THE

The definite article 'the' designates a specific person, place or event as shown below:

Specific things	The book I bought is interesting. Pass me the sugar please.
Hotels, monuments, buildings, museums, cinemas, theatres.	The Ritz, The Tower of London, The Empire State building, The Louvre, The Odeon Cinema, The Royal Theatre
Mountain ranges, rivers, seas, oceans.	The Alps, The Mississippi, The Black Sea, The Pacific Ocean.
Groups of states or islands	The United States of America, The Bahamas.
No article is used in the following cases :
Generalisations	Sugar is sweet. Caviar is expensive.
Streets, squares, etc.	Oxford Street, Time Square
Names of mountains and lakes	Mount Everest, Lake Ontario
Countries (except groups as above)	England, France, Japan, India, etc.
Continents	Europe, Africa, Asia, America, Australia,