| Descriptor in English: | Far East |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Lejano Oriente |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Extremo Oriente |
| Descriptor in French: | Extrême-Orient |
| Entry term(s): |
East Asia Eastern Asia |
| Tree number(s): |
Z01.252.474 |
| Scope note: | A geographic area of east and southeast Asia encompassing CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; KOREA; MACAO; MONGOLIA; and TAIWAN. |
| Annotation: | a geog area of east & southeast Asia; prefer specific countries |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
EH ethnology EP epidemiology |
| History Note: | 67 |
| DeCS UI: | 5306 |
| Descriptor UI: | D005202 |
| Date Established: | 1963/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1975/06/19 |
| Revision Date: | 2001/07/25 |
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Far East
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| Concept UI |
M0008231 |
| Scope note | A geographic area of east and southeast Asia encompassing CHINA; HONG KONG; JAPAN; KOREA; MACAO; MONGOLIA; and TAIWAN. |
| Preferred term | Far East |
| Entry term(s) |
East Asia Eastern Asia |
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