Mount Toubkal, the highest peak of the multi-country Atlas Mountains, is located within which nation's borders?

Geography

In addition to Morocco, the Atlas Mountains extend across which two other North African countries?

The Atlas Mountains' highest peak, Mount Toubkal, sits in Morocco but the range stretches into Algeria and Tunisia—yet most people only associate it with North Africa generically.

Geography

What is the highest peak in the Atlas Mountain range?

Mount Toubkal in Morocco is the highest Atlas peak and visible from Marrakech on clear days.

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

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.

Geography

Which Central American country has the largest land area?

Nicaragua contains the largest lake in Central America, Lake Nicaragua, which is so large it has its own freshwater sharks — bull sharks that adapted to life in its waters.

Geography

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.