GRG 301K Place Names

Equator

0 degrees latitude

Tropic of Cancer

23 degrees N latitude

Tropic of Capricorn

23 degrees S latitude

Arctic Circle

66 degrees N Latitude

Antarctic Circle

66 degrees S Latitude

North Pole

Top of globe

South Pole

Bottom of globe

Prime Meridian

0 degrees Longitude

International Date Line

180 degrees Longitude/ Runs from North Pole to South Pole

Pacific Ocean

Ocean-West of North America

Atlantic Ocean

Ocean-East of North America

Indian Ocean

Ocean-Between Africa and Australia

Arctic Ocean

Ocean-North of Europe

Mediterranean Sea

South of Asia, North of Africa

Strait of Gilbraltar

Body of Water-Connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea

Dardanelles

Between the Black Sea and Greece

Black Sea

North of Turkey, South of Europe (Ukraine)

Suez Canal

Connecting the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

Red Sea

between africa and arabian peninsula

Arabian Sea

North of the Indian Ocean, West of India

Persian/Arabian Gulf

Body of Water-East of Saudi Arabia, Southwest of Iran

Bay of Bengal

Southeast of India

South China Sea

South of China, West of the Philippines

Gulf of Mexico

gulf by texas and mexico

Strait of Florida

Southeast of the US between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico

Drake Passage

The bottom of South America, between the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

North Sea

East of England, South of Norway

Strait of Hormuz

between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman

Gulf of Alaska

south of Alaska

Caribbean Sea

South of the Gulf of Mexico

Windward Passage

In the Caribbean Sea by Cuba

Cape of Good Hope

southern tip of africa

Yucatan Channel

between Mexico and Cuba

Prince William Sound

off the gulf of alaska, south of alaska

Hudson Bay

big bay in Canada

Panama Canal

between North and South America

Strait of Magellan

through southern chile

Cape Horn

Southern tip of South America

Bering Sea

Between Russia and Alaska

Greenland

Lesser Antilles

Cyprus

New Guinea

Aleutian Islands

Azores

Bermuda

Philippines

Iceland

British Isles

Sicily

Taiwan

Hawaiian Islands

Canary Islands

Trinidad

Seychelles

Greater Antilles

Madagascar

Borneo (it's on indonesia)

Japan

New Zealand

Southeast island of Australia

Bahama Islands

Islands directly north of Cuba

Windward Islands

North Equatorial Current

Current between 10 degrees N and and 20 degrees N. of Equator

Gulf Stream

along east coast

East Brazil Current

Current along South America

Alaska Current

south of alaska ya dip, no pictures

Equatorial Counter Current

Current along the south of the Equator

Labrador Current

East of Canada

Japan Current

Current east of Taiwan and Japan, no pictures

Peru Current

Current west of South America

South Equatorial Current

10 to 20 degrees South of the Equator

Canary Current

Current northwest of Africa

California Current

Current West of US, down to Mexico

East Australian Current

Current East of Australia (also finding nemo)

Alps

Mountain chain in europe going through France, Switzerland, Italy

Brazilian Highlands

Highlands located in Eastern South America

Hindu Kush Mountains

Located North of Southern Asia, dank kush

Congo Basin

Basin located in central Africa

Iranian Plateau

Geological formation in Western & Central Asia

Andes Mountains

Mountains along the west coast of South America

Arabian Plateau

Plateau north-east of Africa

Rocky Mountains

Mountains North Eastern to Central USA

Great Basin

Located in Nevada

Atlas Mountains

Mountain range across the northwestern part of Africa

Himalayas

Mountains located on the Northern border of India

Ural Mountains

Mountains located in western Russia

Amazon Basin

Basin located in the center of South America

Atacama Desert

Desert located on the Western coast of South America

Kalahari Desert

Desert in southern africa

Mojave Desert

Desert in California

Australian Desert

Desert in central Australia

Patagonian Desert

Desert located in Argentina

Sonora Desert

Desert located in California

Gobi Desert

Desert covering North China

Sahara Desert

Desert located in northern africa

Chihuahua Desert

Desert located near the Mexico/Texas Border

Arabian Peninsula

Land mass North-east of Africa

Scandinavian Peninsula

Peninsula in northern Europe including Norway, Sweden, and most of Finland

Labrador Peninsula

Large peninsula in eastern Canada

Balkan Peninsula

Peninsula extending from south to central europe