Statistics for City Names: Named after a Landform

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Description	Named after...	City	% Correct
Second-most populous city in Brazil	river	Rio de Janeiro	97%
One of South Africa's capital cities	cape	Cape Town	95%
Capital city of Utah, US	lake	Salt Lake City	92%
Largest city in Quebec, Canada	mountain	Montreal	87%
Most populous city in Nigeria, second in Africa	lake	Lagos	85%
Coastal city south of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	coast	Gold Coast	82%
Largest city in Nevada, US	meadow	Las Vegas	77%
Southernmost city in the contiguous United States	cay	Key West	56%
Coastal city in the state of Mississippi, US	gulf	Gulfport	54%
Capital city of Cape Verde	beach	Praia	54%
Resort city at the southern tip of Baja California, Mexico	cape	Cabo San Lucas	51%
Popular tourist destination in northwestern Jamaica	bay	Montego Bay	46%
Resort town on the Thames Estuary, southeast England	sea	Southend-on-Sea	28%
Main port and second-largest city the Rep of Congo	headland	Pointe-Noire	26%
Resort city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina	sea	Mar del Plata	18%

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