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10 Questions

1. The southernmost continental point of land outside Antarctica is at Cape Froward in which country?
2. Which lake on the border of Bolivia and Peru is the highest navigable lake in the world?
3. Which city is the world's most northerly capital?
4. In which country is the mountain Chimborazo, which is the point farthest from Earth's centre?








5. Which capital city is the most southerly capital city in the world?
6. Which city on the Caspian Sea is the lowest lying national capital in the world at 28-metres below sea level?
7. Defined by the distance from another airport, the world's most remote airfield is Mataveri International Airport on which island?
8. In which country is La Rinconada, with a population of 30,000, it is the highest permanent settlement in the world?
9. The lowest point on dry land is the shore of which sea?
10. The Challenger Deep is the deepest known point in the sea. In which Pacific Ocean trench is it located?

Answers:

1. Chile
2. Lake Titicaca
3. Reykjavík
4. Ecuador
5. Wellington (New extremes on earth)
6. Baku (Azerbaijan)
7. Easter Island
8. Peru








9. Dead Sea
10. Mariana Trench