Who Am I? Week #811

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "landlocked" as "1. enclosed or nearly enclosed by land: a landlocked country 2. confined to fresh water by some barrier: landlocked salmon 3. living or located away from the ocean: a landlocked sailor"

There are 44 landlocked countries: 16 in Africa, 14 in Europe, 12 in Asia and two in South America. For our next DRC Madness, we could vote on our favorite landlocked countries.
 
Channel98 said:
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines "landlocked" as "1. enclosed or nearly enclosed by land: a landlocked country 2. confined to fresh water by some barrier: landlocked salmon 3. living or located away from the ocean: a landlocked sailor"

There are 44 landlocked countries: 16 in Africa, 14 in Europe, 12 in Asia and two in South America. For our next DRC Madness, we could vote on our favorite landlocked countries.
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As usual, you provided way more detail than I imagine anyone wanted. Thanks!
 
In the Rolling Stones' Satisfaction, Mick Jagger sings, "The man comes on the radio and he's tellin' me more and more 'bout some useless information supposed to fire my imagination." That man, whoever he is, is my inspiration and my role model.
 
I looked up "Businesses founded in 2010," "Businesses founded in 2011," etc., and kept going until I found one with a foreign name – and I had heard of the mountain. This was obviously a difficult "Who Am I?" After clue #3, I was the only person who made a guess.

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Annapurna: Deadly Mountain - NASA Science

Annapurna is only the tenth tallest eight-thousander, but it ranks as one of the most dangerous.
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Should "eight-thousander" be in the "Annoying Words & Phrases" thread?
 
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