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Alexandria, Virginia, USAi
Regional Level Types
AlexandriaIndependent City
VirginiaState
USACountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Alexandria153,511 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
254282
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:254282:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Belhaven; Belle Haven; Bellhaven
Other Languages:
French:
Alexandria, Virginie, États-Unis
German:
Alexandria, Virginia, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Alexandria, Virginia, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Алегзандрия, Виргиния, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
亞歷山大, 弗吉尼亚州, 美国
Spanish:
Alexandria, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Alexandria, Virginia, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Amharic:
አሌክሳንድርያ ቨርጂኒያ, ቨርጂኒያ, አሜሪካ
Arabic:
الإسكندرية , فرجينيا, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Ալեքսանդրիա, Վիրջինիա, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Asturian:
Alexandria, Virxinia, Estaos Xuníos d'América
Basque:
Alexandria, Virginia
Bavarian:
Alexandria, Virginia, Vaoanigte Stootn
Belarusian:
Александрыя, Вірджынія, Злучаныя Штаты Амерыкі
Bengali:
অ্যালেক্সান্ড্রিয়া, ভার্জিনিয়া, মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র
Breton:
Alexandria, Virginia, Stadoù-Unanet Amerika
Bulgarian:
Александрия, Вирджиния, Съединени американски щати
Catalan:
Alexandria, Virgínia, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Alexandria , Virginia
Chechen:
Александри, Виргини, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Czech:
Alexandria, Virginie, Spojené státy americké
Danish:
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Dutch:
Alexandria, Virginia, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
الاسكندريه, فيرجينيا, امريكا
Esperanto:
Alexandria, Virginio
Farsi/Persian:
الکساندریا، ویرجینیا, ویرجینیا, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Finnish:
Alexandria, Virginia, Yhdysvallat
Georgian:
ალექსანდრია, ვირჯინია, ამერიკის შეერთებული შტატები
Greek:
Αλεξάνδρεια, Βιρτζίνια, Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες Αμερικής
Gujarati:
એલેક્ઝાન્ડ્રિયા, યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સ ઓફ અમેરિકા
Haitian:
Alexandria, Vijini, Etazini
Hebrew:
אלכסנדריה, וירג'יניה, ארצות הברית
Hindi:
अलेक्जेंड्रिया, वर्जीनिया, संयुक्त राज्य
Hungarian:
Alexandria, Virginia, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Indonesian:
Alexandria, Virginia, Amerika Serikat
Irish Gaelic:
Alexandria, Virginia, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá
Japanese:
アレクサンドリア, バージニア州, アメリカ合衆国
Kannada:
ಅಲೆಕ್ಸಾಂಡ್ರಿಯ, ವರ್ಜೀನಿಯ, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನ
Korean:
알렉산드리아, 버지니아주, 미국
Latvian:
Aleksandrija, Virdžīnija, Amerikas Savienotās Valstis
Ligurian:
Alexandria , Virginnia, Stati Unïi d'America
Lithuanian:
Aleksandrija, Virdžinija, Jungtinės Amerikos Valstijos
Low Saxon/Low German:
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Malagasy:
Alexandria, Virjinia, Etazonia
Malay:
Alexandria, Virginia, Amerika Syarikat
Malayalam:
അലക്സാണ്ട്രിയ വിർജീനിയ, വിർജീനിയ
Marathi:
अलेक्झांड्रीया, व्हर्जिनिया, अमेरिकेची संयुक्त संस्थाने
Nepali:
अलेक्जेड्रिया, भर्जिनिया, संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
Norwegian:
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Occitan:
Alexandria, Virgínia, Estats Units d'America
Polish:
Alexandria, Wirginia, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Alexandria, Virgínia, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Alexandria, Virginia, Statele Unite ale Americii
Scots:
Alexandria, Virginie
Scottish Gaelic:
Alexandria, Virginia, Na Stàitean Aonaichte
Serbian:
Александрија, Вирџинија, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Alexandria, Virginia, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Sinhalese:
ඇලෙක්සැන්ඩ්‍රියා, එක්සත් ජනපදය
Slovak:
Alexandria, Virgínia, Spojené štáty
Slovenian:
Aleksandrija, Virginija, Združene države Amerike
Swahili:
Alexandria, Virginia, Marekani
Swedish:
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Tagalog:
Alexandria, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Tajik (Cyrillic Script):
Алегзандрия, Иёлоти Муттаҳидаи Амрико
Tamil:
அலெக்சாந்திரியா, வர்ஜீனியா, அமெரிக்க ஐக்கிய நாடு
Tatar:
Әлегзәндрия, Виргиния, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Telugu:
అలెగ్జాండ్రియా, వర్జీనియా, అమెరికా సంయుక్త రాష్ట్రాలు
Thai:
อเล็กซานเดรีย, รัฐเวอร์จิเนีย, ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา
Traditional Chinese:
亞歷山大, 維珍尼亞州, 美國
Turkish:
Alexandria, Virginia, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Александрія, Вірджинія, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
الیگزینڈریا، ورجینیا, ورجینیا, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Alexandria, Virginia, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Volapük:
Alexandria, Virginia, Lamerikän
Waray:
Alexandria, Virginia, Estados Unidos
Welsh:
Alexandria, Virginia, Unol Daleithiau America
Wu Chinese:
亚历山德里亚, 弗吉尼亚州, 美国


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There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences10
Youngest Fossil Listed113 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed129 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Potomac - Patuxent10125 - 100.5 Ma (Early/Lower Cretaceous)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Arcellites
genus
Plantae : Arcellites129.4 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crybelosporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Marsileaceae : Crybelosporites129.4 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Crybelosporites striatus
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Salviniales : Marsileaceae : Crybelosporites : Crybelosporites striatus129.4 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Erlansonisporites
genus
Plantae : Lycophyta : Erlansonisporites129.4 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Paxillitriletes
genus
Paxillitriletes129.4 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Verrutriletes
genus
Plantae : Verrutriletes129.4 - 113 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia
Wikidata ID:Q88
GeoNames ID:4744091

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