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Ultimate Three Letter Geography Quiz

Below are fifty geographic questions, with each answer containing only three letters. The subject of the questions include settlements, bodies of water, land features, and others.
Answers are in alphabetical order.
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Last updated: May 13, 2026
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Loc.
Hint
Answer
NG
Igbo city and most populous settlement in SE Nigeria
Aba
N/A
Common settlement prefix in Arabia (e.g. "___ Dhabi")
Abu
US
California city and seat of Orange County – "Santa ___"
Ana
FR
Former capital of historic Provence in the southeast
Aix
GB
Scottish coastal town and capital of namesake shire
Ayr
DE
Common settlement prefix meaning "bath" or "pool"
Bad
N/A
Biscay and Hudson being two noted examples
Bay
GB
English river flowing through the city of Cambridge
Cam
N/A
Aswan and Hoover being two noted examples
Dam
TZ
Port city that is Tanzania's most populous – "___-es-Salaam"
Dar
RU
Major river flowing through the city of Rostov
Don
JP
Official name of Tokyo before the Meiji Restoration
Edo
GB
Historic English cathedral city in Cambridgeshire
Ely
GB
English river flowing through the city of Exeter
Exe
MA
Major North African city; also a type of cylindrical hat
Fez
IN
Former Portuguese colony-turned-state in West India
Goa
GB
Common English settlement suffix meaning "home" or "village"
Ham
CN
Chinese dynasty lasting from 202 BCE–220 CE
Han
PE
South Peruvian city devastated by 2007 earthquake
Ica
US
Hawaii's tallest volcano – "Mauna ___"
Kea
GR
Major Aegean Sea island about 20 km from mainland Turkey
Kos
HR
Most populous Croatian island; tied with Cres for largest by area
Krk
IQ
Major city on the Tigris River known for large grain plantations
Kut
PG
PNG's second largest city; last confirmed location of Amelia Earhart
Lae
VN
Site of infamous Vietnam War massacre – "Mỹ __"
Lai
Loc.
Hint
Answer
GB
Largest island of the Irish Sea – "Isle of ___"
Man
US
Cultural region of the Atlantic Coast – "___ England"
New
RS
Serbia's third largest city; lies on namesake river
Niš
US
Two bays named "Big" and "Little" in upper Lake Michigan
Noc
RU
Major Volga River branch, flows through Ryazan and Nizhny Novgorod
Oka
RU
Capital of the Mari El Republic – "Yoshkar-___"
Ola
AE
Emirate and major port city – "___ Al-Khaimah"
Ras
US
River forming most of the Texas–Oklahoma border
Red
UE
Major industrial city and second largest by area – "Kryvyi ___"
Rih
BR
Short name for Brazil's second most populous city
Rio
US
One of New Hampshire's only coastal towns, or a type of grain
Rye
N/A
Common Spanish settlement prefix meaning "saint"
San
BR
Brazil's most populous city – "___ Paulo"
São
N/A
Caspian and Mediterranean being two noted examples
Sea
VC
Name for the Vatican's governing body – "The Holy ___"
See
BE
Roman city whose name became synonymous with mineral baths
Spa
RU
Capital of the Buryat Republic – "Ulan-___"
Ude
RU
Major city founded by Ivan the Terrible on eponymous river
Ufa
DE
Major Baden-Württemberg city on the upper Danube
Ulm
N/A
Common settlement prefix in Arabia; lit. "mother (of)"
Umm
GB
Long Welsh river flowing through the city of Newport
Usk
MN
Mongolia's largest lake with namesake province; shared with Russia
Uvs
TR
Turkey's largest lake with a namesake city on its shores
Van
GB
Fourth-longest English river; partly forms the Welsh border
Wye
CH
Swiss city and hub for the ultra-wealthy; lit. "mount" or "peak"
Zug
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