These are words that visitors use to describe Dolly Sods, a large wild area in the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

This week on our program, we tell you about a popular area for outdoor activities in the state of West Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.07.20

The tribe says the area, called Grand Canyon West, will include a large visitors' center, restaurants, and possibly hotels in the future.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

In that year, Congress debated a proposal to create two territories from one large area in the west.

VOA: special.2009.04.30

Maria Gunnoe of the Appalachian area of West Virginia in the United States won from North America.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

This area, from west Texas to southwest Minnesota, is where the most violent tornadoes usually happen.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

Many of them had already left the area for settlements further to the west.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

Also,the states of West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland meet in the area.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

It was a thickly wooded area west of Fredericksburg,Virginia.

VOA: special.2009.11.26

Palestinian leaders have said they would seek statehood recognition from the U.N.Security Council for an area comprising the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17