Places Of The World (G-I)

Places Of The World (G-I)


Gabon

Gabon is a country in central Africa. It has a total area of 267,670 km2. The climate is tropical; always hot, humid. The terrain is narrow coastal plain; hilly interior; savanna in east and south. Natural resources are crude oil, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore. The religion is 55-75% Christian, less than 1% Muslim, remainder animist. The language is French (official), Fang, Myene, Bateke, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi.

Gaborone

Gaborone is the capital city of Botswana. It became the capital in 1965.

Galicia

Galicia is a mountainous, fertile autonomous region of north west Spain.

Galilee

The Sea of Galilee is an alternative name for Lake Tiberias in northern Israel.

Gallego

The Gallego is a river in north east Spain. It rises in the Pyrenees and flows south to the river Ebro at Zaragoza. It is 176km long.

Gallipoli

Gallipoli is a port in European Turkey.

Galway

Galway is a coastal town in the Republic Of Ireland. It is a university town and also features marble quarries and a fishing industry.

Gambia

Gambia is a country in west Africa. It has a total area of 11,300 km2. The climate is tropical; hot, rainy season (June to November); cooler, dry season (November to May). The terrain is flood plain of the Gambia River flanked by some low hills. Natural resources are fish. The religion is 90% Muslim, 9% Christian, 1% indigenous beliefs. The language is English (official); Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, other indigenous vernaculars.

Ganges

The ganges is a sacred river in India.

Gansu

Gansu is a province of north west China.

Garonne

The Garonne is a river in south west France. It rises at mount Maladetta in the Pyrenees and flows via Toulouse to the Gironde estuary. It is 720km long.

Garut

Garut is a mountain resort town in West Java, Indonesia.

Gascony

Gascony is an ancient province in south west France.

Gateshead

Gateshead is a town on the river Tyne opposite Newcastle in Tyne And Wear, England.

Gatwick

Gatwick is England's second most important airport. It was opened in 1958 on te London to Brighton route in Surrey. When it was opened it was the most modern airport in Europe.

Gaza

Gaza is the capital city of the Gaza Strip.

Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip is an area of Israel. It has a total area of 380km2. The climate is temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers. The terrain is flat to rolling, sand and dune covered coastal plain. Natural resources are negligible. The religion is 99% Muslim (predominantly Sunni), 0.7% Christian, 0.3% Jewish. The language is Arabic, Israeli settlers speak Hebrew, English widely understood.

Gdansk

Gdansk (Danzig) is a port in Poland.

Geneva

Geneva is the capital of Switzerland.

Genoa

Genoa (Genova) is a town and seaport in north west Italy.

Genova

Genova is the Italian name for Genoa.

Georgetown

Georgetown is a port and the capital city of Guyana.

Georgia

Georgia is a state in the south USA. Georgia is a country in east Europe.

Germany

Germany is a country in central Europe. The climate is temperate; cloudy, cold winters with frequent rain and snow; cool, wet summers. The terrain is lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south. The east is mostly flat plain with hills. Natural resources are lignite, potash, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel, iron ore, coal, potash, timber. The religion is 47% Protestant, 7% Roman Catholic, 46% unaffiliated or other. The language is German

Gettysburg

Gettysburg is a site in Pennsylvania of a decisive battle in the American Civil War.

Ghana

Ghana is a country in west Africa. It has a total area of 238,540 km2 The climate is tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north. The terrain is mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area. Natural resources are gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber. The religion is 38% indigenous beliefs, 30% Muslim, 24% Christian, 8% other. The language is English (official); African languages include Akan, Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga.

Ghats

The ghats are a mountain range in south India.

Ghent

Ghent is a city and port in East Flanders, north west Belgium.

Gibraltar

Gibraltar is an island south of Spain and north of Morocco. It has a total area of 6.5 km2. The climate is Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers. The terrain is a narrow coastal lowland borders. Natural resources are negligible. The religion is 75% Roman Catholic, 8% Church of England, 2.25% Jewish. The language is English and Spanish are primary languages; Italian, Portuguese, and Russian also spoken; English used in the schools and for official purposes.

Gilbert Island

Gilbert Island was a former British colony, it is now called Tuvalu.

Givors

Givors is a town on the river Rhone in France, 16km south of Lyons. It is a manufacturing town producing glass.

Giza

Giza is a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. It is the site of the great pyramids and the Spinx.

Glandford

Glandford is a village in Norfolk.

Glasgow

Glasgow is a city and the administrative headquarters of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Glastonbury

Glastonbury is a town in Somerset.

Glossop

Glossop is a town in Derbyshire, England at the foot of the Pennines.

Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire is a county in south west England.

Glynde

Glynde is a village in Sussex, England.

Goa

Goa is a union territory of India.

Gobi

The gobi is a desert partly in China and Mongolia.

Godthaab

Godthaab is the capital of Greenland.

Golan Heights

The Golan Heights is a plateau on the Syrian border with Israel. It was annexed by Israel in 1981.

Goose Bay

Goose Bay is a town in Labrador, Canada on the Churchill river. It features an international airport.

Gorky

Gorky is a city on the river Oka and river Volga in the Soviet Union. It is a university city and was named after Maxim Gorky who was born there.

Goteborg

Goteborg is a port and industrial city in west Sweden.

Gotland

Gotland is an island in the Baltic belonging to Sweden, and with many old buildings. It's revenue is primarily derived from tourism.

Gough island

Gough Island is an island in the atlantic ocean.

Graciosa

Graciosa is an island of the Azores.

Grain Coast

Grain Coast is a former name of Liberia

Grampian

Grampian is a region of Scotland.

Gran Chaco

The Gran Chaco is a large lowland plain in northern Argentina, western Paraguay and south-east Bolivia.

Granada

Granada is a city in the Sierra Nevada in Andalucia, southern Spain.

Grand Canal

The Grand Canal is the world's longest canal. It runs 1600km from Hangzhou to Tianjin, China.

Grand Canyon

The grand canyon is a vast gorge in Arizona.

Grantchester

Grantchester is a village 3 km south of Cambridge in Cambridgeshire.

Gravesend

Gravesend is a sea port in Kent, England on the south bank of the river Thames.

Graz

Graz is a city in Austria. It stands on the river Mur at the foothills of the Alps.

Great altai

The great altai are a mountain range in Mongolia and Siberia.

Great Australian Bight

The Great Australian Bight is a broad bay in south Australia notorious for its storms.

Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is a chain of coral reefs and islands 2000km long off the east coast of Queensland, Australia.

Great Bear Lake

The Great Bear Lake is a lake in the Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Great Bookham

Great Bookham is a village in Surrey, the site of Polesden Lacey a Regency house built in 1824.

Great Divide

The Great Divide is a mountain range extending 3700km from Cape York Peninsular, Queensland to Victoria in Australia.

Great Lakes

The Great Lakes are a series of five freshwater lakes along the USA and Canada border.

Great Ouse

The Great Ouse River rises in Northamptonshire near Brackley and flows 251 km to The Wash.

Great Rift Valley

The Great Rift Valley is the longest split in the earth's surface extending 8000km from the Dead Sea to Mozambique.

Great Slave Lake

Great Slave Lake is a lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth is a town in Norfolk where the River Bure, River Waveney and River Yare converge to flow out into the North Sea. It was granted its charter in 1208 by King John.

Greece

Greece is a country and island group in south east Europe. It has a total area of 131,940 km2. The climate is temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers. The terrain is mostly mountains with ranges extending into sea as peninsulas or chains of islands. Natural resources are bauxite, lignite, magnesite, crude oil, marble. The religion is 98% Greek Orthodox, 1.3% Muslim, 0.7% other. The language is Greek (official); English and French widely understood.

Greenham Common

Greenham Common is an area of common land near to Newbury, England. It was the site of a USA missile base and peace protests during the 1980s.

Greenland

Greenland is the world's largest island. It is in the north Atlantic ocean. It has a total area of 2,175,600 km2. The climate is arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters. The terrain is flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast. Natural resources are zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, cryolite, uranium, fish. The religion is Evangelical Lutheran. The language is Eskimo dialects, Danish.

Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village is a region of lower Manhattan, popular with artists.

Grenada

Grenada is an island in the Caribbean. It has a total area of 340 km2. The climate is tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds. The terrain is volcanic in origin with central mountains. Natural resources are timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors. The religion is largely Roman Catholic; Anglican; other Protestant sects. The language is English (official); some French patois.

Grenadines

The Grenadines are a chain of 600 small islands in the Caribbean.

Gris-Nez

Gris-Nez is a city in north east France on the coast, and the nearest point to Dover in England.

Gruzia

Gruzia is the Russian name for the country of Georgia.

Guadalajara

Guadalajara is an industrial city and capital of Jalisco state in western Mexico.

Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal is the largest of the Solomon islands.

Guadeloupe

Guadeloupe is an island in the Caribbean. It has a total area of 1,780 km2. The climate is subtropical tempered by trade winds; relatively high humidity. The terrain is Basse-Terre is volcanic in origin with interior mountains; Grand-Terre is low limestone formation. Natural resources are cultivable land, beaches, and climate that foster tourism. The religion is 95% Roman Catholic, 5% Hindu and pagan African. The language is French, creole patois.

Guam

Guam is the largest of the Mariana islands. It has a total area of 541 km2. The climate is tropical marine; generally warm and humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; dry season from January to June, rainy season from July to December; little seasonal temperature variation. The terrain is volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coraline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water) with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low-rising hills in center, mountains in south. Natural resources are fishing (largely undeveloped), tourism (especially from Japan). The religion is 98% Roman Catholic, 2% other. The language is English and Chamorro, most residents bilingual; Japanese also widely spoken.

Guangdong

Guangdong is a province in south China.

Guangxi

Guangxi is a region in south China.

Guangzhou

Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong.

Guatemala

Guatemala is a republic in Central America. It has a total area of 108,890 km2. The climate is tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands. The terrain is mostly mountains with narrow coastal plains and rolling limestone plateau (Peten). Natural resources are crude oil, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle. The religion is predominantly Roman Catholic; also Protestant, traditional Mayan. The language is Spanish, but over 40% of the population speaks an Indian language as a primary tongue (18 Indian dialects, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi).

Guatemala City

Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala.

Guayaquil

Guayaquil is a city and the chief port of Ecuador.

Gubla

Gubla was the Babylonian name for Byblos.

Guernsey

Guernsey is the second largest Channel island. It has a total area of 194 km2. The climate is temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast. The terrain is mostly level with low hills in southwest. Natural resources are cropland. The religion is Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist. The language is English, French; Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts.

Guiana

Guiana is the north east part of South America which includes French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.

Guildford

Guildford is the capital city of Surrey county. It is an old town on the banks of the River Wey.

Guinea

Guinea is a republic in west Africa. It has a total area of 245,860 km2. The climate is generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds. The terrain is generally flat coastal plain, hilly to mountainous interior. Natural resources are bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish. The religion is 85% Muslim, 5% indigenous beliefs, 1.5% Christian. The language is French (official); each tribe has its own language.

Guinea Bissau

Guinea Bissau is a republic in west Africa. It has a total area of 36,120 km2. The climate is tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoon-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds. The terrain is mostly low coastal plain rising to savanna in east. Natural resources are unexploited deposits of petroleum, bauxite, phosphates; fish, timber. The religion is 65% indigenous beliefs, 30% Muslim, 5% Christian. The language is Portuguese (official); Criolo and numerous African languages.

Guiyang

Guiyang (formerly Kweiyang) is the capital of Guizhou province, south China.

Guizhou

Guizhou (formerly Kweichow) is a province in south China.

Gujarat

Gujarat is a state in west India.

Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland is the eastern arm of the Baltic Sea, separating Finland from Estonia.

Guyana

Guyana is a republic in South America. It has a total area of 214,970 km2. The climate is tropical; hot, humid, moderated by northeast trade winds; two rainy seasons (May to mid-August, mid-November to mid-January). The terrain is mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south. Natural resources are bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish. The religion is 57% Christian, 33% Hindu, 9% Muslim, 1% other. The language is English, Amerindian dialects.

Gwent

Gwent is a county in south Wales.

Gwynedd

Gwynedd is a county in north west Wales.

Haarlem

Haarlem is an industrial town in the west Netherlands.

Haifa

Haifa is a port in north east Israel.

Hainan

Hainan is an island in the south China sea.

Haiphong

Haiphong is an industrial port in north Vietnam.

Haiti

Haiti is a republic in the west of the island of Hispaniola. It has a total area of 27,750 km2. The climate is tropical; semiarid where mountains in east cut off trade winds. The terrain is mostly rough and mountainous. Natural resources are bauxite. The religion is 75-80% Roman Catholic (of which an overwhelming majority also practice Voodoo), 10% Protestant The language is French (official) spoken by only 10% of population; all speak Creole.

Halesworth

Halesworth is a small market town in Suffolk.

Halicarnassus

Halicarnassus was an ancient city in Asia Minor (now Bodrum) where the tomb of Mausolus was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Halifax

Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia, and east Canada's main port.

Halstead

Halstead is a small town in the Colne valley in Essex.

Hamburg

Hamburg is a city and the largest inland port in Europe. It is located on the Elbe in Germany.

Hamilton

Hamilton is the capital of Bermuda.

Hampshire

Hampshire is a county in south England.

Hangchow

Hangchow is a former name of Hangshou.

Hangzhou

Hangzhou is a port and the capital of Zhejiang province, China.

Hanoi

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam.

Hanover

Hanover is an industrial city and the capital of Lower Saxony in Germany.

Happisburgh

Happisburgh (pronounced Haysborough) is a coastal village in Norfolk.

Harare

Harare is the capital of Zimbabwe.

Harbin

Harbin is a port on the Songhua river in north east China. It is the capital of Heilongjiang province.

Harleston

Harleston is a town in Norfolk on the River Waveney.

Harlow

Harlow is a new town in Essex. It was designed and built to relieve London of some residents and industry.

Harrisburg

Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania, USA. It stands on the Susquehanna River.

Hartford

Hartford is the capital of Connecticut.

Hartz

see "Harz"

Harwell

Harwell is a village in Berkshire. It is the site of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment.

Harwich

Harwich is a seaport in Essex. It is located where the River Stour and the River Orwell meet to flow out into the North Sea.

Haryana

Haryana is a state in north west India.

Harz

The Harz (Hartz) is the most northerly mountain range of Germany extending roughly 100km from south-east to north-west and about 32 km wide embracing the towns of Klausthal, Goslar and Blankenburg. The highest peak is Brocken.

Haslemere

Haslemere is a small town set in the Weydown common in Surrey.

Hastings

Hastings is a sea town in Sussex. William the conqueror invaded at hastings in 1066 where he defeated King harold 2nd.

Havana

Havana is the capital of Cuba.

Havant

Havant is a town in Hampshire. Originally a market town, it is now an over spill of Portsmouth.

Haverhill

Haverhill (pronounced Hayverill) is a town in Suffolk.

Hawaii

Hawaii is a group of islands in the Pacific and a state of the USA.

Heacham

Heacham is a village in Norfolk.

Heathfield

Heathfield is a village, now expanding into a town, in Sussex. It was an important centre of the Sussex iron industry in previous times.

Hebei

Hebei is a province in north China.

Hebrides

The Hebrides is a group of 500 islands west of Scotland.

Hefei

Hefei is the capital of Anhui province, China.

Heilongjiang

Heilongjiang is a province in north east China.

Heilungkiang

Heilungkiang is a province of China.

Hellshire

Hellshire is a hilly region in south-east Jamaica extending to the coast. The Hellshire Hills are a very beautiful part of the island sporting magnificient cactii and are the home to a variety of wildlife including Iguana.

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital of Finland.

Hemel Hempstead

Hemel Hempstead is a new town in Hertfordshire. It was founded in 1947 on the south slopes of the Chiltern Hills.

Henan

Henan is a province in east China.

Hengrave

Hengrave is a village in Suffolk. It is noted for its tiny church and magnificent mansion.

Herat

Herat is the capital of Herat province, Afghanistan, on the north bank of the Hari Rud.

Hercegovina

Hercegovina is an area of Yugolsavia.

Hereford and Worcester

Hereford and Worcester is a county in west central England.

Herringfleet

Herringfleet is a village in north east Suffolk.

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a county in south east England.

Hesse

Hesse is an administrative region in Germany.

Heydon

Heydon is a village in Norfolk.

Highland Region

The Highland Region is an administrative region of Scotland.

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh is a state in north west India.

Himalayas

The Himalayas are a mountain range in central Asia.

Hindhead

Hindhead is a twon in Surrey on the old Portsmouth to London road (now the A3).

Hindu Kush

Hindu Kush is a mountain range in central Asia.

Hiroshima

Hiroshima is an industrial city and port on the south coast of Honshu, Japan. It was destroyed on the 6th of August 1945 when it was the target of the first atomic bomb.

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is the chief port and an industrial city in south Vietnam. Saigon was the capital of South Vietnam from 1954 until 1976.

Hobart

Hobart is the capital of Tasmania.

Hohhot

Hohhot (formerly Huhehot) is the capital of Inner Mongolia.

Hokkaido

Hokkaido is the most northern of the main Japanese islands.

Hollesley

Hollesley (pronounced Hozely) is a small village in Suffolk.

Hollywood

Hollywood is a suburb of Los Angeles, California. It is the centre of the USA film industry.

Holt

Holt is a town in Norfolk.

Homs

Homs is the capital of Homs district in western Syria.

Honan

Honan is a province of China.

Honduras

Honduras is a republic in Central America. It has a total area of 112,090 km2. The climate is subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains. The terrain is mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains. Natural resources are timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish. The religion is about 97% Roman Catholic; small Protestant minority. The language is Spanish, Indian dialects.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is an island off the coast of China. It has a total area of 1,040 km2/ The climate is tropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in autumn. The terrain is hilly to mountainous with steep slopes; lowlands in north. Natural resources are outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar. The religion is 90% eclectic mixture of local religions, 10% Christian. The language is Chinese (Cantonese), English.

Honiara

Honiara is the capital of the Solomon islands.

Honington

Honington is a town in Suffolk.

Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii on the south coast of Oahu.

Honshu

Honshu is the principal Japanese island.

Hopa

Hopa is a sea port on the Black Sea in east Turkey.

Hopei

Hopei is a province of China.

Horsforth

Horsforth is a town in west Yorkshire.

Horsham

Horsham is a town in West Sussex on the river Arun. Horsham is a town in Victoria, Australia on the river Wimmera.

Horta

Horta is a town on Fayal Island in the Azores. It features an excellent harbour and is a base for transatlantic flights.

Houston

Houston is a port in Texas linked by a canal to the Gulf of Mexico.

Huang He

Huang He (formerly Hwang-ho) is the chinese name for the Yellow River.

Hubei

Hubei is a province in central China.

Hudson Bay

Hudson Bay is an inland sea of north east Canada linked with the Atlantic by the Hudson Strait and with the Arctic by the Foxe Channel.

Huhehot

see "Hohhot"

Hull

Hull is a city and port on the River Humber in Humberside, England.

Humberside

Humberside is a county in north east England.

Hunan

Hunan is a province of China.

Hungary

Hungary is a republic in central Europe. It has a total area of 93,030 km2. The climate is temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers. The terrain is mostly flat to rolling plains. Natural resources are bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils. The religion is 67.5% Roman Catholic, 20.0% Calvinist, 5.0% Lutheran, 7.5% atheist and other. The language is 98.2% Hungarian, 1.8% other.

Hungerford

Hungerford is an old town in Berkshire on the Roman road to Bath. It was the scene of a massacre commited by Michael Ryan in the early 1990s.

Hupei

Hupei is the former name of Hebei province, China.

Huron

Huron is the second largest of the Great Lakes.

Hwang-ho

see "Huang He"

Hyderabad

Hyderabad is the capital of Andhra Pradesh.

Hythe

Hythe is a town in Kent. It was formerly a sea port, it is now a seaside resort.

Ibadan

Ibadan is the capital of Oyo state, Nigeria.

Ibiza

Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands.

Iceland

Iceland is a republic island in the north Atlantic. It has a total area of 103,000 km2. The climate is temperate; moderated by North Atlantic Current; mild, windy winters; damp, cool summers. The terrain is mostly plateau interspersed with mountain peaks, icefields; coast deeply indented by bays and fiords. Natural resources are fish, hydroelectric and geothermal power, diatomite. The religion is 95% Evangelical Lutheran, 3% other Protestant and Roman Catholic, 2% no affiliation. The language is Icelandic.

Idaho

Idaho is a state in north west America.

Ightham

Ightham is a village in Kent.

Ijsselmeer

Ijsselmeer is a lake in the Netherlands. It was formed in 1932 after the Zuider Zee was cut off by a dyke from the North Sea.

Ile-de-France

Ile-de-France is a region of northern France.

Ilfracombe

Ilfracombe is a seaside resort in Devon.

Illinois

Illinois is a midwest state of USA.

Ilminster

Ilminster is a town in Somerset, England. Its chief industries concern the manufacture of concrete and radio valves.

Immingham

Immingham is a port on the Humber in Humberside, England. It has a deep-sea oil terminal.

Imphal

Imphal is the capital of Manipur state in India.

Inchon

Inchon is the chief port of Seoul, South Korea.

India

India is a country in south Asia. It has a total area of 3,287,590 km2. The climate varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north. The terrain is upland plain in south, flat to rolling plain along the Ganges, deserts in west, Himalayas in north. Natural resources are coal, iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, comite, natural gas, diamonds, crude oil, limestone. The religion is 82.6% Hindu, 11.4% Muslim, 2.4% Christian, 2.0% Sikh, 0.7% Buddhist, 0.5% Jains, 0.4% other. The language is Hindi, English, and 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telgu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; 24 languages spoken by a million or more people and numerous other languages and dialects. Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 30% of the people; English is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindustani is spoken widely throughout northern India.

Indian ocean

The Indian ocean is the sea separating Africa from Australia. It has a total area of 73,600,000 km2

Indiana

Indiana is a state in midwest USA.

Indonesia

Indonesia is a group of 3000 islands in south east Asia. They have a total area of 1,919,440 km2. The climate is tropical; hot, humid; more moderate in highlands. The terrain is mostly coastal lowlands; larger islands have interior mountains. Natural resources are crude oil, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver. The religion is 88% Muslim, 6% Protestant, 3% Roman Catholic, 2% Hindu, 1% other. The language is Bahasa Indonesia (modified form of Malay; official); English and Dutch leading foreign languages; local dialects, the most widely spoken of which is Javanese.

Indus

The Indus is a river rising in Tibet and flowing 3059 km to the Arabian sea.

Inn

The River Inn is a European river which flows through Switzerland, the tyrol, Austria and Bavaria for 512km to the River Danube at Passau.

Inner Mongolia

Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of China.

Innsbruck

Innsbruck is the capital of Tirol state in western Austria. It is a tourist and winter sports centre. It hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics.

Inverness

Inverness is a town in the Highland Region, Scotland.

Iona

Iona is an island in the Hebrides.

Iowa

Iowa is a state in midwest USA.

Iowa City

Iowa City is a city in Iowa state, USA. It was once the state capital.

Ipoh

Ipoh is the capital of Perak state in north west Malaysia.

Ipswich

Ipswich is the county town of East Suffolk.

Iran

Iran is a country in south west Asia. It has a total area of 1,648,000 km2. The climate is mostly arid or semiarid, subtropical along Caspian coast. The terrain is rugged, mountainous rim; high, central basin with deserts, mountains; small, discontinuous plains along both coasts. Natural resources are petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulphur. The religion is 95% Shia Muslim, 4% Sunni Muslim, 2% Zoroastrian, Jewish, Christian, and Bahai. The language is 58% Persian and Persian dialects, 26% Turkic and Turkic dialects, 9% Kurdish, 2% Luri, 1% Baloch, 1% Arabic, 1% Turkish, 2% other.

Iraq

Iraq is a country in south west Asia. It has a total area of 434,920 km2. The climate is desert; mild to cool winters with dry, hot, cloudless summers. The terrain is mostly broad plains; reedy marshes in southeast; mountains along borders with Iran and Turkey Natural resources are crude oil, natural gas, phosphates, sulphur. The religion is 97% Muslim (60-65% Shia, 32-37% Sunni), 3% Christian or other. The language is Arabic (official), Kurdish (official in Kurdish regions), Assyrian, Armenian.

Irazu

Irazu is an active volcano in Costa Rica.

Ireland

Ireland is a country and island west of Wales. It has a total area of 70,280 km2. The climate is temperate maritime; modified by North Atlantic Current; mild winters, cool summers; consistently humid; overcast about half the time. The terrain is mostly level to rolling interior plain surrounded by rugged hills and low mountains; sea cliffs on west coast Natural resources are zinc, lead, natural gas, crude oil, barite, copper, gypsum, limestone, dolomite, peat, silver. The religion is 94% Roman Catholic, 4% Anglican, 2% other. The language is Irish (Gaelic) and English; English is the language generally used, with Gaelic spoken in a few areas, mostly along the western seaboard.

Irian Jaya

Irian Jaya is the western portion of the island of New Guinea.

Irkutsk

Irkutsk is a city in southern Russia. It was founded in 1652.

Irrawaddy

The Irrawaddy is the main river in Burma. It flows 2090 km from the Mali and N'mai rivers to the Bay of Bengal.

Islamabad

Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan.

Islay Island

Islay Island is one of the Inner Hebrides. It has an area of 609 square km and is chiefly used for dairy farming and distilling.

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man is an island in north west Britain.

Isle of Wight

The Isle of Wight is an island south of Hampshire.

Islington

Islington is a borough of London. It was previously called Isendone and Iseldone by the Romans.

Israel

Israel is a Jewish country in south west Asia. It has a total area of 20,770 km2. The climate is temperate; hot and dry in desert areas. The terrain is Negev desert in the south; low coastal plain; central mountains; Jordan Rift Valley Natural resources are copper, phosphates, bromide, potash, clay, sand, sulphur, asphalt, manganese, small amounts of natural gas and crude oil. The religion is 83% Judaism, 13.1% Islam (mostly Sunni Muslim), 2.3% Christian, 1.6% Druze The language is Hebrew (official); Arabic used officially for Arab minority; English most commonly used foreign language.

Istanbul

Istanbul is a major city in Turkey.

Italy

Italy is a country in south Europe. It has a total area of 301,230 km2. The climate is predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south. The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous; some plains, coastal lowlands. Natural resources are mercury, potash, marble, sulphur, dwindling natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, coal The religion is almost 100% nominally Roman Catholic. The language is Italian; parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking; significant French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region; Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area.

Ithake

Ithake is an Ionian island in the Aegean sea.

Ivory coast

The ivory coast is a republic in west Africa. It has a total area of 322,460 km2. The climate is tropical along coast, semiarid in far north; three seasons-warm and dry (November to March), hot and dry (March to May), hot and wet (June to October). The terrain is mostly flat to undulating plains; mountains in northwest. Natural resources are crude oil, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper The religion is 63% indigenous, 25% Muslim, 12% Christian. The language is French (official), over 60 native dialects; Dioula most widely spoken

Ixworth

Ixworth is a village in Suffolk.

Izmir

Izmir (formerly Smyrna) is a port and naval base in Turkey. It is the headquarters of NATO's south east command.

Jackson

Jackson is the capital city of Mississippi state in the USA. Jackson is a town in Michigan, USA on the Grand River.

Jaipur

Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan.

Jamaica

Jaimaica is an island in the Caribbean. It has a total area of 10,990 km2. The climate is tropical; hot, humid; temperate interior. The terrain is mostly mountains with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain. Natural resources are bauxite, gypsum, limestone. The religion is predominantly Protestant (including Anglican and Baptist), some Roman Catholic. The majority of the population also believe in a form of magic known as Obeah. The language is English, Patois.

Jammu

Jammu is a state in north India

Jan Mayen

Jan Mayen Island is an island in the Artci Ocean. It has a total area of 373 km2. The climate is arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog. The terrain is volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers; Beerenberg is the highest peak, with an elevation of 2,277 meters.

Japan

Japan is a country in east Asia. It is comprised of several islands. It has a total area of 377,835 km2. The climate is varies from tropical in south to cool temperate in north. The terrain is mostly rugged and mountainous. Natural resources are negligible mineral resources, fish. The religion is most Japanese observe both Shinto and Buddhist rites; about 16% belong to other faiths, including 0.8% Christian. The language is Japanese.

Java

Java is an Indonesian island.

Jedda

see "Jiddah"

Jericho

Jericho is an Israeli-administered town in Jordan north of the Dead Sea.

Jersey

Jersey is the largest of the Channel islands. It has a total area of 117 km2. The climate is temperate; mild winters and cool summers. The terrain is gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast. Natural resources are agricultural land. The religion is Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian The language is English and French (official), with the Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts.

Jerusalem

Jerusalem is an ancient city in Palestine. In 1948 it was divided bwteen Jordan, and the newly formed Israel.

Jiangsu

Jiangsu is a province on the coast of east China.

Jiangxi

Jiangxi is a province in south east China.

Jiddah

Jiddah (Jedda) is a port in Hejaz, Saudi Arabia on the east shore of the Red Sea.

Jilin

Jilin is a province in north east China.

Jimma

Jimma is a coffee producing town in Ethiopia.

Jinan

Jinan is the capital of Shandong province, China.

Jinja

Jinja is a manufacturing town on the shore of Lake Victoria in Uganda.

Jinsha Jiang

The Jinsha Jiang is a river in China. It rises in south west China and flows to Yibin where it forms the Chang Jiang. ce. It is hos

Joban

Joban is a district of north east Honshu in Japan.

Johannesburg

Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa. It is situated on the Witwatersrand river in Transvaal. 6\

Johnstown

Johnstown is an industrial town in Pennsylvania on the Conemaugh River.

Jones Town

Jones Town is an old ghetto region of Kingston, Jamaica. It is troubled by shootings involving gangs of youths from neighbouring regions.

Jordan

Jordan is a kingdom in south west Asia. It has a total area of 91,880 km2. The climate is mostly arid desert; rainy season in west (November to April). The terrain is mostly desert plateau in east, highland area in west; Great Rift Valley separates East and West Banks of the Jordan River. Natural resources are phosphates, potash, shale oil. The religion is 92% Sunni Muslim, 8% Christian. The language is Arabic (official); English widely understood among upper and middle classes.

Judaea

Judaea was a division of Palestine during Roman times.

Jugoslavia

see "Yugolsavia"

Juneau

Juneau is the capital city of Alaska.

Jura

Jura is a mountain range in Switzerland and France. Jura is a French department on the border of France and Switzerland.

Jura Mountains

The Jura mountains run along the French Swiss border.

Jutland

Jutland is a peninsular of northern Europe. It was the scene of a naval battle during the first world war.

K2

K2 (Chogori) is the second highest mountain in the Karakoram range on the border between China and Pakistan. It stands 8858 meters. It was first climbed in 1954 by an Italian expedition.

Kabul

Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.

Kairouan

Kairouan is a Muslim holy city in Tunisia and a noted centre of carpet manufacturing.

Kalahari desert

The Kalahari desert is a semi-desert forming most of Botswana.

Kalgan

Kalgan is a city in north east China, now known as Zhangjiakou.

Kalimantan

Kalimantan is a province of Indonesia on the island of Borneo.

Kamchatka

Kamchatka is a mountainous peninsular separating the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Kampala

Kampala is the capital of Uganda.

Kampuchea

Kampuchea is a former name of Cambodia.

Kandy

Kandy is a city in central Sri Lanka.

Kangchenjunga

Kangchenjunga is a 8598 meter high mountain in the Himalayas on the Nepal and Sikkim border. It was first climbed in 1955 by a British expedition.

Kano

Kano is the capital of Kano state in northern Nigeria.

Kanpur

Kanpur is the capital of Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Kansas

Kansas is a state in central USA.

Kansu

Kansu is a province of China.

Kaohsiung

Kaohsiung is a sea port on the south west coast of Taiwan. It has aluminium works and also oil refineries.

Kaposvar

Kaposvar is a town in south west Hungary on the Kapos River.

Kara Sea

The Kara Sea is the part of the Arctic Ocean east of Novaya Zemlya. Between July and September it provides navigation to the Siberian ports.

Kara-Kum

The Kara-Kum is a sand desert in Turkmen east of the Caspian Sea.

Karachi

Karachi is the largest city and chief seaport in Pakistan.

Karakoram

Karakoram is a mountain range in central Asia.

Karakorum Range

The Karakorum Range is the part of the Himalayas between Kashmir and China.

Karelia

Karelia is an autonomous republic in Russia.

Karen

Karen is a white suburb of Nairobi in Kenya.

Karnataka

Karnataka (formerly Mysore) is a state in south west India.

Karroo

Karroo is a high plateau in the West Cape province of South Africa. It is irrigated by the Verwoerd dam on the Orange River.

Kashmir

Kashmir is an area of Asia divided between Pakistan and India.

Kathmandu

see "Katmandu"

Katmandu

Katmandu is the capital of Nepal.

Katowice

Katowice is an industrial city in Upper Silesia, southern Poland.

Katyn Forest

The Katyn Forest is a forest near Smolensk.

Kawasaki

Kawasaki is an industrial city on Honshu island, Japan.

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a country in central Asia.

Kazan

Kazan is the capital of Tatar. It is a city on the banks of the river Volga.

Keeling Islands

see "Cocos Islands"

Kent

Kent is a county in south east England.

Kenton

Kenton is a large village in Devon.

Kentucky

Kentucky is a state in south central USA.

Kenya

Kenya is a country in east Africa. It has a total area of 582,650 km2. The climate is varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior. The terrain is low plains rise to central highlands bisected by Great Rift Valley; fertile plateau in west Natural resources are gold, limestone, diotomite, salt barytes, magnesite, feldspar, sapphires, fluorspar, garnets, wildlife The religion is 38% Protestant, 28% Roman Catholic, 26% indigenous beliefs, 6% Muslim The language is English and Swahili (official); numerous indigenous languages.

Kerala

Kerala is a state of south west India.

Kerkira

Kerkira is the Greek name for Corfu.

Kermadec Islands

The Kermadec Islands are a group of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean 960km north east of New Zealand. They were annexed by New Zealand in 1887.

Kerman

Kerman is a mountanous and desert region of south east Iran. It includes a large copper mining and refining plant.

Kerry

Kerry is a county in Munster province, Ireland.

Ketama

Ketama is the principal hash growing town in Morocco. Visitors are advised to stay away as the area is guarded by armed drug gangs.

Kettering

Kettering is a market town in Northamptonshire, England.

Kharkov

Kharkov is the capital of Kharkov region in the Ukraine.

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital of Sudan.

Khuzestan

Khuzestan is a province in west Iran. It borders on Iraq. It is a large petroleum centre.

Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass is a narrow gap in the Hindu Kush mountains separating Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Kiangsi

Kiangsi is a province of China.

Kiangsu

Kiangsu is a province of China.

Kiev

Kiev is the capital of Ukraine.

Kigali

Kigali is the capital of Rwanda.

Kildare

Kildare is a county of Leinster province, Ireland.

Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro is an inactive volcano in Tanzania. It is the site of the only glacier on the equator.

Kilkenny

Kilkenny is a county of Leinster province, Ireland.

King

A King is a male sovereign ruler of an independent state.

King's Lynn

King's Lynn (formerly Bishop's Lynn) is a seaport in Norfolk.

Kingsbridge

Kingsbridge is a town serving the South Hams farming district of Cornwall.

Kingston

Kingston is the capital of Jamaica.

Kingston-upon-Thames

Kingston-upon-Thames is an area of suburban greater London.

Kingstown

Kingstown is the capital of St. Vincent.

Kinshasa

Kinshasa (formerly Leopoldville) is the capital of Zaire.

Kirghizia

Kirghizia is a country in central Asia.

Kiribati

Kiribati is a country in the central Pacific. It has a total area of 717 km2. The climate is tropical; marine, hot and humid, moderated by trade winds. The terrain is mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs. Natural resources are phosphate (production discontinued in 1979). The religion is 48% Roman Catholic, 45% Protestant (Congregational), some Seventh-Day Adventist and Baha'i The language is English (official), Gilbertese.

Kirin

Kirin is the former name for Jilin, a province in China.

Kirov

Kirov is a town in Russia on the Vyatka river.

Kishinev

Kishinev is the capital of Moldavia.

Kismayu

Kismayu is a port in in Somalia.

Kitakyushu

Kitakyushu is an industrial city and port on north Kyushu in Japan.

Klondike

The Klondike is a former gold-mining area in the Yukon, Canada.

Kobe

Kobe is a deep water port in south Honshu, Japan.

Korea

Korea is two countries in east Asia, North Korea and South Korea.

Kosciusko

Kosciusko is the highest mountain in Australia. It is 2229 meters high, and is located in New South Wales.

Kosovo

Kosovo is an autonomous region of Serbia.

Kourou

The Kourou is a river in French Guiana.

Kowloon

Kowloon is a peninsular on the coast of China.

Krakow

Krakow is a city in Poland on the Vistula.

Krems

Krems is a market town in Austria on the river Danube. It was founded in the 10th century as an imperial fortress.

Kristiansand

Kristiansand is a seaport on the west coast of Norway.

Krondstadt

Krondstadt is the German name for the Romanian town of Brasov.

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital of Malaysia.

Kuibyshev

Kuibyshev (Kuybyshev) is the capital of Kuibyshev region, Russia. It is aport at the junctions of the river Volga and river Samara.

Kunming

Kunming is the capital of Yunnan province, China.

Kurdistan

Kurdistan is a region in south west Asia.

Kuril Islands

The Kuril Islands are a chain of 50 small islands stretching from the north east of Hokkaido, Japan.

Kurils

see "Kuril Islands"

Kuwait

Kuwait is a country in south west Asia. It has a total area of 17,820 km2. The climate is dry desert; intensely hot summers; short, cool winters. The terrain is flat to slightly undulating desert plain. Natural resources are petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas. The religion is 85% Muslim (30% Shia, 45% Sunni, 10% other), 15% Christian, Hindu, Parsi, and other. The language is Arabic (official); English widely spoken.

Kuwait City

Kuwait City is the capital of Kuwait.

Kwangtung

Kwangtung is a province of China.

Kweichow

Kweichow is a province of China.

Kyoto

Kyoto was the capital of Japan from 794 until 1868. It is a University town on Honshu island linked by a canal with Biwa Lake.

Kyushu

Kyushu is the most southernly of the Japanese islands.