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| Lamedon | Gondor | Province of Gondor | |
| Laurelindorenan | Lorinand | Lorien | Valley of Singing Gold. Land of the Galadhrim (see Lorien) |
| Lake Evendim | Nenuial | Eriador | Lake below the Hills of Evendim; the source of the Baranduin |
| Langwell | Rhovanion | River flowing from the Ered Mithrin; a source of the Anduin | |
| Lebbenin | Gondor | Province of Gondor | |
| Lefnui | Gondor | River flowing south through Pinnath Gelin | |
| Lhun | Luin | Lindon | River running down from the Ered Luin to the Grey Havens |
| Limlight | Rhovanion | River flowing east from Fangorn to the Anduin. Southern border of the Field of Celebrant | |
| Lindon | Lindon | Second-Age Noldor realm under Gil-Galad, west of the Ered Luin. (The remains of Ossiriand) | |
| Lithlad | Mordor | Ash-plain, in Mordor | |
| Lond Daer | Vinyalonde | Eregion | Former Numenorean port at the mouth of the Gwathlo/Greyflood |
| Long Lake, The | Rhovanion | Lake fed by the Forest River & River Running | |
| Lorien | Lorinand Laurelindorenan Lothlorien Dwimordene |
Rhovanion | Country of Silvan Elves, astride the Celebrant north of Fangorn between the Misty Mountains & Anduin. Realm of the Galadhrim under Celeborn & Galadriel in the latter part of the Third Age. " Valley of Singing Gold / The Golden Wood / The Haunted Valley " |
| Lossarnach | Gondor | Province of Gondor | |
| Lothlorien | Dreamflower | Lorien | Realm of the Galadhrim (see Lorien) |
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| Mark, The | Rohan, Riddermark | Rohan | Kingdom of the Rohirrim, north of the Ered Nimrais. Formerly part of Gondor |
| Meduseld | Golden Hall | Rohan | Hall & palace of the King of Rohan, Edoras |
| Mering Stream | Gondor | Stream running from Firien Wood to the Entwash. Boundary between Anorien & Rohan | |
| Methedras | Misty Mts | Peak at the southern end of the Misty Mountains, overlooking Fangorn & Isengard | |
| Minas ... | Tower .. | ( See Towers & Fortresses ) | |
| Minas Anor | Minas Tirith | Gondor | Tower of Gondor |
| Minas Ithil | Minas Morgul | Gondor | Tower of Ithilien |
| Minas Morgul | Tower of Black Magic | Gondor | Formerly Minas Ithil, Ithilien |
| Minas Tirith | Tower of Guard | Gondor | Formerly Minas Anor, on the border of Anorien |
| Mindolluin | Mundburg | Gondor | Peak, Eastern end of the Ered Nimrais, on whose flank Minas Anor was built |
| Min-Rimmon | Gondor | Beacon hill, Ered Nimrais | |
| Minhiriath | Eriador | Province of Eriador between the Baranduin & Greyflood | |
| Mirkwood | Rhovanion | Formerly the Great Greenwood, East of the Anduin | |
| Midgewater | Eriador | Marshy lake north-east of Bree, between the Chetwood & Weather Hills | |
| Mirrormere | Kheled-Zaram | Rhovanion | Lake in Dimrill Dale; source of the Celebrant/Silverlode |
| Misty Mountains | Hithaelgir | Misty Mts | Long range of mountains in effect dividing Middle-earth in the Third Age |
| Mountains of Mirkwood | Emyn Duir | Rhovanion | Range in northern Mirkwood, north of the Old Forest Road |
| Morannon | Black Gate | Mordor | The main gateway into Mordor, guarded by Carchost & Narchost |
| Mordor | Black Land | Mordor | Sauron's realm, east of the Ephel Duath |
| Morgai | Mordor | Low-lying ground between Ephel Duath & the Plain of Gorgoroth | |
| Morgulduin | Gondor | Stream running down through the Morgul Vale | |
| Morgul Vale | Imlad Morgul | Mordor | Valley below Minas Morgul |
| Moria | Khazad-Dum, Hadhodrond | Moria | Former Dwarf Kingdom under Durin, below the Misty Mountains |
| Morthond | Gondor | River running from the Paths of The Dead through Blackroot Vale to Dol Amroth | |
| Mundburg | Mindolluin | Gondor | Name used in Rohan for the mountain & Minas Tirith |
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| Nan Curunir | Valley of Saruman | Rohan | Valley leading to Isengard & Orthanc |
| Nanduhirion | Azanulbizar | Misty Mts | Area east of Moria including the Mirrormere. Site of the last battle in the War of Dwarves & Orcs |
| Narchost | Fire Tooth | Mordor | One of the two Towers of the Teeth, Morannon gate |
| Nardol | Gondor | Beacon hill, Ered Nimrais | |
| Naith, The | Gore | Lorien | Wedge-shaped north-western part of Lothlorien |
| Nen Hithoel | Gondor | Lake in the Anduin, above the Falls of Rauros | |
| Nimrodel | Lorien | Stream in Lorien named after the elf, Nimrodel. Joins the Celebrant | |
| Nindalf | Wetwang | Gondor | Marshy area below Rauros where the Entwash flows into the Anduin |
| Northfarthing | Shire | District of The Shire, famous for growing hops | |
| Old Forest | Eriador | Ancient forest between the Baranduin & Barrow Downs | |
| Orthanc | Fang-Mount | Rohan | Tower at Isengard. Saruman's stronghold in the last part of the Third Age |
| Orodruin | Amon Armath, Mount Doom | Mordor | Volcanic Mount of Red Flame. Contains the Crack of Doom in which The One Ring was forged |
| Osgiliath | Gondor | Former capital of Gondor, astride the Anduin between Minas Anor & Minas Ithil. Sacked by Sauron's army | |
| Ost-in-Edhil | Eriador | Second Age capital of Eregion where the Rings were forged; sacked by Sauron | |
| Paths of The Dead | Rohan/Gondor | Way under the Dwimorberg / Ered Nimrais from the Dimholt to Morthond Vale & the Stone of Erech. Haunted by sleepless spirits of the army of The Dead | |
| Parth Galen | Gondor | Open area west of the Anduin below Amon Hen, between Sarn Gebir & Rauros | |
| Pelargir | Gondor | Port in Lebennin on the Anduin, first established by The Faithful of Numenor | |
| Pelennor | Gondor | Open fields before Minas Tirith surrounded by the Rammas Echor | |
| Pinnath Gelin | Gondor | Green-hilled western Province of Gondor | |
| Poros | Gondor | River from the Ephel Duath to the Anduin. The border between South Ithilien & South Gondor | |
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| Rammas Echor | Gondor | Outer defence wall, Minas Tirith, enclosing the Pelennor | |
| Rath Celerdain | Lampwrights Street | Gondor | Street in the lowest circle of Gondor |
| Rath Dinen | The Hallows | Gondor | Silent Street to the Houses (tombs) of the Kings & Stewards, Minas Tirith |
| Rauros | Anduin | Falls on the Anduin | |
| Ravenhill | Rhovanion | Southern spur of Erebor | |
| Redhorn Gate | Misty Mts | Pass through the Misty Mountains below Caradhras | |
| Rhosgobel | Rhovanion | Radagast's home, on the edge of Mirkwood | |
| Rhovanion | Wilderland | Rhovanion | Eastern region of Middle-earth in the Third Age, between the Misty Mountains & River Running |
| Rhudaur | Arnor | North-eastern Kingdom of the Dunedain, between the Ettenmoors, Weather Hills & Misty Mountains plus The Angle (between the Hoarwell & Loudwater south of the Great Road) | |
| Rhun | Rhun | Land of the Easterlings, north of Mordor | |
| Ringlo | Gondor | River flowing south from the Ered Nimrais | |
| Rivendell | Imladris | Eriador | The Last Homely House. Elrond's hidden refuge, west of the Misty Mountains |
| River Running | Celduin | Rhovanion | River flowing from the Long Lake to the Sea of Rhun |
| Rohan | The Mark, Riddermark | Rohan | Former province of Gondor (Calenardhon). Kingdom of the Rohirrim, north of the White Mountains between the Isen, Limlight, Anduin & Mering Stream (Anorien). (See Provinces of Rohan) |
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| Sammath Naur | Crack of Doom | Mordor | The volcanic "Chamber of Fire" reached via a tunnel in Orodruin, in which The One Ring was forged |
| Sarn Ford | Eriador | Crossing of the Baranduin by the fork off the Greenway to The Shire | |
| Sarn Gebir | Anduin | Stone-Spikes. Rapids on the Anduin above Tol Brandir & the Falls of Rauros | |
| Sea of Nurnen | Mordor | Inland sea in southern Mordor | |
| Sea of Rhun | Rhun | Inland sea in Rhun fed by the River Running | |
| Serni | Gondor | River in Lebennin, Gondor | |
| Shire, The | Shire | Country of the Hobbits, western Eriador | |
| Sirith | Gondor | River flowing through Lebennin to the Anduin at Pelargir | |
| Snowbourn | Rohan | River flowing from Edoras to the Entwash | |
| South Downs | Eriador | Hills south of Bree, east of the Barrow Downs | |
| Southfarthing | Shire | District of The Shire, famous for its tobacco | |
| Staddle | Eriador | Hobbit village near Bree | |
| Starkhorn | Rohan | Peak above Edoras & Harrowdale | |
| Stone of Erech | Gondor | Black stone from Numenor atop the Hill of Erech, brought by Isildur on founding Gondor & on which the Men of the Mountains swore loyalty to Gondor | |
| Stonewain Valley | Gondor | Valley between the Ered Nimrais & Druadan Forest | |
| Swanfleet | Nin-in-Eilph | Eriador | Fens about the confluence of the Mitheithel & lower Glanduin; inhabited by swans |
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| Tarlang's Neck | Gondor | Pass on the road eastwards out of Morthond Vale | |
| Teeth of Mordor | Mordor | Carchost & Narchost, guarding the Morannon Gate, Cirith Gorgor. Originally built to keep watch on Mordor | |
| Tharbad | Eriador | Ruined Second Age town at the crossing of the Gwathlo | |
| Thrihyrne | Rohan | Peak in the Ered Nimrais, above Helm's Deep | |
| Tol Brandir | Anduin | Island peak in the Anduin, between Amon Hen & Amon Lhaw, above Rauros | |
| Tolfalas | Gondor | Island province of southern Gondor | |
| Trollshaws | Rhudaur | Wooded hills once inhabited by three Stone Trolls, west of Rivendell | |
| Udun | Mordor | Valley where the Ephel Duath & Ered Lithui meet, between the Morannon gates & Isenmouthe | |
| Umbar | Harad | Former Numenorean port & citadel, on the south-east of the Bay of Belfalas. The base of the Corsairs | |
| Undeeps - North & South | Rhovanion | Lands between the two great meanders of the Anduin, west of the Brown Lands, south of Mirkwood | |
| Vale of Anduin | Rhovanion | The lands either side of the Anduin between the Misty Mountains & Mirkwood | |
| Weather Hills | Arnor | Hills north-east of Bree | |
| Weathertop | Amon Sul, Hill of Wind | Arnor | Summit at the southern end of the Weather Hills above the Great East Road |
| Wellinghall | Fangorn | Treebeard's home in the Forest of Fangorn | |
| West Emnet | Rohan | Province of Rohan | |
| Westfold | Rohan | Westernmost province of Rohan | |
| Westfold Vale | Deeping-Coomb | Rohan | Valley in west Rohan, guarded by the Hornburg & Helm's Dike |
| Westmarch | Eriador | Region to the west of The Shire, later incorporated into The Shire | |
| Withered Heath | Rhovanion | Devastated land between the Grey Mountains & Iron Hills | |
| Withywindle | Eriador | River through the Old Forest; tributary of the Baranduin | |
| Wold, The | Rohan | Northern Province of Rohan between the Limlight, Anduin & Entwash | |
| Zirakzigil | Celebdil, Silvertine | Misty Mts | One of the Mountains of Moria |
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