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the sea

the planet

c. It is used in front of geographic nouns ( like rivers, oceans, seas, deserts, forests, coasts, swamps, etc.) except from individual lakes, islands and mountains)
Examples:the Nile River

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  the Baltic Sea
  
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  the Atlantic / Pacific Ocean
  
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  the Sahara Desert
  
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  the Amazon Forest
  
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  the Ivory Coast
  
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  the Vasyugan Swamp
  

Note: If we talk about collections of lakes, groups of islands ( archipelago ), and mountain chains ( not individual lakes, islands, and mountains), ‘the’ is used.
Examples: the Island Hawai ( group of islands )

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  the Greece Islands ( group of islands )
  
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  the Himalayas ( mountain chain )
  
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  the Dolomites ( mountain chain )
  
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  the Finger Lakes ( collection of lakes )
  
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  the Great Lakes ( collection of lakes )
  
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  Lake Michigan ( individual lake )
  
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  Utah Lake ( individual lake )
  
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  Cyprus ( individual island )
  
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  Jamaica ( individual island )
  
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  Everest ( individual mountain )
  
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  Mount Olympus ( individual mountain )
  

d. It is used in front of adjectives when we talk about particular groups or people within society.
Examples:

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  The rich have much money. ( The rich mean rich peoeple )
  
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  The poor do not have money. ( The poor mean poor people )
  
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  The young are very energetic. ( The young mean young people )
  
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  The old think past. ( The old mean old people )
  

e. It is used in front of musical instruments, cultural institutions and inventions like violin, piano, opera, radio, etc.
Examples the piano, the guitar

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