| PLENTY | Bay of ___ , active volcanic region on the northeastern coast of New Zealand's North Island (6) |
| DJIBOUTI | Formerly known as French Somaliland, this country on the northeastern coast of the Horn of Africa gained independence from France on June 27, 1977. |
| ROTORUA | A city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island (7) |
| WAIKATO | Region of New Zealand's North Island whose major centre is the city of Hamilton |
| FUMAROLE | Hole emitting gases in a volcanic region (8) |
| NASSAU | The capital and chief port of the Bahamas, on the Northeast coast of New Providence Island (6) |
| EPPING | ____ Forest, ancient woodland in Essex on the northeastern edge of London (6) |
| NAPIER | Port in New Zealand's north serviced by a wharf (6) |
| EREBUS | Mount _, active volcano on Ross Island, Antarctica (6) |
| TRINIDADANDTOBAGO | Island republic in the West Indies, off the northeastern coast of Venezuela |
| OAMARU | South Island town with some of New Zealand's best 19th Century architecture; twinned with Devizes, Wiltshire (6) |
| SAVAGE | 2019 film inspired by the true stories of New Zealand's street gangs (6) |
| EASTCOAST | The Atlantic seaboard of the US and New Zealand's North Island between Opotiki and Gisborne (4,5) |
| AUCKLAND | City on New Zealand's North Island, nicknamed The City of Sails (8) |
| ORKNEY | ___ Islands (Archipelago off Scotland's northeastern coast) |
| MUSANDAM | Omani exclave sitting on the northeastern extension of the Arabian Peninsula, separating the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to form the Strait of Hormuz. (8) |
| TRINIDAD | Island that liesjust off the northeastern coast of Venezuela (8) |
| HELENS | Mount St. ___ (active volcano) |
| PELEE | Active volcanic mountain on the Caribbean island of Martinique. On May 8, 1902, it violently destroyed the port of Saint-Pierre, killing approximately 30,000 people. (5) |
| KILAUEA | The world's most active volcanic mass, located on the southeastern part of the island of Hawaii, Hawaii state, U.S. (7) |