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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, ...) | |||
| 2 | H.COVE | cove(s) | a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay |
| 2 | H.FLLS | waterfall(s) | a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream |
| 4 | Total for H | ||
| Area Features (parks,area, ...) | |||
| 1 | L.PRK | park | an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation |
| 1 | L.PRT | port | a place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor |
| 1 | L.RESV | reservation | a tract of land set aside for aboriginal, tribal, or native populations |
| 3 | Total for L | ||
| Populated Place Features (city, village,...) | |||
| 5 | P.PPL | populated place | a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work |
| 1 | P.PPLQ | abandoned populated place | |
| 1 | P.PPLC | capital of a political entity | |
| 7 | Total for P | ||
| Spot Features (spot, building, farm) | |||
| 2 | S.CAVE | cave(s) | an underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff |
| 1 | S.RECG | golf course | a recreation field where golf is played |
| 1 | S.SCH | school | building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place |
| 1 | S.AIRP | airport | a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo |
| 1 | S.MUS | museum | a building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited |
| 1 | S.PRN | prison | a facility for confining prisoners |
| 7 | Total for S | ||
| Hypsographic Features (mountain,hill,rock,... ) | |||
| 27 | T.PT | point | a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape |
| 18 | T.HLL | hill | a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m |
| 11 | T.BCH | beach | a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves |
| 5 | T.VAL | valley | an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream |
| 2 | T.UPLD | upland | an extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief |
| 1 | T.ISL | island | a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
| 1 | T.RDGE | ridge(s) | a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest |
| 65 | Total for T | ||
| 87 | |||
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