A - Z of Geographical Place Names

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04 Mar 2015, 11:52 am

Zealandia - The name of the mostly submerged continental fragment on which New Zealand is found

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04 Mar 2015, 12:11 pm

Abong-Mbang, a town and commune in the East Province of Cameroon.

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04 Mar 2015, 1:04 pm

Bering Strait - the strait separating Alaska and Russia at their closest points. I remember reading about some native families with members on each side of the strait and how they used to travel across the strait in small boats to visit each other. 50 miles on cold, rough water in small boats doesn't sound like much fun.

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Chipwi, a town in the Kachin State of Burma.

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04 Mar 2015, 2:28 pm

Disappointment Islands - a small group of islands in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia

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East Hyde, a hamlet in Bedfordshire, England.

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04 Mar 2015, 2:51 pm

Firth of Forth - Scotland

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Garstang, a town in the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England.

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04 Mar 2015, 5:56 pm

Huron Bay - located on the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan

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04 Mar 2015, 6:01 pm

Idole, a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

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04 Mar 2015, 6:11 pm

J - Jordan Lake / Lake Jordan - a lake in Montana

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04 Mar 2015, 6:18 pm

Kyrgyzstan: A Central-Asian state, formerly part of the Soviet Union, capital city Bishkek.

I wonder what percentage of people have heard of it, and, even more interesting, how many could spell it (I couldn't, before I looked it up!)

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DeepHour wrote:

I had heard of it, but I certainly couldn't spell it.

Lop Desert - a desert in China reportedly traversed by Marco Polo

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Manitoba, a province in Canada.

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04 Mar 2015, 6:41 pm

Navajo Mountain - a mountain in Utah that is the highest point in the Navajo Nation.

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05 Mar 2015, 3:40 am

Ohio, a state in the Midwestern United States.

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