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ID: 7030367
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7030367

 

Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Madagascar (island)  Madagascar (island)

Coordinates:
Lat: 20 00 00 S  degrees minutes   Lat: -20.0000  decimal degrees
Long: 047 00 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 47.0000  decimal degrees

Note: Fourth largest island in the world. Forms main territory of the nation of the same name.

Names:
Madagasikara (preferred,C,V)
Madagascar (C,V,English-P,U,N)
Madagaskar (C,O)
Malagasy (C,O,English,U,A)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Madagascar (nation)  ........  Madagascar (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Madagascar (island)  ............  Madagascar (island) (P)

Place Types:
island (preferred, C)

Related geographic places:
distinguished from ....  Madagascar .......... (nation)
..................................  (World, Africa) [1000173]

Sources and Contributors:
Madagascar..........  [BHA, VP]
.......................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) 7:650 ff.
.......................  Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) I-57
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 714
Madagasikara..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Britannica Book of the Year (1994) 660
.......................  Shanks, International Atlas (1991) 287
Madagaskar..........  [VP]
.......................  Cassell's German Dictionary (1982) 1183
Malagasy..........  [VP]
.................  UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 22
Subject: .....  [BHA, VP]
..................  Britannica Book of the Year (1991) 647
..................  Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 659
..................  Britannica Book of the Year (1994) 660
..................  Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 381
..................  Cassell's German Dictionary (1982) 1183
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VII, 650 ff.; 7:650 ff.
..................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
..................  ISO Country Codes (1996) 17
..................  ISO Handbook (1988) 714; 768; 780
..................  ISO Newsletter (1993) 1993-07-12, III-53
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) 51
..................  Shanks, International Atlas (1991) 287
..................  Times Atlas of World History (1993) 349
..................  Times Concise Atlas of the World (1995) I-57
..................  UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 64
..................  UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 22
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) 714
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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