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Ultimate Three Letter Geography

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.
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Answer
NG
Igbo city and most populous settlement in SE Nigeria
Aba
AE
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 SE France
Aix
GB
Scottish coastal town and capital of namesake shire
Ayr
DE
Common German settlement prefix meaning "bath" or "pool"
Bad
N/A
Biscay and Hudson being two famous examples
Bay
GB
English river flowing through the city of Cambridge
Cam
N/A
Aswan and Hoover being two famous examples
Dam
TZ
Port city that is Tanzania's most populous – "___-es-Salaam"
Dar
RU
Russian river flowing through the city of Rostov
Don
JP
Official name of Tokyo before the 1868 Meiji Restoration
Edo
GB
Historic English cathedral city in Cambridgeshire
Ely
GB
English river flowing through the city of Exeter
Exe
MA
Moroccon city and style 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 to 220 CE
Han
PE
South Peruvian city devastated by an 8.0 earthquake in 2007
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 most populous city; last confirmed location of Amelia Earhart
Lae
VN
Site of infamous Vietnam War massacre – "Mỹ __"
Lai
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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 cities
Oka
RU
Capital city of the Mari El Republic – "Yoshkar-___"
Ola
AE
Emirate and port city of the U.A.E. – "___ Al-Khaimah"
Ras
US
River forming most of the Texas-Oklahoma border
Red
UE
Major industrial city and Ukraine's 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 Dead being two famous examples
Sea
VC
Name for Vatican City's governing body – "The Holy ___"
See
BE
Belgian city whose name became synonymous with a type of mineral bath
Spa
RU
Capital city of the Republic of Buryatia – "Ulan-___"
Ude
RU
Russian city founded by Ivan the Terrible on eponymous river
Ufa
DE
Major Baden-Württemberg city on the Danube River
Ulm
N/A
Common settlement prefix in Arabia; means "mother (of)"
Umm
GB
Long Welsh river which flows through the city of Newport
Usk
MN
Mongolia's largest lake; highly salinated
Uvs
TR
Turkey's largest lake with a namesake city on its shores
Van
GB
Fourth-longest English river; partly forms the border with Wales
Wye
CH
Swiss city and hub for the ultra-wealthy; lit. "mount" or "peak"
Zug
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