diff --git a/src/app/country-intel.ts b/src/app/country-intel.ts
index ee64cad0e..fde03769f 100644
--- a/src/app/country-intel.ts
+++ b/src/app/country-intel.ts
@@ -134,8 +134,12 @@ export class CountryIntelManager implements AppModule {
     const geo = await reverseGeocode(lat, lon);
     if (token !== this.briefRequestToken) return;
     if (!geo) {
-      this.ctx.countryBriefPage.hide();
-      this.ctx.map?.setRenderPaused(false);
+      if (this.ctx.countryBriefPage.showGeoError) {
+        this.ctx.countryBriefPage.showGeoError(() => this.openCountryBrief(lat, lon));
+      } else {
+        this.ctx.countryBriefPage.hide();
+        this.ctx.map?.setRenderPaused(false);
+      }
       return;
     }
 
@@ -343,7 +347,7 @@ export class CountryIntelManager implements AppModule {
     const page = this.ctx.countryBriefPage;
     if (!page?.isVisible()) return;
     const code = page.getCode();
-    if (!code || code === '__loading__') return;
+    if (!code || code === '__loading__' || code === '__error__') return;
     const name = TIER1_COUNTRIES[code] ?? CountryIntelManager.resolveCountryName(code);
     const scores = calculateCII();
     let score = scores.find((s) => s.code === code) ?? null;
diff --git a/src/components/CountryBriefPage.ts b/src/components/CountryBriefPage.ts
index 73a26963e..465494d3e 100644
--- a/src/components/CountryBriefPage.ts
+++ b/src/components/CountryBriefPage.ts
@@ -310,6 +310,56 @@ export class CountryBriefPage implements CountryBriefPanel {
     this.overlay.classList.add('active');
   }
 
+  public showGeoError(onRetry: () => void): void {
+    this.currentCode = '__error__';
+    this.overlay.textContent = '';
+
+    const page = document.createElement('div');
+    page.className = 'country-brief-page';
+
+    const header = document.createElement('div');
+    header.className = 'cb-header';
+    const headerLeft = document.createElement('div');
+    headerLeft.className = 'cb-header-left';
+    const flag = document.createElement('span');
+    flag.className = 'cb-flag';
+    flag.textContent = '\u26A0\uFE0F';
+    const title = document.createElement('span');
+    title.className = 'cb-country-name';
+    title.textContent = t('countryBrief.geocodeFailed');
+    headerLeft.append(flag, title);
+    const headerRight = document.createElement('div');
+    headerRight.className = 'cb-header-right';
+    const closeX = document.createElement('button');
+    closeX.className = 'cb-close';
+    closeX.setAttribute('aria-label', t('components.newsPanel.close'));
+    closeX.textContent = '\u00D7';
+    headerRight.append(closeX);
+    header.append(headerLeft, headerRight);
+
+    const body = document.createElement('div');
+    body.className = 'cb-body';
+    const errorWrap = document.createElement('div');
+    errorWrap.className = 'cb-geo-error';
+    const actions = document.createElement('div');
+    actions.className = 'cb-geo-error-actions';
+    const retryBtn = document.createElement('button');
+    retryBtn.className = 'cb-geo-retry-btn';
+    retryBtn.textContent = t('countryBrief.retryBtn');
+    retryBtn.addEventListener('click', () => onRetry(), { once: true });
+    const closeBtn = document.createElement('button');
+    closeBtn.className = 'cb-geo-close-btn';
+    closeBtn.textContent = t('countryBrief.closeBtn');
+    closeBtn.addEventListener('click', () => this.hide(), { once: true });
+    actions.append(retryBtn, closeBtn);
+    errorWrap.append(actions);
+    body.append(errorWrap);
+
+    page.append(header, body);
+    this.overlay.append(page);
+    this.overlay.classList.add('active');
+  }
+
   public get signal(): AbortSignal {
     return this.abortController.signal;
   }
diff --git a/src/components/CountryBriefPanel.ts b/src/components/CountryBriefPanel.ts
index 91e5f7ac8..7eca04224 100644
--- a/src/components/CountryBriefPanel.ts
+++ b/src/components/CountryBriefPanel.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ export interface CountryBriefPanel {
   updateMarkets(markets: PredictionMarket[]): void;
   updateStock(data: StockIndexData): void;
   updateInfrastructure(code: string): void;
+  showGeoError?(onRetry: () => void): void;
   updateScore?(score: CountryScore | null, signals: CountryBriefSignals): void;
   updateSignalDetails?(details: CountryDeepDiveSignalDetails): void;
   updateMilitaryActivity?(summary: CountryDeepDiveMilitarySummary): void;
diff --git a/src/components/CountryDeepDivePanel.ts b/src/components/CountryDeepDivePanel.ts
index 29e5a005f..27404bba1 100644
--- a/src/components/CountryDeepDivePanel.ts
+++ b/src/components/CountryDeepDivePanel.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,32 @@ export class CountryDeepDivePanel implements CountryBriefPanel {
     this.open();
   }
 
+  public showGeoError(onRetry: () => void): void {
+    this.currentCode = '__error__';
+    this.currentName = null;
+    this.content.replaceChildren();
+
+    const wrapper = this.el('div', 'cdp-geo-error');
+    wrapper.append(
+      this.el('div', 'cdp-geo-error-icon', '\u26A0\uFE0F'),
+      this.el('div', 'cdp-geo-error-msg', t('countryBrief.geocodeFailed')),
+    );
+
+    const actions = this.el('div', 'cdp-geo-error-actions');
+
+    const retryBtn = this.el('button', 'cdp-geo-error-retry', t('countryBrief.retryBtn')) as HTMLButtonElement;
+    retryBtn.type = 'button';
+    retryBtn.addEventListener('click', () => onRetry(), { once: true });
+
+    const closeBtn = this.el('button', 'cdp-geo-error-close', t('countryBrief.closeBtn')) as HTMLButtonElement;
+    closeBtn.type = 'button';
+    closeBtn.addEventListener('click', () => this.hide(), { once: true });
+
+    actions.append(retryBtn, closeBtn);
+    wrapper.append(actions);
+    this.content.append(wrapper);
+  }
+
   public show(country: string, code: string, score: CountryScore | null, signals: CountryBriefSignals): void {
     this.abortController.abort();
     this.abortController = new AbortController();
diff --git a/src/locales/ar.json b/src/locales/ar.json
index aaf4d9261..7a2a142f6 100644
--- a/src/locales/ar.json
+++ b/src/locales/ar.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "جارٍ تحديد الدولة...",
     "locating": "جارٍ تحديد المنطقة...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "تعذّر تحديد دولة في هذا الموقع",
+    "retryBtn": "إعادة المحاولة",
+    "closeBtn": "إغلاق",
     "limitedCoverage": "تغطية محدودة",
     "instabilityIndex": "مؤشر عدم الاستقرار",
     "notTracked": "غير مُتتبَّع — {{country}} ليست في قائمة CII من المستوى الأول",
diff --git a/src/locales/bg.json b/src/locales/bg.json
index e98edd8ac..8505610ba 100644
--- a/src/locales/bg.json
+++ b/src/locales/bg.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Идентифициране на държава...",
     "locating": "Локализиране на регион...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Не може да се определи държава на това местоположение",
+    "retryBtn": "Опитай отново",
+    "closeBtn": "Затвори",
     "limitedCoverage": "Ограничено покритие",
     "instabilityIndex": "Индекс на нестабилност",
     "notTracked": "Не се проследява — {{country}} не е в списъка на CII tier-1",
diff --git a/src/locales/cs.json b/src/locales/cs.json
index c21f2a117..896658b82 100644
--- a/src/locales/cs.json
+++ b/src/locales/cs.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Identifikuji zemi...",
     "locating": "Lokalizuji region...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Nepodařilo se identifikovat zemi na tomto místě",
+    "retryBtn": "Zkusit znovu",
+    "closeBtn": "Zavřít",
     "limitedCoverage": "Omezené pokrytí",
     "instabilityIndex": "Index nestability",
     "notTracked": "Nesledováno — {{country}} není v seznamu CII tier-1",
diff --git a/src/locales/de.json b/src/locales/de.json
index 0dd069536..87f5c28d8 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/locales/de.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Land wird identifiziert...",
     "locating": "Region wird gesucht...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Land an diesem Standort konnte nicht identifiziert werden",
+    "retryBtn": "Erneut versuchen",
+    "closeBtn": "Schließen",
     "limitedCoverage": "Begrenzte Abdeckung",
     "instabilityIndex": "Instabilitätsindex",
     "notTracked": "Nicht verfolgt – {{country}} ist nicht in der CII-Tier-1-Liste",
diff --git a/src/locales/el.json b/src/locales/el.json
index fd0b9b62e..43cb3abec 100644
--- a/src/locales/el.json
+++ b/src/locales/el.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Αναγνώριση χώρας...",
     "locating": "Εντοπισμός περιοχής...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Δεν ήταν δυνατή η αναγνώριση χώρας σε αυτή τη θέση",
+    "retryBtn": "Επανάληψη",
+    "closeBtn": "Κλείσιμο",
     "limitedCoverage": "Περιορισμένη κάλυψη",
     "instabilityIndex": "Δείκτης Αστάθειας",
     "notTracked": "Δεν παρακολουθείται — η {{country}} δεν είναι στη λίστα CII tier-1",
diff --git a/src/locales/en.json b/src/locales/en.json
index 1e115e765..12980b805 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/locales/en.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Identifying country...",
     "locating": "Locating region...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Could not identify a country at this location",
+    "retryBtn": "Retry",
+    "closeBtn": "Close",
     "limitedCoverage": "Limited coverage",
     "instabilityIndex": "Instability Index",
     "notTracked": "Not tracked — {{country}} is not in the CII tier-1 list",
diff --git a/src/locales/es.json b/src/locales/es.json
index 11df114e8..09e08efe9 100644
--- a/src/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/locales/es.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Identificando el país...",
     "locating": "Localizando región...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "No se pudo identificar un país en esta ubicación",
+    "retryBtn": "Reintentar",
+    "closeBtn": "Cerrar",
     "limitedCoverage": "Cobertura limitada",
     "instabilityIndex": "Índice de inestabilidad",
     "notTracked": "Sin seguimiento: {{country}} no está en la lista de nivel 1 de CII",
diff --git a/src/locales/fr.json b/src/locales/fr.json
index 0512e00a6..b3c59370f 100644
--- a/src/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/locales/fr.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Identification du pays...",
     "locating": "Localisation de la région...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Impossible d'identifier un pays à cet emplacement",
+    "retryBtn": "Réessayer",
+    "closeBtn": "Fermer",
     "limitedCoverage": "Couverture limitée",
     "instabilityIndex": "Indice d'instabilité",
     "notTracked": "Non suivi — {{country}} n'est pas dans la liste CII tier-1",
diff --git a/src/locales/it.json b/src/locales/it.json
index b507fca6c..9e1e42d30 100644
--- a/src/locales/it.json
+++ b/src/locales/it.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Identificazione del paese...",
     "locating": "Localizzazione della regione...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Impossibile identificare un paese in questa posizione",
+    "retryBtn": "Riprova",
+    "closeBtn": "Chiudi",
     "limitedCoverage": "Copertura limitata",
     "instabilityIndex": "Indice di instabilità",
     "notTracked": "Non monitorato — {{country}} non è nella lista CII tier-1",
diff --git a/src/locales/ja.json b/src/locales/ja.json
index a321298a4..d62b4d25a 100644
--- a/src/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/locales/ja.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "国を特定中...",
     "locating": "地域を特定中...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "この場所の国を特定できませんでした",
+    "retryBtn": "再試行",
+    "closeBtn": "閉じる",
     "limitedCoverage": "限定的なカバレッジ",
     "instabilityIndex": "不安定性指数",
     "notTracked": "未追跡 — {{country}}はCII第1階層リストに含まれていない",
diff --git a/src/locales/ko.json b/src/locales/ko.json
index 6b1fbebeb..3edca5bae 100644
--- a/src/locales/ko.json
+++ b/src/locales/ko.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "국가 식별 중...",
     "locating": "지역 탐색 중...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "이 위치의 국가를 식별할 수 없습니다",
+    "retryBtn": "다시 시도",
+    "closeBtn": "닫기",
     "limitedCoverage": "제한된 커버리지",
     "instabilityIndex": "불안정 지수",
     "notTracked": "추적 대상 아님 — {{country}}은(는) CII 1등급 목록에 포함되지 않습니다",
diff --git a/src/locales/nl.json b/src/locales/nl.json
index e9f06cc1b..b6019fe8e 100644
--- a/src/locales/nl.json
+++ b/src/locales/nl.json
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@
     "countryIntel": {
       "identifying": "Land identificeren...",
       "locating": "Regio lokaliseren...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Kan geen land identificeren op deze locatie",
+    "retryBtn": "Opnieuw proberen",
+    "closeBtn": "Sluiten",
       "instabilityIndex": "Instabiliteitsindex",
       "protests": "protesten",
       "militaryAircraft": "miljoen vliegtuigen",
diff --git a/src/locales/pl.json b/src/locales/pl.json
index 8c5fe2dbb..ed19e7b99 100644
--- a/src/locales/pl.json
+++ b/src/locales/pl.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Identyfikacja kraju...",
     "locating": "Lokalizowanie regionu...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Nie udało się zidentyfikować kraju w tej lokalizacji",
+    "retryBtn": "Ponów",
+    "closeBtn": "Zamknij",
     "limitedCoverage": "Ograniczony zasięg",
     "instabilityIndex": "Indeks niestabilności",
     "notTracked": "Nie monitorowane — {{country}} nie znajduje się na liście CII poziomu 1",
diff --git a/src/locales/pt.json b/src/locales/pt.json
index f187dbe55..d5e5eaba0 100644
--- a/src/locales/pt.json
+++ b/src/locales/pt.json
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@
     "countryIntel": {
       "identifying": "Identificando país...",
       "locating": "Localizando região...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Não foi possível identificar um país nesta localização",
+    "retryBtn": "Tentar novamente",
+    "closeBtn": "Fechar",
       "instabilityIndex": "Índice de Instabilidade",
       "protests": "protestos",
       "militaryAircraft": "mil. aeronave",
diff --git a/src/locales/ro.json b/src/locales/ro.json
index 826f68d28..a3cecd1da 100644
--- a/src/locales/ro.json
+++ b/src/locales/ro.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Se identifică țara...",
     "locating": "Se localizează regiunea...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Nu s-a putut identifica o țară la această locație",
+    "retryBtn": "Reîncearcă",
+    "closeBtn": "Închide",
     "limitedCoverage": "Acoperire limitată",
     "instabilityIndex": "Indicele de instabilitate",
     "notTracked": "Nu este urmărită — {{country}} nu se află în lista CII de nivel 1",
diff --git a/src/locales/ru.json b/src/locales/ru.json
index 0fd866980..40c401023 100644
--- a/src/locales/ru.json
+++ b/src/locales/ru.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Определение страны...",
     "locating": "Определение региона...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Не удалось определить страну в этом местоположении",
+    "retryBtn": "Повторить",
+    "closeBtn": "Закрыть",
     "limitedCoverage": "Ограниченное покрытие",
     "instabilityIndex": "Индекс нестабильности",
     "notTracked": "Не отслеживается — {{country}} отсутствует в списке CII первого уровня",
diff --git a/src/locales/sv.json b/src/locales/sv.json
index f6cea1760..c5f264cbf 100644
--- a/src/locales/sv.json
+++ b/src/locales/sv.json
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@
     "countryIntel": {
       "identifying": "Identifierar land...",
       "locating": "Hittar region...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Kunde inte identifiera ett land på denna plats",
+    "retryBtn": "Försök igen",
+    "closeBtn": "Stäng",
       "instabilityIndex": "Instabilitetsindex",
       "protests": "protester",
       "militaryAircraft": "mil. flygplan",
diff --git a/src/locales/th.json b/src/locales/th.json
index 65dd90ed8..45f71ca00 100644
--- a/src/locales/th.json
+++ b/src/locales/th.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "กำลังระบุประเทศ...",
     "locating": "กำลังค้นหาภูมิภาค...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "ไม่สามารถระบุประเทศที่ตำแหน่งนี้ได้",
+    "retryBtn": "ลองอีกครั้ง",
+    "closeBtn": "ปิด",
     "limitedCoverage": "ครอบคลุมจำกัด",
     "instabilityIndex": "ดัชนีความไม่มั่นคง",
     "notTracked": "ไม่ได้ติดตาม — {{country}} ไม่อยู่ในรายการ CII ระดับ 1",
diff --git a/src/locales/tr.json b/src/locales/tr.json
index 851d5bf62..ac183f7f5 100644
--- a/src/locales/tr.json
+++ b/src/locales/tr.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Ulke belirleniyor...",
     "locating": "Bolge tespit ediliyor...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Bu konumda bir ülke belirlenemedi",
+    "retryBtn": "Tekrar dene",
+    "closeBtn": "Kapat",
     "limitedCoverage": "Sinirli kapsam",
     "instabilityIndex": "Istikrarsizlik Endeksi",
     "notTracked": "Takip edilmiyor — {{country}} CII seviye-1 listesinde degil",
diff --git a/src/locales/vi.json b/src/locales/vi.json
index df1ec4ce6..d1f76258b 100644
--- a/src/locales/vi.json
+++ b/src/locales/vi.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "Đang xác định quốc gia...",
     "locating": "Đang định vị khu vực...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "Không thể xác định quốc gia tại vị trí này",
+    "retryBtn": "Thử lại",
+    "closeBtn": "Đóng",
     "limitedCoverage": "Phạm vi theo dõi hạn chế",
     "instabilityIndex": "Chỉ số Bất ổn",
     "notTracked": "Không theo dõi — {{country}} không nằm trong danh sách CII cấp 1",
diff --git a/src/locales/zh.json b/src/locales/zh.json
index 201452f6b..78cf4256e 100644
--- a/src/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/locales/zh.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "countryBrief": {
     "identifying": "正在识别国家...",
     "locating": "正在定位区域...",
+    "geocodeFailed": "无法识别此位置的国家",
+    "retryBtn": "重试",
+    "closeBtn": "关闭",
     "limitedCoverage": "覆盖范围有限",
     "instabilityIndex": "不稳定指数",
     "notTracked": "未跟踪 — {{country}}不在CII一级监控名单中",
diff --git a/src/styles/country-deep-dive.css b/src/styles/country-deep-dive.css
index 3baf8d634..d0dd25bc6 100644
--- a/src/styles/country-deep-dive.css
+++ b/src/styles/country-deep-dive.css
@@ -694,6 +694,55 @@
   }
 }
 
+.cdp-geo-error {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 32px 16px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.cdp-geo-error-icon {
+  font-size: 28px;
+}
+
+.cdp-geo-error-msg {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  line-height: 1.4;
+}
+
+.cdp-geo-error-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.cdp-geo-error-retry,
+.cdp-geo-error-close {
+  padding: 6px 16px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.15s;
+}
+
+.cdp-geo-error-retry:hover,
+.cdp-geo-error-close:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-faint) 15%, transparent);
+}
+
+.cdp-geo-error-retry {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 15%, transparent);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
 .cdp-timeline-mount {
   min-height: 80px;
 }
diff --git a/src/styles/main.css b/src/styles/main.css
index 00bf3aa74..8af497f1d 100644
--- a/src/styles/main.css
+++ b/src/styles/main.css
@@ -17044,6 +17044,45 @@ body.has-breaking-alert .panels-grid {
   padding: 40px 24px;
 }
 
+.cb-geo-error {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 40px 24px;
+  text-align: center;
+}
+
+.cb-geo-error-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 8px;
+  margin-top: 4px;
+}
+
+.cb-geo-retry-btn,
+.cb-geo-close-btn {
+  padding: 6px 16px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--text-primary);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  transition: background 0.15s;
+}
+
+.cb-geo-retry-btn:hover,
+.cb-geo-close-btn:hover {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-faint) 15%, transparent);
+}
+
+.cb-geo-retry-btn {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 15%, transparent);
+  border-color: var(--accent);
+  color: var(--accent);
+}
+
 .cb-empty {
   color: var(--text-faint);
   font-size: 12px;
diff --git a/src/utils/reverse-geocode.ts b/src/utils/reverse-geocode.ts
index 50c8349eb..cf0a8495a 100644
--- a/src/utils/reverse-geocode.ts
+++ b/src/utils/reverse-geocode.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ function cacheKey(lat: number, lon: number): string {
   return `${lat.toFixed(1)},${lon.toFixed(1)}`;
 }
 
-export async function reverseGeocode(lat: number, lon: number): Promise<GeoResult | null> {
+const TIMEOUT_MS = 8000;
+
+export async function reverseGeocode(lat: number, lon: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<GeoResult | null> {
   const key = cacheKey(lat, lon);
   if (cache.has(key)) return cache.get(key) ?? null;
 
@@ -28,10 +30,16 @@ export async function reverseGeocode(lat: number, lon: number): Promise<GeoResul
   if (wait > 0) await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, wait));
   lastRequestTime = Date.now();
 
+  const controller = new AbortController();
+  const timeout = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), TIMEOUT_MS);
+  const onExternalAbort = () => controller.abort();
+  signal?.addEventListener('abort', onExternalAbort, { once: true });
+
   try {
     const url = `https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse?lat=${lat}&lon=${lon}&format=json&zoom=3&accept-language=en`;
     const res = await fetch(url, {
       headers: { 'User-Agent': 'WorldMonitor/2.0 (https://worldmonitor.app)' },
+      signal: controller.signal,
     });
     if (!res.ok) {
       cache.set(key, null);
@@ -51,8 +59,15 @@ export async function reverseGeocode(lat: number, lon: number): Promise<GeoResul
     cache.set(key, result);
     return result;
   } catch (err) {
+    // Don't cache abort/timeout errors — the request may succeed on retry
+    if (controller.signal.aborted) {
+      return null;
+    }
     console.warn('[reverseGeocode] Failed:', err);
     cache.set(key, null);
     return null;
+  } finally {
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    signal?.removeEventListener('abort', onExternalAbort);
   }
 }