In what year did India and Pakistan clash militarily partly over control of the seasonal salt marsh known as the Rann of Kutch?

Geography

Which seasonal salt marsh, whose international border shifts with monsoon flooding, sparked a 1965 conflict between India and Pakistan?

India and Pakistan fought a 1965 war partly over the Rann of Kutch—a seasonal salt marsh that changes borders depending on monsoon flooding patterns.

Geography

In what year did Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transfer Crimea from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR?

The Crimean Peninsula's status flipped overnight in 1954 when Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev gifted it from Russia to Ukraine as a bureaucratic gesture.

Geography

Which town in India sits at about 11,500 feet elevation in the cold Ladakh Desert?

Leh, India sits in the cold Ladakh Desert at 11,500 feet elevation; winter temperatures plunge to -40°F, yet locals grow apricots using century-old irrigation tunnels.

Geography

Which ocean is the largest?

The Pacific Ocean covers more area than all of Earth's land combined and is deeper on average than other oceans.

Geography

Which European country is entirely surrounded by another country?

Vatican City is entirely surrounded by Rome, Italy, making it the world's only completely landlocked country entirely surrounded by a single nation.

Geography

Which is the deepest lake in the world?

Lake Baikal contains 23% of Earth's fresh water and is home to the world's only freshwater seal species.