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World Geography Flashcards

1
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Largest tropical island

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New Guinea

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2
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Asia’s smallest island country

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Singapore

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3
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Prison located on San Francisco bay island

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Alcatraz

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4
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Bounty mutineer’s island

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Pitcairn

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5
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Major Dreyfus and Papillon were exiled here

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Devil’s Island

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6
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Island of Mt. Suribachi

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Iwo Jima

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7
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Island that welcomed 19th century U.S. immigrants

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Ellis Island

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8
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Marshall Island’s site of first Hydrogen bomb test

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Bikini

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9
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The Statue of Liberty sits on this island

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Bedloe’s Island

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10
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Island of giant monitor lizards

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Komodo

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11
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Brunei’s island

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Borneo

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12
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Jakarta’s island

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Java

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13
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Indonesia’s western-most main island

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Sumatra

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14
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Largest island in the Mediterrenean

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Sicily

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15
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World’s second highest mountain chain

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Andes

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16
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Marshall Island’s site of first atomic test in pacific

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Eniwetok

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17
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Danish islands between Iceland and Great Britain

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Faroe Islands

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18
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New Zealand’s main islands

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North and South islands

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19
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Chile’s Pacific island

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Easter island

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20
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Chile and Argentina’s southern island

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Tierra del Fuego

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21
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Equador’s Pacific islands

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Galapagos

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22
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Blue Grotto island

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Capri

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23
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California immigrant island

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Angel Island

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24
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“Pony” island in English Chanel

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Shetland Island

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25
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Island just south of India

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Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon)

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26
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Islands 500 miles Northwest of Scotland

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Hebrides

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27
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Europe’s smallest island nation

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Malta

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28
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Islands of the world’s worst airline disaster - owned by Spain

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Canary Islands

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29
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Portuguese islands in Atlantic

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Azores

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30
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Bahama’s most populous island

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New Providence

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31
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Texas island that is one hundred miles long

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Padre Island

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32
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Irish Sea island

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Isle of Man

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33
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Guadalcanal island group

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Solomon Islands

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34
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Second-largest island in the Mediterrenean

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Sardinia

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35
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Antigua’s sister island

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Barbuda

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36
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Largest island of the Netherland Antilles

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Curacao

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37
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St. Vincent’s sister island

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Grenadines

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38
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Tahiti island group

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Society Islands

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39
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Nova Scotia island

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Cape Breton

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40
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Guam island group

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Mariana or Micronesia

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41
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Western Canada’s largest island

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Vancouver Island

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42
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Mallorca and Ibiza Island group

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Balearic islands

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43
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Island Group including Tenerife

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Canary Islands

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44
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St. Croix and St. Thomas Island group

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Virgin Islands

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45
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World’s highest Mountain

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Mt. Everest

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46
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World’s second highest mountain

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K-2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen)

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47
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Sea between Russia and Alaska

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Bering Sea

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48
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Bikini island group

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Marshall Islands

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49
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Main island of Japan

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Honshu

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50
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Tanzania’s island

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Zanzibar

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51
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Formerly known as Cook Islands

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New Zealand

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52
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Formerly known as Sandwich islands

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Hawaii

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53
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Formerly known as the Malagasy Republic

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Madagascar

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54
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U.S. naval base in souther Indian Ocean

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Diego Garcia

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55
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Europe’s largest island

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Great Britain

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56
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Island in Manila Bay

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Corregidor

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57
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Southwest USA/Northern Mexico Desert

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Sonoran Desert

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58
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Large northern island of Japan

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Hokkaido

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59
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Large southern island of Japan

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Kyushu

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60
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Largest island in the United States

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Hawaii (The Big Island)

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61
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Alaska’s largest island

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Kodiak Island

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62
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Canada’s largest island

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Baffin Island

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63
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Canada’s northern-most island

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Ellesmere Island

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64
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Main island of the Philippines

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Luzon

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65
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World’s longest freshwater lake

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Lake Tanganyika

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66
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Australia’s largest island

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Tasmania

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67
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World’s largest swamp

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Gran Pantanal (Brazil)

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68
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World’s largest marsh

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Everglades

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69
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World’s largest bay

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Hudson bay

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70
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World’s largest gulf

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Gulf of Mexico

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71
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Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan sea

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Aral sea

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72
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World’s deepest lake

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Lake Baikal (Siberia)

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73
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Sea in Israel - a.k.a. Lake Tiberias

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Sea of Galilee

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74
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Largest lake in South America

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Lake Titicaca

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75
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Deepest lake in the U.S.

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Crater Lake

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76
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Largest lake lying within U.S. boundaries

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Lake Michigan

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77
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Source of the Mississippi River

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Lake Itaska - Minnesota

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78
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World’s longest strait

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Strait of Malacca (Indonesia)

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79
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Persian Gulf Strait

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Strait of Hormuz

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80
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World’s highest tide

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Bay of Fundy (Canada)

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81
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Sea between Ireland and Great Britain

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Irish Sea

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82
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Sea between Italy and Balkan peninsula

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Adriatic sea

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83
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Sea between China and Korea

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Yellow Sea

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84
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Sea west of Vietnam - east of the Philippines

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South China Sea

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85
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Sea east of Australia - home to great barrier reef

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Coral sea

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86
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Sea between India and Arabian Peninsula

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Arabian Sea

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87
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World’s largest sea

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South China Sea

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88
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Latvia - Lithuania - and Estonia Sea

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Baltic Sea

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89
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Strait dividing Asia and North America

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Bering Strait

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90
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World’s saltiest body of water

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Dead Sea

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91
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Sea between Egypt and Saudi Arabia

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Red Sea

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92
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Georgia - Bulgaria and Ukraine Sea

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Black Sea

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93
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Sea north of Black Sea and Crimean peninsula

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Sea of Azov

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94
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Sea between Greece and Turkey

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Aegean Sea

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95
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Sea separating Asian and European Turkey

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Sea of Marmara

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96
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Belgium - Norway and Denmark Sea

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North Sea

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97
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Indian/Pakistan desert

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Thar desert

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98
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Lake behind Grand Coulee Dam

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake

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99
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Lake behind Hoover Dam

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Lake Mead

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100
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Lake behind Aswan High Dam

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Lake Nasser

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101
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New York-Vermont lake

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Lake Champlain

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102
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North African Desert

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Sahara Desert (World’s largest)

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103
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Strait between English Channel and North Sea

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Strait of Dover

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104
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Southwest African desert

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Namib

105
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Canals in Venice and China

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Grand Canals

106
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Australian deserts

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Victoria and Great Sandy Deserts

107
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Chinese/Mongolian desert

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Gobi desert

108
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Southwest American Desert

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Mojave

109
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South American Desert

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Atacama (World’s driest place)

110
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Israeli Desert

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Negev

111
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Highest Mountain in: Antarctica

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Vinson Massif

112
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Southern African Desert

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Kalahar Desert

113
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Bay on Beaufort Sea

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Prudhoe Bay

114
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Caribbean ABC islands

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Aruba - Bonaire - Curacao

115
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Strait dividing Spain and Morocco

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Strait of Gibralter

116
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Strait separating Italy and Sicily

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Strait of Messina

117
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Strait separating North and South Islands of New Zealand

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Cook Strait

118
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Swedish-Finnish Gulf

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Gulf of Bothnia

119
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Prince Edward Island gulf

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Gulf of St. Lawrence

120
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Lake between Switzerland and France

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Lake Geneva

121
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Gulf of western Africa

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Gulf of Guinea

122
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Canal connecting Hudson River and Great lakes

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Erie Canal

123
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Bangladesh bay

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Bay of Bengal

124
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Spanish-French bay

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Bay of Biscay

125
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Liffey River bay

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Dublin bay

126
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Sound south of cape cod

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Nantucket sound

127
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Washington state sound

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Puget Sound

128
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Strait at southern end of South America

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Strait of Magellan

129
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Gulf between Iran and Arabian peninsula

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Persian Gulf

130
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Major River of: Argentina-Uruguay

A

Rio de la Plata

131
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Major River of: Poland

A

Vistula

132
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Major River of: Montreal

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St. Lawrence

133
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Major River of: Paris

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Seine

134
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Major River of: Rome

A

Tiber

135
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Major River of: Stalingrad

A

Volga

136
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Major River of: Liverpool

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Mersey

137
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Major River of: Vienna

A

Danube

138
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Major River of: Lisbon

A

Tagus

139
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Major River of: Northwest Canada

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Mackenzie

140
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Major River of: West central France

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Loire

141
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Major River of: Northeast India

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Ganges

142
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Major River of: Ireland

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Shannon

143
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Major River of: Israel

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Jordan

144
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World’s highest mountain chain

A

Himalayas

145
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Major River of: St. Petersburg

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Neva

146
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Major River of: Baghdad

A

Tigris

147
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Major River of: Nebraska

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(North) Platte

148
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Major River of: New York State

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Hudson

149
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Major River of: New England

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Connecticut

150
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Major River of: North Dakota

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Red River (of the North)

151
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Major River of: Texas-New Mexico

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Rio Grande

152
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Major River of: London

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Thames

153
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Major River west of the Rockies

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Colorado

154
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Major River of: Scotland

A

Clyde

155
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Major River of: Budapest

A

Danube

156
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Major River of: Cairo

A

Nile

157
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Major River of: Dublin

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Liffey

158
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Major River of: Florence

A

Arno

159
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Major River of: Hamburg

A

Elbe

160
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Major River of: Kiev

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Dnieper

161
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Major River of: Virginia

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James

162
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Volcano in Antarctica

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Mt. Erebus

163
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Major River of: Pakistan

A

Indus

164
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Volcano in Italian Mainland

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Mt. Vesuvius

165
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Volcano in Martinique

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Mt. Pelee

166
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Volcano in Mexico

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Paracuten

167
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Volcano in Montserrat

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Soufriere

168
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Volcano in Washington

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Mt. St. Helens

169
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Volcano in Sicily

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Mt. Etna (Europe’s highest Volcano)

170
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Volcano in Hawaii

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Kilauea

171
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Volcano in Iceland

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Mt. Hekla

172
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World’s highest waterfall

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Angel Falls - Venezuela

173
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U.S. highest waterfall

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Ribbon Falls - Yosemite

174
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Falls on the Zambezi River

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Victoria Falls - Zimbabwe

175
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Falls on the Brazil-Argentina Border

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Iguazu Falls

176
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Falls between Lakes Erie and Ontario

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Niagra Falls

177
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Volcano in Philippines

A

Mt. Pinitubo

178
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Major River of: West Africa

A

Congo

179
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Major River of: Spain

A

Ebro

180
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Major River of: South Africa

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Orange

181
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Major River of: Turkey

A

Meander

182
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Major River of: Venezuela

A

Orinoco

183
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Major River of: Vietnam and Cambodia

A

Mekong

184
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Volcano in Indonesia

A

Krakatoa

185
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Major River of: East Africa

A

Zambezi

186
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Major River of: Idaho

A

Snake

187
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Major River of: Northeast Africa

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Nile

188
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Major River of: Northwest Europe

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Rhine

189
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Major River of: River that feeds Lake Geneva

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Rhone

190
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Major River of: “Big Muddy” river

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Missouri

191
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Major River of: Robert Burns’ “Sweet” river

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Afton

192
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Volcano in Alaska

A

Mt. Readout

193
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Major River of: Northern Vietnam

A

Red River

194
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Mountain Chain: Minnesota

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Masabi Range

195
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Major River of: Montana

A

Missouri

196
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Highest Mountain in: Japan

A

Mt. Fuji (Fujiyama)

197
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Highest Mountain in: Great Britain

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Ben Nevis

198
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Highest Mountain in: Canada

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Mt. Logan

199
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Mountain Chain: Arkansas-Missouri

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Ozarks

200
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Highest Mountain in: Greece

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Mt. Olympus

201
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Mountain Chain: Georgia-North Carolina

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Blue Ridge Mountains

202
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Highest Mountain in: Turkey

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Mt. Ararat

203
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Mountain Chain: Montana-Wyoming

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Bighorn Mountains

204
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Mountain Chain: New England

A

Presidential Range

205
Q

Mountain Chain: Northeastern New York

A

Adirondacks (home to Algonquin Peak)

206
Q

Mountain Chain: Eastern Pennsylvania

A

Poconos

207
Q

Mountain Chain: Southern New York

A

Catskills

208
Q

Mountain Chain: South Dakota

A

Black Hills

209
Q

Mountain Chain: California

A

Sierra Nevada

210
Q

Highest Mountain in: East of the Mississippi

A

Mt. Mitchell - NC

211
Q

Highest Mountain in: Africa

A

Mt. Kilamanjaro

212
Q

Highest Mountain in: Asia

A

Mt. Everest

213
Q

Highest Mountain in: Australia

A

Mt. Kosciusko

214
Q

Highest Mountain in: Europe

A

Mt. Blanc

215
Q

Highest Mountain in: North America

A

Mt. McKinley (a.k.a. Danili)

216
Q

Highest Mountain in: Israel

A

Mt. Marion

217
Q

Highest Mountain in: Lower 48 states

A

Mt. Whitney - CA

218
Q

Mountain Chain: Washington-Oregon

A

Cascades

219
Q

Highest Mountain in: Colorado

A

Mt. Elbert

220
Q

Highest Mountain in: Hawaii

A

Mauna Kea

221
Q

Highest Mountain in: Oregon

A

Mt. Hood

222
Q

Highest Mountain in: New Hampshire

A

Mt. Washington

223
Q

Highest Mountain in: Tennessee

A

Clingman’s Dome

224
Q

Highest Mountain in: Washington

A

Mt. Rainier

225
Q

Highest Mountain in: South America

A

Mt. Aconcagua

226
Q

Major River of: Boston

A

Charles

227
Q

Famous Mountains: Ten Commandments

A

Mt. Sinai

228
Q

Famous Mountains: Rio de Janeiro

A

Sugarloaf

229
Q

Famous Mountains: Italian-Swiss border

A

Matterhorn

230
Q

Famous Mountains: Iwo Jima

A

Mt. Suribachi

231
Q

Famous Mountains: Atlanta

A

Stone Mountain

232
Q

Mountain Chain: Tennessee-North Carolina

A

Great Smoky Mountains

233
Q

Major River of: Atlanta

A

Chattahoochee

234
Q

Mountain Chain: South America

A

Andes

235
Q

Major River of: Harrisburg - PA

A

Susquehanna (Three Mile Island)

236
Q

Major River of: Little Rock

A

Arkansas

237
Q

Major River of: Louisville-Cincinnati

A

Ohio

238
Q

Major River of: Washington - D.C.

A

Potomac

239
Q

Major River of: Alaska

A

Yukon

240
Q

Major Falls in Natal - South Africa

A

Tugela Falls

241
Q

Famous Mountains: New Hampshire profile

A

Great Stone Face

242
Q

Mountain Chain: Northwest Africa

A

Atlas

243
Q

Major River of: Iowa

A

Des Moines

244
Q

Mountain Chain: Wyoming

A

(Grand) Tetons

245
Q

Mountain Chain: Canada-USA-Mexico

A

Rockies

246
Q

Mountain Chain: Eastern USA

A

Appalachians

247
Q

Mountain Chain: South central Europe

A

Alps

248
Q

Mountain Chain: Eastern Europe

A

Carpathian

249
Q

Mountain Chain: Eastern United States

A

Appalachians

250
Q

Mountain Chain: New Zealand

A

Southern Alps

251
Q

Mountain Chain: Spain

A

Sierra Nevada

252
Q

Mountain Chain: North central Italy

A

Dolomites

253
Q

Mountain Chain: Central Italy

A

Apenines

254
Q

Mountain Chain: India-Asia divider

A

Himalayas

255
Q

Mountain Chain: Europe-Asia divider

A

Urals

256
Q

Mountain Chain: Southwest Russia

A

Caucasus

257
Q

Mountain Chain: Vermont

A

Green Mountains

258
Q

Mountain Chain: French-Spanish border

A

Pyrenees

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