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Num. Names | Feature Class | Feature Code | Feature Description |
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Administrative Boundary Features (country, state, region,...) | |||
1 | A.PCLIX | section of independent political entity | |
1 | Total for A | ||
Hydrographic Features (stream, lake, ...) | |||
23 | H.COVE | cove(s) | a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay |
4 | H.BAY | bay | a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf |
3 | H.CHN | channel | the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows |
1 | H.RDST | roadstead | an open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor |
1 | H.ANCH | anchorage | an area where vessels may anchor |
1 | H.LGN | lagoon | a shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature |
1 | H.PNDN | salt pond | a small standing body of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast |
34 | Total for H | ||
Populated Place Features (city, village,...) | |||
26 | 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 | |
1 | P.PPLX | section of populated place | |
28 | Total for P | ||
Spot Features (spot, building, farm) | |||
11 | S.HTL | hotel | a building providing lodging and/or meals for the public |
4 | S.FT | fort | a defensive structure or earthworks |
1 | S.CAVE | cave(s) | an underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff |
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 |
17 | Total for S | ||
Hypsographic Features (mountain,hill,rock,... ) | |||
15 | T.ISL | island | a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
12 | T.PT | point | a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape |
11 | T.HLL | hill | a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m |
5 | T.RKS | rocks | conspicuous, isolated rocky masses |
5 | T.ISLS | islands | tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
2 | T.RK | rock | a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass |
2 | T.PASS | pass | a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap] |
52 | Total for T | ||
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