GeotchaA geography quiz on a real globe
Highest peak of each 10° band of latitude
15 peaks, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.
Free to play, with no account needed. What you miss comes back for review until it sticks.
The peaks
- 1Mount Everest8,849 m
- 2K28,611 m
- 3Shispare7,619 m
- 4Jengish Chokusu7,439 m
- 5Aconcagua6,962 m
- 6Ojos del Salado6,893 m
- 7Huascarán6,768 m
- 8Yerupajá6,635 m
- 9Denali6,190 m
- 10Pico Cristóbal Colón5,775 m
- 11Klyuchevskaya Sopka4,800 m
- 12Monte San Valentin4,058 m
- 13Petermann Peak2,970 m
- 14Mount Paget2,934 m
- 15Barbeau Peak2,616 m
Summit elevation above sea level in metres: the Famous Peaks and Famous Volcanoes sets’ figure for their items, else Wikidata’s (P2044). Notable mountains and volcanoes from Wikidata: those with a prominence of 300 m or more, those 1,000 m or higher with articles in 8 or more Wikipedia editions, well-known volcanoes, and every country’s highest point (at most 400 a country), with every item of the Famous Peaks and Famous Volcanoes sets. Countries are Wikidata’s: both for a summit on a border. Peaks in Antarctica are left out unless the quiz includes Antarctica. One per group: the highest peak of each 10° band of latitude by this measure, then ranked together. Bands of latitude 10° wide, from the equator: 0°–10° N, 10°–20° N, … and 0°–10° S, …
On the map
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