Trade Node names in Europe

[saegoto]

Landform (basins of rivers, straits, bays, gulfs) economically binds a region. Trade nodes should be named according to topography IMHO.

http://s3.postimg.org/mbgh0d1kx/new_nodes_names.png

 

[Martin_Mortyry]

But most of the trade nodes make more sense to be called after their main cities, especially Hanseatic, Ragusan, Venetian and Genoese ones, look at this map:

I'm not saying that topography didn't influence, even historically, the trade nodes, but most of them are based on sphere of influence of merchant republics.

 

[Danfish77]

Why is "Black Sea" better than "Crimea"? There's a lot of Black Sea coast not involved in that trade node, but a lot of Crimea in it.
Why is "La Manche" better than "English Channel"? The English Channel is the dominating feature of that node!
"Western Mediterranean Sea" is a mouthful; if it's all for flavor anyway, why not pick something easy?
"Danube", "Bay of Biscay", "Elbe", "Seine" and "Kattegat" I am more okay with, but I don't see how those choices are more fitting than the current trade node names.

 

[saegoto]

current names are just cites. I suggest logic of economic areas determined by the terrain, mainly river basins and bays

"Western Mediterranean Sea" is a mouthful; if it's all for flavor anyway, why not pick something easy?

yes it is any ideas?

 

[ThePatriotOfDreumel]

yes it is any ideas?

Mare nostrum, Italia, Aragon.

 

[Danfish77]

yes it is any ideas?

..."Genoa"