word | | Geography - note |
| highlands | Guinea | the Niger and its important tributary the Milo have their sources in the Guinean highlands |
| Highlands | Kenya | the Kenyan Highlands comprise one of the most successful agricultural production regions in Africa; glaciers are found on Mount Kenya, Africa's second highest peak; unique physiography supports abundant and varied wildlife ... |
| Highlands | Venezuela | on major sea and air routes linking North and South America; Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall |
| highlands | West Bank | landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 242 West Bank settlements and 29 East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts (August 2005 ... |
| highlights | Saint Lucia | the twin Pitons (Gros Piton and Petit Piton), striking cone-shaped peaks south of Soufriere, are one of the scenic natural highlights of the Caribbean |
| Hikina | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | ... are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina) are manmade islands formed from coral dredging; the egg-shaped reef is 34 km in ... |
| hills | Latvia | most of the country is composed of fertile, low-lying plains, with some hills in the east |
| hilly | Lithuania | fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits |
| Himalayan | Bhutan | landlocked; strategic location between China and India; controls several key Himalayan mountain passes |
| Himalayas | Bangladesh | most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to ... |
| Hindu | Afghanistan | landlocked; the Hindu Kush mountains that run northeast to southwest divide the northern provinces from the rest of the country; the highest peaks are in the northern Vakhan (Wakhan Corridor) |
| hinge | Cameroon | sometimes referred to as the hinge of Africa; throughout the country there are areas of thermal springs and indications of current or prior volcanic activity; Mount Cameroon, the highest mountain in Sub ... |
| Hispaniola | Dominican Republic | shares island of Hispaniola with Haiti |
| Hispaniola | Haiti | shares island of Hispaniola with Dominican Republic (western one-third is Haiti, eastern two-thirds is the Dominican Republic) |
| historically | Lebanon | ... el Litani is the only major river in Near East not crossing an international boundary; rugged terrain historically helped isolate, protect, and develop numerous factional groups based on religion, clan, and ethnicity |
| historically | Poland | historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain |
| history | Gaza Strip | strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history |
| hit | Solomon Islands | ... WNW of the capital Honiara, the resulting tsunami devastated coastal areas of Western and Choiseul provinces with dozens of deaths and thousands dislocated; the provincial capital of Gizo was especially hard hit |
| holes | Navassa Island | ... south of the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; mostly exposed rock with numerous solution holes but with enough grassland to support goat herds; dense stands of fig trees, scattered cactus |
| Holy | Holy See (Vatican City) | ... smallest state; beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the ... |
| Holy | Monaco | second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban |
| Holy | San Marino | landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines |
| home | Mauritius | ... country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs; home of the dodo, a large flightless bird related to pigeons, driven to extinction by the ... |
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