The nation of Nauru/Naoero may be following eSwatini and Türkiye by changing its English name to be truer to native pronunciation.

<<"Nauru emerged because Naoero could not be properly pronounced by foreign tongues, and was changed not by our choice, but for convenience," the government said in a statement explaining the change.>>

https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/05/13/world/asia-oceania/pacific-nation-nauru-to-change-name-in-break-from-colonial-past/2342436

#geography #pacific #oceania #micronesia #Geotrivia #trivia #decolonial #decolonization

Tiens, c'est amusant : la pointe de l'île où l'on avait coutume de poser le campement lors de nos descentes de Loire en canoë il y a quelques années, c'est aussi le point de rencontre exact des quatre communes qui l'entourent (le trait en pointillés un long--trois courts).

#geotrivia #Loire

#geotrivia : You can cross the border from Finland 🇫🇮 to Norway 🇳🇴 going West, North, East, and South. (Crossing the border is allowed freely at any point, assuming you are not carrying goods that need to be declared.)

This despite that Norway obviously in general is very much to the West of Finland. But it wraps around the northernmost part of Finland.

I assume such a situation is not as uncommon as it first sounds?

A little bit of #GeoTrivia

Do you know where & by whom the term "Geobeers" was first coigned?

If there's no correct answers in the replies, you'll have to come to #GeomobEdi on Tuesday & hear me speak about The Joys of GeoSocialising.
https://thegeomob.com/post/jan-28th-2025-geomobedi-details
@geomob

Damn, missed the @opencage #geotrivia quiz today.

Instead have been delving into peculiarities of HMRC & my bank's online chat AI robot in order to try and cancel a zombie direct debit.

Letter from HMRC last month "We'll assume you no longer want to pay unless you contact us.". So they reinstated it today, WITHOUT being contacted.