A - Z of Geographical Place Names

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Countries, States, Counties, Cities, Towns, Ghost Towns, Communities, Rivers, Mountains, Deserts, Canyons, Ridges, Lakes, Streams, Creeks, Forests, Plains, Islands, Continents, Undersea Features, Caves, Caverns, Wells, Boundary Lines, Train Stations, ... .

Please identify the type and location as well.

Numbers, if any, between Z and A.

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1770 - A village in Queensland, Australia

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Ashton-under-Lyne: town in Greater Manchester.

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Boston: Capital city of the state of Massachusetts.

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Cheddar Gorge: in Somerset, UK.

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Delmarva (A large peninsula on the east coast of the U.S.)

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El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula - the original name of Los Angeles, California

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Fargo: The largest city in North Dakota.

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Great Snoring: a village in Norfolk, UK (population - 168).

There's also a Little Snoring!

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Hevonkak, Finland - an island in Finland - it's name translates to Horse Manure (actually, something a less polite than manure)

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Intercourse, Pennsylvania: principally of note for its Amish connections, of course.

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Jolly's Bottom -- a settlement in Cornwall County in England

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Kennebunk River (southeastern Maine)

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Leatherhead, in Surrey, UK.

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Mason-Dixon Line (A real surveyed boundary that divides Pennsylvania and Maryland, and is often used to "differentiate" "The North", from "The South".)

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North Trinco Canyon - an undersea canyon off of Sri Lanka

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Orange River: (also known as the Senqu or Gariep); longest river in South Africa at 2200 km in length. The country's largest dam, the Gariep Dam, is built on this river.

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