Cape Horn el Cabo de Hornos: They survived the arduous voyage round Cape Horn in the middle of winter and arrived to a grand reception in London.
the Antipodes Australia y Nueva Zelanda: The British often called the mainland of New Zealand “the Antipodes” because it was the most remote part of the Empire.
Antipodean de Australia y Nueva Zelanda
the Bay of Bengal la Bahía de Bengala: A cyclone was forming in the Bay of Bengal.
the Bay of Biscay el Golfo de Vizcaya: The trip to England was rough. There was a storm in the Bay of Biscay and the ship was going bows under into the waves.
the Bermuda Triangle el Triángulo de las Bermudas: A large number of planes and ships are said to have mysteriously disappeared in the area of the Bermuda Triangle.
the English Channel el Canal de la Mancha: The next stage of the journey was the most perilous, the crossing of the English Channel. ^ a storm in the English Channel
the Horn of Africa el Cuerno de África [Somalia and Ethiopia]: The Horn of Africa is bearing the brunt of a terrible drought that is bringing Africa to its knees.
the Gaza Strip la Franja de Gaza: Hopes that diplomacy would end two weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip were dashed Friday as both Israel and Hamas rejected international pleas for a truce. ^ Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip
the Grand Canyon el Gran Cañón: Even in October, the bottom of the Grand Canyon is brutally hot in the afternoon, and the view is enough to silence most chatter.
the Great Australian Bight la Gran Bahía Australiana: whales coming to the Great Australian Bight to calve
the Great Barrier Reef la Gran Barrera de Arrecifes: Earth's biggest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. It's over 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) long.
the Isthmus of Panama el istmo de Panamá: In 1513, while exploring the isthmus of Panama, Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. On the Pacific coast, he encountered natives wearing pearls.
the Mariana Trench (also Marianas Trench) la Fosa de las Marianas: The Mariana Trench, in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, is the deepest location on Earth.
the Niagara Falls las cataratas del Niágara: He was planning to commit suicide by throwing himself into the Niagara Falls. ^ the spectacular view of the Niagara Falls
the Nile Delta el delta del Nilo: Tanta is the capital of the Nile Delta ‒ a centre of Arab learning and pilgrimage ‒ located less than 10 km north of Cairo.
the Panama Canal el Canal de Panamá: The Panama canal cuts the time that Pacific ships would need to go to the Atlantic Ocean and vice versa.
the Peloponnese el Peloponeso: We were driven out into the Peloponnese to the ancient amphitheater at Epidaurus to see a performance of Lysistrata.
the Persian Gulf el Golfo Pérsico: The U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf rose through the 1990s.
the Rock of Gibraltar el Peñón de Gibraltar: We took a trip to the Rock of Gibraltar.
the Suez Canal el Canal de Suez: The construction of the Suez Canal ‒ which links the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea ‒ was commenced in 1859.
the West Bank Cisjordania: The West Bank, part of the biblical land of Israel, is home to many places that are holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians.
the West Indies las Antillas: The West Indies have been intensively settled since the 17th century, when sugar plantations were introduced to the British and French colonies. ^ The West Indies display a rich variety of native birds.