawera","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Charles-Blomfield-Mount-Tarawera-in-eruption-June-10-1886.jpg/960px-Charles-Blomfield-Mount-Tarawera-in-eruption-June-10-1886.jpg","year":1886},
{"id":"disaster-2010-eruptions-of-mount-merapi","title":"2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi","category":"natural disaster","lat":-7.5408,"lng":110.4447,"fact":"In late October 2010, Mount Merapi, on the border of Central Java and Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia, began an increasingly violent series of eruptions that continued into November.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_eruptions_of_Mount_Merapi","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 eruptions of Mount Merapi","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/2010_Eruption_at_Mount_Merapi%2C_Indonesia_%28ASTER%29.jpg/960px-2010_Eruption_at_Mount_Merapi%2C_Indonesia_%28ASTER%29.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"disaster-2014-hiroshima-landslides","title":"2014 Hiroshima landslides","category":"natural disaster","lat":34.4867,"lng":132.493,"fact":"Landslide; 78 dead. On 20 August 2014, Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan was struck by a series of landslides following heavy rain. The rain triggered 166 slope failures which included 107 debris flows and 59 shallow slides.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hiroshima_landslides","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2014 Hiroshima landslides","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/2014%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6%E5%9C%9F%E7%A0%82%E7%81%BD%E5%AE%B3.jpg/640px-2014%E5%BA%83%E5%B3%B6%E5%9C%9F%E7%A0%82%E7%81%BD%E5%AE%B3.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"disaster-2015-guatemala-landslide","title":"2015 Guatemala landslide","category":"natural disaster","lat":14.5763,"lng":-90.4979,"fact":"On October 1, 2015, heavy rains triggered a major landslide in the village of El Cambray Dos within Santa Catarina Pinula, Guatemala—15 km (9.3 mi) east of Guatemala City, killing at least 280 people and leaving dozens unaccounted for across the village.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Guatemala_landslide","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2015 Guatemala landslide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"year":2015},
{"id":"disaster-2025-mokwa-flood","title":"2025 Mokwa flood","category":"natural disaster","lat":9.2928,"lng":5.0581,"fact":"On 28 May 2025, flooding caused by heavy rainfall submerged the market town of Mokwa in Niger State, Nigeria, causing severe damage. Officials said that the floods killed at least 500 people and confirmed that over 600 others were missing.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Mokwa_flood","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2025 Mokwa flood","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"year":2025},
{"id":"disaster-2026-almeria-wildfire","title":"2026 Almería wildfire","category":"natural disaster","lat":37.1358,"lng":-2.0116,"fact":"On 9 July 2026, a deadly wildfire broke out near Los Gallardos, Almería Province, Andalusia, Spain, burning dry esparto grass, pastures, and low scrub.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Almer%C3%ADa_wildfire","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2026 Almería wildfire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Extensi%C3%B3n_del_incendio_de_Los_Gallardos_%28Almer%C3%ADa%29_sobre_orograf%C3%ADa.png/960px-Extensi%C3%B3n_del_incendio_de_Los_Gallardos_%28Almer%C3%ADa%29_sobre_orograf%C3%ADa.png","year":2026},
{"id":"disaster-capitolio-rockfall","title":"Capitólio rockfall","category":"natural disaster","lat":-20.6467,"lng":-46.2653,"fact":"On 8 January 2022, a rockfall occurred in a canyon of Furnas Lake in Capitólio, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A cliff face collapsed onto tourist pleasure boats on the lake, killing 10 people and leaving 32 others injured.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capit%C3%B3lio_rockfall","story_label":"Wikipedia: Capitólio rockfall","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Marinha_refor%C3%A7a_opera%C3%A7%C3%B5es_de_buscas_por_v%C3%ADtimas_do_acidente_em_Capit%C3%B3lio_%28MG%29.jpg","year":2022},
{"id":"disaster-great-hinckley-fire","title":"Great Hinckley Fire","category":"natural disaster","lat":46.0111,"lng":-92.9233,"fact":"Wildfire; 418 dead. The Great Hinckley Fire was a conflagration in the pine forests of the U.S. state of Minnesota that ignited on September 1, 1894, which burned an area of at least 200,000 acres (810 km2; 310 sq mi) (perhaps more than 250,000 acres )…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hinckley_Fire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Hinckley Fire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Hinckley%2C_Minnesota_after_the_1894_fire.jpg","year":1894},
{"id":"disaster-greensburg-tornado","title":"Greensburg tornado","category":"natural disaster","lat":37.6042,"lng":-99.2931,"fact":"In the evening hours of Friday, May 4, 2007, amid a severe weather outbreak across the central United States, a massive and violent tornado moved through Kiowa County in southwest Kansas, before impacting the city of Greensburg and causing widespread devastation.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensburg_tornado","story_label":"Wikipedia: Greensburg tornado","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/2007_Greensburg%2C_KS_tornado_from_Highway_148.jpg/960px-2007_Greensburg%2C_KS_tornado_from_Highway_148.jpg","year":2007},
{"id":"disaster-palisades-fire","title":"Palisades Fire","category":"natural disaster","lat":34.0725,"lng":-118.5425,"fact":"The Palisades Fire was a highly destructive wildfire that began in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, and grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Malibu before it was fully contained on January 31.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades_Fire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Palisades Fire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.403,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Homes_destroyed_in_the_Palisades_fire_%2854272193113%29.jpg/960px-Homes_destroyed_in_the_Palisades_fire_%2854272193113%29.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"disaster-1999-bridge-creek-moore-tornado","title":"1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado","category":"natural disaster","lat":35.22,"lng":-97.73,"fact":"The 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado was a large, long-lived, and exceptionally violent F5 tornado that produced the highest tornado wind speed ever recorded by doppler weather radar—321 miles per hour (517 km/h), measured by a Doppler on Wheels (DoW).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Bridge_Creek%E2%80%93Moore_tornado","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/May_3%2C_1999_Moore_F5_tornado.jpg/960px-May_3%2C_1999_Moore_F5_tornado.jpg","year":1999},
{"id":"disaster-1999-galtur-avalanche","title":"1999 Galtür avalanche","category":"natural disaster","lat":46.9681,"lng":10.1875,"fact":"The Galtür avalanche occurred on 23 February 1999 in the Alpine village of Galtür, Austria. At 50 m (160 ft) high and traveling at 290 km/h (180 mph), the powder avalanche overturned cars, destroyed buildings and buried 57 people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Galt%C3%BCr_avalanche","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1999 Galtür avalanche","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Galt%C3%BCr_%2801%29.jpg"},
{"id":"disaster-2008-benin-floods","title":"2008 Benin floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":9.5,"lng":2.25,"fact":"The 2008 Benin floods struck the nation of Benin between July and October 2008, and affected the other West African nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Togo.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Benin_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2008 Benin floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Oueme_River_Cotonou_Atlantic.jpg/960px-Oueme_River_Cotonou_Atlantic.jpg","year":2008},
{"id":"disaster-2009-angola-namibia-and-zambia-floods","title":"2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":-17.4,"lng":16,"fact":"The 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods was a natural disaster which began in early March 2009 and resulted in the deaths of at least 131 people and otherwise affected around 445,000 people.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Angola,_Namibia_and_Zambia_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2009 Angola, Namibia and Zambia floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"year":2009},
{"id":"disaster-2011-12-el-hierro-eruption","title":"2011–12 El Hierro eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":27.6153,"lng":-18.0264,"fact":"The 2011–2012 El Hierro eruption occurred just off the island of El Hierro, the second smallest and farthest south and west of the Canary Islands (an autonomous community of Spain), in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_El_Hierro_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2011–12 El Hierro eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Lava_balloons_floating_on_water%2C_El_Hierro_2011.jpg/960px-Lava_balloons_floating_on_water%2C_El_Hierro_2011.jpg","year":2011},
{"id":"disaster-2015-shenzhen-landslide","title":"2015 Shenzhen landslide","category":"natural disaster","lat":22.7181,"lng":113.9319,"fact":"A landslide of construction waste occurred at Shenzhen, on 20 December 2015. It destroyed and buried industrial buildings and worker living quarters in the nearby industrial park. The death toll was 73, with 4 people reported missing.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Shenzhen_landslide","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2015 Shenzhen landslide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/2015_Shenzhen_Landslide.jpg/960px-2015_Shenzhen_Landslide.jpg","year":2015},
{"id":"disaster-2018-lower-puna-eruption","title":"2018 lower Puna eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":19.4211,"lng":-155.2868,"fact":"The 2018 lower Puna eruption was a volcanic event on the island of Hawaiʻi, on Kīlauea volcano's East Rift Zone that began on May 3, 2018.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_lower_Puna_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2018 lower Puna eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/USGS_K%C4%ABlauea_multimediaFile-2062.jpg/960px-USGS_K%C4%ABlauea_multimediaFile-2062.jpg","year":2018},
{"id":"disaster-2024-nigeria-floods","title":"2024 Nigeria floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":11.6875,"lng":10.1796,"fact":"Flood, 2024. Flooding in Nigeria has become a yearly occurrence that claims lives and destroys many properties.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Nigeria_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2024 Nigeria floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/2024_floods_03.jpg/960px-2024_floods_03.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"disaster-borno-state-flooding","title":"Borno State flooding","category":"natural disaster","lat":11.8409,"lng":13.1319,"fact":"Borno State, Nigeria, faced flooding after the collapse of the Alau Dam on 10 September 2024. The Maiduguri and Jere local government areas were particularly affected: according to the National Emergency Management Agency, over 70% of the residents in Maiduguri were displaced.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borno_State_flooding","story_label":"Wikipedia: Borno State flooding","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Maiduguri_flooding.jpg_05.jpg/640px-Maiduguri_flooding.jpg_05.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"disaster-eaton-fire","title":"Eaton Fire","category":"natural disaster","lat":34.205,"lng":-118.0881,"fact":"The Eaton Fire was a fatal and destructive wildfire in Los Angeles County, Southern California.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eaton_Fire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eaton Fire","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Eaton_Fire_on_2025-1-8_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Eaton_Fire_on_2025-1-8_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"disaster-tauredunum-event","title":"Tauredunum event","category":"natural disaster","lat":46.3575,"lng":6.8519,"fact":"The Tauredunum event of 563 AD was a tsunami on Lake Geneva (then under the Frankish territory of the Kingdom of Orleans), triggered by a massive landslide which caused widespread devastation and loss of life along the lakeshore.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tauredunum_event","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tauredunum event","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.385,"year":563},
{"id":"disaster-1808-mystery-eruption","title":"1808 mystery eruption","category":"natural disaster","lat":0,"lng":-160,"fact":"The 1808 mystery eruption is one or potentially multiple unidentified volcanic eruptions that resulted in a significant rise in stratospheric sulfur aerosols, leading to a period of global cooling analogous to the Year Without a Summer in 1816.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1808_mystery_eruption","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1808 mystery eruption","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Greenland_sulfate.png","year":1808},
{"id":"disaster-1954-blons-avalanches","title":"1954 Blons avalanches","category":"natural disaster","lat":47.216,"lng":9.816,"fact":"The Blons avalanches took place in Austria in January 1954. They occurred in the federal state of Vorarlberg, where they had a big impact on the Great Walser Valley region and specifically, the village of Blons.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Blons_avalanches","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1954 Blons avalanches","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Blons03.JPG/960px-Blons03.JPG"},
{"id":"disaster-2008-santa-catarina-floods","title":"2008 Santa Catarina floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":-26.9021,"lng":-48.8266,"fact":"The 2008 Santa Catarina floods were floods in Santa Catarina, Brazil in November 2008. They occurred after a period of heavy rainfall, most significantly from 20-23 of November.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Santa_Catarina_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2008 Santa Catarina floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"year":2008},
{"id":"disaster-2009-west-africa-floods","title":"2009 West Africa floods","category":"natural disaster","lat":12.35,"lng":-1.5333,"fact":"The 2009 West Africa floods are a natural disaster that began in June 2009 as a consequence of exceptionally heavy seasonal rainfall in large areas of West Africa.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_West_Africa_floods","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2009 West Africa floods","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flooding_in_Ghana_13.jpg/960px-Flooding_in_Ghana_13.jpg","year":2009},
{"id":"disaster-684-hakuho-earthquake","title":"684 Hakuhō earthquake","category":"natural disaster","lat":32.8,"lng":134.3,"fact":"The 684 Hakuho earthquake took place in Japan in 684, and is described in the history book Nihon Shoki from the 8th century. The earthquake took place on 26 November 684 (Julian calendar), in the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Tenmu (Tenmu period).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/684_Hakuh%C5%8D_earthquake","story_label":"Wikipedia: 684 Hakuhō earthquake","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"year":684},
{"id":"disaster-geta-railroad-disaster","title":"Getå railroad disaster","category":"natural disaster","lat":58.6653,"lng":16.2533,"fact":"The Getå railroad disaster was a train disaster caused by a landslide in Getå, a town that is now part of the municipality of Norrköping, on 1 October 1918. To date, it is the worst rail accident in Swedish history.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get%C3%A5_railroad_disaster","story_label":"Wikipedia: Getå railroad disaster","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Loket_vid_j%C3%A4rnv%C3%A4gsolyckan_i_Get%C3%A5_1918.jpg","year":1918},
{"id":"disaster-great-fire-of-valparaiso","title":"Great Fire of Valparaíso","category":"natural disaster","lat":-33.085,"lng":-71.63,"fact":"The Great Fire of Valparaíso started on 12 April 2014 at 16:40 local time (19:40 UTC), in the hills of the city of Valparaíso, Chile. The wildfire destroyed at least 2,500 homes, leaving 11,000 people homeless.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_Valpara%C3%ADso","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Fire of Valparaíso","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"year":2014},
{"id":"disaster-kolka-karmadon-rock-ice-slide","title":"Kolka–Karmadon rock ice slide","category":"natural disaster","lat":42.8564,"lng":44.5236,"fact":"Avalanche; 125 dead. The Kolka–Karmadon rock-ice slide occurred on the northern slope of the Mount Kazbek massif in North Ossetia–Alania on the evening of 20 September 2002, following a nearly total collapse of the Kolka Glacier.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolka%E2%80%93Karmadon_rock_ice_slide","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kolka–Karmadon rock ice slide","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.364,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Kolka_icemass.jpg","year":2002},
{"id":"disaster-1973-san-justo-tornado","title":"1973 San Justo tornado","category":"natural disaster","lat":-30.7833,"lng":-60.5833,"fact":"The 1973 San Justo tornado was an extremely powerful and deadly F5 tornado which struck San Justo, a town in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, on January 10, 1973.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_San_Justo_tornado","story_label":"Wikipedia: 1973 San Justo tornado","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.341,"year":1973},
{"id":"disaster-2010-salang-avalanches","title":"2010 Salang avalanches","category":"natural disaster","lat":35.3219,"lng":69.0267,"fact":"The 2010 Salang avalanches consisted of a series of at least 36 avalanches that struck the southern approach to the Salang Tunnel, north of Kabul. They were caused by an unusually intense snowstorm traveling through the Hindu Kush mountains.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Salang_avalanches","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2010 Salang avalanches","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.341,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Salang_tunnel_entrance.jpg/960px-Salang_tunnel_entrance.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"disaster-2022-eruption-of-mauna-loa","title":"2022 eruption of Mauna Loa","category":"natural disaster","lat":19.4794,"lng":-155.6028,"fact":"The 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa was an episode of eruptive volcanic activity at Mauna Loa, the world's largest active volcano, located on Hawaiʻi Island, Hawaiʻi.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_eruption_of_Mauna_Loa","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.341,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Mauna_Loa_eruption_on_December_2%2C_2022.jpg/960px-Mauna_Loa_eruption_on_December_2%2C_2022.jpg","year":2022},
{"id":"disaster-2024-brazil-wildfires","title":"2024 Brazil wildfires","category":"natural disaster","lat":-17.4,"lng":-57.5,"fact":"In 2024, 62,131 wildfires detected by the Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) burned an estimated 46,101,798 hectares (113,920,020 acres) of tropical wetland in Brazil's Pantanal in Mato Grosso do Sul, the Amazon rainforest, and the Cerrado, Specially São Paulo's interior.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Brazil_wildfires","story_label":"Wikipedia: 2024 Brazil wildfires","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.341,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Fires_in_Brazil_%282024-08-25%29.jpg/960px-Fires_in_Brazil_%282024-08-25%29.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"wp-a-moskenes","title":"Å, Moskenes","category":"random place","lat":67.8796,"lng":12.984,"fact":"Å is a village in Moskenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of the village of Sørvågen on the island of Moskenesøya, towards the southern end of the Lofoten archipelago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85,_Moskenes","story_label":"Wikipedia: Å, Moskenes","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/A_view_2009.JPG/960px-A_view_2009.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-accident-maryland","title":"Accident, Maryland","category":"random place","lat":39.6281,"lng":-79.32,"fact":"Accident is a town in Garrett County, Maryland, United States. The population was 338 at the 2020 United States census. Accident has been noted for its unusual name. A resident of Accident is called an \"Accidental\".","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accident,_Maryland","story_label":"Wikipedia: Accident, Maryland","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/JamesDraneHouse2012.jpg/960px-JamesDraneHouse2012.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-adak-alaska","title":"Adak, Alaska","category":"random place","lat":51.8781,"lng":-176.6461,"fact":"Adak, formerly Adak Station, is a city located on Adak Island, in the Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 171, down from 326 in 2010. It is the westernmost municipality in the United States and the southernmost city in Alaska.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adak,_Alaska","story_label":"Wikipedia: Adak, Alaska","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Adak_-_Adak_Island.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-adamstown-pitcairn-islands","title":"Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands","category":"random place","lat":-25.0667,"lng":-130.1,"fact":"Adamstown is the capital and only settlement of the Pitcairn Islands, the only British Overseas Territory that is located in the southern Pacific Ocean. As of 2023, Adamstown has a population of 35, which is the entire population of the Pitcairn Islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adamstown,_Pitcairn_Islands","story_label":"Wikipedia: Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Adamstown1.jpg/960px-Adamstown1.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-aghdam","title":"Aghdam","category":"random place","lat":39.9931,"lng":46.9306,"fact":"Aghdam is a town and the nominal capital of the Aghdam District of Azerbaijan. Founded in the 18th century, it was granted city status in 1828 and grew considerably during the Soviet period.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aghdam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Aghdam","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/AgdamCollection2021.jpg/960px-AgdamCollection2021.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-atlit-yam","title":"Atlit Yam","category":"random place","lat":32.7108,"lng":34.9352,"fact":"Atlit Yam is a submerged Pre Pottery Neolithic C (PPNC) archaeological site located 300–400 meters off the coast of Atlit, Israel.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlit_Yam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Atlit Yam","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Atlit-Yam%2C_Ritual_structure_made_of_stones.JPG/960px-Atlit-Yam%2C_Ritual_structure_made_of_stones.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-attu-island","title":"Attu Island","category":"random place","lat":52.9025,"lng":172.9094,"fact":"Attu is an island in the Near Islands (part of the Aleutian Islands chain). It is one of the westernmost points of the U.S. state of Alaska. The island became uninhabited in 2010, making it the largest uninhabited island that is part of the United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attu_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Attu Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Attu_sat.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-baiae","title":"Baiae","category":"random place","lat":40.8167,"lng":14.0697,"fact":"Baiae is an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples and now in the comune of Bacoli.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiae","story_label":"Wikipedia: Baiae","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Settore_di_Sosandra_20.JPG/960px-Settore_di_Sosandra_20.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-balestrino","title":"Balestrino","category":"random place","lat":44.1249,"lng":8.1745,"fact":"Balestrino (Ligurian: Barestin or Balestrin) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Genoa and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Savona.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balestrino","story_label":"Wikipedia: Balestrino","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Balestrino-panorama_borgo_vecchio.jpg/960px-Balestrino-panorama_borgo_vecchio.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-bannack-montana","title":"Bannack, Montana","category":"random place","lat":45.1611,"lng":-112.9956,"fact":"Bannack is a ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana, United States, located on Grasshopper Creek, approximately 11 miles (18 km) upstream from where Grasshopper Creek joins with the Beaverhead River south of Dillon.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannack,_Montana","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bannack, Montana","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Bannack%2C_Montana_%2825064171061%29.jpg/960px-Bannack%2C_Montana_%2825064171061%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-barentsburg","title":"Barentsburg","category":"random place","lat":78.0667,"lng":14.2167,"fact":"Barentsburg is the second-largest settlement in Svalbard, Norway, with about 300 inhabitants (2025). A coal mining town, the settlement is now almost entirely made up of Russian nationals.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barentsburg","story_label":"Wikipedia: Barentsburg","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Barentsburg_view.jpg/960px-Barentsburg_view.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-bartolome-island","title":"Bartolomé Island","category":"random place","lat":-0.285,"lng":-90.549,"fact":"Bartolomé Island is an uninhabited 1.2 square kilometres (0.46 sq mi) volcanic islet located in Sullivan Bay, just east of Santiago Island, in the Galápagos Islands. just off the east coast of Santiago Island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolom%C3%A9_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bartolomé Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
{"id":"wp-bat-cave-north-carolina","title":"Bat Cave, North Carolina","category":"random place","lat":35.4514,"lng":-82.2869,"fact":"Bat Cave is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States and is part of the Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Cave,_North_Carolina","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bat Cave, North Carolina","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Bat_Cave_North_Carolina_Fire_and_Rescue_Tanker_Truck.jpg/960px-Bat_Cave_North_Carolina_Fire_and_Rescue_Tanker_Truck.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-batman-turkey","title":"Batman, Turkey","category":"random place","lat":37.887,"lng":41.132,"fact":"Batman is a city and capital of Batman District in Batman Province, Turkey. It lies on a plateau, 540 meters (1,772 feet) above sea level, near the confluence of the Batman River and the Tigris and had a population of 452,157 in 2021.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman,_Turkey","story_label":"Wikipedia: Batman, Turkey","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Batman%C3%AA-3.jpg/960px-Batman%C3%AA-3.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-beelitz","title":"Beelitz","category":"random place","lat":52.2378,"lng":12.9686,"fact":"Beelitz is a historic town in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for its cultivation of white asparagus (Beelitzer Spargel).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelitz","story_label":"Wikipedia: Beelitz","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Beelitz_in_PM.png"},
{"id":"wp-belchite","title":"Belchite","category":"random place","lat":41.3064,"lng":-0.7542,"fact":"Belchite is a municipality and town in the province of Zaragoza, Spain, about 40 km southeast of Zaragoza. It is the capital of Campo de Belchite comarca (administrative region) and is located in a plain surrounded by low hills, the highest of which is Lobo.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belchite","story_label":"Wikipedia: Belchite","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Carrer_de_sant_Ramon_de_Belchit.JPG/960px-Carrer_de_sant_Ramon_de_Belchit.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-bodie-california","title":"Bodie, California","category":"random place","lat":38.2122,"lng":-119.0122,"fact":"Bodie ( BOH-dee) is a ghost town in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, California, United States. It is about 75 miles (121 km) southeast of Lake Tahoe, and 12 mi (19 km) east-southeast of Bridgeport, at an elevation of 8,379 feet (2,554 m).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodie,_California","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bodie, California","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Bodie_September_2016_019.jpg/960px-Bodie_September_2016_019.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-bombay-beach-california","title":"Bombay Beach, California","category":"random place","lat":33.3508,"lng":-115.7297,"fact":"Bombay Beach is a census-designated place (CDP) in Imperial County, California, United States. It is located on the Salton Sea, 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Frink and is the lowest community in the United States, located 223 feet (68 m) below sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Beach,_California","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bombay Beach, California","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Bombay_beach_sign.jpg/960px-Bombay_beach_sign.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-boring-oregon","title":"Boring, Oregon","category":"random place","lat":45.4306,"lng":-122.3717,"fact":"Boring is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boring,_Oregon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Boring, Oregon","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Boring%2C_Oregon%2C_US.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-bouvet-island","title":"Bouvet Island","category":"random place","lat":-54.42,"lng":3.36,"fact":"Bouvet Island is an uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island and dependency of Norway. A protected nature reserve situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, it is the world's most remote island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvet_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bouvet Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"day":"01-01","year":1739},
{"id":"wp-buzludzha-monument","title":"Buzludzha monument","category":"random place","lat":42.7333,"lng":25.3833,"fact":"The Monument House of the Bulgarian Communist Party, also known as the Buzludzha Monument, was built on Buzludzha Peak in central Bulgaria by the Bulgarian communist government and inaugurated in 1981.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzludzha_monument","story_label":"Wikipedia: Buzludzha monument","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Sunset_and_Buzludza.jpg/960px-Sunset_and_Buzludza.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cahaba-alabama","title":"Cahaba, Alabama","category":"random place","lat":32.3169,"lng":-87.1014,"fact":"Cahaba, also spelled Cahawba, was the first permanent state capital of Alabama, United States, from 1820 to 1825. It was the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama until 1866. Located at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba rivers, the town endured regular seasonal flooding.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cahaba,_Alabama","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cahaba, Alabama","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/St._Luke%27s_Church_at_Cahaba_02.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-caleta-tortel","title":"Caleta Tortel","category":"random place","lat":-47.7833,"lng":-73.5333,"fact":"Caleta Tortel is a coastal village in Chile. It is the administrative center of the commune of Tortel and is located between the mouth of the Baker River the largest river in Chile and a small embayment of the Baker Channel.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caleta_Tortel","story_label":"Wikipedia: Caleta Tortel","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Caleta_Tortel_03.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-calico-california","title":"Calico, California","category":"random place","lat":34.9489,"lng":-116.8642,"fact":"Calico is a ghost town and former mining town in San Bernardino County, California, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico,_California","story_label":"Wikipedia: Calico, California","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/View_from_the_lookout_point_in_Calico%2C_California_2026.jpg/960px-View_from_the_lookout_point_in_Calico%2C_California_2026.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-chicken-alaska","title":"Chicken, Alaska","category":"random place","lat":64.0733,"lng":-141.9361,"fact":"Chicken is a census-designated place in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska. It is a community founded on gold mining, and is one of the few surviving gold rush towns in Alaska. The population was 12 at the time of the 2020 census, up from 7 in 2010.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken,_Alaska","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chicken, Alaska","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/DowntownChickenAK.JPG/960px-DowntownChickenAK.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-christmas-island","title":"Christmas Island","category":"random place","lat":-10.49,"lng":105.6275,"fact":"Christmas Island, officially the Territory of Christmas Island, is an Australian external territory in the Indian Ocean comprising the island of the same name.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Christmas Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
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{"id":"wp-consonno","title":"Consonno","category":"random place","lat":45.7853,"lng":9.3933,"fact":"Consonno is a ghost town and former village in the Olginate municipality of the province of Lecco, in Lombardy, northern Italy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consonno","story_label":"Wikipedia: Consonno","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Minareto_Consonno_City_of_Toys_Lombardy_demisted_HDR.jpg/960px-Minareto_Consonno_City_of_Toys_Lombardy_demisted_HDR.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-craco","title":"Craco","category":"random place","lat":40.3786,"lng":16.44,"fact":"Craco is a ghost town and comune in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, abandoned after the 1980 Irpinia earthquake. It is a tourist attraction and a popular filming location. In 2010, Craco was included in the watch list of the World Monuments Fund.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craco","story_label":"Wikipedia: Craco","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Craco_il_paese_fantasma.jpg/960px-Craco_il_paese_fantasma.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-crozet-islands","title":"Crozet Islands","category":"random place","lat":-46.38,"lng":51.67,"fact":"The Crozet Islands are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. They form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crozet_Islands","story_label":"Wikipedia: Crozet Islands","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
{"id":"wp-cut-and-shoot-texas","title":"Cut and Shoot, Texas","category":"random place","lat":30.3331,"lng":-95.3592,"fact":"Cut and Shoot is a city in eastern Montgomery County, Texas, United States, about 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Conroe and 40 mi (64 km) north of Houston. Until 2006, Cut and Shoot was considered and called a town.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut_and_Shoot,_Texas","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cut and Shoot, Texas","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Cut_and_Shoot_City_Hall.jpg/960px-Cut_and_Shoot_City_Hall.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-darwin-island","title":"Darwin Island","category":"random place","lat":1.678,"lng":-92.003,"fact":"Darwin Island is an isolated northern member of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, the uppermost extent of an extinct volcano. It has an area of 1 square kilometer (0.4 sq mi) and reaches 165 meters (541 ft) above sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Darwin Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Darwinarch.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-deception-island","title":"Deception Island","category":"random place","lat":-62.9583,"lng":-60.6417,"fact":"Deception Island is in the South Shetland Islands close to the Antarctic Peninsula with a large and usually \"safe\" natural harbour, which is occasionally affected by the underlying active volcano.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deception_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Deception Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Deception_island.jpg/960px-Deception_island.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-dhanushkodi","title":"Dhanushkodi","category":"random place","lat":9.152,"lng":79.4459,"fact":"Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town at the south-eastern tip of Pamban Island of the state of Tamil Nadu in India. It is south-east of Pamban and is about 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Talaimannar in Sri Lanka.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanushkodi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dhanushkodi","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Final_Dhanush_002.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-dikson-urban-type-settlement","title":"Dikson (urban-type settlement)","category":"random place","lat":73.5,"lng":80.5167,"fact":"Dikson is a closed port town located in northern Russia and is one of the world's northernmost settlements. Dikson is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) situated in Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikson_(urban-type_settlement)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dikson (urban-type settlement)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Soviet_Union-1965-Stamp-0.06._50_Years_of_Dikson.jpg/960px-Soviet_Union-1965-Stamp-0.06._50_Years_of_Dikson.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ding-dong-texas","title":"Ding Dong, Texas","category":"random place","lat":30.9819,"lng":-97.7711,"fact":"Ding Dong is an unincorporated community in Central Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, it had a population of 22 in 2000. It is located within the Killeen–Temple metropolitan area.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_Dong,_Texas","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ding Dong, Texas","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Ding_Dong_Texas3.jpg/960px-Ding_Dong_Texas3.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-dull-perth-and-kinross","title":"Dull, Perth and Kinross","category":"random place","lat":56.6185,"lng":-3.9473,"fact":"Dull is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It is paired with Boring, Oregon. Bland, New South Wales, Australia, is also a member of the League of Extraordinary Communities established by Boring and Dull in 2013.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dull,_Perth_and_Kinross","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dull, Perth and Kinross","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Dull_church.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-dunwich","title":"Dunwich","category":"random place","lat":52.2775,"lng":1.6311,"fact":"Dunwich is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is in the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape around 92 miles (148 km) north-east of London, 9 miles (14 km) south of Southwold and 7 miles (11 km) north of Leiston, on the North Sea coast.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunwich","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dunwich","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Dunwich%2C_Suffolk.jpg/960px-Dunwich%2C_Suffolk.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-easter-island","title":"Easter Island","category":"random place","lat":-27.12,"lng":-109.35,"fact":"Easter Island is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Easter Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Easter_Island_5.jpg/960px-Easter_Island_5.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-eastern-state-penitentiary","title":"Eastern State Penitentiary","category":"random place","lat":39.9683,"lng":-75.1725,"fact":"The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city, and was operational from 1829 until 1971.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_State_Penitentiary","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eastern State Penitentiary","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Eastern_State_Penitentiary%2C_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania_LCCN2011632222.tif/lossy-page1-960px-Eastern_State_Penitentiary%2C_Philadelphia%2C_Pennsylvania_LCCN2011632222.tif.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-edinburgh-of-the-seven-seas","title":"Edinburgh of the Seven Seas","category":"random place","lat":-37.0667,"lng":-12.3167,"fact":"Edinburgh of the Seven Seas (ESS), known locally as The Settlement or The Village, is a small village and the only settlement on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha, a part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edinburgh_of_the_Seven_Seas","story_label":"Wikipedia: Edinburgh of the Seven Seas","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Surroundings_of_Infrasound_Station_IS49_Tristan_de_Cunha%2C_UK_%2813288640063%29.jpg/960px-Surroundings_of_Infrasound_Station_IS49_Tristan_de_Cunha%2C_UK_%2813288640063%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-eek-alaska","title":"Eek, Alaska","category":"random place","lat":60.2187,"lng":-162.0259,"fact":"Eek is a city in Bethel Census Area, Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 404 residents, the majority being Alaska Natives.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eek,_Alaska","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eek, Alaska","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Eek%2C_AK_from_a_bush_plane.jpg/960px-Eek%2C_AK_from_a_bush_plane.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-espanola-island","title":"Española Island","category":"random place","lat":-1.38,"lng":-89.68,"fact":"Española or Espanola Island is the most southerly of the Galápagos Islands in Ecuador, about a 10 to 12-hour trip by boat from Santa Cruz.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espa%C3%B1ola_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Española Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
{"id":"wp-eureka-nunavut","title":"Eureka, Nunavut","category":"random place","lat":79.989,"lng":-85.9391,"fact":"Eureka is a small research base on Fosheim Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region, in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is located on the north side of Slidre Fiord, which enters Eureka Sound farther west.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka,_Nunavut","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eureka, Nunavut","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Eureka_Weather_Station_1997-08-04.jpg/960px-Eureka_Weather_Station_1997-08-04.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-fabbriche-di-careggine","title":"Fabbriche di Careggine","category":"random place","lat":44.1246,"lng":10.3045,"fact":"Fabbriche di Careggine was a village in Tuscany, Italy that was destroyed by construction of the Lago di Vagli reservoir in 1946. The village had been established in 1270.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabbriche_di_Careggine","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fabbriche di Careggine","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Fabbriche_di_Careggine.jpg/960px-Fabbriche_di_Careggine.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-fernandina-island","title":"Fernandina Island","category":"random place","lat":-0.37,"lng":-91.55,"fact":"Fernandina Island is the youngest and third largest island in the Galápagos, as well as the furthest west. It has an area of 642 km2 (248 sq mi) and a height of 1,476 m (4,843 ft), with a summit caldera about 6.5 km (4.0 mi) wide.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernandina_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fernandina Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Fernandina_isabela.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-floreana-island","title":"Floreana Island","category":"random place","lat":-1.2975,"lng":-90.4342,"fact":"Floreana Island is a southern island in Ecuador's Galápagos Archipelago. The island has an area of 173 km2 (67 sq mi). It was formed by volcanic eruption.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floreana_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Floreana Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
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{"id":"wp-fugging-upper-austria","title":"Fugging, Upper Austria","category":"random place","lat":48.0672,"lng":12.8636,"fact":"Fugging, spelt Fucking until 2021, is an Austrian village in the municipality of Tarsdorf, located in the Innviertel region of western Upper Austria. It is 33 km (21 mi) north of Salzburg and 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the Inn river, which forms part of the German border.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugging,_Upper_Austria","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fugging, Upper Austria","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Kapellenlinde%2C_Fugging_27.1.2024.jpg/960px-Kapellenlinde%2C_Fugging_27.1.2024.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-genovesa-island","title":"Genovesa Island","category":"random place","lat":0.3167,"lng":-89.95,"fact":"Genovesa Island, also known as Tower Island, is a shield volcano in the Galápagos Islands in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The island occupies about 14 km2 (5 sq mi), and its maximum elevation is 64 m (210 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genovesa_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Genovesa Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
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{"id":"wp-graun-im-vinschgau","title":"Graun im Vinschgau","category":"random place","lat":46.8,"lng":10.5333,"fact":"Graun im Vinschgau is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Bolzano, on the border with Austria and Switzerland.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graun_im_Vinschgau","story_label":"Wikipedia: Graun im Vinschgau","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Curon_Venosta_dalla_Chiesa_di_Sant%27Anna_01.jpg/960px-Curon_Venosta_dalla_Chiesa_di_Sant%27Anna_01.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-grytviken","title":"Grytviken","category":"random place","lat":-54.2814,"lng":-36.5081,"fact":"Grytviken is a hamlet on South Georgia in the South Atlantic. Formerly a whaling station, it was the largest settlement on the island. Grytviken is located at the head of King Edward Cove within the larger Cumberland East Bay, considered the best harbour on the island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grytviken","story_label":"Wikipedia: Grytviken","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Grytviken20090110-IMG_0743_%2816094671225%29.jpg/960px-Grytviken20090110-IMG_0743_%2816094671225%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-guadalupe-island","title":"Guadalupe Island","category":"random place","lat":29.0308,"lng":-118.28,"fact":"Guadalupe Island is a volcanic island located 241 kilometres (130 nautical miles; 150 miles) off the western coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula and about 400 km (220 nmi; 250 mi) southwest of the city of Ensenada in the state of Baja California, in the Pacific Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalupe_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Guadalupe Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Guadalupe_Island.jpg/960px-Guadalupe_Island.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hallsands","title":"Hallsands","category":"random place","lat":50.2369,"lng":-3.6592,"fact":"Hallsands is a village and beach in south Devon, England, in a precarious position between cliffs and the sea, between Beesands to the north and Start Point to the south.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallsands","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hallsands","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Ruins_at_Hallsands-3.jpg/960px-Ruins_at_Hallsands-3.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hanga-roa","title":"Hanga Roa","category":"random place","lat":-27.1333,"lng":-109.4167,"fact":"Hanga Roa is the main town, harbour, and seat of Easter Island, a municipality of Chile. It is located in the southern part of the island's west coast, in the lowlands between the extinct volcanoes of Terevaka and Rano Kau.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanga_Roa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hanga Roa","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Hanga_Roa_Harbour.jpg/960px-Hanga_Roa_Harbour.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-heard-island-and-mcdonald-islands","title":"Heard Island and McDonald Islands","category":"random place","lat":-53.075,"lng":73.5,"fact":"The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands is an Australian external territory in the southern Indian Ocean. Discovered in the mid-19th century, the territory is a group of sub-Antarctic volcanic islands that lie on the Kerguelen Plateau.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heard_Island_and_McDonald_Islands","story_label":"Wikipedia: Heard Island and McDonald Islands","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Heard_Island_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Heard_Island_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hell-michigan","title":"Hell, Michigan","category":"random place","lat":42.4347,"lng":-83.985,"fact":"Hell is an unincorporated community in Livingston County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Putnam Township along Patterson Lake Road (D-32) about 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Ann Arbor and three miles (4.8 km) southwest of Pinckney.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Michigan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hell, Michigan","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Hell%2C_Michigan_%28July_2023%29.jpg/960px-Hell%2C_Michigan_%28July_2023%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-humberstone-and-santa-laura-saltpeter-works","title":"Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works","category":"random place","lat":-20.209,"lng":-69.805,"fact":"Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works are two former saltpeter refineries located in northern Chile.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humberstone_and_Santa_Laura_Saltpeter_Works","story_label":"Wikipedia: Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Humberstone.jpg/960px-Humberstone.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-imber","title":"Imber","category":"random place","lat":51.234,"lng":-2.051,"fact":"Imber is an uninhabited village and former civil parish within the British Army's training area, now in the parish of Heytesbury, on Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imber","story_label":"Wikipedia: Imber","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Imber_Village.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-intercourse-pennsylvania","title":"Intercourse, Pennsylvania","category":"random place","lat":40.0383,"lng":-76.1075,"fact":"Intercourse is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Leacock Township, Lancaster County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 10 miles (16 km) east of Lancaster on Pennsylvania Route 340.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercourse,_Pennsylvania","story_label":"Wikipedia: Intercourse, Pennsylvania","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Intercourse%2C_PA_Keystone_Marker_3.jpg/960px-Intercourse%2C_PA_Keystone_Marker_3.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-inuvik","title":"Inuvik","category":"random place","lat":68.3608,"lng":-133.7297,"fact":"Inuvik is the only town in the Inuvik Region, and the third largest community in Canada's Northwest Territories. Located in the Beaufort Delta Region, it serves as the region's administrative and service centre.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inuvik","story_label":"Wikipedia: Inuvik","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Front_view_of_Our_Lady_of_Victory_Church%2C_Inuvik%2C_NT.jpg/960px-Front_view_of_Our_Lady_of_Victory_Church%2C_Inuvik%2C_NT.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-isabela-island-galapagos","title":"Isabela Island (Galápagos)","category":"random place","lat":-0.5,"lng":-91.0667,"fact":"Isabela Island is the largest of the Galápagos Islands, with an area of 4,586 km2 (1,771 sq mi) and a length of 100 km (62 mi). By itself, it is larger than all the other islands in the chain combined, and it has a little under 2,000 permanent inhabitants.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabela_Island_(Gal%C3%A1pagos)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Isabela Island (Galápagos)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
{"id":"wp-ittoqqortoormiit","title":"Ittoqqortoormiit","category":"random place","lat":70.4853,"lng":-21.9667,"fact":"Ittoqqortoormiit is a settlement in the Sermersooq municipality in eastern Greenland. Its population was 329 as of 2026, and it has been described as one of the most remote settlements on Earth.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ittoqqortoormiit","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ittoqqortoormiit","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Ittoqqortoormiit%2C_Greenland.jpg/960px-Ittoqqortoormiit%2C_Greenland.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-jal-mahal","title":"Jal Mahal","category":"random place","lat":26.9537,"lng":75.8463,"fact":"Jal Mahal is a historical palace in the middle of Man Sagar Lake in the city of Jaipur, capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jal_Mahal","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jal Mahal","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Jaipur_03-2016_39_Jal_Mahal_-_Water_Palace.jpg/960px-Jaipur_03-2016_39_Jal_Mahal_-_Water_Palace.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-jamestown-saint-helena","title":"Jamestown, Saint Helena","category":"random place","lat":-15.9244,"lng":-5.7181,"fact":"Jamestown is the capital city of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, located on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is also the historic main settlement of the island and is on its north-western coast.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Saint_Helena","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jamestown, Saint Helena","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Overlooking_Jamestown_from_the_south.jpg/960px-Overlooking_Jamestown_from_the_south.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-juan-fernandez-islands","title":"Juan Fernández Islands","category":"random place","lat":-33.6333,"lng":-78.85,"fact":"The Juan Fernández Islands are a sparsely inhabited series of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, reliant on tourism and fishing.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Fern%C3%A1ndez_Islands","story_label":"Wikipedia: Juan Fernández Islands","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
{"id":"wp-kadykchan","title":"Kadykchan","category":"random place","lat":63.0833,"lng":147.05,"fact":"Kadykchan is a depopulated urban locality (a work settlement) in Susumansky District of Magadan Oblast, Russia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadykchan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kadykchan","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Laika_ac_Kadykchan_%286480293211%29.jpg/960px-Laika_ac_Kadykchan_%286480293211%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kaktovik-alaska","title":"Kaktovik, Alaska","category":"random place","lat":70.1328,"lng":-143.6161,"fact":"Kaktovik is a city in North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 283 at the 2020 census.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaktovik,_Alaska","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kaktovik, Alaska","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Village_of_Kaktovik_in_Alaska.jpg/960px-Village_of_Kaktovik_in_Alaska.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kalyazin","title":"Kalyazin","category":"random place","lat":57.2333,"lng":37.8833,"fact":"Kalyazin is a town and the administrative center of Kalyazinsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 175 kilometers (109 mi) northeast of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyazin","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kalyazin","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9.JPG/960px-%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%BB%D1%8C_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%85_%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-kayakoy","title":"Kayaköy","category":"random place","lat":36.575,"lng":29.0911,"fact":"Kayaköy (also: Kaya or Livissi) is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey. In 2022, its population was 975. Situated 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Fethiye, it is mostly abandoned.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayak%C3%B6y","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kayaköy","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Kayak%C3%B6y_Turkey.jpg/960px-Kayak%C3%B6y_Turkey.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kennecott-alaska","title":"Kennecott, Alaska","category":"random place","lat":61.5191,"lng":-142.8415,"fact":"Kennecott, also known as Kennicott and Kennecott Mines, is an abandoned mining camp in the Copper River Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska that was the center of activity for several copper mines.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennecott,_Alaska","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kennecott, Alaska","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Kennicott8.jpg/960px-Kennicott8.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kerguelen-islands","title":"Kerguelen Islands","category":"random place","lat":-49.25,"lng":69.15,"fact":"The Kerguelen Islands, also known as the Desolation Islands, are a group of islands in the subantarctic region.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerguelen_Islands","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kerguelen Islands","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
{"id":"wp-kolmanskop","title":"Kolmanskop","category":"random place","lat":-26.7041,"lng":15.2324,"fact":"Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib in southern Namibia, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) inland from the port town of Lüderitz. It was named after a transport driver named Johnny Coleman who, during a sand storm, abandoned his ox wagon on a small incline opposite the settlement.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolmanskop","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kolmanskop","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Kolmanskop_Ghost_Town.jpg/960px-Kolmanskop_Ghost_Town.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kuldhara","title":"Kuldhara","category":"random place","lat":26.87,"lng":70.785,"fact":"Kuldhara is an abandoned village in the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, India. Established around the 13th century, it was once a prosperous village inhabited by Paliwal Brahmins.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuldhara","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kuldhara","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Kuldhara%2C_an_abandoned_village_%2830738705327%29.jpg/960px-Kuldhara%2C_an_abandoned_village_%2830738705327%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-llanfairpwllgwyngyll","title":"Llanfairpwllgwyngyll","category":"random place","lat":53.2232,"lng":-4.2008,"fact":"Llanfairpwllgwyngyll or Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll, often shortened to Llanfairpwll and sometimes to Llanfair PG, is a village and community on the Isle of Anglesey, Wales. It is located on the Menai Strait, next to the Britannia Bridge.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll","story_label":"Wikipedia: Llanfairpwllgwyngyll","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Llanfair_Pwllgwyngyll_roofscape_%281%29_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1058331.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-love-canal","title":"Love Canal","category":"random place","lat":43.0805,"lng":-78.949,"fact":"Love Canal was a neighborhood in Niagara Falls, New York, United States, infamous as the location of a 0.28 km2 (0.11 sq mi) landfill that became the site of an environmental disaster discovered in 1977.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Canal","story_label":"Wikipedia: Love Canal","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Looking_into_Love_Canal.jpg/960px-Looking_into_Love_Canal.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-macquarie-island","title":"Macquarie Island","category":"random place","lat":-54.63,"lng":158.86,"fact":"Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macquarie_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Macquarie Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Macquarieisland_oli2_2022039_lrg.jpg/960px-Macquarieisland_oli2_2022039_lrg.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-malpelo-island","title":"Malpelo Island","category":"random place","lat":4.0033,"lng":-81.6076,"fact":"Malpelo is an oceanic island in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 500 km (310 mi) west of the Colombian mainland with a military post defended by the Colombian Armed Forces.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malpelo_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Malpelo Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Malpelo_island_NOAA.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-maunsell-forts","title":"Maunsell Forts","category":"random place","lat":51.8952,"lng":1.4806,"fact":"The Maunsell Forts are towers built in the Thames and Mersey estuaries during the Second World War to help defend the United Kingdom. They were operated as army and navy forts, and named after their designer, Guy Maunsell.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunsell_Forts","story_label":"Wikipedia: Maunsell Forts","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A26878.jpg/960px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A26878.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-michigan-central-station","title":"Michigan Central Station","category":"random place","lat":42.3288,"lng":-83.0777,"fact":"Michigan Central Station is the historic former main intercity passenger rail station in Detroit, Michigan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Central_Station","story_label":"Wikipedia: Michigan Central Station","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Michigan_Central_Station_2026.jpg/960px-Michigan_Central_Station_2026.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mologa","title":"Mologa","category":"random place","lat":58.1997,"lng":38.4412,"fact":"Mologa was a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, formerly situated at the confluence of the rivers Mologa and Volga, but now submerged under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir. Mologa existed at least since the 12th century.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mologa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mologa","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Mologa_Afansiy_Convent.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-nome-alaska","title":"Nome, Alaska","category":"random place","lat":64.5039,"lng":-165.3994,"fact":"Nome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the US state of Alaska. The city is located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on the Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. It had a population of 3,699 in 2020, up from 3,598 in 2010.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nome,_Alaska","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nome, Alaska","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Nome_Alaska_%281%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-norfolk-island","title":"Norfolk Island","category":"random place","lat":-29.0333,"lng":167.95,"fact":"Norfolk Island is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about 900 kilometres (560 mi) from Lord Howe Island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Norfolk Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
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{"id":"wp-north-pole-alaska","title":"North Pole, Alaska","category":"random place","lat":64.7511,"lng":-147.3519,"fact":"North Pole is a small city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States. Incorporated in 1953, it is part of the Fairbanks metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 2,243, up from 2,117 in 2010.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Pole,_Alaska","story_label":"Wikipedia: North Pole, Alaska","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/North_Pole%2C_Alaska.jpg/960px-North_Pole%2C_Alaska.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-nothing-arizona","title":"Nothing, Arizona","category":"random place","lat":34.4797,"lng":-113.3353,"fact":"Nothing is a ghost town in eastern Mohave County, Arizona, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing,_Arizona","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nothing, Arizona","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Nothing%2C_Arizona.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-nowhere-else-tasmania","title":"Nowhere Else, Tasmania","category":"random place","lat":-41.366,"lng":146.276,"fact":"Nowhere Else is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Kentish in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of the town of Sheffield.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nowhere_Else,_Tasmania","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nowhere Else, Tasmania","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Nowhere_Else_2.jpg/960px-Nowhere_Else_2.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-oradour-sur-glane","title":"Oradour-sur-Glane","category":"random place","lat":45.9328,"lng":1.0325,"fact":"Oradour-sur-Glane is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, west central France, as well as the name of the main village within the commune. It had a population of 2,477 as of 2019.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oradour-sur-Glane","story_label":"Wikipedia: Oradour-sur-Glane","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/France_Occitanie_87_Oradour-sur-Glane_05.jpg/960px-France_Occitanie_87_Oradour-sur-Glane_05.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-pavlopetri","title":"Pavlopetri","category":"random place","lat":36.516,"lng":22.988,"fact":"Pavlopetri is an archaeologial site in Vatika Bay, off the coast of southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece. It is about 5,000 years old, making it the oldest submerged city known in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlopetri","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pavlopetri","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68},
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{"id":"wp-picher-oklahoma","title":"Picher, Oklahoma","category":"random place","lat":36.9828,"lng":-94.8328,"fact":"Picher is a ghost town and former city in Ottawa County, northeastern Oklahoma, United States. It was a major national center of lead and zinc mining for more than 100 years in the center of the Tri-State Mining District.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picher,_Oklahoma","story_label":"Wikipedia: Picher, Oklahoma","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Picherconnell.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-plymouth-montserrat","title":"Plymouth, Montserrat","category":"random place","lat":16.7064,"lng":-62.2158,"fact":"Plymouth is a ghost town and the de jure capital of the island of Montserrat, an overseas territory of the United Kingdom located in the Leeward Island chain of the Lesser Antilles, West Indies. It is the only ghost town that is the capital of a political territory.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth,_Montserrat","story_label":"Wikipedia: Plymouth, Montserrat","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Plymouth_Montserrat_Heli.jpg/960px-Plymouth_Montserrat_Heli.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-port-aux-francais","title":"Port-aux-Français","category":"random place","lat":-49.35,"lng":70.2189,"fact":"Port-aux-Français is the main settlement of the Kerguelen Islands, and of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, in the south Indian Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port-aux-Fran%C3%A7ais","story_label":"Wikipedia: Port-aux-Français","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.68,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Port_aux_Fran%C3%A7ais.JPG/960px-Port_aux_Fran%C3%A7ais.JPG"},
{"id":"science-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-power-plant","title":"Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant","category":"science","lat":47.5083,"lng":34.5917,"fact":"The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station in southeastern Ukraine is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world. It has been under Russian control since 2022.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaporizhzhia_Nuclear_Power_Plant","story_label":"Wikipedia: Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.702,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Kernkraftwerk_Saporischschja.JPG/960px-Kernkraftwerk_Saporischschja.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-aberfan-disaster","title":"Aberfan disaster","category":"science","lat":51.6947,"lng":-3.3475,"fact":"The Aberfan disaster was the catastrophic collapse of a colliery spoil tip on 21 October 1966. The tip had been created on a mountain slope above the Welsh village of Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil, and overlaid a natural spring.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aberfan_disaster","story_label":"Wikipedia: Aberfan disaster","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Rescuers_searching_through_demolished_school_after_Aberfan_disaster.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-alcantara-space-center","title":"Alcântara Space Center","category":"science","lat":-2.3394,"lng":-44.4175,"fact":"The Alcântara Space Center, formerly known as Alcântara Launch Center is a space center and launching facility of the Brazilian Space Agency in the city of Alcântara, located on Brazil's northern Atlantic coast, in the state of Maranhão. It is operated by the Brazilian Air Force.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alc%C3%A2ntara_Space_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: Alcântara Space Center","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-alert-nunavut","title":"Alert, Nunavut","category":"science","lat":82.5,"lng":-62.35,"fact":"Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world. The location is on Ellesmere Island (in the Queen Elizabeth Islands) at latitude 82°30'05\" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alert,_Nunavut","story_label":"Wikipedia: Alert, Nunavut","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/CFS_Alert_May_2016.jpg/960px-CFS_Alert_May_2016.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-amundsen-scott-south-pole-station","title":"Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station","category":"science","lat":-90,"lng":0,"fact":"The Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station is a United States scientific research station at the South Pole of the Earth. It is the southernmost point under the jurisdiction (not sovereignty) of the United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station","story_label":"Wikipedia: Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station_01.jpg/960px-Amundsen%E2%80%93Scott_South_Pole_Station_01.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-andoya-space","title":"Andøya Space","category":"science","lat":69.2942,"lng":16.0208,"fact":"Andøya Space, formerly Andøya Space Center, is a rocket launch site, rocket range, and spaceport on Andøya island in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Since 1962, over 1,200 sounding and sub-orbital rockets of various configurations have been launched from the site.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And%C3%B8ya_Space","story_label":"Wikipedia: Andøya Space","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/ASC_panorama_small.jpg/960px-ASC_panorama_small.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-area-51","title":"Area 51","category":"science","lat":37.2333,"lng":-115.8083,"fact":"Area 51 is a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada, 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_51","story_label":"Wikipedia: Area 51","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Sentinel-Homey.png/960px-Sentinel-Homey.png"},
{"id":"wp-arecibo-telescope","title":"Arecibo Telescope","category":"science","lat":18.3442,"lng":-66.7528,"fact":"The Arecibo Telescope was a 305 m (1,000 ft) spherical reflector radio telescope built into a natural sinkhole at the Arecibo Observatory located near Arecibo, Puerto Rico.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_Telescope","story_label":"Wikipedia: Arecibo Telescope","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Arecibo_Observatory_Aerial_View.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ascension-island","title":"Ascension Island","category":"science","lat":-7.9333,"lng":-14.3667,"fact":"Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, near 8° south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is about 960 miles (1,540 km) from the coast of Africa and 1,400 miles (2,300 km) from the coast of South America.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascension_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ascension Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-atacama-large-millimeter-array","title":"Atacama Large Millimeter Array","category":"science","lat":-23.0193,"lng":-67.7532,"fact":"The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is an astronomical interferometer of 66 radio telescopes in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which observe electromagnetic radiation at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Large_Millimeter_Array","story_label":"Wikipedia: Atacama Large Millimeter Array","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/ALMA_Antennas_on_Chajnantor.jpg/960px-ALMA_Antennas_on_Chajnantor.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-baikonur-cosmodrome","title":"Baikonur Cosmodrome","category":"science","lat":45.965,"lng":63.305,"fact":"The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome","story_label":"Wikipedia: Baikonur Cosmodrome","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Baikonur_Cosmodrome_Soyuz_launch_pad.jpg/960px-Baikonur_Cosmodrome_Soyuz_launch_pad.jpg","day":"04-09","year":2020},
{"id":"wp-banqiao-dam","title":"Banqiao Dam","category":"science","lat":32.9828,"lng":113.6233,"fact":"The Banqiao Reservoir Dam is a dam on the River Ru (汝河), a tributary of the Hong River in Zhumadian City, Henan province, China. The Banqiao dam and Shimantan Reservoir Dam are among 62 dams in Zhumadian that failed catastrophically in 1975 during Typhoon Nina.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banqiao_Dam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Banqiao Dam","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-bhopal-disaster","title":"Bhopal disaster","category":"science","lat":23.2799,"lng":77.4099,"fact":"On 3 December 1984, over 500,000 people in the vicinity of the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, were exposed to the highly toxic gas methyl isocyanate, in what is considered the world's worst industrial disaster.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bhopal disaster","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Union_Carbide_pesticide_factory%2C_Bhopal%2C_India%2C_1985.jpg/960px-Union_Carbide_pesticide_factory%2C_Bhopal%2C_India%2C_1985.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-bletchley-park","title":"Bletchley Park","category":"science","lat":51.9981,"lng":-0.7411,"fact":"Bletchley Park is an English country house and estate in Bletchley, Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire), that became the principal centre of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bletchley_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bletchley Park","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Bletchley_Park_Mansion.jpg/960px-Bletchley_Park_Mansion.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-brown-building-manhattan","title":"Brown Building (Manhattan)","category":"science","lat":40.73,"lng":-73.9953,"fact":"The Brown Building is a ten-story building that is part of the campus of New York University (NYU), which owns it.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Building_(Manhattan)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Brown Building (Manhattan)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Greenwich_Village_Manhattan_Oct_2025_51.jpg/960px-Greenwich_Village_Manhattan_Oct_2025_51.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-burning-mountain","title":"Burning Mountain","category":"science","lat":-31.865,"lng":150.9011,"fact":"Burning Mountain, the common name for Mount Wingen, is a hill near Wingen, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 224 km (139 mi) north of Sydney just off the New England Highway. It takes its name from a smouldering coal seam running underground through the sandstone.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Mountain","story_label":"Wikipedia: Burning Mountain","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Burning_Mountain_Summit.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-canberra-deep-space-communication-complex","title":"Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex","category":"science","lat":-35.4014,"lng":148.9817,"fact":"The Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (CDSCC) is a satellite communication station, part of the Deep Space Network of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), located at Tidbinbilla in the Australian Capital Territory.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canberra_Deep_Space_Communication_Complex","story_label":"Wikipedia: Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/CSIRO_ScienceImage_11042_Aerial_view_of_the_Canberra_Deep_Space_Communication_Complex.jpg/960px-CSIRO_ScienceImage_11042_Aerial_view_of_the_Canberra_Deep_Space_Communication_Complex.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cape-canaveral-space-force-station","title":"Cape Canaveral Space Force Station","category":"science","lat":28.4889,"lng":-80.5778,"fact":"Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/STORIE_Launch_and_Install_on_the_Space_Station_%28SVS15043_-_4~orig%29.jpg/960px-STORIE_Launch_and_Install_on_the_Space_Station_%28SVS15043_-_4~orig%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-centralia-mine-fire","title":"Centralia mine fire","category":"science","lat":40.8011,"lng":-76.3375,"fact":"A coal-seam fire has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia_mine_fire","story_label":"Wikipedia: Centralia mine fire","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Old_Mine_Fire_1969.jpg/960px-Old_Mine_Fire_1969.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cern","title":"CERN","category":"science","lat":46.233,"lng":6.0556,"fact":"The European Organization for Nuclear Research, also called European Laboratory for Particle Physics, known as CERN, is an intergovernmental organization that operates the largest particle physics laboratory in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERN","story_label":"Wikipedia: CERN","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"day":"03-12","year":1989},
{"id":"wp-chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant","title":"Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant","category":"science","lat":51.3892,"lng":30.0994,"fact":"The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) is a nuclear power plant undergoing decommissioning.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_Nuclear_Power_Plant","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Chernobyl_NPP_Site_Panorama_with_NSC_Construction_-_June_2013.jpg/960px-Chernobyl_NPP_Site_Panorama_with_NSC_Construction_-_June_2013.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ciudad-mitad-del-mundo","title":"Ciudad Mitad del Mundo","category":"science","lat":-0.0022,"lng":-78.4558,"fact":"The Ciudad Mitad del Mundo (Middle of the World City) is a tract of land owned by the prefecture of the province of Pichincha, Ecuador. It is located at San Antonio parish of the canton of Quito, 26 kilometers (16 mi) north of the center of Quito.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciudad_Mitad_del_Mundo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ciudad Mitad del Mundo","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Mitad_del_Mundo%2C_Quito%2C_Ecuador%2C_2015-07-22%2C_DD_15.JPG/960px-Mitad_del_Mundo%2C_Quito%2C_Ecuador%2C_2015-07-22%2C_DD_15.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-concordia-station","title":"Concordia Station","category":"science","lat":-75.0998,"lng":123.3322,"fact":"Concordia Research Station, which opened in 2005, is a French–Italian research facility managed by l'Institut polaire français Paul-Émile Victor and Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concordia_Station","story_label":"Wikipedia: Concordia Station","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/ConcordiaFromTower.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-deepwater-horizon","title":"Deepwater Horizon","category":"science","lat":28.7417,"lng":-88.3842,"fact":"Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater, dynamically positioned, semi-submersible offshore drilling rig owned by Transocean and operated by the BP company.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-diego-garcia","title":"Diego Garcia","category":"science","lat":-7.3133,"lng":72.4111,"fact":"Diego Garcia is the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago. It has been used as a joint UK–U.S. military base since the 1970s, following the expulsion of the Chagossians by the UK government.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Garcia","story_label":"Wikipedia: Diego Garcia","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Diegogarcia.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-edwards-air-force-base","title":"Edwards Air Force Base","category":"science","lat":34.9056,"lng":-117.8836,"fact":"Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAA LID: EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County, but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwards_Air_Force_Base","story_label":"Wikipedia: Edwards Air Force Base","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/F-35_at_Edwards.jpg/960px-F-35_at_Edwards.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-enewetak-atoll","title":"Enewetak Atoll","category":"science","lat":11.5,"lng":162.3333,"fact":"Enewetak Atoll is a large coral atoll of 40 islands in the Pacific Ocean and with its 296 people (as of 2021) forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enewetak_Atoll","story_label":"Wikipedia: Enewetak Atoll","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Enewetak_Atoll_-_2014-02-10_-_Landsat_8_-_15m.png/960px-Enewetak_Atoll_-_2014-02-10_-_Landsat_8_-_15m.png"},
{"id":"wp-esperanza-base","title":"Esperanza Base","category":"science","lat":-63.3983,"lng":-56.9961,"fact":"Esperanza Base is a permanent, all-year-round Argentine research station in Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula (in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula). It is the only civilian settlement on the Antarctic mainland (the Chilean Villa Las Estrellas is on the South Shetland Islands).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperanza_Base","story_label":"Wikipedia: Esperanza Base","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Hope_Bay-2016-Trinity_Peninsula%E2%80%93Esperanza_Station_03.jpg/960px-Hope_Bay-2016-Trinity_Peninsula%E2%80%93Esperanza_Station_03.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-esrange","title":"Esrange","category":"science","lat":67.8939,"lng":21.1069,"fact":"Esrange Space Center or Esrange is Sweden's space and research center located about 40 kilometers east of the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden, owned and operated by SSC Space. The base itself covers 20 square kilometers, while the impact area for rockets is 5,600 km2.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esrange","story_label":"Wikipedia: Esrange","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/TEXUS_50_launched_with_a_VSB-30_rocket.jpg/960px-TEXUS_50_launched_with_a_VSB-30_rocket.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-eternal-flame-falls","title":"Eternal Flame Falls","category":"science","lat":42.7018,"lng":-78.7517,"fact":"The Eternal Flame Falls is a small waterfall located in the Shale Creek Preserve, a section of Chestnut Ridge Park in Western New York. A small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a small flame.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Flame_Falls","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eternal Flame Falls","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Eternal_flame_falls_7252.jpg/960px-Eternal_flame_falls_7252.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-extremely-large-telescope","title":"Extremely Large Telescope","category":"science","lat":-24.5893,"lng":-70.1916,"fact":"The Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is an astronomical observatory under construction. When completed, it will be the world's largest optical and mid-infrared extremely large telescope.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremely_Large_Telescope","story_label":"Wikipedia: Extremely Large Telescope","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/The_E-ELT.jpg/960px-The_E-ELT.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-exxon-valdez-oil-spill","title":"Exxon Valdez oil spill","category":"science","lat":60.84,"lng":-146.8625,"fact":"The Exxon Valdez oil spill was a major environmental disaster that occurred in Alaska's Prince William Sound on March 24, 1989.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill","story_label":"Wikipedia: Exxon Valdez oil spill","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Exxon_Valdez_Aerial.jpg/960px-Exxon_Valdez_Aerial.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-fermi-national-accelerator-laboratory","title":"Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory","category":"science","lat":41.8319,"lng":-88.2572,"fact":"Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL; branded as Fermilab) is a national laboratory for high-energy particle physics, located in Batavia, Illinois, United States, near Chicago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_National_Accelerator_Laboratory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Fermilab_Robert_Rathbun_Wilson_Hall_2011.jpg/960px-Fermilab_Robert_Rathbun_Wilson_Hall_2011.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-five-hundred-meter-aperture-spherical-telescope","title":"Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope","category":"science","lat":25.6531,"lng":106.8567,"fact":"The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, nicknamed Tianyan, is a radio telescope located in the Dawodang depression (大窝凼洼地), a natural basin in Pingtang County, Guizhou, southwestern China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-hundred-meter_Aperture_Spherical_Telescope","story_label":"Wikipedia: Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/202508_FAST_%28Five-hundred-meter_Aperture_Spherical_radio_Telescope%29.jpg/960px-202508_FAST_%28Five-hundred-meter_Aperture_Spherical_radio_Telescope%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant","title":"Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant","category":"science","lat":37.4231,"lng":141.0331,"fact":"The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a 350-hectare (860-acre) site in the towns of Ōkuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_Nuclear_Power_Plant","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Fukushima_Daiichi_04780015_%288388174045%29.jpg/960px-Fukushima_Daiichi_04780015_%288388174045%29.jpg","day":"08-24","year":2023},
{"id":"wp-gagarin-s-start","title":"Gagarin's Start","category":"science","lat":45.9203,"lng":63.3422,"fact":"Gagarin's Start also known as Baikonur Site 1 or Site 1/5 is a retired launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan that was used by the Soviet space program and Roscosmos.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagarin's_Start","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gagarin's Start","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Soyuz_TMA-3_launch.jpg/960px-Soyuz_TMA-3_launch.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-goldstone-deep-space-communications-complex","title":"Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex","category":"science","lat":35.4267,"lng":-116.89,"fact":"The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC), commonly called the Goldstone Observatory, is a satellite ground station located in Fort Irwin in the U.S. state of California.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldstone_Deep_Space_Communications_Complex","story_label":"Wikipedia: Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Goldstone_Deep_Space_Communication_Complex_-_GPN-2000-000506.jpg/960px-Goldstone_Deep_Space_Communication_Complex_-_GPN-2000-000506.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-grand-coulee-dam","title":"Grand Coulee Dam","category":"science","lat":47.9572,"lng":-118.9785,"fact":"The Grand Coulee Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington, built to produce hydroelectric power and provide irrigation water. Constructed between 1933 and 1942, Grand Coulee originally had two powerhouses.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Coulee_Dam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Grand Coulee Dam","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Grand_Coulee_Dam_Panorama.jpg/960px-Grand_Coulee_Dam_Panorama.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-green-bank-telescope","title":"Green Bank Telescope","category":"science","lat":38.4331,"lng":-79.8398,"fact":"The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in Green Bank, West Virginia, US is the world's largest fully steerable radio telescope, surpassing the Effelsberg 100-m Radio Telescope in Germany.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Bank_Telescope","story_label":"Wikipedia: Green Bank Telescope","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Green_Bank_Telescope_NRAO_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Green_Bank_Telescope_NRAO_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-guiana-space-centre","title":"Guiana Space Centre","category":"science","lat":5.169,"lng":-52.6903,"fact":"The Guiana Space Centre, also called Europe's Spaceport, is a spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, an overseas region of France in South America. Kourou is located approximately 500 kilometres (310 mi; 270 nmi) north of the equator at a latitude of 5°.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiana_Space_Centre","story_label":"Wikipedia: Guiana Space Centre","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"day":"02-15","year":2003},
{"id":"wp-halley-research-station","title":"Halley Research Station","category":"science","lat":-75.5681,"lng":-25.5083,"fact":"Halley Research Station is a research facility in Antarctica on the Brunt Ice Shelf operated by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). The base was established in 1956 to study the Earth's atmosphere. Measurements from Halley led to the discovery of the ozone hole in 1985.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley_Research_Station","story_label":"Wikipedia: Halley Research Station","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Halley_VI_Antarctic_Research_Station_-_Science_modules.jpg/960px-Halley_VI_Antarctic_Research_Station_-_Science_modules.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hanford-site","title":"Hanford Site","category":"science","lat":46.6475,"lng":-119.5986,"fact":"The Hanford Site is a decommissioned nuclear production complex operated by the United States federal government on the Columbia River in Benton County in the U.S. state of Washington. It has also been known as Site W and the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanford_Site","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hanford Site","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Hanford_N_Reactor_adjusted.jpg/960px-Hanford_N_Reactor_adjusted.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-holmdel-horn-antenna","title":"Holmdel Horn Antenna","category":"science","lat":40.3907,"lng":-74.1848,"fact":"The Holmdel Horn Antenna is a large microwave horn antenna that was used as a satellite communication antenna and radio telescope during the 1960s at the Bell Telephone Laboratories facility located on Crawford Hill in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmdel_Horn_Antenna","story_label":"Wikipedia: Holmdel Horn Antenna","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Horn_Antenna-in_Holmdel%2C_New_Jersey_-_restoration1.jpg/960px-Horn_Antenna-in_Holmdel%2C_New_Jersey_-_restoration1.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hoover-dam","title":"Hoover Dam","category":"science","lat":36.0156,"lng":-114.7378,"fact":"The Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the boundary between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hoover Dam","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/2017_Aerial_view_Hoover_Dam_4774.jpg/960px-2017_Aerial_view_Hoover_Dam_4774.jpg","day":"07-07","year":1930},
{"id":"wp-hp-garage","title":"HP Garage","category":"science","lat":37.4431,"lng":-122.1548,"fact":"The HP Garage is a private museum where the company Hewlett-Packard (HP) was founded. It is located at 367 Addison Avenue in Palo Alto, California. It is considered to be the \"Birthplace of Silicon Valley\".","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP_Garage","story_label":"Wikipedia: HP Garage","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/HP_Garage.jpg/960px-HP_Garage.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-icecube-neutrino-observatory","title":"IceCube Neutrino Observatory","category":"science","lat":-89.99,"lng":-63.4531,"fact":"The IceCube Neutrino Observatory (or simply IceCube) is a neutrino observatory developed by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and constructed at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. The project is a recognized CERN experiment (RE10).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IceCube_Neutrino_Observatory","story_label":"Wikipedia: IceCube Neutrino Observatory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/IceCube_Neutrino_Observatory_in_2023_02.jpg/960px-IceCube_Neutrino_Observatory_in_2023_02.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-iter","title":"ITER","category":"science","lat":43.7083,"lng":5.7774,"fact":"ITER is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering project designed to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power. The facility is under construction near the Cadarache research center in southern France. ITER has been under construction since 2013.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITER","story_label":"Wikipedia: ITER","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-jet-propulsion-laboratory","title":"Jet Propulsion Laboratory","category":"science","lat":34.2,"lng":-118.1717,"fact":"The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jet Propulsion Laboratory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Site_du_JPL_en_Californie.jpg/960px-Site_du_JPL_en_Californie.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-jharia-coalfield","title":"Jharia coalfield","category":"science","lat":23.7516,"lng":86.4203,"fact":"Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Dhanbad, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jharia_coalfield","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jharia coalfield","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Jharia_coalfield%2C_Jharkhand.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-jiuquan-satellite-launch-center","title":"Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center","category":"science","lat":40.9581,"lng":100.2911,"fact":"Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center is a Chinese spaceport and a corps-grade unit subordinate to the People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force. Its facilities are located across Ejin Banner, Inner Mongolia, and Jinta County, Gansu.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiuquan_Satellite_Launch_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Shenzhou_22_CZ-2F_Y22_launch_10.png/960px-Shenzhou_22_CZ-2F_Y22_launch_10.png"},
{"id":"wp-jodrell-bank-observatory","title":"Jodrell Bank Observatory","category":"science","lat":53.2363,"lng":-2.3071,"fact":"Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire, England, hosts a number of radio telescopes as part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jodrell_Bank_Observatory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jodrell Bank Observatory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Lovell_Telescope.jpg/960px-Lovell_Telescope.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-johnston-atoll","title":"Johnston Atoll","category":"science","lat":16.7369,"lng":-169.5239,"fact":"Johnston Atoll is an unincorporated territory of the United States, under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF). The island is closed to public entry, and limited access for management needs is only granted by a letter of authorization from the USAF.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnston_Atoll","story_label":"Wikipedia: Johnston Atoll","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-kennedy-space-center","title":"Kennedy Space Center","category":"science","lat":28.5833,"lng":-80.65,"fact":"The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the ten field centers of NASA. Since 1968, KSC has been NASA's primary launch center of American spaceflight, research, and technology.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kennedy Space Center","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"day":"01-11","year":1996},
{"id":"wp-kennedy-space-center-launch-complex-39","title":"Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39","category":"science","lat":28.6084,"lng":-80.6043,"fact":"Launch Complex 39 (LC-39) is a rocket launch site at the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island in Florida, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennedy_Space_Center_Launch_Complex_39","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/NASA%E2%80%99s_SLS_and_SpaceX%E2%80%99s_Falcon_9_at_Launch_Complex_39A_%26_39B_%28KSC-20220406-PH-JBP01-0001%29.jpg/960px-NASA%E2%80%99s_SLS_and_SpaceX%E2%80%99s_Falcon_9_at_Launch_Complex_39A_%26_39B_%28KSC-20220406-PH-JBP01-0001%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kwajalein-atoll","title":"Kwajalein Atoll","category":"science","lat":8.7167,"lng":167.7333,"fact":"Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, which its majority English-speaking residents (about 1,000 mostly U.S. civilian personnel) often shorten to Kwaj.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwajalein_Atoll","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kwajalein Atoll","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Kwajalein_Atoll_2003-02-07_-_Landsat_7_-_30m.png/960px-Kwajalein_Atoll_2003-02-07_-_Landsat_7_-_30m.png"},
{"id":"wp-laboratori-nazionali-del-gran-sasso","title":"Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso","category":"science","lat":42.4211,"lng":13.5164,"fact":"Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS) is the largest underground research center in the world. Situated below Gran Sasso mountain in Italy, it is well known for particle physics research by the INFN.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laboratori_Nazionali_del_Gran_Sasso","story_label":"Wikipedia: Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Laboratori_Nazionali_del_Gran_Sasso%2C_INFN_%28TQB1%29_2014-02.jpg/960px-Laboratori_Nazionali_del_Gran_Sasso%2C_INFN_%28TQB1%29_2014-02.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lake-peigneur","title":"Lake Peigneur","category":"science","lat":29.981,"lng":-91.983,"fact":"Lake Peigneur is a brackish lake in the U.S. state of Louisiana, 1.2 miles (1.9 kilometers) north of Delcambre and 9.1 mi (14.6 km) west of New Iberia, near the northernmost tip of Vermilion Bay. With a maximum depth of 200 feet (60 meters), it is the deepest lake in Louisiana.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Peigneur","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-lakehurst-maxfield-field","title":"Lakehurst Maxfield Field","category":"science","lat":40.0333,"lng":-74.3536,"fact":"Lakehurst Maxfield Field, formerly known as Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst (NAES Lakehurst), is the naval component of Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL), a United States Air Force-managed joint base.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakehurst_Maxfield_Field","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lakehurst Maxfield Field","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/2012-08-24_Main_entrance_of_the_Lakehurst_unit_of_Joint_Base_McGuire_Dix_Lakehurst_in_New_Jersey.jpg/960px-2012-08-24_Main_entrance_of_the_Lakehurst_unit_of_Joint_Base_McGuire_Dix_Lakehurst_in_New_Jersey.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-large-hadron-collider","title":"Large Hadron Collider","category":"science","lat":46.235,"lng":6.045,"fact":"The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_Hadron_Collider","story_label":"Wikipedia: Large Hadron Collider","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
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{"id":"wp-lop-nur","title":"Lop Nur","category":"science","lat":40.1667,"lng":90.5833,"fact":"Lop Nur or Lop Nor is a now largely dried-up salt lake formerly located within the Lop Depression in the eastern fringe of the Tarim Basin in the southeastern portion of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, northwestern China, between the Taklamakan and Kumtag deserts.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lop_Nur","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lop Nur","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Basin_of_Lop_Nur_90.25E%2C_40.10N%2C_Desert_of_Lop%2C_Kum_Tagh_and_Astin_Tagh.jpg/960px-Basin_of_Lop_Nur_90.25E%2C_40.10N%2C_Desert_of_Lop%2C_Kum_Tagh_and_Astin_Tagh.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-los-alamos-national-laboratory","title":"Los Alamos National Laboratory","category":"science","lat":35.8756,"lng":-106.3242,"fact":"Los Alamos National Laboratory (often shortened as Los Alamos and LANL) is one of the sixteen research and development laboratories of the United States Department of Energy (DOE), located a short distance northwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the American southwest.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Los Alamos National Laboratory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Los_Alamos_aerial_view.jpeg/960px-Los_Alamos_aerial_view.jpeg"},
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{"id":"wp-mayak","title":"Mayak","category":"science","lat":55.7125,"lng":60.8481,"fact":"The Mayak Production Association is a nuclear facility near Ozyorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, with production reactors and a reprocessing plant.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayak","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mayak","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%9F%D0%9E_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BA.JPG/960px-%D0%97%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%9F%D0%9E_%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%8F%D0%BA.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-mcmurdo-station","title":"McMurdo Station","category":"science","lat":-77.8463,"lng":166.6682,"fact":"McMurdo Station is an American Antarctic research station on the southern tip of Ross Island. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program (USAP), a branch of the National Science Foundation (NSF).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMurdo_Station","story_label":"Wikipedia: McMurdo Station","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/McMurdo_Station_From_The_Top_Of_Observation_Hill.jpg/960px-McMurdo_Station_From_The_Top_Of_Observation_Hill.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mojave-air-and-space-port","title":"Mojave Air and Space Port","category":"science","lat":35.0594,"lng":-118.1517,"fact":"The Mojave Air and Space Port (IATA: MHV, ICAO: KMHV) is a general-use public airport with three main areas of activity: flight testing, space industry development, and aircraft heavy maintenance and storage.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mojave Air and Space Port","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Mohave_airport_full.jpg/960px-Mohave_airport_full.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-monument-to-the-great-fire-of-london","title":"Monument to the Great Fire of London","category":"science","lat":51.5101,"lng":-0.0859,"fact":"The Monument to the Great Fire of London, more commonly known simply as the Monument, is a fluted Doric column in London, England, situated near the northern end of London Bridge.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London","story_label":"Wikipedia: Monument to the Great Fire of London","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/The_Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London.JPG/960px-The_Monument_to_the_Great_Fire_of_London.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-moruroa","title":"Moruroa","category":"science","lat":-21.8333,"lng":-138.8333,"fact":"Moruroa (Mururoa, Mururura), also historically known as Aopuni, is an atoll which forms part of the Tuamotu Archipelago in French Polynesia in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is located about 1,250 kilometres (780 mi) southeast of Tahiti.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moruroa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Moruroa","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Moruroa_atoll.JPG/960px-Moruroa_atoll.JPG","day":"07-02","year":1966},
{"id":"wp-mount-wilson-observatory","title":"Mount Wilson Observatory","category":"science","lat":34.225,"lng":-118.0572,"fact":"The Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO) is an astronomical observatory in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The MWO is located on Mount Wilson, a 5,710-foot (1,740-meter) peak in the San Gabriel Mountains near Pasadena, northeast of Los Angeles.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wilson_Observatory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Wilson Observatory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Chara-2000-09-15.JPG/960px-Chara-2000-09-15.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-naro-space-center","title":"Naro Space Center","category":"science","lat":34.4319,"lng":127.535,"fact":"The Naro Space Center is a South Korean spaceport in South Jeolla's Goheung County, operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The spaceport is located about 485 km (300 mi) south of Seoul.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naro_Space_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: Naro Space Center","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e7/Naro_Space_Center%2C_2021.jpg/960px-Naro_Space_Center%2C_2021.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-national-ignition-facility","title":"National Ignition Facility","category":"science","lat":37.6908,"lng":-121.7006,"fact":"The National Ignition Facility (NIF) is a laser-based inertial confinement fusion (ICF) research facility, located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California, United States. NIF's mission is to achieve fusion ignition with high energy gain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Ignition_Facility","story_label":"Wikipedia: National Ignition Facility","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Exterior_patio_of_the_National_Ignition_Facility.jpg/960px-Exterior_patio_of_the_National_Ignition_Facility.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-neumayer-station-iii","title":"Neumayer Station III","category":"science","lat":-70.6744,"lng":-8.2742,"fact":"Neumayer Station III, also known as Neumayer III after geophysicist Georg von Neumayer, is a German Antarctic research station of the Alfred-Wegener-Institut (AWI).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumayer_Station_III","story_label":"Wikipedia: Neumayer Station III","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Neumayer_Station_Antarctica_2009-12_2.jpg/960px-Neumayer_Station_Antarctica_2009-12_2.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-nevada-test-site","title":"Nevada Test Site","category":"science","lat":37.1167,"lng":-116.05,"fact":"The Nevada National Security Site (NNSS; N2S2) initially named the Nevada Proving Ground (1951–1955), and later the Nevada Test Site is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County, Nevada…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_Test_Site","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nevada Test Site","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-null-island","title":"Null Island","category":"science","lat":0,"lng":0,"fact":"Null Island is the location at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude (0°N 0°E), where the prime meridian and the equator intersect in the Atlantic Ocean near the Gulf of Guinea. Since there is no landmass located at these coordinates, it is not an actual island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Null_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Null Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-ny-alesund","title":"Ny-Ålesund","category":"science","lat":78.925,"lng":11.9222,"fact":"Ny-Ålesund is an unincorporated settlement in Oscar II Land in the west of the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard. It is situated on the Brøgger peninsula and on the shore of the bay of Kongsfjorden.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ny-%C3%85lesund","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ny-Ålesund","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Ny-%C3%85lesund_2013_06_07_3603.jpg/960px-Ny-%C3%85lesund_2013_06_07_3603.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-oak-ridge-national-laboratory","title":"Oak Ridge National Laboratory","category":"science","lat":35.93,"lng":-84.31,"fact":"Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a federally funded research and development center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1943, the laboratory is sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administered by UT–Battelle, LLC.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Oak Ridge National Laboratory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory_Aerial_View.jpg/960px-Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory_Aerial_View.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-onkalo-spent-nuclear-fuel-repository","title":"Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository","category":"science","lat":61.2351,"lng":21.4821,"fact":"The Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository is a deep geological repository for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in the municipality of Eurajoki, on the west coast of Finland.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repository","story_label":"Wikipedia: Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-palomar-observatory","title":"Palomar Observatory","category":"science","lat":33.3564,"lng":-116.865,"fact":"The Palomar Observatory is an astronomical research observatory in the Palomar Mountains of San Diego County, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palomar_Observatory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Palomar Observatory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Pti_aerial_photo_B.jpg/960px-Pti_aerial_photo_B.jpg","day":"01-05","year":2005},
{"id":"wp-paris-le-bourget-airport","title":"Paris–Le Bourget Airport","category":"science","lat":48.96,"lng":2.435,"fact":"Paris–Le Bourget Airport (IATA: LBG, ICAO: LFPB) is an airport located within portions of the communes of Le Bourget, Bonneuil-en-France, Dugny and Gonesse, 6 NM (11 km; 6.9 mi) north-northeast of Paris, France.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris%E2%80%93Le_Bourget_Airport","story_label":"Wikipedia: Paris–Le Bourget Airport","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
{"id":"wp-parkes-observatory","title":"Parkes Observatory","category":"science","lat":-32.9978,"lng":148.2629,"fact":"Parkes Observatory is a radio astronomy observatory, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. It hosts Murriyang, the 64 m CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope also known as \"The Dish\", along with two smaller radio telescopes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkes_Observatory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Parkes Observatory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Parkes_Radio_Telescope_09.jpg/960px-Parkes_Radio_Telescope_09.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-peenemunde-army-research-center","title":"Peenemünde Army Research Center","category":"science","lat":54.15,"lng":13.8,"fact":"The Peenemünde Army Research Center was founded in 1937 as one of five military proving grounds under the German Army Weapons Office (Heereswaffenamt). Several German guided missiles and rockets of World War II were developed by the HVP, including the V-2 rocket.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peenem%C3%BCnde_Army_Research_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: Peenemünde Army Research Center","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Peenemunde_test_stand_VII.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-pierre-auger-observatory","title":"Pierre Auger Observatory","category":"science","lat":-35.2067,"lng":-69.316,"fact":"The Pierre Auger Observatory is an international cosmic ray observatory in Argentina designed to detect ultra-high-energy cosmic rays: sub-atomic particles traveling nearly at the speed of light and each with energies beyond 1018 eV.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Auger_Observatory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pierre Auger Observatory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/CDAS_building.JPG/960px-CDAS_building.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-piper-alpha","title":"Piper Alpha","category":"science","lat":58.4669,"lng":0.26,"fact":"Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea about 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum and began production in December 1976, initially as an oil-only platform, but later converted to add gas production.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Alpha","story_label":"Wikipedia: Piper Alpha","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7},
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{"id":"wp-rocket-lab-launch-complex-1","title":"Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1","category":"science","lat":-39.2608,"lng":177.8659,"fact":"Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 is a commercial spaceport located close to Ahuriri Point at the southern tip of Māhia Peninsula, on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1","story_label":"Wikipedia: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Rocket_Lab_Launch_Complex_1_%28Sept_2016%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-roque-de-los-muchachos-observatory","title":"Roque de los Muchachos Observatory","category":"science","lat":28.7636,"lng":-17.8947,"fact":"Roque de los Muchachos Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in the municipality of Garafía on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The observatory site is operated by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, based on nearby Tenerife.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roque_de_los_Muchachos_Observatory","story_label":"Wikipedia: Roque de los Muchachos Observatory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Ing_telescopes_sunset_la_palma_july_2001.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-slac-national-accelerator-laboratory","title":"SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory","category":"science","lat":37.4175,"lng":-122.2025,"fact":"SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, originally named the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, is a federally funded research and development center in Menlo Park, California, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SLAC_National_Accelerator_Laboratory","story_label":"Wikipedia: SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.7,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/SLAC_aerial.jpg/960px-SLAC_aerial.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-batavia-1628-ship","title":"Batavia (1628 ship)","category":"shipwreck","lat":-28.4903,"lng":113.7933,"fact":"Batavia was a ship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC). She was built in Amsterdam in 1628 as the flagship of one of the three annual fleets of company ships and sailed that year on her maiden voyage for Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia_(1628_ship)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Batavia (1628 ship)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/De_BATAVIA_voor_de_film_onderweg_als_de_NIEUW_HOORN_%2802%29.jpg/960px-De_BATAVIA_voor_de_film_onderweg_als_de_NIEUW_HOORN_%2802%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-belitung-shipwreck","title":"Belitung shipwreck","category":"shipwreck","lat":-2.75,"lng":107.61,"fact":"The Belitung shipwreck is the wreck of an Arabian dhow that sank around 830 AD. The ship completed its outward journey from Arabia to China but sank on the return voyage from China, approximately 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) off the coast of Belitung Island, Indonesia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belitung_shipwreck","story_label":"Wikipedia: Belitung shipwreck","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"day":"02-19","year":2011},
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{"id":"wp-cape-gelidonya","title":"Cape Gelidonya","category":"shipwreck","lat":36.1933,"lng":30.4031,"fact":"Cape Gelidonya, formerly Kilidonia or Killidonia is a cape or headland on the Teke Peninsula in the chain of Taurus Mountains, located on the southern coast of Anatolia between the Gulf of Antalya and the Bay of Finike.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Gelidonya","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cape Gelidonya","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Gelidonya_lighthouse.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-chuuk-lagoon","title":"Chuuk Lagoon","category":"shipwreck","lat":7.415,"lng":151.735,"fact":"Chuuk Lagoon, previously Truk Atoll, is an atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. It lies about 1,800 kilometres (970 nautical miles) northeast of New Guinea and is part of Chuuk State within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuuk_Lagoon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chuuk Lagoon","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72},
{"id":"wp-endurance-1912-ship","title":"Endurance (1912 ship)","category":"shipwreck","lat":-75.3833,"lng":-42.2333,"fact":"Endurance was the three-masted barquentine in which Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men sailed for the Antarctic on the 1914–1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_(1912_ship)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Endurance (1912 ship)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Endurance_under_full_sail_Frank_Hurley_State_Library_NSW_a090012h.jpg/960px-Endurance_under_full_sail_Frank_Hurley_State_Library_NSW_a090012h.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-fujikawa-maru","title":"Fujikawa Maru","category":"shipwreck","lat":7.3467,"lng":151.89,"fact":"Fujikawa Maru was a refrigerated cargo ship that was built in 1938 for the Toyo Kaiun Kisen Kaisha.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujikawa_Maru","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fujikawa Maru","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Fujikawa_maru.jpg/960px-Fujikawa_maru.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-german-auxiliary-cruiser-kormoran","title":"German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran","category":"shipwreck","lat":-26.0961,"lng":111.0758,"fact":"The German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran (HSK-8) was a Kriegsmarine merchant raider of World War II. Originally the merchant vessel Steiermark, the ship was acquired by the navy following the outbreak of war for conversion into a raider.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Kormoran","story_label":"Wikipedia: German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1985-074-27%2C_Hilfskreuzer_Kormoran.jpg/960px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1985-074-27%2C_Hilfskreuzer_Kormoran.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-german-battleship-bismarck","title":"German battleship Bismarck","category":"shipwreck","lat":48.1667,"lng":-16.2,"fact":"Bismarck was the first of two Bismarck-class battleships built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. Named after Chancellor Otto von Bismarck, the ship was laid down at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg in July 1936 and launched in February 1939.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Bismarck","story_label":"Wikipedia: German battleship Bismarck","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Bundesarchiv_Bild_193-04-1-26%2C_Schlachtschiff_Bismarck.jpg/960px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_193-04-1-26%2C_Schlachtschiff_Bismarck.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-german-battleship-scharnhorst","title":"German battleship Scharnhorst","category":"shipwreck","lat":72.2667,"lng":28.6833,"fact":"Scharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship or battlecruiser, of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine. She was the lead ship of her class, which included her sister ship Gneisenau.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Scharnhorst","story_label":"Wikipedia: German battleship Scharnhorst","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-07%2C_Schlachtschiff_%22Scharnhorst%22.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-german-cruiser-blucher","title":"German cruiser Blücher","category":"shipwreck","lat":59.7,"lng":10.5917,"fact":"Blücher was the second of five Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine, built after the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Treaty of Versailles.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cruiser_Bl%C3%BCcher","story_label":"Wikipedia: German cruiser Blücher","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-09%2C_Kreuzer_%22Bl%C3%BCcher%22.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-german-cruiser-prinz-eugen","title":"German cruiser Prinz Eugen","category":"shipwreck","lat":8.7527,"lng":167.6831,"fact":"Prinz Eugen was an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser, the third of a class of five vessels. She served with Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cruiser_Prinz_Eugen","story_label":"Wikipedia: German cruiser Prinz Eugen","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/PE_Atomtest_1.jpg/960px-PE_Atomtest_1.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-h-l-hunley","title":"H. L. Hunley","category":"shipwreck","lat":32.8567,"lng":-79.9589,"fact":"H. L. Hunley, also known as the Hunley, CSS H. L. Hunley, or CSS Hunley, was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that fought in the American Civil War. Hunley demonstrated the advantages and dangers of undersea warfare.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._L._Hunley","story_label":"Wikipedia: H. L. Hunley","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Conrad_Wise_Chapman_-_Submarine_Torpedo_Boat_H.L._Hunley%2C_Dec._6%2C_1863_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hmas-perth-d29","title":"HMAS Perth (D29)","category":"shipwreck","lat":-5.8617,"lng":106.1311,"fact":"HMAS Perth was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the early part of World War II. She was built for the Royal Navy (RN) in the mid-1930s and was commissioned as HMS Amphion in 1936.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Perth_(D29)","story_label":"Wikipedia: HMAS Perth (D29)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Australische_kruiser_HMAS_Perth%2C_%281936-1942%29_%282158_072435%29.jpg/960px-Australische_kruiser_HMAS_Perth%2C_%281936-1942%29_%282158_072435%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hmas-sydney-d48","title":"HMAS Sydney (D48)","category":"shipwreck","lat":-26.2419,"lng":111.2133,"fact":"HMAS Sydney, named for the Australian city of Sydney, was one of three modified Leander-class light cruisers operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Sydney_(D48)","story_label":"Wikipedia: HMAS Sydney (D48)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/HMAS_Sydney_in_1936_%289916488333607636%29.jpg/960px-HMAS_Sydney_in_1936_%289916488333607636%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hms-ark-royal-91","title":"HMS Ark Royal (91)","category":"shipwreck","lat":36.05,"lng":-4.75,"fact":"HMS Ark Royal (pennant number 91) was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that operated during the Second World War.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(91)","story_label":"Wikipedia: HMS Ark Royal (91)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/HMS_Ark_Royal_h79167.jpg/960px-HMS_Ark_Royal_h79167.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hms-association","title":"HMS Association","category":"shipwreck","lat":49.8622,"lng":-6.4083,"fact":"Association was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1697. She served with distinction at the capture of Gibraltar, and was lost in 1707 by grounding on the Isles of Scilly in the greatest maritime disaster of the age.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Association","story_label":"Wikipedia: HMS Association","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Sir_Cloudesley_Shovell%2C_in_the_Association%2C_with_the_Eagle%2C_Rum%C3%B1y%2C_and_the_Firebrand%2C_Lost_on_the_Rocks_of_Scilly%2C_October%2C_22%2C_1707_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Sir_Cloudesley_Shovell%2C_in_the_Association%2C_with_the_Eagle%2C_Rum%C3%B1y%2C_and_the_Firebrand%2C_Lost_on_the_Rocks_of_Scilly%2C_October%2C_22%2C_1707_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-japanese-battleship-musashi","title":"Japanese battleship Musashi","category":"shipwreck","lat":13.1167,"lng":122.5333,"fact":"Musashi was one of the Yamato-class battleships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), beginning in the late 1930s.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Musashi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Japanese battleship Musashi","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Japanese_battleship_Musashi_underway_in_1944_%28NH_63473%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Japanese_battleship_Musashi_underway_in_1944_%28NH_63473%29_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-khufu-ship","title":"Khufu ship","category":"shipwreck","lat":29.9781,"lng":31.1344,"fact":"The Khufu ship is an intact full-size solar barque from ancient Egypt. It was sealed into a pit alongside the Great Pyramid of pharaoh Khufu around 2500 BC, during the Fourth Dynasty of the ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khufu_ship","story_label":"Wikipedia: Khufu ship","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/GEM_Khufus_Boat_front_2025.jpg/960px-GEM_Khufus_Boat_front_2025.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mahdia-shipwreck","title":"Mahdia shipwreck","category":"shipwreck","lat":35.5319,"lng":11.1244,"fact":"The shipwreck of Mahdia was found by Greek sponge fishermen off the coast of Tunisia in June 1907. The shipwreck near the modern town of Mahdia is dated to between 80 and 60 BC.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdia_shipwreck","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mahdia shipwreck","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Bardo_Satyre_Mahdia.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-mary-rose","title":"Mary Rose","category":"shipwreck","lat":50.8022,"lng":-1.1089,"fact":"The Mary Rose was a carrack in the English Tudor navy of King Henry VIII. She was launched in 1511 and served for 34 years in several wars against France, Scotland, and Brittany. After being substantially rebuilt in 1536, she saw her last action on 19 July 1545.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rose","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mary Rose","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/AnthonyRoll-2_Mary_Rose.jpg/960px-AnthonyRoll-2_Mary_Rose.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ms-estonia","title":"MS Estonia","category":"shipwreck","lat":59.382,"lng":21.682,"fact":"MS Estonia was a car-passenger ferry built in 1980 for the Finnish shipping company Rederi Ab Sally by Meyer Werft, in Papenburg, West Germany.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia","story_label":"Wikipedia: MS Estonia","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/MS_Estonia.png"},
{"id":"wp-ms-zenobia","title":"MS Zenobia","category":"shipwreck","lat":34.8894,"lng":33.6508,"fact":"MS Zenobia was a Swedish-built Challenger-class RO-RO ferry launched in 1979 that capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, close to Larnaca, Cyprus, in June 1980.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Zenobia","story_label":"Wikipedia: MS Zenobia","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72},
{"id":"wp-mv-sewol","title":"MV Sewol","category":"shipwreck","lat":34.7586,"lng":126.3508,"fact":"MV Sewol was a South Korean vehicle-passenger ferry, built and previously operated in Japan. She operated between Incheon and Jeju. On 16 April 2014, the ferry capsized and sank with the loss of 304 passengers and crew.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Sewol","story_label":"Wikipedia: MV Sewol","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Ferry_Sewol_1.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mv-struma","title":"MV Struma","category":"shipwreck","lat":41.3833,"lng":29.2167,"fact":"MV Struma was a small ship with a long history that included a number of changes of use and many changes of name.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Struma","story_label":"Wikipedia: MV Struma","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/The_Ship_Struma.jpg/960px-The_Ship_Struma.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mv-wilhelm-gustloff","title":"MV Wilhelm Gustloff","category":"shipwreck","lat":55.0729,"lng":17.4213,"fact":"MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German military transport ship, which was taking part in Operation Hannibal, when it was sunk by Soviet submarine S-13 in the Baltic Sea on 30 January 1945.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Wilhelm_Gustloff","story_label":"Wikipedia: MV Wilhelm Gustloff","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-H27992%2C_Lazarettschiff_%22Wilhelm_Gustloff%22_in_Danzig.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-nanhai-one","title":"Nanhai One","category":"shipwreck","lat":21.5761,"lng":111.8689,"fact":"The Nanhai One is a Chinese merchant ship, which sank into the South China Sea during the Southern Song dynasty between 1127 and 1279.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanhai_One","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nanhai One","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%80%E5%8F%B7.JPG/960px-%E5%8D%97%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%80%E5%8F%B7.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-nuestra-senora-de-atocha","title":"Nuestra Señora de Atocha","category":"shipwreck","lat":24.5314,"lng":-82.8306,"fact":"Nuestra Señora de Atocha ('Our Lady of Atocha') was a Spanish treasure galleon and the most widely known vessel of a fleet of ships that sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Atocha","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nuestra Señora de Atocha","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Sevilla_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Atocha_Archivo_General_de_Indias_21-03-2011_11-24-15.jpg/960px-Sevilla_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_Atocha_Archivo_General_de_Indias_21-03-2011_11-24-15.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-oseberg-ship","title":"Oseberg ship","category":"shipwreck","lat":59.905,"lng":10.6844,"fact":"The Oseberg ship is a well-preserved longship (probably a karve) discovered in a large burial mound at the Oseberg farm near Tønsberg in Vestfold county, Norway. This ship is commonly acknowledged to be among the finest artifacts to have survived from the Viking Age.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oseberg_ship","story_label":"Wikipedia: Oseberg ship","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Osebergskipet_2016.jpg/960px-Osebergskipet_2016.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-quanzhou-ship","title":"Quanzhou ship","category":"shipwreck","lat":24.9167,"lng":118.5833,"fact":"The Quanzhou ship (泉州湾古船), or Quanzhou wreck, was a 13th-century Chinese seagoing sailing junk that sank near the city of Quanzhou in Fujian Province, and was discovered in 1973.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quanzhou_ship","story_label":"Wikipedia: Quanzhou ship","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Song_Dynasty_Ancient_Ship_of_Quanzhou_Bay_20061229.jpg/960px-Song_Dynasty_Ancient_Ship_of_Quanzhou_Bay_20061229.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-queen-anne-s-revenge","title":"Queen Anne's Revenge","category":"shipwreck","lat":34.6956,"lng":-76.6889,"fact":"Queen Anne's Revenge was an early-18th-century ship, most famously used as a flagship by Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Anne's_Revenge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Queen Anne's Revenge","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Queen_Anne%27s_Revenge.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-rms-empress-of-ireland","title":"RMS Empress of Ireland","category":"shipwreck","lat":48.625,"lng":-68.4083,"fact":"RMS Empress of Ireland was a British-built ocean liner that sank near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River in Canada following a collision in thick fog with the Norwegian collier Storstad in the early hours of 29 May 1914, en route to Liverpool.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Ireland","story_label":"Wikipedia: RMS Empress of Ireland","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/RMS_Empress_of_Ireland_Colored_Picture.png/960px-RMS_Empress_of_Ireland_Colored_Picture.png"},
{"id":"wp-rms-lusitania","title":"RMS Lusitania","category":"shipwreck","lat":51.4125,"lng":-8.5478,"fact":"RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner launched by the Cunard Line in 1906 as a Royal Mail Ship. She was the world's largest passenger ship until the completion of her sister Mauretania three months later.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Lusitania","story_label":"Wikipedia: RMS Lusitania","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/RMS_Lusitania_coming_into_port%2C_possibly_in_New_York%2C_1907-13-crop.jpg/960px-RMS_Lusitania_coming_into_port%2C_possibly_in_New_York%2C_1907-13-crop.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-rms-rhone","title":"RMS Rhone","category":"shipwreck","lat":18.3687,"lng":-64.5356,"fact":"RMS Rhone was a UK Royal Mail Ship owned by the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company (RMSP). She was wrecked off the coast of Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands on 29 October 1867 in a hurricane, killing 123 people. She is now a popular Caribbean wreck dive site.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Rhone","story_label":"Wikipedia: RMS Rhone","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/RMS_Rhone_2003_12.jpg/960px-RMS_Rhone_2003_12.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-rms-tayleur","title":"RMS Tayleur","category":"shipwreck","lat":53.4817,"lng":-6.02,"fact":"RMS Tayleur was a short-lived, full-rigged iron clipper ship chartered by the White Star Line. She was large, fast and technically advanced. She ran aground off Lambay Island near Dublin, and sank on her maiden voyage in 1854. Of more than 650 aboard, only 280 survived.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Tayleur","story_label":"Wikipedia: RMS Tayleur","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Tayleur.jpg/960px-Tayleur.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-russian-submarine-kursk","title":"Russian submarine Kursk","category":"shipwreck","lat":69.6667,"lng":37.5833,"fact":"K-141 Kursk was an Oscar II-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine of the Russian Navy. On 12 August 2000, K-141 Kursk was lost when it sank in the Barents Sea, killing all 118 personnel on board.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_submarine_Kursk","story_label":"Wikipedia: Russian submarine Kursk","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72},
{"id":"wp-san-diego-ship","title":"San Diego (ship)","category":"shipwreck","lat":14.06,"lng":120.494,"fact":"The galleon San Diego was built as the trading ship San Antonio before hastily being converted into a warship of the Spanish Navy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Diego_(ship)","story_label":"Wikipedia: San Diego (ship)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/The_Mauritius_sinks_the_Spanish_ship_during_the_battle_in_Manila_Bay%2C_December_14%2C_1600.jpg/960px-The_Mauritius_sinks_the_Spanish_ship_during_the_battle_in_Manila_Bay%2C_December_14%2C_1600.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-sea-of-galilee-boat","title":"Sea of Galilee Boat","category":"shipwreck","lat":32.8443,"lng":35.5252,"fact":"The Ancient Galilee Boat, also known as the Jesus Boat, is an ancient fishing boat from the 1st century AD, discovered in 1986 on the north-west shore of the Sea of Galilee in Israel.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_of_Galilee_Boat","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sea of Galilee Boat","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/JesusBoat.jpg/960px-JesusBoat.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-skuldelev-ships","title":"Skuldelev ships","category":"shipwreck","lat":55.801,"lng":12.0584,"fact":"The Skuldelev ships are five original Viking ships salvaged in 1957 to 1962 by the Danish National Museum from the bottom of Roskilde Fjord, in the most important of the winding natural channels called Peberrenden near the harbor of Skuldelev…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skuldelev_ships","story_label":"Wikipedia: Skuldelev ships","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72},
{"id":"wp-spanish-galleon-san-jose","title":"Spanish galleon San José","category":"shipwreck","lat":9.5833,"lng":-76.2569,"fact":"San José was a 64-gun galleon of the Spanish Navy, commissioned by the Spanish Crown and built in the Basque Country of Spain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_galleon_San_Jos%C3%A9","story_label":"Wikipedia: Spanish galleon San José","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Wager%27s_Action_off_Cartagena_28_May_1708.jpg/960px-Wager%27s_Action_off_Cartagena_28_May_1708.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-andrea-doria","title":"SS Andrea Doria","category":"shipwreck","lat":40.4917,"lng":-69.85,"fact":"SS Andrea Doria was a luxury transatlantic ocean liner of the Italian Line, put into service in 1953. She is widely known from the extensive media coverage of her sinking on July 26, 1956, which included the successful rescue of 1,660 of her 1,706 passengers and crew.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Andrea_Doria","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Andrea Doria","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/SS_Andrea_Doria.jpg/960px-SS_Andrea_Doria.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-atlantic-1870","title":"SS Atlantic (1870)","category":"shipwreck","lat":44.4419,"lng":-63.7319,"fact":"SS Atlantic was a transatlantic ocean liner of the White Star Line, and second ship of the Oceanic-class. The ship operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom, and New York City, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Atlantic_(1870)","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Atlantic (1870)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/RMS_Oceanic_1871.jpg/960px-RMS_Oceanic_1871.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-cap-arcona","title":"SS Cap Arcona","category":"shipwreck","lat":54.065,"lng":10.8408,"fact":"SS Cap Arcona, named after Cape Arkona on the island of Rügen, was a large German ocean liner, later a requisitioned auxiliary ship of the Kriegsmarine, and finally a prison ship in the later months of World War II (1939–1945).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Cap_Arcona","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Cap Arcona","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Cap_Arcona_1.JPG/960px-Cap_Arcona_1.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-ss-central-america","title":"SS Central America","category":"shipwreck","lat":31.5833,"lng":-77.0333,"fact":"SS Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, was a 280-foot (85 m) sidewheel steamer that operated between Central America and the East Coast of the United States during the 1850s. She was originally named the SS George Law, after George Law of New York.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Central_America","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Central America","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/SSCentralAmerica.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-eastland","title":"SS Eastland","category":"shipwreck","lat":41.8872,"lng":-87.6317,"fact":"SS Eastland was an American Great Lakes passenger ship. On July 24, 1915, the ship capsized while tied to a dock in the Chicago River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Eastland","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Eastland","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/S.S._Eastland_c.1911.jpg/960px-S.S._Eastland_c.1911.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-edmund-fitzgerald","title":"SS Edmund Fitzgerald","category":"shipwreck","lat":46.9983,"lng":-85.11,"fact":"SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975, with the loss of the entire crew of 29 men.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Edmund_Fitzgerald","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Edmund Fitzgerald","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Edmund_Fitzgerald%2C_1971%2C_3_of_4_%28restored%3B_cropped%29.jpg/960px-Edmund_Fitzgerald%2C_1971%2C_3_of_4_%28restored%3B_cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-islander","title":"SS Islander","category":"shipwreck","lat":58.3765,"lng":-134.7885,"fact":"The SS Islander was a 1519-ton, 240-foot (73 m) steel hull, schooner-rigged twin-screw steamer, built in Scotland in 1888, and owned and operated by the Canadian-Pacific Navigation Company.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Islander","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Islander","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/SS_Islander.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-kiangya","title":"SS Kiangya","category":"shipwreck","lat":31.25,"lng":121.7833,"fact":"SS Kiangya or Jiangya was a Chinese passenger steamship that was destroyed in an explosion near the mouth of the Huangpu River 50 miles (80 km) north of Shanghai on 3 or 4 December 1948. Her wreck was cleared from the channel in 1956 and her hull refurbished, re-entering service.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Kiangya","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Kiangya","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/SS_Kiangya.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-kyle","title":"SS Kyle","category":"shipwreck","lat":47.6705,"lng":-53.2539,"fact":"SS Kyle is a 220-foot (67 m) steam ship that is aground in the harbour of the Town of Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. She ran ashore in February 1967.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Kyle","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Kyle","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Sskyle.png/960px-Sskyle.png"},
{"id":"wp-ss-leopoldville-1928","title":"SS Léopoldville (1928)","category":"shipwreck","lat":49.7658,"lng":-1.6056,"fact":"SS Léopoldville was a 11,509 GRT passenger liner of the Compagnie Belge Maritime du Congo.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_L%C3%A9opoldville_(1928)","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Léopoldville (1928)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/MS_Leopoldville%2C_asset_c1A2bQyyqJTSzEU8nZF4J8wz.jpg/960px-MS_Leopoldville%2C_asset_c1A2bQyyqJTSzEU8nZF4J8wz.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-pacific-1850","title":"SS Pacific (1850)","category":"shipwreck","lat":48.3831,"lng":-125.0014,"fact":"SS Pacific was a wooden sidewheel steamer built in 1850 most notable for its sinking in 1875 as a result of a collision southwest of Cape Flattery, Washington. Pacific had an estimated 275 passengers and crew aboard when she sank. Only two survived.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Pacific_(1850)","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Pacific (1850)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/SS_Pacific_%281851%29.jpg/960px-SS_Pacific_%281851%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-president-coolidge","title":"SS President Coolidge","category":"shipwreck","lat":-15.5242,"lng":167.2352,"fact":"SS President Coolidge was an American ocean liner that was completed in 1931. She was operated by Dollar Steamship Lines until 1938, and then by American President Lines until 1941.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_President_Coolidge","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS President Coolidge","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/S.S._President_Coolidge_at_sea%2C_1930s.jpg/960px-S.S._President_Coolidge_at_sea%2C_1930s.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-ss-republic-1853","title":"SS Republic (1853)","category":"shipwreck","lat":30.9566,"lng":-79.6769,"fact":"SS Republic was a sidewheel steamship, originally named SS Tennessee (also named CSS Tennessee, USS Tennessee, and USS Mobile for a time), lost in a hurricane off the coast of Georgia in October 1865, en route to New Orleans.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Republic_(1853)","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Republic (1853)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/SS_Republic_a_toda_maquina.jpg/960px-SS_Republic_a_toda_maquina.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-richard-montgomery","title":"SS Richard Montgomery","category":"shipwreck","lat":51.4658,"lng":0.7867,"fact":"SS Richard Montgomery is a wrecked American Liberty ship that was built during World War II.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Richard_Montgomery","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Richard Montgomery","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Wreck_of_the_SS_Richard_Montgomery%2C_off_Sheerness_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4195096.jpg/960px-Wreck_of_the_SS_Richard_Montgomery%2C_off_Sheerness_-_geograph.org.uk_-_4195096.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-thistlegorm","title":"SS Thistlegorm","category":"shipwreck","lat":27.8142,"lng":33.92,"fact":"SS Thistlegorm was a British cargo steamship that was built in Sunderland, North East England in 1940 and sunk by German bomber aircraft in the Red Sea in 1941. Her wreck near the Ras Muhammad National Park is now a well-known diving site.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Thistlegorm","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Thistlegorm","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Thistlegorm_train_parts_minus_red_edit.jpg/960px-Thistlegorm_train_parts_minus_red_edit.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-valencia","title":"SS Valencia","category":"shipwreck","lat":48.7056,"lng":-125.0058,"fact":"SS Valencia was an iron-hulled passenger steamer built for the Red D Line for service between Venezuela and New York City. She was built in 1882 by William Cramp and Sons, one year after the construction of her sister ship Caracas.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Valencia","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Valencia","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/SS_Valencia_Side.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ss-xantho","title":"SS Xantho","category":"shipwreck","lat":-28.1865,"lng":114.2362,"fact":"SS Xantho was a steam ship used in the colony of Western Australia as a pearling transport and mothership, as a tramp steamer, carrying passengers, including Aboriginal convicts and trade goods before she sank at Port Gregory, Western Australia in 1872.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Xantho","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Xantho","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72},
{"id":"wp-ss-yongala","title":"SS Yongala","category":"shipwreck","lat":-19.3044,"lng":147.6253,"fact":"SS Yongala was a passenger steamship that was built in England in 1903 for the Adelaide Steamship Company. She sank in a cyclone off the coast of Queensland on 23 March 1911, with the loss of all 122 passengers and crew aboard. Her wreck off Cape Bowling Green was found in 1958.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Yongala","story_label":"Wikipedia: SS Yongala","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Yongala_%28ship%2C_1903%29_-_SLV_H91.108-2943.jpg/960px-Yongala_%28ship%2C_1903%29_-_SLV_H91.108-2943.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-sultana-steamboat","title":"Sultana (steamboat)","category":"shipwreck","lat":35.1906,"lng":-90.1144,"fact":"Sultana was a commercial side-wheel steamboat which exploded and sank on the Mississippi River on April 27, 1865, killing 1,164 people in what remains the worst maritime disaster in United States history.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sultana (steamboat)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Ill-fated_Sultana%2C_Helena%2C_Arkansas%2C_April_27%2C_1865.jpg/960px-Ill-fated_Sultana%2C_Helena%2C_Arkansas%2C_April_27%2C_1865.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-uluburun-shipwreck","title":"Uluburun shipwreck","category":"shipwreck","lat":36.1286,"lng":29.6858,"fact":"The Uluburun Shipwreck is a Late Bronze Age shipwreck dated to the late 14th century BC, discovered close to the east shore of Uluburun (Grand Cape), Turkey, in the Mediterranean Sea.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uluburun_shipwreck","story_label":"Wikipedia: Uluburun shipwreck","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Uluburun1.jpg/960px-Uluburun1.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-uss-hornet-cv-8","title":"USS Hornet (CV-8)","category":"shipwreck","lat":-8.6397,"lng":166.7094,"fact":"USS Hornet (CV-8), the seventh U.S. Navy vessel of that name, was a Yorktown-class aircraft carrier.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-8)","story_label":"Wikipedia: USS Hornet (CV-8)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Aft_view_of_USS_Hornet_%28CV-8%29%2C_circa_in_late_1941_%28NH_81313%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-uss-houston-ca-30","title":"USS Houston (CA-30)","category":"shipwreck","lat":-5.8125,"lng":106.1319,"fact":"USS Houston, was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to bear the name \"Houston\".","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Houston_(CA-30)","story_label":"Wikipedia: USS Houston (CA-30)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/USS_Houston_%28CA-30%29_off_San_Diego_in_October_1935.jpg/960px-USS_Houston_%28CA-30%29_off_San_Diego_in_October_1935.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-uss-juneau-cl-52","title":"USS Juneau (CL-52)","category":"shipwreck","lat":-10.5667,"lng":161.0667,"fact":"USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser torpedoed and sunk at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. In total, 687 officers and sailors, including the five Sullivan brothers, were killed in action as a result of her sinking.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Juneau_(CL-52)","story_label":"Wikipedia: USS Juneau (CL-52)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/USS_Juneau_%28CL-52%29_-_19-N-28143.jpg/960px-USS_Juneau_%28CL-52%29_-_19-N-28143.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-uss-samuel-b-roberts-de-413","title":"USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)","category":"shipwreck","lat":11.6667,"lng":126.3333,"fact":"USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy which served in World War II, the first of three U.S. Navy ships to bear the name.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_(DE-413)","story_label":"Wikipedia: USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_%28DE-413%29_underway_in_October_1944_%28NH_96011%29.jpg/960px-USS_Samuel_B._Roberts_%28DE-413%29_underway_in_October_1944_%28NH_96011%29.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-whydah-gally","title":"Whydah Gally","category":"shipwreck","lat":41.892,"lng":-69.9594,"fact":"Whydah Gally (commonly known simply as the Whydah) was a fully rigged ship that was originally built as a passenger, cargo, and slave ship.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whydah_Gally","story_label":"Wikipedia: Whydah Gally","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Whydah-model.jpg/960px-Whydah-model.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-wreck-of-the-titanic","title":"Wreck of the Titanic","category":"shipwreck","lat":41.7256,"lng":-49.9469,"fact":"The wreck of the British ocean liner RMS Titanic lies at a depth of about 12,500 feet (2,100 fathoms; 3,800 metres), about 325 nautical miles (370 miles; 600 kilometres) south-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck_of_the_Titanic","story_label":"Wikipedia: Wreck of the Titanic","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.72,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Titanic_wreck_bow.jpg/960px-Titanic_wreck_bow.jpg"},
{"id":"wreck-hms-beagle","title":"HMS Beagle","category":"shipwreck","lat":51.5958,"lng":0.8136,"fact":"HMS Beagle was a Cherokee-class 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class. The vessel, constructed at a cost of £7,803, was launched on 11 May 1820 from the Woolwich Dockyard on the River Thames.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Beagle","story_label":"Wikipedia: HMS Beagle","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.702,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/PSM_V57_D097_Hms_beagle_in_the_straits_of_magellan.png/960px-PSM_V57_D097_Hms_beagle_in_the_straits_of_magellan.png"},
{"id":"wreck-costa-concordia","title":"Costa Concordia","category":"shipwreck","lat":44.415,"lng":8.78,"fact":"Costa Concordia was a cruise ship operated by the Italian cruise line Costa Crociere. She was the first of her class, followed by her sister ships Costa Serena, Costa Pacifica, Costa Favolosa and Costa Fascinosa, and Carnival Splendor built for Carnival Cruise Line.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia","story_label":"Wikipedia: Costa Concordia","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.692,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Costa_Concordia_%282213536356%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Costa_Concordia_%282213536356%29_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wreck-german-cruiser-admiral-graf-spee","title":"German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee","category":"shipwreck","lat":-34.9717,"lng":-56.2983,"fact":"Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class Panzerschiff (armored ship, nicknamed \"pocket battleships\" by the British) which served with the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany during World War II.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cruiser_Admiral_Graf_Spee","story_label":"Wikipedia: German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.667,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Bundesarchiv_DVM_10_Bild-23-63-06%2C_Panzerschiff_%22Admiral_Graf_Spee%22.jpg"},
{"id":"built-willis-tower","title":"Willis Tower","category":"site","lat":41.8786,"lng":-87.6358,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 1973. The Willis Tower, formerly known and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop of Chicago, Illinois, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Willis Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.923,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Sears_Tower%2C_Wacker_Drive_and_Jackson_Boulevard%2C_Chicago%2C_IL_-_54189600901.jpg/960px-Sears_Tower%2C_Wacker_Drive_and_Jackson_Boulevard%2C_Chicago%2C_IL_-_54189600901.jpg","year":1971},
{"id":"built-taipei-101","title":"Taipei 101","category":"site","lat":25.0336,"lng":121.5647,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 2005. Taipei 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan. It is owned by the Taipei Financial Center Corporation.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101","story_label":"Wikipedia: Taipei 101","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.898,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Taipei_101_from_Xiangshan_20250731.jpg/640px-Taipei_101_from_Xiangshan_20250731.jpg","year":2005,"day":"03-29"},
{"id":"built-abeno-harukas","title":"Abeno Harukas","category":"site","lat":34.6459,"lng":135.5143,"fact":"Skyscraper, 300 m tall, completed 2014. Abeno Harukas (あべのハルカス) is a multi-purpose commercial facility in Abenosuji Itchome, Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan. It consists of the New Annex, Eastern Annex and a supertall skyscraper, Abeno Harukas.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abeno_Harukas","story_label":"Wikipedia: Abeno Harukas","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.859,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/%E3%81%82%E3%81%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9.jpg/960px-%E3%81%82%E3%81%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%83%8F%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"built-lighthouse-of-alexandria","title":"Lighthouse of Alexandria","category":"site","lat":31.2142,"lng":29.885,"fact":"Lighthouse, 137 m tall, first lit 278 BCE. The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria, was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (280–247 BC).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse_of_Alexandria","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lighthouse of Alexandria","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.852,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Lighthouse_-_Thiersch.png/960px-Lighthouse_-_Thiersch.png","year":-278},
{"id":"unesco-phong-nha-ke-bang-national-park","title":"Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng National Park","category":"site","lat":17.5333,"lng":106.15,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2003. Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bố Trạch and Minh Hóa Commune of central Quảng Trị Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam, about 500 km south of Hanoi.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phong_Nha%E2%80%93K%E1%BA%BB_B%C3%A0ng_National_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng National Park","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.847,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Phongnhakebang6.jpg/960px-Phongnhakebang6.jpg","day":"12-12","year":2001},
{"id":"built-shanghai-world-financial-center","title":"Shanghai World Financial Center","category":"site","lat":31.2367,"lng":121.5028,"fact":"Skyscraper, 492 m tall, completed 2008. The Shanghai World Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_World_Financial_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: Shanghai World Financial Center","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.84,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Shanghai_World_Financial_Center_%28March_9th_2024%29_%28cropped2%29.jpg/960px-Shanghai_World_Financial_Center_%28March_9th_2024%29_%28cropped2%29.jpg","year":2008},
{"id":"built-the-clock-towers","title":"The Clock Towers","category":"site","lat":21.4189,"lng":39.8264,"fact":"Skyscraper, 601 m tall, completed 2011. The Clock Towers is a government-owned hotel complex with seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that aims to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clock_Towers","story_label":"Wikipedia: The Clock Towers","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.837,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Abraj_Al_Bait_Tower_2017.jpg/960px-Abraj_Al_Bait_Tower_2017.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"unesco-ferrara","title":"Ferrara","category":"site","lat":44.8392,"lng":11.6175,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ferrara is a city and comune (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. As of 2016, it had 132,009 inhabitants.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrara","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ferrara","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.831,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Castello_dall%27alto.jpg/960px-Castello_dall%27alto.jpg","day":"03-27","year":1309},
{"id":"built-mode-gakuen-cocoon-tower","title":"Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower","category":"site","lat":35.6917,"lng":139.6969,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 2008. Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower is a 204-metre-tall (669-foot), 50-story educational facility located in the Nishi-Shinjuku district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. The building was designed by a team led by Paul Noritaka Tange, the son of Kenzo Tange.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mode_Gakuen_Cocoon_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.826,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/2024_Cocoon_Tower_02_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-2024_Cocoon_Tower_02_%28cropped%29.jpg","year":2008},
{"id":"built-oriental-pearl-tower","title":"Oriental Pearl Tower","category":"site","lat":31.2417,"lng":121.4947,"fact":"Skyscraper, 468 m tall, completed 1998. The Oriental Pearl Tower is a futurist TV tower in Lujiazui, Shanghai. Built from 1991 to 1994, the tower was the tallest structure in China until the completion of nearby World Financial Center in 2007.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Pearl_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Oriental Pearl Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.816,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Oriental_Pearl_Tower_20251126.jpg/960px-Oriental_Pearl_Tower_20251126.jpg","year":1998},
{"id":"built-chateau-de-montsoreau","title":"Château de Montsoreau","category":"site","lat":47.2156,"lng":0.0622,"fact":"Castle, built 990 CE. The Château de Montsoreau is a Flamboyant Gothic castle in the Loire Valley, directly built in the Loire riverbed.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Montsoreau","story_label":"Wikipedia: Château de Montsoreau","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.809,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Chateau-montsoreau-france-unesco.jpg/960px-Chateau-montsoreau-france-unesco.jpg","year":990},
{"id":"built-florence-cathedral","title":"Florence Cathedral","category":"site","lat":43.7731,"lng":11.2569,"fact":"Cathedral, 115 m tall, completed 1296. Florence Cathedral, formally the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower, is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Florence in Florence, Italy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Cathedral","story_label":"Wikipedia: Florence Cathedral","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.799,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Cattedrale_di_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_%E2%80%93_Il_Duomo_di_Firenze.jpg/960px-Cattedrale_di_Santa_Maria_del_Fiore_%E2%80%93_Il_Duomo_di_Firenze.jpg","year":1296,"day":"07-18"},
{"id":"built-mirante-do-vale","title":"Mirante do Vale","category":"site","lat":-23.5422,"lng":-46.6354,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 1966. Mirante do Vale, also called Palácio W. Zarzur or Palácio Zarzur Kogan in honour of its architects, is a 170 m (558 ft) mixed-use skyscraper located in São Paulo, Brazil, in the area of Downtown São Paulo and Vale do Anhangabaú.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirante_do_Vale","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mirante do Vale","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.799,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Mirante_do_Vale_Building.jpg/960px-Mirante_do_Vale_Building.jpg","year":1960},
{"id":"unesco-temple-of-artemis","title":"Temple of Artemis","category":"site","lat":37.9497,"lng":27.3639,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to a localised form of the goddess Artemis (equated with the Roman goddess Diana). It was located in Ephesus, near modern-day Selçuk in Turkey.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Artemis","story_label":"Wikipedia: Temple of Artemis","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.798,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Philips_Galle%2C_Dianatemplet_i_Efesos%2C_1572%2C_KKSgb10001-5%2C_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Philips_Galle%2C_Dianatemplet_i_Efesos%2C_1572%2C_KKSgb10001-5%2C_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst_%28cropped%29.jpg","day":"07-21","year":-356},
{"id":"built-international-commerce-centre","title":"International Commerce Centre","category":"site","lat":22.3034,"lng":114.1602,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 2010. The International Commerce Centre is a 108-storey, 484 m (1,588 ft) supertall skyscraper in West Kowloon, Hong Kong, located atop the Elements mall and near two MTR Stations (Kowloon and Austin Station).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Commerce_Centre","story_label":"Wikipedia: International Commerce Centre","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.795,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/International_Commerce_Centre_skyscraper%2C_in_West_Kowloon%2C_Hong_Kong_%28Ank_Kumar%29_09.jpg/960px-International_Commerce_Centre_skyscraper%2C_in_West_Kowloon%2C_Hong_Kong_%28Ank_Kumar%29_09.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"unesco-ragusa-sicily","title":"Ragusa, Sicily","category":"site","lat":36.925,"lng":14.7306,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. Ragusa is a city and comune, capital of the province of Ragusa in the autonomous island region of Sicily in southern Italy. As of 2025, with a population of 73,778, Ragusa is the 6th-largest city in Sicily and the 74th-largest in Italy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragusa,_Sicily","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ragusa, Sicily","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.794,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Ragusa_Ibla%2C_Sicily.jpg/960px-Ragusa_Ibla%2C_Sicily.jpg"},
{"id":"built-bank-of-china-tower-hong-kong","title":"Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)","category":"site","lat":22.2792,"lng":114.1614,"fact":"Skyscraper, 367 m tall, completed 1990. The Bank of China Tower (BOC Tower) is a skyscraper located in Central, Hong Kong. Located at 1 Garden Road on Hong Kong Island, the tower houses the headquarters of the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_of_China_Tower_(Hong_Kong)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.791,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/HK_Bank_of_China_Tower_2008_%282%29.jpg","year":1990},
{"id":"built-bastille","title":"Bastille","category":"site","lat":48.8533,"lng":2.3692,"fact":"Castle, built 1370. The Bastille was a medieval fortress in Paris, known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It played an important role in the internal conflicts of France and for most of its history was used as a state prison by the kings of France.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bastille","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.783,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Bastille_Exterior_1790_or_1791.jpg/960px-Bastille_Exterior_1790_or_1791.jpg","year":1370},
{"id":"built-commerzbank-tower","title":"Commerzbank Tower","category":"site","lat":50.1112,"lng":8.6744,"fact":"Skyscraper, 300 m tall, completed 1997. Commerzbank Tower is a 56-story, 259 m (850 ft) skyscraper in the banking district of Frankfurt, Germany. Including an antenna spire on top, the tower has a total height of 300.1 m (985 ft), making it the tallest building in Germany.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerzbank_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Commerzbank Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.783,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Frankfurt_Commerzbank-Turm.20130904.jpg/960px-Frankfurt_Commerzbank-Turm.20130904.jpg","year":1997},
{"id":"built-kuala-lumpur-tower","title":"Kuala Lumpur Tower","category":"site","lat":3.1528,"lng":101.7037,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 1996. The Kuala Lumpur Tower, colloquially referred to as KL Tower, is a 421-meter-tall (1,381-foot) telecommunication tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the world's seventh-tallest telecommunication tower.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kuala Lumpur Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.783,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Kuala_Lumpur_Tower_20250822_%281%29.jpg/960px-Kuala_Lumpur_Tower_20250822_%281%29.jpg","year":1994},
{"id":"built-lakhta-center","title":"Lakhta Center","category":"site","lat":59.987,"lng":30.1781,"fact":"Skyscraper, 462 m tall, completed 2022. The Lakhta Center is an 87-story skyscraper built in the northwestern neighborhood of Lakhta in Saint Petersburg, Russia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakhta_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lakhta Center","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.783,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80_2021.jpg/960px-%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B0_%D1%86%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%80_2021.jpg","year":2018},
{"id":"unesco-marquesas-islands","title":"Marquesas Islands","category":"site","lat":-8.9,"lng":-139.6,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2024. The Marquesas Islands are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the southern Pacific Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquesas_Islands","story_label":"Wikipedia: Marquesas Islands","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.783,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/HivaOa_BaieDesTraitres_20061110.jpg/640px-HivaOa_BaieDesTraitres_20061110.jpg"},
{"id":"built-windsor-castle","title":"Windsor Castle","category":"site","lat":51.4839,"lng":-0.6044,"fact":"Castle, built 1070. Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, about 25 miles (40 km) west of central London.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsor_Castle","story_label":"Wikipedia: Windsor Castle","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.78,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Windsor_Castle_at_Sunset_-_Nov_2006.jpg/960px-Windsor_Castle_at_Sunset_-_Nov_2006.jpg","year":1070},
{"id":"built-afsluitdijk","title":"Afsluitdijk","category":"site","lat":53,"lng":5.1667,"fact":"Dam, completed 1932. The Afsluitdijk is a major dam and causeway in the Netherlands. It was constructed between 1927 and 1932 and runs from Den Oever in North Holland province to the village of Zurich in Friesland province…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afsluitdijk","story_label":"Wikipedia: Afsluitdijk","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.779,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Afsluitdijk_kaart_OSM.jpg","year":1932,"day":"05-28"},
{"id":"built-citic-plaza","title":"CITIC Plaza","category":"site","lat":23.1444,"lng":113.3194,"fact":"Skyscraper, 390 m tall, completed 1997. China International Trust and Investment (CITIC) Plaza is an 80-storey, 391 m (1,283 ft) office skyscraper in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CITIC_Plaza","story_label":"Wikipedia: CITIC Plaza","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.779,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/CITIC_Plaza_2017.jpg","year":1997},
{"id":"built-landmark-81","title":"Landmark 81","category":"site","lat":10.795,"lng":106.7219,"fact":"Skyscraper, 462 m tall, completed 2018. Landmark 81 is a supertall skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is primarily invested in and developed by Vinhomes, the largest Vietnamese real-estate developer.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_81","story_label":"Wikipedia: Landmark 81","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.779,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Ho_Chi_Minh_City_panorama_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Ho_Chi_Minh_City_panorama_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg","year":2018},
{"id":"built-q1-building","title":"Q1 (building)","category":"site","lat":-28.0061,"lng":153.4294,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 2007. Q1 Tower (an abbreviation of Queensland Number One) is a 322.5-metre (1,058 ft) supertall skyscraper on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The residential tower on the Gold Coast was the world's tallest residential building from 2005 to 2011.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q1_(building)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Q1 (building)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.779,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Q1_Tower%2C_Gold_Coast%2C_Queensland.jpg","year":2005},
{"id":"unesco-western-ghats","title":"Western Ghats","category":"site","lat":10.1697,"lng":77.0611,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012. The Western Ghats, also known as the Sahyadri, is a mountain range that stretches 1,600 km (1,000 mi) along the west coast of India.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Ghats","story_label":"Wikipedia: Western Ghats","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.776,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/AnaimudiPeak_DSC_4834.jpg/960px-AnaimudiPeak_DSC_4834.jpg"},
{"id":"built-mercury-city-tower","title":"Mercury City Tower","category":"site","lat":55.7506,"lng":37.5394,"fact":"Skyscraper, 339 m tall, completed 2013. Mercury City Tower is a supertall skyscraper located on plot 14 in the Moscow International Business Center (MIBC), in Moscow, Russia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_City_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mercury City Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.775,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Mercury_City_Tower_2022.jpg","year":2013},
{"id":"built-shun-hing-square","title":"Shun Hing Square","category":"site","lat":22.5453,"lng":114.1056,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 1996. Shun Hing Square, also known as \"Di Wang Tower\" (地王大厦) is a 384-meter (1,260 ft)-tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shun_Hing_Square","story_label":"Wikipedia: Shun Hing Square","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.775,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Shun_Hing_Square_exterior_southwest2021.jpg/960px-Shun_Hing_Square_exterior_southwest2021.jpg","year":1996},
{"id":"built-zifeng-tower","title":"Zifeng Tower","category":"site","lat":32.0625,"lng":118.7781,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 2010. Zifeng Tower is a 450-meter (1,480 ft) supertall skyscraper (special class of skyscraper) in Nanjing, Jiangsu. The 89-story building completed in 2010 comprises retail and office.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zifeng_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Zifeng Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.775,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Zifeng_Tower_from_City_Wall.jpg/960px-Zifeng_Tower_from_City_Wall.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"unesco-el-escorial","title":"El Escorial","category":"site","lat":40.5892,"lng":-4.1478,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, also called Monasterio de El Escorial or simply El Escorial, is a historical residence of the king of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Escorial","story_label":"Wikipedia: El Escorial","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.774,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Monasterio_de_El_Escorial_en_Madrid.jpg/960px-Monasterio_de_El_Escorial_en_Madrid.jpg"},
{"id":"built-almas-tower","title":"Almas Tower","category":"site","lat":25.0688,"lng":55.1411,"fact":"Skyscraper, 363 m tall, completed 2009. Almas Tower is a 68-storey, 360 m (1,180 ft), supertall skyscraper in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almas_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Almas Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.771,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4f/Almas_Tower.jpg/960px-Almas_Tower.jpg","year":2009},
{"id":"built-aon-center-chicago","title":"Aon Center (Chicago)","category":"site","lat":41.8853,"lng":-87.6214,"fact":"Skyscraper, 346 m tall, completed 1973. The Aon Center is a modern supertall skyscraper located in the Northeast corner of the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aon_Center_(Chicago)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Aon Center (Chicago)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.771,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Aon_Center_in_Chicago_May_2016.jpg/960px-Aon_Center_in_Chicago_May_2016.jpg","year":1973},
{"id":"built-john-hancock-center","title":"John Hancock Center","category":"site","lat":41.8989,"lng":-87.6231,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 1969. 875 North Michigan Avenue is a 100-story, 1,128-foot-tall (344-meter) skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hancock_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: John Hancock Center","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.771,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Chicago_in_2022_John_Hancock_Center_%2852054925135%29.jpg/960px-Chicago_in_2022_John_Hancock_Center_%2852054925135%29.jpg","year":1969},
{"id":"built-trump-international-hotel-and-tower-chicago","title":"Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)","category":"site","lat":41.8891,"lng":-87.6267,"fact":"Skyscraper, 423 m tall, completed 2009. The Trump International Hotel and Tower, or simply the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in the Near North Side community area in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trump_International_Hotel_and_Tower_(Chicago)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.771,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Trump_International_Hotel_and_Tower_in_Chicago_2010.jpg/960px-Trump_International_Hotel_and_Tower_in_Chicago_2010.jpg","year":2009},
{"id":"built-u-s-bank-tower-los-angeles","title":"U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)","category":"site","lat":34.051,"lng":-118.2544,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 1989. U.S. Bank Tower, known locally as the Library Tower and formerly as the First Interstate Bank World Center, is a 1,018-foot (310.3 m) skyscraper located in the Financial District of downtown Los Angeles, California.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Bank_Tower_(Los_Angeles)","story_label":"Wikipedia: U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.771,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Los_Angeles_Library_Tower_%28small%29_crop.jpg","year":1989},
{"id":"built-the-shard","title":"The Shard","category":"site","lat":51.5044,"lng":-0.0867,"fact":"Skyscraper, 244 m tall, completed 2012. The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shard","story_label":"Wikipedia: The Shard","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.77,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/The_Shard_at_sunset_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-The_Shard_at_sunset_2017_%28cropped%29.jpg","year":2012,"day":"02-01"},
{"id":"built-topkapi-palace","title":"Topkapı Palace","category":"site","lat":41.013,"lng":28.984,"fact":"Palace, built 1460. The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topkap%C4%B1_Palace","story_label":"Wikipedia: Topkapı Palace","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.768,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Topkap%C4%B1_-_01.jpg/960px-Topkap%C4%B1_-_01.jpg","year":1460},
{"id":"unesco-modica","title":"Modica","category":"site","lat":36.8672,"lng":14.7614,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. Modica is a city and municipality (comune) in the Province of Ragusa, Sicily, southern Italy. The city is situated in the Hyblaean Mountains. It has 53,413 inhabitants.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modica","story_label":"Wikipedia: Modica","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.768,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Veduta_di_Modica_01.jpg/960px-Veduta_di_Modica_01.jpg"},
{"id":"built-merdeka-118","title":"Merdeka 118","category":"site","lat":3.1417,"lng":101.7007,"fact":"Skyscraper, 679 m tall, completed 2023. Merdeka 118, officially known as Merdeka Maybank Tower, and formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, KL 118, and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in the Merdeka Precinct, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merdeka_118","story_label":"Wikipedia: Merdeka 118","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.766,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Merdeka_Tower_20241022_-_full_2_%28Cropped%29.jpg/960px-Merdeka_Tower_20241022_-_full_2_%28Cropped%29.jpg","year":2023},
{"id":"built-umayyad-mosque","title":"Umayyad Mosque","category":"site","lat":33.5114,"lng":36.3067,"fact":"Mosque, built 706 CE. The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, located in the old city of Damascus, the capital of Syria, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Mosque","story_label":"Wikipedia: Umayyad Mosque","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.766,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Umayyad_Mosque%2C_Damascus.jpg/960px-Umayyad_Mosque%2C_Damascus.jpg","year":706},
{"id":"unesco-agra-fort","title":"Agra Fort","category":"site","lat":27.1796,"lng":78.0213,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. Agra Fort (Qila Agra), also known as the Red Fort of Agra (Lal-Qila) or Qila-i-Akbari (\"Akbar's Fort\"), is an historic fort in the city of Agra in Uttar Pradesh, India.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agra_Fort","story_label":"Wikipedia: Agra Fort","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.766,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Agra_03-2016_16_Agra_Fort.jpg/960px-Agra_03-2016_16_Agra_Fort.jpg"},
{"id":"unesco-kiyomizu-dera","title":"Kiyomizu-dera","category":"site","lat":34.9948,"lng":135.785,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kiyomizu-dera is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Kita-Hosso sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon. The temple's full name is Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山 清水寺).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiyomizu-dera","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kiyomizu-dera","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.763,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Kiyomizu.jpg/960px-Kiyomizu.jpg"},
{"id":"unesco-krak-des-chevaliers","title":"Krak des Chevaliers","category":"site","lat":34.7569,"lng":36.2947,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. Krak des Chevaliers is a medieval castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by Kurdish troops garrisoned there by the Mirdasids.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krak_des_Chevaliers","story_label":"Wikipedia: Krak des Chevaliers","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.763,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/KRAK_DES_CHEVALIERS_-_GAR_-_6-00.jpg/960px-KRAK_DES_CHEVALIERS_-_GAR_-_6-00.jpg","day":"04-08","year":1271},
{"id":"built-85-sky-tower","title":"85 Sky Tower","category":"site","lat":22.6117,"lng":120.3,"fact":"Skyscraper, 323 m tall, completed 1997. 85 Sky Tower, formerly known as the T & C Tower or Tuntex Sky Tower, is an 85-story skyscraper in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The structure is 347.5 m (1,140 ft) high. An antenna increases the pinnacle height to 378 m (1,240 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/85_Sky_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: 85 Sky Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.762,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Kaohsiung_Taiwan_Kaohsiung-85-Building-01.jpg/960px-Kaohsiung_Taiwan_Kaohsiung-85-Building-01.jpg","year":1997},
{"id":"built-al-hamra-tower","title":"Al Hamra Tower","category":"site","lat":29.3786,"lng":47.9928,"fact":"Skyscraper, 412 m tall, completed 2015. The Al Hamra Tower is a skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It is the tallest building in Kuwait. Construction of the skyscraper started in 2005. It was completed in 2011.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hamra_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Al Hamra Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.762,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/42/Al_Hamra_Tower.jpg/960px-Al_Hamra_Tower.jpg","year":2011},
{"id":"unesco-lumbini","title":"Lumbini","category":"site","lat":27.4814,"lng":83.2758,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Lumbini is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal. According to sacred texts and Buddhist commentaries, Queen Maya gave birth to Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, in Lumbini, c. 563 BCE.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumbini","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lumbini","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.761,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/BRP_Lumbini_Mayadevi_temple.jpg/960px-BRP_Lumbini_Mayadevi_temple.jpg"},
{"id":"unesco-noto","title":"Noto","category":"site","lat":36.8833,"lng":15.0833,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. Noto is a city and comune in the Province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of the city of Syracuse at the foot of the Hyblaean Mountains. It lends its name to the surrounding area Val di Noto.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noto","story_label":"Wikipedia: Noto","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.759,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Noto_BW_2025-04-26_10-12-43_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Noto_BW_2025-04-26_10-12-43_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"built-23-marina","title":"23 Marina","category":"site","lat":25.0898,"lng":55.1506,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 2012. 23 Marina is an 88-story, 392.8 m (1,289 ft) residential skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As of 2022, it is the fourth tallest building in Dubai and the sixth tallest residential building in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_Marina","story_label":"Wikipedia: 23 Marina","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.757,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e2/23_Marina_in_2020.jpg/960px-23_Marina_in_2020.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"built-central-plaza-hong-kong","title":"Central Plaza (Hong Kong)","category":"site","lat":22.28,"lng":114.1736,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 1992. Central Plaza is a 78-storey, 374 m (1,227 ft) skyscraper at 18 Harbour Road, in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Plaza_(Hong_Kong)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Central Plaza (Hong Kong)","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.757,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Hong_Kong_Convention_and_Exhibition_Centre_200906%28cropped%29.jpg","year":1992},
{"id":"built-lotte-world-tower","title":"Lotte World Tower","category":"site","lat":37.5125,"lng":127.1025,"fact":"Skyscraper, 556 m tall, completed 2017. Lotte World Tower is a 123-story, 555 metres (1,821 ft) supertall skyscraper, located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotte_World_Tower","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lotte World Tower","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.757,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/28/Lotte_World_Tower_day_view_10.jpg/960px-Lotte_World_Tower_day_view_10.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"built-rose-rayhaan-by-rotana","title":"Rose Rayhaan by Rotana","category":"site","lat":25.2117,"lng":55.2767,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 2009. Rose Rayhaan by Rotana, also known as the Rose Tower, is a 72-storey, 333 m (1,093 ft) hotel on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is no. 5 on the list of world's tallest hotels.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_Rayhaan_by_Rotana","story_label":"Wikipedia: Rose Rayhaan by Rotana","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.757,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Rose_Rotana_Tower_Under_Construction_on_25_February_2007_Pict_2.jpg/640px-Rose_Rotana_Tower_Under_Construction_on_25_February_2007_Pict_2.jpg","year":2009},
{"id":"built-saint-catherine-s-monastery","title":"Saint Catherine's Monastery","category":"site","lat":28.5558,"lng":33.9756,"fact":"Saint Catherine's Monastery, officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is a Christian monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Catherine's_Monastery","story_label":"Wikipedia: Saint Catherine's Monastery","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.754,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Katharinenkloster_Sinai_BW_2.jpg/960px-Katharinenkloster_Sinai_BW_2.jpg"},
{"id":"built-uffizi","title":"Uffizi","category":"site","lat":43.7683,"lng":11.2553,"fact":"Palace, built 1581. The Uffizi Gallery is a prominent art museum adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffizi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Uffizi","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.754,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Florence%2C_Italy_-_panoramio_%28125%29.jpg/960px-Florence%2C_Italy_-_panoramio_%28125%29.jpg","year":1560},
{"id":"unesco-caltagirone","title":"Caltagirone","category":"site","lat":37.2333,"lng":14.5167,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. Caltagirone is an inland city and municipality in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island (and region) of Sicily, Southern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catania.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltagirone","story_label":"Wikipedia: Caltagirone","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.754,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Caltagirone_-_Comune_di_Caltagirone_-_2023-09-29_14-17-19_001.jpg/960px-Caltagirone_-_Comune_di_Caltagirone_-_2023-09-29_14-17-19_001.jpg"},
{"id":"unesco-chartres-cathedral","title":"Chartres Cathedral","category":"site","lat":48.4478,"lng":1.4878,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Chartres Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the Bishop of Chartres.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartres_Cathedral","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chartres Cathedral","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.754,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Notre_Dame_de_Chartres.jpg/960px-Notre_Dame_de_Chartres.jpg","day":"10-24","year":1260},
{"id":"built-guangzhou-international-finance-center","title":"Guangzhou International Finance Center","category":"site","lat":23.1203,"lng":113.3181,"fact":"Skyscraper, 440 m tall, completed 2010. Guangzhou International Finance Center or Guangzhou West Tower, is a 103-story, 438.6 m (1,439 ft) skyscraper at Zhujiang Avenue West in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_International_Finance_Center","story_label":"Wikipedia: Guangzhou International Finance Center","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.753,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/Guangzhou_International_Finance_Center.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"built-ping-an-finance-centre","title":"Ping An Finance Centre","category":"site","lat":22.5367,"lng":114.0503,"fact":"Skyscraper, completed 2017. The Ping An Finance Center is a 115-storey, 599.1-metre (1,966-foot) supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ping_An_Finance_Centre","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ping An Finance Centre","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.753,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Pingan_International_Finance_Center2020.jpg/960px-Pingan_International_Finance_Center2020.jpg","year":2017},
{"id":"unesco-sabbioneta","title":"Sabbioneta","category":"site","lat":44.9992,"lng":10.4897,"fact":"UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sabbioneta is a town and comune in the province of Mantua, Lombardy region, Northern Italy. It is situated about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Parma, not far from the northern bank of the Po River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabbioneta","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sabbioneta","source":"wikidata","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.749,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Sabbioneta-piazza_ducale.jpg/960px-Sabbioneta-piazza_ducale.jpg"},
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{"id":"wp-charles-bridge","title":"Charles Bridge","category":"site","lat":50.0864,"lng":14.4119,"fact":"Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Charles Bridge","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.74,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Prague_07-2016_view_from_Lesser_Town_Tower_of_Charles_Bridge_img3.jpg/960px-Prague_07-2016_view_from_Lesser_Town_Tower_of_Charles_Bridge_img3.jpg","day":"07-09","year":1357},
{"id":"wp-charyn-canyon","title":"Charyn Canyon","category":"site","lat":43.3581,"lng":79.0925,"fact":"Charyn Canyon, also known as the Sharyn Canyon is a canyon on the Charyn River in Kazakhstan. It is located about 200 km (120 mi) east of Almaty, close to the Kazakh–Chinese border. The canyon is roughly 154 km (96 mi) in length.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charyn_Canyon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Charyn Canyon","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.74,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Charyn_Canyon%2C_Kazakhstan_03.jpg/960px-Charyn_Canyon%2C_Kazakhstan_03.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-chateau-de-chambord","title":"Château de Chambord","category":"site","lat":47.6161,"lng":1.5172,"fact":"The Château de Chambord in Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire, France, is one of the most recognisable châteaux in the world because of its very distinctive French Renaissance architecture, which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chambord","story_label":"Wikipedia: Château de Chambord","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.74,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Aerial_image_of_Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chambord_%28view_from_the_southeast%29.jpg/960px-Aerial_image_of_Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Chambord_%28view_from_the_southeast%29.jpg"},
{"id":"gvp-222120","title":"Lengai, Ol Doinyo","category":"volcano","lat":-2.764,"lng":35.914,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,962 m in Tanzania. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The symmetrical Ol Doinyo Lengai is the only volcano known to have erupted carbonatite tephras and lavas in historical time.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol_Doinyo_Lengai","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ol Doinyo Lengai","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00195.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-223020","title":"Nyamulagira","category":"volcano","lat":-1.408,"lng":29.2,"fact":"Shield volcano, 3,058 m in DR Congo. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Africa's most active volcano, Nyamulagira, is a massive high-potassium basaltic shield about 25 km N of Lake Kivu and 13 km NNW of the steep-sided Nyiragongo volcano.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyamuragira","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nyamuragira","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-10984.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-234010","title":"Heard","category":"volcano","lat":-53.106,"lng":73.513,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,745 m in Australia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Heard Island on the Kerguelen Plateau in the southern Indian Ocean consists primarily of the emergent portion of two volcanic structures.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawson_Peak","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mawson Peak","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00330.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-243060","title":"Tofua","category":"volcano","lat":-19.75,"lng":-175.07,"fact":"Caldera, 515 m in Tonga. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The low, forested Tofua Island in the central part of the Tonga Islands group is the emergent summit of a large stratovolcano that was seen in eruption by Captain Cook in 1774.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tofua","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tofua","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-10797.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-243080","title":"Home Reef","category":"volcano","lat":-18.992,"lng":-174.775,"fact":"Stratovolcano, -10 m in Tonga. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Home Reef, a submarine volcano midway between Metis Shoal and Late Island in the central Tonga islands, was first reported active in the mid-19th century, when an ephemeral island formed.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Reef","story_label":"Wikipedia: Home Reef","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11956.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-244040","title":"Savaii","category":"volcano","lat":-13.612,"lng":-172.525,"fact":"Shield volcano, 1,858 m in Samoa. Last erupted 1911. Savai'i, the largest and highest of the Samoan islands, consists of a massive basaltic shield volcano constructed along a WNW-ESE-trending rift zone that splits into two rifts on the east side of the 75-km-long…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savai%CA%BBi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Savaiʻi","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11915.jpg","year":1911},
{"id":"gvp-251020","title":"Manam","category":"volcano","lat":-4.08,"lng":145.037,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,807 m in Papua New Guinea. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The 10-km-wide island of Manam, lying 13 km off the northern coast of mainland Papua New Guinea, is one of the country's most active volcanoes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manam_Motu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Manam Motu","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00438.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-252010","title":"Langila","category":"volcano","lat":-5.525,"lng":148.42,"fact":"Complex volcano, 1,330 m in Papua New Guinea. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Langila, one of the most active volcanoes of New Britain, consists of a group of four small overlapping composite basaltic-andesitic cones on the lower E flank of the extinct Talawe volcano in the Cape…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langila","story_label":"Wikipedia: Langila","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00456.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-255020","title":"Bagana","category":"volcano","lat":-6.137,"lng":155.196,"fact":"Lava cone, 1,855 m in Papua New Guinea. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Bagana volcano, in a remote portion of central Bougainville Island, is frequently active. This massive symmetrical cone was largely constructed by an accumulation of viscous andesitic lava flows.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagana","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bagana","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00500.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-257030","title":"Ambae","category":"volcano","lat":-15.389,"lng":167.835,"fact":"Shield volcano, 1,496 m in Vanuatu. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The island of Ambae, also known as Aoba, is a massive 2,500 km3 basaltic shield that is the most voluminous volcano of the New Hebrides archipelago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaro_Voui","story_label":"Wikipedia: Manaro Voui","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11911.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-257100","title":"Yasur","category":"volcano","lat":-19.532,"lng":169.447,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 361 m in Vanuatu. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Yasur has exhibited essentially continuous Strombolian and Vulcanian activity at least since Captain Cook observed ash eruptions in 1774. This style of activity may have continued for the past 800 years.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Yasur","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Yasur","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01698.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-261080","title":"Sinabung","category":"volcano","lat":3.17,"lng":98.392,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,460 m in Indonesia. Last erupted 2021. Gunung Sinabung is a Pleistocene-to-Holocene stratovolcano with many lava flows on its flanks. The migration of summit vents along a N-S line gives the summit crater complex an elongated form.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sinabung","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Sinabung","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00530.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"gvp-261140","title":"Marapi","category":"volcano","lat":-0.38,"lng":100.474,"fact":"Complex volcano, 2,885 m in Indonesia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Gunung Marapi, not to be confused with the better-known Merapi volcano on Java, is Sumatra's most active volcano. This massive complex stratovolcano rises 2,000 m above the Bukittinggi Plain in the Padang Highlands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Marapi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Marapi","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-12022.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-263140","title":"Galunggung","category":"volcano","lat":-7.25,"lng":108.058,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,168 m in Indonesia. Last erupted 1984. The forested slopes of Galunggung in western Java SE of Bandung are cut by a 2-km-wide collapse scarp open towards the ESE.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galunggung","story_label":"Wikipedia: Galunggung","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01061.jpg","year":1984},
{"id":"gvp-263280","title":"Kelud","category":"volcano","lat":-7.935,"lng":112.314,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,730 m in Indonesia. Last erupted 2014. The relatively inconspicuous Kelud stratovolcano contains a summit crater lake that has been the source of some of Indonesia's most deadly eruptions.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelud","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kelud","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01733.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"gvp-263300","title":"Semeru","category":"volcano","lat":-8.108,"lng":112.922,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,657 m in Indonesia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Semeru, the highest volcano on Java, and one of its most active, lies at the southern end of a volcanic massif extending north to the Tengger caldera.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semeru","story_label":"Wikipedia: Semeru","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00736.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-264020","title":"Agung","category":"volcano","lat":-8.343,"lng":115.508,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,997 m in Indonesia. Last erupted 2022. Symmetrical Agung stratovolcano, Bali's highest and most sacred mountain, towers over the eastern end of the island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Agung","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Agung","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01738.jpg","year":2022},
{"id":"gvp-264230","title":"Lewotolok","category":"volcano","lat":-8.274,"lng":123.508,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,431 m in Indonesia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The Lewotolok (or Lewotolo) stratovolcano occupies the eastern end of an elongated peninsula extending north into the Flores Sea, connected to Lembata Island by a narrow isthmus.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ile_Lewotolok","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Ile Lewotolok","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-08323.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-268010","title":"Dukono","category":"volcano","lat":1.6992,"lng":127.8783,"fact":"Complex volcano, 1,273 m in Indonesia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The Dukono complex in northern Halmahera is on an edifice with a broad, low profile containing multiple peaks and overlapping craters.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dukono","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dukono","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01741.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-268030","title":"Ibu","category":"volcano","lat":1.4941,"lng":127.6324,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,357 m in Indonesia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The truncated summit of Gunung Ibu stratovolcano along the NW coast of Halmahera Island has large nested summit craters. The inner crater, 1 km wide and 400 m deep, has contained several small crater lakes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ibu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Ibu","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-10060.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-272020","title":"Kanlaon","category":"volcano","lat":10.4096,"lng":123.13,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,422 m in Philippines. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Kanlaon volcano forms the highest point on the Philippine island of Negros. The massive andesitic stratovolcano is covered with fissure-controlled pyroclastic cones and craters, many of which are filled by lakes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanlaon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kanlaon","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11934.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-282030","title":"Suwanosejima","category":"volcano","lat":29.638,"lng":129.714,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 796 m in Japan. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The 8-km-long island of Suwanosejima in the northern Ryukyu Islands consists of an andesitic stratovolcano with two active summit craters.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suwanosejima","story_label":"Wikipedia: Suwanosejima","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-06460.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-284170","title":"Pagan","category":"volcano","lat":18.13,"lng":145.8,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 570 m in United States. Last erupted 2021. Pagan Island, the largest and one of the most active of the Mariana Islands volcanoes, consists of two stratovolcanoes connected by a narrow isthmus.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagan_(island)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pagan (island)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-02127.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"gvp-300190","title":"Krasheninnikov","category":"volcano","lat":54.596,"lng":160.27,"fact":"Caldera, 1,816 m in Russia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The late Pleistocene to Holocene Krasheninnikov volcano is comprised of two overlapping stratovolcanoes within a 9 x 10 km Pleistocene caldera.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasheninnikov_(volcano)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Krasheninnikov (volcano)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-02387.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-300270","title":"Sheveluch","category":"volcano","lat":56.653,"lng":161.36,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,283 m in Russia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The high, isolated massif of Sheveluch volcano rises above the lowlands NNE of the Kliuchevskaya volcano group.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiveluch","story_label":"Wikipedia: Shiveluch","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-02524.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-341060","title":"Michoacan-Guanajuato","category":"volcano","lat":19.85,"lng":-101.75,"fact":"Volcanic field, 3,860 m in Mexico. Last erupted 1952. The widespread Michoacán-Guanajuato volcanic field contains over 1,400 vents, including the historically active cinder cones of Parícutin and Jorullo…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Par%C3%ADcutin","story_label":"Wikipedia: Parícutin","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-05804.jpg","year":1952},
{"id":"gvp-341120","title":"Chichon, El","category":"volcano","lat":17.3602,"lng":-93.2297,"fact":"Lava dome, 1,150 m in Mexico. Last erupted 1982. El Chichón is a small trachyandesitic tuff cone and lava dome complex in an isolated part of the Chiapas region in SE México.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Chich%C3%B3n","story_label":"Wikipedia: El Chichón","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-07792.jpg","year":1982},
{"id":"gvp-342030","title":"Santa Maria","category":"volcano","lat":14.757,"lng":-91.552,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,745 m in Guatemala. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Symmetrical, forest-covered Santa María volcano is part of a chain of large stratovolcanoes that rise above the Pacific coastal plain of Guatemala.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa_(volcano)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Santa María (volcano)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-07811.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-342090","title":"Fuego","category":"volcano","lat":14.4748,"lng":-90.8806,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,799 m in Guatemala. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Volcán Fuego, one of Central America's most active volcanoes, is also one of three large stratovolcanoes overlooking Guatemala's former capital, Antigua.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volc%C3%A1n_de_Fuego","story_label":"Wikipedia: Volcán de Fuego","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-03903.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-344100","title":"Masaya","category":"volcano","lat":11.9844,"lng":-86.1688,"fact":"Caldera, 594 m in Nicaragua. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Masaya volcano in Nicaragua has erupted frequently since the time of the Spanish Conquistadors, when an active lava lake prompted attempts to extract the volcano's molten \"gold\" until it was found to be basalt rock upon…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaya_Volcano","story_label":"Wikipedia: Masaya Volcano","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04177.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"],"day":"03-04"},
{"id":"gvp-345040","title":"Poas","category":"volcano","lat":10.2,"lng":-84.233,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,697 m in Costa Rica. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The broad vegetated edifice of Poás, one of the most active volcanoes of Costa Rica, contains three craters along a N-S line.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Po%C3%A1s_Volcano","story_label":"Wikipedia: Poás Volcano","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04299.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-351020","title":"Ruiz, Nevado del","category":"volcano","lat":4.892,"lng":-75.324,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 5,279 m in Colombia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Nevado del Ruiz is a broad, glacier-covered volcano in central Colombia that covers more than 200 km2.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevado_del_Ruiz","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nevado del Ruiz","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04359.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-351060","title":"Purace","category":"volcano","lat":2.3095,"lng":-76.3948,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 4,650 m in Colombia. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Puracé is an active andesitic volcano with a 600-m-diameter summit crater at the NW end of the Los Coconucos Volcanic Chain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purac%C3%A9","story_label":"Wikipedia: Puracé","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11786.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-352010","title":"Reventador","category":"volcano","lat":-0.077,"lng":-77.656,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,562 m in Ecuador. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Volcán El Reventador is the most frequently active of a chain of Ecuadorian volcanoes in the Cordillera Real, well east of the principal volcanic axis.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reventador","story_label":"Wikipedia: Reventador","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11671.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-352090","title":"Sangay","category":"volcano","lat":-2.005,"lng":-78.341,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 5,286 m in Ecuador. Erupting as of Sep 2026. The isolated Sangay volcano, located east of the Andean crest, is the southernmost of Ecuador's volcanoes and its most active.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sangay","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sangay","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04490.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-353020","title":"Wolf","category":"volcano","lat":0.02,"lng":-91.35,"fact":"Shield volcano, 1,710 m in Ecuador. Last erupted 2022. Volcán Wolf, the highest volcano of the Galápagos Islands, straddles the equator at the north end of the archipelago's largest island, Isabela.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volc%C3%A1n_Wolf","story_label":"Wikipedia: Volcán Wolf","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04727.jpg","year":2022},
{"id":"gvp-354006","title":"Sabancaya","category":"volcano","lat":-15.787,"lng":-71.857,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 5,960 m in Peru. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Sabancaya, located in the saddle NE of Ampato and SE of Hualca Hualca volcanoes, is the youngest of these volcanic centers and the only one to have erupted in historical time.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampato","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ampato","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04768.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-357150","title":"Puyehue-Cordon Caulle","category":"volcano","lat":-40.59,"lng":-72.117,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,236 m in Chile. Last erupted 2012. The Puyehue-Cordón Caulle volcanic complex (PCCVC) is a large NW-SE-trending late-Pleistocene to Holocene basaltic-to-rhyolitic transverse volcanic chain SE of Lago Ranco.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puyehue-Cord%C3%B3n_Caulle","story_label":"Wikipedia: Puyehue-Cordón Caulle","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-10260.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"gvp-358020","title":"Calbuco","category":"volcano","lat":-41.33,"lng":-72.618,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,974 m in Chile. Last erupted 2015. Calbuco is one of the most active volcanoes of the southern Chilean Andes, along with its neighbor, Osorno. The late-Pleistocene to Holocene andesitic volcano is immediately SE of Lake Llanquihué in the Chilean lake district.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calbuco_(volcano)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Calbuco (volcano)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04923.jpg","year":2015},
{"id":"gvp-358041","title":"Chaiten","category":"volcano","lat":-42.8349,"lng":-72.6514,"fact":"Caldera, 1,122 m in Chile. Last erupted 2011. Chaitén is a small caldera (~3 km in diameter) located 10 km NE of the town of Chaitén on the Gulf of Corcovado. Multiple explosive eruptions throughout the Holocene have been identified.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chait%C3%A9n_(volcano)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chaitén (volcano)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-12045.jpg","year":2011,"day":"05-02"},
{"id":"gvp-360120","title":"Pelee","category":"volcano","lat":14.809,"lng":-61.166,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,372 m in France. Last erupted 1932. Montagne Pelée forms the northern end of the island of Martinique. Three major edifice failures since the late Pleistocene, the last about 9,000 years ago…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pel%C3%A9e","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Pelée","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-10668.jpg","year":1932},
{"id":"gvp-360150","title":"Soufriere St. Vincent","category":"volcano","lat":13.33,"lng":-61.18,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,220 m in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Last erupted 2021. Soufrière St. Vincent is the northernmost and youngest volcano on St. Vincent Island. The NE rim of the 1.6-km wide summit crater is cut by a crater formed in 1812.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Soufri%C3%A8re_(Saint_Vincent)","story_label":"Wikipedia: La Soufrière (Saint Vincent)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-05130.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"gvp-372070","title":"Hekla","category":"volcano","lat":63.983,"lng":-19.666,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,490 m in Iceland. Last erupted 2000. One of Iceland's most prominent and active volcanoes, Hekla lies near the southern end of the eastern rift zone.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hekla","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hekla","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-06068.jpg","year":2000},
{"id":"gvp-373010","title":"Grimsvotn","category":"volcano","lat":64.416,"lng":-17.316,"fact":"Caldera, 1,719 m in Iceland. Last erupted 2011. Grímsvötn, Iceland's most frequently active volcano in recent history, lies largely beneath the vast Vatnajökull icecap.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki","story_label":"Wikipedia: Laki","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11195.jpg","year":2011,"day":"06-22"},
{"id":"gvp-376010","title":"Jan Mayen","category":"volcano","lat":71.082,"lng":-8.155,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,197 m in Norway. Last erupted 1985. Remote Jan Mayen Island, located in the Norwegian Sea along the Jan Mayen Ridge about 650 km NE of Iceland, consists of two volcanic complexes separated by a narrow isthmus.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Mayen","story_label":"Wikipedia: Jan Mayen","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11990.jpg","year":1985},
{"id":"gvp-383020","title":"Hierro","category":"volcano","lat":27.73,"lng":-18.03,"fact":"Shield volcano, 1,500 m in Spain. Last erupted 2012. The triangular island of Hierro is the SW-most and least studied of the Canary Islands. The massive shield volcano is truncated by a large NW-facing escarpment formed as a result of gravitational collapse of El Golfo volcano…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Hierro","story_label":"Wikipedia: El Hierro","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-08755.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"gvp-383030","title":"Tenerife","category":"volcano","lat":28.271,"lng":-16.641,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,715 m in Spain. Last erupted 1909. The large triangular island of Tenerife is composed of a complex of overlapping Miocene-to-Quaternary stratovolcanoes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenerife","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tenerife","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-08897.jpg","year":1909},
{"id":"gvp-390090","title":"Saunders","category":"volcano","lat":-57.8,"lng":-26.483,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 843 m in United Kingdom. Erupting as of Sep 2026. Saunders Island consists of a large central volcanic edifice intersected by two seamount chains, as shown by bathymetric mapping (Leat et al., 2013).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Michael","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Michael","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":1,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-10994.jpg","year":2026,"flags":["erupting"]},
{"id":"gvp-384010","title":"Fogo","category":"volcano","lat":14.95,"lng":-24.35,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,829 m in Cabo Verde. Last erupted 2015. The island of Fogo consists of a single massive stratovolcano that is the most prominent of the Cape Verde Islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogo,_Cape_Verde","story_label":"Wikipedia: Fogo, Cape Verde","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.999,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-09516.jpg","year":2015},
{"id":"gvp-221091","title":"Hayli Gubbi","category":"volcano","lat":13.5111,"lng":40.7161,"fact":"Shield volcano, 493 m in Ethiopia. Last erupted 2025. Hayli Gubbi is the southernmost volcano of the Erta Ale Range. Recent tectonism has created a NW-SE graben across the summit, with a 380-m-diameter scoria cone at the summit and a 260-m-diameter crater displaying fumarolic…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayli_Gubbi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hayli Gubbi","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.996,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-09901.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"gvp-283110","title":"Asamayama","category":"volcano","lat":36.406,"lng":138.523,"fact":"Complex volcano, 2,568 m in Japan. Last erupted 2019. Asamayama, Honshu's most active volcano, overlooks the resort town of Karuizawa, 140 km NW of Tokyo. The volcano is located at the junction of the Izu-Marianas and NE Japan volcanic arcs.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Asama","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Asama","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.996,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01465.jpg","year":2019},
{"id":"gvp-358057","title":"Hudson, Cerro","category":"volcano","lat":-45.9,"lng":-72.97,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,905 m in Chile. Last erupted 2011. The ice-filled, 10-km-wide caldera of Cerro Hudson volcano was not recognized until its first 20th-century eruption in 1971.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Volcano","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hudson Volcano","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.996,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04933.jpg","year":2011},
{"id":"gvp-382050","title":"Terceira","category":"volcano","lat":38.73,"lng":-27.32,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,023 m in Portugal. Last erupted 2000. Terceira Island contains multiple stratovolcanoes constructed along a prominent ESE-WNW fissure zone that cuts across the island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terceira_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Terceira Island","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.992,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-12003.jpg","year":2000},
{"id":"gvp-264180","title":"Lewotobi","category":"volcano","lat":-8.542,"lng":122.775,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,703 m in Indonesia. Last erupted 2026. The Lewotobi edifice in eastern Flores Island is composed of the two adjacent Lewotobi Laki-laki and Lewotobi Perempuan stratovolcanoes (the \"husband and wife\"). Their summits are less than 2 km apart along a NW-SE line.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewotobi","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lewotobi","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.99,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11759.jpg","year":2026},
{"id":"gvp-300240","title":"Tolbachik","category":"volcano","lat":55.832,"lng":160.326,"fact":"Shield volcano, 3,611 m in Russia. Last erupted 2013. The massive Tolbachik volcano is located at the southern end of the Kliuchevskaya volcano group. The massif is composed of two overlapping, but morphologically distinct, volcanoes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolbachik","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tolbachik","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.99,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-02397.jpg","year":2013},
{"id":"gvp-290240","title":"Sarychev Peak","category":"volcano","lat":48.092,"lng":153.2,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,496 m in Russia. Last erupted 2021. Sarychev Peak, one of the most active volcanoes of the Kuril Islands, occupies the NW end of Matua Island in the central Kuriles.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarychev_Peak","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sarychev Peak","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.984,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-12118.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"gvp-313010","title":"Augustine","category":"volcano","lat":59.3626,"lng":-153.435,"fact":"Lava dome, 1,218 m in United States. Last erupted 2006. Augustine volcano, rising above Kamishak Bay in the southern Cook Inlet about 290 km SW of Anchorage, is the most active volcano of the eastern Aleutian arc.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustine_Volcano","story_label":"Wikipedia: Augustine Volcano","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.984,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-02665.jpg","year":2006},
{"id":"gvp-282110","title":"Asosan","category":"volcano","lat":32.8849,"lng":131.085,"fact":"Caldera, 1,592 m in Japan. Last erupted 2021. The 24-km-wide Asosan caldera was formed during four major explosive eruptions from 300,000 to 90,000 years ago. These produced voluminous pyroclastic flows that covered much of Kyushu.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Aso","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Aso","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.982,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01998.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"gvp-372030","title":"Katla","category":"volcano","lat":63.633,"lng":-19.083,"fact":"Fissure vent, 1,490 m in Iceland. Last erupted 1918. Katla volcano, located near the southern end of Iceland's eastern volcanic zone, is hidden beneath the Myrdalsjökull icecap.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katla_(volcano)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Katla (volcano)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.982,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-07542.jpg","year":1918},
{"id":"gvp-261170","title":"Kerinci","category":"volcano","lat":-1.697,"lng":101.264,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,800 m in Indonesia. Last erupted 2024. Gunung Kerinci in central Sumatra forms Indonesia's highest volcano and is one of the most active in Sumatra. It is capped by an unvegetated young summit cone that was constructed NE of an older crater remnant.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kerinci","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Kerinci","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.978,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-12030.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"gvp-352080","title":"Tungurahua","category":"volcano","lat":-1.467,"lng":-78.442,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 5,023 m in Ecuador. Last erupted 2016. Tungurahua, a steep-sided andesitic-dacitic stratovolcano that towers more than 3 km above its northern base, is one of Ecuador's most active volcanoes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungurahua","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tungurahua","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.978,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04478.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"gvp-252140","title":"Rabaul","category":"volcano","lat":-4.2459,"lng":152.1937,"fact":"Caldera, 688 m in Papua New Guinea. Last erupted 2014. The low-lying Rabaul caldera on the tip of the Gazelle Peninsula at the NE end of New Britain forms a broad sheltered harbor utilized by what was the island's largest city prior to a major eruption in 1994.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavurvur","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tavurvur","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.977,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00468.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"gvp-300100","title":"Avachinsky","category":"volcano","lat":53.256,"lng":158.836,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,717 m in Russia. Last erupted 2001. Avachinsky, one of Kamchatka's most active volcanoes, rises above Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka's largest city.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avachinsky","story_label":"Wikipedia: Avachinsky","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.975,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-02335.jpg","year":2001},
{"id":"gvp-221101","title":"Nabro","category":"volcano","lat":13.37,"lng":41.7,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,218 m in Eritrea. Last erupted 2012. The Nabro stratovolcano is the highest volcano in the Danakil depression of northern Ethiopia and Eritrea, at the SE end of the Danakil Alps.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabro_Volcano","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nabro Volcano","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.971,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11210.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"gvp-252120","title":"Ulawun","category":"volcano","lat":-5.05,"lng":151.33,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,334 m in Papua New Guinea. Last erupted 2025. The symmetrical basaltic-to-andesitic Ulawun stratovolcano is the highest volcano of the Bismarck arc, and one of Papua New Guinea's most frequently active.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulawun","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ulawun","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.971,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00462.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"gvp-311290","title":"Okmok","category":"volcano","lat":53.43,"lng":-168.13,"fact":"Shield volcano, 1,073 m in United States. Last erupted 2008. The basaltic Okmok shield volcano forms the NE end of Umnak Island in the Aleutian Islands.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Okmok","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Okmok","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.971,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-05386.jpg","year":2008},
{"id":"gvp-341040","title":"Colima","category":"volcano","lat":19.514,"lng":-103.62,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,850 m in Mexico. Last erupted 2019. The Colima complex is the most prominent volcanic center of the western Mexican Volcanic Belt.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volc%C3%A1n_de_Colima","story_label":"Wikipedia: Volcán de Colima","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.971,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-03673.jpg","year":2019},
{"id":"gvp-351080","title":"Galeras","category":"volcano","lat":1.22,"lng":-77.37,"fact":"Complex volcano, 4,276 m in Colombia. Last erupted 2014. Galeras, a stratovolcano with a large breached caldera located immediately west of the city of Pasto, is one of Colombia's most frequently active volcanoes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galeras","story_label":"Wikipedia: Galeras","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.971,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04376.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"gvp-355100","title":"Lascar","category":"volcano","lat":-23.37,"lng":-67.73,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 5,592 m in Chile. Last erupted 2026. Láscar is the most active volcano of the northern Chilean Andes. The andesitic-to-dacitic stratovolcano contains six overlapping summit craters. Prominent lava flows descend its NW flanks.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lascar_(volcano)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lascar (volcano)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.971,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04835.jpg","year":2026},
{"id":"gvp-222160","title":"Meru","category":"volcano","lat":-3.244,"lng":36.75,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 4,550 m in Tanzania. Last erupted 1910. Meru has a conical profile when viewed from the west, but there is a 4-km-wide collapse crater to the E. The summit collapse is associated with the early Holocene Momella event that resulted in debris avalanche and lahar…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru_(Tanzania)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Meru (Tanzania)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.967,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-09420.jpg","year":1910},
{"id":"gvp-267040","title":"Awu","category":"volcano","lat":3.689,"lng":125.447,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,318 m in Indonesia. Last erupted 2004. The massive Gunung Awu stratovolcano occupies the northern end of Great Sangihe Island, the largest of the Sangihe arc.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Awu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Awu","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.964,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-12023.jpg","year":2004},
{"id":"gvp-282100","title":"Unzendake","category":"volcano","lat":32.761,"lng":130.299,"fact":"Complex volcano, 1,483 m in Japan. Last erupted 1996. The massive Unzendake volcanic complex comprises much of the Shimabara Peninsula east of the city of Nagasaki. An E-W graben, 30-40 km long, extends across the peninsula.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Unzen","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Unzen","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.963,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01390.jpg","year":1996},
{"id":"gvp-357090","title":"Copahue","category":"volcano","lat":-37.856,"lng":-71.183,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,953 m in Chile-Argentina. Last erupted 2024. Volcán Copahue is an elongated composite cone constructed along the Chile-Argentina border within the 6.5 x 8.5 km wide Trapa-Trapa caldera that formed between 0.6 and 0.4 million years ago near the NW margin of the…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copahue","story_label":"Wikipedia: Copahue","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.963,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-06952.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"gvp-382010","title":"Fayal","category":"volcano","lat":38.576,"lng":-28.713,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,041 m in Portugal. Last erupted 1958. The island of Fayal, also spelled Faial, is the nearest of the central Azorean islands to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faial_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Faial Island","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.963,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-06104.jpg","year":1958},
{"id":"gvp-283040","title":"Ontakesan","category":"volcano","lat":35.8931,"lng":137.4806,"fact":"Complex volcano, 3,067 m in Japan. Last erupted 2014. The massive Ontakesan stratovolcano, the second highest volcano in Japan, lies at the southern end of the Northern Japan Alps.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ontake","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Ontake","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.959,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-10557.jpg","year":2014},
{"id":"gvp-300090","title":"Koryaksky","category":"volcano","lat":53.321,"lng":158.712,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,430 m in Russia. Last erupted 2009. The large symmetrical Koryaksky stratovolcano is the most prominent landmark of the NW-trending Avachinskaya volcano group, which towers above Kamchatka's largest city, Petropavlovsk.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koryaksky","story_label":"Wikipedia: Koryaksky","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.959,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-02318.jpg","year":2009},
{"id":"gvp-345033","title":"Arenal","category":"volcano","lat":10.463,"lng":-84.703,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,670 m in Costa Rica. Last erupted 2010. Conical Volcán Arenal is the youngest stratovolcano in Costa Rica and one of its most active.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenal_Volcano","story_label":"Wikipedia: Arenal Volcano","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.959,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-08129.jpg","year":2010},
{"id":"gvp-312180","title":"Novarupta","category":"volcano","lat":58.2655,"lng":-155.1588,"fact":"Caldera, 841 m in United States. Last erupted 1912. Novarupta, the least topographically prominent volcano in the Katmai area, was formed during a major eruption in 1912.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novarupta","story_label":"Wikipedia: Novarupta","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.951,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-05315.jpg","year":1912,"day":"06-06"},
{"id":"gvp-373030","title":"Bardarbunga","category":"volcano","lat":64.633,"lng":-17.516,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,000 m in Iceland. Last erupted 2015. The large central volcano of Bárðarbunga lies beneath the NW part of the Vatnajökull icecap, NW of Grímsvötn volcano, and contains a subglacial 700-m-deep caldera.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1r%C3%B0arbunga","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bárðarbunga","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.951,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-05174.jpg","year":2015},
{"id":"gvp-373060","title":"Askja","category":"volcano","lat":65.033,"lng":-16.783,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,080 m in Iceland. Last erupted 1961. Askja is a large basaltic central volcano that forms the Dyngjufjöll massif. It is truncated by three overlapping calderas, the largest of which is 8 km wide and may have been produced primarily from subglacial ring-fracture…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Askja","story_label":"Wikipedia: Askja","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.951,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-06001.jpg","year":1961},
{"id":"gvp-305060","title":"Changbaishan","category":"volcano","lat":41.98,"lng":128.08,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,744 m in China-North Korea. Last erupted 1903. Massive Changbaishan stratovolcano, is located along the China/Korea border. A 5-km-wide, 850-m-deep summit caldera is filled by Lake Tianchi (Sky Lake).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changbai_Mountains","story_label":"Wikipedia: Changbai Mountains","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.946,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-06780.jpg","year":1903},
{"id":"gvp-351050","title":"Huila, Nevado del","category":"volcano","lat":2.93,"lng":-76.03,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 5,364 m in Colombia. Last erupted 2012. Nevado del Huila, the highest peak in the Colombian Andes, is an elongated N-S-trending volcanic chain mantled by a glacier icecap. The andesitic-dacitic volcano was constructed within a 10-km-wide caldera.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevado_del_Huila","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nevado del Huila","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.946,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-06802.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"gvp-233020","title":"Fournaise, Piton de la","category":"volcano","lat":-21.244,"lng":55.708,"fact":"Shield volcano, 2,632 m in France. Last erupted 2026. Piton de la Fournaise is a massive basaltic shield volcano on the French island of Réunion in the western Indian Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piton_de_la_Fournaise","story_label":"Wikipedia: Piton de la Fournaise","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-00308.jpg","year":2026},
{"id":"gvp-241080","title":"Tongariro","category":"volcano","lat":-39.157,"lng":175.632,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,978 m in New Zealand. Last erupted 2012. Tongariro is a large volcanic massif, located immediately NE of Ruapehu volcano, that is composed of more than a dozen composite cones constructed over a period of 275,000 years.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tongariro","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Tongariro","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01621.jpg","year":2012},
{"id":"gvp-267010","title":"Ruang","category":"volcano","lat":2.3058,"lng":125.3671,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 703 m in Indonesia. Last erupted 2024. Ruang volcano is the southernmost volcano in the Sangihe Island arc, north of Sulawesi Island; it is not the better known Raung volcano on Java.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ruang","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Ruang","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01275.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"gvp-290030","title":"Chachadake [Tiatia]","category":"volcano","lat":44.3536,"lng":146.2531,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,772 m in Japan - administered by Russia. Last erupted 1981. The symmetrical Chachadake, also known as Tiatia, is on the SE side of northern Kunashir Island in the southern Kuriles.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyatya","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tyatya","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-09156.jpg","year":1981},
{"id":"gvp-290360","title":"Chikurachki","category":"volcano","lat":50.324,"lng":155.461,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,781 m in Russia. Last erupted 2023. Chikurachki, the highest volcano on Paramushir Island in the northern Kuriles, is a relatively small cone constructed on a high Pleistocene edifice.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikurachki","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chikurachki","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-09168.jpg","year":2023},
{"id":"gvp-345060","title":"Irazu","category":"volcano","lat":9.979,"lng":-83.852,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 3,436 m in Costa Rica. Last erupted 1977. The massive Irazú volcano in Costa Rica, immediately E of the capital city of San José, covers an area of 500 km2 and is vegetated to within a few hundred meters of its broad summit crater complex.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraz%C3%BA_Volcano","story_label":"Wikipedia: Irazú Volcano","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-08625.jpg","year":1977},
{"id":"gvp-357120","title":"Villarrica","category":"volcano","lat":-39.42,"lng":-71.93,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 2,847 m in Chile. Last erupted 2025. The glacier-covered Villarrica stratovolcano, in the northern Lakes District of central Chile, is ~15 km south of the city of Pucon.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villarrica_(volcano)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Villarrica (volcano)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11203.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"gvp-382030","title":"Sao Jorge","category":"volcano","lat":38.65,"lng":-28.08,"fact":"Fissure vent, 1,053 m in Portugal. Last erupted 1902. The dominantly basaltic São Jorge Island is 55 km long and 6.5 km wide. It was formed by fissure eruptions beginning in the eastern part of the island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Jorge_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: São Jorge Island","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-12004.jpg","year":1902},
{"id":"gvp-383060","title":"Lanzarote","category":"volcano","lat":29.03,"lng":-13.63,"fact":"Fissure vent, 670 m in Spain. Last erupted 1824. The 60-km-long island of Lanzarote at the NE end of the Canary Islands contains the largest concentration of youthful volcanism in the Canaries.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanzarote","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lanzarote","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.942,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-08738.jpg","year":1824},
{"id":"gvp-233010","title":"Karthala","category":"volcano","lat":-11.7658,"lng":43.3639,"fact":"Shield volcano, 2,350 m in Union of the Comoros. Last erupted 2007. The southernmost and largest of the two shield volcanoes forming Grand Comore Island, Karthala has two overlapping 3-4 km summit calderas generated by repeated collapse.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Karthala","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Karthala","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.937,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11589.jpg","year":2007},
{"id":"gvp-257040","title":"Ambrym","category":"volcano","lat":-16.25,"lng":168.12,"fact":"Shield(pyroclastic), 1,334 m in Vanuatu. Last erupted 2024. Ambrym is a large basaltic volcano with a 12-km-wide caldera formed during a major Plinian eruption with dacitic pyroclastic flows about 1,900 years ago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrym","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ambrym","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.937,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11913.jpg","year":2024},
{"id":"gvp-360050","title":"Soufriere Hills","category":"volcano","lat":16.72,"lng":-62.18,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 915 m in United Kingdom. Last erupted 2013. The complex, dominantly andesitic Soufrière Hills volcano occupies the southern half of the island of Montserrat. The summit area consists primarily of a series of lava domes emplaced along an ESE-trending zone.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soufri%C3%A8re_Hills","story_label":"Wikipedia: Soufrière Hills","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.937,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04966.jpg","year":2013},
{"id":"gvp-342110","title":"Pacaya","category":"volcano","lat":14.382,"lng":-90.601,"fact":"Complex volcano, 2,569 m in Guatemala. Last erupted 2021. Eruptions from Pacaya are frequently visible from Guatemala City, the nation's capital. This complex basaltic volcano was constructed just outside the southern topographic rim of the 14 x 16 km Pleistocene Amatitlán…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacaya","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pacaya","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.933,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-07902.jpg","year":2021},
{"id":"gvp-354010","title":"Misti, El","category":"volcano","lat":-16.2991,"lng":-71.4056,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 5,793 m in Peru. Last erupted 1985. El Misti is a symmetrical andesitic stratovolcano with nested summit craters immediately NE of the city of Arequipa, Peru.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misti","story_label":"Wikipedia: Misti","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.933,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04787.jpg","year":1985},
{"id":"gvp-211010","title":"Campi Flegrei","category":"volcano","lat":40.827,"lng":14.139,"fact":"Caldera, 458 m in Italy. Last erupted 1538. Campi Flegrei is a 13-km-wide caldera that encompasses part of Naples and extends to the south beneath the Gulf of Pozzuoli.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlegraean_Fields","story_label":"Wikipedia: Phlegraean Fields","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.929,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01511.jpg","year":1538},
{"id":"gvp-344090","title":"Momotombo","category":"volcano","lat":12.423,"lng":-86.539,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,270 m in Nicaragua. Last erupted 2016. Momotombo is a young stratovolcano that rises prominently above the NW shore of Lake Managua, forming one of Nicaragua's most familiar landmarks.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotombo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Momotombo","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.928,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-04164.jpg","year":2016},
{"id":"gvp-352020","title":"Guagua Pichincha","category":"volcano","lat":-0.171,"lng":-78.598,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 4,784 m in Ecuador. Last erupted 2002. Guagua Pichincha and the older Pleistocene Rucu Pichincha stratovolcanoes form a broad volcanic massif that rises immediately W of Ecuador's capital city, Quito.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pichincha_(volcano)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pichincha (volcano)","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.928,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-11665.jpg","year":2002},
{"id":"gvp-273010","title":"Bulusan","category":"volcano","lat":12.769,"lng":124.056,"fact":"Stratovolcano, 1,535 m in Philippines. Last erupted 2025. Luzon's southernmost volcano, Bulusan, was constructed along the rim of the 11-km-diameter dacitic-to-rhyolitic Irosin caldera, which was formed about 36,000 years ago.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Bulusan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Bulusan","source":"gvp","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program","rank":0.923,"image_url":"https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/photos/GVP-01758.jpg","year":2025},
{"id":"wp-aconcagua","title":"Aconcagua","category":"world record","lat":-32.6531,"lng":-70.0117,"fact":"Aconcagua is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes range, located in Mendoza Province, Argentina. With a summit elevation of 6,967.15 metres (22,858.1 feet), it is the highest mountain outside Asia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconcagua","story_label":"Wikipedia: Aconcagua","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Aconcagua2016.jpg/960px-Aconcagua2016.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-annapurna","title":"Annapurna","category":"world record","lat":28.5961,"lng":83.8203,"fact":"Annapurna is a mountain situated in the Annapurna mountain range of Gandaki Province, north-central Nepal. It is the 10th highest mountain in the world at 8,091 metres (26,545 ft) above sea level and is well known for the difficulty and danger involved in its ascent.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna","story_label":"Wikipedia: Annapurna","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/South_Face_of_Annapurna_I_%28Main%29.jpg/960px-South_Face_of_Annapurna_I_%28Main%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-atacama-desert","title":"Atacama Desert","category":"world record","lat":-24.5,"lng":-69.25,"fact":"The Atacama Desert is a desert plateau on the Pacific coast of South America, stretching along a 1,600-kilometre-long (1,000-mile) strip of land in northern Chile, west of the Andes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert","story_label":"Wikipedia: Atacama Desert","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Atacama.png","day":"03-24","year":1870},
{"id":"wp-ben-nevis","title":"Ben Nevis","category":"world record","lat":56.7969,"lng":-5.0035,"fact":"Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles. Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Nevis","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ben Nevis","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/BenNevis2005.jpg/960px-BenNevis2005.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-bingham-canyon-mine","title":"Bingham Canyon Mine","category":"world record","lat":40.523,"lng":-112.151,"fact":"The Bingham Canyon Mine, more commonly known as Kennecott Copper Mine among locals, is an open-pit mining operation extracting a large porphyry copper deposit southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the Oquirrh Mountains.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bingham_Canyon_Mine","story_label":"Wikipedia: Bingham Canyon Mine","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/2019_Bingham_Canyon_Mine_04.jpg/960px-2019_Bingham_Canyon_Mine_04.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-blood-falls","title":"Blood Falls","category":"world record","lat":-77.7167,"lng":162.2667,"fact":"Blood Falls is an outflow of an iron(III) oxide–tainted plume of saltwater, flowing from the tongue of Taylor Glacier onto the ice-covered surface of West Lake Bonney in the Taylor Valley of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Victoria Land, East Antarctica.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Falls","story_label":"Wikipedia: Blood Falls","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Blood_Falls_by_Peter_Rejcek.jpg/960px-Blood_Falls_by_Peter_Rejcek.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-calypso-deep","title":"Calypso Deep","category":"world record","lat":36.5667,"lng":21.1333,"fact":"Calypso Deep is the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea, located in the Hellenic Trench in the Ionian Sea, 62.6 km south-west of Pylos, Greece, with a maximum depth of approximately 5,200 m (17,100 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_Deep","story_label":"Wikipedia: Calypso Deep","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Calypso_deep.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cape-agulhas","title":"Cape Agulhas","category":"world record","lat":-34.8332,"lng":20,"fact":"Cape Agulhas is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa. It is both the southernmost point of South Africa, the geographic southern tip of Africa and the beginning of the traditional dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian oceans according to the International…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Agulhas","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cape Agulhas","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85},
{"id":"wp-cape-dezhnyov","title":"Cape Dezhnyov","category":"world record","lat":66.0792,"lng":-169.6519,"fact":"Cape Dezhnyov or Cape Dezhnev, formerly known as East Cape or Cape Vostochny, is a cape that forms the easternmost mainland point of Asia. It is located on the Chukchi Peninsula in the very sparsely populated Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Dezhnyov","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cape Dezhnyov","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Kap_Deschnjow_4_2014-08-17.jpg/960px-Kap_Deschnjow_4_2014-08-17.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cape-horn","title":"Cape Horn","category":"world record","lat":-55.98,"lng":-67.2892,"fact":"Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Horn","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cape Horn","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/CapeHorn.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cave-of-the-crystals","title":"Cave of the Crystals","category":"world record","lat":27.8508,"lng":-105.4964,"fact":"Cave of the Crystals, also known as Naica Cave or the Giant Crystal Cave, is a cave connected to the Naica Mine at a depth of 300 metres (980 ft), in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_the_Crystals","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cave of the Crystals","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Cristales_cueva_de_Naica.JPG/960px-Cristales_cueva_de_Naica.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-chimborazo","title":"Chimborazo","category":"world record","lat":-1.4692,"lng":-78.8175,"fact":"Chimborazo is a stratovolcano in Ecuador and the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around AD 550. Chimborazo is the highest mountain in Ecuador and the 39th-highest peak in the entire Andes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazo","story_label":"Wikipedia: Chimborazo","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Chimborazo%2C_aspecto_norte%2C_Ecuador._%2826354503702%29.jpg/960px-Chimborazo%2C_aspecto_norte%2C_Ecuador._%2826354503702%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-cho-oyu","title":"Cho Oyu","category":"world record","lat":28.0942,"lng":86.6608,"fact":"Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world at 8,188 metres (26,864 ft) above sea level. Cho Oyu means 'Turquoise Goddess' in Tibetan. The mountain is the westernmost major peak of the Khumbu sub-section of the Mahalangur Himalaya 20 km (12 mi) west of Mount Everest.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cho_Oyu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Cho Oyu","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Chooyu.jpg/960px-Chooyu.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-crater-lake","title":"Crater Lake","category":"world record","lat":42.95,"lng":-122.1,"fact":"Crater Lake (Klamath: Giiwas) is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the Western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is a tourist attraction known for its deep blue color and water clarity.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crater_Lake","story_label":"Wikipedia: Crater Lake","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Crater_Lake_National_Park_%282023%29.jpg/960px-Crater_Lake_National_Park_%282023%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-dallol-hydrothermal-system","title":"Dallol (hydrothermal system)","category":"world record","lat":14.2417,"lng":40.3,"fact":"Dallol is a unique, terrestrial hydrothermal system around a cinder cone volcano in the Danakil Depression, northeast of the Erta Ale Range in Ethiopia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallol_(hydrothermal_system)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dallol (hydrothermal system)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/ET_Afar_asv2018-01_img48_Dallol.jpg/960px-ET_Afar_asv2018-01_img48_Dallol.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-danyang-kunshan-grand-bridge","title":"Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge","category":"world record","lat":31.5978,"lng":120.4568,"fact":"The Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge is a 164.8-kilometre-long (102.4 mi) viaduct on the Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. It is the longest bridge in the world since its designation by Guinness World Record in 2011.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danyang%E2%80%93Kunshan_Grand_Bridge","story_label":"Wikipedia: Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/201603_Danyang-Kunshan_grand_bridge_%28wuxi%29_%28cropped%29.JPG/960px-201603_Danyang-Kunshan_grand_bridge_%28wuxi%29_%28cropped%29.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-dead-sea","title":"Dead Sea","category":"world record","lat":31.5,"lng":35.5,"fact":"The Dead Sea, also known by other names, is a landlocked salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east, the West Bank to the west and Israel to the southwest. It lies in the endorheic basin of the Jordan Rift Valley, and its main tributary is the Jordan River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Sea","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dead Sea","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Dead_Sea_beach_00.JPG/960px-Dead_Sea_beach_00.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-denali","title":"Denali","category":"world record","lat":63.0692,"lng":-151.0064,"fact":"Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denali","story_label":"Wikipedia: Denali","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Wonder_Lake_and_Denali.jpg/960px-Wonder_Lake_and_Denali.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-dhaulagiri","title":"Dhaulagiri","category":"world record","lat":28.6961,"lng":83.4953,"fact":"Dhaulagiri, located in Nepal, is the seventh highest mountain in the world at 8,167 metres (26,795 ft) above sea level, and the highest mountain within the borders of a single country. Dhaulagiri I is also the highest point of the Gandaki river basin.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhaulagiri","story_label":"Wikipedia: Dhaulagiri","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Dhaulagiri_-_view_from_aircraft.jpg/960px-Dhaulagiri_-_view_from_aircraft.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-eisriesenwelt","title":"Eisriesenwelt","category":"world record","lat":47.5029,"lng":13.1903,"fact":"The Eisriesenwelt is a natural limestone and ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. The cave is inside the Hochkogel mountain in the Tennengebirge section of the Alps.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisriesenwelt","story_label":"Wikipedia: Eisriesenwelt","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Eisriesenwelt_Werfen_Austria_02.jpg/960px-Eisriesenwelt_Werfen_Austria_02.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-furnace-creek-california","title":"Furnace Creek, California","category":"world record","lat":36.4581,"lng":-116.8708,"fact":"Furnace Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Inyo County, California, United States. The population was 136 at the 2020 census, up from 24 at the 2010 census. The elevation of the village is 190 feet (58 m) below sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furnace_Creek,_California","story_label":"Wikipedia: Furnace Creek, California","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Furnace_Creek_Ranch_Entrance_2.JPG/960px-Furnace_Creek_Ranch_Entrance_2.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-gasherbrum-i","title":"Gasherbrum I","category":"world record","lat":35.7244,"lng":76.6964,"fact":"Gasherbrum I, originally surveyed as K5, and also known as Hidden Peak, is the 11th highest mountain in the world at 8,080 metres (26,510 ft) above sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasherbrum_I","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gasherbrum I","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/HiddenPeak.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-general-sherman-tree","title":"General Sherman Tree","category":"world record","lat":36.5817,"lng":-118.7515,"fact":"The General Sherman Tree is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, California. By volume, it is the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Sherman_Tree","story_label":"Wikipedia: General Sherman Tree","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/General_Sherman_1469870071.jpg/960px-General_Sherman_1469870071.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-gotthard-base-tunnel","title":"Gotthard Base Tunnel","category":"world record","lat":46.8359,"lng":8.6465,"fact":"The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a railway tunnel through the Alps in Switzerland. It opened in June 2016 and full service began the following December.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Base_Tunnel","story_label":"Wikipedia: Gotthard Base Tunnel","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/20141120_gotthard-basistunnel02-wikipedia-hannes-ortlieb.jpg/960px-20141120_gotthard-basistunnel02-wikipedia-hannes-ortlieb.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-great-barrier-reef","title":"Great Barrier Reef","category":"world record","lat":-16.4,"lng":145.8,"fact":"The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 mi2).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Barrier Reef","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/ISS-45_StoryOfWater%2C_Great_Barrier_Reef%2C_Australia.jpg/960px-ISS-45_StoryOfWater%2C_Great_Barrier_Reef%2C_Australia.jpg","day":"06-11","year":1770},
{"id":"wp-great-blue-hole","title":"Great Blue Hole","category":"world record","lat":17.3153,"lng":-87.5344,"fact":"The Great Blue Hole is a large marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It lies near the center of Lighthouse Reef, a small atoll 70 km (43 mi) from the mainland and Belize City. The hole is circular in shape, 318 m (1,043 ft) across and 124 m (407 ft) deep.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blue_Hole","story_label":"Wikipedia: Great Blue Hole","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Great_Blue_Hole.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hang-son-doong","title":"Hang Sơn Đoòng","category":"world record","lat":17.4569,"lng":106.2875,"fact":"Sơn Đoòng Cave, in Phong Nha–Kẻ Bàng National Park, Quảng Trị province, Vietnam, is the world's largest natural cave.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_S%C6%A1n_%C4%90o%C3%B2ng","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hang Sơn Đoòng","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Son_Doong_Cave_5.jpg/960px-Son_Doong_Cave_5.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-huascaran","title":"Huascarán","category":"world record","lat":-9.1217,"lng":-77.6042,"fact":"Huascarán, Nevado Huascarán or Mataraju is a mountain located in Yungay Province, Ancash Department, Peru. It is situated in the Cordillera Blanca range of the western Andes.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huascar%C3%A1n","story_label":"Wikipedia: Huascarán","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Nevado_Huascar%C3%A1n_%28south_view%29.jpg/960px-Nevado_Huascar%C3%A1n_%28south_view%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-hyperion-tree","title":"Hyperion (tree)","category":"world record","lat":41.205,"lng":-124.0167,"fact":"Hyperion is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens D.Don, Endl.) tree in California, which is the world's tallest known living tree, measured at 116.22 metres (381.3 ft) tall in 2026. Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006, by the naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(tree)","story_label":"Wikipedia: Hyperion (tree)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85},
{"id":"wp-iguazu-falls","title":"Iguazu Falls","category":"world record","lat":-25.6867,"lng":-54.4447,"fact":"Iguazú Falls or Iguaçu Falls are waterfalls of the Iguazu River on the border of the Argentine province of Misiones and the Brazilian state of Paraná. Together, they make up the largest waterfall system in the world. The falls divide the river into the upper and lower Iguazu.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iguazu_Falls","story_label":"Wikipedia: Iguazu Falls","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Aerial_Foz_de_Igua%C3%A7u_26_Nov_2005.jpg/960px-Aerial_Foz_de_Igua%C3%A7u_26_Nov_2005.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-inga-falls","title":"Inga Falls","category":"world record","lat":-5.4488,"lng":13.5884,"fact":"Inga Falls is a rapid 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Matadi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the Congo River drops 96 metres (315 ft) over the course of 15 kilometres (9.3 mi). The falls are part of a larger group of rapids in the lower Congo River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inga_Falls","story_label":"Wikipedia: Inga Falls","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Inga03.jpg/960px-Inga03.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-k2","title":"K2","category":"world record","lat":35.8825,"lng":76.5133,"fact":"K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest at 8,849 metres (29,032 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2","story_label":"Wikipedia: K2","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Chogori.jpg/960px-Chogori.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kaffeklubben-island","title":"Kaffeklubben Island","category":"world record","lat":83.6625,"lng":-30.6139,"fact":"Kaffeklubben Island or Coffee Club Island is an uninhabited island lying off the northern shore of Greenland. It contains the northernmost undisputed point of land on Earth.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaffeklubben_Island","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kaffeklubben Island","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Kaffeklubben_photo.Martin.Nissen_jpg.jpg/960px-Kaffeklubben_photo.Martin.Nissen_jpg.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kangchenjunga","title":"Kangchenjunga","category":"world record","lat":27.7025,"lng":88.1467,"fact":"Kangchenjunga is the third-highest mountain in the world. Its summit lies at 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas, the Kangchenjunga Himal, which is bounded in the west by the Tamur River, in the north by the Lhonak River and Jongsang La…","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangchenjunga","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kangchenjunga","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Kangchenjunga_PangPema.JPG/960px-Kangchenjunga_PangPema.JPG","day":"05-25","year":1955},
{"id":"wp-kermadec-trench","title":"Kermadec Trench","category":"world record","lat":-31,"lng":-177,"fact":"The Kermadec Trench is a linear ocean trench in the south Pacific Ocean. It stretches about 1,000 km (620 mi) from the Louisville Seamount Chain in the north (26°S) to the Hikurangi Plateau in the south (37°S), north-east of New Zealand's North Island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermadec_Trench","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kermadec Trench","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Kermadec_Arc.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-khone-phapheng-falls","title":"Khone Phapheng Falls","category":"world record","lat":13.9481,"lng":105.9406,"fact":"The Khone Falls and Pha Pheng Falls together form a waterfall located in Champasak Province on the Mekong River in southern Laos, near the border with Cambodia.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khone_Phapheng_Falls","story_label":"Wikipedia: Khone Phapheng Falls","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Khone_Phapheng_Falls%2C_Si_Phan_Don%2C_Laos%2C_widest_waterfall_in_the_world.jpg/960px-Khone_Phapheng_Falls%2C_Si_Phan_Don%2C_Laos%2C_widest_waterfall_in_the_world.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kjeragbolten","title":"Kjeragbolten","category":"world record","lat":59.0337,"lng":6.5933,"fact":"Kjeragbolten (English: Kjerag Bolt) is a boulder on the mountain Kjerag in the eastern part of Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The rock itself is a 5-cubic-metre (180 cu ft) glacial deposit wedged in a large crevice in the mountain.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjeragbolten","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kjeragbolten","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Kjerakbolten_Freddy_Fish.jpg/960px-Kjerakbolten_Freddy_Fish.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-kola-superdeep-borehole","title":"Kola Superdeep Borehole","category":"world record","lat":69.3965,"lng":30.61,"fact":"The Kola Superdeep Borehole SG-3 is the deepest human-made hole on Earth (since 1979), which attained maximum true vertical depth of 12,262 metres (40,230 ft) in 1989.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_Superdeep_Borehole","story_label":"Wikipedia: Kola Superdeep Borehole","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B3%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%B6%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_crop.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lake-baikal","title":"Lake Baikal","category":"world record","lat":53.5,"lng":108,"fact":"Lake Baikal is a rift lake and the deepest lake in the world. It is situated in southern Siberia, Russia, between the federal subjects of Irkutsk Oblast to the northwest and the Republic of Buryatia to the southeast.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Baikal","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Baikal","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Baikal.A2001296.0420.250m-NASA.jpg/960px-Baikal.A2001296.0420.250m-NASA.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lake-hillier","title":"Lake Hillier","category":"world record","lat":-34.0958,"lng":123.2028,"fact":"Lake Hillier is a saline lake on the edge of Middle Island, the largest of the islands and islets that make up the Recherche Archipelago in the Goldfields-Esperance region, off the south coast of Western Australia. It is particularly notable for its pink colour.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Hillier","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Hillier","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Lake_Hillier_2_Middle_Island_Recherche_Archipelago_NR_IV-2011.JPG/960px-Lake_Hillier_2_Middle_Island_Recherche_Archipelago_NR_IV-2011.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-lake-nyos","title":"Lake Nyos","category":"world record","lat":6.4381,"lng":10.2989,"fact":"Lake Nyos ( NEE-ohs) is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about 315 km (196 mi) northwest of Yaoundé, the capital. Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive volcano in the Oku volcanic plain along the Cameroon line of volcanic activity.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Nyos","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Nyos_Lake.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lake-toba","title":"Lake Toba","category":"world record","lat":2.68,"lng":98.88,"fact":"Lake Toba is a large natural lake in North Sumatra and Indonesia. The lake is the massive caldera of the Toba supervolcano.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Toba","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lake Toba","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Lake_Toba_and_the_surrounding_hills.jpg/960px-Lake_Toba_and_the_surrounding_hills.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lambert-glacier","title":"Lambert Glacier","category":"world record","lat":-71,"lng":70,"fact":"Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 96 km (60 mi) wide, over 435 km (270 mi) long, and about 2,500 m (8,200 ft) deep, it is the world's largest glacier.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambert_Glacier","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lambert Glacier","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Icefall_hires_2.jpg/960px-Icefall_hires_2.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-lhotse","title":"Lhotse","category":"world record","lat":27.9617,"lng":86.9333,"fact":"Lhotse is the fourth-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest, K2, and Kangchenjunga. At an elevation of 8,516 metres (27,940 ft) above sea level, the main summit is on the border between the Tibet Autonomous Region of China and the Khumbu region of Nepal.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lhotse","story_label":"Wikipedia: Lhotse","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Lhotse-fromChukhungRi.jpg/960px-Lhotse-fromChukhungRi.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-litke-deep","title":"Litke Deep","category":"world record","lat":82.4,"lng":19.5167,"fact":"Litke Deep is a bathymetric feature in the Arctic Ocean. The deepest point is 5,449 m (17,877 ft) below sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litke_Deep","story_label":"Wikipedia: Litke Deep","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Arctic_Ocean_bathymetric_features.png"},
{"id":"wp-makalu","title":"Makalu","category":"world record","lat":27.8897,"lng":87.0889,"fact":"Makalu is the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with a summit at an elevation of 8,485 metres (27,838 ft) AMSL. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas 19 km (12 mi) southeast of Mount Everest, on the China–Nepal border.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makalu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Makalu","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Makalu.jpg/960px-Makalu.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mammoth-cave-national-park","title":"Mammoth Cave National Park","category":"world record","lat":37.1869,"lng":-86.1011,"fact":"Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Cave_National_Park","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mammoth Cave National Park","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Mammoth_Cave_Rotunda_%28USGS_Lwt02830%29.jpg/960px-Mammoth_Cave_Rotunda_%28USGS_Lwt02830%29.jpg","day":"09-09","year":1972},
{"id":"wp-manaslu","title":"Manaslu","category":"world record","lat":28.5494,"lng":84.5619,"fact":"Manaslu is the eighth-highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres (26,781 ft) above sea level. It is in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in west-central Nepal.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaslu","story_label":"Wikipedia: Manaslu","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Sunrise%2C_Manaslu.jpg/960px-Sunrise%2C_Manaslu.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mariana-trench","title":"Mariana Trench","category":"world record","lat":11.35,"lng":142.2,"fact":"The Mariana Trench is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth, located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 200 kilometers (124 mi) east of the Mariana Islands. It is crescent-shaped and measures about 2,550 km (1,580 mi) in length and 69 km (43 mi) in width.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_Trench","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mariana Trench","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Marianatrenchmap.png"},
{"id":"wp-matterhorn","title":"Matterhorn","category":"world record","lat":45.9764,"lng":7.6586,"fact":"The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the main watershed and border between Switzerland and Italy.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matterhorn","story_label":"Wikipedia: Matterhorn","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Matterhorn_from_Domh%C3%BCtte_-_2.jpg/960px-Matterhorn_from_Domh%C3%BCtte_-_2.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mauna-kea","title":"Mauna Kea","category":"world record","lat":19.8206,"lng":-155.4681,"fact":"Mauna Kea is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet (4,207.3 meters) above sea level, making it the highest point in Hawaii and the island with the second highest high point, behind New Guinea.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mauna Kea","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mauna_Kea_from_the_ocean.jpg/960px-Mauna_Kea_from_the_ocean.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mauna-loa","title":"Mauna Loa","category":"world record","lat":19.4794,"lng":-155.6028,"fact":"Mauna Loa is one of five volcanoes that form the Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Mauna Loa is Earth's largest active volcano by both mass and volume.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Loa","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mauna Loa","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Mauna_Loa_Volcano.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mawsynram","title":"Mawsynram","category":"world record","lat":25.2989,"lng":91.5814,"fact":"Mawsynram is a town in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya state in Northeastern India, 69 km (43 mi) from Shillong, the state capital. Mawsynram receives the highest rainfall in India.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawsynram","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mawsynram","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85},
{"id":"wp-millau-viaduct","title":"Millau Viaduct","category":"world record","lat":44.0794,"lng":3.0222,"fact":"The Millau Viaduct is a multispan cable-stayed bridge completed in 2004 across the gorge valley of the Tarn near (west of) Millau in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie Region, in Southern France.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct","story_label":"Wikipedia: Millau Viaduct","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a6/ViaducdeMillau.jpg/960px-ViaducdeMillau.jpg","day":"12-14","year":2004},
{"id":"wp-milwaukee-deep","title":"Milwaukee Deep","category":"world record","lat":19.5833,"lng":-66.5,"fact":"Milwaukee Deep, also known as the Milwaukee Depth, is the deepest part of the Puerto Rico Trench, constituting the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Deep","story_label":"Wikipedia: Milwaukee Deep","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85},
{"id":"wp-mir-mine","title":"Mir mine","category":"world record","lat":62.5258,"lng":113.9842,"fact":"The Mir mine, also called the Mirny mine, is an open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Sakha Republic, in the Siberian region of eastern Russia. It was the Soviet Union's first developed diamond mine, and became its largest after open-pit mining began in 1957.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_mine","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mir mine","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/%D0%A0%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA_%22%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%80%22_%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8F_5_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%B3._%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0_%28%D0%AF%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%29.jpg/960px-%D0%A0%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA_%22%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%80%22_%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8F_5_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%2C_%D0%B3._%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%B0%D1%85%D0%B0_%28%D0%AF%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-molloy-deep","title":"Molloy Deep","category":"world record","lat":79.1367,"lng":2.8167,"fact":"The Molloy Deep is a bathymetric feature in the Fram Strait, within the Greenland Sea east of Greenland and about 160 km (100 mi) west of Svalbard. It is the location of the deepest point in the Arctic Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molloy_Deep","story_label":"Wikipedia: Molloy Deep","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85},
{"id":"wp-mont-blanc","title":"Mont Blanc","category":"world record","lat":45.8328,"lng":6.865,"fact":"Mont Blanc (UK:; US: ) is a mountain in the Alps, rising 4,807.3 m (15,771.9 ft) above sea level, located right at the Franco-Italian border.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mont Blanc","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Mont_Blanc_Aiguille.jpg/960px-Mont_Blanc_Aiguille.jpg","day":"08-08","year":1786},
{"id":"wp-mount-cameroon","title":"Mount Cameroon","category":"world record","lat":4.2167,"lng":9.1725,"fact":"Mount Cameroon is an active stratovolcano in the Southwest Region of Cameroon next to the city of Buea near the Gulf of Guinea.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Cameroon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Cameroon","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Mount_Cameroon_view_from_Buea_%28Soppo%29.jpg/960px-Mount_Cameroon_view_from_Buea_%28Soppo%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mount-elbrus","title":"Mount Elbrus","category":"world record","lat":43.355,"lng":42.4392,"fact":"Mount Elbrus is the highest mountain in Russia and Europe. It is a dormant stratovolcano rising 5,642 m (18,510 ft) above sea level, and is the highest volcano in Eurasia, as well as the tenth-most prominent peak in the world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Elbrus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Elbrus","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Mount_Elbrus_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Mount_Elbrus_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mount-erebus","title":"Mount Erebus","category":"world record","lat":-77.5297,"lng":167.1533,"fact":"Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, located on Ross Island in the Ross Dependency in Antarctica.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Erebus","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Erebus","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Mt_erebus.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mount-kilimanjaro","title":"Mount Kilimanjaro","category":"world record","lat":-3.0758,"lng":37.3533,"fact":"Mount Kilimanjaro is a large dormant volcano in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, at 5,895 m (19,341 ft) above sea level and 4,900 m (16,100 ft) above its plateau base.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kilimanjaro","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Kilimanjaro","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kilimanjaro_from_Amboseli.jpg/960px-Kilimanjaro_from_Amboseli.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mount-kosciuszko","title":"Mount Kosciuszko","category":"world record","lat":-36.4558,"lng":148.2636,"fact":"Mount Kosciuszko is the highest mountain of mainland Australia, at 2,228 metres (7,310 ft) above sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kosciuszko","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Kosciuszko","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Kosciusko_Mountain_view_from_the_track.jpg/960px-Kosciusko_Mountain_view_from_the_track.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mount-logan","title":"Mount Logan","category":"world record","lat":60.5672,"lng":-140.4053,"fact":"Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada, and the second-highest peak in North America after Denali. The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Logan","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Logan","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Mount_Logan.jpg/960px-Mount_Logan.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mount-mitchell","title":"Mount Mitchell","category":"world record","lat":35.7648,"lng":-82.2651,"fact":"Mount Mitchell is the highest peak of the Appalachian Mountains and the highest peak in mainland North America east of the Mississippi River.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Mitchell","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Mitchell","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Mount_Mitchell_from_Mt._Mitchell_overlook_NC.jpg/960px-Mount_Mitchell_from_Mt._Mitchell_overlook_NC.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mount-stanley","title":"Mount Stanley","category":"world record","lat":0.3858,"lng":29.8717,"fact":"Mount Stanley, also known as Mount Ngaliema, is a mountain located in the Rwenzori range. With an elevation of 5,109 m (16,763 ft), it is the highest mountain of both the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, and the fourth-highest in Africa.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Stanley","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Stanley","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/MtStanley_2.JPG/960px-MtStanley_2.JPG"},
{"id":"wp-mount-thor","title":"Mount Thor","category":"world record","lat":66.5333,"lng":-65.3167,"fact":"Mount Thor, officially gazetted as Thor Peak, in Nunavut, Canada, is a mountain with an elevation of 1,675 m (5,495 ft) located in Auyuittuq National Park, on Baffin Island.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Thor","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Thor","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Mount_Thor%2C_Akshayuk_Pass%2C_Baffin_Island.jpg/960px-Mount_Thor%2C_Akshayuk_Pass%2C_Baffin_Island.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-mount-whitney","title":"Mount Whitney","category":"world record","lat":36.5786,"lng":-118.292,"fact":"Mount Whitney (Paiute: Tumanguya) is a mountain in California's Sierra Nevada range, and is the highest point in the contiguous United States, with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m). It is located in East–Central California along the border of Inyo and Tulare counties.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Whitney","story_label":"Wikipedia: Mount Whitney","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Mount_Whitney_2003-03-25.jpg/960px-Mount_Whitney_2003-03-25.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-nanga-parbat","title":"Nanga Parbat","category":"world record","lat":35.2375,"lng":74.5892,"fact":"Nanga Parbat, known in Shina as Diamer, is the ninth-highest mountain on Earth with its summit at 8,126 m (26,660 ft) above sea level.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanga_Parbat","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nanga Parbat","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Fairy_Meadows_and_the_view_of_Nanga_Parbat.jpg/960px-Fairy_Meadows_and_the_view_of_Nanga_Parbat.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-nazare-canyon","title":"Nazaré Canyon","category":"world record","lat":39.51,"lng":-9.92,"fact":"The Nazaré Canyon is a submarine canyon just off the coast of Nazaré in the Oeste region of Portugal, in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazar%C3%A9_Canyon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Nazaré Canyon","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Canh%C3%A3o_da_Nazar%C3%A9.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-niagara-falls","title":"Niagara Falls","category":"world record","lat":43.0799,"lng":-79.0747,"fact":"Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Falls","story_label":"Wikipedia: Niagara Falls","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/3Falls_Niagara.jpg/960px-3Falls_Niagara.jpg","day":"06-30","year":1859},
{"id":"wp-north-cape-norway","title":"North Cape (Norway)","category":"world record","lat":71.1725,"lng":25.7844,"fact":"The North Cape is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. The cape is in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Cape_(Norway)","story_label":"Wikipedia: North Cape (Norway)","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Norway%2C_North_Cape.jpg/960px-Norway%2C_North_Cape.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ojos-del-salado","title":"Ojos del Salado","category":"world record","lat":-27.1097,"lng":-68.5414,"fact":"Nevado Ojos del Salado is a dormant complex volcano in the Andes on the Argentina–Chile border. It is the highest volcano on Earth and the highest peak in Chile.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ojos_del_Salado","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ojos del Salado","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"south-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Ojos_del_Salado_looming_big_on_the_horizon.jpg/960px-Ojos_del_Salado_looming_big_on_the_horizon.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-old-tjikko","title":"Old Tjikko","category":"world record","lat":61.6393,"lng":12.6763,"fact":"Old Tjikko is an approximately 9,568-year-old Norway spruce, located in the Dalarna province in Sweden. Old Tjikko originally gained fame as the \"world's oldest tree\".","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Tjikko","story_label":"Wikipedia: Old Tjikko","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Old-Tjikko-2011-07-19-001.jpg/960px-Old-Tjikko-2011-07-19-001.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-pole-of-inaccessibility","title":"Pole of inaccessibility","category":"world record","lat":-82.1,"lng":54.9667,"fact":"In geography, a pole of inaccessibility is the farthest (or the most difficult to reach) location in a given landmass, sea, or other topographical feature, starting from a given boundary, relative to a given criterion.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_inaccessibility","story_label":"Wikipedia: Pole of inaccessibility","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Distancia_a_la_costa.png/960px-Distancia_a_la_costa.png"},
{"id":"wp-preikestolen","title":"Preikestolen","category":"world record","lat":58.9867,"lng":6.1875,"fact":"Preikestolen or Prekestolen (English: 'Pulpit Rock' or 'Pulpit') is a tourist attraction in Strand Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Preikestolen is a steep cliff which rises 604 metres (1,982 ft) above Lysefjorden.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preikestolen","story_label":"Wikipedia: Preikestolen","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Lyse_Fjord_et_Preikestolen.jpg/960px-Lyse_Fjord_et_Preikestolen.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-puerto-rico-trench","title":"Puerto Rico Trench","category":"world record","lat":19.8358,"lng":-66.7544,"fact":"The Puerto Rico Trench is located on the boundary between the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, parallel to and north of Puerto Rico, where the oceanic trench reaches the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Trench","story_label":"Wikipedia: Puerto Rico Trench","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85},
{"id":"wp-puncak-jaya","title":"Puncak Jaya","category":"world record","lat":-4.0789,"lng":137.1583,"fact":"Puncak Jaya or Carstensz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of 4,884 m (16,024 ft), is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth, and the highest peak in Indonesia and within Oceania.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puncak_Jaya","story_label":"Wikipedia: Puncak Jaya","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Carstenzs_Piramida_Mountain.jpg/960px-Carstenzs_Piramida_Mountain.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ras-dashen","title":"Ras Dashen","category":"world record","lat":13.2358,"lng":38.3708,"fact":"Ras Dashen is the highest mountain in Ethiopia. Located in the Simien Mountains National Park in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres (14,930 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ras_Dashen","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ras Dashen","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Dejen_misura_da_cima_W.jpg/960px-Dejen_misura_da_cima_W.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-richat-structure","title":"Richat Structure","category":"world record","lat":21.1147,"lng":-11.3943,"fact":"The Richat Structure, or Guelb er Richât, often called the Eye of Africa is a prominent circular geological feature at the northwestern edge of the Taoudeni Basin, on the Adrar Plateau of the Sahara. It is located near Ouadane in the Adrar Region of Mauritania.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richat_Structure","story_label":"Wikipedia: Richat Structure","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Richat_Structure_ISS030-E-12516.jpg/960px-Richat_Structure_ISS030-E-12516.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ross-ice-shelf","title":"Ross Ice Shelf","category":"world record","lat":-81.5,"lng":-175,"fact":"The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf of Antarctica. It is several hundred metres thick. The nearly vertical ice front to the open sea is more than 600 km (370 mi) long, and between 15 and 50 m (50 and 160 ft) high above the water surface.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Ice_Shelf","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ross Ice Shelf","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Corp2401_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg/960px-Corp2401_-_Flickr_-_NOAA_Photo_Library.jpg","day":"01-14","year":1911},
{"id":"wp-sunda-trench","title":"Sunda Trench","category":"world record","lat":-10.3167,"lng":109.9667,"fact":"The Sunda Trench, earlier known as and sometimes still indicated as the Java Trench, is an oceanic trench located in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra, formed where the Australian-Capricorn plates subduct under a part of the Eurasian plate.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunda_Trench","story_label":"Wikipedia: Sunda Trench","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85},
{"id":"wp-tamu-massif","title":"Tamu Massif","category":"world record","lat":33,"lng":158,"fact":"Tamu Massif is a seamount in the northwest Pacific Ocean, sitting atop a triple junction of mid-ocean ridges. Tamu Massif is located in the Shatsky Rise about 1,600 km (990 mi) east of Japan. The massif covers an area of about 553,000 square kilometres (214,000 mi2).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamu_Massif","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tamu Massif","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Tamu_Massif%2C_the_Earth%27s_largest_volcano%2C_about_1%2C000_Miles_east_of_Japan.jpg/960px-Tamu_Massif%2C_the_Earth%27s_largest_volcano%2C_about_1%2C000_Miles_east_of_Japan.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-three-gorges-dam","title":"Three Gorges Dam","category":"world record","lat":30.8367,"lng":111.0194,"fact":"The Three Gorges Dam, officially known as Yangtze River Three Gorges Water Conservancy Project is a hydroelectric gravity dam that spans the Yangtze River near Sandouping in Yiling District, Yichang, Hubei province, central China, downstream of the Three Gorges.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Gorges_Dam","story_label":"Wikipedia: Three Gorges Dam","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/ThreeGorgesDam-China2009.jpg/960px-ThreeGorgesDam-China2009.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-tonga-trench","title":"Tonga Trench","category":"world record","lat":-22,"lng":-174,"fact":"The Tonga Trench is an oceanic trench located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It is the deepest trench in the Southern hemisphere and the second deepest on Earth after the Mariana Trench.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga_Trench","story_label":"Wikipedia: Tonga Trench","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"oceania","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Kermadec_Arc.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-toubkal","title":"Toubkal","category":"world record","lat":31.0596,"lng":-7.9151,"fact":"Toubkal, also Jbel Toubkal or Jebel Toubkal, is a mountain in central Morocco, located in the Toubkal National Park. At 4,167 m (13,671 ft), it is the highest peak in Morocco, the Atlas Mountains, North Africa and the Arab world.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toubkal","story_label":"Wikipedia: Toubkal","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/My_Toubkal.jpg/960px-My_Toubkal.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-trolltunga","title":"Trolltunga","category":"world record","lat":60.1332,"lng":6.7547,"fact":"Trolltunga is a rock formation situated at an elevaton of 1,126 metres (3,694 ft) above sea level in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolltunga","story_label":"Wikipedia: Trolltunga","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Trolltunga_2017.jpg/960px-Trolltunga_2017.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-ulm-minster","title":"Ulm Minster","category":"world record","lat":48.3986,"lng":9.9925,"fact":"Ulm Minster is a Gothic church of the Evangelical Church in Germany located in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. It is the second-tallest church building in the world, with a steeple measuring 161.53 metres (530.0 ft).","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulm_Minster","story_label":"Wikipedia: Ulm Minster","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Landappbw_526530_1820_Ulmer_M%C3%BCnster_Luftaufnahme_Ulmer_M%C3%BCnster_%28cropped%29.jpg/960px-Landappbw_526530_1820_Ulmer_M%C3%BCnster_Luftaufnahme_Ulmer_M%C3%BCnster_%28cropped%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-vatnajokull","title":"Vatnajökull","category":"world record","lat":64.4,"lng":-16.8,"fact":"Vatnajökull is the largest and most voluminous ice cap in Iceland, and the second largest in area in Europe after the Severny Island ice cap of Novaya Zemlya. It is in the south-east of the island, covering approximately 8% of the country.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnaj%C3%B6kull","story_label":"Wikipedia: Vatnajökull","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"europe","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Vatnaj%C3%B6kull.jpeg"},
{"id":"wp-veryovkina-cave","title":"Veryovkina Cave","category":"world record","lat":43.4156,"lng":40.3564,"fact":"Veryovkina Cave is a cave in Abkhazia, Georgia. With a known depth of 2,209 meters (7,247 ft) as of 2025, it is the second deepest-known cave on Earth after Krubera Cave.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veryovkina_Cave","story_label":"Wikipedia: Veryovkina Cave","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Veryovkina_cave._Babatunda_pit.jpg/960px-Veryovkina_cave._Babatunda_pit.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-victoria-falls","title":"Victoria Falls","category":"world record","lat":-17.9244,"lng":25.8567,"fact":"Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is one of the world's largest waterfalls, with a width of 1,708 m (5,604 ft). The region around it has a high degree of biodiversity in both plants and animals.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Falls","story_label":"Wikipedia: Victoria Falls","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"africa","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Cataratas_Victoria%2C_Zambia-Zimbabue%2C_2018-07-27%2C_DD_04.jpg/960px-Cataratas_Victoria%2C_Zambia-Zimbabue%2C_2018-07-27%2C_DD_04.jpg","day":"11-16","year":1855},
{"id":"wp-vinson-massif","title":"Vinson Massif","category":"world record","lat":-78.5256,"lng":-85.6172,"fact":"Vinson Massif is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is 21 km (13 mi) long and 13 km (8 mi) wide and lies within the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. It overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinson_Massif","story_label":"Wikipedia: Vinson Massif","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Mount_Vinson_from_NW_at_Vinson_Plateau_by_Christian_Stangl_%28flickr%29.jpg/960px-Mount_Vinson_from_NW_at_Vinson_Plateau_by_Christian_Stangl_%28flickr%29.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-vostok-station","title":"Vostok Station","category":"world record","lat":-78.4644,"lng":106.8373,"fact":"Vostok Station is a Russian research station in inland Princess Elizabeth Land, Antarctica.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_Station","story_label":"Wikipedia: Vostok Station","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"antarctica","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Vostok_Station_2024.png/960px-Vostok_Station_2024.png"},
{"id":"wp-yarlung-tsangpo-grand-canyon","title":"Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon","category":"world record","lat":29.612,"lng":94.936,"fact":"The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, also known as the Yarlung Zangbo Grand Canyon, the Tsangpo Canyon, the Brahmaputra Canyon or the Tsangpo Gorge, is a canyon along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet Autonomous Region, China.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yarlung_Tsangpo_Grand_Canyon","story_label":"Wikipedia: Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"asia","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Yarlung_Zangpo_Grand_Canyon%2C_Tibet.jpg/960px-Yarlung_Zangpo_Grand_Canyon%2C_Tibet.jpg"},
{"id":"wp-yellowstone-caldera","title":"Yellowstone Caldera","category":"world record","lat":44.4,"lng":-110.7,"fact":"The Yellowstone Caldera, also known as the Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, is a Quaternary volcanic field, caldera complex, and volcanic plateau spanning parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.","story_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_Caldera","story_label":"Wikipedia: Yellowstone Caldera","source":"wikipedia","added":"2026-09-22","continent":"north-america","credit":"Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0","rank":0.85,"image_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Yellowstone_River_in_Hayden_Valley.jpg/960px-Yellowstone_River_in_Hayden_Valley.jpg"}
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