Location categories
Locations of these categories can be found via the location search:
Feature classification
Feature class |
Symbol |
Description |
A |
|
Administrative Boundary Features |
H |
|
Hydrographic Features |
L |
|
Area Features |
P |
|
Populated Place Features |
S |
|
Spot Features |
T |
|
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 |