Location categories
Locations of these categories can be found via the location search:
Feature classification
| Feature class | Symbol | Description |
|---|---|---|
| A | Administrative Boundary Features | |
| H |
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Hydrographic Features |
| L | Area Features | |
| P | Populated Place Features | |
| S |
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Spot Features |
| T |
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Hypsographic Features |
Feature codes
| Feature code | Description |
|---|---|
| ADM1 | first-order administrative division |
| ADM2 | second-order administrative division |
| ADM3 | third-order administrative division |
| ADM4 | fourth-order administrative division |
| ADM5 | fifth-order administrative division |
| PCLI | independent political entity |
| PCLD | dependent political entity |
| PCLIX | section of independent political entity |
| PCLS | semi-independent political entity |
| TERR | territory |
| PCLF | freely associated state |
| PCL | political entity |
| PPL | populated place |
| PPLL | populated locality |
| PPLC | capital of a political entity |
| PPLA | seat of a first-order administrative division |
| PPLA2 | seat of a second-order administrative division |
| PPLA3 | seat of a third-order administrative division |
| PPLA4 | seat of a fourth-order administrative division |
| PPLX | section of populated place |
| PPLS | populated places |
| PPLCH | historical capital of a political entity |
| PPLG | seat of government of a political entity |
| AMUS | amusement park |
| AIRP | airport |
| MT | mountain |
| MTS | mountains |
| PK | peak |
| PKS | peaks |
| PAN | pan |
| PANS | pans |
| PASS | pass |
| VALL | valley |
| VALX | section of valley |
| VALG | hanging valley |
| VALS | valleys |
| FLLS | waterfall(s) |
| DAM | dam |
| PRK | park |
| GLCR | glacier(s) |
| CONT | continent |