The World Factbook. 2008.
Cross-Reference List of Geographic Names
Name | Entry in The World Factbook | Latitude | Longitude |
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; changed to 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) | Serbia and Montenegro | 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 (island; also Kunashir) | 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 |