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List of included features

The Features Included In GeoCrossWalk The GeoCrossWalk gazetteer is not just a list of place names. It contains many types of features. The following is a list of all the feature types in the gazetteer, along with the number of occurrences of each. This list is accurate as of 16th March 2006.

Feature Type

Number of occurrences

military areas 3
national parks 83
political areas 14
greater London 1
county 35
London borough 33
non metropolitan district 274
metropolitan district 36
unitary authority 68
Scottish councils 32
Westminster parliamentary constituencies 641
Scottish parliamentary constituencies 73
ward 11353
reference locations 153
reserves 366
hydrographic features 23777
bays 2094
channels 1
lakes 4274
rivers 21616
streams 60
waterfalls 8
springs (hydrographic) 2
agricultural sites 131347
buildings 19222
commercial sites 3019
industrial sites 4469
power generation sites 90
public houses 8175
hotels 9592
correctional facilities 35
educational facilities 34679
medical facilities 3568
religious facilities 26281
library buildings 242
museum buildings 368
post office buildings 1097
research facilities 117
mobile home parks 887
cemeteries 1214
fortifications 309
historical sites 6416
archaeological sites 355
roman 179
canals 96
dam sites 255
harbors 92
marinas 53
piers 876
reservoirs 1399
waterworks 436
landmarks 26
mine sites 3333
recreational facilities 13725
sports facilities 1921
zoos 1
telecommunication features 70
towers 1
transportation features 3562
airport features 226
bridges 16518
locks 396
railroad features 413
trails 6
roadway features 1
populated places 29
cities 57
towns 1316
village or hamlet 44403
beaches 285
capes 2752
caves 909
cirques 3045
cliffs 2457
gaps 689
mountains 15217
ridges 393
natural rock formations 2505
arches (natural formation) 8
hill 28263
valleys 1946
forests 4220
woods 52499
shrublands 7972
wetlands 773
islands 2192
research areas 3

 

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