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Num. Names | Feature Class | Feature Code | Feature Description |
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Administrative Boundary Features (country, state, region,...) | |||
1 | A.PCLD | dependent political entity | |
1 | Total for A | ||
Hydrographic Features (stream, lake, ...) | |||
3 | H.HBR | harbor(s) | a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships |
2 | H.COVE | cove(s) | a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay |
1 | H.BAY | bay | a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf |
6 | Total for H | ||
Area Features (parks,area, ...) | |||
1 | L.AREA | area | a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries |
1 | L.RESN | nature reserve | an area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat |
2 | Total for L | ||
Populated Place Features (city, village,...) | |||
1 | P.PPL | populated place | a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work |
1 | P.PPLC | capital of a political entity | |
2 | Total for P | ||
Spot Features (spot, building, farm) | |||
1 | S.CAVE | cave(s) | an underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff |
1 | Total for S | ||
Hypsographic Features (mountain,hill,rock,... ) | |||
7 | T.VAL | valley | an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream |
7 | T.PT | point | a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape |
3 | T.RDGE | ridge(s) | a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest |
3 | T.ATOL | atoll(s) | a ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoon |
2 | T.RK | rock | a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass |
2 | T.ISL | island | a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
1 | T.HDLD | headland | a high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast |
1 | T.CLF | cliff(s) | a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area |
1 | T.HLL | hill | a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m |
1 | T.ISLS | islands | tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
1 | T.UPLD | upland | an extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief |
29 | Total for T | ||
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