Articles names of places (the or Ø)

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ARTICLES Names of places

(the or Ø)

WATER with the

LAND Ø (without an article)

Oceans

The Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean

Seas

The Adriatic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea

Rivers

The Thames, the Sava, the Danube

Channels

The English Channel, the Channel Tunnel

Ships

The Marco Pollo

Continents

Europe, America,

Countries

Italy, Croatia, England

Towns/Cities

New York, London, Rome

Streets

Oxford Street

Squares

Trafalgar Square

Parks

Central Park, Hyde Park

Bridges

London Bridge

Exceptions:

Lakes in singular – no artical

Loch Ness

Lakes in plural – the

The Plitvice Lakes

Deserts – the

The Sahara Desert, the Gobi Desert

Mountain peaks – no article

Mount Everest

Mountain chains – the

The Alps, the Rocky Mountains

Island in singular – no article

Krk

Islands in plural – the

The Caribbean, the Seychelles

Exceptions:

The United Kingdom

The United States of America

The Republic of Ireland

The Netherlands

The Vatican City

The Hague (a city)

Use the or Ø

….. Cairo is the capital of …. Egypt.
… Atlantic is between …. America and… Africa.
…. Asia is the largest continent in the world.
Kevin lives in …. Newton Street.
….Belgium is smaller than ….. Netherlands.
Which river is longer ….. Mississippi or ….Nile?
How far is ….. Trafalgar Square?
…. Corsica is an island in ….. Mediterranean Sea.
….. Republic of Ireland is an independent country.
……Europe is bigger than….. Australia.