Nouns denoting spatial position

apex

the highest point (of something)

 

Appleton layer

the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

 

cabstand

a place where taxis park while awaiting customers

 

lie

position or manner in which something is situated

 

Mount Athos

an autonomous area in northeastern Greece that is the site of several Greek Orthodox monasteries founded in the tenth century

 

Canary Islands

a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces

 

Malta

a strategically located island to the south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea

 

pole position

the most favorable position at the start of a race

 

Somerset

a county in southwestern England on the Bristol Channel

 

Republic of Bulgaria

a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe

 

Antigua and Barbuda

a country in the northern Leeward Islands

 

Lesser Sunda Islands

a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor

 

Nouakchott

capital of Mauritania; located in western Mauritania near the Atlantic coast

 

Sunderland

a port and industrial city in northeastern England

 

Batna

a town in north central Algeria

 

Languedoc-Roussillon

a region in south central France; named after the medieval dialect of French that was spoken there

 

Venezia-Euganea

a region of northeastern Italy on the Adriatic

 

Karachi

the largest city in Pakistan; located in southeastern Pakistan; an industrial center and seaport on the Arabian Sea; former capital of Pakistan

 

Butte

a town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper

 

storm centre

the central area or place of lowest barometric pressure within a storm