- Which four countries are home to mountains of over 8,000 metres?
- In which country is the world’s highest railway line?
- Which Southern hemisphere national capital is furthest away from any other national capital?
- Which country’s most northerly point is found at Cape Columbia, on Ellesmere Island?
- In which country is the most southerly point of mainland Europe?
- What is the most northerly capital city in the world?
- As of November 2018, what is the most northerly city in the world with a population of more than 1,000,000?
- As of November 2018, what is the most southerly city in the world with a population of more than 1,000,000?
- Which state is simultaneously the most northerly, most easterly, and most westerly of the United States?
- In which country is the most westerly point of mainland Africa?
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- Which four countries are home to mountains of over 8,000 metres?
A: China, Nepal, Pakistan, India - In which country is the world’s highest railway line?
A: China (the railroad to Tibet) - Which Southern hemisphere national capital is furthest away from any other national capital?
A: Wellington, New Zealand - Which country’s most northerly point is found at Cape Columbia, on Ellesmere Island?
A: Canada - In which country is the most southerly point of mainland Europe?
A: Spain - What is the most northerly capital city in the world?
A: Reykjavik - As of November 2018, what is the most northerly city in the world with a population of more than 1,000,000?
A: St. Petersburg - As of November 2018, what is the most southerly city in the world with a population of more than 1,000,000?
A: Melbourne - Which state is simultaneously the most northerly, most easterly, and most westerly of the United States?
A: Alaska - In which country is the most westerly point of mainland Africa?
A: Senegal
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