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Maps & Borders
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Capitals of the World
Capitals you know, capitals you don't, and surprising national capitals.
Extreme Geography & Unique Locations
Explore Earth's most extreme and unusual geographic features, from highest elevations to most unusual boundaries.
Borders, Enclaves & Triple Points
Discover the world's most unusual borders, enclaves surrounded by other nations, and the fascinating places where three countries meet.
Island Nations & Archipelago Adventures
Explore the world's island nations, from tiny Pacific atolls to major archipelagos. Discover unique geography of nations surrounded entirely by water.
Time Zones & The International Date Line
Master the world's time zones and learn about the curious geography of the International Date Line, UTC offsets, and global time.
Landlocked Legends
Test your knowledge of countries with no ocean coastlines. From double-landlocked enclaves to bustling capitals, explore the world's 44 landlocked nations.
European Borders & Boundaries
Discover Europe's complex borders, diverse capitals, and geographic quirks that define this historically rich continent.
Extreme Geography
Explore Earth's most extreme locations: the deepest, highest, hottest, coldest, and driest places on the planet.
African Geographies
Journey across Africa discovering unique countries, capitals, landmarks, and the continent's remarkable geographic records.
Asian Wonders
Explore the diverse and dramatic geography of Asia, from the world's highest mountains to its vast deserts and unique borders.
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Plymouth, once the capital of which Caribbean island, was buried by volcanic ash and mud in 1997?
Montserrat's Soufrière Hills volcano buried its capital city Plymouth in ash and mud in 1997, rendering two-thirds of the island uninhabitable overnight and displacing 8,000 people.
How many people were killed when New Zealand's White Island volcano erupted while tourists explored its active crater in December 2019?
New Zealand's White Island volcano has hosted guided tourists walking into an active crater for over a century, until a deadly 2019 eruption killed 22 visitors and workers.
Since its volcanic formation in 1963, access to Iceland's Surtsey island has been restricted to only which group of people?
Iceland's newest island, Surtsey, emerged from the sea in 1963 and was immediately declared off-limits to all visitors except scientists, making it Earth's youngest controlled nature reserve.
Which volcanic island rose from the sea off Iceland's coast in 1963 and was immediately closed to everyone except scientists?
Iceland's newest island, Surtsey, emerged from the sea in 1963 and was immediately declared off-limits to all visitors except scientists, making it Earth's youngest controlled nature reserve.
Along the Tumen River, which three countries converge at a single geopolitically sensitive tripoint?
The Tumen River separates North Korea, Russia, and China at one point—making it possibly Earth's most geopolitically tense three-way border.
Despite forming borders with 10 countries, what is notable about control of the Danube River's flow?
The Danube River forms borders between 10 countries, making it Europe's most international waterway—yet none of them control the entire flow.