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