AROUND THE WORLD
There's a buoy but no island at Null Island at zero degrees latitude & zero degrees longitude in the eastern part of this ocean
Atlantic
This Wisconsin city sits on the spot where the Fox River empties into a certain body of water
Green Bay
Australia's military commitment to this conflict peaked at more than 7,000 men in 1969
the Vietnam War
This long Asian peninsula stretches 700 miles south from Myanmar towards the island of Sumatra
Malay
The São Carlos Opera House is found in this city, the westernmost capital in continental Europe
Lisbon
You can indeed see orcas around Orcas Island in this Pacific Northwest sound
Puget Sound
The Vegas of yore, Gretna Green in this country was a haven for young lovers who eloped
Scotland
The 1851 discovery of this rushed a transformation of the city of Ballarat, a place that's pivotal in a Sherlock Holmes story
gold
Bounded by the Sinai Peninsula to the west & the Jordan Valley to the east, this arid region makes up about 60% of Israel
Negev
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Icebound from December to April, the Gulf of Riga is part of this 160,000-square-mile body of water
The Baltic Sea
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The name of this South American capital refers to a feast day honoring the Virgin Mary
Asunción
Sacré bleu! Haricot vert is 2-word French term for this vegetable.
green beans or string beans
In 1877 this westernmost state capital was finally connected to the eastern states by telegraph
Perth
In the 15th century, Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui is said to have devised the plan for this South American city
Cusco
Before flowing into the Adriatic, the Bojana River forms part of the border between Albania & this country
Montenegro
I'll always treasure my climb up 11,000-foot Cerro Gordo in this great mountain system of Mexico
the Sierra Madre
Ethan Allen & Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga with this group
The Green Mountain Boys
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Though a 2002 attack there killed 88 Aussies, Oz still contributes 1/4 of foreign visitors to this Indonesian isle
Bali
Site of an art show with outposts in Hong Kong & Miami Beach, this city sits near where France, Germany & Switzerland meet
Basel
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Connected to the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Strait of Bonifacio separates these 2 islands
Corsica and Sardinia
Visit the Free State National Gardens on your next trip to this one of South Africa's capital cities aka "the city of roses"
Bloemfontein
Marilyn Nelson's poem "Green-Thumb Boy" celebrates this agricultural genius she calls "the Black Mendel"
George Washington Carver
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In 1797, the Merino breed of this animal was introduced & within a few decades wool became Australia's major export
Sheep
This South Pacific island nation, a cradle of Polynesian culture, was governed by New Zealand until 1962
Samoa
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A dinosaur-dominant period gets its name from this mountain range between France & Switzerland
Jura
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