A - Z of Geographical Place Names

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Ummm, okay----I'll go with the "Saskatchewan" part.....

Tacoma, WA - city in western Washington State, a deep-water port on Commencement Bay, an arm of Puget Sound.

Unalakleet River - A river in Alaska. The name means "place where the east wind blows". The town of Unalakleet is on the side of where the river flows into the sea.

Victoria Avenue, Cambridge, England.

Warburton River, Australia - runs alongside the Simpson Desert and discharges into Lake Eyre.

Xinjiang, an autonomous region of China in the northwest of the country.

Youngstown, OH - city on the Mahoning River in northeastern Ohio. It is an industrial center, and was formerly a major iron and steel producer.

Zihi-Dush-Jhini Peak - a 7107 foot mountain in Arizona.

Allentown, PA - home to Muhlenberg College.

Biloxi Marsh - 210,000 acres of coastal wetlands located on the eastern side of Louisiana bordering the Gulf of Mexico.

Congo - A river in Africa.

Dartmoor: a large area of wild moorland in the English county of Devon, characterized by its peaty bogs, rock formations and alleged 'big cat' type wild beasts. The 'Hound Of The Baskervilles' is associated with this area.

Everglades National Park - national park in southern Florida, established in 1947. It contains the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States.

Fænø - a small Danish island with a population of 2 hosts some kind of conference / meeting place.

Grotto Mountain, Bow River, Canmore, Alberta, Canada.

Haleakalā National Park, Maui, Hawaii - named after the Haleakalā volcano located in the park.

Isamotski Peaks, a stratovolcano in Unimak Island, Alaska, USA.