word | | Geography - note |
| national | Finland | long boundary with Russia; Helsinki is northernmost national capital on European continent; population concentrated on small southwestern coastal plain |
| national | Iceland | strategic location between Greenland and Europe; westernmost European country; Reykjavik is the northernmost national capital in the world; more land covered by glaciers than in all of continental Europe |
| national | New Zealand | about 80% of the population lives in cities; Wellington is the southernmost national capital in the world |
| national | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | ... with deep interior lagoon; closed to the public Midway Islands: a coral atoll managed as a national wildlife refuge and open to the public for wildlife-related recreation in the form of ... |
| NATO | Belgium | crossroads of Western Europe; most West European capitals within 1,000 km of Brussels, the seat of both the European Union and NATO |
| natural | American Samoa | Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in ... |
| natural | Antigua and Barbuda | Antigua has a deeply indented shoreline with many natural harbors and beaches; Barbuda has a large western harbor |
| natural | Benin | sandbanks create difficult access to a coast with no natural harbors, river mouths, or islands |
| natural | Dominica | ... due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which are protected by an extensive natural park system; the most mountainous of the Lesser Antilles, its volcanic peaks are cones of ... |
| natural | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | deeply indented coast provides good natural harbors; short growing season |
| natural | Guatemala | no natural harbors on west coast |
| natural | Mali | landlocked; divided into three natural zones: the southern, cultivated Sudanese; the central, semiarid Sahelian; and the northern, arid Saharan |
| natural | Pitcairn Islands | ... s most isolated dependency; only the larger island of Pitcairn is inhabited but it has no port or natural harbor; supplies must be transported by rowed longboat from larger ships stationed offshore |
| natural | Poland | historically, an area of conflict because of flat terrain and the lack of natural barriers on the North European Plain |
| natural | Puerto Rico | ... key shipping lane to the Panama Canal; San Juan is one of the biggest and best natural harbors in the Caribbean; many small rivers and high central mountains ensure land is well ... |
| natural | 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 |
| natural | Southern Ocean | ... the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica; the Polar Front (Antarctic Convergence) is the best natural definition of the northern extent of the Southern Ocean; it is a distinct region at ... |
| natural | Trinidad and Tobago | Pitch Lake, on Trinidad's southwestern coast, is the world's largest natural reservoir of asphalt |
| natural | United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | ... shorebirds, and marine wildlife; closed to the public Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island and Sand Island are natural islands, which have been expanded by coral dredging; North Island (Akau) and East Island (Hikina ... |
| natural | Virgin Islands | important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean |
| natural | Zambia | landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zimbabwe |
| natural | Zimbabwe | landlocked; the Zambezi forms a natural riverine boundary with Zambia; in full flood (February-April) the massive Victoria Falls on the river forms the world's largest curtain of falling water |
| Nature | Ashmore and Cartier Islands | Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983 |
| nature | Bouvet Island | covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve Norway |
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