Deserts, islands, tundra, etc.

Some of these interchanges are extremely large and you wouldn't see them in western countries often. Here they are in the middle of the desert and appear to serve no purpose

I’m writing a fantasy book and have made a super rough sketch of the landscape setting of my city state. Geographically, I have no idea what to call it. It’s an enormous collapsed mountain cave that now encompasses a large lake. The highest surviving elevation has a large curtain waterfall and the lake does continue the river system heading roughly southward. The lake has very gradual depth, but ultimately is not incredibly deep (maybe like 30-40ft deep at the center). It is totally land locked and surrounded by pine forests and other mountains. I’ve toyed with it being composed heavily of limestone to imply ancient volcanic activity.

Experts of the internet, what should I call this? A cove? A cistern? Eternally grateful if you include your reasoning so I can continue to do research. Thank you in advance!

I’ve driven the entire USA back and forth about 3 times along the coast

Mount Shasta in California makes me feel extremely uncomfortable. It feels “sickly”, like something is wrong with it. Almost like when they find those corpses of chupacabras or a dog with really bad mange, same type of vibe

Along the I40, Memphis feels kinda odd but when you get into Arkansas it just feels… weird. Like one of those dreamcore pictures that don’t feel like real life

Can you show pictures?

The worst I could find is D-. Interested in seeing if anyone has come across an F average rating on Niche

Like Lopburi, Thailand and its monkeys often seen around the city

What is most progressive diverse coastal city in CA that is not super expensive?

Mainly evaluated by factors such as economic transformation, population affected, environmental changes and historical significance.

Which modern countries would you like to see reunited again?

Personally, I love Washington DC, but that could be a given. I really enjoyed San Antonio. I was there twice and I would go back again and again. The River Walk is awesome. The food is awesome. I have kayaked there as well. There are places to see while there and the people are really nice.

Why is the death rate in the Gaza Strip cited as one of the lowest in the world (2.4 deaths per 1,000 people)?
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/death-rate/country-comparison/

It seems like 50K people have died in the past 1.5 years, and there are 2M people living there, so it would be closer to 25 deaths per 1,000 people? (Or maybe 16.5 per 1,000 people, given that the 50K is over a span of 1.5 years?)
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/how-many-palestinians-has-israels-gaza-offensive-killed-2025-01-15/

Apologies if this has been covered. I am curious about extreme points in the U.S. I found a few blogs that have calculated extreme points in the U.S.; both continental and 'all 50 states.' But I am trying to understand how one of these extreme points does not lie in the Big Bend region of Texas; or I guess I am wondering what this point would be called? I thought it would be called the Westernmost southern point of the continental U.S. but searching seems to indicate the 'Westernmost Southern point' is in the Florida Keys.

It seems to me this point in the Big Bend is the southernmost westernmost point... if that makes sense. Everything west of that point is more northerly, and everything east of that point is not... as westerly.

Am I a moron?

A user, hypanthia, comments, "There is actually a really cool video about this! it’s only 17 mins and a great watch. This info unironically lives rent free in my head it’s very interesting".

...and in the video at the 13:20 mark, the dude says verbatim, "Scientists soon declare that Antarctica, the place that was always inaccessible to humans....is now the BEST MAPPED CONTINENT on Earth.".

So again...

WHY DOES GOOGLE EARTH LOOK LIKE THIS IN ANTARCTICA!?!?

Link to video if the link above doesn't work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF9zRqlN4T0

And what territories are most likely to gain it in the near future? I learned on Geography Now about Bougainville situation, so thats why Im curious about your picks.