The capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess) ; "In the 5th century BC ancient Athens was the world's most powerful and civilized city"
Capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
Formerly a Crown Colony on the coast of southern China in Guangdong province; leased by China to Britain in 1842 and returned in 1997; one of the world's leading commercial centres
The largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural centre
A port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centres; it has one of the world's finest harbours; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
The provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction.