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Lake Vostok is the largest lake here

Antarctica

Originally, the Atlantic referred to the sea near this mountain range but was later applied to the entire ocean

Atlas Mountains

It's home to the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world

Auckland

The New Orleans park named for this artist & naturalist has a rookery on Bird Island

Audubon

Stevie Ray Vaughan was one of this city's music legends, & a statue of him stands on the shores of its Lady Bird Lake

Austin

At about 3 million square miles, it's the smallest of the world's 7 continents

Australia

Just under 3 million square miles, it gets its name from a Latin phrase that translates to "unknown southern land"

Australia

The largest country entirely south of the Equator, by area

Australia

The 2 countries farthest south that recognize Elizabeth as queen

Australia & New Zealand

Germany, Switzerland & this neighbor share the Bodensee, aka Lake Constance

Austria

Tyrol is a state in this country

Austria

The Brenner is the lowest of the main passes in this mountain range

Austrian Alps

In 1309 the papacy was moved to this southern French city famous for its bridge

Avignon

Large-scale oil production began in this Azerbaijani capital in 1872, making it a global center of the industry by 1900

Baku

Biarritz is located on this bay

Bay of Biscay

The Great Rift Valley reaches its northeasternmost extension, between the Lebanon & Anti-Lebanon mountains in this valley

Bekaa Valley

This valley makes up about 40% of Lebanon's arable land

Bekaa Valley

The Hondo River provides much of the border between Mexico & this small Central American nation

Belize

You don't need to brush up your Spanish to visit this northernmost Central American country

Belize

At 4,406 feet, this Scottish peak towers over the rest of the British isles

Ben Nevis

The most populated city in Central Oregon, it's a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts

Bend

Until 1975, it was Dahomey

Benin

With about 100,000 people, this seat of Yellowstone County is Montana's most populous city

Billings

The entrance to this Australian bay near Sydney is guarded by Cape Banks & Cape Solander

Botany Bay

Generating 90,000 gigawatt hours of power a year, this country's Itaipu Dam spans 4 miles over the Parana River

Brazil

This city is the most populous capital in Africa

Cairo

In 1858 land speculator Abraham Curry founded what became this capital, named for a frontier scout

Carson City

You can get a nice cup of hot chocolate at the Sunrise Diner in this Florida city just south of Cape Canaveral

Cocoa Beach

About 2,900 miles long, it's one of the few major rivers to cross the equator, and actually does so twice before emptying into the Atlantic

Congo

New England's longest river, it flows from a small beaver pond near the Canadian border to Long Island Sound

Connecticut River

Sailors named this crater on an Oahu cape believing that the glimmering calcite crystals were precious gems

Diamond Head

New Caledonia is administered by this country

France

William Saroyan was born & for the most part "raisin" this California city in the San Joaquin Valley

Fresno

Reflecting its precious resources, it was the colonial name for what is now Ghana

Gold Coast

This Mariana island is a great spot to begin your day

Guam

Iran's Bandar-e Abbas is a port on this strategic strait

Hormuz

It's home to the Ethiopian Plateau & the Ogaden Desert

Horn of Africa

Ninety East Ridge is in this ocean

Indian Ocean

This body of water west of England & south of Scotland covers about 40,000 square miles

Irish Sea

The Constitutional Court of South Africa is located in this major city

Johannesburg

This pass connects Afghanistan & Pakistan via a gap in the Spin Ghar Mountains

Khyber Pass

A great way to see Liverpool is to hop aboard a ferry & take one of the cruises offrered on this river

Mersey

Oklahoma's panhandle has the state's highest point, "Black" this type of flat-top formation of the Southwest

Mesa

On the Connecticut River, it was named for its position smack in between the upstream towns & the river mouth

Middletown

A turning point in WWII's Pacific campaign, this island is 1,300 miles northwest of Honolulu

Midway

This city's million-plus people live 20 miles north of the Po

Milan

This word follows Lassen & Wheeler

Peak

In Pennsylvania you'll find the city called "King of" this former German state

Prussia

The Pecos River flows through New Mexico & Texas before emptying into this big river

Rio Grande

A major port since ancient times, Cagliari is the capital city of this Italian island

Sardinia

Historic Boathouse Row is along this river that flows into the Delaware; if you're not from here in Philadelphia, we'll give you some leeway in your pronunciation

Schuylkill River

You can cross the Jordan where it joins with the Yarmuk River just south of this "sea"

Sea of Galilee

This island is the largest of Italy's 20 political regions

Sicily

The 105-year-old Looff Carousel in this Washington city's Riverfront Park is housed in a building remaining from Expo '74

Spokane

Hungary regained about 2/5 of this region in WWII, but the entirety was ceded to Romania in 1947

Transylvania

Beginning northwest of Moscow and flowing 2,300 miles to the Caspian Sea, this river is the longest in Europe

Volga

Body of water called "The Main Street Of Russia"

Volga

The Moscow canal links this river at Evankovo with the Russian capital

Volga

Known as "Circle City", Indianapolis is laid out in a wheel pattern inspired by the pattern of this eastern U.S. city

Washington, D.C.

The southeastern Mexican state of Quintaa Roo is on this peninsula

Yucatan

One degree of it is equal to about 69 miles at the equator

longitude

The length of the day affects a region's climate; at this latitude, days are always a nice even 12 hours

0

Name the Canadian provincial and territorial capitals

1. British Columbia - Victoria 2. Alberta - Edmonton 3. Saskatchewan - Regina 4. Manitoba - Winnipeg 5. Ontario - Toronto 6. Quebec - Quebec City 7. New Brunswick - Frederictown 8. Nova Scotia - Halifax 9. Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown 10. Newfoundland and Labrador - St. John's 11. Yukon - Whitehose 12. Nunavut - Iqaluit 13. Northwest Territories - Yellowknife

Name the 10 largest islands in the world

1. Greenland 2. New Guinea 3. Borneo 4. Madagascar 5. Baffin 6. Sumatra 7. Honshu 8. Great Britain 9. Victoria 10. Ellesmere

Name the Australian state capitals

1. New South Wales - Sydney 2. Victoria - Melbourne 3. South Australia - Adelaide 4. Queensland - Brisbane 5. Tasmania - Hobart 6. Western Australia - Perth 7. Northern Territory - Darwin

This number meridian was modified to make the International Date Line

180th meridian

It's the latitude of the South Pole

90 degrees south

The Barossa Valley just north of this capital of South Australia is known for its vineyards & great wines

Adelaide

Among the seas of the Mediterranean, it's alphabetically first

Adriatic

The Gulf of Venice is on this arm of the Mediterranean

Adriatic Sea

The east coast Italian cities of Rimini & Bari are found on this sea, an arm of the Mediterranean

Adriatic Sea

The southern boundary of this sea is the Strait of Otranto between Italy & Albania

Adriatic Sea

This sea just to the east of Italy is named for a once-flourishing port

Adriatic Sea

Rhode Island may be named for a place in this sea

Aegean

Home to more countries than any other continent

Africa

The Canary Current flows north to south along the edge of this continent

Africa

Alphabetically first of the U.S. states

Alabama

Hurricane Katrina devastated La. & also this state's coastal communities of Dauphin Island & Bayou La Batre

Alabama

This river begins its 315-mile journey just northeast of Montgomery

Alabama River

It's the native language spoken in almost all of Kosovo

Albanian

This city once known as Beverwyck was made a state capital in 1797

Albany

Mexican Hat is in Utah & Medicine Hat is in this Canadian province

Alberta

The 1947 discovery of oil in a field at Leduc in this prairie province launched a Canadian oil boom

Alberta

One of the only 2 Canadian provinces that do not border a saltwater ocean or bay

Alberta and Saskatchewan

A current off the west coast of South America on earth & a sea on the moon share this man's name

Alexander von Humboldt

This Virginia city is politically not part of a county but is within the boundaries of Arlington & Fairfax

Alexandria

After the secession of South Sudan from Sudan in 2011, this became the largest country in Africa by area

Algeria

Besides the U.K., it's the only country that the Prime Meridian touches that starts with a vowel

Algeria

The highest points in both Pennsylvania & West Virginia lie in this range of the Appalachians

Alleghenies

They're Pittsburgh's "Three Rivers"

Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio

I'm on Aviano Air Base, which is 50 miles north of Venice in the Dolomite Range of these mountains

Alps

In the Franco-Prussian War France lost this hyphenated territory that it & Germany still wrangle over

Alsace-Lorraine

Parintins & Manaus are cities on this river

Amazon

This South American river is 4,000 miles long--that's NYC to Rome

Amazon

Administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, this territory consists of Tutuila & 6 other islands

American Samoa

A cold beer is just the thing to quench your thirst when cruising along this river in the capital of the Netherlands

Amstel

Home to Disneyland, this city was founded by German immigrants in 1857

Anaheim

The Asian part of Turkey aka Asia Minor

Anatolia

In 1964 this city was hit hard by a 9.2 earthquake

Anchorage

The highest peak of this mountainous land is 9,600-foot Coma Pedrosa near the frontier with Catalonia

Andorra

This Venezuelan waterfall is named for the American aviator who first observed it from the air in 1935

Angel Falls

This Venezuelan waterfall plunges uninterrupted for a half mile down a cliff

Angel Falls

On Africa's west coast, it's alphabetically the first southern hemisphere country

Angola

Cross Namibia's narrow Caprivi Strip to go between these 2 southern African lands

Angola & Botswana

The King Haakon VII Sea isn't near Norway, but off this continent's Queen Maud Land

Antarctica

In 1632 the British colonized this island; it took them until 1678 to get around to Barbuda

Antigua

A national pair in the Caribbean: "Ancient & Bearded"

Antigua and Barbuda

Cuba is one of the 4 big islands in this "Greater" group

Antilles

Belgian seaport on the Schelde

Antwerp

The unofficial capital of Flemish-speaking Belgium, it's "the City of the Madonnas"

Antwerp

Mountain range that forms "the backbone of Italy"

Apennines

Vesuvius & Etna are part of this mountain chain

Appenines

Above 66 degrees 33 minutes north latitude

Arctic Circle

With a population of about 300,000, the port city of Murmansk is the world's largest city north of this geographic line

Arctic Circle

Features on the floor of this ocean include the Makarov & Amundsen Basins

Arctic Ocean

The Lomonosov Ridge in this ocean runs from Ellesmere Island to the New Siberian Islands

Arctic Ocean

Mount Aconcagua is the highest point in this country

Argentina

This country's General Manuel Belgrano peak is the highest point in the Sierra de Famatina, a range in the Andes

Argentina

Rising near Tennessee pass in the Colorado Rockies, it flows southeasterly for more than 1,400 miles

Arkansas River

This city, part of a metro area with Dallas & Fort Worth, was named for the Virginia home of Robert E. Lee

Arlington

The Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy crosses this river

Arno

The principal river of Tuscany rises on Monte Falterona

Arno

One of the world's driest places is this desert that Chileans call the Norte Grande, or Great North

Atacama

We'll gamble you know that this East Coast tourist hotspot lies on 10-mile-long Absecon Island

Atlantic City

Morocco's coat of arms features a green star & the sun rising over this mountain range

Atlas Mountains

AKA Uluru, this 1,142-foot landmark was sighted in 1872 by explorer Ernest Giles

Ayers Rock

Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel is the capital of this Portuguese archipelago

Azores

Part of Canada, this fifth-largest island is mostly inhabited by Inuit

Baffin

The last name of English captain Robert Bylot's pilot, it was given to Canada's largest island

Baffin

Discoveries such as yarn & whetstones on this largest Canadian island suggest that Vikings once settled there

Baffin Island

Named around 1616, it's the world's fifth-largest island & the largest named after a person

Baffin Island

Thor Peak & Mount Asgard, known for their vertical drops, lie on this largest Canadian island

Baffin Island

The central part of this city has 2 main districts: Karkh & Rusafah, which lie on the west & east banks of the Tigris

Baghdad

This city on the Tigris river was founded in 762 as the capital of the Abbasid Dynasty

Baghdad

More than 30 islands make up this small Arab nation surrounded by the waters of the Persian Gulf

Bahrain

The main island of this Persian Gulf archipelago nation has many fresh springs for drinking & irrigation

Bahrain

Majorca, Minoraca, Formentera, and Ibiza make up these Spanish islands

Balearic Islands

Sugar, rum & molasses flow from Bridgetown, the capital & main port of this West Indies nation

Barbados

This U.S. state capital was founded by the French in 1719

Baton Rouge

This 2-named Michigan city, thought Susan Baldwin, was grrreat! Susan served 4 terms as mayor

Battle Creek

The Ganges Fan, a massive layer of sediment, extends hundreds of miles into this bay

Bay of Bengal

Brittany, France's largest peninsula, separates the English channel from this large bay

Bay of Biscay

Le Phare de Cordouan, France's oldest working light, lies at the mouth of the Gironde on this bay

Bay of Biscay

You'll find this bay at the northwestern-most point of the Pyrenees

Bay of Biscay

In 1984 a hydroelectric generator was installed in Nova Scotia to harness this bay's tides

Bay of Fundy

St. John, New Brunswick is located on this bay

Bay of Fundy

Ushuaia, Argentina is the largest city on this channel named for a ship that surveyed the area in 1833 & 1834

Beagle Channel

It's not easy to "scale" this Arctic sea named for a British admiral; it's under ice most of the year

Beaufort Sea

The Aleutian Basin forms part of the southwest floor of this sea

Bering Sea

The Aleutian Islands & the Commander Islands mark this sea's southern border

Bering Sea

First encountered in 1648 by a man born in Russia, it was eventually named after a man born in Denmark

Bering Strait

Colorful shops line front street in Hamilton, capital of this British territory off the east coast of the United States

Bermuda

Name the Quad Cities

Bettendorf, Davenport, Rock Island, Moline

"The Land of the Thunder Dragon": This mountainous Central Asian country

Bhutan

This major river of north central Wyoming was named for the sheep fur trader Francois Larocque saw on its banks

Bighorn

Between 1946 & 1958, 23 nuclear tests were conducted in this tiny atoll in the Marshall Islands

Bikini Atoll

This largest Montana city is known as the "star of the Big Sky country"

Billings

Called a bay on the map, this large estuary separates Miami from Miami Beach

Biscayne Bay

From the mid-1880s to 1914, this sea east of New Guinea was under German control

Bismarck Sea

This region of fertile black soil in Alabama & Mississippi sounds like it can break a 2x4 with its bare hands

Black Belt

A 2-foot species of giant earthworm is native to this forest in southwest Germany

Black Forest

Oak, beech & fir trees are in this forest region of southwestern Germany that borders Basel

Black Forest

This range covers 6,000 square miles in southwestern South Dakota & eastern Wyoming

Black Hills

You won't have a bad day at Pu'u Keka'a, aka this lava formation on Maui's Ka'anapali Beach

Black Rock

In the '90s Russia & Ukraine sorted out who owns what of this sea's fleet

Black Sea

To enter this sea from the Sea of Marmara, you must pass through the Bosporus

Black Sea

This is the judicial capital of South Africa

Bloemfontein

The Sannar Dam in Sudan impounds the flow of this

Blue Nile

It's the colorful name of the range where you'll find Mount Rogers, Virginia's highest point

Blue Ridge Mountains

This colorful range is known for its beautiful scenery, especially along the Skyline Drive in Virginia

Blue Ridge Mountains

Reformer Jan Hus was born in this region that makes up much of the Czech Republic

Bohemia

Like the bigger Lake Titicaca, Lake Suches is on the border of Peru & this southern neighbor

Bolivia

This landlocked country would've gotten away with having a coast on the Pacific if it weren't for that meddling Chile

Bolivia

James A. Michener once called this island 143 miles northwest of Tahiti the world's most beautiful island

Bora Bora

The world's third-largest island, it's home to the Rafflesia, the world's largest flower

Borneo

This nation's tiny shore on the Adriatic is bordered on either side by parts of Croatia

Bosnia-Herzegovina

"Trapped Under the Sea" investigates a disaster that struck during a cleanup of the harbor of this city known as "The Hub"

Boston

The swan boats featured in books like "The Trumpet of the Swan" are a popular attraction in this city

Boston

On April 29, 1770 Captain James Cook arrived at this bay in present-day Sydney, Australia, naming it Sting-Ray Harbour

Botany Bay

This colorful Kentucky city made Forbes' list of the 25 best places to retire in 2014

Bowling Green

Prussia got its start as the German district of this, found in the title of Bach concertos

Brandenburg

Missouri: "Live Music Capital of the World"

Branson

This world capital, designed & built in the '50s, it is located in the "Distrito Federal"

Brasilia

Of the more than a dozen countries through which the equator passes, this country stretches farthest south

Brazil

The Equator passes through this country's states of Amapa, Para, Roraima & Amazonas

Brazil

The Paraguay River originates in the highlands of Mato Grosso in this country

Brazil

This Western Hemisphere country is the largest nation in area whose capital city's name begins with the same letter

Brazil

The Republic of the Congo is sometimes called Congo-this, after its capital

Brazzaville

Separating Wales & England, this channel bears the name of a port city

Bristol

The boulders seen here, known as "the Baths", are an attraction in this group, known as the BVI

British Virgin Islands

The name of this Belgian city famous for its bridges means "city of bridges"

Bruges

At 200 miles, this capital of just over a million people is the continental capital closest to London

Brussels

For a brief period in the early 19th century, it was the capital of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata

Buenos Aires

It borders Turkey & Greece

Bulgaria

In the Middle Ages this historic region of France included half of what is now Switzerland

Burgundy

In 1984 Upper Volta changed its name to this, which means "Land of the Honest People"

Burkina Faso

A Montana city is named for a peak called "Big" this

Butte

Tourists flock to this cape where Baja California comes to a point

Cabo San Lucas

This seaport in southern Spain is a major exporter of figs, olives & sherry

Cadiz

Some 15 million Indians live in the metro area of this city once infamous for its "Black Hole"

Calcutta

The 31st state to become part of the union, it was the second-largest in area for 109 years

California

The Damrei Mountains, Chaine de l'Elephant in French, extend north in this country from the Gulf of Thailand

Cambodia

This country's northernmost point is on Ellesmere Island

Canada

Making up 2 Spanish provinces, they get their name from Latin for "islands of dogs", & the "dogs" may have been seals

Canary Islands

Mount Teide, the highest mountain in the Atlantic, rises 12,198 feet on Tenerife in this Spanish island group

Canary Islands

On all 4 voyages to the New World, Columbus' ships stopped for supplies at this island group off Morocco's coast

Canary Islands

Tenerife is the chief island in this Spanish island group off the northwest coast of Africa

Canary Islands

Mont Chevalier overlooks the Gulf of Napoule in this film festival city

Cannes

The name of this Southern British city famous in literature is from words meaning "Kent people's stronghold"

Canterbury

Hyannis is one of the towns on this Massachusetts peninsula

Cape Cod

Dutchman Willem Schouten, who rounded this dangerous tip of South America in 1616, named it for his birthplace

Cape Horn

The boundary line between the South Atlantic & the South Pacific is the meridian of this cape

Cape Horn

The southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile

Cape Horn

This South African city is often called "the mother city" because it was the first place in the nation settled by Europeans

Cape Town

This is the legislative capital of South Africa

Cape Town

Once called the Cape of Storms, this southern cape was given its present name by King John II of Portuga

Cape of Good Hope

You might catch a glimpse of the doomed ship "The Flying Dutchman" off this African cape

Cape of Good Hope

This world capital is just inland from La Guaira, a Caribbean sea port

Caracas

A sweater may be needed in Aberystwyth, Wales, which lies on this large bay; it can be cool most of the year

Cardigan Bay

You might want to wear a sweater when visiting Aberaeron on this bay, as it can be quite chilly

Cardigan Bay

Morocco's largest city is home to Africa's largest mall, which features an aquarium & an ice rink

Casablanca

As well as the Aral Sea, K-stan borders this inland sea for 1,450 miles to the southwest

Caspian Sea

Bordered by 5 countries, this saltwater lake is also called the Khazar Sea & the Mazandaran Sea

Caspian Sea

The Volga River flows more than 2,000 miles into this body of water

Caspian Sea

The Caucasian Isthmus lies between these 2 large inland bodies of water

Caspian Sea & Black Sea

In 1926 Zane Grey built an elaborate home on this island off Los Angeles, where he spent most of the rest of his life

Catalina

These New York mountains are south of the Mohawk River & west of the Hudson River

Catskills

Time to play these Appalachian mountains in New York; the highest peak is Slide, at 4,200 feet

Catskills

These islands, Grand & Little, are named for the alligators reported to be native there

Cayman Islands

Bimbo in this country is not far from the capital, Bangui

Central African Republic

This landlocked African nation is the fifth-largest in area on the continent but is sparsely populated

Chad

This deepest part of the Mariana Trench is named for the British survey ship that pinpointed the location in 1951

Challenger Deep

Situated between southern England & western France, Jersey is the largest & southernmost of these islands

Channel Islands

The ruins of Fort Johnson, best remembered for firing a historic shot at another fort, lie on its harbor

Charleston

This Southern U.S. city lies on a coastal peninsula between the Ashley & Cooper rivers

Charleston, SC

Its nicknames include "Carolina's Queen City" & "the Spearhead of the New South"

Charlotte, NC

charmeck.org is the site for this city & Mecklenburg County

Charlotte, NC

Grozny is the capital of this republic in the Caucasus that's been fighting for independence since 1991

Chechnya

First lit in 1792, Virginia's Old Cape Henry Lighthouse on this bay was the first authorized by the federal government

Chesapeake Bay

The James River flows through Virginia before entering this bay at Hampton Roads

Chesapeake Bay

Zapatista rebels seized towns in this Mexican state in 1994, protesting possible economic damage from NAFTA

Chiapas

Fort Dearborn was established here in 1803; it's changed a bit since then

Chicago

It's both the largest state in area in Mexico & the smallest breed of dog

Chihuahua

New Mexico's border with old Mexico is mainly with this state, dog

Chihuahua

In 1888, this country annexed Easter Island, leasing the land for sheep-raising & later granted its inhabitants citizenship

Chile

See the retreat of the San Quintin Glacier from 1994 to 2002 in the North Patagonian ice field of this country

Chile

Though not one of the 10 biggest countries, it stretches nearly 2,700 miles from north to south

Chile

Valparaiso is a seaport city on the Pacific in this country

Chile

The three countries closest to Antarctica

Chile, Argentina, and New Zealand

In this "holy" city on New Zealand's South Island, home to 350,000 & built largely on flat land that was once a swamp

Christchurch

This is the South Island of New Zealand's largest city

Christchurch

It's at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River

Cleveland

French traders gave this lake, a gem in the state of Idaho, a name meaning "heart of the awl"

Coeur d'Alene

South America's La Guajira desert is connected by gas pipeline to nearby Barranquilla in this country

Colombia

Naturally, this river forms the Arizona-California border

Colorado

Spanish explorers named this river that originates in the same-named state due to its red hue

Colorado

The United States & Mexico are separated by this river (in addition to the Rio Grande/ Rio Bravo)

Colorado

Wyoming's average elevation is around 6,700 feet, second only to this neighbor

Colorado

In the late 1930s the All-American Canal was built to deliver water from this river to California's Imperial Valley

Colorado River

It's the name of a county in southeastern Washington & of the state's mightiest river

Columbia

The Pend Oreille, Willamette, and Snake are all tributaries of this river

Columbia

This mighty river that runs along the Oregon-Washington border was once known as the Oregon River

Columbia River

This natural wonder of the Pacific Northwest, a canyon through the Cascades, is depicted here on a 2016 stamp

Columbia River Gorge

Avarua on Rarotonga is the capital of this self-governing island group in association with New Zealand

Cook Islands

Its port is run jointly with that of Malmo, which is in another country on the other side of the Oresund Strait

Copenhagen

It makes sense that the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is in this sea

Coral Sea

Ports on this reef-filled sea include Brisbane, Australia & Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Coral Sea

The name of this port city is from Irish for "marsh", not "bottle-stopper"

Cork

The Guanacaste Mountains are found in this peaceful country known as the Switzerland of Central America

Costa Rica

In 1985 this African nation officially changed its name to the French version

Cote d'Ivoire

This hilly region in the Midlands is one of the most peaceful & picturesque areas of England

Cotswolds

Wold, a Middle English geographical word, gave us the name of these hills, home to Bath & Cheltenham

Cotswolds

This is the largest county in Ireland

County Cork

Deepest lake in the U.S.: This one in Oregon, 1,943 feet

Crater Lake

This beautiful lake in the Cascade Mountains is nearly 2,000 feet deep

Crater Lake

From 1898 to 1913 this large Greek island was autonomous & had its own flag

Crete

It's the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean & the largest of the Greek islands

Crete

This island of 600,000 people marks the southern limit of the Aegean Sea

Crete

It lies between the Black Sea & the Sea of Azov

Crimea

Slavonia, Istria, and Dalmatia are regions of this country

Croatia

Found in the Caribbean, it's the most populous island country in the western hemisphere

Cuba

The name of this resort city about 40 miles south of Mexico city translates to "horn of the cow"

Cuernavaca

Nashville's history goes back to Fort Nashborough, built on the banks of this river in 1780

Cumberland

Communities on this "potent potable" island N. of Venezuela include Emmastad, Nieuwpoort & Julianadorp

Curacao

Willemstad is the capital & chief town of this Dutch island in the Caribbean

Curacao

In 1969 Time said, "Chocolate-brown, oily... it oozes rather than flows" after this Ohio river caught fire

Cuyahoga

Ostrava & Brno are cities in this country of Central Europe

Czech Republic

Da Lat is in southern Vietnam; this city the French called Tourane is 300 miles north, on the coast

Da Nang

Africa's westernmost capital

Dakar

It's the westernmost capital on the African mainland

Dakar

This Senegalese capital is the westernmost city of the African mainland

Dakar

This large Texas city was named for James K. Polk's vice president

Dallas

Bring binoculars; 300 species of birds live in this river's delta on the Black Sea

Danube

Bulgaria & Romania are separated by this river

Danube

East of Belgrade this river flows through a narrow gorge called the iron gate

Danube

The Great Steppe of Eurasia, which for millennia gave horsemen from the East a highway to Europe, is grassland, stretching 4,000 miles from China to the mouth of this river on the Black Sea

Danube

The Inn, Morava, and Tisza are all tributaries of this river

Danube

In February 1942 a Japanese air attack caused severe damage to this capital of the Northern Territory

Darwin

Down, down into this type of area in an ocean, like the 5,900-fathom Emden one near the Philippines

Deep

Its 3 counties are represented on its seal: Sussex by a sheaf of wheat, Kent by an ear of corn & New Castle by a ship

Delaware

Twice the size of Manhattan, this Colorado facility opened February 28, 1995 to replace Stapleton

Denver International Airport

On the Horn of Africa, it's the only country whose name in English begins with a silent letter

Djibouti

Just south of Guadeloupe: "Sunday"

Dominica

If you are on the eastern two-thirds of Hispaniola, you are in this country

Dominican Republic

Puerto Plata in this nation on Hispaniola was founded under the direction of Christopher Columbus

Dominican Republic

You might see Oscar de la Renta around Punta Cana, on the eastern tip of Hispaniola in this country

Dominican Republic

Destroyed in a terrifying 1945 air raid, this city's best-known church was rebuilt & reopened 60 years later

Dresden

Ponce de Leon named these "Dry" Florida islands for the abundance of sea turtles in the surrounding waters

Dry Tortugas

In 2002 State Dept. spokesman Richard Boucher called it "The first new nation of the new millennium"

East Timor

This island nation with a directional name splits oil revenues with Australia, not its old master Indonesia

East Timor

Of the 5 nations with compass directions in their names, 3 use "South"; these 2 do not

East Timor & North Korea

Mysteries of this Chilean island include the Rongorongo tablets containing a writing system using pictographs

Easter Island

Bordering Colombia, Peru & the Pacific: this country

Ecuador

The Earth bulges in the middle, so the furthest point from the Earth's center is the top of Chimborazo in this South American country

Ecuador

The Galapagos Islands belong to this country

Ecuador

This New Jersey township that's home to the Menlo Park area acquired its present name in 1954

Edison

River buffalo are draft animals in this African land that has a river running 1,000 miles north through it

Egypt

Snorkel or sunbathe at the southernmost point in Israel, this resort city at the head of the Gulf of Aqaba

Eilat

"Able was I ere I saw" this largest island of the Tuscan archipelago

Elba

Able was I ere I saw this largest Tuscan isle

Elba

The Corsica Channel separates Corsica from this other island where Napoleon lived

Elba

At Hamburg, this river splits into 2 branches, which rejoin farther downstream

Elbe

This highest European mountain is found in Russia & is an anagram of "rubles"

Elbrus

This huge desert in the southern end of Arabia is the largest area of contiguous sand in the world

Empty Quarter

Normandy's Cap Gris-Nez, which means "gray nose cape", sticks its nose into this body of water

English Channel

This Mexican port 50 miles south of San Diego has been called the "Cinderella of the Pacific"

Ensenada

Michgan & Ohio share this Great Lake

Erie

The Niagara Escarpment was a challenge in the building of this canal

Erie Canal

The Red Sea Boys are the soccer team of this African country, the most recently independent Red Sea nation

Eritrea

Linguistically & geographically, it's closer to Finland than are the other 2 Baltic republics

Estonia

Oregon: "Track Town USA"

Eugene

When Syria built the Tabaqah Dam on this river in 1973, it created a reservoir called Lake Assad

Euphrates

This continent contains the world's smallest country in area

Europe

They drive on the left in this South Atlantic group of about 200 islands & 2,900 people

Falkland Islands

Argentines say Puerto Argentino; the British call the capital of this island group Stanley

Falklands

These islands off the coast of South America are known by Argentina as Islas Malvinas

Falklands

A nature preserve makes up part of this Queens peninsula that juts "Far" into the Atlantic

Far Rockaway

These are the 4 imperial cities of Morocco

Fes, Marrakesh, Meknes and Rabat

Edinburgh lies on the southern shore of this arm of the North Sea

Firth of Forth

In the 1860s people living in this future state's panhandle voted to be a part of Alabama--didn't happen

Florida

The difference of this Southern state's highest & lowest points is only 345 feet, the smallest disparity among the states

Florida

Plantation, Windley & Upper Matecumbe are all islands in this Florida chain

Florida Keys

In 1852 post chaplain William Vaux opened Wyoming's first school at this fort

Fort Laramie

With the Oregon Trail & the Pony Express passing through the post, this Wyoming fort was the center of a nation moving west

Fort Laramie

Though it's over 5,000 miles away, Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean is officially a department of this country

France

Kourou, in the possession called "French" this, was home to a prison camp & now has a space center nearby

French Guiana

Sierra Negra volcano on Isabela Island in this Ecuadorian group has a caldera roughly 6 miles wide

Galapagos

Nazareth is the main city of the "lower" part of this Israeli region

Galilee

In 1354 Suleyman turned this peninsula on the Dardanelles into a strategic base; in 1915 it played a key role in WWI

Gallipoli

We'll poll you & ask about this city founded in 1881 that calls itself "the Indian Capital of the World"

Gallup, NM

Texas City, Texas is located on this bay

Galveston Bay

It's an ancient custom to cremate the dead along this river's banks at Varanasi

Ganges

Not in the 10 longest, this 1,560-mile river in a fertile basin flows by 29 cities of over 100,000 people

Ganges

Indiana: "Steel City"

Gary

Quebec's Mont Jacques Cartier is on the north side of this peninsula

Gaspe Peninsula

About a third of the people in this 25-mile-long coastal territory between Egypt & Israel live in refugee camps

Gaza

This seaport in Liguria lends its name to a popular type of salami

Genoa

This Guyanan capital received its name in 1781, when it was named for the British monarch then on the throne

Georgetown

It's nicknamed "Empire State of the South"

Georgia

This 16th century cartographer wasn't projecting when he coined the term "atlas" to describe a large book of maps

Gerardus Mercator

The geographic center of the European Union is in this country

Germany

First crossed by explorer Ernest Giles in 1876, this Australian desert shares its name with localish actor Mel

Gibson

L.A. has 2 sister cities in Africa: Lusaka, Zambia & this pyramid city on the Nile

Giza

40 miles WSW of Edinburgh, population 600,000: this city

Glasgow

The bonny Rivers Clyde & Kelvin flow through this largest Scottish city

Glasgow

It's the biggest desert that includes part of China

Gobi

The 1920s discovery of fossil eggs in this central Asian desert proved that at least some dinosaurs laid 'em

Gobi

Meaning "waterless place" this 500,000-square-mile area lies in what's called a "rain shadow" of the Himalayas

Gobi Desert

In Asia, Laos, Burma & Thailand form this geometric area; in Beverly Hills, it's Canon Dr., Wilshire & Santa Monica Blvd.

Golden Triangle

Land o' this pastoral part of lower Egypt

Goshen

In 1997 oil production began in the Hibernia oil field in this area of underwater plateaus off eastern Canada

Grand Banks

George Town serves as a capital on this Caribbean island, the largest in its group

Grand Cayman

Hold your water! This city on the Columbia river is about 80 miles from Spokane & comprises 3 former towns

Grand Coulee

This "grand" Colorado city is named for its location at the confluence of 2 rivers

Grand Junction

For its vibrant creative scene, this 2nd-largest Austrian city has been designated a "City of Design" by UNESCO

Graz

A 72-pound lake trout has been caught in this lake, the largest entirely within Canada

Great Bear Lake

The fourth-largest lake in North America, it was named for the large mammals that inhabited its shores

Great Bear Lake

This swamp straddles the border between Virginia and North Carolina

Great Dismal Swamp

This Montana city is known as "The Electric City"; must be those hydroelectric power generators

Great Falls

2 of Africa's deepest lakes, Tanganyika & Nyasa, lie in this 4,500-mile-long valley system

Great Rift Valley

Rich deposits of coal & copper are found in TVA land, which boasts mile-high peaks in this "Great" mountain chain

Great Smokey Mountains

This Colorado city of 95,000 people is named for a New York Tribune editor

Greeley

This Florida city in Palm Beach County shares its name with a sitcom that starred Eddie Albert & Eva Gabor

Greenacres

Named for an Arctic Explorer, Scoresby Sound on this huge island has a 60-mile-long island within it

Greenland

Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, lies on this island that gained notoriety in World War II

Guadacanal

This U.S. territory sits at the south end of the Marianas

Guam

2 places called Point Udall, referred to as the USA's easternmost & westernmost points, are in these 2 territories

Guam & the Virgin Islands

The largest country in Central America by population

Guatemala

If you fly due south from Belize, you'll pass over these two countries on your way to El Salvador

Guatemala & Honduras

This island in the English Channel is home to a breed of cattle known for its rich milk

Guernsey

To cross over to Jordan from Egypt you can sail over this Red Sea gulf to the port city that bears its name

Gulf of Aqaba

Finland's Aland Islands lie at the southern edge of this gulf

Gulf of Bothnia

The Torne River, which forms the border between Sweden & Finland, flows into this large gulf

Gulf of Bothnia

This gulf between Sweden & Finland is the largest arm of the Baltic Sea

Gulf of Bothnia

Rivers emptying into this gulf include the Sonora & Colorado

Gulf of California

This gulf that borders two countries is named for the capital of one

Gulf of Riga

Beihai in China & Haiphong in Vietnam are ports on this gulf

Gulf of Tonkin

What was British Guiana is now called this

Guyana

The largest port in Israel

Haifa

This Vietnamese city near the Gulf of Tonkin serves as the deepwater port for Hanoi

Haiphong

A Hanseatic city, this port of 1.8 million is the largest European Union city that's not a capital

Hamburg

This burg on the Elbe River was founded as a missionary center at the behest of Charlemagne in around 811

Hamburg

In 1890 a mercenary force organized by Cecil Rhodes founded Fort Salisbury, today this national capital

Harare

According to U.N. statistics, it's the most populous city in the Americas not attached to the mainland

Havana, Cuba

The three largest Hawaiian islands

Hawaii, Maui, and Oahu

Over 1,300 miles from Oahu, Kure Atoll is the farthest west part of this archipelago

Hawaiian Islands

"Queen City of the Rockies"--Denver or this city

Helena, MT

It's also known as the "Grand Canyon of the Snake"

Hells Canyon

This mountain range's name means "kills the Hindu"; many Indian slaves died there while being moved to central Asia

Hindu Kush

Present name of an island settled by Europeans in the 1490s, today the most populous island in the Americas

Hispaniola

You'll find Haiti on this second-largest island of the West Indies

Hispaniola

It's the least developed & northernmost of Japan's 4 main islands

Hokkaido

It's the northernmost of the 4 main islands of Japan

Hokkaido

The southern coast on the Gulf of Fonseca is the only outlet to the Pacific for this country big in bananas

Honduras

These 2 islands that begin with the same letter, are linked by the 33.5-mile Seikan rail tunnel, the world's longest in operation

Honshu & Hokkaido

Japan's 2 largest islands, they both start with the same letter

Honshu and Hokkaido

Name the 4 main islands of Japan

Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku

It's the largest U.S. city in population that's named for an American individual

Houston

Tranquillity Park in this Texas city was built to commemorate the 1969 Apollo 11 Moon landing

Houston

The George Washington bridge, from Fort Lee to Manhattan, crosses this river

Hudson

Churchill, Manitoba, population 921, is one of the largest communities on this vast bay

Hudson Bay

By exchanging heat between colder & warmer latitudes, ocean currents such as this one off the coast of South America have important effects on local climates

Humboldt Current

This country's name is from the Slavicized Turkish phrase "on ogur", which referred to the tribes who settled there

Hungary

It's the interstate highway that runs from Maine to Florida

I-95

"The Land of Fire & Ice": This island country with 300,000 people & 200 volcanoes

Iceland

Don't get too close hiking near the Bardarbunga volcano, part of the Holuhraun lava field in this country

Iceland

The North Atlantic Ocean holds this country, home to Europe's largest glacier

Iceland

Much of the northern part of its panhandle is covered by the Coeur d'Alene Mountains

Idaho

The beautiful Snake River Canyon is a highlight of this state

Idaho

This waterfall is on a river of the same name at the border of Argentina & Brazi

Iguazu waterfall

The 2 islands in the heart of Paris are the Ile Saint-Louis & this one on which Notre Dame stands

Ile de la Cite

The 25,646-foot Nanda Devi is the highest mountain in this country

India

The Rajasthan Steppe covers 55,000 square miles in the northwest of this country

India

It is the third largest of the world's five oceans

Indian Ocean

Of the 8 states that touch the Great Lakes, it's the smallest in area

Indiana

One of the cradles of civilization, the ancient city of Mohenjo-daro lies along this river in Pakistan

Indus

The Kabul, Gar, and Panjnad are all tributaries of this river

Indus

The waves in Fingal's Cave in these inner Scottish islands inspired Felix Mendelssohn to write an overture

Inner Hebrides

For much of its length, the 180th meridian of longitude is tracked by this line that varies where it diverges to avoid land

International Date Line

Shiite central: "Land of the Aryans"

Iran

The Caspian's southern shoreline borders this country at the foot of the Elburz Mountains

Iran

St. George's Channel south of Dublin connects this sea with the north Atlantic

Irish Sea

Wales' Cardigan Bay is a semicircular inlet of St. George's Channel in this sea

Irish Sea

This isle in Lake Superior, a national park since 1940, has been designated an international biosphere reserve

Isle Royale

Since 1991 this isle in the Gulf of Naples has hosted an international film festival

Isle of Capri

Douglas, the capital of this place, is called Doolish in the Manx language

Isle of Man

2 terriers were developed on this isle off Scotland's NW coast: the cairn & this one named for the isle

Isle of Skye

Lord Mountbatten was governor, then lord lieutenant, of this isle off England's southern coast

Isle of Wight

The Golden Horn, the Bosporus & the Sea of Marmara are the "3 seas" that converge on this city

Istanbul

Apulia & the Southeastern Plains form the "heel" of this country to Austria's south

Italy

This Greek island, site of a famous mythical homecoming, has also been known as Thiaki

Ithaca

This resort area is about 6,000 feet up, but as it's surrounded by mountains over 10,000 feet, you can see how it got its name

Jackson Hole

It's Florida's largest city in population & the largest city in area in the lower 48 states

Jacksonville

Named for a president & developed around a ford in the St. Johns river, it's Florida's most populous city

Jacksonville

Of Asia's 10 most populous urban areas, this city on an island is the only one south of the equator

Jakarta

Tequila is named for a town in this west-central Mexican state whose capital is Guadalajara

Jalisco

Don't dread this English-speaking country 90 miles south of Cuba

Jamaica

Rockaway Inlet is the only outlet of this NYC bay on which JFK Airport is located

Jamaica Bay

It's paired with "Kashmir" in the name of an Indian state

Jammu

This & Kashmir, often just called Kashmir, is the only state in India with a 2/3 Muslim majority

Jammu

The Indian Ocean's deepest point, 25,000' down, is in a trench off the coast of this Indonesian island of the same name

Java

This Saudi Arabian city on the Red Sea was founded in the 640s as a seaport for Mecca

Jeddah

Check out the Truman show in this capital, specifically the Harry S Truman State Office Building

Jefferson City

Palestine's West Bank is named for its location along this river

Jordan River

This city in Mexico's Chihuahua State was once known as El Paso del Norte

Juarez

Denmark's "Little Belt" Strait is as little as half a mile wide between Funen Island & this peninsula

Jutland

Dapsang is another name for this mountain

K2

For every 3 climbers who make it to the top of this second-highest mountain, one dies trying

K2

It succeeded Kandahar as a capital in 1776

Kabul

This capital commands the main approaches through the Khyber Pass to Pakistan & India

Kabul

In the late 1800s Boers in the Dorsland Trek crossed this desert from the Transvaal to Angola

Kalahari

It's the second-largest desert in Africa

Kalahari

Nearly all of Botswana's 225,000 square miles is made up of this desert

Kalahari

Thank goodness, leaving Africa's Namib Desert--oh bleep, it merges right into this larger one

Kalahari

This Russia peninsula lies between the Sea of Okhotsk & the Bering Sea

Kamchatka

The metro area of this city includes Clay & Cass Counties in Missouri & Leavenworth in a neighboring state

Kansas City

Navigable only 2 months of the year, this Siberean sea shares its name with Supergirl's Kryptonian name

Kara Sea

Hawaii's fourth-largest island, it's the state's only island that has navigable rivers

Kauai

Lake Balkhash in this country is bizarre in that it's half freshwater, half saltwater

Kazakhstan

A peninsula in this 4-letter historic county separates the estuaries of the Thames & Medway Rivers

Kent

I wasn't expecting a map of this country, with the cities of Namanga, Lodwar, & Mombasa highlighted

Kenya

If you visit this capital to see the Mahdi's tomb, know there's no Mahdi; Gen. Kitchener tossed his bones into the Nile

Khartoum

The Blue Nile & the White Nile meet just north of this capital city

Khartoum

Now the capital of a different country, in the Middle Ages it was the capital of Russia

Kiev

This youngest surface volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii has distinctive lava formations like Pele's Hair

Kilauea

The highest point on this mountain was named Uhuru, or "freedom", in 1961 to celebrate Tanzania's independence

Kilimanjaro

This capital of South Africa's Northern Cape was founded after an 1871 diamond find; today it's a name for baby girls

Kimberley

The seat of Ulster County, it was New York's first state capital

Kingston

It's not a stretch that Kiritimati, with the largest land area of any atoll, is in this Pacific nation

Kiribati

This country was formerly called the Gilbert Islands

Kiribati

Lake Okeechobee is fed by this river

Kissimmee

At about 100 miles it's not one of Canada's 100 longest rivers, but in the 1890s it became perhaps the most famous

Klondike River

The 1964 earthquake raised parts of this largest Alaskan island by 30 feet

Kodiak Island

"The Land of the Morning Calm": This peninsula, less calm since its 1948 division

Korea

Oddly, Australia's highest peak is named for this Polish patriot

Kosciuszko

Referring in part to its mountains, the name of this area of Hong Kong means "9 dragons"

Kowloon

This peninsula constitutes the mainland portion of Hong Kong

Kowloon Peninsula

The need for wood in Greenland prompted visits to Markland, which today is this mainland partner of Newfoundland

Labrador

The Baffin & West Greenland currents meet to form this current off Newfoundland that carries icebergs south

Labrador current

In 1990 colonies of marine life were found living in hydrothermal vents at the bottom of this Siberian lake

Lake Baikal

The Great Salt Lake is a remnant of this previously much larger lake

Lake Bonneville

Part of the border between Vermont & New York is this lake

Lake Champlain

The Niagara River is the only natural outlet of this Great Lake

Lake Erie

This lake, located in the Po Valley, is the largest in Italy

Lake Garda

The strait of Promenthoux separates this large Alpine lake into the Grand Lac & the Petit Lac

Lake Geneva

This lake in Upstate New York was named in 1755 to honor the then-current British monarch

Lake George

Also beginning with "La" is this Russian lake, the largest entirely in Europe

Lake Ladoga

Sadly, the beautiful Chapel Bridge over this Swiss lake was badly damaged in a 1993 fire

Lake Lucerne

This scenic lake in central Switzerland is also known as the Lake of the Four Forest Cantons

Lake Lucerne

It's believed that Lake Nicaragua & this city-named lake to the northwest once formed part of a Pacific Ocean bay

Lake Managua

In 1957 a deep channel was completed allowing ocean ships to reach this largest Venezuelan lake

Lake Maracaibo

This Western lake, a national recreation area, was created in the 1930s

Lake Mead

At 22,000 square miles, it's the largest lake entirely within one country

Lake Michigan

Large rivers that enter this lake include the St. Joseph, Muskegon & Kalamazoo

Lake Michigan

Sharing a country's name, this largest Central American lake drains into the Caribbean via the Rio San Juan

Lake Nicaragua

It's Florida's largest lake

Lake Okeechobee

It's the smallest of the Great Lakes by surface area & the one farthest east

Lake Ontario

New York's Irondequoit Bay near Rochester is an inlet of this Great Lake

Lake Ontario

In 1699 Sieur d'Iberville saw Okwata, a vast lake near the Gulf of Mexico, & renamed it this

Lake Ponchartrain

The first American lighthouse built outside the original 13 colonies was built on this Louisiana lake

Lake Pontchartrain

This large man-made lake on the Utah-Arizona border was named for a noted explorer & geologist

Lake Powell

In the 19th c., this 22-mile-long lake in the Sierra Nevada lost most of the forest around it, used for timber in the Comstock mines

Lake Tahoe

About 420 miles long, this lake bears the name of a former African country

Lake Tanganyika

At 4,710 feet deep, this African lake is the world's second-deepest lake, trailing only Lake Baikal

Lake Tanganyika

Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia & Tanzania have this long lake in common

Lake Tanganyika

The Island of the Sun is a sacred site in the Bolivian portion of this lake

Lake Titicaca

Isn't it romantic? After flowing over Murchison Falls, waters from this lake eventually reach Lake Albert

Lake Victoria

This largest lake in Africa is also the main reservoir of the Nile River

Lake Victoria

Due to its serpentine curves, this large reservoir in central Missouri has been called "the Magic Dragon"

Lake of the Ozarks

The Winnipeg River rises in this U.S.-Canada lake & empties into Lake Winnipeg

Lake of the Woods

This body of water straddles the U.S.-Canada border where Ontario, Manitoba & Minnesota meet

Lake of the Woods

Take a seat on the porch & see if you can decide which island's name is Hawaiian for "conquest day"

Lanai

Georgia's Blue Ridge Mountains are home to Lake Sidney this, named for a 19th c. Southern poet

Lanier

Ancient territory of Italy on the Tyrrhenian Sea that lent its name to a classical language

Latium

Named for its abundance of ore, this Colorado city is the USA's highest incorporated city

Leadville

With an area of 4,000 square miles, it's the only primarily Arabic-speaking country in the Middle East that has no desert

Lebanon

The Spanish name of these islands is Islas de Sotavento; their French name is Iles Sous-le-Vent

Leeward Islands

Maseru is the capital of this kingdom that's completely surrounded by South Africa

Lesotho

Bikku Bitti, near the southern border with Chad, is the highest point in this country

Libya

This country that had violent regime change in 2011 has the largest oil reserves in Africa

Libya

This river bisecting Dublin was personified by James Joyce as Anna Livia Plurabelle

Liffey

Elba and Corsica mark the southern boundary of this sea within the Mediterranean

Ligurian Sea

I'm in the Plaza Mayor in this South American city founded by a conquistador in 1535

Lima

The Andes rise east of this 4-letter coastal capital

Lima

This "Little" island lies in the Bering Strait less than a mile east of the International Date Line

Little Diomede Island

One boat tour of this largest Scottish lake by surface area stops at the pubs along its bonny, bonny banks

Loch Lomond

You take the high road & I'll take the low road to Milarrochy Bay on this Scottish loch

Loch Lomond

Around 1890 I.C. Russell named this mountain, the tallest in Canada, for a geologist

Logan

This city was founded in 43 A.D. just north of the Thames' marshy valley

London

Oyster Bay laps at its shores

Long Island

Remember that in 1959 Maine's 190-mile mountain range was named for this "Evangeline" poet & native son

Longfellow

New Mexico: "Atomic City"

Los Alamos

The Bradbury Science Museum in this New Mexico city displays replicas of the 2 atomic bombs used in WWII

Los Alamos

While working on the Manhattan Project, J. Robert Oppenheimer was 39 & living in this New Mexico town

Los Alamos

This state's Atchafalaya Basin is the USA's largest river swamp

Louisiana

Massachusetts city named for an industrialist whose family included several poets & an astronomer

Lowell

On a clear night in Arizona's white mountains, look for the Moon's reflection in this lake, Spanish for "moon"

Luna Lake

At this Southern U.S. lake, you can tempt bass to bite with one of the artificial baits of the same name

Lure Lake

It's the only Grand Duchy in the world

Luxembourg

The name of this European country means "little fortress"

Luxembourg

The national motto of this European country is "We want to remain what we are"

Luxembourg

Home to Quezon City: this island

Luzon

The Batangas Peninsula in the south of this populous island is a popular spot with Filipino vacationers

Luzon

The 9,068-foot Mount Korab is the highest peak in this former Yugoslav republic

Macedonia

This river that flows between the Great Slave Lake & the Arctic Ocean is called the Deh Cho, or "big river", by the Dene people

Mackenzie River

The name of this resort island in Lake Huron used to have "Michili- " in front of it

Mackinac

Over 9,400 feet, Maromokotro is the highest point on this island 250 miles east of Africa's mainland

Madagascar

This large island off Africa was a base for Captain Kidd &, later, a talking lion, hippo, giraffe & zebra

Madagascar

It's the only state capital named for a signer of the Constitution

Madison

Bombay has become Mumbai & this southern city famous for its fabrics is now known as Chennai

Madras

Aroostook County in this New England state borders Quebec & New Brunswick

Maine

It's the only one with a one-syllable name

Maine

It's the state where you'll find Scarborough, Waterville & Kittery

Maine

The 4 largest islands of Spain's Balearic Group are Ibiza, Minorca, Formentera & this one

Majorca

The trading city of Djenne is found in this country on a caravan route crossing the Sahara

Mali

This 1,400-square-mile tourist destination's name comes from a Latin word for "greater"

Mallorca

It's the only U.N. member country in the Mediterranean where English is an official national language

Malta

The strategic importance of this country, located 60 miles south of Sicily, has guaranteed it a turbulent history

Malta

These 2 Mediterranean islands are independent countries

Malta & Cyprus

Once called Derryfield, this largest New Hampshire city was renamed in 1810 for a British city

Manchester

This is the second largest city in Myanmar

Mandalay

The Philippines' largest lake is Laguna de Bay, referring to this nearby bay

Manila Bay

Seen here being built, the Golden Gate Bridge links San Francisco to this county that includes cities like Mill Valley & Sausalito

Marin

In this city's Jemaa el-Fna, entertainers "express"ing themselves include snake charmers & acrobats

Marrakesh

Morocco was named for this city known for its centuries-old red clay buildings

Marrakesh

The more than 1,200 "islands" of this Pacific nation only add up to about 70 square miles

Marshall Islands

This island just off Cape Cod was first visited by Europeans in 1602

Martha's Vineyard

Fort-de-France, capital of this French island, has a statue of the Empress Josephine, who was born on the island in 1763

Martinique

The Potomac River has its headwaters in this state's Potomac State Forest

Maryland

Edward Whymper conquered this Alp on July 14, 1865, but 4 of his group fell to their deaths on the descent

Matterhorn

German words for "meadow" & "peak" combined to form the name we use for this Alpine mountain

Matterhorn

Looming over Zermatt: this 14,692-foot peak

Matterhorn

Hawaii is the only state that's never dropped below zero degrees F., though it has gotten down to 12 F. atop this peak

Mauna Kea

South of Morocco: "Land of the Moors"

Mauritania

The Nam Ca Dinh, Songkhram, and Mun are all tributaries of this river

Mekong

The source of this river that flows across Cambodia & Vietnam wasn't discovered until 1994; it's in Tibet

Mekong

This river forms the boundary between Laos & Myanmar & a large part of the boundary between Laos & Thailand

Mekong

This country's highest peak, Pico de Orizaba, is also known as Citlaltepetl, or "star mountain"

Mexico

The southernmost major city on the U.S. mainland, it had a population of only 343 when the railroad arrived in 1896

Miami

The name of this Minn. waterfall is Dakota for "waterfall"; Longfellow named a Native American woman for it

Minnehaha

Drive your toy truck to this 12-mile-long lake in the western Minneapolis suburbs

Minnetonka

The French islands of Saint Pierre & this neighbor lie just off the eastern end of Canada

Miquelon

The central part of North Dakota is the plateau named for this big river that flows through the state

Missouri

The first permanent white settlements in Nebraska & South Dakota were located on this river

Missouri River

The name of this popular honeymoon destination in French Polynesia means "yellow lizard"

Mo'orea

This Red Sea port in Yemen gave its name to a candy made with milk chocolate & coffee

Mocha

In 2013 the world's largest solar energy plant went online in this desert at Ivanpah Dry Lake, Calif.

Mojave

2,000-foot sea cliffs are on this island's Kalaupapa Peninsula near Father Damien's leper colony

Molokai

In the 1860s residents were moved from its Kalaupapa Peninsula & people with a certain disease moved in

Molokai

In area this European coastal principality is about 3 times the size of the Mall in Washington, D.C.

Monaco

A 7-mile tunnel through this mountain peak connects Italy to Chamonix, France

Mont Blanc

It became a border territory in 1864 after being part of the Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nebraska & Dakota territories

Montana

Attractions in this state capital include the Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum & the First White House of the Confederacy

Montgomery, AL

The 19 boroughs of this North American city include LaSalle, Verdun, & Saint-Laurent

Montreal

This city's La Ronde amusement park stands on the site of Expo '67

Montreal

13,600-foot Jebel Toubkal, the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains, is in this country

Morocco

In North Africa, this country borders the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta & Melilla

Morocco

At 4,000 miles, the farthest-apart capitals of bordering countries are these 2 cities, one on a peninsula

Moscow & Pyongyang

Found in South America, it's the highest mountain south of the equator

Mount Aconcagua

The statue of Christ the Redeemer stands atop this mountain that overlooks Rio de Janeiro

Mount Corcovado

Climb this highest mountain in Japan & hope it keeps up its eruption-less streak, intact since 1707

Mount Fuji

Uluru Peak is located on this mountain

Mount Kilamanjaro

Consisting of 3 extinct volcanoes, it contains Africa's highest point

Mount Kilimanjaro

Canada's highest point, it rises 19,551 feet in the St. Elias Mountains

Mount Logan

At 9,570 feet, it's Greece's highest mountain

Mount Olympus

Oh my gods! It rises nearly 10,000 feet on a ridge dividing Thessaly & Macedonia

Mount Olympus

From 5000 B.C. to the 1800s A.D., Native American tribes lived in the foothills of this mountain they called "Takhoma"

Mount Ranier

St. Katherine's Monastery and the Steps of Repentance are found on this peak

Mount Sinai

It's the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada

Mount Whitney

The Badwater Ultramarathon runs from the lowest point in North America to the lofty summit of this nearby peak

Mount Whitney

This coastal republic of 23 million is separated from Madagascar by the channel of the same name

Mozambique

This most populous city of India was built on what were originally 7 islands, including Colaba & Parel

Mumbai

This Omani capital is dominated by the sultan's palace & 2 Portuguese forts built in the 16th century

Muscat

This Oklahoma city named for an Native American tribe was the agency headquarters for the Five Civilized Tribes

Muscogee

In 2008 120-mph winds hit the Irrawaddy Delta in this country

Myanmar

It's more popular as the name of a beach on South Carolina's Grand Strand than of a baby girl

Myrtle

This 19th-century Connecticut village was recreated from actual shops transported there from all over New England

Mystic Seaport

The name of this city on a celebrated bay comes from the Greek for "new city"

Naples

Conanicut Island, part of Rhode Island, divides this bay in two

Narragansett Bay

You can follow the course of this trace, a national parkway, through Mississippi, Alabama & Tennessee

Natchez Trace

The largest area of sand dunes in the U.S. lies mainly in this state, north of the Platte River

Nebraska

The name of this desert of the Middle East is from the Hebrew for "dry"

Negev

This country has 8 of the world's 10 highest peaks

Nepal

Mount Everest is shared by these 2 countries

Nepal & China

Creech Air Force Base in this state is known as the home to the Predator drone

Nevada

This Canadian province shares the Chiputneticook Lakes with Maine

New Brunswick

The tallest island peak, Puncak Jaya rises 16,024 feet above sea level on this, the world's second largest island

New Guinea

It's the only state that borders Maine

New Hampshire

Naturally, the 400-mile-long Connecticut River forms the boundary between Vermont & this state

New Hampshire

This colony's name came from one of the Channel Islands

New Jersey

States in order of admission: Utah, Oklahoma...

New Mexico

A Yat, as in "Where y'at?", is a person from this Southern U.S. city

New Orleans

On Dec. 30, 1963 this "Crescent City" got a record 5 inches of snow

New Orleans

Since 1938, this southern city has been deemed "the city that care forgot"

New Orleans

In 1859 Queensland split from this state to the south

New South Wales

A nature trail in Van Cortlandt Park is named for John Kieran, author of "A Natural History of" this metropolis

New York

Longest bridge span in the U.S.: Verrazano-Narrows in this state, 4,260 feet

New York

It's known as "The Land of the Long White Cloud"

New Zealand

This country's longest river, the Waikato, winds north & west before entering the Tasman Sea

New Zealand

Tokelau is administered by this country

New Zealand

Swale Tickle is among the many small straits called tickles on this "lately discovered" Canadian island

Newfoundland

Thanks to John Cabot, 16th century French documents included this island designated as "Terre Neuve"

Newfoundland

In 2001 the names of these 2 breeds came together in the new official name of a Canadian province

Newfoundland & Labrador

The 3 1/2-mile Cliff Walk in this Rhode Island city passes several mansions

Newport

This crater in Tanzania is the largest unbroken caldera in the world, & it's home to over 20,000 wild animals

Ngorongoro

It comprises 3 waterfalls: American Falls, Horseshoe Falls & Bridal Veil Falls

Niagara Falls

At the Gulf of Guinea, this 2,600-mile-long West African river forms a roughly 14,000-square-mile delta

Niger

This river, Africa's third longest, rises in the highlands of southern Guinea near its border with Sierra Leone

Niger

In 1805 & 1806 Mungo Park traced most of this river, from above Timbuktu to Kainji Lake

Niger River

The third-longest river in Africa lends its name to these 2 countries

Niger and Nigeria

The largest country in Africa by population

Nigeria

This river rises from Lake Victoria, a freshwater lake

Nile

In 1898 gold was discovered on Anvil Creek near this future port on Alaska's Seward Peninsula

Nome, AK

Under the terms of a 911 treaty, Norse leader Rollo received this region at the mouth of the Seine River

Normandy

An oil boom using modern techniques in this Prairie State has made it second in crude production in the U.S. behind Texas

North Dakota

The geographic center of North America, in Pierce County, just south of Rugby in this state

North Dakota

British history books include the story of King John losing the crown jewels in the Wash, a shallow bay on this sea

North Sea

Instead of traveling around Denmark, ships often use the Kiel Canal to travel between the Baltic & this sea

North Sea

Covering about 150 square miles, Lough Neagh in this U.K. country is the largest lake in the British Isles

Northern Ireland

In 2007 the European Space Agency reported that polar ice had melted to such an extent that this fabled shortcut from the Atlantic to the Pacific was fully navigable for the first time

Northwest Passage

The McClure Strait, an arm of the Beaufort Sea, forms part of this sailing route through the Canadian Arctic

Northwest Passage

At 71 deg., 8 min. north latitude, this country's Cape Nordkinn is the northernmost point on the European mainland

Norway

Excluding Russia, it has the longest mainland coastline of any European country, 15,626 miles

Norway

Svalbard, meaning "cold coast", is an archipelago that's part of this country

Norway

In 1621 England awarded Scotsman William Alexander this territory, now the name of a Canadian province

Nova Scotia

Only 2 letters but more than 2,200 miles long, it flows across Russia to the Arctic Ocean

Ob

2014 is the 50th birthday of Alvin, a research vessel that has made 4,600 dives for Woods Hole this Institution

Oceanographic

The Wabash, Kentucky, and Monongahela are all tributaries of this river

Ohio

When West Virginia split off in 1863, Virginia no longer shared borders with these two states

Ohio & Pennsylvania

Its many tributaries include the Great Miami & Wabash Rivers

Ohio River

This Florida lake bears a Hitchiti name that means "big water"

Okeechobee

The Suwannee River flows from this swamp in southern Georgia, across Florida, to the Gulf of Mexico

Okefenokee

The U.S. took this largest of the Ryukyu Islands during WWII & didn't give it back to Japan until 1972

Okinawa

The name of this largest island in the Ryukyus is Japanese for "rope in the sea", referring to its shape

Okinawa

2.3 million-year-old tools have been found in this gorge in northern Tanzania

Olduvai

Council Bluffs, Iowa lies across the Missouri from this Nebraska city & makes up part of its metro area

Omaha

You'll find the "Sultanate of" this nation in the Middle East

Oman

Manitoulin Island, the world's largest lake island, lies in Lake Huron & belongs to this Canadian province

Ontario

Michigan touches all the Great Lakes except this one

Ontario

This river & its chief tributary, the Vaal, form a drainage basin of around 330,000 square miles in southern Africa

Orange River

This neighbor of Provo was named for the president of the Salt Lake & Utah Railroad

Orem

This 1,700-mile-long Venezuelan River is home to piranhas, electric eels & 20-foot crocodiles

Orinoco

Japan's third-largest city, in 1970 it became the first city in Asia to host the World's Fair

Osaka

The Vikings may have been named for Viken, located in a fjord of this future Scandinavian capital

Oslo

This European capital was founded near a fjord in the 11th century

Oslo

Canada's 4th largest city, it's home to the National Library & National Gallery

Ottawa

A chain of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina where the U.S.S. Monitor rests today

Outer Banks

Resorts in these barrier islands off North Carolina include Manteo & Wanchese on Roanoke Island

Outer Banks

This heavily forested mountain range extends southward from St. Louis

Ozarks

The Laguna Madre Estuary separates this 130-mile-long island named for a Spanish priest from the South Texas coast

Padre Island

It's the administrative capital of American Samoa

Pago Pago

K2 is the highest point in this country

Pakistan

Near the delta of the Indus River, the largest city in this country was formerly called Kolachi

Pakistan

This teensy nation is part of the Caroline Islands group

Palau

The name of this geologic era in which amphibians & reptiles were introduced means "ancient life"

Paleozoic

This strait separates India from Sri Lanka

Palk Strait

Colon & Darien are provinces in this country

Panama

This 10-mile-wide strip of land in Central America was under U.S. jurisdiction from 1903 to 1979

Panama Canal Zone

The river sharing the name of this landlocked land in central South America forms a seasonal swamp, the Pantanal

Paraguay

This country is said to be landlocked but you can travel the Parana River on its border to the Rio de la Plata & the Atlantic

Paraguay

Hundreds of years before the Marines got there, this South Carolina island was settled by French Huguenots in 1562

Parris Island

The 1881 addition of this region stretching south from Argentina's Colorado River expanded the nation's territory

Patagonia

Jerusalem's name probably comes from the Hebrew, Yerushalayim, or "City of" this

Peace

This river that rises in northern New Mexico gave its name to the Southwest's counterpart to Paul Bunyan

Pecos

This peninsula that makes up over 15% of Greece's area is separated from the Greek mainland by a canal

Peloponnesus

Route 61 passes through Schuylkill Gap just north of the city of Hamburg in this state

Pennsylvania

The Amazon River begins in the port city of Iquitos in this country

Peru

Once part of New Sweden, this Pennsylvania city is found where the Schuylkill River meets the Delaware River

Philadelphia

The West Mariana Basin is in this sea

Philippine Sea

This Southeast Asian island nation was named for a 16th century Spanish king

Philippines

It was founded in 1434 to succeed Angkor Thom as the Khmer capital

Phnom Penh

Of the top 10 cities in population within city limits, this one of 1.4 million is the only state capital

Phoenix

Roman piazza known for its Baroque masterpieces

Piazza Navona

This city on the Arno River is known for a 12th century campanile

Pisa

Most of the inhabitants of this tiny island are descended from the Bounty mutineers & their Polynesian wives

Pitcairn Island

British general John Forbes named this city for a certain William the Elder

Pittsburgh

To control floods, the Venetian Republic built dikes on this, the major river of the republic

Po

The Suez Canal is entered from the Mediterranean through this Egyptian port

Port Said

Strawberry Banke, an outdoor history museum in this New Hampshire seaport, features restored colonial homes & craft shops

Portsmouth

Ponta do Pico, in the Azores, is the highest point in this country

Portugal

The Atlantic islands known as the Azores belong to this country

Portugal

This river marks Virginia's border with Maryland

Potomac

This capital on the Vltava River was once the capital of the kingdom of Bohemia

Prague

Tshwane, after a local chief, is the new name of this South African city formerly named for a Boer leader

Pretoria

This Alaskan island group named for a Russian trader has more than 200 bird species in addition to its famous fur seals

Pribilof Islands

This noted prince consort has the gateway city to northern Saskatchewan named for him -- what an honor!

Prince Albert

In 1989 this Alaskan sound was the site of a massive oil spill when the Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef

Prince William Sound

"Time and the Town" is a classic chronicle of life in this Massachusetts beach getaway known as PTown

Provincetown

In the mid-1970s an oil pipeline was built between this Alaskan bay & the city of Valdez on Prince William Sound

Prudhoe Bay

North America's largest oil field lies in the area surrounding this Alaskan bay

Prudhoe Bay

A Pakistani province and an Indian state share this name

Punjab

Andorra is nestled among the peaks of this mountain range

Pyrenees

Legally Spanish territory, the tiny enclave of Llivia is found within France, way up in these mountains

Pyrenees

Oil & Al Jazeera are major products of this land ruled by the Al Thani family

Qatar

Mount Caubvick, Labrador's highest peak, lies on the border with this province

Quebec

It's the present-day name of the Mass. city where John Hancock & other famous Johns were born

Quincy

High up & deep inland, this South American capital was isolated until the railway to Guayaquil on the coast opened in 1908

Quito

The oldest South American capital, it's located just south of the equator

Quito

At a latitude of 0 degrees 13 minutes south, this capital is at an altitude of 9,222 feet

Quito, Ecuador

This Wisconsin city with a French name is home to a large Danish population & Johnson Wax

Racine

This colorful river "of the South" runs from N.M. to the Gulf of Mexico; the one "of the North", from N.D. to Lake Winnipeg

Red River

Its widest point, around 200 miles, lies between Eritrea & Saudi Arabia

Red Sea

The Jeddah Light in western Saudi Arabia towers 430 feet over this body of water

Red Sea

This city on Faxafloi Bay is the world's northernmost national capital

Reykjavik, Iceland

Shortly after entering Holland, this river divides into 3 branches: the Lek, the Waal & the Ijssel

Rhine

Switzerland & Liechtenstein are separated by this river

Rhine

The Mosel is a tributary of this 820-mile-long European River

Rhine

This river is navigable for 500 miles from Basel, Switzerland to its mouth at the North Sea

Rhine

This state is about 48 miles long & 37 miles wide

Rhode Island

Cities on this important commercial waterway include Geneva, Lyon & Avignon

Rhone

Have a glass of Cotes du this river, which the Arve River joins after flowing down from Mont Blanc

Rhone

Samuel de Champlain named this Canadian river for Louis XIII's cardinal minister

Richelieu

Canteens empty! I'm going to perish in the Chihuahuan Desert!--but look, it's this 1,900-mile-long river!

Rio Grande

In the 1520s Sebastian Cabot named a South American river this, believing the nearby area had lots of silver

Rio de la Plata

New York: "Snapshot City"

Rochester

Tributaries of this Midwestern river include the Pecatonica & Kishwaukee but not the Paper or Scissors

Rock River

Viminal & Aventine are 2 of this ancient metropolis' 7 hills

Rome

One of the southernmost named islands is Deverall Island in this largest Antarctic ice shelf

Ross Ice Shelf

Even if you're alien to New Mexico, you probably know the name of this Chaves County seat

Roswell

The funicular railway running up the side of this Colorado gorge on the Arkansas River climbs 1,550 feet at a 45-degree angle

Royal Gorge

An industrial region of Germany is named for this 146-mile "r"iver, a tributary of the Rhine

Ruhr

This state capital is the "The Almond Capital of the World"

Sacramento

The Nubian Desert is a region of this much larger desert

Sahara

This port city of 5 million is found on both banks of the Neva River

Saint Petersburg

Harare was formerly known as this when the country was known as Southern Rhodesia

Salisbury

This state capital is about 10 miles southeast of a "Great" body of water

Salt Lake City

This Pacific island nation dropped the "Western" from its name & it's now just "the Independent State of" it

Samoa

In 1846 it had 200 people; 14 years later, thanks to a discovery, it had over 50,000, making it No. 15 in the United States

San Francisco

This bay is the largest estuary on the Pacific Coast of the United States

San Francisco Bay

Treasure Island & Yerba Buena Island lie in this U.S. bay

San Francisco Bay

Do you know the way to this city once big in fruit, now high on tech? Head to the southern end of I-280

San Jose

Do you know the way to this city, the seat of Santa Clara county? Many do, as it's California's 3rd-most populous city

San Jose

Independent since the 300s, this country that is surrounded by Italy is considered the world's oldest republic

San Marino

The old part of this Yemeni capital is surrounded by a 30-foot high wall

Sana'a

An Orange County city, an El Salvador volcano or a hot, dusty wind that bears down on Los Angeles

Santa Ana

The highest state capital in the U.S. at about 7,000 feet, it lies in the northern Rio Grande Valley

Santa Fe

The name of this state capital founded by the Spanish in 1610 means "holy faith"

Santa Fe

South America's most populous city, it was founded by Jesuit priests in 1554

Sao Paolo

According to U.N. data, it's the world's most populous city named for a person

Sao Paulo

Good luck getting across town! The metro area of this city west of Rio covers more than 3,000 square miles

Sao Paulo

Victor Emmanuel I ruled over this fishy-sounding kingdom, also the name of an Italian island

Sardinia

Manitoba shares Reindeer Lake with this neighbor to the west

Saskatchewan

Montana border these 3 Canadian provinces

Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia

It's the only country in the world with the name of its ruling family in the name of the country

Saudi Arabia

The Gulf of California is also known as this from the conquistador who sent explorers there in the 1530s

Sea of Cortes

Take a hike & get in touch with your spiritual side at Cathedral Rock in this Arizona city

Sedona

This French river empties into the English Channel near Le Havre

Seine

Gambia or the Gambia was once part of a union with this country that surrounds it

Senegal

This capital of Andalusia served as capital of the Moors for more than 500 years

Seville

North America's westernmost mainland point is Cape Prince of Wales on this Alaskan peninsula

Seward Peninsula

This western Alaskan peninsula is home to the world's largest maar, or volcanic crater lake

Seward peninsula

Surrounded by peat bogs for much of its course, this 224-mile river drains most of central Ireland

Shannon

This California county shares its name with a 14,000-foot volcano "Mount" that's found nearby

Shasta

In "Take Me Home, Country Roads", John Denver sings of "West Virginia, Blue Ridge Mountains", this river

Shenandoah River

We'll pony up if you know there are about 100 of these islands about 100 miles north of mainland Scotland

Shetland Islands

In 1462 an explorer gave this country its name, possibly because a nearby mountain resembled a lion

Sierra Leone

The city of Bo is a metropolis of 150,000 in this West African nation with a name from Portuguese

Sierra Leone

The treasures of this chief mountain system in Mexico include silver & gold, mined there since the 16th century

Sierra Madres

Kings Canyon National Park in this mountain range is adjacent to Sequoia National Park

Sierra Nevada

Yosemite National Park is in the western slopes of this California mountain range

Sierra Nevada

The name of this desert peninsula may be derived from the name of an ancient moon god

Sinai

The channel which separates the U.S. & British Virgin Islands is named for this English circumnavigator

Sir Francis Drake

New Archangel, Alaska's name was "spruced" up in 1867 when it was changed to this

Sitka

The northwesternmost Balkan nation, it shares an Alpine terrain with its neighbors Italy & Austria

Slovenia

Sighted by Lewis & Clark in 1805, this 1,038-mile-long river was first called the Lewis Fork of the Columbia River

Snake River

Wind your way through Hells Canyon while rafting on this river

Snake River

Have the wisdom to know that this capital lies at the geographic center of the Balkans

Sofia

Many countries are made up of archipelagos, but these 2 U.N. members have "Islands" in their names

Solomon Islands & Marshall Islands

If you round Cape Horn, you've gone around the tip of this continent

South America

Southeast Asia's longest river, the Mekong, starts in the Tibetan Highlands & flows 2,700 miles before emptying into the sea that we know as this, but which Vietnam wants to call the Southeast Asia Sea

South China Sea

This sea is located between the Philippines & Vietnam

South China Sea

This sea named for a country & a direction is one of the world's 10 largest bodies of water

South China Sea

Iberus was the ancient name for the longest river entirely within this country

Spain

The Tabernas Desert in this country's province of Almeria has served as a location for many movie Westerns

Spain

In 1901 Texas saw its first big oil strike at this oil field near Beaumont

Spindletop

The planetarium in this city's Fountain of Youth Park features the night sky as Ponce de Leon would have seen it

St. Augustine

Doggedly hanging on, a hospice on this pass on the Swiss-Italian border has been a travelers' refuge for centuries

St. Bernard Pass

This British island in the south Atlantic once served as a refuge for liberated African slaves

St. Helena

This Newfoundland capital is the easternmost terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway

St. John's

Built as a hotel, the Patee House Museum in this Missouri city was the Pony Express headquarters

St. Joseph

Kingston & Trois-Rivieres are cities on this river

St. Lawrence

This North American river first sailed by Europeans in 1534 is named for a man who was martyred in Rome in the 3rd century

St. Lawrence

Control of this island nation of the east Caribbean changed hands many times before its 1979 independence

St. Lucia

To this Dutch dependency that'a the southern third of a Caribbean island, yes; it gets a "double A" rating

St. Maarten

A city in Pinellas County, Florida, or one about 7 degrees south of the Arctic Circle

St. Petersburg

This city was founded in 1703 by a czar who hoped to make it a "Window on the West", bringing in Western culture

St. Petersburg

This Ohio city is named for the Prussian who trained soldiers during the Revolutionary Wa

Steubenville

Cap Gris-Nez, which extends into this strait, is France's closest point to Great Britain

Strait of Dover

Ports on this strait include Folkestone, England & Boulogne, France

Strait of Dover

At the narrowest part of this strait, Europe & Africa are only 8 miles apart

Strait of Gibraltar

About this strait, Matthew Arnold wrote, "On the French coast the light gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand"

Straits of Dover

For olden sailors this 1520 discovery was a safer route than the Drake Passage between the Atlantic & Pacific

Straits of Magellan

Punta Arenas on this strait is an important shipping port for Chilean mutton

Straits of Magellan

La Paz is Bolivia's legislative capital; this city, the judicial capital

Sucre

Until 2011, when the south part split away, it was the biggest country in Africa in total area

Sudan

George Takei said that Gene Roddenberry came up with his "Star Trek" character's name by seeing this sea on a map

Sulu Sea

Aconcagua is one of what are alliteratively known as the "7" these

Summits

This Idaho ski resort is located in the Sawtooth Mountains

Sun Valley

It's the only Great Lake whose name is not derived from a Native American Language

Superior

Of the 5 Great Lakes, it's the highest above sea level

Superior

Its name may be a corruption of the Spanish for "little St. John", & it flows from the Okefenokee Swamp to the Gulf

Suwannee River

Name shared by a city in central New York & a city in southeast Sicily

Syracuse

This country is bordered by Turkey to the north & Iraq to the east

Syria

The 25th of April Bridge, one of the world's longest suspension bridges, spans this river in Lisbon

Tagus

The Sierra de Gata mountains in Spain & Portugal serve as a barrier between the basins of the Douro River & this river

Tagus

Toledo & Aranjuez are cities on this river

Tagus

In the early 1700s immigrants from Fukien Province on the Chinese mainland founded this capital not on the mainland

Taipei

Also known as Formosa Strait, it was once called Black Ditch

Taiwan Strait

The metro area that includes these two twin cities on Florida's West Coast is home to almost 3 million people

Tampa and St. Petersburg

This Moroccan seaport is on the Strait of Gibraltar

Tangier

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point in this country

Tanzania

The capital of Kiribati, it shares its name with a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier

Tarawa

Both Aussies & Kiwis refer to this sea between their countries as "The Ditch"

Tasman Sea

What was once the proposed state of Franklin became part of this new state in 1796

Tennessee

At Paducah, Kentucky, these two state named rivers meet

Tennessee & Ohio

On April 1, 2003 this word was officially dropped from Yukon's name

Territory

It's the U.S. state that experiences the most tornadoes

Texas

Blackfriars Bridge flows over this river

Thames

It's the longest river entirely within England

Thames

This Dutch city's name comes from "count's hedge", a name used when it was a private hunting area

The Hague

While Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, this city is the seat of government

The Hague

Mark all of these--really more than 1,500--including Wolfe on the Canadian side of the river & Wells on the U.S. side

Thousand Islands

Patagonia includes the Argentine part of this archipelago

Tierra del Fuego

Mosul, one of Iraq's largest cities, lies on the west bank of this river

Tigris

Heading straight south from San Diego into Mexico, the first city you'll encounter is this border resort

Tijuana

This home of El Greco is famous for its fine steel swords

Toledo

Located on both banks of the Maumee River, it's named for a city in Spain

Toledo, OH

3,389 feet above sea level, the highest point in this 5-letter kingdom is on Kao island

Tonga

This monarchy in the Pacific is about two-thirds Protestant

Tonga

The first dinosaurs appeared during this period named for the division of rock strata into 3 units

Triassic

Found in North Africa, it gets its name from an ancient district that included 3 cities

Tripoli

In the 1820's Hugh Clapperton crossed the Sahara from the shores of this Libyan port to Lake Chad

Tripoli

It's no myth--for most of the last 15 years, this city has ranked as the safest in Michigan

Troy

This New Mexico city renamed in 1950 for a radio game show is the seat of Sierra County

Truth or Consequences

Bizerte is one of its Mediterranean ports

Tunisia

Cape Blanc in this country is Africa's northernmost mainland point

Tunisia

This Mississippi city was named for the trees that provided building timber but are also sung about for their honey

Tupelo

The sea of Marmara lies wholly within this country, between the Dardanelles & the Bosporus Straits

Turkey

Grand Turk Port is in these islands where conch is a national symbol

Turks and Caicos

The Equator is just south of Entebbe in this country

Uganda

It comprises all 6 counties of Northern Ireland & the counties of Donegal, Monaghan & Cavan in the Republic of Ireland

Ulster

The three countries that border Mexico

United States, Belize, and Guatemala

At 6,217 feet Mount Narodnaya is the highest peak in this Russian mountain range

Urals

This mountain range extends from the Kara Sea in the north to Kazakhstan in the south

Urals

Brazil & Argentina are separated by this river

Uruguay

The "Oriental Republic of" this small South American country borders Brazil

Uruguay

The Atlantic & the Rio de la Plata, an estuary, are on this nation's southernmost border

Uruguay

Cross Arizona's northern border into this state & you're not far from Hell's Backbone

Utah

The Dixie National Forest is not in the Deep South but in this western state, between St. George & Teasdale

Utah

The Wasatch Fault is located in this state

Utah

The Karshi Steppe lies to the southwest of Tashkent in this "stan"

Uzbekistan

The Mediterranean city of Cullera is in this eastern Spanish province that has an orange named for it

Valencia

Covering barely 100 acres, it's the smallest country in Europe

Vatican City

This city-state's entire military consists of Swiss soldiers

Vatican City

Amazonas & Bolivar are states in this country

Venezuela

In its official name this nation now describes itself as a "Bolivarian Republic"

Venezuela

The island of Burano in this city's lagoon is known for its colorful homes & beautiful lace

Venice

It only has 3 communities with a population over 15,000 & is the least populous state east of the Mississippi

Vermont

An intersection in this provincial capital is the original western terminus of the Trans-Canada Highway

Victoria

The Great this Desert was named for a queen in 1875 by explorer Ernest Giles, who got around

Victoria

This capital of British Columbia has a regal name

Victoria

The Kalolo-Lozi people call the roar & mist that the Zambezi River makes as it forms this "the smoke that thunders"

Victoria Falls

Name the Canadian provincial capitals

Victoria, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Quebec City, Frederictown (N.B), St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador), Charlottetown (P.E.I.), Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Port Purcell serves the British portion of these islands; the port of Cruz Bay, the American portion

Virgin Islands

The Old Danish Customs House is part of the National Historic Site in Christiansted in this U.S. territory

Virgin Islands

This seaport was founded by Nikolai Muravyov in 1860 & it soon became Russia's main naval base in the Pacific

Vladivostok

A small chapel in a village northwest of Moscow marks the source of this 2,000-mile-long river

Volga

This Russian river provides more than 75% of the Caspian Sea's inflow

Volga

In the 15th century the Mossi people established their capital at Ouagadougou on the upper reaches of this river

Volta

Indiana's official state river, it's also in the title of the state song

Wabash

On Kauai, the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific"

Waimea

"Land Of The Leek"

Wales

A channel called Rich Passage separates relatively rich Bainbridge Island from this state's Kitsap Peninsula

Washington

This Irish city on the Suir River is an export center for fruit, meat &' of course, fine crystal

Waterford

This capital city, which at 12,330 miles is farthest from Madrid, is named for a soldier who spent time in Madrid

Wellington

This "colorful" missile range near Las Cruces, New Mexico is an important rocket propulsion testing facility

White Sands

Once known as "America's Air Capital", this city in Kansas is the base of Koch Industries

Wichita

Jamestown, Yorktown & this Colonial city form America's "Historic Triangle"

Williamsburg

The first permanent settlement (1812) on the Red River grew into this Manitoba city

Winnipeg

The Yangtze River runs through this capital of Hubei Province that's lent its name to a deadly flu virus

Wuhan

Alphabetically last of the U.S. states

Wyoming

The house built by Anton Chekhov in this Crimean resort is now a museum containing some of his personal items

Yalta

This river forms most of the border between China & North Korea

Yalu

The 3 Gorges Dam on this river in China is 1.5 miles wide & generates as much power as 18 nuclear plants

Yangtze

Korea Bay is an arm of this sea

Yellow Sea

Tianjin, the leading port of northern China, lies on the Bohai Sea, an arm of this sea

Yellow Sea

Name the Canadian territorial capitals

Yellowknife (NWT), Iqaluit (Nunavut), Whitehorse (Yukon)

Alaska's longest river, it rises in Canada & then winds 1,200 miles cross the state, emptying into Norton Sound

Yukon River

This African river plunges over Victoria Falls

Zambezi

Zimbabwe & Zambia are separated by this river

Zambezi

Geography taught us young bulls that this country whose capital is Lusaka probably has the most hippos

Zambia

These 2 6-letter rhyming countries both derive their names from rivers & were both once controlled by Great Britain

Zambia & Gambia

Gazing from space at Victoria Falls, we're looking at the border of these two nations that start with the same letter

Zambia & Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls is on the Zambezi River between these two countries

Zambia & Zimbabwe

Body of water larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

bay

The place where rivers meet

confluence

This term is used is used mainly in Northern England for a broad open valley

dale

1/360th of the Earth's circumference

degree

To find this figure for Trebekistan, divide the population by the area

density

Natural process by which arid lands become even less fertile; it happens a lot in Africa

desertification

Ironically, hurricanes originate in these ocean regions known for their calm air & light winds

doldrums

Liechtenstein is a principality; Luxembourg is a "Grand" one of these

duchy

The states of the Pacific nation of Micronesia are officially this adjective, meaning joined together

federated

In Scotland, it's similar to a fjord, but with lower walls

firth

Shallow, crossable part of a river

ford

Mount Everest continues to be shaped by the Kangshung, Rongbuk & Khumbu ones of these

glaciers

Constructed in 1500 by a German explorer, the "Erdapfel", or "Earth Apple", is the world's oldest one of these

globe

Massachusetts means "at the big" one of these; colony Gov. John Winthrop said, "we shall be as a city upon" one of these

hill

You'll find this animal part in the names of several Alps

horn

Washington leads all states by getting 76% of its electricity from this renewable method

hydroelectric power

Jordan describes itself as the "Hashemite" one of these

kingdom

The isthmus that once allowed humans to migrate on foot from Asia to North America is called the "Bering" this 2-word term

land bridge

Iridium-rich sediment around the world led to the hypothesis that one of these caused dinosaur extinction

meteor

It's estimated that more than 40% of Africa is covered by grasslands called these

savannas

Capes Cod, Hatteras & Lookout are national these, where life's a beach

seashores

This arid, treeless region of South Dakota is home to many rugged formations & fossil deposits

the Badlands

This section of the Appalachians runs from Carlisle, Pennsylvania to Mount Oglethorpe, Georgia

the Blue Ridge

This strait also known as the Hellespont

the Dardanelles

This "passage" named for an explorer separates South America from Antarctica

the Drake Passage

The most green of Hawaii's islands, Kauai is nicknamed this "isle", reflecting its botanical bounty

the Garden Isle

Botswana's Orapa Mine in this desert produces about 11 million carats of diamonds annually

the Kalahari

All 40 miles of Belgium's coast are along this sea

the North Sea

Gauchos are the equivalent of cowboys on these vast grassy plains of South America

the Pampas

Following the U.S. & the U.K., this Southeast Asian island nation has the largest number of English speakers

the Philippines

Lake Texoma on the border of Texas & Oklahoma was created by the building of the Denison Dam on this river

the Red River

It rises under Cuilcagh Mountain & divides Ireland almost in 2

the River Shannon

This Tanzanian plain is home to the great annual migration of the wildebeest

the Serengeti

The Colorado & Yuma Deserts are subdivisions of this Mojave neighbor known as the "home of the saguaro cactus"

the Sonora Desert

The Al-Sudd swamp of South Sudan is formed by this branch of the Nile

the White Nile

This zone is between 23 1/2 degrees north & south latitude

tropical zone

The name of this cold, treeless region where reindeer thrive comes from a Russian word for "flat-topped hill"

tundra

Mount Spurr & Mount Shishaldin are these, of which Alaska has more than any other state

volcanoes


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