Use for: Nuns' Island

• Borders Arctic Ocean to the north, Northwest Territories to the east, British Columbia to the south, and Alaska to the west; site of Mount Logan, nation's highest mountain; contains deposits of silver, lead, gold, and cadmium.

• Largest settlement in Northwest Territories; situated on N shore of Great Slave Lake; gold was discovered in area in 1934; connected by highway to Hay river & Alberta.

Use for: Untitled

• Situated on the Alaska Highway; connected by rail to Skagway, Alaska & by air to major cities in N America; Yukon headquarters for Royal Canadian Mounted Police; metropolitan area was expanded in the Whitehorse River valley in 1971.

Use for: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

• Area settled extensively by 2000 BCE; various tribes of Caribs and Arawaks developed cultures in area that linked Andes civilizations and those of Caribbean and the Amazon basin; sighted by Columbus in 1498; settled by the Spanish by 1520; part of Gran Colombia 1823-1830; official language is Spanish, though various Amerindian dialects are also spoken.

Use for: Türkiye, Republic of Turkey, Turkey, Republic of

• Indigenous Anatolian peoples were invaded by Indo-European Hittites, forming empire ca. 1900 BCE; ruled by Persians 6th century BCE, then Greeks, then Romans 1st century BCE; settled by Turks from central Asia 11th century; was heart of Ottoman Empire 13th-19th centuries; official language is Turkish.

Use for: Three Rivers

Use for: Tasmania, State of, State of Tasmania

• Europeans arrived in 1642 (Dutch Tasman); British settled in 1803 as penal colony; had Anglo-Aboriginal conflicts late 19th cen.; Tasmanian Aboriginals were extinct 1876; island has unique animal species, including Tasmanian Devil; largest city is Hobart.

Use for: Tangier

• Ancient Carthaginian and Roman settlement; occupied by Islamic dynasties 705-1471, then Spanish and Portuguese until 1662 when transferred to England; became international city in 1923 governed by international representatives; integrated with Morocco 1956.

Use for: Tammerfors

• River port located on an isthmus traversed by the Tammerkoski (rapids); was medieval trading center; grew dramatically after 1821; now is large industrial center noted for striving to preserve the natural environment around it.

Use for: Tamil Nadu, State of Tamil Nādu , Madras Presidency , Madras, State of Madras, Thamizhagam, Tamizgham, Tamishagam, Tamilnad, Tamiland, Tamilagam, IN25

Use for: Sūrīyah

• Earliest inhabitants of the area were probably Natufians ca. 10,000 BCE; home to several great cultures, including Akkadians and Amorites 3rd-2nd millenia BCE; ruled by Alexander, Romans, Arabs, and Ottomans; shares name with ancient region covering a wider area; official language is Arabic.