Geographical names

	The following use the	No definite article
Continents	The Antarctic, the Arctic, the North / South Pole	Asia, Europe, Africa, South America
Oceans, seas, rivers, canals, lakes	the Mediterranean, the Atlantic, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Channel, the Suez Canal, the Amazon, the Rhine, the Thames, the Nile,	Individual lakes: Lake Constance, Lake Superior, lake Baikal, Lake Michigan, BUT the Baikal, The Ontario
Mountain ranges	the Rocky Mountains the Rockies, the Andes, the Alps	Individual mountains: Mount Everest, Mount Etna, Mont Blanc, Mount Fuji
Groups of islands	the Canaries the Canary Islands, the Bahamas, the British Isles, the West Indies	Individual islands: Corsica, Sicily, Crete, Long Island
Countries, states, regions….	the United States of America (the USA) the United Kingdom (the UK) the Dominican Republic, the Federal Republic of Germany the Netherlands, The Lebanon, The Gambia, the Ukraine	England, Spain, Brazil, Japan, Switzerland, Central Europe California, Hampshire, Texas, Tuscany Moscow region Florence
Other place-names	the Middle East, the Far East the Costa Brava, the Ruhr, the Vatican the Northern coast of France	West Africa South - Eastern Spain Northern France
Cities, towns and villages	the Hague	Sydney, Tokyo, Bilbao, Moscow
Streets	The High St, the Strand, the Mall, the Drive	Oxford Street, Godwin Street, North Road, Broadway, Green Road
Deserts	the Sahara, the Kalahari
Hotels, cinemas	the Plaza Hotel, the Hilton Hotel the Cannon Cinema	Macy's Hotel , Brown's, Woolworths, Jack's Guest House,
Museums, clubs	the Prado Museum, the Black Cat Club, the British Museum, the Tate Gallery,
Restaurants, pubs	the Hard Rock Cafe, the Swan (pub), the Bombay Restaurant	Brown's Restaurant
Churches named after saints + the possessive 's	__________	StPeter's Church, St John's Church, St Paul's Cathedral.
Parks		Hyde Park
Unique organizations and buildings	The (House of) Commons, the White House, the Royal Palace, the Empire State Building, the Festival Hall, the Eiffel Tower	Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Canterbury Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle
Theatres	the National theatre, the Bolshoi, the Pushkinsky
The before names with of	the Statue of Liberty, the Bank of Scotland, the Tower of London, the University of London the University of Leeds	Lloyds Bank, London University, Leeds University, London Bridge
Names without ‘the’	Kennedy Airport, Waterloo Bridge, Fifth Avenue, Piccadilly Circus, Times Square, Victoria Station, London Zoo, Westminster Abbey
Newspapers	the Washington Post, the Sun the Financial Times	__________
Names of companies, airlines etc.		Sony, Kodak, British Airways, IBM.