| Appendix F: Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names (W Entries) |
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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.

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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