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41 of the 118 [[chemical elements]] have names associated with, or specifically named for, places around the world or among astronomical objects. 32 of these have names tied to the Earth and the other 9 have names connected to bodies in the [[Solar System]]. The first tables below list the terrestrial locations (excluding the entire Earth itself, taken as a whole) and the last table lists astronomical objects which the chemical elements are named after.<ref>[http://www.angelo.edu/faculty/kboudrea/periodic/hist_names.htm Page of Kevin A. Boudreaux and Angelo State university]</ref>

== Terrestrial locations ==

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! Location

! Element

! Symbol

! [[Atomic number|Z]]

! Coordinates

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| [[Europe]]|| [[Europium]] || Eu || 63||

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| rowspan="2" | [[Magnesia (regional unit)|Magnesia]], a district in [[Greece]] ||[[Magnesium]]|| Mg || 12 || rowspan="2" | {{coord|39|25|N|22|50|E|name=Magnesia}}

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| [[Manganese]] || Mn || 25

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| [[Cyprus]]||[[Copper]] || Cu || 29 ||

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| rowspan="2" | [[France]] (ancient name [[Gaul]]) || [[Francium]] || Fr || 87|| rowspan="2" |

|-

| [[Gallium]] || Ga || 31

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| [[Lutetia]], Latin name for [[Paris]] || [[Lutetium]] || Lu || 71 || {{coord|48.85|2.35|name=Lutecia (Paris)}}

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| [[Germany]] || [[Germanium]] || Ge || 32 ||

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| [[Hesse]], a state in Germany || [[Hassium]] || Hs || 108 ||

|-

| [[Darmstadt]], a city in Germany || [[Darmstadtium]] || Ds || 110 || {{coord|49|50|N|8|34|E|name=Darmstadt}}

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| [[River Rhine]] || [[Rhenium]] || Re || 75||

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| [[Strontian]], a village in [[Scotland]]||[[Strontium]] || Sr || 38 || {{coord|56|41|N|5|34|W|name=Strontium}}

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| [[Scandinavia]] || [[Scandium]] || Sc || 21 ||

|-

| Hafnia, Latin name for [[Copenhagen]] || [[Hafnium]] || Hf || 72 || {{coord|55|41|N|12|34|E|name=Hafnia}}

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| [[Thule]] (perhaps [[Iceland]] or [[Greenland]]) || [[Thulium]] || Tm || 69||

|-

| Holmia, Latin name for [[Stockholm]] || [[Holmium]] || Ho || 67||{{coord|59|20|N|18|47|E|name=Holmia (Stockholm)}}

|-

| rowspan="4" | [[Ytterby]], a village in [[Sweden]]

| [[Yttrium]] || Y || 39

| rowspan=4 |{{coord|59|25|35|N|18|21|13|E|name=Ytterby}}

|-

| [[Terbium]] || Tb || 65

|-

| [[Erbium]] || Er || 68

|-

| [[Ytterbium]] || Yb || 70

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| [[Poland]] || [[Polonium]] || Po || 84||

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| [[Ruthenia]], Latin name for [[Russia]] || [[Ruthenium]] ||Ru || 44||

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| [[Moscow Oblast]], Russia || [[Moscovium]] || Mc || 115 || {{coord|55|42|N|36|58|E|}}

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| [[Dubna]], a town in Russia ||[[Dubnium]] || Db || 105 ||{{coord|56|44|N|37|10|E|name=Dubna}}

|-

| [[Americas]]<ref>[https://periodic.lanl.gov/95.shtml] - "named after the continent of North America"</ref><ref>[http://acshist.scs.illinois.edu/bulletin_open_access/v33-2/v33-2%20p89-93.pdf] - "Ideas

received by the program and submitted to Seaborg..."</ref><ref>http://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/80th/print/americiumprint.html?</ref>(some sources say the [[United States]] specifically)<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/science/americium] - "The element was named after the United States of America."</ref><ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/486362/] - "Four other countries have elements named after them: francium for France, germanium for Germany, polonium for Poland, and americium for the United States."</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150328124939/http://basementgeographer.com/elements-named-for-places/] - "Americium (95 Am): Named for (the United States of) America, the land where the element was discovered during the course of the Manhattan Project, the US-led World War II programme that would develop the first atomic bomb."</ref><ref>[http://www.vanderkrogt.net/elements/element.php?sym=Am] - "The element is named after America, especially the United States of America."</ref> || [[Americium]] || Am || 95||

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| [[California]], a state in the United States|| [[Californium]] || Cf || 98||

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| [[Berkeley, California]], a city in the [[United States]] || [[Berkelium]] || Bk || 97 || {{coord|37|52|N|122|16|W|name=Berkeley, California}}

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| [[Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory]], in the United States<br>(Also [[Robert Livermore]]'s name) || [[Livermorium]] || Lv || 116 || {{coord|37|41|N|121|43|W|name=Livermore}}

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| [[Tennessee]], a state in the United States || [[Tennessine]] || Ts || 117 ||

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| [[Japan]] (''Nihon'') || [[Nihonium]] || Nh || 113 ||

|}

== Terrestrial locations (indirect connotation) ==

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! Location

! Element

! Symbol

! [[Atomic number|Z]]

! Coordinates

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|[[Belur, Karnataka|Belur]], [[India]]<ref>Olivelle, Patrick (2006), Between the Empires, Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE, page 463, Oxford University Press.</ref>|| [[Beryllium]]||Be || 4 || {{coord|13|9|46.44|N|75|51|25.56|E|name=Belur}}

|-

|[[India]]<ref>{{Cite journal |doi = 10.1002/prac.18630900122|title = Ueber das Indium|journal = Journal für Praktische Chemie|volume = 90|pages = 172–176|year = 1863|last1 = Reich|first1 = F.|last2 = Richter|first2 = Th.|url = https://zenodo.org/record/1427838}}</ref>|| [[Indium]]||In || 49 ||

|}

==Astronomical objects==

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! Location

! Element

! Symbol

! [[Atomic number|Z]]

|-

| {{sort|1|[[Sun]]}} || [[Helium]] || He ||2

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| {{sort|2|[[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]]*}} || [[Mercury (element)|Mercury]]* || Hg || 80

|-

| {{sort|4|[[Moon]]}}|| [[Selenium]] || Se || 34

|-

| {{sort|6|[[2 Pallas|Pallas]] ([[asteroid]])}}||[[Palladium]] || Pd || 46

|-

|{{sort|3|[[Earth]]}}||[[Tellurium]]||Te||52

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| {{sort|5|[[Ceres (dwarf planet)|Ceres]] ([[dwarf planet]])}} || [[Cerium]] || Ce || 58

|-

| {{sort|7|[[Uranus]]}} || [[Uranium]] || U || 92

|-

| {{sort|8|[[Neptune]]}}||[[Neptunium]] || Np || 93

|-

| {{sort|9|[[Pluto]]}} ([[dwarf planet]]) || [[Plutonium]] || Pu || 94

|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> - The element mercury was named directly for the deity, with only indirect naming connection to the planet (see [[Mercury (element)#Etymology|etymology of mercury]]).

[[File:Chemical Element Place Names World & Solar System Map.png|900px|41 elements have names connected to places, with 32 found around the world (not counting the planet as a whole), and 9 among bodies in the [[Solar System]]. Countries with elements named for them are colored in, as with US states having this honor. Other locations are indicated with lines if smaller, or are enclosed if larger. Inset at the bottom is a diagram of outer space. The Sun, Moon and half of the planets along with two asteroids and Pluto are the 9 with connections to element names. The other half of the planets (Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) do not have any connection. The connection to Mercury is an indirect one. The connection with beryllium and indium to India is likewise indirect. (Inset graphic is adapted from the [[Pioneer plaque]].)]]

==See also==

* [[List of people whose names are used in chemical element names]]

* [[List of chemical element name etymologies]]

==References==

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