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IV Abbreviations of Principal Foreign Terms

Glossaries of foreign terms will be found in the volumes of Admiralty Sailing Directions.

On metric Admiralty charts, foreign terms are generally given in fuli wherever space and information permits. Where abbreviations are used on metric charts they accord with the following list, apart from those on charts published before 1980 where fuli stops are omitted. Obsolescent forms of abbreviations may also be found on these charts.

CURRENT	OBSOLESCENT	TERM	ENGLISH	CURRENT	OBSOLESCENT	TERM	ENGLISH
FORM	FORM(S)		MEANING	FORM	FORM(S)		MEANING
ALBANIAN				Ch.	Chap, Chap^e	Chapelle	Chapel
	K	Koder, Kodra	Hill	Chat.	Chat^Ui Ch^au	Chateau	Castle
				Chen.	Ch^al	Chenal	Channel
				F.	FI	Fleuve	Large rk/er
				Ft.	F*	Fort	Fort
ARABIC				G.		Golfe	Gulf
	Djeb, Dj	Djebel	Mountain, Hill		Gd, G^d, Gde, G^da	Grand, Grandę	Great
Geb.	G	Gebel	Mountain, Hill	H.F.	Ht fd, H*f^d, H* fond	Haut-fond	Shoal
J.	Jab, J^1	Jabal, Jibal, Jebel	Mountain (s), Hill(s)	T.	1. 1*	Ile, Nes, Tlot	Island(s), Islet
Jaz.	Jazt	Jazirat, Jaza’ir Jazireh	Island(s), Peninsula	L.		Lac	Lakę
Jeb.	J, J^1	Jebel	Mountain, Hill		Mn, M^in	Moulin	Mili
Jez.	Jez*	Jezirat	Island, Peninsula	Mou.	Mge, M^a9^e	Mouillage	Anchorage
Kh.	K	Khawr, Khór	Inlet, Channel	Mt.	M*	Mont	Mount, Mountain
	Si, S'	Sidi	Tomb		ND	Notre Damę	Our Lady
W.		Wad, Wadi, Wed	Valley, River, River	P.		Port	Port
			bed		Pet, P'*, P^ite, P*	Petit, Petite	Smali
				Pit.	Pn, P^on	Piton	Peak
				PI.		Plagę	Beach
CHINESE				Piat.	Pla, Plat^u	Plateau	Tableland, Sunken fldt
Chg.	Cha	Chiang	River, Shoal,	Pte.	pte	Pointę	Point
			Harbour, Inlet,	Qu.	Q	Quai	Quay
			Channel, Sound	R.	Rau, Riv, R^au	Riviere, Ruisseau	River, Stream
					Rav, R^ne	Ravine	Ravine
DANISH				Rf.		Recif	Reef
		Bugt Bankę Fjord Grund Holm, Holmene	Bay, Bight Bank Inlet Shoal Islet(s)	Roc.	Re, R^e, Rer, R^er	Roche, Rocher	Rock
B. Bk. Fj. Gr. H.	B^k F^d Grd, Gr**, G^dHm, H^m, Hne, H^ne			S. Som. Tr.	St, S*, Ste, S^,eT Vi, V*	Saint, Sainte Sommet Tour Vieux, Vieil, Vielle	Saint, Holy Summit Tower Old
Hd.	H^d	Hoved	Headland
Hn.	H^n	Havn, Havnen	Harbour
LI.		Lille	Little	GAELIC
N.		Nord, Nordre	North, Northern	Bo.		Bogha	Betów water rock
0.		0st, 0stre	East, Eastern	Eil.	E, En, E"	Eilean, Eileanan	Island(s), Islet(s)
0y.	0ne, 0^ne, One, Ó^ne	0yane, 0yene, Óyane	Islands	Ru.	R^u	Rubha	Point
		Óyene		sg.	Sgr, Sg^r	Sgeir	Rock
Pt.	P*	Pynt	Point
S.		Sender, Sondra	South, Southern
Sd.	S^d	Sund, Sundet	Sound	GERMAN
Sk.	Skr, Sk^r	Skaer, Skjaar	Rock above water	B.		Bucht	Bay
St. V.		Stor Vest, Vestre	Great West	Bg. Gr.	Ba Grd, G^rd, G^d	Berg Grund	Mountain Shoal
				Hn.	H"	Hafen	Harbour
				K.	R^f	Kap	Cape
DUTCH				Rf.		Riff	Reef
B.	B'	Baai	Bay		Schl	Schloss	Castle
Bg.	B9	Berg	Mountain
Bk.	B^k	Bank	Bank
Eil.	Eiln, Eil^n	Eiland, Eilanden	Island(s)	GREEK
G.		Golf	Gulf	Ak„ Ak.		Akra, Akrotirion	Cape
	Gt, Grt, G*, G^rt	Groot, Groote	Great	Ang.	Ali, A^1'	Angali	Bight, Open bay
H.	P*	Hoek	Cape, Hook	Angir.	Ang, Ang"	Angirovólion	Anchorage
Pt.		Punt	Point	Ay., Ay.		Ayios, Ayia	Saint, Holy
R.	R*	Rivier	River	(f	lf, 1'	Ifalos, Ifaloi	Reef(s)
Rf.		Rif	Reef	Kól.	Kol, Ks, K^os	Kólpos	Gulf
Str.	Stn, St^r, St"	Straat, Straten	Strait(s)	Lim.	Ln, L"	Limin, Limenas	Harbour
				N.	Noi, N^oi	Nlsos, Nisoi	Island(s)
				N.	Nis, N^is, Nes, N^es	Nisidha, Nisidhes	Islet(s)
FINNISH				Ó. Or.	0	Órmos Ormiskos	Bay Cove, Creek
K.		Kari, Kaliio, Kivi	Rock, Reef	Ór.	Or	Óros, Óroi	Mountain
Lu.		Luoto, Luodet	Rock(s)	Pot.		Potamós	River
Ma.		Matala	Shoal		Prof	Profftis	Prophet
Sa.	P	Pieni, Pikku	Smali	Sk.		Skópelos, Skópeloi	Reef(s), Drying
	S^a	Saari, Saaret	Island(s)				rock(s)
Tr.	T	Torni	Tower	Vrak.	Vis, V^is, Ves, V^1*	Vrakhonisfdha,	Rocky islets
						Vrakhonisldhes
				Vrak.	Vrak, Vos, V°^s,	Vrakhos, Vrakhoi	Rock(s)
FRENCH B.	B^e	Baie	Bay		Voi, V^01
Bas.	B	Basse	Shoal
Bc.	B^c	Bano	Bank	ICELANDIC
	Bssn, Bn, B"	Bassin	Basin	Fj.	Fjr, F^dr	Fjórdhur	Fjord
C.		Cap	Cape	Gr.		Grunn	Shoal

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