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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) |
Kabardino-Balkaria (region) |
Russia |
43 30 N |
43 30 E |
Kabul (capital) |
Afghanistan |
34 31 N |
69 12 E |
Kaduna (city) |
Nigeria |
10 33 N |
7 27 E |
Kailas Range |
China, India |
30 00 N |
82 00 E |
Kalaallit Nunaat (local name for Greenland) |
Greenland |
72 00 N |
40 00 W |
Kalahari (desert) |
Botswana, Namibia |
24 30 S |
21 00 E |
Kalimantan (region) |
Indonesia |
0 00 N |
115 00 E |
Kaliningrad (region; formerly part of East Prussia) |
Russia |
54 30 N |
21 00 E |
Kamaran (island) |
Yemen |
15 21 N |
42 34 E |
Kamchatka Peninsula (Poluostrov Kamchatka) |
Russia |
56 00 N |
160 00 E |
Kampala (capital) |
Uganda |
0 19 N |
32 25 E |
Kampuchea (former name for Cambodia) |
Cambodia |
13 00 N |
105 00 E |
Kane Basin (portion of channel) |
Arctic Ocean |
79 30 N |
68 00 W |
Kanton Island |
Kiribati |
2 49 S |
171 40 W |
Kara Sea |
Arctic Ocean |
76 00 N |
80 00 E |
Karachevo-Cherkessia (region) |
Russia |
43 40 N |
41 50 E |
Karafuto (island; former name for southern Sakhalin Island) |
Russia |
50 00 N |
143 00 E |
Karakoram Pass |
China, India |
35 30 N |
77 50 E |
Karelia (region) |
Finland, Russia |
63 15 N |
30 48 E |
Karelian Isthmus |
Russia |
60 25 N |
30 00 E |
Karimata Strait |
Pacific Ocean |
2 05 S |
108 40 E |
Kashmir (region) |
India, Pakistan |
34 00 N |
76 00 E |
Katanga (region) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
10 00 S |
26 00 E |
Kathmandu (capital) |
Nepal |
27 43 N |
85 19 E |
Kattegat (strait) |
Atlantic Ocean |
57 00 N |
11 00 E |
Kauai Channel |
Pacific Ocean |
21 45 N |
158 50 W |
Kazakstan (former name for Kazakhstan) |
Kazakhstan |
48 00 N |
68 00 E |
Keeling Islands |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
12 30 S |
96 50 E |
Kerguelen, Iles (island group) |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
49 30 S |
69 30 E |
Kermadec Islands |
New Zealand |
29 50 S |
178 15 W |
Kerulen River |
China, Mongolia |
48 48 N |
117 00 E |
Khabarovsk (city) |
Russia |
48 27 N |
135 06 E |
Khanka, Lake |
China, Russia |
45 00 N |
132 24 E |
Khartoum (capital) |
Sudan |
15 36 N |
32 32 E |
Khios (island) |
Greece |
38 22 N |
26 04 E |
Khmer Republic (former name for Cambodia) |
Cambodia |
13 00 N |
105 00 E |
Khuriya Muriya Islands (Kuria Muria Islands) |
Oman |
17 30 N |
56 00 E |
Khyber Pass |
Afghanistan, Pakistan |
34 05 N |
71 10 E |
Kibris (Turkish local name for Cyprus) |
Cyprus |
35 00 N |
33 00 E |
Kiel Canal (Nord-Ostsee Kanal) |
Atlantic Ocean |
53 53 N |
9 08 E |
Kiev (capital) |
Ukraine |
50 26 N |
30 31 E |
Kigali (capital) |
Rwanda |
1 57 S |
30 04 E |
Kingston (capital) |
Jamaica |
18 00 N |
76 48 W |
Kingston (capital) |
Norfolk Island |
29 03 S |
167 58 E |
Kingstown (capital) |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
13 09 N |
61 14 W |
Kinshasa (capital) |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
4 18 S |
15 18 E |
Kipros (Greek local name for Cyprus) |
Cyprus |
35 00 N |
33 00 E |
Kirghiziya (former name for Kyrgyzstan) |
Kyrgyzstan |
41 00 N |
75 00 E |
Kirgizia (former name for Kyrgyzstan) |
Kyrgyzstan |
41 00 N |
75 00 E |
Kirguizstan (local name for Kyrgyzstan) |
Kyrgyzstan |
41 00 N |
75 00 E |
Kiritimati (Christmas Island) |
Kiribati |
1 52 N |
157 20 W |
Kishinev (see Chisinau) |
Moldova |
47 00 N |
28 50 E |
Kithira Strait |
Atlantic Ocean |
36 00 N |
23 00 E |
Kobe (city) |
Japan |
34 41 N |
135 10 E |
Kodiak Island |
United States |
57 49 N |
152 23 W |
Kola Peninsula (Kol'skiy Poluostrov) |
Russia |
67 20 N |
37 00 E |
Kolonia (town; former capital) (see Palikir) |
Federated States of Micronesia |
6 58 N |
158 13 E |
Korea Bay |
Pacific Ocean |
39 00 N |
124 00 E |
Korea Strait |
Pacific Ocean |
34 00 N |
129 00 E |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
North Korea |
40 00 N |
127 00 E |
Korea, Republic of |
South Korea |
37 00 N |
127 30 E |
Koror (capital) |
Palau |
7 20 N |
134 29 E |
Kosovo (region) |
Yugoslavia |
42 30 N |
21 00 E |
Kosrae (island) |
Federated States of Micronesia |
5 20 N |
163 00 E |
Kowloon (city) |
Hong Kong |
22 18 N |
114 10 E |
Kra, Isthmus of |
Burma, Thailand |
10 20 N |
99 00 E |
Krakatoa (volcano) |
Indonesia |
6 07 S |
105 24 E |
Kuala Lumpur (capital) |
Malaysia |
3 10 N |
101 42 E |
Kunashiri (Kunashir) (island) |
Russia (de facto) |
44 20 N |
146 00 E |
Kunlun Mountains |
China |
36 00 N |
84 00 E |
Kuril Islands |
Russia (de facto) |
46 10 N |
152 00 E |
Kuwait (capital) |
Kuwait |
29 20 N |
47 59 E |
Kuznetsk Basin |
Russia |
54 00 N |
86 00 E |
Kwajalein Atoll |
Marshall Islands |
9 05 N |
167 20 E |
Kyushu (island) |
Japan |
33 00 N |
131 00 E |
Kyyiv (see Kiev) |
Ukraine |
50 26 N |
30 31 E |
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