This largest lake in Africa is named for a British queen |
Victoria |
200 |
June 14, 2021 |
This body of water is centered on the North Pole |
the Arctic Ocean |
400 |
June 14, 2021 |
Catumbo lightning is a phenomenon regularly seen over this huge Venezuelan lake |
Lake Maracaibo |
800 |
June 14, 2021 |
Saudi Arabia lies between the Red Sea & this 93,000-square-mile gulf |
the Gulf of Persia (the Persian Gulf) |
1000 |
June 14, 2021 |
Accessible only by ferry, Vashon Island is in this body of water, between Seattle & Tacoma |
Puget Sound |
|
June 14, 2021 |
Sri Lanka's northernmost point, Point Pedro lies where Palk Strait meets this large bay |
the Bay of Bengal |
400 |
November 24, 2020 |
The people in John Mellencamp's "Pink Houses" vacation "down at" this body of water, perhaps in Fort Morgan, Alabama |
the Gulf of Mexico |
600 |
November 24, 2020 |
To reach this much larger sea from the Sea of Azov, you must sail through the Kerch Strait |
the Black Sea |
800 |
November 24, 2020 |
This 700-mile-long river formed part of the boundary between East Germany & West Germany |
the Elbe |
1000 |
November 24, 2020 |
This mighty river rises in the Tibetan Plateau & empties into the South China Sea near Ho Chi Minh City |
the Mekong |
|
November 24, 2020 |
The Gulf of Taranto makes up the arch in this country's "boot" |
Italy |
200 |
April 5, 2019 |
Chesapeake Bay is natural; Druid Lake & all other lakes in this state are man-made |
Maryland |
400 |
April 5, 2019 |
Seen here is a marker at Cape Agulhas at the tip of this continent |
Africa |
600 |
April 5, 2019 |
Old unfaithful! Steamboat Geyser in this national park went 50 years without a major eruption & erupted 29 times in one year |
Yellowstone |
800 |
April 5, 2019 |
Canada's Spotted Lake is found over the border from Washington in this province |
British Columbia |
1000 |
April 5, 2019 |
This term for a quintet of bodies of water in North America is also used for a group in Africa |
the Great Lakes |
200 |
December 18, 2018 |
Around 1633 Rembrandt painted the Biblical scene "Storm on the Sea of" this |
Galilee |
400 |
December 18, 2018 |
Italy is surrounded by seas of the Mediterranean, including the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Ionian Sea & this one |
the Adriatic Sea |
800 |
December 18, 2018 |
The Southern or Antarctic Ocean is narrowest at the 600-mile wide Drake Passage between these 2 continents |
Antarctica and South America |
1000 |
December 18, 2018 |
This misleadingly named body of water is landlocked by Russia, Kazakhstan & 3 other nations |
the Caspian Sea |
|
December 18, 2018 |
This strait narrows to 8 miles between Point Marroqui, Spain & Point Cires in Morocco |
the Strait of Gibraltar |
200 |
November 9, 2017 |
Even from space, it's possible to see the mass of blue-green algae poisoning this lake with the name of a Manitoba city |
Lake Winnipeg |
400 |
November 9, 2017 |
Castel Sant'Angelo, originally Hadrian's mausoleum, sits on this river |
the Tiber |
600 |
November 9, 2017 |
This bay's southern boundary extends from Dondra Head in Sri Lanka to the northern tip of Sumatra |
the Bay of Bengal |
800 |
November 9, 2017 |
This "colorful" river forms Namibia's southern border with South Africa |
the Orange River |
1000 |
November 9, 2017 |
Sharing a country's name, this largest Central American lake drains into the Caribbean via the Rio San Juan |
Lake Nicaragua |
200 |
November 20, 2015 |
Iran's Bandar-e Abbas is a port on this strategic strait |
Hormuz |
400 |
November 20, 2015 |
This gulf that borders two countries is named for the capital of one |
the Gulf of Riga |
600 |
November 20, 2015 |
This river that flows between the Great Slave Lake & the Arctic Ocean is called the Deh Cho, or "big river", by the Dene people |
the Mackenzie |
800 |
November 20, 2015 |
When Syria built the Tabaqah Dam on this river in 1973, it created a reservoir called Lake Assad |
the Euphrates |
1000 |
November 20, 2015 |
This 315-mile-long river passes through Troy & Albany before hitting the bright lights of New York City |
the Hudson |
200 |
December 9, 2011 |
At its northern end, this "colorful" sea branches into the Gulf of Suez on the west & the Gulf of Aqaba on the east |
the Red |
400 |
December 9, 2011 |
Originating in the Tanggula Mountains, this is known to many Chinese as "long river" ('cause it's 3,900 miles) |
the Yangtze |
600 |
December 9, 2011 |
Bonn, Germany & Strasbourg, France are cities on this river |
the Rhine |
800 |
December 9, 2011 |
The Aleutian Islands & the Commander Islands mark this sea's southern border |
the Bering Sea |
1000 |
December 9, 2011 |
Its greatest known depth, 36,201 feet in the Mariana Trench, is the greatest depth found in any ocean |
the Pacific |
200 |
June 8, 2009 |
Saginaw Bay, on the eastern coast of Michigan, is an inlet of this Great Lake |
Lake Huron |
400 |
June 8, 2009 |
General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge, one of the world's longest, spans this Venezuelan lake |
Maracaibo |
600 |
June 8, 2009 |
This strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Black Sea |
the Bosporus |
1000 |
June 8, 2009 |
This strait connects the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea |
the Hellespont (or the Dardanelles) |
|
June 8, 2009 |
The Gulf of Taranto lies between the "heel" & the rest of the "foot" of this country |
Italy |
200 |
November 21, 2008 |
This river's source lies in the Plateau of Langres about 18 miles northwest of Dijon |
the Seine |
400 |
November 21, 2008 |
The Thames & Rhine are among the many rivers emptying into this sea |
the North Sea |
600 |
November 21, 2008 |
This Asian "sea" is actually a lake that's more than 4 1/2 times larger than Lake Superior |
the Caspian Sea |
800 |
November 21, 2008 |
Seaports on this bay include Chittagong, Bangladesh & Trincomalee, Sri Lanka |
the Bay of Bengal |
1000 |
November 21, 2008 |
Fur trader James Bridger was the first non-native to visit this saline lake |
the Great Salt Lake |
200 |
November 5, 2008 |
The Shatt Al Arab is formed by the confluence of these 2 rivers |
the Tigris & the Euphrates |
400 |
November 5, 2008 |
A New Deal agency created in 1933 sought to provide electricity for residents of this river's valley |
the Tennessee |
600 |
November 5, 2008 |
This triangular bay of the Atlantic is bounded on the east by France & on the south by Spain |
the Bay of Biscay |
800 |
November 5, 2008 |
The island of Olkhon is in the center of this deep Siberian lake |
Lake Baikal |
1000 |
November 5, 2008 |
Iowa's lowest point is a the junction of the Des Moines River & this river that forms Iowa's Eastern border |
the Mississippi River |
200 |
February 18, 2008 |
The Orinoco begins in Venezuela's state that's named for this other river |
the Amazon |
400 |
February 18, 2008 |
This large African lake has several large gulfs, including Speke & Emin Pasha |
Lake Victoria |
600 |
February 18, 2008 |
Seattle, Tacoma & Olympia all stand on the banks of this body of water |
Puget Sound |
800 |
February 18, 2008 |
This 1,450-mile-long river is joined in Utah by the Green & San Juan Rivers |
the Colorado River |
1000 |
February 18, 2008 |
Lake Nasser was formed in 1968 when the waters of this river were blocked by the Aswan High Dam |
the Nile River |
200 |
July 25, 2007 |
Banks of pearl-producing mollusks are found around Bahrain, on the Arabian shore of this gulf |
the Persian Gulf |
400 |
July 25, 2007 |
Toyama, Wakasa & Ishikari bays are arms of this sea |
the Sea of Japan |
600 |
July 25, 2007 |
3 important cities on this sea include Stockholm, Gdansk & Klaipeda, Lithuania |
the Baltic Sea |
800 |
July 25, 2007 |
This large Siberian lake is more than a mile deep at its deepest point |
Lake Baikal |
1000 |
July 25, 2007 |
Sigsbee Deep, the deepest point in this gulf, lies about 200 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas |
Gulf of Mexico |
200 |
February 12, 2007 |
This ocean is connected to the Atlantic through the Norwegian Sea |
the Arctic Ocean |
400 |
February 12, 2007 |
The Hula Valley is not in Hawaii but occupies the course of the river north of the Sea of Galilee |
the Jordan River |
600 |
February 12, 2007 |
Quebec's Ungava Peninsula provides the eastern shore of this large bay |
Hudson Bay |
800 |
February 12, 2007 |
The Crimean Peninsula is bordered by 2 seas: the Sea of Azov & this much bigger one |
the Black Sea |
1000 |
February 12, 2007 |
After Lake Superior, this African lake is the largest body of fresh water in the world |
Lake Victoria |
200 |
May 15, 2006 |
The Persian Gulf is an arm of the Arabian Sea, which is part of this ocean |
the Indian Ocean |
400 |
May 15, 2006 |
In the 1770s James Cook explored this sea between Australia & New Zealand |
the Tasman Sea |
600 |
May 15, 2006 |
This longest river in Ireland nearly divides the country in two |
the Shannon |
800 |
May 15, 2006 |
(Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from Tervasaari.) Tervasaari, just off Helsinki, sits in this arm of the Baltic Sea |
the Gulf of Finland |
1000 |
May 15, 2006 |
A cruise on this sea might include stops in St. Thomas, Puerto Rico & Martinique |
the Caribbean |
200 |
June 23, 2005 |
The Bay of Bengal is an arm of this ocean |
the Indian Ocean |
400 |
June 23, 2005 |
In April 1859, at Port Said, digging began on this artificial waterway |
the Suez Canal |
600 |
June 23, 2005 |
(Sarah of the Clue crew reports from a lakefront in Chicago, IL.) Lake Michigan is larger than you think. Scientists say it's actually part of this Great Lake that it joins via the Straits of Mackinaw |
Lake Huron |
800 |
June 23, 2005 |
The names of these two important rivers that rise in the Swiss Alps differ by just a vowel |
the Rhine & the Rhône |
|
June 23, 2005 |
In 1975 the United Kingdom began piping oil from this sea to its shores |
the North Sea |
200 |
October 22, 2003 |
The St. Mary's River connects Lake Superior to this second-largest Great Lake |
Lake Huron |
400 |
October 22, 2003 |
12,500' above sea level, this South American lake bordering Bolivia & Peru is the world's most navigable lake |
Lake Titicaca |
600 |
October 22, 2003 |
At Khartoum, Sudan these colorful branches meet to form the Nile River |
the Blue Nile & the White Nile |
800 |
October 22, 2003 |
After a 1,750-mile trip from Germany, this river breaks into 3 branches in Romania before emptying into the Black Sea |
the Danube |
1000 |
October 22, 2003 |
Covering 64 million square miles, it's the largest ocean in the world |
the Pacific |
200 |
September 22, 2003 |
Saltier than any ocean, the Great Salt Lake is the largest lake in this western U.S. State |
Utah |
400 |
September 22, 2003 |
Important rivers in this country include the Huang He & the Yangtze |
China |
600 |
September 22, 2003 |
The Strait of Dover connects this channel with the North Sea |
the English Channel |
800 |
September 22, 2003 |
This river stretches 4,160 miles from Burundi to the Mediterranean Sea |
the Nile |
|
September 22, 2003 |
Scientists believe this sea was formed when the Arabian Peninsula was torn from Africa 20 million years ago |
Red Sea |
200 |
April 25, 2003 |
Islands in this gulf include Bahrain, Kharg & Bubiyan |
Persian Gulf |
400 |
April 25, 2003 |
A small portion of Russia is separated from the motherland & lies between Poland & Lithuania on this sea |
Baltic Sea |
600 |
April 25, 2003 |
In the mid-1970s an oil pipeline was built between this Alaskan bay & the city of Valdez on Prince William Sound |
Prudhoe Bay |
800 |
April 25, 2003 |
In 1957 a deep channel was completed allowing ocean ships to reach this largest Venezuelan lake |
Lake Maracaibo |
1000 |
April 25, 2003 |
This river's system gathers its waters from 9 countries, including Kenya, Ethiopia & Egypt |
Nile |
200 |
February 6, 2003 |
It's the gulf from which the Gulf Stream got its name |
Gulf of Mexico |
400 |
February 6, 2003 |
This sacred river begins in an ice cave in India's Uttaranchal state |
Ganges |
600 |
February 6, 2003 |
Of the 5 Great Lakes, Lake Erie lies farthest south, this one farthest north |
Lake Superior |
1000 |
February 6, 2003 |
It's the only ocean that touches the shores of Europe, Asia & North America |
Arctic |
|
February 6, 2003 |
This African river's drainage basin, the world's longest, covers 35 degrees of latitude |
the Nile |
100 |
May 2, 2001 |
In area this Canadian bay is more than 3 times as large as all the Great Lakes combined |
Hudson Bay |
200 |
May 2, 2001 |
At the point where it enters the Caspian Sea, this Russian river is 92 feet below sea level |
the Volga |
300 |
May 2, 2001 |
Large banks of pearl-producing mollusks are found on this gulf's western shore on the Arabian Peninsula |
Persian Gulf |
500 |
May 2, 2001 |
Colombia's Gulf of Uraba is the southernmost extremity of this sea |
the Caribbean Sea |
|
May 2, 2001 |
These 2 "stately" rivers are the longest in the U.S. |
the Mississippi & the Missouri |
100 |
November 10, 2000 |
Mespotamia, where many early civilizations developed, was located between these 2 rivers |
the Tigris & the Euphrates |
200 |
November 10, 2000 |
This large lake is the chief source of the Nile River |
Lake Victoria |
300 |
November 10, 2000 |
Less than half the size of the Pacific, it's the third-largest ocean |
Indian Ocean |
400 |
November 10, 2000 |
The Sea of Crete is the southernmost part of this sea, an arm of the Mediterranean |
Aegean Sea |
500 |
November 10, 2000 |
Canada's "Great Bear" one covers over 12,000 square miles |
a lake |
100 |
July 3, 2000 |
Some geographers say there's an "Antarctic" one of these, formed by the southern parts of the big 3 |
an ocean |
200 |
July 3, 2000 |
A constricted passageway, specifically one that follows "Verrazano" in the name of a bridge |
a narrow |
300 |
July 3, 2000 |
Listen -- Albemarle, Pamlico & Long Island are famous ones |
sounds |
400 |
July 3, 2000 |
On Florida's coast, Waccasassa is a bay, but Horseshoe, just north, is this 4-letter inlet |
a cove |
500 |
July 3, 2000 |
In 700 B.C. Greeks first crossed this sea to colonize Samothrace |
Aegean Sea |
100 |
June 30, 2000 |
Bahrain is composed of several islands in the Gulf of Bahrain & this larger gulf |
Persian Gulf |
200 |
June 30, 2000 |
The Korean Peninsula borders the Yellow Sea to the west & this sea to the east |
Sea of Japan |
400 |
June 30, 2000 |
Some say the Weddell Sea is an arm of the Antarctic Ocean; others say it's part of this larger ocean |
Atlantic Ocean |
500 |
June 30, 2000 |
Indenting the coastline of Alaska, Norton Sound & Kuskokwim Bay are inlets of this sea |
Bering Sea |
|
June 30, 2000 |
The Foxe Channel connects the Arctic Ocean with this huge Canadian bay |
Hudson Bay |
100 |
June 20, 2000 |
The main falls of this African waterfall lie between Livingstone & Cataract Islands |
Victoria Falls |
200 |
June 20, 2000 |
Latvia's capital shares its name with this nearby gulf |
Gulf of Riga |
300 |
June 20, 2000 |
Carlsberg Ridge, Madagascar Basin & Java Trench are underwater geographic features of this ocean |
Indian Ocean |
400 |
June 20, 2000 |
Sebastian Cabot gave South America's Rio de la Plata its name thinking there were deposits of this nearby |
Silver |
500 |
June 20, 2000 |
Century in which Europeans first visited Lake Chad |
19th century |
100 |
June 5, 2000 |
India attempted to put a satellite into orbit in March 1987, but wound up putting it into this bay |
Bay of Bengal |
200 |
June 5, 2000 |
The Ungava Peninsula of Quebec juts into a bay & strait named for this explorer |
Henry Hudson |
400 |
June 5, 2000 |
Using reinforced concrete, Italian engineer Riccardo Morandi bridged this Venezuelan lake |
Lake Maracaibo |
500 |
June 5, 2000 |
To get to the bottom of this sea, try the Cayman Trench |
Caribbean Sea |
|
June 5, 2000 |
This South American river carries nearly 20% of the Earth's total water discharge to the ocean |
Amazon |
100 |
February 25, 2000 |
Churchill, Manitoba is the chief port on this Canadian bay |
Hudson Bay |
200 |
February 25, 2000 |
This river begins in Turkey's eastern Anatolian Highlands & flows through Baghdad on its way to the Persian Gulf |
Tigris |
300 |
February 25, 2000 |
In 1994 many of the beautiful islands in this Vietnamese gulf were designated a world heritage site by UNESCO |
Gulf of Tonkin |
500 |
February 25, 2000 |
The Chinese call this sea Huang Hai due to the tint of the waters along its shore |
Yellow Sea |
|
February 25, 2000 |
It's the saltiest of the oceans & the second largest |
Atlantic Ocean |
100 |
November 25, 1999 |
2 of South America's longest rivers, the Madeira & the Purus, flow into this even longer river |
Amazon |
200 |
November 25, 1999 |
For about 70 miles the Douro River forms the border between these 2 Iberian countries |
Spain & Portugal |
300 |
November 25, 1999 |
This sea may have been named for Theseus' father |
Aegean Sea |
400 |
November 25, 1999 |
To reach the Bay of Tangier, head straight through this strait |
Strait of Gibraltar |
|
November 25, 1999 |
It's the westernmost & northernmost of the Great Lakes |
Lake Superior |
100 |
February 9, 1999 |
This sea is divided into several basins, including Yucatan, Colombian, Venezuelan & Tobago |
Caribbean Sea |
200 |
February 9, 1999 |
The ferry from Villa San Giovanni in Calabria, Italy to Sicily crosses this strait |
Strait of Messina |
400 |
February 9, 1999 |
Located in east-central Africa, at 420 miles it's the world's largest freshwater lake |
Lake Tanganyika |
500 |
February 9, 1999 |
The Ukranians call this sea Chorne More |
Black Sea |
|
February 9, 1999 |
It's the second-largest body of water in the world |
Atlantic Ocean |
100 |
February 12, 1998 |
Vacation on the French Riviera & you'll spend time on this sea |
the Mediterranean |
200 |
February 12, 1998 |
Sittwe, Burma & Calcutta, India are major ports on this bay |
the Bay of Bengal |
300 |
February 12, 1998 |
The Kagera River is the longest & most important tributary of this African lake |
Lake Victoria |
400 |
February 12, 1998 |
Named for an explorer, it's Canada's longest river |
the Mackenzie |
|
February 12, 1998 |
This Canadian province's largest lake is Lake Mistassini, about 350 miles north of Montreal |
Quebec |
100 |
October 7, 1997 |
Namibia's coastline is provided by this body of water |
Atlantic Ocean |
200 |
October 7, 1997 |
An agricultural area through which this Scottish river flows is the home of a breed of horse |
Clyde |
300 |
October 7, 1997 |
This river rises in the Black Forest & flows easterly about 1,770 miles, where it empties into the Black Sea |
Rhine |
400 |
October 7, 1997 |
The Ucayali & Maranon rivers converge near Nauta, Peru, forming this river |
Amazon |
500 |
October 7, 1997 |
The name of this ocean means "peaceful" |
the Pacific |
100 |
September 23, 1997 |
Noted for its salmon fishing, the Tay is the longest river of this United Kingdom country |
Scotland |
300 |
September 23, 1997 |
Lake Van in Anatolia is this country's largest lake |
Turkey |
400 |
September 23, 1997 |
Botany Bay on the coast of New South Wales, Australia is an inlet of this sea |
the Tasman Sea |
500 |
September 23, 1997 |
It's the smallest & the most easterly of the 5 Great Lakes |
Lake Ontario |
|
September 23, 1997 |
The Adriatic & Ionian Seas are arms of this larger sea |
Mediterranean |
100 |
February 27, 1997 |
The Potomac & Patuxent Rivers flow into this bay |
Chesapeake Bay |
200 |
February 27, 1997 |
During its 1980s war with Iraq, Iran threatened to block this strait to all traffic |
Strait of Hormuz |
300 |
February 27, 1997 |
The longest river in Italy has this short name |
Po |
500 |
February 27, 1997 |
Lake Neuchatel is the largest lake entirely within this European country's boundaries |
Switzerland |
|
February 27, 1997 |
To Hindus, the Narmada River is 2nd in sacredness only to this one |
The Ganges |
100 |
July 17, 1996 |
This largest African lake is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania & Kenya |
Lake Victoria |
200 |
July 17, 1996 |
The U.S.-Russian boundary passes through this strait |
Bering Strait |
300 |
July 17, 1996 |
Vatican City lies on the west bank of this river |
the Tiber |
400 |
July 17, 1996 |
This bay that shares its name with the Philippine capital is nearly landlocked |
Manila Bay |
500 |
July 17, 1996 |
In Sudan the Atbara River joins this river as its last tributary |
the Nile |
100 |
October 31, 1995 |
A rich source of salmon, Alaska's Bristol Bay is an arm of this |
the Bering Sea |
200 |
October 31, 1995 |
Cook Strait between this country's North & South Islands is called Raukawa by the Maoris |
New Zealand |
300 |
October 31, 1995 |
In this country the Gulf of Aqaba is commonly referred to as the Gulf of Eilat |
Israel |
400 |
October 31, 1995 |
After flowing across Romania, the Danube River empties into this sea |
the Black Sea |
500 |
October 31, 1995 |
This river marks the western boundary of Egypt's Arabian Desert |
the Nile |
100 |
September 7, 1995 |
Asia's Anadyr & North America's Yukon rivers empty into this sea named for a Danish explorer |
the Bering Sea |
200 |
September 7, 1995 |
The Tyrrhenian Sea is bounded to the south by this large Italian island |
Sicily |
300 |
September 7, 1995 |
The name Oregon may come from an old French name for this river, its northern border |
the Columbia |
400 |
September 7, 1995 |
The waters of New York's Lake George drain into this lake to the north |
Lake Champlain |
|
September 7, 1995 |
Flowing over 4,000 miles across Africa, it's the world's longest river |
the Nile |
100 |
May 9, 1995 |
The narrowest part of this strait is between Cape Dezhnyov in Russia & Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska |
the Bering Strait |
200 |
May 9, 1995 |
The Sargasso Sea lies within this ocean |
the Atlantic Ocean |
300 |
May 9, 1995 |
The Indian Peninsula divides the Indian Ocean into the Arabian Sea on the west & this bay on the east |
the Bay of Bengal |
400 |
May 9, 1995 |
Bordering 4 states, it's the second-smallest of the Great Lakes |
Erie |
500 |
May 9, 1995 |
At 70 million square miles, it's the world's largest single physical feature |
Pacific Ocean |
100 |
March 30, 1995 |
It's also known as the Arabian Gulf |
Persian Gulf |
200 |
March 30, 1995 |
This largest African lake was originally called Ukerewe |
Lake Victoria |
300 |
March 30, 1995 |
The Kerch Strait connects the Sea of Azov with this sea |
the Black Sea |
400 |
March 30, 1995 |
Among European rivers, the Danube is second in length only to this one |
the Volga |
|
March 30, 1995 |
The Madeira River on the border between Bolivia & Brazil is a major tributary of this river |
the Amazon |
100 |
December 21, 1994 |
One of its ancient names was Mare Indicum |
Indian Ocean |
200 |
December 21, 1994 |
There are 2 Cagayan Rivers in this country, one on Luzon, the other on Mindanao |
the Philippines |
300 |
December 21, 1994 |
Eilat, one of Israel's leading oil ports, is located on this gulf |
Gulf of Aqaba |
400 |
December 21, 1994 |
An arm of the Mediterranean, this sea extends from the Gulf of Venice to the Strait of Otranto |
the Adriatic |
|
December 21, 1994 |
One Hindu legend says that this sacred river sprang from the foot of the god Vishnu |
the Ganges |
100 |
October 17, 1994 |
The area surrounding this sea has been called "The Cradle of Civilization" |
the Mediterranean |
200 |
October 17, 1994 |
About a third of the earth's surface is covered by this body of water |
the Pacific |
300 |
October 17, 1994 |
A channel called Pentland Firth separates the Orkney Islands from the mainland of this country |
Scotland |
400 |
October 17, 1994 |
Nicaragua's capital is located on the southern shore of this lake |
Lake Managua |
500 |
October 17, 1994 |
This ocean may have been named for a legendary lost continent, or for an African mountain system |
the Atlantic |
100 |
February 17, 1994 |
In area, this Great Lake is the largest body of fresh water in the world |
Lake Superior |
200 |
February 17, 1994 |
The Sinai Peninsula divides the northern end of this sea into the gulfs of Aqaba & Suez |
the Red Sea |
300 |
February 17, 1994 |
A 350-mile-long strait near South America's southern tip was discovered by & named for this explorer |
Magellan |
400 |
February 17, 1994 |
The Hanseatic League once controlled commerce on this sea that borders Germany & Poland |
the Baltic Sea |
500 |
February 17, 1994 |
Located in the Highlands, Loch Lomond is this country's largest lake |
Scotland |
100 |
November 15, 1993 |
Winston Churchill reportedly called this strait "The world's best tank trap" |
Strait of Dover |
200 |
November 15, 1993 |
Associated with a beautiful siren, the Lorelei is a famous rock in this river |
Rhine |
300 |
November 15, 1993 |
It's China's longest river, after the Yangtze |
Yellow |
400 |
November 15, 1993 |
The maximum depth of this bay off the coast of France & Spain is 15,525 feet |
Bay of Biscay |
500 |
November 15, 1993 |
Named for the Atlas Mountains, it's the second-largest body of water in the world |
the Atlantic Ocean |
100 |
July 16, 1992 |
Situated between Quebec & Ontario, James Bay is the southern extension of this bay |
Hudson Bay |
200 |
July 16, 1992 |
This sea's greatest depths, about 13,500 feet, occur at the western end of the Aleutian Islands |
the Bering Sea |
300 |
July 16, 1992 |
This sea separates the Scandinavian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe |
the Baltic Sea |
400 |
July 16, 1992 |
According to tradition, the Incas originated on an island in this lake, the world's highest navigable one |
Lake Titicaca |
500 |
July 16, 1992 |
Tarifa, Spain & Tangier, Morocco are on opposite sides of this strait |
the Strait of Gibraltar |
100 |
December 13, 1991 |
This river flows through the entire length of New Mexico & forms part of its border with Texas |
the Rio Grande |
200 |
December 13, 1991 |
In 1844 John C. Fremont became the 1st U.S. citizen to see this lake in the Sierra Nevadas |
Lake Tahoe |
300 |
December 13, 1991 |
Among the world's freshwater lakes this African lake is 2nd in area only to Lake Superior |
Lake Victoria |
400 |
December 13, 1991 |
This river forms West Virginia's northwest border |
the Ohio |
500 |
December 13, 1991 |
This ocean's deepest point, about 28,000 feet, is in the Puerto Rico Trench |
Atlantic |
100 |
November 7, 1991 |
The Navy shipyard at Bremerton in Washington state is on this inlet of the Pacific |
Puget Sound |
200 |
November 7, 1991 |
Quesham, the largest island in the Persian Gulf, is located in this strait |
Strait of Hormuz |
300 |
November 7, 1991 |
Divided between Switzerland & France, it's the largest Alpine lake in Europe |
Lake Geneva |
400 |
November 7, 1991 |
An underwater cable in this sea provides communication between Australia & New Zealand |
Tasman Sea |
500 |
November 7, 1991 |
Located near Guadalajara, Chapala is this country's largest lake |
Mexico |
100 |
July 11, 1991 |
This Canadian bay covers more than 3 times the area of all the Great Lakes combined |
Hudson Bay |
200 |
July 11, 1991 |
From Paris, the Seine River flows to Le Havre, where it empties into this body of water |
the English Channel |
300 |
July 11, 1991 |
The Greek islands of Lesbos & Samothrace are in this sea, an arm of the Mediterranean |
the Aegean |
400 |
July 11, 1991 |
There's no oxygen below 510 ft. in the center of this sea the Russians call Chernoye More |
the Black Sea |
500 |
July 11, 1991 |
The Weddell Sea & the Ross Sea border this continent |
Antarctica |
100 |
June 21, 1991 |
The Laptev, Kara, Beaufort & Barents Seas are part of this ocean |
Arctic Ocean |
200 |
June 21, 1991 |
To reach Miami Beach from Miami you cross this bay |
Biscayne Bay |
300 |
June 21, 1991 |
This colorful sea between China & Korea is an average of only 121 feet deep |
the Yellow Sea |
400 |
June 21, 1991 |
The Hamilton River in Labrador was renamed for this British Prime Minister in 1965, the year of his death |
Churchill |
500 |
June 21, 1991 |
The water in this large Utah lake is saltier than ocean water |
The Great Salt Lake |
100 |
May 1, 1990 |
Winter ocean air west of Norway is over 40 degrees warmer than average for that latitude because of this current |
The Gulf Stream |
200 |
May 1, 1990 |
This ocean has the greatest length of coastline because of its irregular shape |
Atlantic |
300 |
May 1, 1990 |
Changing monsoon winds cause seasonal reverses of surface water movement in this Indian Ocean bay |
Bay of Bengal |
400 |
May 1, 1990 |
Once part of the Gulf of California, it's now the largest natural lake entirely within the state |
Salton Sea |
500 |
May 1, 1990 |
Of Hudson Bay, the Atlantic or Lake Ontario, the one into which the Hudson River flows |
Atlantic |
100 |
October 14, 1988 |
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem "The Bridge" is about a bridge over this city's Charles River |
Cambridge or Boston |
200 |
October 14, 1988 |
The Little Minch Strait separates the Outer & Inner islands of this group off Scotland |
Hebrides |
300 |
October 14, 1988 |
Malta isn't surrounded by milk but by this body of water |
Mediterranean |
400 |
October 14, 1988 |
The Valley of the Jhelum River in India is known as the "Vale of" this |
Kashmir |
500 |
October 14, 1988 |
Named, it's said, because heavy winter fog makes the waters look dark, it lies between USSR & Bulgaria |
Black Sea |
100 |
June 10, 1988 |
Bay that borders the Basque provinces of Spain |
Bay of Biscay |
200 |
June 10, 1988 |
Ships leaving the Persian Gulf pass through this strait to reach the Gulf of Oman |
Strait of Hormuz |
300 |
June 10, 1988 |
Gennesaret, Tiberias & Kinneret are 3 other names for this Mideast "sea" |
Sea of Galilee |
400 |
June 10, 1988 |
Its opening in 1959 made Cleveland an international seaport |
St. Lawrence Seaway |
500 |
June 10, 1988 |
The 4 highest waterfalls in the U.S. are all in this national park |
Yosemite |
100 |
November 5, 1987 |
Of Democrat, Republican or Liberal, the 1 that's a U.S. river |
Republican |
200 |
November 5, 1987 |
A make of car is named for this country's Isuzu River, & we're not lying |
Japan |
300 |
November 5, 1987 |
The 2 seas connected by the Suez Canal |
Mediterranean & Red |
400 |
November 5, 1987 |
West Germany is building a canal which will link these 2 major European rivers |
Rhine & Danube |
500 |
November 5, 1987 |
Of a bay, cay, or key, the only one to fit this category |
a bay |
100 |
March 7, 1986 |
Finland, Poland, East Germany, & Russia all border on this sea |
Baltic Sea |
200 |
March 7, 1986 |
"Ursa Major" could be nickname for this, Canada's largest lake entirely within its borders |
Great Bear Lake |
300 |
March 7, 1986 |
This sea touches Iran, Pakistan, & India, but not Saudi Arabia |
the Arabian Sea |
400 |
March 7, 1986 |
Named for the state of Campeche, the Bay of Campeche is southernmost part of this body of water |
the Gulf of Mexico |
500 |
March 7, 1986 |
Largest undrained freshwater swamp in lower 48 U.S. states, fortunately for Pogo |
Okefenokee Swamp |
100 |
December 10, 1985 |
Lake Kinneret & the Sea of Tiberias are other names for this Biblical "Sea" |
Sea of Galilee |
200 |
December 10, 1985 |
Wheeling, W.V. is a port on this major river |
Ohio River |
300 |
December 10, 1985 |
North American Bay named for explorer whose crew mutinied & cast him adrift there |
Hudson Bay |
400 |
December 10, 1985 |
It's the largest river gorge in the world |
Grand Canyon |
500 |
December 10, 1985 |
Narrow Biblical sea between Saudi Arabia & Africa that's an intense blue-green in color |
Red Sea |
100 |
November 19, 1985 |
China's Huang River carries large amounts of straw-colored earth into this sea |
Yellow Sea |
200 |
November 19, 1985 |
Name of this sea is said to allude not to its dark water but its storms |
Black Sea |
300 |
November 19, 1985 |
Icebreakers now keep Port of Archangel, on this appropriately-named sea, open in winter |
White Sea |
400 |
November 19, 1985 |
Dutch settlers named this longest river of South Africa not for its color but their royal family |
Orange |
500 |
November 19, 1985 |
Linda Ronstadt sang about a blue one |
a bayou |
100 |
October 23, 1985 |
Named for the Greek nymph, Io, this sea is the deepest part of the Mediterranean Sea |
the Ionian |
200 |
October 23, 1985 |
Rudolf, Albert, & Victoria are 3 of the great lakes of this continent |
Africa |
300 |
October 23, 1985 |
Originally at Lewiston, NY, this falls has over the years moved 7 times upstream |
Niagara Falls |
100 |
October 1, 1984 |
While Thatcher looks over Parliament, Parliament looks over this |
the Thames |
200 |
October 1, 1984 |
The dam you need to make Lake Mead |
Boulder/Hoover Dam |
300 |
October 1, 1984 |
Only one of the 5 Great Lakes entirely in U.S. |
Lake Michigan |
400 |
October 1, 1984 |
You can bet on the banks of this California-Nevada lake |
Lake Tahoe |
500 |
October 1, 1984 |