Landmarks · Puzzle #19 · Sunday, October 18

Landmarks: the board

Eight items, eight categories, one place each. Here is the board with every figure and where it comes from, and the best way to place them. Play today's Landmarks.

The best board

The best board is hidden while some of these items are still in play: they're on a board again within 14 days.

The lineup, figure by figure

Krakatoa
Volcano whose blast was heard across an ocean
Photo: Pemprov Lampung, Public domain
Krakatoa gets 83 inches of rain a year, so its best fit on this board was Rainy, worth 10.0. Its weakest was All white, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly white.
Far from the equator
lies 6.1° from the equator (1.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 2,667 ft above sea level (2.7) Source: Wikidata Q82613, P2044
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 92 languages (6.1) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 83 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 486,721 times in 2025 (4.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
Hot spot
averages 82°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Burj Al Arab
Hotel shaped like a billowing sail
Photo: Marco Becerra from Lewisville, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0
Burj Al Arab is mostly white, so its best fit on this board was All white, worth 10.0. Its weakest was Altitude, worth 0.0, since it sits 0 ft above sea level.
Far from the equator
lies 25° from the equator (4.2) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 0 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 78 languages (5.2) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 3.3 inches of rain a year (0.4) Source: Wikipedia
All white
is mostly white (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 286,275 times in 2025 (2.9) Source: Wikimedia page views
Hot spot
averages 83°F over the year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Devils Tower
Rock tower from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Photo: Ealdgyth, CC BY 3.0
Devils Tower is in North America, so its best fit on this board was In North America, worth 10.0. Its weakest was All white, worth 0.0, since it isn't mostly white.
Far from the equator
lies 45° from the equator (7.4) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 5,112 ft above sea level (5.1) Source: Wikidata Q306201, P2044
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 51 languages (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 16 inches of rain a year (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 372,859 times in 2025 (3.7) Source: Wikimedia page views
Hot spot
averages 47°F over the year (3.4) Source: Wikipedia
In North America
is in North America (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Mount Etna
One of the most active volcanoes on Earth
Photo: Jacopo Werther, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Mount Etna scored best in Altitude (10.0): it sits 11,165 ft above sea level. All white was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't mostly white.
Far from the equator
lies 38° from the equator (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 11,165 ft above sea level (10.0) Source: Wikidata Q16990, P2044
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 125 languages (8.3) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 25 inches of rain a year (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 829,450 times in 2025 (8.3) Source: Wikimedia page views
Hot spot
averages 62°F over the year (6.3) Source: Wikipedia
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Dead Sea
Salt lake so dense you float on it
Photo: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
On this board Dead Sea scored best in Known worldwide (10.0): Wikipedia has an article on it in 163 languages. Altitude was its weakest fit (0.0): it sits -1,448 ft above sea level.
Far from the equator
lies 32° from the equator (5.3) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits -1,448 ft above sea level (0.0) Source: Wikidata Q23883, P2044
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 163 languages (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 7.3 inches of rain a year (0.9) Source: Wikipedia
All white
isn't mostly white (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 756,985 times in 2025 (7.6) Source: Wikimedia page views
Hot spot
averages 72°F over the year (8.4) Source: Wikipedia
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Sacré-Cœur
Domed basilica atop a hill of artists
Photo: Tonchino, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sacré-Cœur is mostly white, so its best fit on this board was All white, worth 10.0. Its weakest was In North America, worth 0.0, since it isn't in North America.
Far from the equator
lies 49° from the equator (8.1) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 436 ft above sea level (0.4) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 59 languages (3.9) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 26 inches of rain a year (3.3) Source: Wikipedia
All white
is mostly white (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 350,204 times in 2025 (3.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
Hot spot
averages 52°F over the year (4.3) Source: Wikipedia
In North America
isn't in North America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Lake Titicaca
Lake of floating reed islands
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
The Little Mermaid
Bronze statue from a Hans Christian Andersen tale
Photo: Benoît Prieur, CC0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.