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MapPlot Ncarg4_0 database table

This table lists the contents of the MapPlot Ncarg4_0 database. The last column contains the area names, accessible through the MapPlot class array resource mpAreaNames. These names are considered the primary key to the data. Their order in the database and index into the mpAreaNames array is given by the first column of the table, labelled "ELEMENT INDEX."

The second column contains an integer representation of the area type. You can retrieve an array of these values by getting the read-only array resource, mpAreaTypes.

The third column contains the fixed area group assigned to each area. This value is used to determine the "geophysical" fill coloring of each area. Since it is based only on whether an area is ocean, land, or inland water, it cannot be modified by the user. You can access these values by getting the array resource mpFixedAreaGroups.

The fourth column contains the dynamic area group assigned to each area. This group is used to determine the "political" fill coloring assigned to each area in the database. By default, it is set up such that distinct adjoining political areas are guaranteed to be a different color, but the user can reset these values for other purposes, such as to represent statistical data. You can access these values through the array resource, mpDynamicAreaGroups.

Element
Index
TypeFixed
Group
Dynamic
Group
Area Name
0011Oceans
1124Africa-Europe-and-Asia
2129Antarctica
3125Australia
4124North-and-South-America
5224Borneo
6228Canada-Baffin-Island
7228Canada-Ellesmere-Island
8228Canada-Victoria-Island
9226Cuba
10224Greenland
11227Indonesia-Sulawesi-(Celebes)
12227Indonesia-Sumatra
13224Ireland
14225Japan-Hokkaido
15225Japan-Honshu
16225Japan-Kyushu
17225Japan-Shikoku
18225Madagascar
19224New-Guinea
20228New-Zealand-North-Island_1
21228New-Zealand-North-Island_2
22228New-Zealand-South-Island
23224England-Scotland-and-Wales
24224Tierra-del-Fuego
25329Alaska-Atka-Island
26329Alaska-Attu-Island
27329Alaska-Kodiak-Island
28329Alaska-Nunivak-Island
29329Alaska-Saint-Lawrence-Island
30329Alaska-Umnak-Island
31329Alaska-Unalaska-Island
32329Antarctica-Alexander-Island
33329Antarctica-Anvers-Island
34329Antarctica-Bear-Island
35329Antarctica-Brabant-Island
36329Antarctica-Charcot-Island
37329Antarctica-Coronation-Island
38329Antarctica-Guest-Island
39329Antarctica-Joinvile-Island
40329Antarctica-King-George-Island
41329Antarctica-Livingston-Island
42329Antarctica-Roosevelt-Island
43329Antarctica-Ross-Island
44325Australia-Kangaroo-Island
45325Australia-Melville-and-Bathurst-Island
46325Australia-Tasmania
47328Bahamas_1
48328Bahamas_2
49328Bahamas_3
50325Bismarck-Archipelago-New-Britain
51325Bismarck-Archipelago-New-Hanover
52325Bismarck-Archipelago-New-Ireland
53328Canada-Akimiski-Island
54328Canada-Anticosti-Island
55328Canada-Axel-Heiberg-Island
56328Canada-Banks-Island
57328Canada-Bathurst-Island
58328Canada-Belcher-Island
59328Canada-Borden-Island
60328Canada-Brock-Island
61328Canada-Byam-Martin-Island
62328Canada-Bylot-Island
63328Canada-Coats-Island
64328Canada-Cornwall-Island
65328Canada-Cornwallis-Island
66328Canada-Devon-Island
67328Canada-Eglinton-Island
68328Canada-Ellef-Ringnes-and-Amund-Ringnes-Island
69328Canada-Lougheed-Island
70328Canada-Mackenzie-King-Island
71328Canada-Manitoulin-Island
72328Canada-Mansel-Island
73328Canada-Meighen-Island
74328Canada-Melville-Island
75328Canada-Newfoundland-Island
76328Canada-Prince-Charles-Island
77328Canada-Prince-Edward-Island
78328Canada-Prince-Patrick-Island
79328Canada-Prince-of-Wales-Island
80328Canada-Queen-Charlotte-Island
81328Canada-Southampton-Island
82328Canada-Vancouver-Island
83324Canary-Island_1
84324Canary-Island_2
85324Canary-Island_3
86324Canary-Island_4
87324Chile-Isla-de-Chiloe
88327China-Hainan-Dao-Island
89325Corsica
90324Crete
91326Cuba-Isla-de-Pinos
92325Curacao
93325Cyprus
94324Denmark-Fyn
95324Denmark-Lolland
96324Denmark-Sjaelland
97324Faeroe-Island
98327Faulkland-Island
99325Fiji-Vanua-Levu
100325Fiji-Viti-Levu
101325Galapagos-Island
102324Gotland
103324Greece_1
104324Greenland-off-shore-island
105325Guadeloupe-east
106325Guadeloupe-west
107324Haiti-and-the-Dominican-Republic
108329Hawaiian-Island-Hawaii
109329Hawaiian-Island-Kauai
110329Hawaiian-Island-Maui
111329Hawaiian-Island-Niihau
112329Hawaiian-Island-Oahu
113329Iceland
114325Ile-Kerguelen
115327Indonesia-Alor
116327Indonesia-Bali
117327Indonesia-Bangka
118327Indonesia-Bawean
119327Indonesia-Belitung
120327Indonesia-Biak-and-Kepulauan-Schouten
121327Indonesia-Buru
122327Indonesia-Ceram
123327Indonesia-Flores
124327Indonesia-Halmahera
125327Indonesia-Java
126327Indonesia-Kepulauan-Aru
127327Indonesia-Kepulauan-Tanimbar
128327Indonesia-Nias
129327Indonesia-Obi
130327Indonesia-Siberut
131327Indonesia-Sumba
132327Indonesia-Sumbawa-and-Lombok
133327Indonesia-Timor
134327Indonesia-Waigeo
135327Indonesia-Wetar
136327Indonesia-island
137327Jamaica
138325Long-Island
139325Macias-Nguema-Biyogo-(Fernando-Po)
140324Mallorca
141325Martinique
142325Mauritius
143325New-Caledonia-(island)
144325New-Hebrides-Espiritu-Santo
145325New-Hebrides-Malekula
146328New-Zealand-Chatham-Island
147328New-Zealand-Stewart-Island
148324Outer-Hebrides
149326Philippines-Luzon
150326Philippines-Mindanao
151326Philippines-Mindoro
152326Philippines-Palawan
153326Philippines-Panay-Negros-and-Bohol
154326Philippines-Samar
155325Puerto-Rico
156325Reunion-Island
157324Rhodes
158325Samoa-Savaii
159325Samoa-Upolu
160328Sardinia
161328Sicily
162325Solomon-Island-Bougainville
163325Solomon-Island-Guadalcanal
164325Solomon-Island-San-Cristobal
165327South-Georgia-Island
166327Sri-Lanka-(Ceylon)
167326Svalbard
168325Tahiti
169324Taiwan
170328Trinidad-and-Tobago
171326Turks-and-Caicos-Island
172324USSR-Franz-Josef-Land_1
173324USSR-Franz-Josef-Land_2
174324USSR-Franz-Josef-Land_3
175324USSR-Franz-Josef-Land_4
176324USSR-Franz-Josef-Land_5
177324USSR-Franz-Josef-Land_6
178324USSR-Novaya-Zemlya
179324USSR-Ostrov-Bol'shevik
180324USSR-Ostrov-Bol'shoy-Begichev
181324USSR-Ostrov-Bol'shoy-Lyakhovskiy
182324USSR-Ostrov-Hiiumaa
183324USSR-Ostrov-Iturup
184324USSR-Ostrov-Karaginskiy
185324USSR-Ostrov-Kolguyev
186324USSR-Ostrov-Kotel'nyy-and-Ostrov-Faddeyevskiy
187324USSR-Ostrov-Malyy-Lyakhovskiy
188324USSR-Ostrov-Novaya-Sibir'
189324USSR-Ostrov-Oktyabr'skoy-Revolyutsii-Komsomolets-Pioner
190324USSR-Ostrov-Paramushir
191324USSR-Ostrov-Saaremaa
192324USSR-Ostrov-Sakhalin
193324USSR-Ostrov-Urup
194324USSR-Shantarskiye-Ostrova
195324USSR-Wrangel-Island
196328Yemen-(Aden)-Socotra-Island
197433Black-Sea
198433Canada-Great-Bear-Lake
199433Canada-Great-Slave-Lake
200433Canada-Lake-Athabasca
201433Canada-Lake-Manitoba
202433Canada-Lake-Winnipeg
203433Canada-Lake-Winnipegosis
204433Canada-Reindeer-Lake
205433Caspian-Sea
206433Lake-Chad
207433Lake-Erie
208433Lake-Nyasa
209433Lake-Ontario
210433Lake-Superior
211433Lake-Tanganyika
212433Lake-Victoria
213433Lakes-Michigan-and-Huron
214433USSR-Aral-Sea
215433USSR-Azov-Sea
216433USSR-Lake-Baikal
217433USSR-Lake-Balkhash-(east)
218433USSR-Lake-Balkhash-(west)
219433USSR-Onazhskoye-Ozero
220433USSR-Ozero-Ladozhskoye-(Lake-Ladoga)
221526Afghanistan
222529Alaska
223526Albania
224525Algeria
225527Andorra
226527Angola
227527Angola-exclave-called-Cabinda
228526Argentina
229526Argentina-Tierra-del-Fuego
230526Austria
231527Bangladesh
232529Belgium
233525Belize
234526Benin
235526Bhutan
236527Bolivia
237526Borneo-Brunei
238529Botswana
239529Brazil
240528Bulgaria
241526Burma
242527Burundi
243525Cambodia
244526Cameroon
245528Canada
246528Central-African-Republic
247525Chad
248525Chile
249525Chile-Tierra-del-Fuego
250528China
251525Colombia
252525Congo
253525Costa-Rica
254525Czechoslovakia
255525Denmark-Jutland
256527Disputed-area-between-India-and-China
257526Djibouti
258526Dominican-Republic
259526East-Germany
260526Ecuador
261529Egypt
262527El-Salvador
263528England
264529Equatorial-Guinea
265527Ethiopia
266526Finland
267526France
268526French-Guiana
269528Gabon
270525Gambia
271528Ghana
272525Greece_2
273526Guatemala
274528Guinea
275527Guinea-Bissau
276527Guyana
277529Haiti
278528Honduras
279528Hungary
280525India
281528Indonesia-Borneo-Kalimantan
282528Indonesia-New-Guinea-Irian-Jaya
283528Iran
284529Iraq
285528Ireland-Northern
286527Ireland-Republic
287525Israel
288529Italy
289527Ivory-Coast
290528Jordan
291528Kenya
292525Kuwait
293529Laos
294526Lebanon
295529Lesotho
296526Liberia
297527Libya
298527Liechtenstein
299528Luxembourg
300525Malawi
301529Malaysia-Borneo-Malaysia-Timor
302529Malaysia-Malay-Peninsula
303529Mali
304527Mauritania
305528Mexico
306526Mongolia
307528Morocco
308527Mozambique
309525Namibia
310526Nepal
311526Netherlands
312526New-Guinea-Papua
313529Nicaragua
314528Niger
315527Nigeria
316525North-Korea
317527Norway
318527Oman-northern-section
319527Oman-southern-section
320527Pakistan
321528Panama
322528Paraguay
323528Peru
324528Poland
325527Portugal
326527Qatar
327526Romania
328528Rwanda
329526Saudi-Arabia
330525Scotland
331526Senegal
332529Sierra-Leone
333525Somalia
334528South-Africa
335527South-Korea
336525Spain
337526Sudan
338528Surinam
339529Swaziland
340528Sweden
341528Switzerland
342527Syria
343526Tanzania
344528Thailand
345529Togo
346528Tunisia
347526Turkey
348529US
349524USSR
350525Uganda
351525United-Arab-Emirates
352527Unnamed-neutral-zone-between-Iraq-and-Saudi-Arabia
353525Upper-Volta
354525Uruguay
355526Venezuela
356527Vietnam
357526Wales
358527West-Germany
359529Western-Sahara
360529Yemen-(Aden)
361528Yemen-(Sana)
362527Yugoslavia
363529Zaire
364528Zambia
365525Zimbabwe
366627US-Alabama
367624US-Arizona
368627US-Arkansas
369626US-Bahamas-Andros_1
370626US-Bahamas-Andros_2
371626US-Bahamas-Andros_3
372626US-Bahamas-Andros_4
373626US-Bahamas-Andros_5
374626US-Bahamas-Cat-Island
375626US-Bahamas-Eleuthera-Island_1
376626US-Bahamas-Eleuthera-Island_2
377626US-Bahamas-Eleuthera-Island_3
378626US-Bahamas-Grand-Bahama_1
379626US-Bahamas-Grand-Bahama_2
380626US-Bahamas-Grand-Bahama_3
381626US-Bahamas-Great-Abaco-and-Little-Abaco
382626US-Bahamas-Mores-Island
383626US-Bahamas-New-Providence-Island
384622US-Border
385626US-California
386626US-California-San-Clemente-Island
387626US-California-San-Miguel-Island
388626US-California-San-Nicholas-Island
389626US-California-Santa-Catalina-Island
390626US-California-Santa-Cruz-Island
391626US-California-Santa-Rosa-Island
392628US-Colorado
393627US-Connecticut
394627US-Delaware
395626US-Florida
396626US-Florida-Keys_1
397626US-Florida-Keys_2
398626US-Florida-Keys_3
399626US-Florida-Keys_4
400626US-Florida-Pine-Island
401626US-Florida-Sanibel-Island
402626US-Florida-island_1
403626US-Florida-island_2
404626US-Florida-island_3
405626US-Florida-island_4
406626US-Florida-island_5
407626US-Florida-island_6
408628US-Georgia
409628US-Idaho
410626US-Illinois
411627US-Indiana
412628US-Iowa
413626US-Kansas
414628US-Kentucky
415624US-Lake-Champlain-Grand-Isle
416624US-Lake-Erie-Long-Point-(land)
417624US-Lake-Huron-Barrie-Island
418624US-Lake-Huron-Bois-Blanc-Island
419624US-Lake-Huron-Christian-Island
420624US-Lake-Huron-Cockburn-Island
421624US-Lake-Huron-Drummond-Island
422624US-Lake-Huron-Fitzwilliam-Island
423624US-Lake-Huron-Manitoulin-Island
424624US-Lake-Michigan-Beaver-Island
425624US-Lake-Michigan-Manitou-Island
426624US-Lake-Michigan-Washington-Island
427624US-Lake-Ontario-island_1
428624US-Lake-Ontario-island_2
429624US-Lake-Ontario-island_3
430624US-Lake-Superior-Grand-Island
431624US-Lake-Superior-Isle-Royale
432624US-Lake-Superior-Madeline-Island
433624US-Lake-Superior-Michipicoten-Island
434624US-Lake-Superior-Oak-Island
435624US-Lake-Superior-Outer-Island
436624US-Lake-Superior-Pie-Island
437624US-Lake-Superior-Stockton-Island
438624US-Lake-Superior-island
439626US-Louisiana
440626US-Louisiana-Cat-Island
441626US-Louisiana-Marsh-Island
442626US-Louisiana-Timbalier-Island
443626US-Louisiana-island_1
444626US-Louisiana-island_10
445626US-Louisiana-island_11
446626US-Louisiana-island_12
447626US-Louisiana-island_2
448626US-Louisiana-island_3
449626US-Louisiana-island_4
450626US-Louisiana-island_5
451626US-Louisiana-island_6
452626US-Louisiana-island_7
453626US-Louisiana-island_8
454626US-Louisiana-island_9
455627US-Maine
456627US-Maine-island_1
457627US-Maine-island_2
458627US-Maine-island_3
459627US-Maine-island_4
460627US-Maine-island_5
461627US-Maine-island_6
462627US-Maine-island_7
463627US-Maine-island_8
464627US-Maine-island_9
465626US-Maryland-island_1
466626US-Maryland-island_2
467626US-Maryland-island_3
468626US-Maryland-island_4
469626US-Maryland_1
470626US-Maryland_2
471626US-Maryland_3
472626US-Massachusetts
473626US-Massachusetts-Marthas-Vineyard
474626US-Massachusetts-Nantucket-Island
475624US-Michigan-(lower)
476624US-Michigan-(upper)
477626US-Minnesota
478626US-Minnesota-Lake-of-the-Woods-island_1
479626US-Minnesota-Lake-of-the-Woods-island_2
480626US-Minnesota-Lake-of-the-Woods-island_3
481626US-Minnesota-Lake-of-the-Woods-land-west-of-lake
482626US-Minnesota-little-piece
483624US-Mississippi
484624US-Missouri
485627US-Montana
486627US-Nebraska
487627US-Nevada
488625US-New-Hampshire
489624US-New-Jersey
490624US-New-Jersey-island
491627US-New-Mexico
492625US-New-York
493625US-New-York-Fishers-Island
494625US-New-York-Long-Island
495625US-New-York-Shelter-Island
496626US-North-Carolina
497626US-North-Carolina-Cape-Fear
498626US-North-Carolina-island_1
499626US-North-Carolina-island_10
500626US-North-Carolina-island_2
501626US-North-Carolina-island_3
502626US-North-Carolina-island_4
503626US-North-Carolina-island_5
504626US-North-Carolina-island_6
505626US-North-Carolina-island_7
506626US-North-Carolina-island_8
507626US-North-Carolina-island_9
508625US-North-Dakota
509626US-Ohio
510625US-Oklahoma
511625US-Oregon
512628US-Pennsylvania
513628US-Rhode-Island
514628US-Rhode-Island-Block-Island
515628US-Rhode-Island-island_1
516628US-Rhode-Island-island_2
517628US-Rhode-Island-island_3
518624US-South-Carolina
519624US-South-Dakota
520625US-Staten-Island
521625US-Tennessee
522624US-Texas
523624US-Texas-Padre-Island
524624US-Texas-island_1
525624US-Texas-island_2
526625US-Utah
527624US-Vermont
528624US-Virginia-island_1
529624US-Virginia-island_2
530624US-Virginia-island_3
531624US-Virginia-island_4
532624US-Virginia_1
533624US-Virginia_2
534624US-Virginia_3
535624US-Virginia_4
536624US-Washington
537624US-Washington-island_1
538624US-Washington-island_2
539624US-Washington-island_3
540624US-Washington-island_4
541624US-Washington-island_5
542624US-Washington-island_6
543624US-Washington-island_7
544625US-West-Virginia
545625US-Wisconsin
546626US-Wyoming
547733US-Canada-lake
548733US-Clark-Hill-Reservoir
549733US-Delaware-bay
550733US-Florida-Lake-Okeechobee
551733US-Florida-lake
552733US-Great-Salt-Lake
553733US-Lake-Champlain
554733US-Lake-Erie
555733US-Lake-George
556733US-Lake-Mead-(east)
557733US-Lake-Mead-(west)
558733US-Lake-Ontario
559733US-Lake-Seminole
560733US-Lake-Saint-Clair
561733US-Lake-Superior
562733US-Lake-Tahoe
563733US-Lake-Texoma
564733US-Lakes-Michigan-and-Huron
565733US-Long-Island-Great-South-Bay
566733US-Louisiana-Calcasieu-Lake
567733US-Louisiana-Grand-Lake
568733US-Louisiana-Lake-Maurepas
569733US-Louisiana-Lake-Pontchartrain
570733US-Louisiana-Sabine-Lake
571733US-Louisiana-White-Lake
572733US-Maryland-inlet
573733US-Massachusetts-bay
574733US-Massachusetts-inlet
575733US-Minnesota-Lake-of-the-Woods
576733US-Minnesota-Namakan-Lake
577733US-Minnesota-Rainy-Lake
578733US-Minnesota-Shoal-Lake
579733US-New-Hampshire-lake_1
580733US-New-Hampshire-lake_2
581733US-New-Jersey-Newark-Bay
582733US-Sault-Sainte-Marie