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
|
