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| <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">A running list of geography odd situations and special cases that we come across in EMu</span></span>
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| | Please reference this page for odd or out-dated geographical terms and/or categorizations that you may encounter in the collection. |
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| == '''<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-8d8707e1-7fff-e8d6-451e-6e7f97c98240"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mismatched Geography Hierarchy in EMu</span></span></span></span>''' ==
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| *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Canary Islands - Country: Spain, Continent: Africa (not Europe)</span></span></span></span>
| | === <u>Mismatched Geography Hierarchy in EMu</u> === |
| *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Hawaii - <span id="docs-internal-guid-89fa1147-7fff-2df4-2532-aea09af011c9"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Country: U.S.A, Continent: Oceania (not North America)</span></span></span></span></span>
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| | '''Azores''': autonomous archipelago of Portugal situated in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. Continent: Africa (not Europe), Country: Portugal |
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| <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Country level:</span></span></span></span>
| | '''Bermuda''': country in the Atlantic Ocean. Continent: North America (sometimes miscategorized in West Indies) |
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| *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ae6988b7-7fff-6670-baf5-2b78162ad2e5"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Trinidad and Tobago -</span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-4ca8c78b-7fff-8a3a-f647-36270fca41be"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Continent: South America</span></span> (not West Indies)</span></span></span>
| | '''Islas Canarias (Canary Islands)''': autonomous archipelago of Spain situated in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. Continent: Africa (not Europe), Country: Spain |
| *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;">Bermuda - Continent: North America (might be assumed to be West Indies) </span></span></span>
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| == '''<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-98ba40ff-7fff-b375-f895-ba1ab23d2933"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Geography Hierarchy in EMu that differs from Statoids</span></span></span>''' ==
| | '''Easter Island (Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua)''': island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Continent: Oceania (not South America), Country: Chile, State/Province: Valparaíso |
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| | '''Hawaii''': state of the United States of America situated in the Pacific Ocean. Continent: Oceania (not North America), Country: United States of America |
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| *<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2bf54281-7fff-e703-2572-bbdfbdb1d52c"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">United Kingdom: Province/state level (primary administrative division) does not match Statoids. Province/state look up list consists of the four countries of the United Kingdom, England, North Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, rather than the primary administrative division list provided on Statoids. Alternatively, use the Statoid's primary administrative division list as the secondary administrative division in EMu, according to country.</span></span></span></span></span>
| | '''Madeira''': autonomous archipelago of Portugal situated in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. Continent: Africa (not Europe), Country: Portugal |
| *<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#000000;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-2bf54281-7fff-e703-2572-bbdfbdb1d52c"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Brazil: District/county (second administrative division) does not match Statoids. Statoids presents Brazil's "microregions" as the second administrative divisons, which "...</span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); word-spacing: 1.65937px;">have no administrative function; they were defined by the federal government for purposes of convenience" (Law, 2007). Alternatively, the district/county look up list follows the Wikipedia page "List of municipalities of Brazil" according to state (</span>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_of_Brazil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_of_Brazil]).</span></span>
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| | '''Navassa Island''': uninhabited island in the Caribbean, classified as a United States Minor Outlying Islands (the rest of which are in Oceania). Continent: West Indies |
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| | '''Trinidad and Tobago''': the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Continent: South America (not West Indies) |
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| | '''United Kingdom''': In EMu, the primary administrative subdivision (province/state-level) consists of the four countries of the U.K.: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The secondary administrative subdivision (county-level) reflects the Administrative County, Metropolitan District, Unitary Authority (England); District (Northern Ireland); Council Area (Scotland); and Unitary Authority (Wales). |
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| == <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f43015a3-7fff-098c-4328-c35eb1fa0c51"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Countries: Historical versus Current Day Name</span></span></span></span> ==
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| <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Abyssinia = Ethiopia</span>
| | '''Brazil''': The secondary administrative subdivision (county-level) consists of the municipalities of Brazil, rather than the "Microregions" as cited by Statoids (http://www.statoids.com/ybr.html), as these units "...have no administrative function; they were defined by the federal government for purposes of convenience" (Law, 2007). |
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| <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Annam = Vietnam (colonial French term)</span>
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| <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bohemia = Czech Republic</span>
| | '''Puerto Rico''': As a commonwealth associated with the United States, there are no primary administrative subdivisions as defined by the U.S. government. The secondary administrative subdivisions are the municipios (https://welcome.topuertorico.org/government.shtml#:~:text=Administrative%20Divisions%20None%20%28Commonwealth%20associated%20with%20the%20U.S.%29%3B,The%20mayor%20appoints%20a%20secretary-auditor%20and%20a%20treasurer). In EMu, we cite the secondary administrative subdivisions (municipios) as the primary (state/province level), and we cite the tertiary administrative subdivision (barrios) as the secondary administrative subdivisions (county-level), as “the barrios of Puerto Rico are the primary legal divisions of the seventy-eight municipalities of Puerto Rico” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrios_of_Puerto_Rico). |
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| <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f43015a3-7fff-098c-4328-c35eb1fa0c51"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">British Honduras = Belize</span></span></span></span></span>
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| <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f43015a3-7fff-098c-4328-c35eb1fa0c51"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">British Guiana = Guyana</span></span></span></span></span>
| | '''Belgium''': The technical primary administrative subdivisions of Belgium are the regions (3): Flanders (Dutch-speaking region), Wallonia (French-speaking region), and Brussels (bilingual Dutch and French), which are then subdivided into provinces. In EMu, we cite the secondary administrative subdivision (provinces) as the primary. Arrondissements are the next sequential administrative level between province and municipality (cited by Statoids as the secondary administrative subdivision, http://www.statoids.com/ybe.html); alternatively, in EMu we cite the municipalities as the second administrative subdivision, disregarding the arrondissements. |
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| | '''Abyssinia''' : Ethiopia |
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| <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Formosa = Taiwan</span>
| | '''Annam''' : Vietnam (colonial French term) |
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| <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">French Indochina = Vietnam</span>
| | '''Bangal''' : region consisting of parts of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal |
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| <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f43015a3-7fff-098c-4328-c35eb1fa0c51"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hispanola</span></span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">= largest island in the Caribbean, divided</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">politically into Haiti (west) and the Dominican Republic (east) </span></span></span>
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| | '''British Guiana''' : Guyana |
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| <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f43015a3-7fff-098c-4328-c35eb1fa0c51"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">New Granada = </span><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> region consisting of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela</span></span></span></span></span>
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| | '''Macedonia''' : North Macedonia |
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| | '''Moravia''' : Czech Republic |
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| | '''New Granada''' : region consisting of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela |
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| | '''New Hebrides''' : Vanuatu |
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| | '''New Holland''' : Australia |
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| | '''Northern Rhodesia''' : Zambia |
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| | '''Persia''' : Iran |
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| | '''Siam''' : Thailand |
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| | '''Southern Rhodesia''' : Zimbabwe |
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| | '''Tonkin/Tongkin/Tongquin''': exonym referring to northern region of Vietnam |
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| | '''Yugoslavia''' : region consisting of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia |
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| | '''Zaire''' : Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| | Please email egjieli@nybg.org if you come across other terms that should be added to this list. |
Geography Exceptions to the Rule
Please reference this page for odd or out-dated geographical terms and/or categorizations that you may encounter in the collection.
Mismatched Geography Hierarchy in EMu
Azores: autonomous archipelago of Portugal situated in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. Continent: Africa (not Europe), Country: Portugal
Bermuda: country in the Atlantic Ocean. Continent: North America (sometimes miscategorized in West Indies)
Islas Canarias (Canary Islands): autonomous archipelago of Spain situated in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. Continent: Africa (not Europe), Country: Spain
Easter Island (Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua): island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Continent: Oceania (not South America), Country: Chile, State/Province: Valparaíso
Hawaii: state of the United States of America situated in the Pacific Ocean. Continent: Oceania (not North America), Country: United States of America
Madeira: autonomous archipelago of Portugal situated in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. Continent: Africa (not Europe), Country: Portugal
Navassa Island: uninhabited island in the Caribbean, classified as a United States Minor Outlying Islands (the rest of which are in Oceania). Continent: West Indies
Trinidad and Tobago: the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Continent: South America (not West Indies)
Important Hierarchical Variations to Note
United Kingdom: In EMu, the primary administrative subdivision (province/state-level) consists of the four countries of the U.K.: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The secondary administrative subdivision (county-level) reflects the Administrative County, Metropolitan District, Unitary Authority (England); District (Northern Ireland); Council Area (Scotland); and Unitary Authority (Wales).
Brazil: The secondary administrative subdivision (county-level) consists of the municipalities of Brazil, rather than the "Microregions" as cited by Statoids (http://www.statoids.com/ybr.html), as these units "...have no administrative function; they were defined by the federal government for purposes of convenience" (Law, 2007).
Puerto Rico: As a commonwealth associated with the United States, there are no primary administrative subdivisions as defined by the U.S. government. The secondary administrative subdivisions are the municipios (https://welcome.topuertorico.org/government.shtml#:~:text=Administrative%20Divisions%20None%20%28Commonwealth%20associated%20with%20the%20U.S.%29%3B,The%20mayor%20appoints%20a%20secretary-auditor%20and%20a%20treasurer). In EMu, we cite the secondary administrative subdivisions (municipios) as the primary (state/province level), and we cite the tertiary administrative subdivision (barrios) as the secondary administrative subdivisions (county-level), as “the barrios of Puerto Rico are the primary legal divisions of the seventy-eight municipalities of Puerto Rico” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrios_of_Puerto_Rico).
Belgium: The technical primary administrative subdivisions of Belgium are the regions (3): Flanders (Dutch-speaking region), Wallonia (French-speaking region), and Brussels (bilingual Dutch and French), which are then subdivided into provinces. In EMu, we cite the secondary administrative subdivision (provinces) as the primary. Arrondissements are the next sequential administrative level between province and municipality (cited by Statoids as the secondary administrative subdivision, http://www.statoids.com/ybe.html); alternatively, in EMu we cite the municipalities as the second administrative subdivision, disregarding the arrondissements.
Non-exhaustive list of historical country names in relation to present-day names
Abyssinia : Ethiopia
Annam : Vietnam (colonial French term)
Bangal : region consisting of parts of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal
Bohemia : Czech Republic
British Honduras : Belize
British Guiana : Guyana
British North Borneo : Malaysia
Burma : Myanmar
Cambodge : Cambodia
Ceylon : Sri Lanka
Formosa : Taiwan
French Indochina : region consisting of Cambodia, Laos, and parts of China and Vietnam
Hispanola : second largest Caribbean Island divided politically into Haiti (west) and the Dominican Republic (east)
Kaiser-Wilhelmsland: portion of Papua New Guinea
Macedonia : North Macedonia
Moravia : Czech Republic
New Granada : region consisting of Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela
New Hebrides : Vanuatu
New Holland : Australia
Northern Rhodesia : Zambia
Persia : Iran
Siam : Thailand
Southern Rhodesia : Zimbabwe
Tonkin/Tongkin/Tongquin: exonym referring to northern region of Vietnam
Yugoslavia : region consisting of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia
Zaire : Democratic Republic of the Congo
Please email egjieli@nybg.org if you come across other terms that should be added to this list.