... ‘Scandinavia(n)’ if you do not need to be specific, though bear in mind the following points. In its narrow geographical interpretation, ‘Scandinavia’ refers to the two countries of the Scandinavian ... 2.44 Islands. Islands are often administrative units in their own right, so leave in original spelling, except Corsica, Sicily, Sardinia, the Canary Islands, the Azores and Greek islands with ... Write Rhine for Rhein, Rhin, and Rijn, and Rhineland for Rheinland. Also: Oder for Odra (Polish and Czech); Tiber for Tevere; Tagus for Tajo/Tejo. Note that the river called the Labe in Czech...