geobase/src/modules/geonames/feature.dictionary.ts

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export const GeoFeature: Record<string, string[]> = {
ADM1: [
'A',
'first-order administrative division',
'a primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States',
],
ADM1H: [
'A',
'historical first-order administrative division',
'a former first-order administrative division',
],
ADM2: [
'A',
'second-order administrative division',
'a subdivision of a first-order administrative division',
],
ADM2H: [
'A',
'historical second-order administrative division',
'a former second-order administrative division',
],
ADM3: [
'A',
'third-order administrative division',
'a subdivision of a second-order administrative division',
],
ADM3H: [
'A',
'historical third-order administrative division',
'a former third-order administrative division',
],
ADM4: [
'A',
'fourth-order administrative division',
'a subdivision of a third-order administrative division',
],
ADM4H: [
'A',
'historical fourth-order administrative division',
'a former fourth-order administrative division',
],
ADM5: [
'A',
'fifth-order administrative division',
'a subdivision of a fourth-order administrative division',
],
ADM5H: [
'A',
'historical fifth-order administrative division',
'a former fifth-order administrative division',
],
ADMD: [
'A',
'administrative division',
'an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level',
],
ADMDH: [
'A',
'historical administrative division ',
'a former administrative division of a political entity, undifferentiated as to administrative level',
],
LTER: [
'A',
'leased area',
'a tract of land leased to another country, usually for military installations',
],
PCL: ['A', 'political entity', ''],
PCLD: ['A', 'dependent political entity', ''],
PCLF: ['A', 'freely associated state', ''],
PCLH: ['A', 'historical political entity', 'a former political entity'],
PCLI: ['A', 'independent political entity', ''],
PCLIX: ['A', 'section of independent political entity', ''],
PCLS: ['A', 'semi-independent political entity', ''],
PRSH: ['A', 'parish', 'an ecclesiastical district'],
TERR: ['A', 'territory', ''],
ZN: ['A', 'zone', ''],
ZNB: [
'A',
'buffer zone',
'a zone recognized as a buffer between two nations in which military presence is minimal or absent',
],
AIRS: [
'H',
'seaplane landing area',
'a place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off',
],
ANCH: ['H', 'anchorage', 'an area where vessels may anchor'],
BAY: [
'H',
'bay',
'a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf',
],
BAYS: [
'H',
'bays',
'coastal indentations between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf',
],
BGHT: [
'H',
'bight(s)',
'an open body of water forming a slight recession in a coastline',
],
BNK: [
'H',
'bank(s)',
'an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation',
],
BNKR: [
'H',
'stream bank',
'a sloping margin of a stream channel which normally confines the stream to its channel on land',
],
BNKX: ['H', 'section of bank', ''],
BOG: [
'H',
'bog(s)',
'a wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants',
],
CAPG: [
'H',
'icecap',
'a dome-shaped mass of glacial ice covering an area of mountain summits or other high lands; smaller than an ice sheet',
],
CHN: [
'H',
'channel',
'the deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows',
],
CHNL: [
'H',
'lake channel(s)',
'that part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.',
],
CHNM: [
'H',
'marine channel',
'that part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable',
],
CHNN: [
'H',
'navigation channel',
'a buoyed channel of sufficient depth for the safe navigation of vessels',
],
CNFL: [
'H',
'confluence',
'a place where two or more streams or intermittent streams flow together',
],
CNL: ['H', 'canal', 'an artificial watercourse'],
CNLA: ['H', 'aqueduct', 'a conduit used to carry water'],
CNLB: [
'H',
'canal bend',
'a conspicuously curved or bent section of a canal',
],
CNLD: [
'H',
'drainage canal',
'an artificial waterway carrying water away from a wetland or from drainage ditches',
],
CNLI: [
'H',
'irrigation canal',
'a canal which serves as a main conduit for irrigation water',
],
CNLN: [
'H',
'navigation canal(s)',
'a watercourse constructed for navigation of vessels',
],
CNLQ: ['H', 'abandoned canal', ''],
CNLSB: [
'H',
'underground irrigation canal(s)',
'a gently inclined underground tunnel bringing water for irrigation from aquifers',
],
CNLX: ['H', 'section of canal', ''],
COVE: ['H', 'cove(s)', 'a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay'],
CRKT: [
'H',
'tidal creek(s)',
'a meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents',
],
CRNT: [
'H',
'current',
'a horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity',
],
CUTF: [
'H',
'cutoff',
'a channel formed as a result of a stream cutting through a meander neck',
],
DCK: [
'H',
'dock(s)',
'a waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships',
],
DCKB: ['H', 'docking basin', 'a part of a harbor where ships dock'],
DOMG: ['H', 'icecap dome', 'a comparatively elevated area on an icecap'],
DPRG: [
'H',
'icecap depression',
'a comparatively depressed area on an icecap',
],
DTCH: [
'H',
'ditch',
'a small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land',
],
DTCHD: ['H', 'drainage ditch', 'a ditch which serves to drain the land'],
DTCHI: [
'H',
'irrigation ditch',
'a ditch which serves to distribute irrigation water',
],
DTCHM: [
'H',
'ditch mouth(s)',
'an area where a drainage ditch enters a lagoon, lake or bay',
],
ESTY: [
'H',
'estuary',
'a funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences',
],
FISH: [
'H',
'fishing area',
'a fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish',
],
FJD: [
'H',
'fjord',
'a long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arm of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts',
],
FJDS: [
'H',
'fjords',
'long, narrow, steep-walled, deep-water arms of the sea at high latitudes, usually along mountainous coasts',
],
FLLS: [
'H',
'waterfall(s)',
'a perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream',
],
FLLSX: ['H', 'section of waterfall(s)', ''],
FLTM: [
'H',
'mud flat(s)',
'a relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding',
],
FLTT: [
'H',
'tidal flat(s)',
'a large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide',
],
GLCR: [
'H',
'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',
],
GULF: ['H', 'gulf', 'a large recess in the coastline, larger than a bay'],
GYSR: [
'H',
'geyser',
'a type of hot spring with intermittent eruptions of jets of hot water and steam',
],
HBR: [
'H',
'harbor(s)',
'a haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships',
],
HBRX: ['H', 'section of harbor', ''],
INLT: [
'H',
'inlet',
'a narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water',
],
INLTQ: [
'H',
'former inlet',
'an inlet which has been filled in, or blocked by deposits',
],
LBED: ['H', 'lake bed(s)', 'a dried up or drained area of a former lake'],
LGN: [
'H',
'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',
],
LGNS: [
'H',
'lagoons',
'shallow coastal waterbodies, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature',
],
LGNX: ['H', 'section of lagoon', ''],
LK: ['H', 'lake', 'a large inland body of standing water'],
LKC: ['H', 'crater lake', 'a lake in a crater or caldera'],
LKI: ['H', 'intermittent lake', ''],
LKN: ['H', 'salt lake', 'an inland body of salt water with no outlet'],
LKNI: ['H', 'intermittent salt lake', ''],
LKO: [
'H',
'oxbow lake',
'a crescent-shaped lake commonly found adjacent to meandering streams',
],
LKOI: ['H', 'intermittent oxbow lake', ''],
LKS: ['H', 'lakes', 'large inland bodies of standing water'],
LKSB: ['H', 'underground lake', 'a standing body of water in a cave'],
LKSC: ['H', 'crater lakes', 'lakes in a crater or caldera'],
LKSI: ['H', 'intermittent lakes', ''],
LKSN: ['H', 'salt lakes', 'inland bodies of salt water with no outlet'],
LKSNI: ['H', 'intermittent salt lakes', ''],
LKX: ['H', 'section of lake', ''],
MFGN: [
'H',
'salt evaporation ponds',
'diked salt ponds used in the production of solar evaporated salt',
],
MGV: [
'H',
'mangrove swamp',
'a tropical tidal mud flat characterized by mangrove vegetation',
],
MOOR: [
'H',
'moor(s)',
'an area of open ground overlaid with wet peaty soils',
],
MRSH: ['H', 'marsh(es)', 'a wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation'],
MRSHN: [
'H',
'salt marsh',
'a flat area, subject to periodic salt water inundation, dominated by grassy salt-tolerant plants',
],
NRWS: [
'H',
'narrows',
'a navigable narrow part of a bay, strait, river, etc.',
],
OCN: [
'H',
'ocean',
'one of the major divisions of the vast expanse of salt water covering part of the earth',
],
OVF: [
'H',
'overfalls',
'an area of breaking waves caused by the meeting of currents or by waves moving against the current',
],
PND: ['H', 'pond', 'a small standing waterbody'],
PNDI: ['H', 'intermittent pond', ''],
PNDN: [
'H',
'salt pond',
'a small standing body of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast',
],
PNDNI: ['H', 'intermittent salt pond(s)', ''],
PNDS: ['H', 'ponds', 'small standing waterbodies'],
PNDSF: [
'H',
'fishponds',
'ponds or enclosures in which fish are kept or raised',
],
PNDSI: ['H', 'intermittent ponds', ''],
PNDSN: [
'H',
'salt ponds',
'small standing bodies of salt water often in a marsh or swamp, usually along a seacoast',
],
POOL: [
'H',
'pool(s)',
'a small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water',
],
POOLI: ['H', 'intermittent pool', ''],
RCH: [
'H',
'reach',
'a straight section of a navigable stream or channel between two bends',
],
RDGG: ['H', 'icecap ridge', 'a linear elevation on an icecap'],
RDST: [
'H',
'roadstead',
'an open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor',
],
RF: [
'H',
'reef(s)',
'a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material',
],
RFC: ['H', 'coral reef(s)', 'a surface-navigation hazard composed of coral'],
RFX: ['H', 'section of reef', ''],
RPDS: [
'H',
'rapids',
'a turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed',
],
RSV: ['H', 'reservoir(s)', 'an artificial pond or lake'],
RSVI: ['H', 'intermittent reservoir', ''],
RSVT: [
'H',
'water tank',
'a contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level',
],
RVN: [
'H',
'ravine(s)',
'a small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge',
],
SBKH: [
'H',
'sabkha(s)',
'a salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides',
],
SD: [
'H',
'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',
],
SEA: [
'H',
'sea',
'a large body of salt water more or less confined by continuous land or chains of islands forming a subdivision of an ocean',
],
SHOL: [
'H',
'shoal(s)',
'a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material',
],
SILL: [
'H',
'sill',
'the low part of an underwater gap or saddle separating basins, including a similar feature at the mouth of a fjord',
],
SPNG: [
'H',
'spring(s)',
'a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground',
],
SPNS: [
'H',
'sulphur spring(s)',
'a place where sulphur ground water flows naturally out of the ground',
],
SPNT: [
'H',
'hot spring(s)',
'a place where hot ground water flows naturally out of the ground',
],
STM: [
'H',
'stream',
'a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land',
],
STMA: [
'H',
'anabranch',
'a diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream',
],
STMB: [
'H',
'stream bend',
'a conspicuously curved or bent segment of a stream',
],
STMC: [
'H',
'canalized stream',
'a stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened',
],
STMD: [
'H',
'distributary(-ies)',
'a branch which flows away from the main stream, as in a delta or irrigation canal',
],
STMH: [
'H',
'headwaters',
'the source and upper part of a stream, including the upper drainage basin',
],
STMI: ['H', 'intermittent stream', ''],
STMIX: ['H', 'section of intermittent stream', ''],
STMM: [
'H',
'stream mouth(s)',
'a place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea',
],
STMQ: [
'H',
'abandoned watercourse',
'a former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns',
],
STMS: [
'H',
'streams',
'bodies of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land',
],
STMSB: [
'H',
'lost river',
'a surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area',
],
STMX: ['H', 'section of stream', ''],
STRT: [
'H',
'strait',
'a relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water',
],
SWMP: ['H', 'swamp', 'a wetland dominated by tree vegetation'],
SYSI: [
'H',
'irrigation system',
'a network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.',
],
TNLC: ['H', 'canal tunnel', 'a tunnel through which a canal passes'],
WAD: [
'H',
'wadi',
'a valley or ravine, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season becomes a watercourse; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East',
],
WADB: ['H', 'wadi bend', 'a conspicuously curved or bent segment of a wadi'],
WADJ: ['H', 'wadi junction', 'a place where two or more wadies join'],
WADM: [
'H',
'wadi mouth',
'the lower terminus of a wadi where it widens into an adjoining floodplain, depression, or waterbody',
],
WADS: [
'H',
'wadies',
'valleys or ravines, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season become watercourses; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East',
],
WADX: ['H', 'section of wadi', ''],
WHRL: [
'H',
'whirlpool',
'a turbulent, rotating movement of water in a stream',
],
WLL: [
'H',
'well',
'a cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface',
],
WLLQ: ['H', 'abandoned well', ''],
WLLS: [
'H',
'wells',
'cylindrical holes, pits, or tunnels drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface',
],
WTLD: [
'H',
'wetland',
'an area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation',
],
WTLDI: ['H', 'intermittent wetland', ''],
WTRC: [
'H',
'watercourse',
'a natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water',
],
WTRH: [
'H',
'waterhole(s)',
'a natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas',
],
AGRC: [
'L',
'agricultural colony',
'a tract of land set aside for agricultural settlement',
],
AMUS: [
'L',
'amusement park',
'Amusement Park are theme parks, adventure parks offering entertainment, similar to funfairs but with a fix location',
],
AREA: [
'L',
'area',
'a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries',
],
BSND: ['L', 'drainage basin', 'an area drained by a stream'],
BSNP: [
'L',
'petroleum basin',
'an area underlain by an oil-rich structural basin',
],
BTL: ['L', 'battlefield', 'a site of a land battle of historical importance'],
CLG: ['L', 'clearing', 'an area in a forest with trees removed'],
CMN: ['L', 'common', 'a park or pasture for community use'],
CNS: [
'L',
'concession area',
'a lease of land by a government for economic development, e.g., mining, forestry',
],
COLF: [
'L',
'coalfield',
'a region in which coal deposits of possible economic value occur',
],
CONT: [
'L',
'continent',
'continent: Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania, Antarctica',
],
CST: ['L', 'coast', 'a zone of variable width straddling the shoreline'],
CTRB: [
'L',
'business center',
'a place where a number of businesses are located',
],
DEVH: [
'L',
'housing development',
'a tract of land on which many houses of similar design are built according to a development plan',
],
FLD: ['L', 'field(s)', 'an open as opposed to wooded area'],
FLDI: [
'L',
'irrigated field(s)',
'a tract of level or terraced land which is irrigated',
],
GASF: [
'L',
'gasfield',
'an area containing a subterranean store of natural gas of economic value',
],
GRAZ: ['L', 'grazing area', 'an area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing'],
GVL: ['L', 'gravel area', 'an area covered with gravel'],
INDS: [
'L',
'industrial area',
'an area characterized by industrial activity',
],
LAND: ['L', 'arctic land', 'a tract of land in the Arctic'],
LCTY: [
'L',
'locality',
'a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries',
],
MILB: [
'L',
'military base',
'a place used by an army or other armed service for storing arms and supplies, and for accommodating and training troops, a base from which operations can be initiated',
],
MNA: [
'L',
'mining area',
'an area of mine sites where minerals and ores are extracted',
],
MVA: [
'L',
'maneuver area',
'a tract of land where military field exercises are carried out',
],
NVB: [
'L',
'naval base',
'an area used to store supplies, provide barracks for troops and naval personnel, a port for naval vessels, and from which operations are initiated',
],
OAS: [
'L',
'oasis(-es)',
'an area in a desert made productive by the availability of water',
],
OILF: [
'L',
'oilfield',
'an area containing a subterranean store of petroleum of economic value',
],
PEAT: ['L', 'peat cutting area', 'an area where peat is harvested'],
PRK: [
'L',
'park',
'an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation',
],
PRT: [
'L',
'port',
'a place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor',
],
QCKS: [
'L',
'quicksand',
'an area where loose sand with water moving through it may become unstable when heavy objects are placed at the surface, causing them to sink',
],
RES: [
'L',
'reserve',
'a tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use',
],
RESA: [
'L',
'agricultural reserve',
'a tract of land reserved for agricultural reclamation and/or development',
],
RESF: [
'L',
'forest reserve',
'a forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use',
],
RESH: ['L', 'hunting reserve', 'a tract of land used primarily for hunting'],
RESN: [
'L',
'nature reserve',
'an area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat',
],
RESP: [
'L',
'palm tree reserve',
'an area of palm trees where use is controlled',
],
RESV: [
'L',
'reservation',
'a tract of land set aside for aboriginal, tribal, or native populations',
],
RESW: [
'L',
'wildlife reserve',
'a tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife',
],
RGN: [
'L',
'region',
'an area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics',
],
RGNE: [
'L',
'economic region',
'a region of a country established for economic development or for statistical purposes',
],
RGNH: [
'L',
'historical region',
'a former historic area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics',
],
RGNL: ['L', 'lake region', 'a tract of land distinguished by numerous lakes'],
RNGA: [
'L',
'artillery range',
'a tract of land used for artillery firing practice',
],
SALT: [
'L',
'salt area',
'a shallow basin or flat where salt accumulates after periodic inundation',
],
SNOW: [
'L',
'snowfield',
'an area of permanent snow and ice forming the accumulation area of a glacier',
],
TRB: ['L', 'tribal area', 'a tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes'],
PPL: [
'P',
'populated place',
'a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work',
],
PPLA: [
'P',
'seat of a first-order administrative division',
'seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)',
],
PPLA2: ['P', 'seat of a second-order administrative division', ''],
PPLA3: ['P', 'seat of a third-order administrative division', ''],
PPLA4: ['P', 'seat of a fourth-order administrative division', ''],
PPLA5: ['P', 'seat of a fifth-order administrative division', ''],
PPLC: ['P', 'capital of a political entity', ''],
PPLCH: [
'P',
'historical capital of a political entity',
'a former capital of a political entity',
],
PPLF: [
'P',
'farm village',
'a populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities',
],
PPLG: ['P', 'seat of government of a political entity', ''],
PPLH: [
'P',
'historical populated place',
'a populated place that no longer exists',
],
PPLL: [
'P',
'populated locality',
'an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings',
],
PPLQ: ['P', 'abandoned populated place', ''],
PPLR: [
'P',
'religious populated place',
'a populated place whose population is largely engaged in religious occupations',
],
PPLS: [
'P',
'populated places',
'cities, towns, villages, or other agglomerations of buildings where people live and work',
],
PPLW: [
'P',
'destroyed populated place',
'a village, town or city destroyed by a natural disaster, or by war',
],
PPLX: ['P', 'section of populated place', ''],
STLMT: ['P', 'israeli settlement', ''],
CSWY: [
'R',
'causeway',
'a raised roadway across wet ground or shallow water',
],
OILP: ['R', 'oil pipeline', 'a pipeline used for transporting oil'],
PRMN: [
'R',
'promenade',
'a place for public walking, usually along a beach front',
],
PTGE: [
'R',
'portage',
'a place where boats, goods, etc., are carried overland between navigable waters',
],
RD: [
'R',
'road',
'an open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles',
],
RDA: ['R', 'ancient road', 'the remains of a road used by ancient cultures'],
RDB: ['R', 'road bend', 'a conspicuously curved or bent section of a road'],
RDCUT: [
'R',
'road cut',
'an excavation cut through a hill or ridge for a road',
],
RDJCT: ['R', 'road junction', 'a place where two or more roads join'],
RJCT: [
'R',
'railroad junction',
'a place where two or more railroad tracks join',
],
RR: [
'R',
'railroad',
'a permanent twin steel-rail track on which freight and passenger cars move long distances',
],
RRQ: ['R', 'abandoned railroad', ''],
RTE: ['R', 'caravan route', 'the route taken by caravans'],
RYD: [
'R',
'railroad yard',
'a system of tracks used for the making up of trains, and switching and storing freight cars',
],
ST: ['R', 'street', 'a paved urban thoroughfare'],
STKR: ['R', 'stock route', 'a route taken by livestock herds'],
TNL: ['R', 'tunnel', 'a subterranean passageway for transportation'],
TNLN: ['R', 'natural tunnel', 'a cave that is open at both ends'],
TNLRD: ['R', 'road tunnel', 'a tunnel through which a road passes'],
TNLRR: ['R', 'railroad tunnel', 'a tunnel through which a railroad passes'],
TNLS: ['R', 'tunnels', 'subterranean passageways for transportation'],
TRL: [
'R',
'trail',
'a path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles',
],
ADMF: ['S', 'administrative facility', 'a government building'],
AGRF: [
'S',
'agricultural facility',
'a building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture',
],
AIRB: [
'S',
'airbase',
'an area used to store supplies, provide barracks for air force personnel, hangars and runways for aircraft, and from which operations are initiated',
],
AIRF: [
'S',
'airfield',
'a place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo',
],
AIRH: ['S', 'heliport', 'a place where helicopters land and take off'],
AIRP: [
'S',
'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',
],
AIRQ: ['S', 'abandoned airfield', ''],
AIRT: [
'S',
'terminal',
'airport facilities for the handling of freight and passengers',
],
AMTH: [
'S',
'amphitheater',
'an oval or circular structure with rising tiers of seats about a stage or open space',
],
ANS: [
'S',
'archaeological/prehistoric site',
'a place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located',
],
AQC: [
'S',
'aquaculture facility',
'facility or area for the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, especially fish, shellfish, and seaweed, in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments; underwater agriculture',
],
ARCH: ['S', 'arch', 'a natural or man-made structure in the form of an arch'],
ARCHV: [
'S',
'archive',
'a place or institution where documents are preserved',
],
ART: [
'S',
'piece of art',
'a piece of art, like a sculpture, painting. In contrast to monument (MNMT) it is not commemorative.',
],
ASTR: [
'S',
'astronomical station',
'a point on the earth whose position has been determined by observations of celestial bodies',
],
ASYL: [
'S',
'asylum',
'a facility where the insane are cared for and protected',
],
ATHF: [
'S',
'athletic field',
'a tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events',
],
ATM: [
'S',
'automatic teller machine',
'An unattended electronic machine in a public place, connected to a data system and related equipment and activated by a bank customer to obtain cash withdrawals and other banking services. ',
],
BANK: [
'S',
'bank',
'A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. ',
],
BCN: ['S', 'beacon', 'a fixed artificial navigation mark'],
BDG: [
'S',
'bridge',
'a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across',
],
BDGQ: [
'S',
'ruined bridge',
'a destroyed or decayed bridge which is no longer functional',
],
BLDA: [
'S',
'apartment building',
'a building containing several individual apartments',
],
BLDG: [
'S',
'building(s)',
'a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.',
],
BLDO: [
'S',
'office building',
'commercial building where business and/or services are conducted',
],
BP: ['S', 'boundary marker', 'a fixture marking a point along a boundary'],
BRKS: ['S', 'barracks', 'a building for lodging military personnel'],
BRKW: [
'S',
'breakwater',
'a structure erected to break the force of waves at the entrance to a harbor or port',
],
BSTN: ['S', 'baling station', 'a facility for baling agricultural products'],
BTYD: [
'S',
'boatyard',
'a waterside facility for servicing, repairing, and building small vessels',
],
BUR: ['S', 'burial cave(s)', 'a cave used for human burials'],
BUSTN: [
'S',
'bus station',
'a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading passengers ',
],
BUSTP: ['S', 'bus stop', 'a place lacking station facilities'],
CARN: [
'S',
'cairn',
'a heap of stones erected as a landmark or for other purposes',
],
CAVE: [
'S',
'cave(s)',
'an underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff',
],
CH: ['S', 'church', 'a building for public Christian worship'],
CMP: [
'S',
'camp(s)',
'a site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use',
],
CMPL: ['S', 'logging camp', 'a camp used by loggers'],
CMPLA: ['S', 'labor camp', 'a camp used by migrant or temporary laborers'],
CMPMN: ['S', 'mining camp', 'a camp used by miners'],
CMPO: ['S', 'oil camp', 'a camp used by oilfield workers'],
CMPQ: ['S', 'abandoned camp', ''],
CMPRF: ['S', 'refugee camp', 'a camp used by refugees'],
CMTY: ['S', 'cemetery', 'a burial place or ground'],
COMC: [
'S',
'communication center',
'a facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information',
],
CRRL: [
'S',
'corral(s)',
'a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals',
],
CSNO: [
'S',
'casino',
'a building used for entertainment, especially gambling',
],
CSTL: ['S', 'castle', 'a large fortified building or set of buildings'],
CSTM: [
'S',
'customs house',
'a building in a port where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered and cleared',
],
CTHSE: ['S', 'courthouse', 'a building in which courts of law are held'],
CTRA: [
'S',
'atomic center',
'a facility where atomic research is carried out',
],
CTRCM: [
'S',
'community center',
'a facility for community recreation and other activities',
],
CTRF: [
'S',
'facility center',
'a place where more than one facility is situated',
],
CTRM: [
'S',
"medical center', 'a complex of health care buildings including two or more of the following: hospital, medical school, clinic, pharmacy, doctor's offices, etc.",
],
CTRR: [
'S',
"religious center', 'a facility where more than one religious activity is carried out, e.g., retreat, school, monastery, worship",
],
CTRS: [
'S',
'space center',
'a facility for launching, tracking, or controlling satellites and space vehicles',
],
CVNT: [
'S',
'convent',
'a building where a community of nuns lives in seclusion',
],
DAM: ['S', 'dam', 'a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water'],
DAMQ: [
'S',
'ruined dam',
'a destroyed or decayed dam which is no longer functional',
],
DAMSB: ['S', 'sub-surface dam', 'a dam put down to bedrock in a sand river'],
DARY: [
'S',
'dairy',
'a facility for the processing, sale and distribution of milk or milk products',
],
DCKD: [
'S',
'dry dock',
'a dock providing support for a vessel, and means for removing the water so that the bottom of the vessel can be exposed',
],
DCKY: [
'S',
'dockyard',
'a facility for servicing, building, or repairing ships',
],
DIKE: [
'S',
'dike',
'an earth or stone embankment usually constructed for flood or stream control',
],
DIP: [
'S',
"diplomatic facility', 'office, residence, or facility of a foreign government, which may include an embassy, consulate, chancery, office of charge d'affaires, or other diplomatic, economic, military, or cultural mission",
],
DPOF: ['S', 'fuel depot', 'an area where fuel is stored'],
EST: [
'S',
'estate(s)',
'a large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities',
],
ESTO: [
'S',
'oil palm plantation',
'an estate specializing in the cultivation of oil palm trees',
],
ESTR: [
'S',
'rubber plantation',
'an estate which specializes in growing and tapping rubber trees',
],
ESTSG: [
'S',
'sugar plantation',
'an estate that specializes in growing sugar cane',
],
ESTT: [
'S',
'tea plantation',
'an estate which specializes in growing tea bushes',
],
ESTX: ['S', 'section of estate', ''],
FCL: [
'S',
'facility',
'a building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.',
],
FNDY: [
'S',
'foundry',
'a building or works where metal casting is carried out',
],
FRM: [
'S',
'farm',
'a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture',
],
FRMQ: ['S', 'abandoned farm', ''],
FRMS: [
'S',
'farms',
'tracts of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture',
],
FRMT: [
'S',
'farmstead',
'the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm',
],
FT: ['S', 'fort', 'a defensive structure or earthworks'],
FY: [
'S',
'ferry',
'a boat or other floating conveyance and terminal facilities regularly used to transport people and vehicles across a waterbody',
],
FYT: [
'S',
'ferry terminal',
'a place where ferries pick-up and discharge passengers, vehicles and or cargo',
],
GATE: ['S', 'gate', 'a controlled access entrance or exit'],
GDN: [
'S',
'garden(s)',
'an enclosure for displaying selected plant or animal life',
],
GHAT: [
'S',
'ghat',
'a set of steps leading to a river, which are of religious significance, and at their base is usually a platform for bathing',
],
GHSE: [
'S',
'guest house',
'a house used to provide lodging for paying guests',
],
GOSP: [
'S',
'gas-oil separator plant',
'a facility for separating gas from oil',
],
GOVL: [
'S',
'local government office',
'a facility housing local governmental offices, usually a city, town, or village hall',
],
GRVE: ['S', 'grave', 'a burial site'],
HERM: ['S', 'hermitage', 'a secluded residence, usually for religious sects'],
HLT: ['S', 'halting place', 'a place where caravans stop for rest'],
HMSD: [
'S',
"homestead', 'a residence, owner's or manager's, on a sheep or cattle station, woolshed, outcamp, or Aboriginal outstation, specific to Australia and New Zealand ",
],
HSE: ['S', 'house(s)', 'a building used as a human habitation'],
HSEC: [
'S',
'country house',
'a large house, mansion, or chateau, on a large estate',
],
HSP: [
'S',
'hospital',
'a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated',
],
HSPC: [
'S',
'clinic',
'a medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients',
],
HSPD: [
'S',
'dispensary',
'a building where medical or dental aid is dispensed',
],
HSPL: ['S', 'leprosarium', 'an asylum or hospital for lepers'],
HSTS: ['S', 'historical site', 'a place of historical importance'],
HTL: [
'S',
'hotel',
'a building providing lodging and/or meals for the public',
],
HUT: ['S', 'hut', 'a small primitive house'],
HUTS: ['S', 'huts', 'small primitive houses'],
INSM: [
'S',
'military installation',
'a facility for use of and control by armed forces',
],
ITTR: ['S', 'research institute', 'a facility where research is carried out'],
JTY: [
'S',
'jetty',
'a structure built out into the water at a river mouth or harbor entrance to regulate currents and silting',
],
LDNG: [
'S',
'landing',
'a place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities',
],
LEPC: [
'S',
'leper colony',
'a settled area inhabited by lepers in relative isolation',
],
LIBR: [
'S',
'library',
'A place in which information resources such as books are kept for reading, reference, or lending.',
],
LNDF: [
'S',
'landfill',
'a place for trash and garbage disposal in which the waste is buried between layers of earth to build up low-lying land',
],
LOCK: [
'S',
'lock(s)',
'a basin in a waterway with gates at each end by means of which vessels are passed from one water level to another',
],
LTHSE: [
'S',
'lighthouse',
'a distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light',
],
MALL: [
'S',
'mall',
'A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.',
],
MAR: ['S', 'marina', 'a harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.'],
MFG: [
'S',
'factory',
'one or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated',
],
MFGB: ['S', 'brewery', 'one or more buildings where beer is brewed'],
MFGC: ['S', 'cannery', 'a building where food items are canned'],
MFGCU: ['S', 'copper works', 'a facility for processing copper ore'],
MFGLM: ['S', 'limekiln', 'a furnace in which limestone is reduced to lime'],
MFGM: ['S', 'munitions plant', 'a factory where ammunition is made'],
MFGPH: ['S', 'phosphate works', 'a facility for producing fertilizer'],
MFGQ: ['S', 'abandoned factory', ''],
MFGSG: [
'S',
'sugar refinery',
'a facility for converting raw sugar into refined sugar',
],
MKT: [
'S',
'market',
'a place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals',
],
ML: [
'S',
'mill(s)',
'a building housing machines for transforming, shaping, finishing, grinding, or extracting products',
],
MLM: [
'S',
'ore treatment plant',
'a facility for improving the metal content of ore by concentration',
],
MLO: ['S', 'olive oil mill', 'a mill where oil is extracted from olives'],
MLSG: [
'S',
'sugar mill',
'a facility where sugar cane is processed into raw sugar',
],
MLSGQ: [
'S',
'former sugar mill',
'a sugar mill no longer used as a sugar mill',
],
MLSW: [
'S',
'sawmill',
'a mill where logs or lumber are sawn to specified shapes and sizes',
],
MLWND: ['S', 'windmill', 'a mill or water pump powered by wind'],
MLWTR: ['S', 'water mill', 'a mill powered by running water'],
MN: [
'S',
'mine(s)',
'a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages',
],
MNAU: [
'S',
'gold mine(s)',
'a mine where gold ore, or alluvial gold is extracted',
],
MNC: ['S', 'coal mine(s)', 'a mine where coal is extracted'],
MNCR: ['S', 'chrome mine(s)', 'a mine where chrome ore is extracted'],
MNCU: ['S', 'copper mine(s)', 'a mine where copper ore is extracted'],
MNFE: ['S', 'iron mine(s)', 'a mine where iron ore is extracted'],
MNMT: ['S', 'monument', 'a commemorative structure or statue'],
MNN: ['S', 'salt mine(s)', 'a mine from which salt is extracted'],
MNQ: ['S', 'abandoned mine', ''],
MNQR: [
'S',
'quarry(-ies)',
'a surface mine where building stone or gravel and sand, etc. are extracted',
],
MOLE: [
'S',
'mole',
'a massive structure of masonry or large stones serving as a pier or breakwater',
],
MSQE: ['S', 'mosque', 'a building for public Islamic worship'],
MSSN: [
'S',
'mission',
'a place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion',
],
MSSNQ: ['S', 'abandoned mission', ''],
MSTY: [
'S',
'monastery',
'a building and grounds where a community of monks lives in seclusion',
],
MTRO: ['S', 'metro station', 'metro station (Underground, Tube, or Metro) '],
MUS: [
'S',
'museum',
'a building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited',
],
NOV: [
'S',
'novitiate',
'a religious house or school where novices are trained',
],
NSY: [
'S',
'nursery(-ies)',
'a place where plants are propagated for transplanting or grafting',
],
OBPT: ['S', 'observation point', 'a wildlife or scenic observation point'],
OBS: [
'S',
'observatory',
'a facility equipped for observation of atmospheric or space phenomena',
],
OBSR: [
'S',
'radio observatory',
'a facility equipped with an array of antennae for receiving radio waves from space',
],
OILJ: [
'S',
'oil pipeline junction',
'a section of an oil pipeline where two or more pipes join together',
],
OILQ: ['S', 'abandoned oil well', ''],
OILR: [
'S',
'oil refinery',
'a facility for converting crude oil into refined petroleum products',
],
OILT: [
'S',
'tank farm',
'a tract of land occupied by large, cylindrical, metal tanks in which oil or liquid petrochemicals are stored',
],
OILW: ['S', 'oil well', 'a well from which oil may be pumped'],
OPRA: [
'S',
'opera house',
'A theater designed chiefly for the performance of operas.',
],
PAL: [
'S',
'palace',
'a large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence',
],
PGDA: [
'S',
'pagoda',
'a tower-like storied structure, usually a Buddhist shrine',
],
PIER: [
'S',
'pier',
'a structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation',
],
PKLT: ['S', 'parking lot', 'an area used for parking vehicles'],
PMPO: [
'S',
'oil pumping station',
'a facility for pumping oil through a pipeline',
],
PMPW: [
'S',
'water pumping station',
'a facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline',
],
PO: [
'S',
'post office',
'a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed',
],
PP: ['S', 'police post', 'a building in which police are stationed'],
PPQ: ['S', 'abandoned police post', ''],
PRKGT: ['S', 'park gate', 'a controlled access to a park'],
PRKHQ: ['S', 'park headquarters', 'a park administrative facility'],
PRN: ['S', 'prison', 'a facility for confining prisoners'],
PRNJ: [
'S',
'reformatory',
'a facility for confining, training, and reforming young law offenders',
],
PRNQ: ['S', 'abandoned prison', ''],
PS: ['S', 'power station', 'a facility for generating electric power'],
PSH: [
'S',
'hydroelectric power station',
'a building where electricity is generated from water power',
],
PSN: ['S', 'nuclear power station', 'nuclear power station'],
PSTB: [
'S',
'border post',
'a post or station at an international boundary for the regulation of movement of people and goods',
],
PSTC: [
'S',
'customs post',
'a building at an international boundary where customs and duties are paid on goods',
],
PSTP: ['S', 'patrol post', 'a post from which patrols are sent out'],
PYR: [
'S',
'pyramid',
'an ancient massive structure of square ground plan with four triangular faces meeting at a point and used for enclosing tombs',
],
PYRS: [
'S',
'pyramids',
'ancient massive structures of square ground plan with four triangular faces meeting at a point and used for enclosing tombs',
],
QUAY: [
'S',
'quay',
'a structure of solid construction along a shore or bank which provides berthing for ships and which generally provides cargo handling facilities',
],
RDCR: [
'S',
'traffic circle',
'a road junction formed around a central circle about which traffic moves in one direction only',
],
RDIN: [
'S',
'intersection',
'a junction of two or more highways by a system of separate levels that permit traffic to pass from one to another without the crossing of traffic streams',
],
RECG: ['S', 'golf course', 'a recreation field where golf is played'],
RECR: ['S', 'racetrack', 'a track where races are held'],
REST: ['S', 'restaurant', 'A place where meals are served to the public'],
RET: [
'S',
'store',
'a building where goods and/or services are offered for sale',
],
RHSE: [
'S',
'resthouse',
'a structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers',
],
RKRY: ['S', 'rookery', 'a breeding place of a colony of birds or seals'],
RLG: [
'S',
'religious site',
'an ancient site of significant religious importance',
],
RLGR: [
'S',
'retreat',
'a place of temporary seclusion, especially for religious groups',
],
RNCH: [
'S',
'ranch(es)',
'a large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock',
],
RSD: [
'S',
'railroad siding',
'a short track parallel to and joining the main track',
],
RSGNL: [
'S',
'railroad signal',
'a signal at the entrance of a particular section of track governing the movement of trains',
],
RSRT: [
'S',
'resort',
'a specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities',
],
RSTN: [
'S',
'railroad station',
'a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight',
],
RSTNQ: ['S', 'abandoned railroad station', ''],
RSTP: [
'S',
'railroad stop',
'a place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight',
],
RSTPQ: ['S', 'abandoned railroad stop', ''],
RUIN: [
'S',
'ruin(s)',
'a destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional',
],
SCH: [
'S',
'school',
'building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place',
],
SCHA: [
'S',
'agricultural school',
'a school with a curriculum focused on agriculture',
],
SCHC: [
'S',
'college',
'the grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning',
],
SCHL: ['S', 'language school', 'Language Schools & Institutions'],
SCHM: [
'S',
'military school',
'a school at which military science forms the core of the curriculum',
],
SCHN: [
'S',
'maritime school',
'a school at which maritime sciences form the core of the curriculum',
],
SCHT: [
'S',
'technical school',
'post-secondary school with a specifically technical or vocational curriculum',
],
SECP: ['S', 'State Exam Prep Centre', 'state exam preparation centres'],
SHPF: [
'S',
'sheepfold',
'a fence or wall enclosure for sheep and other small herd animals',
],
SHRN: [
'S',
'shrine',
'a structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept',
],
SHSE: [
'S',
'storehouse',
'a building for storing goods, especially provisions',
],
SLCE: [
'S',
'sluice',
'a conduit or passage for carrying off surplus water from a waterbody, usually regulated by means of a sluice gate',
],
SNTR: [
'S',
'sanatorium',
'a facility where victims of physical or mental disorders are treated',
],
SPA: [
'S',
'spa',
'a resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring',
],
SPLY: [
'S',
'spillway',
'a passage or outlet through which surplus water flows over, around or through a dam',
],
SQR: [
'S',
'square',
'a broad, open, public area near the center of a town or city',
],
STBL: [
'S',
'stable',
'a building for the shelter and feeding of farm animals, especially horses',
],
STDM: [
'S',
'stadium',
'a structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators',
],
STNB: [
'S',
'scientific research base',
'a scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored',
],
STNC: [
'S',
'coast guard station',
'a facility from which the coast is guarded by armed vessels',
],
STNE: ['S', 'experiment station', 'a facility for carrying out experiments'],
STNF: [
'S',
'forest station',
'a collection of buildings and facilities for carrying out forest management',
],
STNI: [
'S',
'inspection station',
'a station at which vehicles, goods, and people are inspected',
],
STNM: [
'S',
'meteorological station',
'a station at which weather elements are recorded',
],
STNR: [
'S',
'radio station',
'a facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves',
],
STNS: [
'S',
'satellite station',
'a facility for tracking and communicating with orbiting satellites',
],
STNW: [
'S',
'whaling station',
'a facility for butchering whales and processing train oil',
],
STPS: [
'S',
'steps',
'stones or slabs placed for ease in ascending or descending a steep slope',
],
SWT: [
'S',
'sewage treatment plant',
'facility for the processing of sewage and/or wastewater',
],
SYG: [
'S',
'synagogue',
'a place for Jewish worship and religious instruction',
],
THTR: [
'S',
'theater',
'a building or outdoor area used for live theatrical presentations, concerts, opera or dance productions, cinema, and/or other stage productions',
],
TMB: ['S', 'tomb(s)', 'a structure for interring bodies'],
TMPL: ['S', 'temple(s)', 'an edifice dedicated to religious worship'],
TNKD: [
'S',
'cattle dipping tank',
'a small artificial pond used for immersing cattle in chemically treated water for disease control',
],
TOLL: ['S', 'toll gate/barrier', 'highway toll collection station'],
TOWR: [
'S',
'tower',
'a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter',
],
TRAM: [
'S',
'tram',
'rail vehicle along urban streets (also known as streetcar or trolley)',
],
TRANT: [
'S',
'transit terminal',
'facilities for the handling of vehicular freight and passengers',
],
TRIG: [
'S',
'triangulation station',
'a point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation',
],
TRMO: [
'S',
'oil pipeline terminal',
'a tank farm or loading facility at the end of an oil pipeline',
],
TWO: ['S', 'temp work office', 'Temporary Work Offices'],
UNIP: [
'S',
'university prep school',
'University Preparation Schools & Institutions',
],
UNIV: [
'S',
"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.",
],
USGE: [
'S',
'united states government establishment',
'a facility operated by the United States Government in Panama',
],
VETF: [
'S',
'veterinary facility',
'a building or camp at which veterinary services are available',
],
WALL: [
'S',
'wall',
'a thick masonry structure, usually enclosing a field or building, or forming the side of a structure',
],
WALLA: [
'S',
'ancient wall',
'the remains of a linear defensive stone structure',
],
WEIR: [
'S',
'weir(s)',
'a small dam in a stream, designed to raise the water level or to divert stream flow through a desired channel',
],
WHRF: [
'S',
'wharf(-ves)',
'a structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities',
],
WRCK: ['S', 'wreck', 'the site of the remains of a wrecked vessel'],
WTRW: [
'S',
'waterworks',
'a facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds',
],
ZNF: [
'S',
'free trade zone',
'an area, usually a section of a port, where goods may be received and shipped free of customs duty and of most customs regulations',
],
ZOO: [
'S',
'zoo',
'a zoological garden or park where wild animals are kept for exhibition',
],
ASPH: [
'T',
'asphalt lake',
'a small basin containing naturally occurring asphalt',
],
ATOL: [
'T',
'atoll(s)',
'a ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoon',
],
BAR: [
'T',
'bar',
'a shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts',
],
BCH: [
'T',
'beach',
'a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves',
],
BCHS: [
'T',
'beaches',
'a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves',
],
BDLD: [
'T',
'badlands',
'an area characterized by a maze of very closely spaced, deep, narrow, steep-sided ravines, and sharp crests and pinnacles',
],
BLDR: [
'T',
'boulder field',
'a high altitude or high latitude bare, flat area covered with large angular rocks',
],
BLHL: [
'T',
'blowhole(s)',
'a hole in coastal rock through which sea water is forced by a rising tide or waves and spurted through an outlet into the air',
],
BLOW: [
'T',
'blowout(s)',
'a small depression in sandy terrain, caused by wind erosion',
],
BNCH: [
'T',
'bench',
'a long, narrow bedrock platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody',
],
BUTE: [
'T',
'butte(s)',
'a small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides',
],
CAPE: [
'T',
'cape',
'a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction',
],
CFT: [
'T',
'cleft(s)',
'a deep narrow slot, notch, or groove in a coastal cliff',
],
CLDA: [
'T',
'caldera',
'a depression measuring kilometers across formed by the collapse of a volcanic mountain',
],
CLF: [
'T',
'cliff(s)',
'a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area',
],
CNYN: [
'T',
'canyon',
'a deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area',
],
CONE: [
'T',
'cone(s)',
'a conical landform composed of mud or volcanic material',
],
CRDR: [
'T',
'corridor',
'a strip or area of land having significance as an access way',
],
CRQ: [
'T',
'cirque',
'a bowl-like hollow partially surrounded by cliffs or steep slopes at the head of a glaciated valley',
],
CRQS: [
'T',
'cirques',
'bowl-like hollows partially surrounded by cliffs or steep slopes at the head of a glaciated valley',
],
CRTR: [
'T',
'crater(s)',
'a generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action',
],
CUET: ['T', 'cuesta(s)', 'an asymmetric ridge formed on tilted strata'],
DLTA: [
'T',
'delta',
'a flat plain formed by alluvial deposits at the mouth of a stream',
],
DPR: [
'T',
'depression(s)',
'a low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage',
],
DSRT: [
'T',
'desert',
'a large area with little or no vegetation due to extreme environmental conditions',
],
DUNE: [
'T',
'dune(s)',
'a wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand',
],
DVD: ['T', 'divide', 'a line separating adjacent drainage basins'],
ERG: [
'T',
'sandy desert',
'an extensive tract of shifting sand and sand dunes',
],
FAN: [
'T',
'fan(s)',
'a fan-shaped wedge of coarse alluvium with apex merging with a mountain stream bed and the fan spreading out at a low angle slope onto an adjacent plain',
],
FORD: [
'T',
'ford',
'a shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle',
],
FSR: ['T', 'fissure', 'a crack associated with volcanism'],
GAP: ['T', 'gap', 'a low place in a ridge, not used for transportation'],
GRGE: [
'T',
'gorge(s)',
'a short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley',
],
HDLD: [
'T',
'headland',
'a high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast',
],
HLL: [
'T',
'hill',
'a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m',
],
HLLS: [
'T',
'hills',
'rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m',
],
HMCK: [
'T',
'hammock(s)',
'a patch of ground, distinct from and slightly above the surrounding plain or wetland. Often occurs in groups',
],
HMDA: [
'T',
'rock desert',
'a relatively sand-free, high bedrock plateau in a hot desert, with or without a gravel veneer',
],
INTF: [
'T',
'interfluve',
'a relatively undissected upland between adjacent stream valleys',
],
ISL: [
'T',
'island',
'a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water',
],
ISLET: ['T', 'islet', 'small island, bigger than rock, smaller than island.'],
ISLF: [
'T',
'artificial island',
'an island created by landfill or diking and filling in a wetland, bay, or lagoon',
],
ISLM: ['T', 'mangrove island', 'a mangrove swamp surrounded by a waterbody'],
ISLS: [
'T',
'islands',
'tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water',
],
ISLT: [
'T',
'land-tied island',
'a coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes',
],
ISLX: ['T', 'section of island', ''],
ISTH: [
'T',
'isthmus',
'a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses and bordered by water',
],
KRST: [
'T',
'karst area',
'a distinctive landscape developed on soluble rock such as limestone characterized by sinkholes, caves, disappearing streams, and underground drainage',
],
LAVA: ['T', 'lava area', 'an area of solidified lava'],
LEV: [
'T',
'levee',
'a natural low embankment bordering a distributary or meandering stream; often built up artificially to control floods',
],
MESA: [
'T',
'mesa(s)',
'a flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau',
],
MND: ['T', 'mound(s)', 'a low, isolated, rounded hill'],
MRN: [
'T',
'moraine',
'a mound, ridge, or other accumulation of glacial till',
],
MT: [
'T',
'mountain',
'an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more',
],
MTS: [
'T',
'mountains',
'a mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges',
],
NKM: [
'T',
'meander neck',
'a narrow strip of land between the two limbs of a meander loop at its narrowest point',
],
NTK: [
'T',
'nunatak',
'a rock or mountain peak protruding through glacial ice',
],
NTKS: [
'T',
'nunataks',
'rocks or mountain peaks protruding through glacial ice',
],
PAN: [
'T',
'pan',
'a near-level shallow, natural depression or basin, usually containing an intermittent lake, pond, or pool',
],
PANS: [
'T',
'pans',
'a near-level shallow, natural depression or basin, usually containing an intermittent lake, pond, or pool',
],
PASS: [
'T',
'pass',
'a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]',
],
PEN: [
'T',
'peninsula',
'an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water',
],
PENX: ['T', 'section of peninsula', ''],
PK: [
'T',
'peak',
'a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature',
],
PKS: [
'T',
'peaks',
'pointed elevations atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic features',
],
PLAT: [
'T',
'plateau',
'an elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams',
],
PLATX: ['T', 'section of plateau', ''],
PLDR: [
'T',
'polder',
'an area reclaimed from the sea by diking and draining',
],
PLN: [
'T',
'plain(s)',
'an extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area',
],
PLNX: ['T', 'section of plain', ''],
PROM: [
'T',
'promontory(-ies)',
'a bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland',
],
PT: [
'T',
'point',
'a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape',
],
PTS: [
'T',
'points',
'tapering pieces of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape',
],
RDGB: [
'T',
'beach ridge',
'a ridge of sand just inland and parallel to the beach, usually in series',
],
RDGE: [
'T',
'ridge(s)',
'a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest',
],
REG: [
'T',
'stony desert',
'a desert plain characterized by a surface veneer of gravel and stones',
],
RK: ['T', 'rock', 'a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass'],
RKFL: [
'T',
'rockfall',
'an irregular mass of fallen rock at the base of a cliff or steep slope',
],
RKS: ['T', 'rocks', 'conspicuous, isolated rocky masses'],
SAND: ['T', 'sand area', 'a tract of land covered with sand'],
SBED: [
'T',
'dry stream bed',
'a channel formerly containing the water of a stream',
],
SCRP: [
'T',
'escarpment',
'a long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below',
],
SDL: [
'T',
'saddle',
'a broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains',
],
SHOR: [
'T',
'shore',
'a narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively',
],
SINK: ['T', 'sinkhole', 'a small crater-shape depression in a karst area'],
SLID: [
'T',
'slide',
'a mound of earth material, at the base of a slope and the associated scoured area',
],
SLP: ['T', 'slope(s)', 'a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle'],
SPIT: [
'T',
'spit',
'a narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody',
],
SPUR: [
'T',
'spur(s)',
'a subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation',
],
TAL: [
'T',
'talus slope',
'a steep concave slope formed by an accumulation of loose rock fragments at the base of a cliff or steep slope',
],
TRGD: [
'T',
'interdune trough(s)',
'a long wind-swept trough between parallel longitudinal dunes',
],
TRR: [
'T',
'terrace',
'a long, narrow alluvial platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody',
],
UPLD: [
'T',
'upland',
'an extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief',
],
VAL: ['T', 'valley', 'an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream'],
VALG: [
'T',
'hanging valley',
'a valley the floor of which is notably higher than the valley or shore to which it leads; most common in areas that have been glaciated',
],
VALS: ['T', 'valleys', 'elongated depressions usually traversed by a stream'],
VALX: ['T', 'section of valley', ''],
VLC: [
'T',
'volcano',
'a conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top',
],
APNU: [
'U',
'apron',
'a gentle slope, with a generally smooth surface, particularly found around groups of islands and seamounts',
],
ARCU: [
'U',
'arch',
'a low bulge around the southeastern end of the island of Hawaii',
],
ARRU: [
'U',
'arrugado',
'an area of subdued corrugations off Baja California',
],
BDLU: [
'U',
'borderland',
'a region adjacent to a continent, normally occupied by or bordering a shelf, that is highly irregular with depths well in excess of those typical of a shelf',
],
BKSU: [
'U',
'banks',
'elevations, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation',
],
BNKU: [
'U',
'bank',
'an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation',
],
BSNU: [
'U',
'basin',
'a depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent',
],
CDAU: [
'U',
'cordillera',
'an entire mountain system including the subordinate ranges, interior plateaus, and basins',
],
CNSU: [
'U',
'canyons',
'relatively narrow, deep depressions with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope',
],
CNYU: [
'U',
'canyon',
'a relatively narrow, deep depression with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope',
],
CRSU: [
'U',
'continental rise',
'a gentle slope rising from oceanic depths towards the foot of a continental slope',
],
DEPU: [
'U',
'deep',
'a localized deep area within the confines of a larger feature, such as a trough, basin or trench',
],
EDGU: [
'U',
'shelf edge',
'a line along which there is a marked increase of slope at the outer margin of a continental shelf or island shelf',
],
ESCU: [
'U',
'escarpment (or scarp)',
'an elongated and comparatively steep slope separating flat or gently sloping areas',
],
FANU: [
'U',
'fan',
'a relatively smooth feature normally sloping away from the lower termination of a canyon or canyon system',
],
FLTU: ['U', 'flat', 'a small level or nearly level area'],
FRZU: [
'U',
'fracture zone',
'an extensive linear zone of irregular topography of the sea floor, characterized by steep-sided or asymmetrical ridges, troughs, or escarpments',
],
FURU: ['U', 'furrow', 'a closed, linear, narrow, shallow depression'],
GAPU: ['U', 'gap', 'a narrow break in a ridge or rise'],
GLYU: ['U', 'gully', 'a small valley-like feature'],
HLLU: ['U', 'hill', 'an elevation rising generally less than 500 meters'],
HLSU: ['U', 'hills', 'elevations rising generally less than 500 meters'],
HOLU: ['U', 'hole', 'a small depression of the sea floor'],
KNLU: [
'U',
'knoll',
'an elevation rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit',
],
KNSU: [
'U',
'knolls',
'elevations rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summits',
],
LDGU: [
'U',
'ledge',
'a rocky projection or outcrop, commonly linear and near shore',
],
LEVU: [
'U',
'levee',
'an embankment bordering a canyon, valley, or seachannel',
],
MESU: [
'U',
'mesa',
'an isolated, extensive, flat-topped elevation on the shelf, with relatively steep sides',
],
MNDU: ['U', 'mound', 'a low, isolated, rounded hill'],
MOTU: [
'U',
'moat',
'an annular depression that may not be continuous, located at the base of many seamounts, islands, and other isolated elevations',
],
MTU: [
'U',
'mountain',
'a well-delineated subdivision of a large and complex positive feature',
],
PKSU: [
'U',
'peaks',
'prominent elevations, part of a larger feature, either pointed or of very limited extent across the summit',
],
PKU: [
'U',
'peak',
'a prominent elevation, part of a larger feature, either pointed or of very limited extent across the summit',
],
PLNU: ['U', 'plain', 'a flat, gently sloping or nearly level region'],
PLTU: [
'U',
'plateau',
'a comparatively flat-topped feature of considerable extent, dropping off abruptly on one or more sides',
],
PNLU: [
'U',
'pinnacle',
'a high tower or spire-shaped pillar of rock or coral, alone or cresting a summit',
],
PRVU: [
'U',
'province',
'a region identifiable by a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are markedly in contrast with surrounding areas',
],
RDGU: ['U', 'ridge', 'a long narrow elevation with steep sides'],
RDSU: ['U', 'ridges', 'long narrow elevations with steep sides'],
RFSU: [
'U',
'reefs',
'surface-navigation hazards composed of consolidated material',
],
RFU: [
'U',
'reef',
'a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material',
],
RISU: [
'U',
'rise',
'a broad elevation that rises gently, and generally smoothly, from the sea floor',
],
SCNU: [
'U',
'seachannel',
'a continuously sloping, elongated depression commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides',
],
SCSU: [
'U',
'seachannels',
'continuously sloping, elongated depressions commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides',
],
SDLU: [
'U',
'saddle',
'a low part, resembling in shape a saddle, in a ridge or between contiguous seamounts',
],
SHFU: [
'U',
'shelf',
'a zone adjacent to a continent (or around an island) that extends from the low water line to a depth at which there is usually a marked increase of slope towards oceanic depths',
],
SHLU: [
'U',
'shoal',
'a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material',
],
SHSU: [
'U',
'shoals',
'hazards to surface navigation composed of unconsolidated material',
],
SHVU: [
'U',
'shelf valley',
'a valley on the shelf, generally the shoreward extension of a canyon',
],
SILU: ['U', 'sill', 'the low part of a gap or saddle separating basins'],
SLPU: [
'U',
'slope',
'the slope seaward from the shelf edge to the beginning of a continental rise or the point where there is a general reduction in slope',
],
SMSU: [
'U',
'seamounts',
'elevations rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit',
],
SMU: [
'U',
'seamount',
'an elevation rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit',
],
SPRU: [
'U',
'spur',
'a subordinate elevation, ridge, or rise projecting outward from a larger feature',
],
TERU: [
'U',
'terrace',
'a relatively flat horizontal or gently inclined surface, sometimes long and narrow, which is bounded by a steeper ascending slope on one side and by a steep descending slope on the opposite side',
],
TMSU: [
'U',
'tablemounts (or guyots)',
'seamounts having a comparatively smooth, flat top',
],
TMTU: [
'U',
'tablemount (or guyot)',
'a seamount having a comparatively smooth, flat top',
],
TNGU: [
'U',
'tongue',
'an elongate (tongue-like) extension of a flat sea floor into an adjacent higher feature',
],
TRGU: [
'U',
'trough',
'a long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided, and normally shallower than a trench',
],
TRNU: [
'U',
'trench',
'a long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides',
],
VALU: [
'U',
'valley',
'a relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient',
],
VLSU: [
'U',
'valleys',
'a relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient',
],
BUSH: [
'V',
'bush(es)',
'a small clump of conspicuous bushes in an otherwise bare area',
],
CULT: ['V', 'cultivated area', 'an area under cultivation'],
FRST: ['V', 'forest(s)', 'an area dominated by tree vegetation'],
FRSTF: [
'V',
"fossilized forest', 'a forest fossilized by geologic processes and now exposed at the earth's surface",
],
GROVE: [
'V',
'grove',
'a small wooded area or collection of trees growing closely together, occurring naturally or deliberately planted',
],
GRSLD: ['V', 'grassland', 'an area dominated by grass vegetation'],
GRVC: ['V', 'coconut grove', 'a planting of coconut trees'],
GRVO: ['V', 'olive grove', 'a planting of olive trees'],
GRVP: ['V', 'palm grove', 'a planting of palm trees'],
GRVPN: ['V', 'pine grove', 'a planting of pine trees'],
HTH: [
'V',
'heath',
'an upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather',
],
MDW: [
'V',
'meadow',
'a small, poorly drained area dominated by grassy vegetation',
],
OCH: ['V', 'orchard(s)', 'a planting of fruit or nut trees'],
SCRB: [
'V',
'scrubland',
'an area of low trees, bushes, and shrubs stunted by some environmental limitation',
],
TREE: ['V', 'tree(s)', 'a conspicuous tree used as a landmark'],
TUND: [
'V',
'tundra',
'a marshy, treeless, high latitude plain, dominated by mosses, lichens, and low shrub vegetation under permafrost conditions',
],
VIN: ['V', 'vineyard', 'a planting of grapevines'],
VINS: ['V', 'vineyards', 'plantings of grapevines'],
};