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Maritime Gazetteer of Australia - Feature Codes

CODE  FEATURE AND INCLUDED TERMS 
AF  Aerodrome, Airfield, Airport, Landing Ground 
ANCH  Anchorage 
ARCH  Archipelago 
BANK  Bank, Bar, Sandbar 
BATH  Bank, Basin, Canyon, Discordance, Escapement, Fracture Zone, Guyot, Knoll, Plain, Reef, Ridge, Rise,Saddle, Seamount, Shelf, Shoal, Spur,Terrace, Trench, Trough 
BAY  Bay 
BCH  Beach 
BEND  Bend, Loop, Meander 
BGHT  Bight 
BORE  Bore, Well 
BRK  Breaker 
BRKW  Breakwater, Groyne, Levee, Mole 
CAPE  Cape 
CAVE  Cave, Blowhole, Cavern, Grotto 
CLAY  Claypan, Clayhole 
CLIF  Bluff, Cliff, Breakaway, Escarpment, Jumpup, Precipice 
CNAL  Canal, Waterway, Aqueduct, Bore, Drain, Channel 
COVE  Cove, Inlet 
CRTR  Crater 
DAM  Dam, Weir, Catchment, Barrage 
DEPR  Depression, Basin, Donga 
DOCK  Dock, Basin, Wetdock 
DRN  Drain 
DSRT  Desert 
DUNE  Dunes 
ENTR  Entrance 
ESTY  Estuary 
FORD  Ford, Crossing, Bridge, Tunnel 
FRNG  Rifle Range, Rocket Range, Bombing Range 
FRST  Forest, Wood 
GASF  Gasfield (Well), Production Platform, Rig, Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading Vessel (FPSO) and Floating Storage Unit (FSU)
GLACIER Glacier
GORG Gorge, Ravine, Canyon, Glen, Chasm
GULF  Gulf 
HBR  Harbour, Haven, Roadstead, Marina 
HILL  Hill, Knoll, Knob, Mesa, Sugarloaf,Lookout 
HMSD  Homestead, Outstation, Outcamp,Woolshed 
INTL  Intermittent Lake 
IS  Island, lsland Group, Cay, Isle, lslet 
ISTH  Isthmus, Neck 
LAGN  Lagoon 
LAKE  Lake, Tarn 
LH  Lighthouse 
LOCB  Locality (bounded), Town, Village 
LOCK  Lock 
LOCU  Locality (unbounded), Place Name, Road Crner, Road Bend, Road, Street, Highway 
MINE  Mine, Goldfield, Opalfield, Shaft 
MT  Mountain, Peak 
NAVB  Beacon, Light, Buoy 
OBJ  Manmade Object, Building, Structure, Monument 
PASS  Pass, Passage, Gap, Col 
PEAK  Mountain Peak, Summit, Point (inland),Rock Column, Butte 
PEN  Peninsula 
PIER  Pier, Wharf, Landing, Slipway 
PL  Plateau, Tableland 
PLAN  Plantation 
PLN  Plain, Downs, Prairie, Flat, Heath 
PORT  Port 
PT  Point, Head, Headland, Spit, Ness,Promontory, Bill 
RCH  Reach, Arm 
RDGE  Ridge, Saddle, Spur 
REEF  Reef 
RES  Reservoir, Pondage, Artificial Lake, Marine Farm 
RESV  Reserve, Park, National Park,Conservation Park, Common 
RH  Rockhole, Gnamma Hole 
RNGE  Range, Mountain Range 
ROCK  Rock, Boulder, Pinnacle, Crag,Needle, Pillar, Rock Formation, Tor 
RSTA  Railway Station 
RUIN  Ruin 
SHOL  Shoal, Shallows, Patches 
SND  Sound 
SOAK  Native Well, Soak, Soakage 
SPAN  Salt Pan 
SPIT  Sandspit 
SPRG  Spring, Pool Spring, Hotsprings 
STR  Strait 
STRM  Stream, Brook, Watercourse,Anabranch, Backwash, Backwater,Run, Creek, River, Gully 
SUB  Suburb 
SWP  Swamp, Marsh, Morass, Saltmarsh,Wetland 
TANK  Tank 
TOWER Tower, Mast, Flagstaff, Chimney, Windmill, Flare, Radio Mast 
TRIG  Trig. Station 
TRK  Track(walking), Path(bridle), Trail 
URBN  Urban Area, City 
VAL  Valley, Dale, Dell, Vale 
WRCK  Wreck 
WRFL  Waterfall, Cascade, Cataract, Falls 
WTRH  Waterhole, Lagoon, Hole, Pool,Billabong, Oxbow 

 

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