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| In an attempt to establish one of these areas, the Japanese government used concrete to reinforce the reef of Okinotorishima [[oh-KEE-noh-toh-ROH-shee-mah]]. France has the largest one of these areas in the world, (+) and Tuvalu earns much of its income by renting out fishing rights in these areas, which extend 200 nautical miles from (*) land. For the points, name these maritime areas where countries are allowed to harvest resources. | Exclusive Economic Zones (or EEZs; accept Maritime Continental Margins) |
| This province is served by the world's largest airport by area, and its city of Jubail contains the world's largest desalination plant. This province's city of Dhahran is the base of Aramco, (+) which exploits deposits like Ghawar Field in its Al-Ahsa Governorate. Gulf Arabic is spoken in this province, which is governed from Dammam, home to the Rub al-Khali, or (*) "Empty Quarter." For the points, name this Saudi Arabian province named for a cardinal direction. | Eastern Province (or al-Mintaqah ash-Sharqīyah) |
| A "dry" version of this metric ignores snow and ice, and ranks Mauna Kea second in the world. The construction of the Gaillard Cut affected Denali's value of this metric, (+) as it would relocate the key col from Nicaragua. On the Eurasian mainland, Mount Everest is the only mountain whose measure of this metric is identical (*) to its height. For the points, name this metric used to measure the relative independence of a summit as opposed to a mountain’s sheer height. | Topographic Prominence (accept Autonomous Height; accept Relative Height, accept Shoulder Drop; prompt on “Height” alone; do not accept “Height above sea level” or “Elevation”; do not accept “Topographic Isolation”) |
| This island contains saltwater crocodiles near Tenaru Beach and the mouth of the Ilu River, and is surrounded by Savo, the Nggela Islands, (+) and Malaita in the New Georgia Sound. Mount Popomanaseu, the highest peak between the Malay Archipelago and the Andes, tops this island, home to the city of Honiara. Found in the Solomon Islands, (*) this is, for the points, what site of the first major land battle between Japan and the Allies during World War Two? | Guadalcanal (accept Guadalcanal Campaign; accept Battle of Guadalcanal) |
| This watetway's non-contiguous sections terminate at towns such as Carrabelle and Tarpon Springs. This waterway, which runs from a town in the Cape Ann region to Brownsville, (+) has its "Gulf" portion divided into two at Harvey Lock. This waterway, often used by seasonal migrants called "snowbirds," allows for a journey from Norfolk to Fort Lauderdale without entering open ocean. (*) For the points, name this waterway which follows the United States’ Atlantic Coast, protecting boats from natural hazards. | Intracoastal Waterway |
| This site’s House of the Virgin Mary may have been where Mary died, and this site’s façade of the Library of Celsus was formerly displayed on the 20-lira note. (+) This site near the modern-day city of Selçuk [[SELL-juk]] is frequently visited by cruise passengers disembarking in Kusadasi, and this site is located in Izmir province. The Temple of (*) Artemis was once located at, for the points, what site, the ruins of an ancient Greek city in Anatolia? | Ephesus |
| Backyards exposed after the creation of this highway may have given rise to a term referring to its namesake "bandits." A store in Aspen Hill was the first target of a group named for this highway, (+) which is also associated with issues of federal government that are idiomatically referred to as being "inside" this highway. A series of sniper attacks took place in 2002 around, (*) for the points, what Washington D.C. highway that is also known as Interstate 495? | Capital Beltway (accept Interstate 495 or I-495 before mentioned) |
| The Krušedol Monastery is the "spiritual beacon" of this region's Fruška Gora, the mountain where Ivan Stambolić was assassinated. This region is formed by the sub-regions Syrmia, Banat, (+) and Bačka [[BATSH-kah]]. The microstate of Liberland was established on a pene-exclave of this region, whose city of Subotica is the center of Hungarian culture. The Tisa River merges with the Danube in this region just east of (*) Novi Sad. For the points, name this autonomous province of northern Serbia. | Vojvodina [[voy-VOH-dee-nah]] (prompt on "Serbia" until mentioned) |
| This island, the only place in the world to adjust its clocks by half an hour for daylight savings time, is known for its crescent shape, and is located 600 kilometers east of Port Macquarie [[mah- KWAH-ree]]. The Kenita Palm (+) originates from this island, which contains the world's southernmost coral reef, and it includes Ball's Pyramid, the world's tallest volcanic stack known for containing the last population of its namesake (*) stick insect. For the points, name this island in the Tasman Sea administered by New South Wales. | Lord Howe Island |
| Walt Whitman spent his final years in this city that is home to a docked battleship nicknamed the "Big J." The city of Cherry Hill (+) is next to this city, which contains the headquarters of the Campbell Soup Company, and the southernmost campus of Rutgers University is located in this city on the eastern side of the (*) Ben Franklin Bridge. For the points, name this city separated by the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the largest of South Jersey. | Camden |
| This region, home to the Reed Flute Cave and speakers of the Pinghua Language, contains the port of Beihai, which is being developed as part of the Beibu Gulf Economic Rim plan. (+) Tourists can view dramatic karst topography by cruising the Li River near this region's city of Guilin. The Tai speaking Zhuang inhabit this most populous autonomous region of China, governed from (*) Nanning. For the points, name this Chinese autonomous region northeast of Vietnam. | Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (or Kwanghsi; or Gvangjsih; accept GZAR) |
| This city's Sutyagin House claimed to be the world's highest wooden single-family home, and this northern terminus of Severnaya Railway is located near Severodvinsk. This city's eponymous oblast (+) is separated by Nenets Autonomous Okrug from the archipelagoes of Franz Josef Land and Novaya Zemlya. This city, Russia's chief seaport before 1703, is located at the mouth of the Northern (*) Dvina River. For the points, name this Russian port on the White Sea. | Arkhangelsk (accept Archangel) |
| This city of the Pirkanmaa region is centered around the Tammerkoski rapids between the lakes of Näsijärvi [[NAY-see-YAR-vee]] and Pyhäjärvi [[PYOO-hah-YAR-vee]]. This city, whose Kaleva Church (+) is designed in the shape of a fish, is the most populated landlocked city in the Nordic region. Known as the “Sauna Capital of the World,” this city is situated northeast of (*) Turku. Slightly smaller than Espoo, this is, for the points, what largest city outside Greater Helsinki in Finland? | Tampere (or Tammerfors) |
| This lake, home to the abandoned settlements of Fort Reliance and Pine Point Mine, receives the Hay and Taltson Rivers. This lake takes its name from the Cree term for the Dene [[deh-NEH]] (+) people. This lake, which reaches depths of below 2,000 feet, is North America's deepest, and is the source of the (*) Mackenzie River. For the points, name this lake, home to the city of Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, south of Great Bear Lake. | Great Slave Lake (accept Tıdeè; accept Tu Nedhé; accept Tucho) |
| This island, which was formerly home to the HOVENSA oil refinery, is the largest island controlled by the U.S. to drive on the left side of the road. This island administers Buck Island (+) Reef National Monument. Christiansted and Frederiksted are the largest cities on this island, which was transferred to the U.S. by (*) Denmark in 1917. For the points, name this southernmost and largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands. | Saint Croix [[KROY]] |
| This country that hosts the Kantanka Automobile company displays the "Black Star of Africa" on its flag. This country's cities include Tamale (+) and Kumasi, a hub of Ashanti Culture. This country, which competes with countries like Nigeria and Cameroon in the “Jollof Wars,” was the first sub- Saharan nation to gain independence from the (*) United Kingdom. For the points, name this country, formerly known as the Gold Coast, governed from Accra. | Republic of Ghana (accept Gold Coast until mentioned) |
| This desert contains Rahat, the world's largest Bedouin town, as well as the nuclear research center of Dimona. The world's largest erosion cirque, Makhtesh Ramon, (+) lies along this desert's historic "Incense Route" used by the Nabataeans, while today Highway 40 links this desert's port of Eilat [["EYE"-lot]] to its capital of (*) Beersheba. For the points, name this desert that occupies the southern half of Israel. | Negev Desert (accept Negeb Desert) |
| This feature is the largest remanent of Lake Minchin, and contains a hotel made from its resources where visitors are banned from licking walls. This feature houses about seven percent of the world's lithium reserves, (+) and contains the cactus-covered "island" of Incahuasi. This feature within the Potosí Department turns into the world's largest mirror when flooded, and it is situated on the (*) Altiplano. For the points, name this largest salt flat in the world, located in southwestern Bolivia. | Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) |
| This sea's Little America bases were partly established by Operation Highjump on its Bay of Whales, situated just south of its Roosevelt Island. This sea, to the west of Marie Byrd Land, (+) is entirely claimed by New Zealand, and the "Great Ice Barrier" impeded navigation into this sea, the (*) southernmost on Earth. For the points, name this Antarctic sea named for a British explorer, home to an island hosting McMurdo Station and Mount Erebus. | Ross Sea |
| This city's Porto da Barra Beach is one of the few west facing beaches of the country it is located in, and was a center of the Tropicália music movement. This city's Elevador Lacerda (+) connects its lower and upper cities, including its Pelourinho historic core. This city, located on the Bay of All Saints, hosts the world's largest Carnival celebration and is the capital of (*) Bahia. For the points, name this center of Afro-Brazilian culture. | Salvador |
| It's not in South Africa, but this city contains Mandela National Stadium on Namboole Hill. This city's Wakaliga slum (+) is known for its ultra low-budget films produced by the Wakaliwood studio. This city's Nakasero Hill contains its tallest building, The Pearl of Africa Hotel, and this city's suburb of Mengo Contains the Lubiri palace. Lying about 20 miles northeast of (*) Entebbe, this is, for the points, what capital of Uganda? | Kampala |
| This structure traces the Cameron Corner in Sturt National Park, and passes by towns including Nundroo and Coober Peddy. Also passing through the Darling Downs farming region, (+) a smaller version of this structure is being built on Fraser Island. While this structure's construction has stopped predation of sheep, increased grazing competition from rabbits and (*) kangaroos has offset these gains. For the points, name this barrier built across eastern Australia to prevent the entry of a certain predator. | Dingo Fence (or Dog Fence) |
| This city is home to Jamboree Park and the Kalurghat radio station, where its country's independence was declared in the 1971 Liberation War. The Shah Amanat Bridge (+) crosses the Karnaphuli River of this city and connects it to Cox's Bazar. This city's infamous shipbreaking yard handles 20 percent of the world's demand, and this city hosts many (*) Rohingya refugees. For the points, name this second largest city of Bangladesh. | Chattogram (or Chittagong) |
| This polity's second largest city is Bender, and its first president was Igor Smirnov. This state is one of two that declared independence from its country along with Gagauzia. This is the only extant polity (+) in Europe that still displays the hammer and sickle on its flag, and its capital of Tiraspol lies on the (*) Dniester River. For the points, name this breakaway region of Moldova, a thin strip of land along the Ukrainian border. | Transnistria (or Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic; or PMR; accept Trans-Dniester until “Dniester River” is mentioned) |
| This structure's antenna was attached by the Olga helicopter, and it was planned to be part of the Metro Centre complex south of Front Street. This structure's Edgewalk (+) allows visitors to walk around its revolving 360 Restaurant, and Bruny Surin jumped off it into Rogers Centre for the opening of the 2015 Pan-American Games. The tallest freestanding structure of the (*) Western Hemisphere is, for the points, what notable observation tower in Toronto? | CN Tower (or Tour CN) |
| This body of water's Đầu Gỗ cave contains wooden bars built underwater to sink Mongol ships. This body of water's largest island is Cát Bà, (+) which is home to the Hospital Cave, which was made as a shelter from American bombings. This body of water is situated just east of Haiphong in the western part of the Gulf of Tonkin, and it receives the (*) Bạch Đằng River. For the points, name this Vietnamese bay that is known for its karst formations. | Hạ Long Bay (prompt on "Gulf of Tonkin"; prompt on "South China Sea"; prompt on "Pacific Ocean" before "bay" is mentioned) |
| This peninsula's town of Ypsilanti was the site of the first Domino's Pizza. Traverse Bay indents this peninsula, (+) often likened to a mitten or the handprint of Paul Bunyan due to the protrusion of Saginaw Bay. This peninsula, bounded by the St. Clair River and the Straits of Mackinac [[MAH-kih-NAW]], contains Kalamazoo and (*) Ann Arbor. For the points, name this peninsula west of Lake Huron and Lake Erie, separated from Canada by the Detroit River. | Lower Peninsula of Michigan (or Lower Michigan) |
| Some of the few novels published in this language include Kalaito Pombero and Tatukua. This language's word for "mixture" names a form of this language with Spanish loan words called Jopará [[hoh-pah-RAH]]. (+) The word “jaguar'' comes from this language, which names a language family with Tupi. Used as a propaganda tool by Alfredo Stroessner, (*) this is, for the points, what indigenous official language of Paraguay? | Guarani (or Paraguayan Guarani; or Avañeʼẽ) |
| This lake's Tano Ponggol Canal turned Samosir Island into the world's largest island within an island. This lake feeds an underground river in the Karo plateau, (+) which expels water through the Sipiso-piso falls. This lake, which is pictured on its country's 1,000 rupiah banknote, is situated south of the provincial capital of (*) Medan. For the points, name this lake of North Sumatra that is formed from the caldera of a namesake supervolcano. | Lake Toba (or Danau Toba) |
| This region's original tourist hub of Torremolinos is situated below the Sierra de Mijas. The Baetic Mountains form the backbone (+) of this region home to the city of Malaga, which has its southern terminus at the Bay of Algeciras in (*) Andalusia. For the points, what is this vacation region of southern Spain, whose name literally translates to "Sun Coast"? | Costa del Sol (accept Andalusia until mentioned) |
| This state's northernmost extremity has its largest city at Colotlán [[koh-loht-LAHN]]. This state's highest point is Volcán de Colima, (+) and it encloses Bahía de Banderas with Nayarit. This state, whose expatriate communities are concentrated around Puerto Vallarta [[vye-YAR-tuh]], is known for containing the village of (*) Tequila. For the points, name this Mexican state, governed from Guadalajara. | Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco (or Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco) |
| This region's St. Francois Mountains contains an area called the "Lead Belt," as well as Taum Sauk Mountain. Granite from this mountainous region was used to build the Eads Bridge, (+) and this region's "Queen City" of Springfield is often nicknamed the "birthplace of Route 66." The world's largest private employer is headquartered in this region's city of Bentonville, while the city of (*) Branson is the cultural capital of this region. For the points, name this highland region of Missouri and Arkansas. | Ozark Mountains (or Ozark Plateau) |