Landmarks · Puzzle #29 · Wednesday, October 28

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

Gateway of India
Basalt arch facing the harbor
Photo: A.Savin, FAL
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Gullfoss
"Golden Falls," a two-step drop into a canyon
Photo: Andreas Tille, CC BY-SA 4.0
On this board Gullfoss scored best in Far from the equator (10.0): it lies 64° from the equator. In South America was its weakest fit (0.0): it isn't in South America.
Far from the equator
lies 64° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 105 ft tall (1.1) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 53,246 times in 2025 (0.5) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 47 languages (3.1) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 69 inches of rain a year (8.6) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 587 ft above sea level (0.6) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Hot spot
averages 31°F over the year (0.2) Source: Wikipedia
Angkor Wat
Temple city with five lotus-bud towers
Photo: The original uploader was Fuzheado at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Half Dome
Granite dome sliced in half, climbed by cables
Photo: Jon Sullivan, Public domain
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
The Shard
Glass skyscraper shaped like a shard
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Perito Moreno Glacier
Glacier whose ice front crashes into a lake
Photo: Fernando, CC BY-SA 4.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.
Seljalandsfoss
Falls you can walk all the way behind
Photo: Zoran Kurelić Rabko, CC BY-SA 3.0
Seljalandsfoss lies 64° from the equator, so its best fit on this board was Far from the equator, worth 10.0. Its weakest was In South America, worth 0.0, since it isn't in South America.
Far from the equator
lies 64° from the equator (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
Sky high
stands 197 ft tall (2.0) Source: Wikipedia
Most looked-up
its Wikipedia article was read 35,279 times in 2025 (0.4) Source: Wikimedia page views
Known worldwide
Wikipedia has an article on it in 40 languages (2.7) Source: Wikipedia
Rainy
gets 87 inches of rain a year (10.0) Source: Wikipedia
In South America
isn't in South America (0.0) Source: Wikipedia
Altitude
sits 98 ft above sea level (0.1) Source: Copernicus GLO-90, via Open-Meteo
Hot spot
averages 40°F over the year (2.1) Source: Wikipedia
Stonehenge
Ring of standing stones aligned with the sun
Photo: Stefan Kühn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Its figures are hidden while it's still in play: it's on a board again within 14 days.