LANDLOCKED
Wollerau & Feusisberg in Schwyz have some of the highest concentrations of millionaires in this landlocked country
Switzerland
An analemma shows points where the Sun is directly overhead throughout the year; it hits this line at 23 1/2 degrees north around June 21
the Tropic of Cancer
The border between Bolivia & this eastern neighbor runs through Laguna Mandioré
Brazil
While dumps tend to be unregulated, this govt. agency regulates landfills under the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act
the EPA
I'm heading to Zaanse Schans, a historic windmill village 12 miles north of this capital
Amsterdam
Gaborone is the capital of this nation, the world's second-largest diamond producer by value
Botswana
Cartographers call the size-warping of the Mercator projection map this problem, after an island that looks way too big
the Greenland Problem
Its capital of Belmopan came to be after Hurricane Hattie wrecked the old capital in 1961
Belize
Some refer to this method of garbage disposal, which fertilizes the land & reduces landfill waste, as "nature's way of recycling"
compost
I'm on the Western Hemisphere's highest observation deck atop this Toronto structure, & I can see New York!
the CN Tower
The Spirit of Gobi has been called this country's answer to Coachella
Mongolia
Dating to 1492, the oldest surviving globe shows why Columbus thought he had a straight shot to Asia - on the map, Cipangu is this.
Japan
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The Dnieper flows through this landlocked country on its way to the Black Sea
Belarus
Organic materials decomposing in landfills produce a usable fuel called biogas, which is made up mostly of CH4, this compound
methane
I'm walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain, en route to the tomb of this martyred apostle & saint; hola, my fellow pilgrims!
St. James
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In the past few years, tourists have trickled into this country to see where the Buddha statues of Bamiyan once stood
Afghanistan
Lines of latitude are also called these, from their geometric layout; you're just about standing on the 34th
Parallels
Cricket is the national sport of this Caribbean nation & Anglicanism is the predominant religion
Barbados
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(Bahamas)Hazardous waste can take many forms, including liquid, gas, solid & this icky one the OED describes as "earthy or slimy"
Sludge
I'm paying a visit to this former penal colony, a vowel-heavy city on Tierra del Fuego; just saw a penguin!
Ushuaia
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This 2nd-longest South American river borders a landlocked nation with the same first 4 letters
the Paraná
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Need to hike around Poison Canyon in Utah? At usgs.gov, you can build your own this type of detailed map with contour lines
a topographical map
It's located between the Assam-Bengal plain & the Plateau of Tibet
Bhutan
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(Bangladesh)
The Guinness record for largest landfill site in area belongs to Apex Regional Landfill in Clarke county.
Nevada
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I'm visiting this walled city on the Brittany coast; it looks just like I imagined from reading "All the Light We Cannot See"
Saint-Malo
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