Places Of The World (C-F)

Places Of The World (C-F)


Cadarache

Cadarache is a French nuclear research site north east of Aix-en-Provence.

Cadiz

Cadiz is a city and seaport in Spain.

Cagliari

Cagliari is the capital of Sardinia in Italy.

Cairo

Cairo is the capital city of Egypt.

Caister-on-Sea

Caister-on-Sea is a seaside town in Norfolk on the outskirts of Great Yarmouth. It was a Roman town and also an Anglo-Saxon town in the past.

Calabria

Calabria is a mountainous earthquake region occupying the toe of Italy.

Calais

Calais is a seaport in France.

Calcutta

Calcutta is a city in India in the province of Bengal.

Calgary

Calgary is a city in Alberta, Canada.

Cali

Cali is a city in south west Colombia in the Cauca Valley. It was founded in 1536.

California

California is a state in the west USA.

Callao

Callao is the chief fishing and commercial port of Peru. It is 12km south west of Lima. It was founded in 1537 and destroyed by an earthquake in 1746.

Calleva Atrebatum

Calleva Atrebatum was the Roman name for their settlement at what is now called Silchester.

Calne

Calne is a market town in Wiltshire.

Camargue

The Camargue is a marshy area of the Rhone delta south of Arles in France.

Cambodia

Cambodia is a country in the far east. South east of Thailand. It has a total area of 181,040 km2. The climate is tropical; rainy, monsoon season (May to October); dry season (December to March); little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is mostly low, flat plains; mountains in southwest and north. Natural resources are timber, gemstones, some iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential. The religion is 95% Theravada Buddhism, 5% other. The language is Khmer (official), French

Cambridge

Cambridge is a famous university town situated on the river Cam 80 km north of London in Cambridgeshire.

Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire is a county in east England.

Camden

Camden is a port on the river Delaware in New Jersey, USA.

Cameroon

Cameroon is a country in west Africa. Most recently noted for it's football team's performance in the world cup. It has a total area of 475,440 km2. The climate is varies with terrain from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north. The terrain is diverse with coastal plain in southwest, dissected plateau in center, mountains in west, plains in north. Natural resources are crude oil, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower potential. The religion is 51% indigenous beliefs, 33% Christian, 16% Muslim. The language is English and French (official), 24 major African language groups.

Campeche

Campeche is a Mexican port and capital of Campeche state. It was founded in 1540.

Camulodunum

Camulodunum was the Roman name for Colchester.

Canaan

Canaan is an area of the Palestinian coast. The people who lived in Canaan in the 1st millenium BC were known to the Greeks as Phoenicians.

Canada

Canada is a country occupying the northern most part of America. It has a total area of 9,976,140 km2. The climate is varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north. The terrain is mostly plains with mountains in west and lowlands in southeast. Natural resources are nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, crude oil, natural gas. The religion is 46% Roman Catholic, 16% United Church, 10% Anglican. The language is English and French (both official).

Canary Islands

The Canary islands are an archipelago in the atlantic ocean off the north west coast of Africa.

Canberra

Canberra is a territory in Australia and also the capital city of Australia since 1908.

Cantabria

Cantabria is an autonomous region of northern Spain.

Canterbury

Canterbury is an ancient city in Kent.

Canton

A canton is a territorial division of Switzerland.
Canton is the former name of Kwangchow in China.

Canvey Island

Canvey Island is an island in the Thames estuary in Essex.

Cape Cod

Cape Cod is a peninsular in south east Massachusetts, USA where in 1620 the English Pilgrims landed at Provincetown.

Cape Horn

Cape Horn is the most southerly point of South America.

Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Good Hope is a South African headland forming a peninsular between Table Bay and False Bay.

Cape Province

The Cape Province is the largest province of South Africa.

Cape Town

Cape Town is a city and seaport in South Africa.

Cape Verde

Cape Verde is a group of 14 volcanic islands in the Atlantic ocean. It has a total area of 4,030 km2. The climate is temperate; warm, dry, summer precipitation very erratic. The terrain is steep, rugged, rocky, volcanic. Natural resources are salt, basalt rock, pozzolana, limestone, kaolin, fish The religion is Roman Catholicism fused with indigenous beliefs. The language is Portuguese and Crioulo, a blend of Portuguese and West African words

Capodimonte

Capodimonte is a village north of Naples in Italy famous for its porcelain.

Cappadocia

Cappadocia is an ancient region of Asia Minor in modern east central Turkey.

Capri

Capri is a small island at the south entrance of the bay of Naples. It has an area of 4 square miles.

Caracas

Caracas is the capital of Venezuela.

Carbonia

Carbonia is a town in Sardinia. It was built in 1937.

Carchemish

Carchemish (now Karkamis) was the centre of the Hittite New Empire.

Cardiff

Cardiff is the capital of Wales. It is a port with docks on the Bristol Channel.

Caribbean

The Caribbean is the sea north of South America and east of Central America.

Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea is part of the Atlantic Ocean between the noth coasts of South America and Central America and the West Indies.

Carinthia

Carinthia is an alpine federal state in south east Austria bordering Italy and Yugoslavia.

Carlow

Carlow is a county in the Republic of Ireland.

Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire was once a county in south Wales. It was merged with Cardigan and Pembroke in 1974 to form Dyfed.

Carmona

Carmona is a town in Spain.

Carniola

Carniola was a duchy of Austria.

Carolina

North Carolina and South Carolina are states in the USA.

Caroline islands

The Caroline islands are an archipelago in the north west Pacific.

Carpathians

The carpathians are a mountain range in central Europe.

Cartagena

Cartagena is a port and industrial city in north west Colombia.

Carthage

Carthage was an ancient city on the north west coast of Africa.

Casablanca

Casablanca is a port and commercial and industrial centre on the Atlantic coast of Morocco.

Caspian

The Caspian sea is a large salt water lake between Europe and Asia. It is the world's largest inland sea at 422,170 km2. It is fed by the River Volga.

Caspian Sea

see "Caspian"

Casquets

The Casquets are dangerous rocks 11 km west of Aldernay.

Castile

Castile is an historic kingdom in central Spain.

Castilla-La Mancha

Castilla-La Mancha is an autonomous region of central Spain.

Castilla-Leon

Castilla-Leon is an autonomous region of central Spain.

Castries

Castries is a port and capital city of St. Lucia on the north west coast of the island.

Catalonia

Catalonia is an autonomous region in north east Spain.

Caucasus

The Caucasus are a series of mountain ranges between the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea.

Cavendish

Cavendish is a village in Suffolk. It is the former ancestoral village of the Dukes of Devonshire.

Cawston

Cawston is a village in Norfolk 19 km north west of Norwich.

Cayenne

Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana.

Cayman

The Cayman are 3 islands in the caribbean west and north of Jamaica. They have a total area of 260 km2. The climate is tropical marine with warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April). The terrain is a low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs. Natural resources are fish, the climate and beaches that foster tourism. The religion is United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, other Protestant denominations. The language is English. They were first settled by military deserters in the 17th century, and became home to pirates in the 18th century. They were then administered along with Jamaica until independance in 1962.

Cebu

Cebu is a city and Island in the Philippines.

Celebes

Celebes is the English name for the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Central African Republic

The Central African Republic is a country in Africa. It has a total area of 622,980 km2. The climate is tropical; hot, dry winters; mild to hot, wet summers. The terrain is vast, flat to rolling, monotonous plateau; scattered hills in northeast and southwest. Natural resources are diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil. The religion is 24% indigenous beliefs, 25% Protestant, 25% Roman Catholic, 15% Muslim, 11% other; animistic beliefs and practices strongly influence the Christian majority. The language is French (official); Sangho (lingua franca and national language); Arabic, Hunsa, Swahili.

Central America

Central America is the isthmus connecting north and south America.

Cephalonia

Cephalonia is the largest of the Ionian islands off the west coast of Greece. It has an area of 260 square miles.

Ceuta

Ceuta is a coastal town in Morocco but owned by Spain.

Ceylon

Ceylon was the name for what is now called Sri Lanka.

Chablais

Chablais is a district of France south of Lake Geneva.

Chad

Chad is a country in Africa. It has a total area of 1,284,000 km2. The climate is tropical in south, desert in north. The terrain is broad, arid plains in center, desert in north, mountains in northwest, lowlands in south. Natural resources are small quantities of crude oil (unexploited but exploration beginning), uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad) The religion is 44% Muslim, 33% Christian, 23% indigenous beliefs, animism. The language is French and Arabic (official); Sara and Sango in south; more than 100 different languages and dialects are spoken.

Chahar

Chahar was once a province in China. It was divided in 1947 between Inner Mongolia, Shansi and Hopei.

Chaldaea

Chaldaea was in ancient times, the southerly part of Babylonia.

Chale

Chale is a coastal village on the Isle of Wight.

Champagne

Champagne is a region of France famed for its sparkling wine.

Chandernagore

Chandernagore is a city in India, 35 km north of Calcutta in the state of West Bengal.

Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a city in India. Capital of the Punjab.

Chang Jian

The Chang Jian is the longest river in China. It flows 6300km from Tibet to the Yellow Sea.

Changchun

Changchun is an industrial city and the capital city of Jilin province, China.

Changsha

Changsha is a river port on the Chang Jiang River. It is the capital city of Hunan province, China.

Channel island

see "channel islands"

Channel islands

The Channel islands are a group of British owned islands in the English channel off the north west coast of France.

Chard

Chard is a town in Somerset.

Charing

Charing is a village in Kent.

Charlottesville

Charlottesville is a town in Virginia USA. It stands on the banks of the river Rivanna.

Charmouth

Charmouth is a coastal village in Dorset famed for its fossils.

Chatham

Chatham is a naval town in Kent.

Chawton

Chawton is a village in Hampshire 2 km south of Alton.

Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar Gorge is a 2 km long limestone gorge in Somerset.

Chefoo

Chefoo is a port in Shantung province, China.

Chekiang

Chekiang is a province of China.

Chelmsford

Chelmsford is a market town in Essex, England 48 km north east of London.

Cheltenham

Cheltenham is a spa and resort town in England. It stands at the foot of the Cotswolds on the Chelt river.

Chelyabinsk

Chelyabinsk is an industrial town and capital of Chelyabinsk region in western Siberia.

Chengchow

Chengchow is capital of Honan province.

Chengdu

Chengdu (formerly Chengtu) is an ancient city and capital of Sichuan province, China.

Cher

The Cher is a river in central France. It is a 322 km long tributary of the Loire which it enters near Tours.

Chernobyl

Chernobyl is a town in the Ukraine.

Cheshire

Cheshire is a county in north west England.

Chesil Bank

The Chesil Bank is a huge bank of shingle which connects Portland with mainland England and extends north west almost to Brisport. It is 29 km long.

Cheviot hills

see "Cheviots"

Cheviots

The Cheviots are a range of hills 56km long mainly in Northumberland, forming part of the border between England and Scotland.

Chianti

Chianti is a mountain region in Tuscany. It lends its name to the localy made dry red and white wines.

Chicago

Chicago is a city in Illinois, on the south shore of Lake Michigan. It has the 2nd largest population of American cities.

Chichen Itza

Chichen Itza is a Mayan city in Yucatan, Mexico.

Chichester

Chichester is the county town of West Sussex. It is an ancient city, formely called Noviomagus by the Romans when they established a base here in 43.

Chideock

Chideock is a village in Dorset.

Chilcomb

Chilcomb is a small village in Hampshire 3 km from Winchester.

Chile

Chile is a country in west South America. It is bordered by the Pacific. It has a total area of 756,950 km2. The climate is temperate; desert in north; cool and damp in south. The terrain is low coastal mountains; fertile central valley; rugged Andes in east. Natural resources are copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum. The religion is 89% Roman Catholic, 11% Protestant, and small Jewish population. The language is Spanish.

Chilhuahua

Chilhuahua is the capital of Chilhuahua state, Mexico.

Chiltern Hills

The Chiltern Hills are a chalk escarpment in England. Their highest point is near Wendover which is 276m high.

China

China is a country in east Asia. It is divided into provinces and has a total area of 9,596,960 km2. The climate is extremely diverse; tropical in south to subarctic in north. The terrain is mostly mountains, high plateaus, deserts in west; plains, deltas, and hills in east. Natural resources are coal, iron ore, crude oil, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, world's largest hydropower potential. The religion is officially atheist, but traditionally pragmatic and eclectic; most important elements of religion are Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism; about 2-3% Muslim, 1% Christian. The language is Standard Chinese (Putonghua) or Mandarin (based on the Beijing dialect); also Yue (Cantonese), Wu (Shanghainese), Minbei (Fuzhou), Minnan (Hokkien-Taiwanese), Xiang, Gan, Hakka dialects, and minority languages.

China Sea

The China sea is a western division of the Pacific ocean.

Chios

Chios is one of the Greek islands.

Chippenham

Chippenham is a market town in Wiltshire.

Chislehurst

Chislehurst is a village in Kent. It was an important Druid centre in ancient times. It is the site of a labyrinth of caves and tunnels which were used during the Second World War as an air-raid shelter for some 15000 people.

Chittagong

Chittagong is a city and port in Bangladesh, 16km from the mouth of the Karnaphuli river on the Bay of Bengal.

Chogori

see "K2"

Chongqing

Chongqing is a city in Sichuan province, China.

Christchurch

Christchurch is a town in Hampshire adjoining Bournemouth at the junction of the Stour and the Avon. Christchurch is a city on South Island, New Zealand on the Avon.

Christmas island

Christmas island is an atoll in the Indian ocean.

Cisalpine

Cisalpine was the southern region of the Roman province of Gallia (north Italy).

Ciskel

Ciskel is a Bantu homeland in South Africa.

Clacton-on-sea

Clacton-on-sea is a seaside holiday resort town in Essex.

Clare

Clare is a town in Suffolk on the Melford to Haverhill road.
Clare is a county on the west coast of Ireland.

Cleeve Cloud

Cleeve Cloud is the highest point in the Cotswolds. It is 309m above sea level.

Clermont-Ferrand

Clermont-Ferrand is the capital city of Puy-de-Dome department in the Auvergne region of France.

Cleveland

Cleveland is a county in north east England.
Cleveland is a large city in Ohio, USA.

Clovelly

Clovelly is a fishing village in Devon.

Cludad Juarez

Cludad Juarez is a city on the Rio Grande in Chihuahua state in north Mexico.

Clwyd

Clwyd is a county in north Wales.

Clyde

The Clyde is a river which flows 170 km through Strathclyde region of south west Scotland through Glasgow.

Coal Market

Coal Market, offically called Crescent, is a small rural community beside the main Spanish Town to Bog Walk road in Jamaica. It is a strongly PNP ghetto, and not a place tourists should visit unarmed. Across the road is the notorious River Side go-go club where many an unsuspecting tourist has been robbed by the prostitutes who work there.

Coban

Coban is a market town in Guatemala.

Cobham

Cobham is a former Roman town in Kent.

Cochin

Cochin is a sea port in Kerala, India.

Cochin China

Cochin China is the Mekong Delta region which was part of Indo-China, but is now south Vietnam.

Coco

The Coco River flows 480 km to the Caribbean sea through Honduras and Nicaragua.

Cocos Islands

The Cocos Islands (Keeling Islands) are 20 small coral islands in the Indian ocean. Their total area of 14 km2. The climate is pleasant, modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year; moderate rainfall The terrain is flat, low-lying coral atolls. The only natural resource is fish. The language is English

Coddenham

Coddenham is a village in Suffolk. It was a Roman settlement, called Combretonium.

Coggeshall

Coggeshall is a village in Essex on the old Roman road from Colchester to the West Country.

Colchester

Colchester is a town in Essex. It was founded before the Romans and was previously called Camulodunum. It stands on the river Colne.

Colditz

Colditz is a town in eastern Germany. It is the site of a castle used as a prisoner of war camp by the Nazis during the second World War where habitual escapers were kept.

Colima

Colima is a volcano in Mexico. It is 3850 metres high.

Cologne

Cologne is an industrial and commercial port in Germany.

Colombia

Colombia is a country in South America. It has a total area of 1,138,910 km2 The climate is tropical along coast and eastern plains; cooler in highlands. The terrain is mixture of flat coastal lowlands, plains in east, central highlands, some high mountains. Natural resources are crude oil, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds. The religion is 95% Roman Catholic. The language is Spanish

Colombo

Colombo is the capital city of Sri Lanka.

Colorado

Colorado is a west central state of the USA.

Colorado Desert

The Colorado Desert is an irrigated area in California, USA.

Coltishall

Coltishall is a village in Norfolk. The RAF have a station 3 km north of the village.

Colton

Colton is a market town in south east California.

Columbia

Columbia is the state capital of South Carolina. The Columbia River is a major river in north America. It rises in the rocky mountains and flows 2240 km.

Colyton

Colyton is a small town in Devon.

Comayaguela

Comayaguela is a city and former capiyal of Hinduras.

Combretonium

Combretonium was the Roman name for Coddenham in Suffolk.

Como

Lake Como is a tourist resort in Italy. It has spectacular mountain scenery.

Comoros

Comoros is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It has a total area of 2,170 km2 The climate is tropical marine; rainy season (November to May). The terrain is volcanic islands, interiors vary from steep mountains to low hills. Natural resources are negligible. The religion is 86% Sunni Muslim, 14% Roman Catholic. The language is Shaafi Islam (a Swahili dialect), Malagasy, French.

Compton

Compton is a village in Surrey 5 km from Guidford.

Conakry

Conakry is the capital of Guinea. It is a port on the island of Tumbo linked with the mainland by a causeway.

Concord

Concord is a town in California, USA. It is a residential and commercial center in the San Francisco area. Concord is a textile producing town in Massachusetts, USA.

Concordia

Concordia is a port on the Uruguay River in Argentina.

Congleton

Congleton is a town in east Cheshire on the south west margin of the Pennines in England.

Congo

The Congo is a republic in west central Africa. It has a total area of 342,000 km2. The climate is tropical; rainy season (March to June); dry season (June to October); constantly high temperatures and humidity; particularly enervating climate astride the Equator. The terrain is coastal plain, southern basin, central plateau, northern basin. Natural resources are petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, natural gas. The religion is 50% Christian, 48% animist, 2% Muslim. The language is French (official); many African languages with Lingala and Kikongo most widely used.

Coniston

Coniston is a town in Ontario, Canada. It was built by and for the local nickel mining company.

Connacht

Connacht is a province in west Ireland.

Connaught Tunnel

The Connaught Tunnel is a 8 km long railway tunnel under mount Sir Donald in Canada. It is the longset tunnel in north America.

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the USA.

Constantinople

Constantinople is the former name of Istanbul.

Content

Content is a small rural bush community beside the Rio Cobra river in Jamaica between Bog Walk and Spanish Town.

Continent

A continent is a continuous land mass.

Cook

Captain James Cook was an English sailor and explorer. In 1768 he sailed around the world. He discovered Easter island in 1772.

Cook islands

The Cook islands are a group of polynesian islands north east of New Zealand. They have a total area of 240 km2. The climate is tropical; moderated by trade winds. The terrain is low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south. Natural resources are negligible. The religion is Christian, majority of populace members of Cook Islands Christian Church . The language is English.

Cook Strait

The cook strait is the water separating north and south New Zealand.

Cookham

Cookham is a village in Berkshire.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark.

Copford

Copford is a village in Essex.

Coral Sea

The Coral Sea is part of the Pacific Ocean lying between north east Australia, New Guinea, The Solomon Islands, New Hebrides and New Caledonia.

Cordilleras

The Cordilleras are a mountainous western section of North America.

Corfu

Corfu is the most northerly, and second largest of the Ionian islands.

Cork

Cork is the largest county of the Republic of Ireland.

Cornwall

Cornwall is a county in south west England.

Corregidor

Corregidor is an island at the mouth of Manila Bay, Luzon, Philippines.

Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean west of Italy and owned by France.

Cos

Cos (Kos) island is a Greek island in the Aegean sea. It is the 2nd largest of the Dodecanese islands and gives its name to the cos lettuce.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica is a republic in Central America. It has a total area of 51,100 km2. The climate is tropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November). The terrain is coastal plains separated by rugged mountains. Natural resources are the potential for hydropower. The religion is 95% Roman Catholic. The language is Spanish (official), English spoken around Puerto Limon.

Cotacachi

Cotacachi is a volcano in Ecuador. It is 4937 metres high.

Cote d'Or

The Cote d'Or is a department in east France. It is the heart of ancient Burgundy.

Cotonou

Cotonou is the chief port and the largest city in Benin.

Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi is the worlds highest volcano. It stands 5978 metres tall in Ecuador.

Cotswold Hills

see "Cotswolds"

Cotswolds

The Cotswold Hills (Cotswolds) are a limestone escarpment in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire. They are the source of the River Thames.

County

A county is an administrative unit of a country.

County Down

County Down is a county in south east Northern Ireland.

Covehithe

Covehithe is a village in Suffolk. It was once a town, but declined in the 17th century into a village.

Coventry

Coventry is an industrial city in the West Midlands, England. It suffered heavy bombing during the Second World War.

Cranborne

Cranborne was once a market town, it is now a village in Dorset.

Cranbrook

Cranbrook is a market town in Kent. In the 15th century it was the centre of the local weaving industry.

Cranleigh

Cranleigh is a country town in Surrey.

Crawley

Crawley is a town in Sussex. The old town dates back to the 14th century at least. A new town was built around as an overspill for London in the 1970s.

Crete

Crete is the largest Greek island.

Cricklade

Cricklade is a town in north Wiltshire on the River Thames 13 km north west of Swindon. It was a fortified township during Anglo-Saxon times.

Crimea

The crimea is the north peninsular region of the Ukraine.

Croatia

Croatia is a republic in Europe. Part of Yugolsavia.

Cromer

Cromer is a seaside resort town in Norfolk.

Crowhurst

Crowhurst is a village in Surrey.

Croydon

Croydon was once a village in Surrey. Since 1820 Croydon has grown to become a suburb of greater-London.

Ctesiphon

Ctesiphon is the ruined royal city of the Parthians and later capital of the Sassanian empire, 19km south east of Baghdad.

Cuba

Cuba is a large island in the Caribbean off the south coast of Florida. It has a total area of 110,860 km2. The climate is tropical; moderated by trade winds; dry season (November to April); rainy season (May to October). The terrain is mostly flat to rolling plains with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast. Natural resources are cobalt, nickel, iron ore, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica. The religion was at least 85% nominally Roman Catholic before Castro assumed power. The language is Spanish.

Cumae

Cumae is an ancient city in Italy on the coast 16km west of Naples.

Cumberland

Cumberland is a former county of north west England.

Cumbria

Cumbria is a county in north west England.

Curacao

Curacao is an island in the Caribbean.

Cuzco

Cuzco is a city in south Peru and capital of Cuzco department. It was the capital city of the ancient Inca empire.

Cyprus

Cyprus is an island in the eastern mediterranean.

Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica is an area of east Libya which was colonized by the Greeks in the 7th century BC and later held by the Egyptians, Romans, Arabs, Turks and Italians.

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia is a land locked country in east central Europe. It has a total area of 127,870 km2. The climate is temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters. The terrain is mixture of hills and mountains separated by plains and basins. Natural resources are coal, timber, lignite, uranium, magnesite, iron ore, copper, zinc. The religion is 50% Roman Catholic, 20% Protestant, 2% Orthodox, 28% other. The language is Czech and Slovak (official), Hungarian.

Dacca

see "Dhaka"

Dachau

Dachau was the site of a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War in Bavaria.

Dacia

Dacia was a region of ancient Europe, north of the Danube occupied by the Getae, and then later a Roman province.

Dagenham

Dagenham is an industrial town on the River Thames in Essex. It is host to the Ford motor car factory.

Dagestan

Dagestan is a Caucasian republic, formerly part of the Soviet Union. It is a mountainous country with a small population for its area, approximately 50000 square kilometers.

Dahomey

Dahomey is the former name (until 1975) of Benin.

Dakar

Dakar is the capital of Senegal.

Dalalven

The Dalalven is a 520 km long river in south central Sweden used for transporting timber.

Dalkey

Dalkey is a town in the republic of Ireland on the west coast 6km north of the Wicklow border. It is a residential resort town.

Dallas

Dallas is an industrial town in Texas. It has been made famous by a soap opera of the same name.

Daman

Daman is a seaport in India on the Gulf of Cambay, 161 km north of Bombay. It was conquered by the Protugese in 1531 who made it a permanent settlement in 1558.

Damanhur

Damanhur is a market town on the west margin of the Nile delta, 40 km south east of Alexandria in Egypt.

Damascus

Damascus is the capital of Syria.

Dambovitta

The Dambovitta is a river in Romania. It rises in Mount Omul in the Transylvanian Alps and flows south through Bucharest to the River Danube.

Damietta

Damietta is an ancient town in Egypt on one of the principal branches of the Nile some few miles from the mouth of the river.

Danbury

Danbury is a small village in Essex.

Danelagh

Danelagh (Danelaw) was the ancient name of a strip of land extending along the east coast of England from the Thames to the Tweed. It was ceded by Alfred to Guthrun, King of the Danes, after the battle of Ethandune. The inhabitants were governed by a modification of Danish law, rather than English law until the Norman conquest when it was captured by the Normans.

Danewerk

Danewerk was an ancient wall some 9 to 12 metres high extending along the southern frontier of Schleswig from the North Sea to the Baltic. It was built in the 10th century and destroyed in 1864 after being captured by the Austrians and Prussians.

Danube

The Danube is the 2nd longest river in Europe.

Danzig

Danzig is the German name for Gdansk.

Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam is a seaport in Tanzania. It was the capital until 1974.

Dardanelles

The Dardanelles is a Turkish strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea.

Dartford

Dartford is an industrial town in Kent.

Dartmouth

Dartmouth is a seaport in Devon on the mouth of the river Dart.

Darwin

Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory, Australia.

Dawlish

Dawlish is a seaside resort town in Devon.

Dead Sea

The dead sea is a large lake partly in Israel and partly in Jordan.

Death Valley

Death valley is a 225 km long depression in south east California.

Debenham

Debenham is a village in Suffolk at the source of the River Deben.

Debrecen

Debrecen is the third largest city in Hungary 193km east of Budapest.

Dee

The River Dee rises in the Cairngorn Mountains in west Aberdeenshire and flows 140 km to the North Sea at Aberdeen.

Deira

Deira was an ancient Anglian kingdom. It stretched from the Tees to Humber, and inland to the borders of the British realm of Strathclyde. With Bernicia it formed the Kingdom of Northumbria.

Delaware

Delaware is a state in north east USA.

Delhi

Delhi is a union territory in India.
Delhi is the capital city of delhi territory, India.

Delphi

Delphi was a city of ancient Greece.

Demerara

Demerara is a region in Guyana which has leant its name to raw cane sugar.

Denmark

Denmark is a kingdom in northern Europe, north of Germany. It has a total area of 43,070 km2. The climate is temperate; humid and overcast; mild, windy winters and cool summers. The terrain is low and flat to gently rolling plains. Natural resources are crude oil, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone. The religion is 97% Evangelical Lutheran, 2% other Protestant and Roman Catholic, 1% other. The language is Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic (an Eskimo dialect); small German-speaking minority.

Denver

Denver is a village in Norfolk on the edge of the Fens. It is host to a 13th century church.

Derby

Derby is an industrial city in Derbyshire, England.

Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a county in north central England.

Derwent

The River Derwent rises on the Yorkshire Moors and flows 92 km to the Ouse.

Desert

A desert is an area without sufficient vegetation to support human life.

Detroit

Detroit is a city in Michigan, USA.
The Detroit is a River in the USA.

Devizes

Devizes is an old market town in Wiltshire.

Devon

Devon is a county in south west England.

Dhaka

Dhaka (Dacca) is the capital of Bangladesh.

Dijon

Dijon is the capital city of Cote d'Or in France.

Dili

Dili is the capital of East Timor.

Diss

Diss is a town in Norfolk 29km south west of Norwich. It was once renowned for the manufacture of Suffolk hempen cloth.

Dixie

Dixie is a name given to the southern states of the USA.

Djibouti

Djibouti is a republic in Arabia. It has a total area of 22,000 km2. The climate is desert; torrid, dry. The terrain is coastal plain and plateau separated by central mountains. Natural resources are geothermal areas. The religion is 94% Muslim, 6% Christian. The language is French (official); Arabic, Somali, and Afar widely used.

Dnepropetrovsk

Dnepropetrovsk is a city in the Ukraine.

Dnieper

The Dnieper is a river in Russia. It rises in Smolensk and flows 2250 km south to the Black Sea east of Odessa.

Dodoma

Dodoma replaced Dar es Salaam as the capital of Tanzania in 1974.

Doha

Doha is the capital of Qatar.

Dominica

Dominica is an island in the Caribbean.

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a country in the east of the island Hispaniola. It has a total area of 48,730 km2. The climate is tropical maritime; little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is rugged highlands and mountains with fertile valleys interspersed. Natural resources are nickel, bauxite, gold, silver. The religion is 95% Roman Catholic. The language is Spanish.

Don

The don is a river in Russia. It rises south of Moscow and flows 1900 km to the Sea of Azov.

Donegal

Donegal is a sea port in County Donegal, Ireland.

Donetsk

Donetsk is a city in the Ukraine.

Dong Ting

The Dong Ting is a large lake in Hunan province, China. It receives water from the Xi Jiang and Yuan rivers.

Dorchester

Dorchester is a market town in Dorset, England on the River Frome.

Dordogne

The Dordogne is a river in south west France.

Dorking

Dorking is a market town in the Mole Valley, Surrey, England.

Dornoch

Dornoch is a resort town in Scotland.

Dorset

Dorset is a county in south west England.

Dortmund

Dortmund is an industrial centre in the Ruhr, Germany.

Douglas

Douglas is the capital of the Isle of Man.

Douro

The Douro is a river in Spain. It flows 800 km through northern Portugal to the Atlantic at Oporto.

Downe

Downe is a quiet village in Kent.

Downham Market

Downham Market is a town in Norfolk on the River Ouse 19 km south of Kings Lynn. It was an important settlement in Roman times.

Drayton

Drayton is an agricultural town in Berkshire. It was a village prior to the Great War.

Dresden

Dresden is a city in Germany, it was razed to the ground by allied bombing.

Dublin

Dublin is the capital of Ireland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Liffey in south east Ireland.

Dudley

Dudley is a town in the West Midlands.

Dumfries

Dumfries is a region of Scotland.

Dumfriesshire

Dumfriesshire is a former county of southern Scotland.

Dun Laoghaire

Dun Laoghaire is a port and suburb of Dublin, Ireland.

Dunbartonshire

Dunbartonshire is a former county of Scotland.

Dundee

Dundee is a city and fishing port on the north side of the Firth of Tay, Scotland.

Dunedin

Dunedin is a port on Otago harbour, South Island, New Zealand.

Dunfermline

Dunfermline is an industrial town in Fife, Scotland.

Dungeness

Dungeness is an expanse of shingle jutting into the sea at the edge of Romney Marsh in Kent.

Dunkirk

Dunkirk is a town and port in north France. It was the scene of a massive evacuation of allied troops during the second world war.

Dunwich

Dunwich is a village in Suffolk. It was once a thriving town, but today is an isolated seaside resort.

Durban

Durban is the principle seaport of Natal.

Durham

Durham is a county in north east England.

Dushanbe

Dushanbe is the capital of Tadzhik. It was previously called Stalinabad.

Dusseldorf

Dusseldorf is an industrial city on the right bank of the Rhine, Germany.

Dutch Guiana

Dutch Guiana is a former Dutch colony which became Suriname in 1948.

Dvina

The dvina is a river in Russia. It flows to the white sea at Arkhangelsk.

Dyfed

Dyfed is a county in south west Wales.

Dymchurch

Dymchurch is a seaside resort in Kent.

Ealing

Ealing is a borough of London.

East Anglia

East Anglia is a region in east England.

East Clandon

East Clandon is a village near Guildford in Surrey.

East Grinstead

East Grinstead is a town in Sussex.

East Sussex

East Sussex is a county in south east England.

East Timor

East Timor is a disputed territory on the island of Timor in the Malay Archipelago. It was formerly a Portugese colony until 1975.

Eastbourne

Eastbourne is an old English settlement which only became a town in 1883. Today it is a popular seaside resort.

Easter Island

Easter Island is an island in the south Pacific ocean belonging to Chile.

Eastern Roumelia

Eastern Roumelia is an area of Bulgaria south of the Balkan mountains. It was part of the Turkish empire, and in 1878 became an autonomous province and then subsequently became part of Bulgaria.

Ecuador

Ecuador is a republic in South America. It has a total area of 283,560 km2. The climate is tropical along coast becoming cooler inland. The terrain is coastal plain (Costa), inter-Andean central highlands (Sierra), and flat to rolling eastern jungle (Oriente). Natural resources are petroleum, fish, timber. The religion is 95% Roman Catholic. The language is Spanish (official); Indian languages, especially Quechua.

Eden

The River Eden rises in the Pennines and flows 105 km to the Irish Sea at Solway Firth.

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of Alberta.

Effingham

Effingham is an old town in Surrey. It was prominent in Elizabethan times as the home of the Howards of Effingham.

Egham

Egham is an historic town in Surrey on the River Thames and next to the fields of Runnymede.

Egypt

Egypt is a republic in north east Africa. It has a total area of 1,001,450 km2. The climate is desert; hot, dry summers with moderate winters. The terrain is vast desert plateau interrupted by Nile valley and delta. Natural resources are crude oil, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc. The religion is 94% Muslim (mostly Sunni), 6% Coptic Christian and other. The language is Arabic (official); English and French widely understood by educated classes.

Eire

Eire is the Gaelic name for the Republic of Ireland.

El Salvador

El Salvador is a republic in Central America. It has a total area of 21,040 km2. The climate is tropical; rainy season (May to October); dry season (November to April). The terrain is mostly mountains with narrow coastal belt and central plateau. Natural resources are hydropower and geothermal power, crude oil. The religion is about 97% Roman Catholic, with activity by Protestant groups throughout the country The language is Spanish, Nahua (among some Indians).

Elba

Elba is an island 10 km west of Italy which exports iron ore.

Elbe

The elbe is one of the principal rivers in Germany.

Elbert

Elbert is a mountain in Colorado. It is the highest peak of the Rocky Mountains at 4401m.

Elbruz

The Elbruz is the highest mountain in Europe, standing 5642 meters. It is in the Caucasus, Georgia.

Elgin

Elgin is a royal borough in Scotland. Elgin is a town in Illinois, USA where electrical equipment is manufactured.

Ellice Island

Ellice Island was a former British colony, it is now called Kiribati.

Ellice Islands

Ellice Islands is the former name of Tuvalu.

Ellis Island

Ellis Island is an island off the shore of New Jersey, USA.

Elveden

Elveden is a small village in Suffolk. Elveden was home to Admiral Keppel who died here in 1786.

Ely

Ely is a town in Cambridgeshire. It was originally on an island in the River Ouse, but the Fens were drained in the 17th century.

Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is a region of northern and central Italy including much of the Po Valley.

Emsworth

Emsworth is a port on Chichester harbour in Hampshire.

England

England is a country in west Europe. It is the largest division of the united kingdom.

English Channel

The English Channel is a stretch of water between England and France.

Entebbe

Entebbe is a town in Uganda. Scene of a famous hijacking.

Ephesus

Ephesus was an ancient Greek seaport in Asia Minor.

Epidaurus

Epidaurus was an ancient Greek city and port on the east coast of Argolis.

Epping Forest

Epping Forest is a forest in Essex. It is 6000 acres today, down from the 60000 acres of the 18th century. It was purchased for the public in 1882.

Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea is a republic in west central Africa. It has a total area of 28,050 km2. The climate is tropical; always hot, humid. The terrain is coastal plains rise to interior hills; islands are volcanic. Natural resources are timber, crude oil, small unexploited deposits of gold, manganese, uranium. The religion is natives all nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic; some pagan practices retained. The language is Spanish (official), pidgin English, Fang, Bubi, Ibo.

Erebus

Erebus is a volcano in Antartica. It stands 4023 metres high.

Eridu

Eridu was an ancient city of Mesopotamia.

Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest of the Great Lakes of North America.

Eritrea

Eritrea is a province in north Ethiopia. Eritrea has been at war for independence for many years.

Esher

Esher is a residential town on the River Mole in Surrey. It was the site of a KGB "dead-letter-box" during the 1970's.

Essen

Essen is a city in Germany.

Essex

Essex is a county in south east England.

Estonia

Estonia is a country in east Europe. Physicaly, Estonia is comprised of lakes and marshes in partly forested plains. The language is Estonian. Religion is mainly Lutheran.

Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a country in north east Africa. It has a total area of 1,221,900 km2. The climate is tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation; prone to extended droughts. The terrain is high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley. Natural resources are small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash. The religion is 40-45% Muslim, 35-40% Ethiopian Orthodox, 15-20% animist, 5% other. The language is Amharic (official), Tigrinya, Orominga, Arabic, English (major foreign language taught in schools).

Etna

Etna is a volcano in north east Sicily. It erupted in 1971 and 1979.

Euboea

Euboea is a mountainous island off the east coast of Greece in the Aegean Sea.

Euclid

Euclid is a manufacturing town in Ohio, USA.

Euphrates

The Euphrates is a river in south west Asia. It rises in the Armenian uplands and joined by the Tigris enters the Persian Gulf as the Shatt-al Arab.

Eure

Eure is an agricultural department of Normandy, France.

Europe

Europe is a continent west of the ural mountains and east of the atlantic.

Everest

Everest is the earth's highest mountain.

Ewell

Ewell is a town in Surrey, which has now been all-but swallowed into a suburb of greater London.

Exe

The River Exe rises on Exmoor in north devon and flows 87 km to the English Channel at Exeter.

Exeter

Exeter is a city in Devon. It is the administrative capital of Devon and host to a livestock market.

Exmoor

Exmoor is a heather moor in Devon.

Extremadura

Extremadura is a region in west Spain.

Eye

Eye is a town in Suffolk.

Eyre

Lake Eyre is Australia's largest lake.

Falkland Islands

The Falkland Islands are an island group in the south Atlantic. They comprise a total area of 12,170 km2. The climate is cold marine; strong westerly winds, cloudy, humid; rain occurs on more than half of days in year; occasional snow all year, except in January and February, but does not accumulate. The terrain is rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains. Natural resources are fish and wildlife. The religion is primarily Anglican, Roman Catholic, and United Free Church; Evangelist Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Lutheran, Seventh-Day Adventist. The language is English

Falmouth

Falmouth is a seaport in Cornwall.

False Bay

False Bay is an inlet on the East side of the Cape Of Good Hope peninsular in South Africa.

Far east

The far east is that part of Asia east of India.

Farnborough

Farnborough is a town in Hampshire, home to the RAF.

Farnham

Farnham is a town in Surrey noted for its Georgian houses and other fine architecture, even the fast-food restaurant is in-keeping with the general appearance.

Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands are 320 km north-west of the Shetland Islands in the north sea. They have a total area of 1,400 km2 The climate is mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy. The terrain is rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast. Natural resources are fish. The religion is Evangelical Lutheran. The language is Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish.

Fatsa

Fatsa is a small market town on the Black Sea in north Turkey. It is a very traditional Muslim town.

Felbrigg

Felbrigg is a village 3 km south of Cromer in Norfolk.

Felixstowe

Felixstowe is a seaport and seaside resort in Suffolk. It was the site of a Roman fort, and in the 16th century a castle was built to defend the port.

Fens

The Fens are a marsh in Cambridgeshire.

Fermanagh

Fermanagh is a county in southern Northern Ireland.

Ferro

Ferro is the most southern of the Canary Islands.

Fes

Fes is a city and former capital of Morocco. It is located in a valley north of the Great Atlas mountains, 160 km east of Rabat.

Fez

Fez is a city in Morocco 160km east of Rabat. It is one of the sacred cities in Islam.

Fife

Fife is a region of Scotland.

Fiji

Fiji is a group of 322 islands in the south west Pacific. They have a total area of 18,270 km2. The climate is tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is mostly mountains of volcanic origin. Natural resources are timber, fish, gold, copper; offshore oil potential. The religion is Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu with a Muslim minority. The language is English (official); Fijian; Hindustani.

Filey

Filey is a seaside resort town in North Yorkshire. It is 8km south east of Scarborough.

Finland

Finland is a republic in Scandinavia. It has a total area of 337,030 km2. The climate is cold temperate; potentially subarctic, but comparatively mild because of moderating influence of the North Atlantic Current, Baltic Sea, and more than 60,000 lakes. The terrain is mostly low, flat to rolling plains interspersed with lakes and low hills. Natural resources are timber, copper, zinc, iron ore, silver. The religion is 97% Evangelical Lutheran, 1.2% Eastern Orthodox, 1.8% other The language is 93.5% Finnish, 6.3% Swedish (both official); small Lapp- and Russian-speaking minorities.

Finnmark

Finnmark is the most Northern county of Norway. It is inhabited by Lapps. It has large copper deposits.

Firenze

Firenze is the Italian name for Florence.

Fishbourne

Fishbourne is a town 2 km west of Chichester. It is the site of a Roman Palace.

Flanders

Flanders is a region between the river Scheldt and the coast on the France and Belgium border. It is divided into east and west Flanders.

Fleet

Fleet is a town in Hampshire.

Florence

Florence is the capital of Tuscany.

Flores

Flores is the most westerly island of the Azores.

Florida

Florida is the most south east state of the USA.

Folkestone

Folkestone is a popular seaside resort and cross-channel seaport in Kent.

Fordwich

Fordwich is a village on the River Stour 4 km east of Canterbury in Kent.

Formentera

Formentera is one of the Balearic Islands.

Fort Sumter

Fort Sumter is a fort in Charleston harbour, South Carolina, USA. The first shots of the American Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter.

Fort-de-France

Fort-de-France is the capital of Martinique.

Forth

The Forth River rises in South Perth on the north east side of Loch Lomond and flows 106 km to the Firth of Forth.

Fortunate Islands

The Fortunate Islands is a former name for the Canary Islands.

Foulness

Foulness is the largest island in the Thames estuary in Essex.

Framlingham

Framlingham is a market town in Suffolk.

Franche-Comte

Franche-Comte is a region in eastern France.

Frankfurt

see "Frankfurt-am-Main"

Frankfurt-am-Main

Frankfurt-am-Main is a city in Hesse, Germany.

Freetown

Freetown is the capital city of Sierra Leone. It is a port on the Atlantic coast.

French Guiana

French Guiana is a country on the north coast of South America. It has a total area of 91,000 km2. The climate is tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains. Natural resources are bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish. The religion is predominantly Roman Catholic. The language is French.

French Polynesia

French Polynesia is a territory in the south Pacific. It has a total area of 3,941 km2. The climate is tropical, but moderate. The terrain is mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs. Natural resources are timber, fish, cobalt. The religion is mainly Christian; 55% Protestant, 32% Roman Catholic. The language is French (official), Tahitian.

French Sudan

French Sudan is a former name of Mali.

Frensham

Frensham is a beauty spot in Surrey. It is comprised of a common more than 1 square miles in area with prehistoric bowl barrows and two large lakes.

Freshwater

Freshwater is a town on the Isle of Wight.

Fressingfield

Fressingfield is a village in Suffolk.

Friendly Islands

Friendly Islands is another name for Tonga.

Friesland

Friesland is a maritime province of the Netherlands.

Frimley

Frimley is a prehistoric and Roman village in Surrey.

Frinton

Frinton is a seaside resort town in Essex.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an autonomous agricultural and wine-growing region of north east Italy.

Frome

Frome is a market town in the Mendips, Somerset, England on the River Frome. The River Frome is a river which rises in north Dorset and flows to Poole.

Froyle

Froyle is a village in Hampshire.

Fuji

see "Fujiyama"

Fujiyama

Mount Fuji (Fujiyama) is a volcanno in Japan and also Japan's highest peak.

Fukien

Fukien is a province of China.

Fukuoka

Fukuoka is an industrial town and port on the north west coast of Kyushu island, Japan.

Fukushima

Fukushima is the chief town of Joban.

Fuzhou

Fuzhou is an industrial port and capital of Fujian province in south east China.