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| Names | Feature Class | Feature Code | Feature Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administrative Boundary Features (country, state, region,...) | |||
| 290 | A.ADM2 | second-order administrative division | a subdivision of a first-order administrative division |
| 21 | A.ADM1 | first-order administrative division | a primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States |
| 8 | A.ADMD | administrative division | an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level |
| 1 | A.PCLI | independent political entity | |
| 320 | Total for A | ||
| Hydrographic Features (stream, lake, ...) | |||
| 10.757 | H.LK | lake | a large inland body of standing water |
| 2.803 | H.STM | stream | a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land |
| 2.155 | H.SHOL | shoal(s) | a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material |
| 816 | H.BOG | bog(s) | a wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants |
| 806 | H.BAY | bay | a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf |
| 713 | H.RF | reef(s) | a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material |
| 672 | H.COVE | cove(s) | a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay |
| 235 | H.SD | sound | a long arm of the sea forming a channel between the mainland and an island or islands; or connecting two larger bodies of water |
| 220 | H.INLT | inlet | a narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water |
| 155 | H.CHN | channel | the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows |
| 102 | H.CHNM | marine channel | that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable |
| 101 | H.LKS | lakes | large inland bodies of standing water |
| 100 | H.RPDS | rapids | a turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed |
| 65 | H.LKX | section of lake | |
| 50 | H.CHNL | lake channel(s) | that part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc. |
| 47 | H.FLLS | waterfall(s) | a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream |
| 47 | H.NRWS | narrows | a navigable narrow part of a bay, strait, river, etc. |
| 46 | H.STRT | strait | a relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water |
| 42 | 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 |
| 39 | H.CNLN | navigation canal(s) | a watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels |
| 35 | H.DCKB | docking basin | a part of a harbor where ships dock |
| 14 | H.FJD | fjord | a long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts |
| 12 | H.CNL | canal | an artificial watercourse |
| 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 |
| 5 | H.MRSH | marsh(es) | a wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation |
| 5 | H.GLCR | glacier(s) | a mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses |
| 3 | H.RDST | roadstead | an open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor |
| 2 | H.ANCH | anchorage | an area where vessels may anchor |
| 2 | H.SWMP | swamp | a wetland dominated by tree vegetation |
| 2 | H.GULF | gulf | a large recess in the coastline, larger than a bay |
| 2 | 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 |
| 2 | H.STMX | section of stream | |
| 1 | H.SEA | sea | a large body of salt water more or less confined by continuous land or chains of islands forming a subdivision of an ocean |
| 1 | H.DCK | dock(s) | a waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships |
| 1 | H.CNLQ | abandoned canal | |
| 1 | H.STMM | stream mouth(s) | a place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea |
| 1 | H.STMA | anabranch | a diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream |
| 1 | H.PND | pond | a small standing waterbody |
| 20.069 | Total for H | ||
| Area Features (parks,area, ...) | |||
| 53 | L.RGN | region | an area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics |
| 16 | L.PRK | park | an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation |
| 15 | L.LCTY | locality | a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries |
| 13 | L.RESN | nature reserve | an area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat |
| 3 | L.AREA | area | a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries |
| 2 | 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.PEAT | peat cutting area | an area where peat is harvested |
| 1 | L.AMUS | amusement park | Amusement Park are theme parks, adventure parks offering entertainment, similar to funfairs but with a fix location |
| 1 | L.INDS | industrial area | an area characterized by industrial activity |
| 105 | Total for L | ||
| Populated Place Features (city, village,...) | |||
| 27.425 | P.PPL | populated place | a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work |
| 314 | P.PPLX | section of populated place | |
| 19 | P.PPLA | seat of a first-order administrative division | seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA) |
| 14 | P.PPLL | populated locality | an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings |
| 1 | P.PPLC | capital of a political entity | |
| 27.773 | Total for P | ||
| Spot Features (spot, building, farm) | |||
| 9.740 | S.FRM | farm | a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture |
| 6.146 | S.FRMS | farms | tracts of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture |
| 552 | S.CH | church | a building for public Christian worship |
| 475 | S.HTL | hotel | a building providing lodging and/or meals for the public |
| 447 | S.HSE | house(s) | a building used as a human habitation |
| 302 | S.RSTP | railroad stop | a place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight |
| 173 | S.LTHSE | lighthouse | a distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light |
| 170 | S.AIRF | airfield | a place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo |
| 154 | S.RSTN | railroad station | a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight |
| 143 | S.MTRO | metro station | metro station (Underground, Tube, or Métro) |
| 131 | S.EST | estate(s) | a large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities |
| 49 | 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 |
| 47 | S.RSRT | resort | a specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities |
| 30 | S.QUAY | quay | a structure of solid construction along a shore or bank which provides berthing for ships and which generally provides cargo handling facilities |
| 26 | S.CMP | camp(s) | a site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use |
| 25 | S.MN | mine(s) | a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages |
| 19 | S.RUIN | ruin(s) | a destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional |
| 17 | S.LDNG | landing | a place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities |
| 15 | S.CSTL | castle | a large fortified building or set of buildings |
| 11 | S.ANS | ancient site | a place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located |
| 11 | S.HUTS | huts | small primitive houses |
| 7 | S.RSD | railroad siding | a short track parallel to and joining the main track |
| 6 | S.AIRH | heliport | a place where helicopters land and take off |
| 5 | S.FT | fort | a defensive structure or earthworks |
| 5 | S.HUT | hut | a small primitive house |
| 5 | S.STNM | meteorological station | a station at which weather elements are recorded |
| 4 | S.BLDG | building(s) | a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc. |
| 3 | S. | ||
| 3 | S.SPA | spa | a resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring |
| 3 | S.PS | power station | a facility for generating electric power |
| 3 | S.DCKY | dockyard | a facility for servicing, building, or repairing ships |
| 3 | S.STDM | stadium | a structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators |
| 3 | S.TOWR | tower | a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter |
| 3 | S.HSP | hospital | a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated |
| 2 | S.CMTY | cemetery | a burial place or ground |
| 2 | S.MUS | museum | a building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited |
| 2 | S.SQR | square | a broad, open, public area near the center of a town or city |
| 2 | S.MLWND | windmill | a mill or water pump powered by wind |
| 2 | S.CAVE | cave(s) | an underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff |
| 2 | S.SCH | school | building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place |
| 1 | S.BUSTN | Bus Station | a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading passengers |
| 1 | S.CARN | cairn | a heap of stones erected as a landmark or for other purposes |
| 1 | S.BSTN | baling station | a facility for baling agricultural products |
| 1 | S.BTYD | boatyard | a waterside facility for servicing, repairing, and building small vessels |
| 1 | S.BDG | bridge | a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across |
| 1 | S.MSTY | monastery | a building and grounds where a community of monks lives in seclusion |
| 1 | S.HSEC | country house | a large house, mansion, or chateau, on a large estate |
| 1 | S.MFGQ | abandoned factory | |
| 1 | S.OPRA | opera house | A theater designed chiefly for the performance of operas. |
| 1 | S.OILT | tank farm | a tract of land occupied by large, cylindrical, metal tanks in which oil or liquid petrochemicals are stored |
| 1 | S.UNIV | university | An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees. |
| 1 | S.HSTS | historical site | a place of historical importance |
| 1 | S.STNB | scientific research base | a scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored |
| 1 | S.OBS | observatory | a facility equipped for observation of atmospheric or space phenomena |
| 1 | S.CMPL | logging camp | a camp used by loggers |
| 1 | S.ML | mill(s) | a building housing machines for transforming, shaping, finishing, grinding, or extracting products |
| 1 | S.MFG | factory | one or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated |
| 18.765 | Total for S | ||
| Hypsographic Features (mountain,hill,rock,... ) | |||
| 5.686 | T.HLL | hill | a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m |
| 5.634 | T.ISL | island | a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
| 2.024 | T.RK | rock | a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass |
| 1.527 | T.MT | mountain | an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more |
| 1.442 | T.RKS | rocks | conspicuous, isolated rocky masses |
| 804 | T.PT | point | a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape |
| 655 | T.PEN | peninsula | an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water |
| 354 | T.ISLS | islands | tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water |
| 308 | T.ISLX | section of island | |
| 228 | T.PK | peak | a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature |
| 96 | T.HLLS | hills | rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m |
| 95 | T.ISLT | land-tied island | a coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes |
| 32 | T.CAPE | cape | a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction |
| 32 | T.VAL | valley | an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream |
| 26 | T.MTS | mountains | a mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges |
| 24 | T.RDGE | ridge(s) | a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest |
| 13 | T.CLF | cliff(s) | a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area |
| 6 | T.PENX | section of peninsula | |
| 5 | T.HDLD | headland | a high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast |
| 4 | T.BCH | beach | a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves |
| 4 | 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] |
| 2 | T.UPLD | upland | an extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief |
| 2 | T.PTS | points | tapering pieces of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape |
| 1 | T.SPUR | spur(s) | a subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation |
| 1 | T.PKS | peaks | pointed elevations atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic features |
| 1 | T.MRN | moraine | a mound, ridge, or other accumulation of glacial till |
| 1 | T.FORD | ford | a shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle |
| 1 | T.DUNE | dune(s) | a wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand |
| 1 | T.PLN | plain(s) | an extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area |
| 19.009 | Total for T | ||
| Undersea Features (undersea) | |||
| 1 | U.BSNU | basin | a depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent |
| 1 | Total for U | ||
| Vegetation Features (forest,heath,...) | |||
| 28 | V.FRST | forest(s) | an area dominated by tree vegetation |
| 10 | V.HTH | heath | an upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather |
| 38 | Total for V | ||
| 86.080 | |||
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