GEOGRAPHICAL NICKNAMES

Namibia

Formerly home to the Skeleton Coast...Its capital is Windhoek

Annapurna

Hindu goddess of food and cooking who saved the world of starvation...also names region in Nepal

Africa

In the 19th century it was called The Dark Continent

Subcontinent

India along with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan are collectively found on a...and known as a...

Bali

Island and Small part of Indonesia that practices Hinduism...called "Jewel of the East"

Martinique

It's capital is Fort-de-France, and it is known as the "Pearl of the Antilles"

Edinburgh

Known as Athens of the North, Queen of the North....also the Capital of Scotland

Cuba

Known as Queen (Pearl) of the Antilles, The Pearl Antilles

Peru

Known as the "Land of the Incas"

Mont Blanc

Known as the "Monarch of the Mountains" it is the Alps' highest peak

Mount Everest

Known as the "Roof of the World" it is the Highest peak in the world, located in the Himalayas

Tibet

Lhasa is the capital of this China region known as the "Roof of the World"

Apennines

Mountain range that extends through Italy from north to south, called "The Backbone of Italy"

Lhasa

Once home to the Dali Lama, it is a Forbidden City and the Capital of Tibet

Paris

The City of Light

Bank of London

The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street

Pennines

The mountain range known as the "backbone of England"

Lake Baikal

The oldest and deepest lake in the world...known as the "Pearl of Siberia", or the "Sacred Sea"

French Riviera

Tourist destination in southeast France along the Mediterranean Sea, typically associated with wealthy estates and tourist destinations.

Slave Coast

West coast of Africa from which Portuguese snatched slaves to ship to Europe and the Americas. Especially referring to the area near the Niger river that includes...Togo/Benin/Western Nigeria.

Imperial City

a palace complex that was placed in the capital of ancient China, (Peking), surrounding the Forbidden City

Horn of Africa

a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia

Bridge of Sighs

bridge in Venice, Italy leading to the state prison

Matterhorn

called the "Most Noble Mountain of the Alps"

Big Ben

clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament...London's great bell in Parliament clock tower...Originally referred only to the 13-ton bell that hangs inside the tower but today refers to the tower itself.

Cameroon

country located at the "Armpit of Africa"

Lapland

extends into Sweden, Norway, and Russia...known as Land of the Midnight Sun

Balkans

geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe known as "The Powder Keg of Europe"

Lake Louise

glacial lake within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada that is known as "Pearl of the Canadian Rockies"

Golden Horn

nickname for Constantinople's harbor (capital of Byzantine empire) because it was shaped like a horn and brought in lots of trade (money, gold) because of its access to the Mediterranean, Black, and Aegean seas, an inlet to the Bosporus Strait

Barbary Coast

the Mediterranean coast of northern Africa that was famous for its Moorish pirates

Japan

the land of the rising sun

Land of the Midnight Sun

A region north of the Arctic Circle where there are winter days when the sun never rises and summer days when the sun never sets...Northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia

Venice

Adriatic city known as the "Bride of the Adriatic", "Queen of the Adriatic", "City of Water", "City of Masks", "City of Bridges", "The Floating City", and "City of Canals".

Golden Triangle

An area of northern Thailand, Burma, and Laos that is known as a major source region for heroin and is plugged into the global drug trade.

Beiruit

Capital of Lebanon and called the "Paris of the Middle East"

Rome

City known as the "Eternal City", or the "City of the Seven Hills"

Greece

Country considered the Cradle of Civilization

Mexico

Country known as the "Montezuma's Realm", or the "Land of the Aztecs"

Ireland

Country known as the Emerald Isle, Ould Sod

Belgium

European country nicknamed the "Cockpit of Europe"