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Appendix F: Cross-Reference List of Geographic
Names |
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This appendix cross-references a wide variety of geographic names to the appropriate Factbook ‘country’ entry. Additional information is included in parentheses. |
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Name |
Entry in The World Factbook |
Latitude (deg min) |
Longitude (deg min) |
Macao |
Macau |
22 10 N |
113 33 E |
Macedonia |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
41 50 N |
22 00 E |
Macquarie Island |
Australia |
30 07 S |
147 24 E |
Madagasikara (local name for Madagascar) |
Madagascar |
20 00 S |
47 00 E |
Maddalena, Isola |
Italy |
41 13 N |
09 24 E |
Madeira Islands |
Portugal |
32 40 N |
16 45 W |
Madras (see Chennai) (city) |
India |
13 04 N |
80 16 E |
Madrid (capital) |
Spain |
40 24 N |
3 41 W |
Magellan, Strait of |
Atlantic Ocean |
54 00 S |
71 00 W |
Maghreb (region) |
Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia |
30 00 N |
5 00 E |
Magreb (local name for Morocco) |
Morocco |
32 00 N |
5 00 W |
Magyarorszag (local name for Hungary) |
Hungary |
47 00 N |
20 00 E |
Mahe Island |
Seychelles |
4 41 S |
55 30 E |
Maiz, Islas del (Corn Islands) |
Nicaragua |
12 15 N |
83 00 W |
Majorca Island (Isla de Mallorca) |
Spain |
39 30 N |
3 00 E |
Majuro (capital) |
Marshall Islands |
7 05 N |
171 08 E |
Makassar Strait |
Pacific Ocean |
2 00 S |
117 30 E |
Makedonija (local name for Macedonia) |
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
41 50 N |
22 00 E |
Malabo (capital) |
Equatorial Guinea |
3 45 N |
8 47 E |
Malacca, Strait of |
Indian Ocean |
2 30 N |
101 20 E |
Malagasy Republic |
Madagascar |
20 00 S |
47 00 E |
Malay Archipelago |
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines |
2 30 N |
120 00 E |
Malay Peninsula |
Malaysia, Thailand |
7 10 N |
100 35 E |
Male (capital) |
Maldives |
4 10 N |
73 31 E |
Mallorca (Majorca) (island) |
Spain |
39 30 N |
3 00 E |
Malmady (region) |
Belgium |
50 26 N |
6 02 E |
Malpelo, Isla de (island) |
Colombia |
4 00 N |
90 30 W |
Malta Channel |
Atlantic Ocean |
56 44 N |
26 53 E |
Malvinas, Islas (island group) |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
51 45 S |
59 00 W |
Mamoutzou (capital) |
Mayotte |
12 47 S |
45 14 E |
Managua (capital) |
Nicaragua |
12 09 N |
86 17 W |
Manama (capital) |
Bahrain |
26 13 N |
50 35 E |
Manchukuo (former state) |
China |
44 00 N |
124 00 E |
Manchuria (region) |
China |
44 00 N |
124 00 E |
Manila (capital) |
Philippines |
14 35 N |
121 00 E |
Manipa Strait |
Pacific Ocean |
3 20 S |
127 23 E |
Mannar, Gulf of |
Indian Ocean |
8 30 N |
79 00 E |
Manua Islands |
American Samoa |
14 13 S |
169 35 W |
Maputo (capital) |
Mozambique |
25 58 S |
32 35 E |
Marcus Island (Minami-tori-shima) |
Japan |
24 16 N |
154 00 E |
Margarita, Isla (island) |
Venezuela |
10 00 N |
64 00 W |
Mariana Islands |
Guam, Northern Mariana Islands |
16 00 N |
145 30 E |
Marie Byrd Land (region) |
Antarctica |
77 00 S |
130 00 W |
Marion Island |
South Africa |
46 51 S |
37 52 E |
Marmara, Sea of |
Atlantic Ocean |
40 40 N |
28 15 E |
Marquesas Islands (Iles Marquises) |
French Polynesia |
9 00 S |
139 30 W |
Martin Vaz, Ilhas (island group) |
Brazil |
20 30 S |
28 51 W |
Mas a Tierra (Robinson Crusoe Island) |
Chile |
33 38 S |
78 52 W |
Mascarene Islands |
Mauritius, Reunion |
21 00 S |
57 00 E |
Maseru (capital) |
Lesotho |
29 28 S |
27 30 E |
Mata-Utu (capital) |
Wallis and Futuna |
13 57 S |
171 56 W |
Matsu (island) |
Taiwan |
26 13 N |
119 56 E |
Matthew Island |
New Caledonia, Vanuatu |
22 20 S |
171 20 E |
Mauritanie (local name for Mauritania) |
Mauritania |
20 00 N |
12 00 W |
Mazatlan (city) |
Mexico |
23 13 N |
106 25 W |
Mbabane (capital) |
Swaziland |
26 18 S |
31 06 E |
McDonald Islands |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
53 06 S |
73 30 E |
Mecca (city) |
Saudi Arabia |
21 27 N |
39 49 E |
Mediterranean Sea |
Atlantic Ocean |
36 00 N |
15 00 E |
Melilla (exclave) |
Spain |
35 19 N |
2 58 W |
Memel (region) |
Lithuania |
55 43 N |
21 30 E |
Mesopotamia (region) |
Iraq |
33 00 N |
44 00 E |
Messina, Strait of |
Atlantic Ocean |
38 15 N |
15 35 E |
Mexico (capital) |
Mexico |
19 24 N |
99 09 W |
Mexico, Gulf of |
Atlantic Ocean |
25 00 N |
90 00 W |
Middle Congo (former name for Republic of the Congo) |
Republic of the Congo |
1 00 S |
15 00 E |
Milwaukee Deep (Puerto Rico Trench) |
Atlantic Ocean |
19 55 N |
65 27 W |
Minami-tori-shima (Marcus Island) |
Japan |
24 16 N |
154 00 E |
Mindanao (island) |
Philippines |
8 00 N |
125 00 E |
Mindanao Sea |
Pacific Ocean |
9 15 N |
124 30 E |
Mindoro (island) |
Philippines |
12 50 N |
121 05 E |
Mindoro Strait |
Pacific Ocean |
12 20 N |
120 40 E |
Mingrelia (region) |
Georgia |
42 30 N |
41 52 E |
Minicoy Island |
India |
8 17 N |
73 02 E |
Minorca Island (Isla de Menorca) |
Spain |
40 00 N |
4 00 E |
Minsk (capital) |
Belarus |
53 54 N |
27 34 E |
Misr (local name for Egypt) |
Egypt |
27 00 N |
30 00 E |
Mitla Pass |
Egypt |
30 02 N |
32 54 E |
Mocambique (local name for Mozambique) |
Mozambique |
18 15 S |
35 00 E |
Mogadishu (capital) |
Somalia |
2 04 N |
45 22 E |
Moldavia (region) |
Moldova, Romania |
47 00 N |
29 00 E |
Molucca Sea |
Pacific Ocean |
2 00 N |
127 00 E |
Moluccas (Spice Islands) |
Indonesia |
2 00 S |
28 00 E |
Mombasa (city) |
Kenya |
4 03 S |
39 40 E |
Mona Passage |
Atlantic Ocean |
18 30 N |
67 45 W |
Monaco (capital) |
Monaco |
43 44 N |
7 25 E |
Mongol Uls (local name for Mongolia) |
Mongolia |
46 00 N |
105 00 E |
Monrovia (capital) |
Liberia |
6 18 N |
10 47 W |
Montenegro (political region) |
Yugoslavia |
42 30 N |
19 00 E |
Monterrey (city) |
Mexico |
25 40 N |
100 19 W |
Montevideo (capital) |
Uruguay |
34 53 S |
56 11 W |
Montreal (city) |
Canada |
45 31 N |
73 34 W |
Moravia (region) |
Czech Republic |
49 30 N |
17 00 E |
Moravian Gate (pass) |
Czech Republic |
49 35 N |
17 50 E |
Moroni (capital) |
Comoros |
11 41 S |
43 16 E |
Mortlock Islands (Nomoi Islands) |
Federated States of Micronesia |
5 30 N |
153 40 E |
Moscow (capital) |
Russia |
55 45 N |
37 35 E |
Mount Pinatubo (volcano) |
Philippines |
15 08 N |
120 21 E |
Mozambique Channel |
Indian Ocean |
19 00 S |
41 00 E |
Muritaniyah (local name for Mauritania) |
Mauritania |
20 00 N |
12 00 W |
Musandam Peninsula |
Oman, United Arab Emirates |
26 18 N |
56 24 E |
Muscat (capital) |
Oman |
23 37 N |
58 35 E |
Muscat and Oman (former name for Oman) |
Oman |
21 00 N |
57 00 E |
Myanma, Myanmar |
Burma |
22 00 N |
98 00 E |
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