| Hint | Place |
| River of northern India and Bangladesh held sacred by followers of Hinduism | |
| Largest of the Solomon Islands and site of a prolonged WWII battle | |
| Inlet of the Caribbean Sea and site of a US naval base in Cuba | |
| Name of both a US state and a former Soviet Socialist Republic | |
| Largest city of Scotland and major port along the River Clyde | |
| Western African country. Accra is its capital. | |
| Palestinian-administered land along the Mediterranean coast | |
| Country of west-central Africa that achieved independence from France in 1960 | |
| Town in the Basque region of Spain destroyed by German planes during the Spanish Civil War | |
| Third largest city in Ireland. Also the name of the county in which it is located. | |
| Town in southern Pennsylvania, USA, and site of a major Union victory in the US Civil War | |
| Archipelago of over 600 islands in the Windward Islands of the east Caribbean Sea | |
| Largest island in the world | |