Geography starting in W, with second letters A-Z

Can you guess these names of places from around the world, with the first two letters Wa-Wz? I have given some crossword-type clues to assist in working out the missing letters of the answers.
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Clue
Answer starting with W
A
US capital where a leg part gets trapped by gravity and weight (10)
Washington
B
One last tragic Zulu climbs Dumowa ___, mountain in Poland (5)
Wbicz
C
Rock formation in Poland that's to say thank you (6)
Wcięta
D
Polish settlement where first level of ship is built with a minute left? Yes and no (10)
Wdecki Młyn
E
New Zealand partly houses Chinese place (7)
Wenzhou
F
The airport code for Fianarantsoa, Madagascar (3)
WFI
G
An upland stream in Wales, Nant ___ (4)
Wgan
H
Light-coloured body of water in the Arctic (8)
White Sea
I
Ancient Peruvian will not return to Somerset town
Wincanton
J
Dutch village where the last one left is Roy, superficially still there, at the park (8)
Wjelsryp
K
Some rabbits swimming in Polish river (4)
Wkra
L
Bowling indoors holds the key for this Indonesian municipality (6)
Wlingi
M
Road named after the W. Massachusetts electric company - part of a pro-environmental campaign? (10)
WMECO Drive
N
Nigerian village where I write a reasonable note (6)
Wnioke
O
Sussex seaside town of some value (8)
Worthing
P
The airport code for Wipim, Papua New Guinea (3)
WPM
Q
Abbreviation for Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I College, Leicester (3)
WQE
R
Heavenly being on a large isle north of Russia (14)
Wrangell Island
S
Current flowing in reverse holds question for Polish town (7)
Wschowa
T
Short version of phone number for Polish village (6)
Wtelno
U
Infamous Chinese metropolis (5)
Wuhan
V
The code for Walvis Bay Airport in Namibia (3)
WVB
W
Historical landmark dating from 1942 on Adak Island, Alaska, named after a slanted platform for enemy aircraft able to land on water (24)
WWII Japanese Seaplane Ramp
X
Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport's code (3)
WXN
Y
District of Manchester built at that time of silence and sympathy (10)
Wythenshaw
Z
Failing to get browned by the sun in African country, go to NZ instead to climb this mountain (6)
Wzania
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