Nouns denoting spatial position

island of Guernsey

a Channel Island to the northwest of Jersey

 

Port Arthur

a major port city in northeastern China on the Liaodong Peninsula; now a part of Luda

 

Finger Lakes

a geographical area in central New York State that is named for a series of narrow glacial lakes that lie parallel in a north-south direction

 

pole

one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface

 

Aquitania

a region of southwestern France between Bordeaux and the Pyrenees

 

Tamil Eelam

the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for

 

Brazzaville

the capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo

 

Syrian Arab Republic

an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization

 

Chalcedon

a former town on the Bosporus (now part of Istanbul); site of the Council of Chalcedon

 

Key West

a town on the westernmost of the Florida keys in the Gulf of Mexico

 

path

an established line of travel or access

 

Treasure State

a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border

 

Malacca

the third smallest Malaysian state; located in the southern region of the Malay Peninsula

 

course

general line of orientation

 

Thessalonica

a port city in northeastern Greece on an inlet of the Aegean Sea; second largest city of Greece

 

Berkeley

a city in California on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay; site of the University of California at Berkeley

 

Quebec City

the French-speaking capital of the province of Quebec; situated on the Saint Lawrence River

 

Gila Desert

a desert area in southern Arizona

 

head

the source of water from which a stream arises

 

post

the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand