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Answers for 19 October 2026

Atlas Daily #48, Monday 19 October 2026: five places, each with clues from hardest to easiest. Try to name each place before you open the answers.

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The clues

Round 1

  1. Village sign languages used here include the Al-Sayyid Bedouin and Kafr Qasem systems.
  2. A vast planting programme lifted forest cover from 2 percent in 1948 to 8.5 percent by 2016.
  3. Tel Aviv was founded in 1909 as the first planned Jewish town.
  4. Most young citizens here are conscripted into the armed forces at age 18.
Hint: which continent?

Asia

Round 2

  1. It has never recorded an air temperature below freezing, its lowest ever being 1.1 degrees Celsius.
  2. Kabaddi is its official national sport even though cricket is far more popular.
  3. Most of the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, lies in its southwest.
  4. From 1947 this territory was the eastern wing of Pakistan, later renamed East Pakistan.
Hint: which continent?

Asia

Round 3

  1. German colonisers established a veterinary fence called the Red Line here.
  2. Zimbabwe comes within 200 metres of this country near Kazungula.
  3. Rich alluvial deposits make this country a source of gem-quality diamonds.
  4. Etosha Pan is a visitor attraction in this country.
Hint: which continent?

Africa

Round 4

  1. Early Bantu-speaking migrants brought ironworking technology to this country's agricultural communities.
  2. Anadarko Petroleum and Eni discovered the offshore Mamba South gas field here in 2010–2011.
  3. Zimbabwe lies along this country's western border.
  4. Portuguese is the only official language of this country.
Hint: which continent?

Africa

Round 5

  1. Polished sperm whale teeth known as tambua once served here as an active currency.
  2. A Dutch explorer seeking the Great Southern Continent became the first known European visitor in 1643.
  3. Its laws must appear in English, Standard Hindi and the indigenous language called iTaukei.
  4. It lies roughly 1,100 nautical miles north-northeast of New Zealand.
Hint: which continent?

Oceania

Answers

Round 1 answer

Israel · Asia

Clue 5: The location is Israel.

Israel, in the Southern Levant of West Asia, declared independence on 14 May 1948 and is the only country where Jews are the majority. Jerusalem is its proclaimed capital and seat of government, while Tel Aviv is the largest urban area. Hebrew is the world's only revived official language, and the country leads the world in research and development spending.

Round 2 answer

Bangladesh · Asia

Clue 5: The location is Bangladesh.

Bangladesh occupies most of the Ganges Delta, the largest river delta in the world, and holds most of the Sundarbans mangrove forest. It became a sovereign nation on 16 December 1971 after a nine-month liberation war against Pakistan. Today it is the eighth-most populous country and the world's second-leading garments exporter.

Round 3 answer

Namibia · Africa

Clue 5: The location is Namibia.

Around 2.6 million people live in an area larger than France and the United Kingdom together. The Namib is thought to be the oldest desert on Earth, and the dunes at Sossusvlei reach over 300 metres. The Caprivi Strip was drawn in 1890 so that German South West Africa could reach the Zambezi.

Round 4 answer

Mozambique · Africa

Clue 5: The location is Mozambique.

Mozambique is a Southeast African country whose capital is Maputo. It gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Its natural attractions include Gorongosa National Park and the Bazaruto archipelago.

Round 5 answer

Fiji · Oceania

Clue 5: The location is Fiji.

Around 330 islands sit across the 180th meridian; Taveuni once had a marker where you could stand in two days at once. Britain brought some 60,000 indentured labourers from India between 1879 and 1916 for the sugar plantations. The sevens gold in Rio in 2016 prompted a national holiday.

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