Tuesday, June 30, 2009

GEOGRAPHICAL EPITHETS

Blue Mountain-----------------------The Nilgiri Hills
Britain of South---------------------New Zealand
City of Magnificent Distances----Chennai
City of Motor Cars------------------Detroit
City of Seven Hills-------------------Rome
Cockpit of Europe------------------The Balkans
Dark Continent----------------------Africa
Emerald Island-----------------------Ireland
The Eternal City---------------------Rome
Forbidden Land---------------------Tibet
Gateway of India--------------------Mumbai
Gibraltar of Indian Ocean---------Aden
Gift of the Nile----------------------Egypt
Granary of South India------------Tanjore
Granite City-------------------------Aberdeen
Great Britain of Pacific----------Japan
Human Equator of the Earth----The Himalayas
The Isle of Pearls------------------Bahrein
Key of India------------------------Herat
Key to the Mediterranean-------Gibraltar
King of Indian Forests-----------Teak
The Land of the Five Rivers----The Punjab
Land of Maple---------------------Canada
Land of the Midnight Sun--------Norway
Land of Rising Sun---------------Japan
Playground of Europe-----------Switzerland
Queen of the Adriatic-----------Venice
Queen of the South--------------Sydney
River in the Sea------------------Gulf Stream
Roof of the World---------------The Pamirs
The Sick man of Europe-------Turkey
Sorrow of Bengal---------------The Damodar
Sorrow of China----------------The Hwang Ho
Switzerland of India------------Kashmir
White Man's Grave--------------Guinea Coast of Africa
Wilderness of Bamboo and Paper-Tokyo
Yellow River---------------------The River Hwang Ho.

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