Capitalizing parts of the world

Judy Vorfeld

When writ­ing, you may have won­dered about cap­i­tal­iz­ing cer­tain con­ti­nents, coun­tries, cities, oceans, etc. Capitalize enti­ties, says Chicago Manual of Style (8.44), that appear on maps. Also cap­i­tal­ize the adjec­tives and nouns derived from them.

Examples:

(Asia/Asian; California/Californian; Ireland/Irish)