Locations Referenced in Lyrics (in Order of Mention)
- Orinoco River, Venezuela (the London studio where the song was recorded was also called "Orinoco" and, due to the title of the song, Enya became known in Venezuela).
- Tripoli, Libya (there are other locations named Tripoli—in Lebanon and Greece, for instance. However, the reference to "the shores of Tripoli" appears to indicate the Libyan city).
- Yellow Sea, between Korea and China
- Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
- Palau, islands in Micronesia or Palau, Sardinia in Italy
- Avalon, United Kingdom
- Fiji, Fiji islands
- Tiree, United Kingdom
- Isles of Ebony, United Kingdom
- Peru
- Cebu, Philippines
- Babylon, Iraq
- Bali, Indonesia
- Cali, Colombia
- Coral Sea, Australia
- Ebudae (Inner Hebrides), United Kingdom (also the title of another Enya song released at a later date).
- Khartoum, Sudan
- The Sea of Clouds, possibly Mount Huangshan, China
- Island of the Moon (Comoros) (also an island in Lake Titicaca, on the border of Peru and Bolivia, or Isle Maree, United Kingdom).
- Ross Dependency (a part of Antarctica and also Ross, United Kingdom).
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