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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) |
Wake Atoll |
Wake Island |
19 17 N |
166 36 E |
Wakhan Corridor (see Vakhan) |
Afghanistan |
37 00 N |
73 00 E |
Walachia (region) |
Romania |
44 45 N |
26 05 E |
Wales (region) |
United Kingdom |
52 30 N |
3 30 W |
Wallis Islands |
Wallis and Futuna |
13 17 S |
176 10 W |
Walvis Bay (former exclave) (city) |
Namibia |
22 59 S |
14 31 E |
Warsaw (capital) |
Poland |
52 15 N |
21 00 E |
Washington, DC (capital) |
United States |
38 53 N |
77 02 W |
Weddell Sea |
Southern Ocean |
72 00 S |
45 00 W |
Wellington (capital) |
New Zealand |
41 28 S |
174 51 E |
West Frisian Islands |
Netherlands |
53 26 N |
5 30 E |
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) (former name for western portion of Germany) |
Germany |
53 22 N |
5 20 E |
West Island (capital) |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
12 10 S |
96 55 E |
West Korea Strait (Western Channel) |
Pacific Ocean |
34 40 N |
129 00 E |
West Pakistan (former name for western portion of Pakistan) |
Pakistan |
30 00 N |
70 00 E |
West Siberian Plain |
Russia |
60 00 N |
75 00 E |
Western Channel (West Korea Strait) |
Pacific Ocean |
34 40 N |
129 00 E |
Western Samoa (former name for Samoa) |
Samoa |
13 35 S |
172 20 W |
Wetar Strait |
Pacific Ocean |
8 20 S |
126 30 E |
White Sea |
Arctic Ocean |
65 30 N |
38 00 E |
Wilkes Land (region) |
Antarctica |
71 00 S |
120 00 E |
Willemstad (capital) |
Netherlands Antilles |
12 06 N |
68 56 W |
Windhoek (capital) |
Namibia |
22 34 S |
17 06 E |
Windward Passage |
Atlantic Ocean |
20 00 N |
73 50 W |
Wrangel Island (Ostrov Vrangelya) |
Russia |
71 14 N |
179 36 W |
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