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| Num. Names | Feature Class | Feature Code | Feature Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Boundary Features (country, state, region,...) | |||
| 1 | A.PCLD | dependent political entity | |
| 1 | Total for A | ||
| Hydrographic Features (stream, lake, ...) | |||
| 8 | H.BNK | bank(s) | an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation |
| 6 | H.RF | reef(s) | a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material |
| 5 | H.BAY | bay | a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf |
| 5 | H.CHN | channel | the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows |
| 4 | H.SHOL | shoal(s) | a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material |
| 2 | H.COVE | cove(s) | a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay |
| 30 | Total for H | ||
| Populated Place Features (city, village,...) | |||
| 3 | P.PPLQ | abandoned populated place | |
| 2 | P.PPLL | populated locality | an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings |
| 5 | Total for P | ||
| Spot Features (spot, building, farm) | |||
| 1 | S.AIRB | airbase | an area used to store supplies, provide barracks for air force personnel, hangars and runways for aircraft, and from which operations are initiated |
| 1 | S.CMP | camp(s) | a site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use |
| 1 | S.PIER | pier | a structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation |
| 1 | S.TRIG | triangulation station | a point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation |
| 4 | Total for S | ||
| Hypsographic Features (mountain,hill,rock,... ) | |||
| 60 | T.ISL | island | a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
| 11 | T.PT | point | a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape |
| 4 | T.ISLS | islands | tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
| 3 | T.ATOL | atoll(s) | a ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoon |
| 1 | T.RK | rock | a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass |
| 79 | Total for T | ||
| 119 | |||
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