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There are currently 20 countries and 22 territories that do not have a permanent natural [[river]] flowing within them, though some of them have [[stream]]s or seasonal watercourses such as [[wadi]]s.<ref>[https://www.graphicmaps.com/countries-with-no-rivers Which Countries Don't Have Rivers?]</ref> |
There are currently 20 countries and 22 territories that do not have a permanent natural [[river]] flowing within them, though some of them have [[stream]]s or seasonal watercourses such as [[wadi]]s.<ref>[https://www.graphicmaps.com/countries-with-no-rivers Which Countries Don't Have Rivers?]</ref> |
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==Sovereign states== |
==Sovereign states== |
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===Africa=== |
===Africa=== |
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*{{Flag|Comoros}}<ref>{{citation |title=[[Aquastat]] |chapter=Comoros |chapter-url=http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/wbsheets/aquastat_water_balance_sheet_com_en.pdf |publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations]] |date=April 10, 2012 |access-date=April 24, 2012}}.</ref> |
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*{{Flag|Djibouti}} (See [[List of wadis of Djibouti]]) |
*{{Flag|Djibouti}} (See [[List of wadis of Djibouti]]) |
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*{{Flag|Libya}} (See [[List of wadis of Libya]]) |
*{{Flag|Libya}} (See [[List of wadis of Libya]]) |
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*{{Flag|Marshall Islands}}<ref>{{citation |title=Pacific Nations and Territories: the Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia |first=Reilly |last=Ridgell |edition=3 |publisher=Bess Press |year=1995 |isbn=1-57306-006-2 |page=79 }}.</ref> |
*{{Flag|Marshall Islands}}<ref>{{citation |title=Pacific Nations and Territories: the Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia |first=Reilly |last=Ridgell |edition=3 |publisher=Bess Press |year=1995 |isbn=1-57306-006-2 |page=79 }}.</ref> |
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*{{Flag|Nauru}}<ref>{{harvnb|Ridgell|1995|page=92}}.</ref> |
*{{Flag|Nauru}}<ref>{{harvnb|Ridgell|1995|page=92}}.</ref> |
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*{{Flag|Tonga}}<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Tonga Encyclopædia Britannica – Tonga]</ref> |
*{{Flag|Tonga}}<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/place/Tonga Encyclopædia Britannica – Tonga]</ref> |
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*{{Flag|Tuvalu}}<ref>{{citation |title=[[The World Factbook]] |chapter=Tuvalu |chapter-url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tuvalu/ |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |date=May 26, 2011 |access-date=June 27, 2011}}.</ref> |
*{{Flag|Tuvalu}}<ref>{{citation |title=[[The World Factbook]] |chapter=Tuvalu |chapter-url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tuvalu/ |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |date=May 26, 2011 |access-date=June 27, 2011}}.</ref> |
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*{{Flag|Saba}} |
*{{Flag|Saba}} |
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*{{Flag|Saint Barthélemy|local}} |
*{{Flag|Saint Barthélemy|local}} |
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*{{Flagicon image|Local flag of the Collectivity of Saint Martin.svg}} [[Collectivity of Saint Martin|Saint Martin]] |
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*{{Flag|Sint Eustatius}} |
*{{Flag|Sint Eustatius}} |
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*{{Flag|Sint Maarten}} |
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*{{Flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}} |
*{{Flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}} |
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*{{Flag|Easter Island}} |
*{{Flag|Easter Island}} |
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*{{Flag|Norfolk Island}} |
*{{Flag|Norfolk Island}} |
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*{{Flag|Pitcairn Islands}}<ref>{{citation |title=Pub. 120 Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Ocean |author=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] |edition=4 |publisher=ProStar Publications |year=2006 |isbn=1-57785-663-5 |page=307}}.</ref> |
*{{Flag|Pitcairn Islands}}<ref>{{citation |title=Pub. 120 Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Ocean |author=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]] |edition=4 |publisher=ProStar Publications |year=2006 |isbn=1-57785-663-5 |page=307}}.</ref> |
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*{{Flag|Tokelau}} |
*{{Flag|Tokelau}} |
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*{{Flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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Latest revision as of 19:32, 12 June 2024
There are currently 20 countries and 22 territories that do not have a permanent natural river flowing within them, though some of them have streams or seasonal watercourses such as wadis.[1]
The Arabian Peninsula is the largest subregion in the world without any permanent natural river. Countries in this subregion have wadis instead.
The Chinese special administrative region of Macau has no permanent natural rivers other than a small man-made canal named Canal Dos Patos (鴨涌河). Due to environment issues, this small canal is currently being backfilled with land by the local government. Eventually, this small canal will cease to exist.[2]
Sovereign states
[edit]Africa
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Djibouti (See List of wadis of Djibouti)
Libya (See List of wadis of Libya)
Asia
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Bahrain[3]
Kuwait (See List of wadis of Kuwait)
Maldives[4]
Oman (See List of wadis of Oman)
Qatar (See List of wadis of Qatar)
Saudi Arabia[5] (See List of wadis of Saudi Arabia)
United Arab Emirates (See List of wadis of the United Arab Emirates)
Yemen (See List of wadis of Yemen)
Europe
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Oceania
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Dependencies and other territories
[edit]Asia
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Europe
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North America
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Anguilla[12]
Aruba
Bermuda[13]
Bonaire
Cayman Islands[14]
Curaçao
Saba
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Martin
Sint Eustatius
Sint Maarten
Turks and Caicos Islands
Oceania
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Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Easter Island
Niue
Norfolk Island
Pitcairn Islands[15]
Tokelau
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Which Countries Don't Have Rivers?
- ^ a b 臭水鴨涌河掃進歷史垃圾箱 – 青茂口岸 帶動景觀交通大變革 (in Chinese)
- ^ Creative Media Applications, Inc. (2004), The Middle East: Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, vol. 1, Greenwood Press, p. 7, ISBN 0-313-32923-0.
- ^ Weightman, Barbara A. (2011), Dragons and Tigers: A Geography of South, East, and Southeast Asia (3 ed.), John Wiley & Sons, p. 266, ISBN 978-0-470-87628-2.
- ^ Oxford Business Group (2007), The Report: Emerging Saudi Arabia 2007, Oxford Business Group, p. 114, ISBN 978-1-902339-66-5
{{citation}}:|author=has generic name (help) ("The Kingdom has no rivers, lakes or any permanent body of standing water..."). - ^ Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000), The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia, vol. 1, University of Hawaii Press, p. 582, ISBN 978-0-8248-2265-1.
- ^ Ridgell, Reilly (1995), Pacific Nations and Territories: the Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia (3 ed.), Bess Press, p. 79, ISBN 1-57306-006-2.
- ^ Ridgell 1995, p. 92.
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica – Tonga
- ^ "Tuvalu", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, May 26, 2011, retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ^ Green & Commonwealth Secretariat 2006, p. 414.
- ^ Green, Richard; Commonwealth Secretariat (2006), The Commonwealth Yearbook 2006, Nexus Strategic Partnerships Ltd., p. 404, ISBN 978-0-9549629-4-4.
- ^ Green & Commonwealth Secretariat 2006, p. 405.
- ^ "Water Suppliers in the Cayman Islands – Water Authority Cayman". waterauthority.ky. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2006), Pub. 120 Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) Pacific Ocean and Southeast Ocean (4 ed.), ProStar Publications, p. 307, ISBN 1-57785-663-5.
External links
[edit]- "GEONet Names Server". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved June 25, 2021., GEOnet Names Server