LEGEND OF SYMBOLS
USED IN MAPS AND PAGES

POLITICAL MAPS Small city (less than 200,000 inhabitants) Medium-sized city (200-500,000 inhabitants) Large city (500,000-1 million inhabitants) Very large city (over 1 million inhabitants) Note:  * Capital cities are shown in capital letters  * Size of button varies with population  * The square around some cities denotes the size of the urban area (same color code as above)

PHYSICAL MAPS Ocean, sea River Gulf, bay Plain, basin Peninsula Valley Strait, channel Gorge, canyon Inlet, fjord, estuary Volcano Island chain Mountain peak Island Mountain range Cape Plateau Lake, reservoir Mountain pass

PLACES OF INTEREST

Major city of interest	Miscellaneous building of architectural interest
Interesting town or city	Miscellaneous place of interest
Interesting region	Cultural attraction, sports event
Museum	Remains of ancient civilization
Cathedral	Seaside or lakeside resort
Church (not cathedral)	Spa
Monastery, convent	Winter sports resort
Synagogue	Interesting natural site
Mosque	Park (national park, amusement park, etc.)
Bridge	Panoramas, picturesque view, attractive site
Castle, palace	Cave
Defensive walls, citadel	Gorge, canyon
Interesting square or street	Waterfall

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