Correct Use of Articles with Geographical Names
Understand when to use "the" or no article with geographical names such as continents, countries, cities, lakes, mountain peaks, and streets. Learn the rules for articles with names of countries, oceans, mountain chains, and more.
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With geographical names we use the definite article THE or no article
We use NO ARTICLE: With the names of continents EUROPE ASIA AFRICA ANTARCTICA NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA AUSTRALIA
With the names of countries Russia Spain Italy China France Germany Japan Norway Portugal Sweden
With the names of cities Paris Rome Moscow Madrid London Berlin BUT: the Hague ( )
With the names of lakes Lake Michigan Lake Baikal Lake Superior Lake Ontario Lake Geneva Lake Erie
With the names of mountain peaks and separate islands Everest Kilimanjaro Mount Fuji Mont Blanc Borneo Sicily Java Sumatra
With the names of streets, road and squares Trafalgar Square Red Square Wall Street Regent Street Park Lane Piccadilly BUT: the Arbat, the High Street, the Strand
We use ARTICLE THE: With the names of countries in plural forms: The Netherlands The Philippines With the names of countries that have word kingdom , republic , union , federation : The United Kingdom The Kingdom of Denmark the Czech Republic the Russian Federation
With the names of oceans, seas and rivers The Atlantic Ocean The Thames The Volga The Ob The Arctic Ocean The Severn The Seine The Don The Red Sea
With the names of mountain chains and groups of islands The Alps The Urals The Himalayas The Andes The British Isles the Apennines the Bahamas the Azores
REMEMBER: ARTICLES ARE NOT USED ON MAPS!
