The Alphabetical Place Names Game

[dove]

Earth - Milky Way

Edited June 26, 2017 by Dove

[Good-O]

Franklin (LA, KY)  

[dove]

Goshen

[Raven]

Hong Kong

[hatcheckgirl]

Innaloo (Perth)

[1gemstone]

Johannesburg, SA

[Qapla]

Klamath River

 

The Klamath River flows 263 miles through Oregon and northern California in the United States, emptying into the Pacific Ocean. By average discharge, the Klamath is the second largest river in California after the Sacramento River.

[dove]

Land of Enchantment

 

A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border.

The "Land of Enchantment" describes New Mexico's scenic beauty and its rich history. This legend was placed on New Mexico license plates in 1941. This nickname became the official State Nickname of New Mexico on April 8, 1999.

New Mexico designated "Land of Enchantment" by Michael Martin Murphey (a resident of Taos, New Mexico) as the official state ballad in 1989.

[Good-O]

Maryland 

[dove]

Desktop

 

the top of a desk

[Qapla]

Newbury, Berkshire, England

 

Newbury is a historic market town and the principal town in the west of Berkshire, England.

 

Newbury is home to one of England's major racecourses Newbury Racecourse, which celebrated its centenary in 2005. The most prestigious race in the calendar is the Hennessy Gold Cup which normally takes place in late November. It has been mentioned extensively in the novels of Dick Francis.

[1gemstone]

Ottawa, Canada

[hatcheckgirl]

Perth, Western Australia, as opposed to Perth Scotland which is what the Oz Perth was named after.  And there's also Perth Tasmania.

[Good-O]

Querétaro

Mexico

[1gemstone]

Rio Grande Brazil

[Good-O]

San Antonio  

[Qapla]

Texas

 

Texas is a large state in the southern U.S. with deserts, pine forest and the Rio Grande, a river that forms its border with Mexico.

[dove]

Ultima Thule

 

The geographical region believed by ancient geographers to be the northernmost land in the inhabited world

[Raven]

Vinland (Ancient Norse name for North America ~ at least the parts that the Vikings reached)

[dove]

Wagga Wagga

 

A town on the Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales; agricultural trading center.

[Qapla]

Xenia

 

A city in: 

Kansas    United States    39.28    -94.91    898    
Colorado    United States    40.16    -103.34    4573    
Illinois    United States    38.64    -88.63    830    
Iowa    United States    41.86    -93.89    1003    
Kansas    United States    38.00    -94.99    997    
Ohio     United States    39.68    -83.93    941

[1gemstone]

Yemen 

[dove]

zomba

A city in southern Malawi; was the capital until 1971

[Qapla]

Alpha Quadrant

 

It is the area of the Galaxy where we live ...

[Good-O]

Boston