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| Names | Feature Class | Feature Code | Feature Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Boundary Features (country, state, region,...) | |||
| 43 | A.ADM2 | second-order administrative division | a subdivision of a first-order administrative division |
| 8 | A.ADM1 | first-order administrative division | a primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States |
| 5 | A.ADMD | administrative division | an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level |
| 3 | A.ADM3 | third-order administrative division | a subdivision of a second-order administrative division |
| 1 | A.PCLI | independent political entity | |
| 60 | Total for A | ||
| Hydrographic Features (stream, lake, ...) | |||
| 407 | H.STM | stream | a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land |
| 7 | H.LK | lake | a large inland body of standing water |
| 6 | H.RSV | reservoir(s) | an artificial pond or lake |
| 1 | H.STMX | section of stream | |
| 1 | H.CHN | channel | the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows |
| 422 | Total for H | ||
| Area Features (parks,area, ...) | |||
| 5 | L.RGN | region | an area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics |
| 2 | L.AREA | area | a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries |
| 1 | L.LCTY | locality | a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries |
| 8 | Total for L | ||
| Populated Place Features (city, village,...) | |||
| 4.946 | P.PPL | populated place | a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work |
| 29 | P.PPLX | section of populated place | |
| 7 | P.PPLA | seat of a first-order administrative division | seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA) |
| 1 | P.PPLC | capital of a political entity | |
| 4.983 | Total for P | ||
| Spot Features (spot, building, farm) | |||
| 302 | S.FRM | farm | a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture |
| 50 | S.BLDG | building(s) | a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc. |
| 44 | S.HTL | hotel | a building providing lodging and/or meals for the public |
| 42 | S.RSTN | railroad station | a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight |
| 18 | S.RUIN | ruin(s) | a destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional |
| 17 | S.CH | church | a building for public Christian worship |
| 14 | S.HUT | hut | a small primitive house |
| 8 | S.STNM | meteorological station | a station at which weather elements are recorded |
| 7 | S.CAVE | cave(s) | an underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff |
| 6 | S.SPA | spa | a resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring |
| 5 | 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 |
| 4 | S.MSTY | monastery | a building and grounds where a community of monks lives in seclusion |
| 2 | S.RSRT | resort | a specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities |
| 1 | S.MKT | market | a place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals |
| 520 | Total for S | ||
| Hypsographic Features (mountain,hill,rock,... ) | |||
| 898 | T.MT | mountain | an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more |
| 75 | T.MTS | mountains | a mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges |
| 36 | T.RDGE | ridge(s) | a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest |
| 35 | T.VAL | valley | an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream |
| 19 | T.HLL | hill | a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m |
| 5 | T.PK | peak | a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature |
| 5 | 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] |
| 5 | T.UPLD | upland | an extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief |
| 4 | T.PLN | plain(s) | an extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area |
| 2 | T.SDL | saddle | a broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains |
| 2 | T.ISL | island | a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
| 2 | T.DPR | depression(s) | a low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage |
| 1 | T.SLP | slope(s) | a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle |
| 1 | T.PEN | peninsula | an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water |
| 1.090 | Total for T | ||
| Vegetation Features (forest,heath,...) | |||
| 3 | V.FRST | forest(s) | an area dominated by tree vegetation |
| 3 | Total for V | ||
| 7.086 | |||
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