Place Names
A number of localities around the world have been named in Bismarck's honour. They include:
- Bismarck Archipelago, near the former German colony of New Guinea.
- Bismarck, Illinois
- Bismarck, North Dakota, a city and state capital in the United States.
- Bismarck, Missouri, a city in Missouri.
- Bismarck Sea
- Bismarck Strait, a channel in Antarctica.
- Bismarckburg (Kasanga, Tanzania)
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