More facts about the use of articles
Articles with geographical names. • The definite article is used with the names of
:

• Channels : the English Channel, the Bristol Channel
• Canals : the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal
• Straits : the Strait of Dover, the Bosporus, the Bering Strait
• Falls : the Niagara Falls, the Victoria Falls
• Deserts : the Kara-Kum, the Sahara
• Mountain chains : the Alps, the Andes, the Rocky Mountains ( the Rockies), the Appalachian Mountains ( the Appalachians)
• Groups of islands : the Philippine Islands ( the Philippines), the Bermuda Islands ( the Bermudas)
• The definite articles is used if a geographical name includes the so- called « of-phrase »: the city of London, the Gulf of Mexico, the Bay of Bengal, the Isle of White.
• No article is used with the names of
:

• Peninsulas : Cornwall, Kamchatka. • But if the word peninsula itself is included into the name, the definite article is used. Cf.: the Balkan Peninsula, the Kola peninsula.
• Separate mountain peaks : Elbrus, Everest
• Volcanoes : Vesuvius (Mount Vesuvius)
• Separate islands : Cuba, Malta, Long Island

Articles with place names. • The definite article is usually used before the names of
:

• Hotels : the Hilton Hotel, the Carlton Hotel
• Restaurants/pubs : the Bombay Restaurant, the Swan (pub), the Peking Duck (restaurant)
• Theatres/cinemas : the Bolshoi Theatre, the Odeon, the Forum (cinema)
• Concert halls : the Royal Albert Hall
• Museums : the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum
• Galleries : the National Gallery, the Hermitage, the Louvre
• Banks : the Russian Trade and Industry Bank
• But if the restaurants, hotels etc. are named after the people who started them, no article is used. Such names end in s or `s : • Restaurants : Maxim`s, MacDonald`s, Luigi `s Italian Restaurant • Hotels : Claridge`s
• The same is true about the names of shops and banks : • Shops : Harrods, Selfridges, Harrison`s • Banks : Lloyd Bank, Barclay Bank
• The definite article is used if a place name includes the so-called « of- phrase »: the Bank of England, the Tower of London, the Museum of Modern Art.
• No article is used with the names of
:

• Railway stations : Victoria Station, Paddington Station
• Airports : Heathrow, Gatwick, Vnukovo
• Roads, avenues : Broadway, 42 nd avenue, King`s Road
• Bridges : Bank Bridge, Kazan Bridge. BUT : the Golden Gate Bridge
• Universities : Moscow University, Cambridge (University)
• Parks : Gorky Park, Hyde Park
• Churches/cathedrals : St. Paul`s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, St. John`s Church
• Palaces/castles : Buckingham Palace, Winter Palace, Edinburgh Castle. BUT : the White House, the Royal Palace