Statistics for One-Letter Places on a World Map A-Z

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Answers color-coded by a green-red scale on the quiz's map according to % correct below.

Letter	Hint	Answer	% Correct
A	Norwegian village on the Lofoten islands. Some other villages have the same name in Nordic countries	Å	99%
D	River in Oregon that was formerly considered as the shortest river of the world	D	97%
E	Mountain in the south of Hokkaidō island, 20 miles away from Honshū	E	97%
L	Name of two lakes in Nebraska, shaped as the one-letter-word literally is	L	97%
G	Former name of the village of Tara, Burundi	G	96%
H	Island just 1 mile under city limits of Washington D.C.	H	96%
I	Scottish Gaelic name for the island of Iona, which is part of the Hebrides	Ì	96%
O	Small stream located between Plymouth and Exeter, England	O	96%
U	Historical region of Tibet where Lhassa is located	U	95%
W	National park located between Niger and Benin	W	95%
Y	Small village in the north of France near Amiens, damaged during WWI	Y	95%