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 |
