abyssal features UF: abyssal hills abyssal plains BT: seafloor features DF: Features on the ocean floor at a depth of 3500 - 6000 meters. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 2 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 abyssal hills USE: abyssal features TNR: 3 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 abyssal plains USE: abyssal features TNR: 4 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 academies USE: educational facilities TNR: 6 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 accelerators USE: research facilities TNR: 8 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 access areas USE: recreational facilities TNR: 10 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 access sites USE: recreational facilities TNR: 12 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 adits (mine sites) USE: mine sites DF: An almost horizontal entrance to a mine. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 13 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 administrative areas UF: administrative divisions boundary regions buffer zones civil areas concession areas demilitarized zones districts free trade zones governed places leased areas (government) leased zones (government) neutral zones (political) prefectures protectorates sheikdoms sultanates trade zones NT: cadastral areas military areas political areas populated places postal areas school districts statistical areas territorial waters tribal areas TNR: 15 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 administrative divisions USE: administrative areas TNR: 16 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 administrative facilities USE: buildings TNR: 41 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 adminstrative facilities USE: buildings TNR: 41 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 affluents USE: streams TNR: 1261 INP: 07/15/2003 APP: 07/15/2003 UPD: 07/15/2003 agricultural colonies USE: populated places TNR: 43 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 agricultural facilities USE: agricultural sites TNR: 44 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 agricultural regions UF: corn belts rice growing regions wheat belts BT: regions RT: agricultural sites TNR: 1248 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 01/13/2004 agricultural reserves USE: agricultural sites reserves TNR: 46 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 agricultural schools USE: educational facilities TNR: 47 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 agricultural sites UF: agricultural facilities agricultural reserves bailing stations banana plantations barns cattle dipping tanks corrals cotton plantations croplands cultivated areas cultivated croplands dairies farms farmsteads feedlots fields granges grazing allotments irrigated fields nurseries oil palm plantations orchards pastoral sites pastures plantations ranches rice fields rubber plantations sheepfolds sisal plantations stockyards sugar plantations tea plantations vineyards BT: manmade features RT: agricultural regions fisheries SN: Use for locations and facilities named for their agricultural purposes of raising crops and livestock. TNR: 45 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 01/13/2004 ahus USE: mountain summits TNR: 79 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 air force bases USE: military areas TNR: 81 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 air routes USE: transportation features TNR: 82 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 airbases USE: airport features TNR: 84 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 airfields USE: airport features TNR: 86 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 airport features UF: airbases airfields airports airstrips landing fields landing strips runways BT: transportation features NT: heliports seaplane bases DF: Manmade facilities maintained for the use of aircraft. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 85 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/09/2004 airports USE: airport features TNR: 87 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 airstrips USE: airport features TNR: 88 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 alluvial fans UF: fans (alluvial) BT: physiographic features RT: deltas floodplains DF: Fan-shaped deposits of alluvium (river or stream-bed sediment). [Nature Net: National Park Service: Natural Resource Keyword Thesaurus http://www.nature.nps.gov/nrbib/HTML%20files/4.htm #324] TNR: 94 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 amphibious bases USE: seaplane bases TNR: 99 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 amphitheaters USE: performance sites TNR: 100 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 amphitheatres USE: performance sites TNR: 102 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 amusement parks BT: recreational facilities DF: Commercially operated enterprises that offer rides, games, and other forms of entertainment. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 103 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 anabranches USE: streams TNR: 104 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 anchorages USE: harbors TNR: 106 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 ancient sites USE: archaeological sites TNR: 108 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 anclajes USE: harbors TNR: 110 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 animal pounds USE: buildings TNR: 111 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 animal shelters USE: buildings TNR: 112 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 antenna field sites USE: telecommunication features TNR: 113 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 anticlines UF: domes (physiographic) BT: folds (geologic) RT: mountains DF: Geologic folds in surface strata sloping downward on both sides from a common crest. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 115 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 apartment blocks USE: residential sites TNR: 119 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 apartment houses USE: residential sites TNR: 121 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 aprons (geological) USE: physiographic features TNR: 122 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 aquacultural sites USE: fisheries TNR: 123 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 aquariums USE: buildings TNR: 125 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 aquatic centers USE: sports facilities TNR: 126 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 aqueducts BT: transportation features RT: canals DF: Structures designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 128 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 aquifers BT: hydrographic features DF: Bodies of rock that contain sufficient saturated permeable material to conduct ground water and to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 130 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 arboretums USE: parks TNR: 132 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 archaeological centers USE: research facilities TNR: 133 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 archaeological sites UF: ancient sites archeological sites burial caves cliff dwellings petroglyphs pyramids BT: historical sites RT: monuments paleontological sites research facilities DF: Areas of historical significance containing the deteriorated remains of a structure(s) or where past human life and activities are under study. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 109 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 archeological sites USE: archaeological sites TNR: 134 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 arches (natural formation) UF: natural bridges sea arches BT: natural rock formations DF: Natural arch-like openings in a rock mass. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 142 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 archipelagos BT: islands DF: Seas or areas in a sea that contain numerous islands; also, the island groups themselves. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 146 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 archive buildings USE: library buildings TNR: 148 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 archives USE: library buildings TNR: 150 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 Arctic land USE: tundras TNR: 151 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 arenas USE: sports facilities TNR: 153 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 aretes USE: ridges TNR: 154 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 arid regions USE: deserts TNR: 1 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 army facilities USE: military areas TNR: 156 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 arroyos UF: coulees gullies wadi bends wadi junctions wadi mouths wadis washes BT: physiographic features RT: canyons valleys DF: Small deep flat-floored channels or gullies of an ephemeral stream or of an intermittent stream, usually with vertical or steeply cut banks. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 157 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 arrugados USE: seafloor features TNR: 167 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 arsenals USE: military areas TNR: 168 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 art galleries USE: museum buildings TNR: 169 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 artificial islands USE: offshore platforms TNR: 171 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 artillery ranges USE: military areas TNR: 173 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 asphalt lakes USE: basins TNR: 174 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 astronomical stations USE: reference locations TNR: 176 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 asylums USE: medical facilities TNR: 177 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 athletic complexes USE: sports facilities TNR: 179 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 athletic fields USE: sports facilities TNR: 180 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 atolls USE: islands TNR: 181 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 atomic centers USE: research facilities TNR: 182 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 auditoriums USE: performance sites TNR: 183 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 backwaters USE: wetlands TNR: 184 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 badlands BT: physiographic features RT: barren lands canyons deserts DF: Areas characterized by a maze of very closely spaced, deep, narrow, steep-sided ravines, and sharp crests and pinnacles. [NIMA GEONet Designation ... Definitions http://164.214.2.59/gns/html/desig.html] TNR: 186 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 bahias USE: bays TNR: 189 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bailing stations USE: agricultural sites TNR: 48 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 bajadas USE: deserts TNR: 191 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 ball parks USE: sports facilities TNR: 192 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 banana plantations USE: agricultural sites TNR: 49 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 banks (commercial) USE: commercial sites TNR: 193 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 banks (hydrographic) UF: stream banks BT: physiographic features RT: levees DF: Sloping margins of, or the ground bordering, a stream, and serving to confine the water to the natural channel during the normal course of flow. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 195 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 banks (seafloor) USE: seafloor features TNR: 198 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 barns USE: agricultural sites buildings TNR: 50 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 barracks USE: military areas residential sites TNR: 199 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 barrancas USE: canyons TNR: 200 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 barren lands BT: biogeographic regions RT: badlands deserts DF: Places composed of bare rock, sand, gravel, or other earthen material with little or no vegetation and having limited ability to support life. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 187 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 barrier reefs USE: reefs TNR: 202 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 barrios USE: countries, 3rd order divisions TNR: 204 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bars (physiographic) UF: quicksand areas sandbars shoals spits BT: physiographic features RT: bends (river) islands rapids reefs DF: Natural accumulations of sand, gravel, or other material forming an underwater or exposed embankment. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 206 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 baseball fields USE: sports facilities TNR: 213 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bases (military) USE: military areas TNR: 214 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 basins UF: asphalt lakes depressions pans (geologic) BT: physiographic features NT: storage basins RT: bays cirques craters drainage basins lakes mineral deposit areas playas synclines valleys DF: Bowl-shaped, natural depressions in the surface of the land or ocean floor. [Adapted from USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 175 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 battle grounds USE: historical sites TNR: 225 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 battle sites USE: historical sites TNR: 226 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 battlefields USE: historical sites TNR: 227 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bayous USE: wetlands TNR: 228 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bays UF: bahias coves embayments BT: hydrographic features NT: fjords RT: basins bights channels estuaries gulfs wetlands DF: Indentations of a coastline or shoreline enclosing a part of a body of water; bodies of water partly surrounded by land. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 190 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 beach ridges USE: ridges TNR: 236 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 beaches UF: sandy areas strands BT: physiographic features RT: coastal zones dunes DF: Sloping shores along a body of water that is washed by waves or tides and is usually covered by sand or gravel. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 237 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 beacons USE: reference locations TNR: 242 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 beaver dams USE: habitats TNR: 243 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 beaver ponds USE: lakes TNR: 245 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bench marks USE: reference locations TNR: 246 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 benches (natural) USE: ledges TNR: 247 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 benches (seafloor) USE: seafloor features TNR: 249 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bends (river) UF: river bends BT: rivers RT: bars (physiographic) DF: Curves in the course of a stream and (or) the land within the curve; curves in a linear body of water. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 211 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 berms USE: levees TNR: 252 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bights BT: physiographic features RT: bays capes DF: Long gradual bends or gentle curves, or slight crescent-shaped indentations, in the shoreline of an open coast or of a bay. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 232 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 biogeographic regions UF: biomes ecoregions vegetation BT: regions NT: barren lands deserts forests grasslands habitats jungles oases shrublands snow regions tundras wetlands RT: physiographic features DF: Geographic regions characterized chiefly by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 201 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 biomes USE: biogeographic regions TNR: 254 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 blast furnaces USE: industrial sites TNR: 264 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 blowholes USE: physiographic features TNR: 266 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 blowouts USE: physiographic features TNR: 267 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bluffs USE: cliffs TNR: 268 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boardwalks USE: recreational facilities TNR: 270 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boat houses USE: marinas TNR: 271 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boat landings USE: hydrographic structures TNR: 273 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boat launches USE: hydrographic structures TNR: 275 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boat ramps USE: hydrographic structures TNR: 276 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boat yards USE: harbors TNR: 277 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boathouses USE: marinas TNR: 278 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boatyards USE: harbors TNR: 279 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bodies of water USE: hydrographic features TNR: 280 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bogs USE: wetlands TNR: 281 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 border posts USE: buildings TNR: 282 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 borderlands (continental margins) USE: continental margins TNR: 283 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boroughs USE: countries, 2nd order divisions TNR: 285 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 botanical gardens USE: parks TNR: 287 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bottomlands USE: floodplains TNR: 288 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boulder fields USE: physiographic features TNR: 289 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boundaries USE: reference locations TNR: 290 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boundary markers USE: reference locations TNR: 291 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 boundary regions USE: administrative areas TNR: 1252 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 bowls (performance) USE: performance sites TNR: 292 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 breakwaters UF: moles (structural) seawalls BT: hydrographic structures RT: coastal zones harbors levees DF: Structures built to break the force of waves or to restrain or direct current so as to protect a breach, harbor, or other waterfront facility. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 293 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 breweries USE: commercial sites TNR: 296 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bridges UF: covered bridges drawbridges overpasses trestles viaducts BT: transportation features DF: Structures erected over a depression or obstacle to carry traffic. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 297 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 brooks USE: streams TNR: 303 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 buffer zones USE: administrative areas TNR: 17 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 buildings UF: administrative facilities adminstrative facilities animal pounds animal shelters aquariums barns border posts cabins castles city halls civic centers civil buildings club houses coast guard stations commissaries community centers community houses conference facilities consulates convention centers customs houses customs posts depots embassy buildings exhibition buildings facilities facility centers fire stations firehouses forest stations government buildings guard stations halls headquarters hostels hotels houses inns inspection stations legation buildings lodges missions motels neighborhood centers offices park headquarters patrol posts pavilions planetariums plazas police posts public buildings ranger stations restaurants shelters shops stations structures student unions studios substations taverns town halls trading posts treatment plants United States Government establishments visitor centers walls warehouses BT: manmade features NT: capitol buildings commercial sites court houses institutional sites library buildings museum buildings post office buildings research facilities residential sites RT: military areas storage structures DF: Permanent constructions that are roofed and usually walled. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 42 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 buoys USE: reference locations TNR: 370 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 burial caves USE: archaeological sites TNR: 135 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 burns (hydrographic) USE: streams TNR: 371 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 burying grounds USE: cemeteries TNR: 372 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 bushes USE: shrublands TNR: 374 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 business centers USE: commercial sites TNR: 375 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 buttes USE: mesas TNR: 376 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cabins USE: buildings TNR: 304 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 cableways BT: transportation features DF: Conveyor systems in which carrier units run on wire cables strung between supports. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 378 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cadastral areas UF: township and range areas BT: administrative areas RT: land parcels DF: Areas for which there exist public records, surveys, or maps of the value, extent, and ownership of land as a basis of taxation. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] HN: Broad term changed from 'regions' to 'administrative areas' July 2002. TNR: 379 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cairns USE: monuments HN: Reference changed from 'landmarks' to 'monuments' July 2002. TNR: 382 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 calderas USE: craters TNR: 384 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 campgrounds USE: camps TNR: 385 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 camping sites USE: camps TNR: 387 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 camps UF: campgrounds camping sites logging camps oil camps refugee camps RV parks trailer parks (recreational) BT: recreational facilities RT: military areas DF: Designated areas on which primitive structure(s) are erected for temporary shelter or where recreational vehicles are temporarily parked. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 386 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 camps (military) USE: military areas TNR: 393 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 campuses USE: educational facilities TNR: 394 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 canal bends USE: canals TNR: 395 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 canal tunnels USE: tunnels TNR: 396 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 canalized streams USE: canals TNR: 398 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 canals UF: canal bends canalized streams ditch mouths ditches drainage canals drainage ditches drains (channels) flumes (manmade) irrigation canals irrigation ditches irrigation systems laterals navigation canals underground irrigation canals BT: hydrographic structures RT: aqueducts channels locks transportation features tunnels DF: Artificial waterways with no flow or a controlled flow used for navigation (canal), or for draining or irrigating land (ditch). [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 129 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 canneries USE: industrial sites TNR: 412 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cantons USE: countries, 1st order divisions TNR: 413 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 canyons UF: barrancas chasms flumes (natural) gorges gulches quebradas ravines BT: valleys RT: arroyos badlands cliffs submarine canyons DF: Relatively narrow, deep depressions with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope [NIMA GEONet Designation ... Definitions http://164.214.2.59/gns/html/desig.html] TNR: 165 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 capes UF: headlands peninsulas points (physiographic) promontories BT: physiographic features RT: bights DF: Projection of land extending into a body of water that prominently marks a change in or interrupts the coastal trend of that water body. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 253 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 capitals UF: county seats national capitals state capitals BT: cities RT: capitol buildings DF: Towns or cities that are the official seats of government in a political entity, such as a state or nation. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 426 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 capitol buildings BT: buildings RT: capitals DF: Buildings in which governmental legislatures meet. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 365 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 caravan routes USE: roadways transportation features TNR: 431 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 carillons USE: towers TNR: 433 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cascades USE: waterfalls TNR: 435 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 casinos USE: recreational facilities TNR: 437 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 castles USE: buildings fortifications TNR: 305 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cataracts USE: waterfalls TNR: 439 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 catchments USE: drainage basins TNR: 440 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cathedrals USE: religious facilities TNR: 441 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cattle dipping tanks USE: agricultural sites TNR: 51 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 causeways USE: roadways TNR: 443 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cave entrances USE: caves TNR: 444 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 caverns USE: caves TNR: 446 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 caves UF: cave entrances caverns grottoes natural tunnels underground lakes BT: physiographic features DF: Natural underground passageways or chambers, or hollowed out cavities in the side of a cliff. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 445 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 cays USE: islands TNR: 450 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cement plants USE: industrial sites TNR: 451 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cemeteries UF: burying grounds grave sites graves graveyards mausoleums memorial gardens sepulchers tombs BT: manmade features RT: historical sites monuments DF: Areas of land for burying the dead with two or more graves. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 373 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 census areas BT: statistical areas DF: Defined areas in which an official, usually periodic enumeration of a population is carried out, often including the collection of related demographic information. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 459 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cerros USE: mountains TNR: 460 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 channels UF: chutes (hydrographic) cutoffs (hydrographic) inlets lake channels marine channels narrows (hydrographic) navigation channels reaches (hydrographic) sounds (bodies of water) straits BT: hydrographic features RT: bays canals guts rivers DF: (a) Relatively narrow seas or stretches of water between two close landmasses and connecting two larger bodies of water; (b) Deeper parts of a moving body of water (as bays, estuaries, or straits) through which the main current flows or which affords the best passage through an area otherwise too shallow to navigate. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 233 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 chapels USE: religious facilities TNR: 472 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 chapparal areas USE: shrublands TNR: 473 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 chart regions BT: map regions DF: Map regions showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 474 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 chasms USE: canyons TNR: 415 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 childrens homes USE: residential sites TNR: 476 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 chotts USE: playas TNR: 477 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 chrome mines USE: mine sites TNR: 478 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 churches USE: religious facilities TNR: 479 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 chutes (hydrographic) USE: channels TNR: 461 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 cienagas USE: wetlands TNR: 480 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cirques UF: cwms BT: physiographic features RT: basins DF: Bowl-like hollows partially surrounded by cliffs or steep slopes at the head of a glaciated valley. [NIMA GEONet Designation ... Definitions http://164.214.2.59/gns/html/desig.html] TNR: 218 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 cisterns USE: storage structures TNR: 482 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cities UF: municipalities towns urban areas BT: populated places NT: capitals RT: Metropolitan Statistical Areas SN: For smaller, less formally established communities, use 'populated places'. For independent cities, use 'countries, 2nd order divisions. DF: Incorporated populated places. [Adapted from USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 430 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 city halls USE: buildings TNR: 306 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 civic centers USE: buildings TNR: 307 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 civil areas USE: administrative areas TNR: 18 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 civil buildings USE: buildings TNR: 1244 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 claims (land) USE: land parcels TNR: 487 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 clearings USE: grasslands TNR: 488 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 clefts USE: cliffs TNR: 489 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cliff dwellings USE: archaeological sites TNR: 136 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 cliffs UF: bluffs clefts escarpments precipices scraps BT: physiographic features RT: canyons ledges ridges DF: High vertical, near-vertical, or overhanging faces of rock, earth, or ice. [USGS Circ. 1048] TNR: 269 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 climatic regions BT: regions DF: Regions whose ecologic formations result from or are influenced by differences in climate. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 493 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 clinics USE: medical facilities TNR: 494 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 club houses USE: buildings TNR: 308 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 clubs (recreational) USE: recreational facilities TNR: 495 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coal fields USE: mineral deposit areas TNR: 496 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coal mines USE: mine sites TNR: 497 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coalfields USE: mineral deposit areas TNR: 498 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coast guard stations USE: buildings TNR: 309 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 coastal plains USE: coastal zones TNR: 499 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coastal zones UF: coastal plains coasts intertidal zones offshore areas shorelines shores BT: regions RT: beaches breakwaters continental margins DF: Strips of land (of indefinite width) that extend from the low-tide line inland to the first major change in landform features. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 240 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coasts USE: coastal zones TNR: 500 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 coconut groves USE: woods TNR: 505 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coliseums USE: performance sites TNR: 507 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 colleges USE: educational facilities TNR: 508 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 collieries USE: mine sites TNR: 509 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cols USE: gaps TNR: 510 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 commemorative areas USE: parks TNR: 512 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 commercial sites UF: banks (commercial) breweries business centers companies malls marketplaces markets shopping centers shopping malls stores wineries BT: buildings NT: industrial sites DF: Structures or groups of structures used for the sale of products and services. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 194 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 commissaries USE: buildings TNR: 310 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 commons USE: parks TNR: 521 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 commonwealths USE: political areas SN: A nation, state, or other political unit: as a : one founded on law and united by compact or tacit agreement of the people for the common good. A state of the U.S. -- used officially of Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. An association of self-governing autonomous states more or less loosely associated in a common allegiance (as to the British crown). A political unit having local autonomy but voluntarily united with the U.S. -- used officially of Puerto Rico and of the Northern Ma INP: 07/13/2003 APP: 07/13/2003 UPD: 07/13/2003 communes USE: populated places TNR: 523 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 communication centers USE: telecommunication features TNR: 524 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 communities USE: populated places TNR: 525 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 community centers USE: buildings TNR: 311 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 community houses USE: buildings TNR: 312 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 companies USE: commercial sites TNR: 513 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 compressor stations USE: pipelines TNR: 526 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 concert halls USE: performance sites TNR: 528 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 concession areas USE: administrative areas TNR: 19 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 condominiums USE: residential sites TNR: 529 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cones (geological) USE: physiographic features TNR: 530 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 conference facilities USE: buildings TNR: 313 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 confluences USE: streams TNR: 531 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 conservation areas USE: reserves TNR: 532 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 consulates USE: buildings TNR: 314 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 continental divides BT: mountains DF: Drainage divides that separate streams flowing towards opposite sides of a continent, often into different oceans. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 533 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 continental margins UF: borderlands (continental margins) continental rises continental shelves continental slopes platforms (continental margins) shelf edges (ocean) shelves, continental BT: seafloor features RT: coastal zones DF: Ocean floor between the shoreline and the abyssal ocean floor. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 284 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 continental rises USE: continental margins TNR: 534 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 continental shelves USE: continental margins TNR: 535 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 continental slopes USE: continental margins TNR: 536 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 continents BT: land regions DF: Earth's major land masses, including both dry land and continental shelves. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 540 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 control points USE: reference locations TNR: 542 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 convalescent centers USE: medical facilities TNR: 543 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 convention centers USE: buildings TNR: 315 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 convents USE: religious facilities TNR: 544 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cooper works USE: industrial sites TNR: 545 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 copper mines USE: mine sites TNR: 546 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coral reefs BT: reefs DF: Chains of coral at or near the surface. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 547 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cordilleras USE: mountains TNR: 548 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 corn belts USE: agricultural regions TNR: 1249 INP: 07/03/2002 APP: 07/03/2002 UPD: 07/03/2002 corrals USE: agricultural sites TNR: 52 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 correctional facilities UF: detention camps detention centers detention homes honor camps honor farms jails juvenile facilities labor camps penal camps penal farms penitentiaries prisons reformatories BT: institutional sites DF: Buildings and installations for the treatment of offenders (through a system of penal incarceration, rehabilitation, probation, and parole). [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 549 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 corridors USE: transportation features TNR: 563 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cotton gins USE: industrial sites TNR: 564 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cotton plantations USE: agricultural sites TNR: 53 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 coulees USE: arroyos TNR: 158 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 counties USE: countries, 2nd order divisions TNR: 565 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 countries UF: nations republics BT: political areas DF: Territory occupied by a large group of people organized under a single, usually independent government, and recognized as a country internationally. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 566 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 countries, 1st order divisions UF: cantons first-order administrative divisions provinces states territories BT: political areas DF: First-order divisions of a nation. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 414 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 countries, 2nd order divisions UF: boroughs counties judicial divisions municipios parishes second-order administrative divisions BT: political areas DF: Second-order divisions of a nation such as parishes, boroughs, counties, municipios, or judicial divisions, and independent cities such as those in Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, and Virginia. [Adapted from USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 286 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 countries, 3rd order divisions UF: barrios precincts third-order administrative divisions townships BT: political areas DF: Minor civil units. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 205 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 countries, 4th order divisions UF: fourth-order administrative divisions BT: political areas DF: Minor civil units. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 580 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 country clubs USE: recreational facilities TNR: 582 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 country houses USE: housing areas TNR: 583 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 county seats USE: capitals TNR: 427 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 court houses UF: courthouses municipal courts BT: buildings DF: Buildings housing judicial courts, or the offices of a county governments. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 366 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 courthouses USE: court houses TNR: 585 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 covered bridges USE: bridges TNR: 298 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 covered reservoirs USE: reservoirs TNR: 587 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 coves USE: bays TNR: 229 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 crags USE: natural rock formations TNR: 589 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 crater lakes USE: lakes volcanic features TNR: 590 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 craters UF: calderas BT: physiographic features RT: basins volcanoes DF: Circular-shaped depressions at the summit of a volcanic core or on the surface of the land caused by the impact of a meteorite; man-made depressions caused by an explosion. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 219 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 creeks USE: streams TNR: 593 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 crevasses USE: physiographic features TNR: 594 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 croplands USE: agricultural sites TNR: 54 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 crossings USE: transportation features TNR: 595 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cuestas USE: ridges TNR: 596 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 cultivated areas USE: agricultural sites TNR: 55 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 cultivated croplands USE: agricultural sites TNR: 56 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 currents USE: ocean currents TNR: 597 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 customs houses USE: buildings TNR: 316 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 customs posts USE: buildings TNR: 317 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 cutoffs (hydrographic) USE: channels TNR: 462 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 cwms USE: cirques TNR: 481 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 dairies USE: agricultural sites TNR: 57 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 dam sites UF: dams spillways sub-surface dams weirs BT: hydrographic structures RT: levees DF: Areas including a dam and associated structures functioning to control the flow or raise the level of water. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 599 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dams USE: dam sites TNR: 600 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 data collection facilities UF: meteorological stations satellite stations BT: research facilities RT: launch facilities reference locations research areas TNR: 604 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 deep-sea trenches USE: ocean trenches TNR: 609 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 deeps (ocean) USE: ocean trenches TNR: 611 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 defiles USE: gaps TNR: 612 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 deltas BT: physiographic features RT: alluvial fans estuaries DF: Flat plains formed by alluvial deposits at the mouth of a stream. [NIMA GEONet Designation ... Definitions http://164.214.2.59/gns/html/desig.html] HN: Changed BT from 'hydrographic features' to 'physiographic features', July 2002. TNR: 97 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 demilitarized zones USE: administrative areas TNR: 20 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 demonstration areas USE: reserves TNR: 613 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dependent political entities USE: political areas TNR: 614 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 depots USE: buildings transportation features TNR: 318 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 depressions USE: basins TNR: 215 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 deserts UF: arid regions bajadas rock deserts sandy areas sandy deserts stony deserts BT: biogeographic regions RT: badlands barren lands dunes oases DF: Regions rendered barren or partially barren by environmental extremes, especially by low rainfall. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 188 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 detention camps USE: correctional facilities TNR: 550 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 detention centers USE: correctional facilities TNR: 551 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 detention homes USE: correctional facilities TNR: 552 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 diatomite mines USE: mine sites TNR: 618 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dikes (manmade) USE: levees TNR: 619 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dispensaries (medical) USE: medical facilities TNR: 620 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 disposal sites UF: dumps incinerators landfills mine dumps refuse disposal sites sanitary landfills scrap yards slag heaps tailing ponds tailings waste disposal sites wrecking yards BT: manmade features RT: mine sites waterworks DF: Areas where refuse is dumped. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 621 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 distilleries USE: industrial sites TNR: 635 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 distributaries USE: streams TNR: 636 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 districts USE: administrative areas TNR: 21 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 ditch mouths USE: canals TNR: 399 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 ditches USE: canals TNR: 400 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 dock yards USE: harbors TNR: 637 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 docking basins USE: harbors TNR: 638 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 docks USE: piers TNR: 639 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dockyards USE: harbors TNR: 641 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 domes (physiographic) USE: anticlines TNR: 116 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 dormitories USE: residential sites TNR: 642 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dragways USE: sports facilities TNR: 643 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 drainage basins UF: catchments headwaters watersheds BT: hydrographic features RT: basins floodplains streams DF: Regions or areas bounded by drainage divides and occupied by drainage systems; specifically the tract of country that gathers water originating as precipitation and contributes it to a particular stream channel or system of channels, or to a lake, reservoir, or other body of water. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 220 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 drainage canals USE: canals TNR: 401 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 drainage ditches USE: canals TNR: 402 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 drains (channels) USE: canals TNR: 403 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 drawbridges USE: bridges TNR: 299 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 drives USE: roadways TNR: 646 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 drumlins BT: ridges RT: glacier features DF: Low, smoothly rounded, elongate oval hills, mounds or ridges of compact glacial till built under the margin of the ice and shaped by its flow, or carved out of an older moraine by readvancing ice. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 647 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dry docks USE: harbors TNR: 649 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dry lakes USE: lakes TNR: 650 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dry stream beds USE: historical sites streams TNR: 651 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dumps USE: disposal sites TNR: 622 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 dunes UF: interdune troughs sandy areas BT: physiographic features RT: beaches deserts DF: Low mounds, ridges, banks, or hills of loose, wind-blown granular material, either bare or covered with vegetation, capable of movement from place to place but always retaining their characteristic shape. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 241 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dwellings USE: housing areas TNR: 653 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 dykes (geologic) USE: volcanic features TNR: 654 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 earthquake features BT: tectonic features RT: faults folds (geologic) TNR: 655 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 ecological research sites UF: LTERs BT: research areas TNR: 658 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 economic regions BT: regions TNR: 660 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 ecoregions USE: biogeographic regions TNR: 255 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 eddies USE: hydrographic features TNR: 661 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 educational facilities UF: academies agricultural schools campuses colleges military schools schools seminaries training centers universities BT: institutional sites RT: library buildings research facilities DF: Buildings or groups of buildings used as institutions for study, teaching, and learning. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 7 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 electric plants USE: power generation sites TNR: 667 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 elevators (agricultural) USE: storage structures TNR: 669 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 embankments USE: levees TNR: 670 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 embassy buildings USE: buildings TNR: 319 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 embayments USE: bays TNR: 230 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 environmental areas USE: reserves TNR: 671 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 equestrian centers USE: sports facilities TNR: 672 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 escarpments USE: cliffs TNR: 490 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 eskers USE: ridges TNR: 673 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 estates USE: land parcels TNR: 674 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 estuaries BT: hydrographic features RT: bays deltas fjords lakes wetlands DF: Regions of interaction between rivers and near-shore ocean waters, where tidal action and river flow mix fresh and salt water. These brackish water ecosystems shelter and feed marine life, birds, and wildlife.. [EPA Terms of Environment http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/] TNR: 234 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 exhibition buildings USE: buildings TNR: 320 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 experiment stations USE: research facilities TNR: 675 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 experimental areas USE: research areas TNR: 676 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 experimental fields USE: research areas TNR: 677 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 facilities USE: buildings TNR: 321 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 facility centers USE: buildings TNR: 322 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 factories USE: industrial sites TNR: 678 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fairgrounds USE: recreational facilities TNR: 679 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 falls USE: waterfalls TNR: 680 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fans (alluvial) USE: alluvial fans TNR: 95 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 farms USE: agricultural sites TNR: 58 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 farmsteads USE: agricultural sites TNR: 59 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 fault zones UF: grabens BT: faults RT: fracture zones DF: Areas characterized by fractures in the Earth's crust. [Adapted from UGSG Circ 1048] TNR: 681 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 faults BT: tectonic features NT: fault zones rift zones RT: earthquake features DF: Fractures in the Earth's crust accompanied by a displacement of one side of the fracture with respect to the other. [UGSG Circ 1048] TNR: 657 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 feedlots USE: agricultural sites TNR: 60 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 fens USE: wetlands TNR: 685 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 ferries USE: transportation features TNR: 686 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 field campaigns USE: research areas TNR: 687 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fields USE: agricultural sites sports facilities TNR: 61 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 filter plants USE: waterworks TNR: 688 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 filtration plants USE: waterworks TNR: 689 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fiords USE: fjords TNR: 690 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fire lookouts USE: towers TNR: 691 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fire stations USE: buildings TNR: 323 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 firebreaks UF: fuelbreaks BT: manmade features DF: Areas cleared of vegetation for the purpose of impeding the progress of a grass or forest fire. [USGS Circ 1048] HN: Broad term changed from 'regions' to 'manmade features' July 2002. TNR: 692 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 firehouses USE: buildings TNR: 324 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 first-order administrative divisions USE: countries, 1st order divisions TNR: 569 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 fish farms USE: fisheries TNR: 694 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fish hatcheries USE: fisheries TNR: 695 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fish ponds USE: lakes TNR: 696 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fisheries UF: aquacultural sites fish farms fish hatcheries hatcheries trout farms BT: manmade features RT: agricultural sites DF: Pools of water and related structures used for spawning and growing of fish (that are subsequently used to stock lakes and streams). [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 124 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fishing areas USE: recreational facilities TNR: 699 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fishing lodges USE: recreational facilities TNR: 700 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fishponds USE: lakes TNR: 701 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fissures USE: physiographic features TNR: 702 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fitness centers USE: recreational facilities TNR: 703 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fjords UF: fiords lochs BT: bays RT: estuaries guts DF: Long narrow glacially-eroded inlets of the sea, U-shaped and steep-walled, generally several hundred meters deep, between high rocky cliffs or slopes along a mountainous coast. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 231 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 flats UF: sabkhas BT: physiographic features RT: mesas plains plateaus playas DF: Relatively level areas within regions of greater relief. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 705 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 flood control basins USE: storage basins TNR: 709 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 floodplains UF: bottomlands BT: hydrographic features RT: alluvial fans drainage basins DF: Flat or nearly flat land along a river or stream or in a tidal area that is covered by water during a flood. [EPA Terms of Environment http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/] TNR: 98 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 floodways USE: storage basins TNR: 710 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 flumes (manmade) USE: canals TNR: 404 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 flumes (natural) USE: canyons TNR: 416 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 fluvial features USE: hydrographic features TNR: 711 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 folds (geologic) BT: tectonic features NT: anticlines synclines RT: earthquake features DF: Curves or bends of a planar structure such as rock strata, bedding planes, foliation or cleavage; usually products of deformation. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 117 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 football fields USE: sports facilities TNR: 712 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 foothills USE: mountains TNR: 713 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fords (crossings) USE: transportation features TNR: 714 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 forest reserves USE: forests reserves TNR: 715 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 forest stations USE: buildings TNR: 325 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 forested wetlands USE: wetlands TNR: 716 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 forests UF: forest reserves national forests BT: biogeographic regions NT: petrified forests rain forests woods DF: Dense growths of trees, plants, and underbrush covering a large area. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 258 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 forges USE: industrial sites TNR: 720 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 forks (physiographic features) USE: streams valleys TNR: 721 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fortalices USE: fortifications TNR: 1260 INP: 07/15/2003 APP: 07/15/2003 UPD: 07/15/2003 fortifications UF: castles fortalices forts moats (manmade) redoubts stockades BT: manmade features RT: military areas DF: General term for any works made to oppose a small number of troops against a greater. [Getty Art & Architecture Thesaurus] TNR: 438 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/15/2003 forts USE: fortifications military areas TNR: 722 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fossilized forests USE: petrified forests TNR: 726 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 foundaries USE: industrial sites TNR: 727 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fourth-order administrative divisions USE: countries, 4th order divisions TNR: 581 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 fracture zones BT: seafloor features RT: fault zones DF: Elongated zones of unusually irregular topography on the deep-sea floor that often separate regions of different depths [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] HN: Broad term changed from 'faults' to 'seafloor features' July 2002. TNR: 683 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 free trade zones USE: administrative areas TNR: 22 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 freely associated states USE: political areas TNR: 728 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fringing reefs USE: reefs TNR: 729 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fuel depots USE: transportation features TNR: 730 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 fuelbreaks USE: firebreaks TNR: 693 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 fumaroles USE: thermal features TNR: 731 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 furnaces (industrial) USE: industrial sites TNR: 733 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 furrows USE: physiographic features TNR: 734 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gaging stations BT: hydrographic structures DF: Structures used to measure the condition of a hydrographic feature. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 735 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 galleries USE: museum buildings TNR: 736 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 game management areas USE: reserves TNR: 737 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gaps UF: cols defiles passes saddles (physiographic) sills (physiographic) BT: physiographic features RT: valleys DF: Ravines or gorges cut deeply through mountain ridges, or between hills or mountains. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 511 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 garages USE: parking sites TNR: 741 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gardens USE: parks TNR: 743 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gas fields USE: oil fields TNR: 744 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gas pipelines USE: pipelines TNR: 746 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gas-oil separation plants USE: industrial sites TNR: 747 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gasfields USE: oil fields TNR: 748 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gates (manmade) USE: transportation features TNR: 749 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 generating centers USE: power generation sites TNR: 750 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 generation sites USE: power generation sites TNR: 751 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 geodectic stations USE: reference locations TNR: 752 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 geographic centers USE: reference locations TNR: 753 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 geological features USE: physiographic features TNR: 754 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 geysers USE: thermal features TNR: 755 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 glacier features UF: glaciers nunataks BT: ice masses RT: drumlins moraines DF: Bodies or streams of ice moving outward and downslope from an area of accumulation; areas of relatively permanent snow or ice on the top or side of a mountain or mountainous area. [USGS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 648 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 glaciers USE: glacier features TNR: 756 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 glades USE: grasslands TNR: 760 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 glens USE: valleys TNR: 761 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gold mines USE: mine sites TNR: 762 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 golf clubs USE: sports facilities TNR: 763 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 golf courses USE: sports facilities TNR: 764 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gorges USE: canyons TNR: 417 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 governed places USE: administrative areas TNR: 1242 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 government buildings USE: buildings TNR: 326 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 grabens USE: fault zones TNR: 682 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 grades (physiographic) USE: physiographic features TNR: 765 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 granges USE: agricultural sites TNR: 62 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 grasslands UF: clearings glades grazing areas meadows pampas prairies savannahs savannas BT: biogeographic regions DF: Extensive noncultivated areas where vegetation is dominated by grasses or grass-like plants. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 259 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 grave sites USE: cemeteries TNR: 452 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 gravel pits USE: mine sites TNR: 772 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 graves USE: cemeteries TNR: 453 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 graveyards USE: cemeteries TNR: 454 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 grazing allotments USE: agricultural sites TNR: 1247 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 grazing areas USE: grasslands TNR: 766 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 grist mills USE: industrial sites TNR: 773 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 grottoes USE: caves TNR: 447 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 groves USE: woods TNR: 774 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 guard stations USE: buildings TNR: 327 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 guest houses USE: housing areas TNR: 775 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gulches USE: canyons TNR: 418 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 gulfs BT: hydrographic features RT: bays DF: Largest of various forms of inlets of the sea; usually larger, more enclosed, and more deeply indented than bays. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 235 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gullies USE: arroyos TNR: 159 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 gun clubs USE: recreational facilities TNR: 776 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 guts BT: hydrographic features RT: channels fjords rivers streams wetlands DF: Relatively small coastal waterways connecting larger bodies of water or other waterways. [USGS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 471 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 guyots USE: seamounts TNR: 777 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 gymnasiums USE: sports facilities TNR: 779 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 habitats UF: beaver dams rookeries BT: biogeographic regions RT: reserves DF: Particular environments or places where an organism or species tends to live. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 244 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 halls USE: buildings TNR: 328 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 halting places (transportation) USE: transportation features TNR: 781 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hamlets USE: populated places TNR: 782 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hammocks USE: physiographic features TNR: 783 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hanging valleys USE: valleys TNR: 784 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 harbors UF: anchorages anclajes boat yards boatyards dock yards docking basins dockyards dry docks harbours marine terminals moorings ports roadsteads (anchorages) seaports turning basins BT: hydrographic structures NT: marinas RT: breakwaters piers transportation features DF: Sheltered areas of water where ships or other watercraft can anchor or dock. [USGS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 107 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 harbours USE: harbors TNR: 785 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 hatcheries USE: fisheries TNR: 697 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 headlands USE: capes TNR: 422 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 headquarters USE: buildings TNR: 329 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 headstreams USE: streams TNR: 1259 INP: 07/15/2003 APP: 07/15/2003 UPD: 07/15/2003 headwaters USE: drainage basins TNR: 644 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 health facilities USE: medical facilities TNR: 791 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 heaths USE: shrublands TNR: 792 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 helibases USE: heliports TNR: 793 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 helipads USE: heliports TNR: 794 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 heliports UF: helibases helipads helistops BT: airport features DF: Places for helicopters to land and take off. [American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 92 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 helistops USE: heliports TNR: 795 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 hermitages USE: housing areas TNR: 796 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 highway maintenance sites USE: transportation features TNR: 797 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 highways USE: roadways TNR: 798 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hills USE: mountains TNR: 799 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 historic sites USE: historical sites TNR: 800 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 historical landmarks USE: historical sites TNR: 801 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 historical markers USE: historical sites TNR: 802 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 historical parks USE: historical sites TNR: 803 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 historical sites UF: battle grounds battle sites battlefields dry stream beds historic sites historical landmarks historical markers historical parks lake beds massacre sites ruins war zones wreck sites wrecks BT: manmade features NT: archaeological sites RT: cemeteries monuments parks TNR: 139 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hogbacks USE: ridges TNR: 809 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 holes (seafloor) USE: seafloor features TNR: 810 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hollows USE: valleys TNR: 811 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 homes USE: residential sites TNR: 812 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 homesteads USE: populated places TNR: 813 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 honor camps USE: correctional facilities TNR: 553 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 honor farms USE: correctional facilities TNR: 554 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 hospitals USE: medical facilities TNR: 814 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hostels USE: buildings TNR: 330 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 hot springs USE: thermal features TNR: 815 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hotels USE: buildings TNR: 331 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 houses USE: buildings housing areas TNR: 332 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 housing areas UF: country houses dwellings guest houses hermitages houses housing developments huts neighborhoods (residential) subdivisions BT: residential sites DF: Groups of buildings and neighborhoods in which people live. TNR: 584 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 housing developments USE: housing areas TNR: 816 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 hunt posts USE: recreational facilities TNR: 820 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hunting lodges USE: recreational facilities TNR: 821 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hunting reserves USE: reserves TNR: 822 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 huts USE: housing areas TNR: 817 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 hydroelectric power stations USE: power generation sites TNR: 823 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hydrographic features UF: bodies of water eddies fluvial features marine features overfalls upwellings water bodies waterholes whirlpools NT: aquifers bays channels drainage basins estuaries floodplains gulfs guts ice masses lakes seas streams thermal features RT: hydrographic structures oases SN: For natural bodies of water. For constructed waterways, reservoirs, and such, use 'hydrographic structures'. TNR: 131 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hydrographic structures UF: boat landings boat launches boat ramps sluices water mills BT: manmade features NT: breakwaters canals dam sites gaging stations harbors levees offshore platforms piers reservoirs waterworks RT: hydrographic features seaplane bases transportation features wells SN: For constructed bodies of water. For natural water bodies, use 'hydrographic features'. TNR: 274 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 hydrothermal vents BT: seafloor features DF: Cracks along a rift or ridge in the deep ocean floor that spews out water heated to high temperature by the magma under the Earth's crust. [Columbia Electronic Encyc., 1999] TNR: 834 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 ice fields USE: ice masses TNR: 835 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 ice masses UF: ice fields ice patches ice sheets icebergs icecap depressions icecap domes icecaps icefalls BT: hydrographic features NT: glacier features RT: snow regions DF: Fields of ice, formed in regions of perennial frost. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 758 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 ice patches USE: ice masses TNR: 836 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 ice sheets USE: ice masses TNR: 837 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 ice skating rinks USE: recreational facilities TNR: 843 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 icebergs USE: ice masses TNR: 838 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 icecap depressions USE: ice masses TNR: 839 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 icecap domes USE: ice masses TNR: 840 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 icecap ridges USE: ridges TNR: 844 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 icecaps USE: ice masses TNR: 841 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 icefalls USE: ice masses TNR: 842 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 incinerators USE: disposal sites TNR: 623 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 inclines USE: physiographic features TNR: 845 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 independent political entities USE: political areas TNR: 846 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 indian reservations USE: tribal areas TNR: 847 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 indian reserves USE: tribal areas TNR: 848 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 industrial areas USE: industrial sites TNR: 849 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 industrial parks USE: industrial sites TNR: 850 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 industrial sites UF: blast furnaces canneries cement plants cooper works cotton gins distilleries factories forges foundaries furnaces (industrial) gas-oil separation plants grist mills industrial areas industrial parks limekilns mill sites mills millsites munitions plants oil refineries olive oil mills ore treatment plants phosphate works plants (industrial) processing plants production buildings refineries sawmills smelters sugar mills sugar refineries tank farms whaling stations BT: commercial sites NT: power generation sites DF: Groups of associated structures functioning as a unit used for refining a material or manufacturing a product. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 265 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 infantry camps USE: military areas TNR: 869 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 infirmaries USE: medical facilities TNR: 870 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 inland seas USE: lakes TNR: 871 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 inlets USE: channels TNR: 463 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 inns USE: buildings TNR: 333 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 inspection stations USE: buildings TNR: 334 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 institutes USE: institutional sites TNR: 872 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 institutional sites UF: institutes institutions BT: buildings NT: correctional facilities educational facilities medical facilities religious facilities RT: research facilities DF: Groups of buildings or associated structures functioning as a unit used predominantly for educational. correctional, governmental, medical, or religious purposes. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 367 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 institutions USE: institutional sites TNR: 873 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 interdune troughs USE: dunes TNR: 652 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 interfluves USE: plains TNR: 874 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent lakes USE: lakes TNR: 875 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent oxbow lakes USE: lakes TNR: 876 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent ponds USE: lakes TNR: 877 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent pools USE: lakes TNR: 878 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent reservoirs USE: reservoirs TNR: 879 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent salt lakes USE: lakes TNR: 880 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent salt ponds USE: lakes TNR: 881 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent streams USE: streams TNR: 882 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intermittent wetlands USE: wetlands TNR: 883 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intersections USE: roadways TNR: 884 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 intertidal zones USE: coastal zones TNR: 501 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 iron mines USE: mine sites TNR: 885 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 irrigated fields USE: agricultural sites TNR: 63 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 irrigation canals USE: canals TNR: 405 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 irrigation ditches USE: canals TNR: 406 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 irrigation systems USE: canals TNR: 407 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 island arcs USE: islands TNR: 886 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 islands UF: atolls cays island arcs isles islets keys (islands) land-tied islands mangrove islands BT: land regions NT: archipelagos RT: bars (physiographic) DF: Tracts of land smaller than a continent, surrounded by the water of an ocean, sea, lake or stream. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 147 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 isles USE: islands TNR: 887 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 islets USE: islands TNR: 888 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 isthmuses BT: physiographic features DF: Narrow sections of land in a body of water connecting two larger land areas. [USGS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 892 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 jails USE: correctional facilities TNR: 555 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 jetties USE: piers TNR: 893 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 judicial divisions USE: countries, 2nd order divisions TNR: 573 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 jungles BT: biogeographic regions RT: rain forests DF: Tropical regions of wild, tangled, dense vegetation. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 260 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 juvenile facilities USE: correctional facilities TNR: 556 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 karst areas BT: physiographic features DF: Areas of geologic formations of irregular limestone deposits with sinks, underground streams, and caverns. [EPA Terms of Environment http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/] TNR: 894 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 kavirs USE: playas TNR: 895 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 keys (islands) USE: islands TNR: 889 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 knolls USE: mountains TNR: 896 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 labor camps USE: correctional facilities TNR: 557 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 laboratories USE: research facilities TNR: 897 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lagoons USE: lakes TNR: 898 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 laguna USE: lakes TNR: 899 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lake beds USE: historical sites lakes TNR: 804 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lake channels USE: channels TNR: 464 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 lake districts USE: land regions TNR: 900 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/09/2004 lake regions USE: land regions TNR: 901 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/09/2004 lakes UF: beaver ponds crater lakes dry lakes fish ponds fishponds inland seas intermittent lakes intermittent oxbow lakes intermittent ponds intermittent pools intermittent salt lakes intermittent salt ponds lagoons laguna lake beds lochs millponds oxbow lakes ponds pools (water bodies) salt evaporation ponds salt lakes salt ponds tarns BT: hydrographic features RT: basins estuaries reservoirs wetlands SN: Use 'reservoirs' for human engineered lakes. DF: Natural inland bodies of standing water, generally of appreciable size, occupying a depression in the Earth's surface. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 221 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 land grants USE: land parcels TNR: 910 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 land parcels UF: claims (land) estates land grants lots (land parcels) tracts RT: cadastral areas DF: Tracts or plots of the Earth's surface distinguishable by ownership. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 381 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 land regions UF: lake districts lake regions BT: regions NT: continents islands subcontinents SN: Use for land areas distinguished from ocean areas as well as general land-based regions without a more specific type designation. TNR: 541 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/09/2004 land-tied islands USE: islands TNR: 890 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 landfills USE: disposal sites TNR: 624 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 landing fields USE: airport features TNR: 89 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 landing strips USE: airport features TNR: 90 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 landmarks (monuments) USE: monuments HN: The term 'landmarks' was made a non-preferred term, July 2002. Previous types of entries using this term included 'cairns' (now USE 'monuments') and 'observation points' (now USE 'viewing locations'). TNR: 383 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 landmarks (reference locations) USE: reference locations TNR: 1240 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 landslides USE: physiographic features TNR: 914 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 laterals USE: canals TNR: 408 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 launch facilities UF: missile sites BT: manmade features RT: data collection facilities reference locations research areas DF: Areas from which rockets/missiles may be housed and projected, usually equipped with associated buildings and facilities. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 607 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lava areas USE: lava fields TNR: 916 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lava fields UF: lava areas BT: volcanic features DF: Areas of formations resulting from the consolidation of molten rock on the surface of the Earth. [USGS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 917 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 lead mines USE: mine sites TNR: 918 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 leased areas (government) USE: administrative areas TNR: 23 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 leased zones (government) USE: administrative areas TNR: 24 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 ledges UF: benches (natural) BT: physiographic features RT: cliffs DF: Narrow shelves or projections of rock formed on a rock wall or cliff face. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 248 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 legation buildings USE: buildings TNR: 335 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 leper colonies USE: residential sites TNR: 919 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 leprosariums USE: medical facilities TNR: 920 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 levees UF: berms dikes (manmade) embankments revetments BT: hydrographic structures RT: banks (hydrographic) breakwaters dam sites piers DF: Artificial embankments built along the bank of a watercourse or an arm of the sea, to protect land from inundation or to confine streamflow to its channel. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 197 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 libraries USE: library buildings TNR: 922 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 library buildings UF: archive buildings archives libraries BT: buildings RT: educational facilities TNR: 149 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 light houses USE: reference locations TNR: 923 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 light stations USE: reference locations TNR: 924 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lighthouses USE: reference locations TNR: 925 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 limekilns USE: industrial sites TNR: 851 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 linguistic regions BT: regions TNR: 1255 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 llanos USE: plains TNR: 926 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 locales USE: populated places TNR: 927 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 localities USE: populated places TNR: 928 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lochs USE: fjords lakes TNR: 704 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 locks BT: transportation features RT: canals DF: Stretches of water in canals, streams, or docks, enclosed by gates at each end, and used in raising and lowering boats as they pass from one water level to another. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 411 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lodes (mineral) USE: mineral deposit areas TNR: 929 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lodges USE: buildings TNR: 336 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 logging camps USE: camps TNR: 388 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 lookout (vista) USE: viewing locations TNR: 930 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lost rivers USE: streams TNR: 931 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 lots (land parcels) USE: land parcels TNR: 911 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 LTERs USE: ecological research sites TNR: 659 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 malls USE: commercial sites TNR: 514 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 management areas (reserves) USE: reserves TNR: 932 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 maneuver areas USE: military areas TNR: 933 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mangrove islands USE: islands TNR: 891 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mangrove swamps USE: wetlands TNR: 934 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 manmade features NT: agricultural sites buildings cemeteries disposal sites firebreaks fisheries fortifications historical sites hydrographic structures launch facilities mine sites monuments oil fields parks recreational facilities reference locations research areas reserves storage structures telecommunication features towers transportation features wells windmills TNR: 78 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mansions USE: residential sites TNR: 936 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 map quadrangle regions UF: quadrangle regions topographic quadrangle regions BT: map regions DF: Regions on rectangular maps bounded by parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude, generally published in a series with prescribed scale. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 937 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 map regions BT: regions NT: chart regions map quadrangle regions UTM zones TNR: 475 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 marinas UF: boat houses boathouses BT: harbors DF: Harbor facilities for recreational craft where supplies, repairs, and various services are available. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 272 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 marine channels USE: channels TNR: 465 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 marine features USE: hydrographic features TNR: 824 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 marine parks USE: parks TNR: 941 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 marine regions USE: ocean regions TNR: 942 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 marine terminals USE: harbors TNR: 786 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 markers USE: reference locations TNR: 944 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 marketplaces USE: commercial sites TNR: 515 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 markets USE: commercial sites TNR: 516 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 marshes USE: wetlands TNR: 945 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 massacre sites USE: historical sites TNR: 805 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 massifs BT: physiographic features RT: mountains plateaus DF: Massive topographic and structural features, commonly formed of rocks more rigid than those of their surroundings. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 946 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mausoleums USE: cemeteries TNR: 455 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 meadows USE: grasslands TNR: 767 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 meander necks USE: physiographic features TNR: 947 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 meanders USE: streams TNR: 948 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 median valleys USE: valleys TNR: 949 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 medical centers USE: medical facilities TNR: 950 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 medical facilities UF: asylums clinics convalescent centers dispensaries (medical) health facilities hospitals infirmaries leprosariums medical centers nursing homes rehabilitation centers sanatariums sanatoriums veterinary facilities BT: institutional sites RT: residential sites TNR: 178 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 memorial gardens USE: cemeteries TNR: 456 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 memorials USE: monuments TNR: 956 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mesas UF: buttes BT: physiographic features RT: flats mountains plains plateaus DF: Very broad, flat-topped, usually isolated hills or mountains of moderate height bounded on at least one side by a steep cliff or slope and representing an erosion remnant. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 377 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 meteorological stations USE: data collection facilities TNR: 605 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 metropolitan areas USE: populated places TNR: 957 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 Metropolitan Statistical Areas UF: MSAs BT: statistical areas RT: cities populated places DF: Defined urbanized areas for statistical purposes meeting requirements of the Census Bureau. [Adapted from http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/abo utmetro.html] TNR: 486 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 metrorail stations USE: railroad features TNR: 959 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 milestones USE: reference locations TNR: 961 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 military areas UF: air force bases army facilities arsenals artillery ranges barracks bases (military) camps (military) forts infantry camps maneuver areas military bases military installations national guard facilities naval bases BT: administrative areas RT: buildings camps fortifications TNR: 30 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 military bases USE: military areas TNR: 962 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 military installations USE: military areas TNR: 963 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 military schools USE: educational facilities TNR: 662 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mill sites USE: industrial sites TNR: 852 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 millponds USE: lakes TNR: 902 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mills USE: industrial sites TNR: 853 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 millsites USE: industrial sites TNR: 854 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mine dumps USE: disposal sites TNR: 625 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mine entrances USE: mine sites TNR: 966 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mine shafts USE: mine sites TNR: 967 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mine sites UF: adits (mine sites) chrome mines coal mines collieries copper mines diatomite mines gold mines gravel pits iron mines lead mines mine entrances mine shafts mines mining areas mining camps nickel mines open pit mines placer mines quarries salt mines strip mines tin mines BT: manmade features RT: disposal sites mineral deposit areas wells DF: Places or areas from which commercial minerals are or were removed by excavation from the Earth. [Adapted from USGS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 14 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 mineral deposit areas UF: coal fields coalfields lodes (mineral) petroleum basins placers salt deposit areas BT: physiographic features RT: basins mine sites DF: Areas where masses of naturally occurring mineral material are found, e.g. metal ores or nonmetallic minerals. [Adapted from Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.] TNR: 222 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mineral springs USE: springs (hydrographic) TNR: 981 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mines USE: mine sites TNR: 968 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mining areas USE: mine sites TNR: 969 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mining camps USE: mine sites TNR: 970 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mires USE: wetlands TNR: 983 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 missile sites USE: launch facilities TNR: 915 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 missions USE: buildings TNR: 337 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 moats (manmade) USE: fortifications TNR: 723 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 moats (seafloor) USE: seafloor features TNR: 984 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mobile home parks BT: residential sites TNR: 985 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mobile home sites USE: residential sites TNR: 986 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 moles (structural) USE: breakwaters TNR: 294 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 monasteries USE: religious facilities residential sites TNR: 987 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 monuments UF: cairns landmarks (monuments) memorials national monuments pyramids shrines statues tombs BT: manmade features RT: archaeological sites cemeteries historical sites parks DF: Structures erected as memorials. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 140 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 moorings USE: harbors TNR: 787 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 moors USE: shrublands TNR: 991 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 moraines BT: physiographic features RT: glacier features DF: Accumulations of earth and stones carried and deposited by a glacier. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 759 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mosques USE: religious facilities TNR: 992 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 motels USE: buildings TNR: 338 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mounds USE: mountains TNR: 993 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mountain crests USE: mountain summits TNR: 994 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mountain ranges UF: ranges (physiographic) sierra BT: mountains DF: (a) Chains of hills or mountains; (b) somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly areas. [USGS Feature Class Definitions http://mapping.usgs.gov/www/ti/GNIS/gnis_users_gui de_appendixc.html] TNR: 995 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 11/15/2004 mountain summits UF: ahus mountain crests nunataks peaks summits BT: mountains RT: ridges DF: Peaks of mountains. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 80 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mountains UF: cerros cordilleras foothills hills knolls mounds mounts BT: physiographic features NT: continental divides mountain ranges mountain summits ridges RT: anticlines massifs mesas seamounts volcanoes DF: Landmasses that project conspicuously above their surroundings. [USGS Circ 1048] TNR: 118 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 mounts USE: mountains TNR: 1000 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 MSAs USE: Metropolitan Statistical Areas TNR: 958 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 mud flats USE: wetlands TNR: 1001 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 multinational entities BT: political areas TNR: 1243 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 municipal courts USE: court houses TNR: 586 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 municipalities USE: cities TNR: 483 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 municipios USE: countries, 2nd order divisions TNR: 574 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 munitions plants USE: industrial sites TNR: 855 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 museum buildings UF: art galleries galleries museums BT: buildings DF: Buildings where the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value takes place. [Adapted from American Heritage Dic. of the English Language, 4th ed.] TNR: 170 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 museums USE: museum buildings TNR: 1002 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 narrows (hydrographic) USE: channels TNR: 466 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 natatoriums USE: sports facilities TNR: 1003 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 national capitals USE: capitals TNR: 428 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 national forests USE: forests parks TNR: 717 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 national guard facilities USE: military areas TNR: 964 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 national monuments USE: monuments TNR: 988 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/03/2002 national parks USE: parks TNR: 1004 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 national seashores USE: parks TNR: 1005 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: 07/13/2003 nations USE: countries TNR: 567 INP: 09/27/2001 APP: 09/27/2001 UPD: