| Over 2,000,0000 place
names available from the |
| GNIS
(Geographic Names Information System) developed by the USGS.
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| Type |
Description |
| All
Types |
selects
all the defined types |
| airport |
manmade
facility maintained for the use of aircraft
(airfield, airstrip, landing field, landing
strip). |
| arch |
natural
arch like opening in a rock mass (bridge,
natural bridge, sea arch). |
| area |
any
one of several areally extensive natural
features not included in other categories
(badlands, barren, delta, fan, garden). |
| arroyo |
watercourse
or channel through which water may occasionally
flow (coulee, draw, gully, wash). |
| bar |
natural
accumulation of sand, gravel, or alluvium
forming an underwater or exposed embankment
(ledge, reef, sandbar, shoal, spit). |
| basin |
natural
depression or relatively low area enclosed by
higher land (amphitheater, cirque, pit, sink). |
| bay |
indentation
of a coastline or shoreline enclosing a part of a
body of water; a body of water partly surrounded
by land (arm, bight, cove, estuary, gulf, inlet,
sound). |
| beach |
the
sloping shore along a body of water that is
washed by waves or tides and is usually covered
by sand or gravel (coast, shore, strand). |
| bench |
area
of relatively level land on the flank of an
elevation such as a hill, ridge, or mountain
where the slope of the land rises on one side
and descends on the opposite side (level). |
| bend |
curve
in the course of a stream and (or) the land
within the curve; a curve in a linear body of
water (bottom, loop, meander). |
| bridge |
manmade
structure carrying a trail, road, or other
transportation system across a body of water or
depression (causeway, overpass, trestle). |
| building |
a
manmade structure with walls and a roof for
protection of people and (or) materials, but not
including church, hospital, or school. |
| canal |
manmade
waterway used by watercraft or for drainage,
irrigation, mining, or water power (ditch,
lateral). |
| cape |
projection
of land extending into a body of water (lea,
neck, peninsula, point). |
| cave |
natural
underground passageway or chamber, or a hollowed
out cavity in the side of a cliff (cavern,
grotto). |
| cemetery |
a
place or area for burying the dead (burial,
burying ground, grave, memorial garden). |
| channel |
linear
deep part of a body of water through which the
main volume of water flows and is frequently
used as a route for watercraft (passage, reach,
strait, thoroughfare, throughfare). |
| church |
building
used for religious worship (chapel, mosque,
synagogue, tabernacle, temple). |
| city |
same
as populated place |
| civil |
a
political division formed for administrative
purposes (borough, county, municipio, parish,
town, township). |
| cliff |
very
steep or vertical slope (bluff, crag, head,
headland, nose, palisades, precipice,
promontory, rim, rimrock). |
| crater |
circular-shaped
depression at the summit of a volcanic cone or
one on the surface of the land caused by the
impact of a meteorite; a manmade depression
caused by an explosion (caldera, lua). |
| crossing |
a
place where two or more routes of transportation
form a junction or intersection (overpass,
underpass). |
| dam |
water
barrier or embankment built across the course of
a stream or into a body of water to control and
(or) impound the flow of water (breakwater,
dike, jetty). |
| falls |
perpendicular
or very steep fall of water in the course of a
stream (cascade, cataract, waterfall). |
| flat |
relative
level area within a region of greater relief
(clearing, glade, playa). |
| forest |
bounded
area of woods, forest, or grassland under the
administration of a political agency (see
woods) (national forest, national
grasslands, State forest). |
| gap |
low
point or opening between hills or mountains or
in a ridge or mountain range (col, notch, pass,
saddle, water gap, wind gap). |
| geyser |
eruptive
spring from which hot water and (or) steam and
in some cases mud are periodically thrown. |
| glacier |
body
or stream of ice moving outward and downslope
from an area of accumulation; an area of
relatively permanent snow or ice on the top or
side of a mountain or mountainous area (icefield,
ice patch, snow patch). |
| gut |
relatively
small coastal waterway connecting larger bodies
of water or other waterways (creek, inlet,
slough). |
| harbor |
sheltered
area of water where ships or other watercraft
can anchor or dock (hono, port, roads,
roadstead). |
| hospital |
building
where the sick or injured may receive medical or
surgical attention (infirmary). |
| island |
area
of dry or relatively dry land surrounded by
water or low wetland (archipelago, atoll, cay,
hammock, hummock, isla, isle, key, moku, rock). |
| isthmus |
narrow
section of land in a body of water connecting
two larger land areas. |
| lake |
natural
body of inland water (backwater, lac, lagoon,
laguna, pond, pool, resaca, waterhole). |
| lava |
formations
resulting from the consolidation of molten rock
on the surface of the Earth (kepula, lava flow). |
| levee |
natural
or manmade embankment flanking a stream (bank,
berm). |
| locale |
place
at which there is or was human activity; it does
not include populated places, mines, and dams
(battlefield, crossroad, camp, farm, ghost town,
landing, railroad siding, ranch, ruins, site,
station, windmill). |
| mine |
place
or area from which commercial minerals are or
were removed from the Earth; not including
oilfield (pit, quarry, shaft). |
| oilfield |
area
where petroleum is or was removed from the
Earth. |
| other |
category
for miscellaneous named manmade entities that
cannot readily be placed in the other feature
classes listed here. |
| park |
place
or area set aside for recreation or preservation
of a cultural or natural resource and under some
form of government administration; not including
National or State forests or Reserves (national
historical landmark, national park, State park). |
| pillar |
vertical,
standing, often spire shaped, natural rock
formation (chimney, monument, pinnacle, pohaku,
rock tower). |
| plain |
a
region of general uniform slope, comparatively
level and of considerable extent (grassland,
highland, kula, plateau, upland). |
| post
office |
United
States post office |
| populated
place |
place
or area with clustered or scattered buildings
and a permanent human population (city,
settlement, town, village). |
| range |
chain
of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear,
complex mountainous or hilly area (cordillera,
sierra). |
| rapids |
fast
flowing section of a stream, often shallow and
with exposed rock or boulders (riffle, ripple). |
| reserve |
a
tract of land set aside for a specific use (does
not include forests, civil divisions, parks). |
| reservoir |
artificially
impounded body of water (lake, tank). |
| ridge |
elevation
with a narrow, elongated crest which can be part
of a hill or mountain (crest, cuesta,
escarpment, hogback, lae, rim, spur). |
| school |
building
or group of buildings used as an institution for
study, teaching, and learning (academy, college,
high school, university). |
| sea |
large
body of salt water (gulf, ocean). |
| slope |
a
gently inclined part of the Earth's surface
(grade, pitch). |
| spring |
place
where underground water flows naturally to the
surface of the Earth (seep). |
| stream |
linear
body of water flowing on the Earth's surface
(anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek,
distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run,
slough). |
| summit |
prominent
elevation rising above the surrounding level of
the Earth's surface; does not include pillars,
ridges, or ranges (ahu, berg, bald, butte, cerro,
colina, cone, cumbre, dome, head, hill, horn,
knob, knoll, mauna, mesa, mesita, mound, mount) |
| swamp |
poorly
drained wetland, fresh or saltwater, wooded or
grassy, possibly covered with open water (bog,
cienega, marais, marsh, pocosin). |
| tower |
a
manmade structure, higher than its diameter,
generally used for observation, storage, or
electronic transmission. |
| trail |
route
for passage from one point to another; does not
include roads or highways (jeep trail, path, ski
trail). |
| tunnel |
linear
underground passageway open at both ends. |
| valley |
linear
depression in the Earth's surface that generally
slopes from one end to the other (barranca,
canyon, chasm, cove, draw, glen, gorge, gulch,
gulf, hollow, ravine). |
| well |
manmade
shaft or hole in the Earth's surface used to
obtain fluid or gaseous materials. |
| woods |
small
area covered with a dense growth of trees; does
not include an area of trees under the
administration of a political agency (see
forest). |
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