Using the with geographical nouns
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streets, squares, parks |
Ivy Street, Union Square, Denali National Park |
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cities, states, counties |
Miami, New Mexico, Bee County |
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most countries, continents |
Italy, Nigeria, China, South America, Africa |
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bays, single lakes |
Tampa Bay, Lake Geneva |
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single mountains, islands |
Mount Everst, Crete |
| When to use the |
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country names with of phrase |
the United States (of America), the People’s Republic of China |
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large regions, deserts |
the East Coast, the Sahara |
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peninsulas |
the Iberian Peninsula, the Sinai Peninsula |
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oceans, seas, gulfs |
the Pacific Ocean, the Dead Sea, the Persian Gulf |
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canals and rivers |
the Panama Canal, the Amazon |
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mountain ranges |
the Rocky Mountains, the Alps |
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groups of islands |
the Solomon Islands |