Geographical objects

3. a salt lake, about 420 m below sea level, at the mouth of the Jordan River. It is one of the saltiest bodies of water known and is the lowest point on the surface of the earth.
5. Vikings took this bird to find the way to the shore
6. a section of the Arctic Ocean north of eastern Russia between the Taymyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands. It is icebound most of the year.
10. a country of northwest Africa on the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Inhabited from ancient times by Berbers.
12. a journey, especially an arduous or hazardous one, undertaken with extensive planning and a definite objective
14. one of Baltic countries
15. an autonomous region of western China between the Himalaya and Kunlun Mountains. A center of Lamaist Buddhism
16. one of the Great lakes

1. an elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other uplands, often having a river or stream running along the bottom
2. one whose occupation is the wholesale purchase and retail sale of goods for profit.
4. ocean between Europe and America
7. the smallest country founded by a saint
8. name of a bird and country
9. the highest elevation in Wales
11. country in Central Asia with very little population
13. the capital and largest city of Portugal