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+ sea
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+
+
+
+ intermittent stream
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+ strait
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+
+
+
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+ swamp
+
+
+
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+
+ irrigation system
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+
+
+ a tunnel through which a canal passes
+
+ canal tunnel
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+
+
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+
+
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+
+ wadi bend
+
+
+
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+
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+ wadi mouth
+
+
+
+ valleys or ravines, bounded by relatively steep banks, which in the rainy season become watercourses; found primarily in North Africa and the Middle East
+
+ wadies
+
+
+
+
+ section of wadi
+
+
+
+ a turbulent, rotating movement of water in a stream
+
+ whirlpool
+
+
+
+
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+ well
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned well
+
+
+
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+
+ wells
+
+
+
+
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+
+ wetland
+
+
+
+
+ intermittent wetland
+
+
+
+
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+
+
+ parks,area, ...
+
+
+
+ a tract of land set aside for agricultural settlement
+
+ agricultural colony
+
+
+
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+
+ area
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+
+
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+
+ drainage basin
+
+
+
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+
+ petroleum basin
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+
+ battlefield
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+
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+
+ clearing
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+
+ a park or pasture for community use
+
+ common
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+
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+
+ concession area
+
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+
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+
+ coalfield
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+
+
+
+
+ continent : Europe, Africa, Oceania, North America, South America, Oceania,Antarctica
+
+
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+
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+ coast
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+
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+
+ business center
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+
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
+ grazing area
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+
+
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+
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+
+
+
+
+ an area characterized by industrial activity
+
+ industrial area
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+
+
+ a tract of land in the Arctic
+
+ arctic land
+
+
+
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+
+ locality
+
+
+
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+
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+
+ mining area
+
+
+
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+
+ maneuver area
+
+
+
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+ naval base
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+
+
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+
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+
+
+
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+
+ oilfield
+
+
+
+ an area where peat is harvested
+
+ peat cutting area
+
+
+
+ an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation
+
+ park
+
+
+
+ a place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor
+
+ port
+
+
+
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+
+ quicksand
+
+
+
+
+ republic
+
+
+
+
+ a tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use
+
+ reserve
+
+
+
+ a tract of land reserved for agricultural reclamation and/or development
+
+ agricultural reserve
+
+
+
+
+ a forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use
+
+ forest reserve
+
+
+
+
+ a tract of land used primarily for hunting
+
+ hunting reserve
+
+
+
+
+ an area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat
+
+ nature reserve
+
+
+
+ an area of palm trees where use is controlled
+
+ palm tree reserve
+
+
+
+ a tract of land set aside for aboriginal, tribal, or native populations
+
+ reservation
+
+
+
+ a tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife
+
+ wildlife reserve
+
+
+
+
+ an area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics
+
+ region
+
+
+
+
+ a region of a country established for economic development or for statistical purposes
+
+ economic region
+
+
+
+ a tract of land distinguished by numerous lakes
+
+ lake region
+
+
+
+ a tract of land used for artillery firing practice
+
+ artillery range
+
+
+
+ a shallow basin or flat where salt accumulates after periodic inundation
+
+ salt area
+
+
+
+ an area of permanent snow and ice forming the accumulation area of a glacier
+
+ snowfield
+
+
+
+ a tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes
+
+ tribal area
+
+
+
+
+ master source holdings list
+
+
+
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+
+
+ a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
+
+ populated place
+
+
+
+ seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)
+
+ seat of a first-order administrative division
+
+
+
+
+ capital of a political entity
+
+
+
+
+ seat of government of a political entity
+
+
+
+ an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings
+
+ populated locality
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned populated place
+
+
+
+ a populated place whose population is largely engaged in religious occupations
+
+ religious populated place
+
+
+
+ cities, towns, villages, or other agglomerations of buildings where people live and work
+
+ populated places
+
+
+
+ a village, town or city destroyed by a natural disaster, or by war
+
+ destroyed populated place
+
+
+
+
+ section of populated place
+
+
+
+
+ israeli settlement
+
+
+
+ road, railroad, ...
+
+
+
+ a raised roadway across wet ground or shallow water
+
+ causeway
+
+
+
+ a causeway no longer used for transportation
+
+ former causeway
+
+
+
+
+ a pipeline used for transporting oil
+
+ oil pipeline
+
+
+
+ a place for public walking, usually along a beach front
+
+ promenade
+
+
+
+ a place where boats, goods, etc., are carried overland between navigable waters
+
+ portage
+
+
+
+
+ an open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles
+
+ road
+
+
+
+ the remains of a road used by ancient cultures
+
+ ancient road
+
+
+
+ a conspicuously curved or bent section of a road
+
+ road bend
+
+
+
+ an excavation cut through a hill or ridge for a road
+
+ road cut
+
+
+
+ a place where two or more roads join
+
+ road junction
+
+
+
+ a place where two or more railroad tracks join
+
+ railroad junction
+
+
+
+ a permanent twin steel-rail track on which freight and passenger cars move long distances
+
+ railroad
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned railroad
+
+
+
+ the route taken by caravans
+
+ caravan route
+
+
+
+ a system of tracks used for the making up of trains, and switching and storing freight cars
+
+ railroad yard
+
+
+
+ a paved urban thoroughfare
+
+ street
+
+
+
+ a route taken by livestock herds
+
+ stock route
+
+
+
+
+ a subterranean passageway for transportation
+
+ tunnel
+
+
+
+ a cave that is open at both ends
+
+ natural tunnel
+
+
+
+ a tunnel through which a road passes
+
+ road tunnel
+
+
+
+ a tunnel through which a railroad passes
+
+ railroad tunnel
+
+
+
+ subterranean passageways for transportation
+
+ tunnels
+
+
+
+ a path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles
+
+ trail
+
+
+
+ spot, building, farm, ...
+
+
+
+ a government building
+
+ administrative facility
+
+
+
+ a building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture
+
+ agricultural facility
+
+
+
+ an area used to store supplies, provide barracks for air force personnel, hangars and runways for aircraft, and from which operations are initiated
+
+ airbase
+
+
+
+ a place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo
+
+ airfield
+
+
+
+ a place where helicopters land and take off
+
+ heliport
+
+
+
+
+ a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo
+
+ airport
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned airfield
+
+
+
+ an oval or circular structure with rising tiers of seats about a stage or open space
+
+ amphitheater
+
+
+
+ a place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located
+
+ ancient site
+
+
+
+ a natural or man-made structure in the form of an arch
+
+ arch
+
+
+
+ a point on the earth whose position has been determined by observations of celestial bodies
+
+ astronomical station
+
+
+
+ a facility where the insane are cared for and protected
+
+ asylum
+
+
+
+ a tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events
+
+ athletic field
+
+
+
+ a fixed artificial navigation mark
+
+ beacon
+
+
+
+
+ a structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across
+
+ bridge
+
+
+
+ a destroyed or decayed bridge which is no longer functional
+
+ ruined bridge
+
+
+
+ a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.
+
+ building(s)
+
+
+
+ a fixture marking a point along a boundary
+
+ boundary marker
+
+
+
+ a building for lodging military personnel
+
+ barracks
+
+
+
+ a structure erected to break the force of waves at the entrance to a harbor or port
+
+ breakwater
+
+
+
+ a facility for baling agricultural products
+
+ baling station
+
+
+
+ a waterside facility for servicing, repairing, and building small vessels
+
+ boatyard
+
+
+
+ a cave used for human burials
+
+ burial cave(s)
+
+
+
+ a heap of stones erected as a landmark or for other purposes
+
+ cairn
+
+
+
+ an underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff
+
+ cave(s)
+
+
+
+
+ a building for public Christian worship
+
+ church
+
+
+
+ a site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use
+
+ camp(s)
+
+
+
+ a camp used by loggers
+
+ logging camp
+
+
+
+ a camp used by migrant or temporary laborers
+
+ labor camp
+
+
+
+ a camp used by miners
+
+ mining camp
+
+
+
+ a camp used by oilfield workers
+
+ oil camp
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned camp
+
+
+
+ a camp used by refugees
+
+ refugee camp
+
+
+
+ a burial place or ground
+
+ cemetery
+
+
+
+ a facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information
+
+ communication center
+
+
+
+ a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals
+
+ corral(s)
+
+
+
+ a building used for entertainment, especially gambling
+
+ casino
+
+
+
+ a large fortified building or set of buildings
+
+ castle
+
+
+
+ a building in a port where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered and cleared
+
+ customs house
+
+
+
+ a building in which courts of law are held
+
+ courthouse
+
+
+
+ a facility where atomic research is carried out
+
+ atomic center
+
+
+
+ a facility for community recreation and other activities
+
+ community center
+
+
+
+ a place where more than one facility is situated
+
+ facility center
+
+
+
+ a complex of health care buildings including two or more of the following: hospital, medical school, clinic, pharmacy, doctor's offices, etc.
+
+ medical center
+
+
+
+ a facility where more than one religious activity is carried out, e.g., retreat, school, monastery, worship
+
+ religious center
+
+
+
+ a facility for launching, tracking, or controlling satellites and space vehicles
+
+ space center
+
+
+
+ a building where a community of nuns lives in seclusion
+
+ convent
+
+
+
+
+ a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water
+
+ dam
+
+
+
+ a destroyed or decayed dam which is no longer functional
+
+ ruined dam
+
+
+
+ a dam put down to bedrock in a sand river
+
+ sub-surface dam
+
+
+
+ a facility for the processing, sale and distribution of milk or milk products
+
+ dairy
+
+
+
+ a dock providing support for a vessel, and means for removing the water so that the bottom of the vessel can be exposed
+
+ dry dock
+
+
+
+ a facility for servicing, building, or repairing ships
+
+ dockyard
+
+
+
+ an earth or stone embankment usually constructed for flood or stream control
+
+ dike
+
+
+
+ an area where fuel is stored
+
+ fuel depot
+
+
+
+ a large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities
+
+ estate(s)
+
+
+
+ an estate that specializes in the growing of bananas
+
+ banana plantation
+
+
+
+ an estate specializing in the cultivation of cotton
+
+ cotton plantation
+
+
+
+ an estate specializing in the cultivation of oil palm trees
+
+ oil palm plantation
+
+
+
+ an estate which specializes in growing and tapping rubber trees
+
+ rubber plantation
+
+
+
+ an estate that specializes in growing sugar cane
+
+ sugar plantation
+
+
+
+ an estate that specializes in growing sisal
+
+ sisal plantation
+
+
+
+ an estate which specializes in growing tea bushes
+
+ tea plantation
+
+
+
+
+ section of estate
+
+
+
+ a building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.
+
+ facility
+
+
+
+ a building or works where metal casting is carried out
+
+ foundry
+
+
+
+
+ a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture
+
+ farm
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned farm
+
+
+
+ tracts of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture
+
+ farms
+
+
+
+ the buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm
+
+ farmstead
+
+
+
+ a defensive structure or earthworks
+
+ fort
+
+
+
+ a boat or other floating conveyance and terminal facilities regularly used to transport people and vehicles across a waterbody
+
+ ferry
+
+
+
+ a controlled access entrance or exit
+
+ gate
+
+
+
+ an enclosure for displaying selected plant or animal life
+
+ garden(s)
+
+
+
+ a house used to provide lodging for paying guests
+
+ guest house
+
+
+
+ a facility for separating gas from oil
+
+ gas-oil separator plant
+
+
+
+ a burial site
+
+ grave
+
+
+
+ a secluded residence, usually for religious sects
+
+ hermitage
+
+
+
+ a place where caravans stop for rest
+
+ halting place
+
+
+
+ a building used as a human habitation
+
+ house(s)
+
+
+
+ a large house, mansion, or chateau, on a large estate
+
+ country house
+
+
+
+
+ a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated
+
+ hospital
+
+
+
+ a medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients
+
+ clinic
+
+
+
+ a building where medical or dental aid is dispensed
+
+ dispensary
+
+
+
+ an asylum or hospital for lepers
+
+ leprosarium
+
+
+
+
+ a place of historical importance
+
+ historical site
+
+
+
+ a building providing lodging and/or meals for the public
+
+ hotel
+
+
+
+ a small primitive house
+
+ hut
+
+
+
+ small primitive houses
+
+ huts
+
+
+
+ a facility for use of and control by armed forces
+
+ military installation
+
+
+
+ a facility where research is carried out
+
+ research institute
+
+
+
+ a structure built out into the water at a river mouth or harbor entrance to regulate currents and silting
+
+ jetty
+
+
+
+ a place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities
+
+ landing
+
+
+
+ a settled area inhabited by lepers in relative isolation
+
+ leper colony
+
+
+
+ a basin in a waterway with gates at each end by means of which vessels are passed from one water level to another
+
+ lock(s)
+
+
+
+ a distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light
+
+ lighthouse
+
+
+
+
+ a harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.
+
+ marina
+
+
+
+ one or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated
+
+ factory
+
+
+
+ one or more buildings where beer is brewed
+
+ brewery
+
+
+
+ a building where food items are canned
+
+ cannery
+
+
+
+ a facility for processing copper ore
+
+ copper works
+
+
+
+ a furnace in which limestone is reduced to lime
+
+ limekiln
+
+
+
+ a factory where ammunition is made
+
+ munitions plant
+
+
+
+ a facility for producing fertilizer
+
+ phosphate works
+
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned factory
+
+
+
+ a facility for converting raw sugar into refined sugar
+
+ sugar refinery
+
+
+
+
+ a place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals
+
+ market
+
+
+
+ a building housing machines for transforming, shaping, finishing, grinding, or extracting products
+
+ mill(s)
+
+
+
+ a facility for improving the metal content of ore by concentration
+
+ ore treatment plant
+
+
+
+ a mill where oil is extracted from olives
+
+ olive oil mill
+
+
+
+ a facility where sugar cane is processed into raw sugar
+
+ sugar mill
+
+
+
+ a sugar mill no longer used as a sugar mill
+
+ former sugar mill
+
+
+
+ a mill where logs or lumber are sawn to specified shapes and sizes
+
+ sawmill
+
+
+
+
+ a mill or water pump powered by wind
+
+ windmill
+
+
+
+
+ a mill powered by running water
+
+ water mill
+
+
+
+ a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
+
+ mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a mine where gold ore, or alluvial gold is extracted
+
+ gold mine(s)
+
+
+
+
+ a mine where coal is extracted
+
+ coal mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a mine where chrome ore is extracted
+
+ chrome mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a mine where copper ore is extracted
+
+ copper mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a place where diatomaceous earth is extracted
+
+ diatomite mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a mine where iron ore is extracted
+
+ iron mine(s)
+
+
+
+
+ a commemorative structure or statue
+
+ monument
+
+
+
+ a mine from which salt is extracted
+
+ salt mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a mine where nickel ore is extracted
+
+ nickel mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a mine where lead ore is extracted
+
+ lead mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a place where heavy metals are concentrated and running water is used to extract them from unconsolidated sediments
+
+ placer mine(s)
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned mine
+
+
+
+ a surface mine where building stone or gravel and sand, etc. are extracted
+
+ quarry(-ies)
+
+
+
+ a mine where tin ore is extracted
+
+ tin mine(s)
+
+
+
+ a massive structure of masonry or large stones serving as a pier or breakwater
+
+ mole
+
+
+
+ a building for public Islamic worship
+
+ mosque
+
+
+
+ a place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion
+
+ mission
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned mission
+
+
+
+ a building and grounds where a community of monks lives in seclusion
+
+ monastery
+
+
+
+
+ a building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited
+
+ museum
+
+
+
+ a religious house or school where novices are trained
+
+ novitiate
+
+
+
+ a place where plants are propagated for transplanting or grafting
+
+ nursery(-ies)
+
+
+
+ a wildlife or scenic observation point
+
+ observation point
+
+
+
+ a facility equipped for observation of atmospheric or space phenomena
+
+ observatory
+
+
+
+ a facility equipped with an array of antennae for receiving radio waves from space
+
+ radio observatory
+
+
+
+ a section of an oil pipeline where two or more pipes join together
+
+ oil pipeline junction
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned oil well
+
+
+
+
+ a facility for converting crude oil into refined petroleum products
+
+ oil refinery
+
+
+
+
+ a tract of land occupied by large, cylindrical, metal tanks in which oil or liquid petrochemicals are stored
+
+ tank farm
+
+
+
+ a well from which oil may be pumped
+
+ oil well
+
+
+
+ a large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence
+
+ palace
+
+
+
+ a tower-like storied structure, usually a Buddhist shrine
+
+ pagoda
+
+
+
+ a structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation
+
+ pier
+
+
+
+ an area used for parking vehicles
+
+ parking lot
+
+
+
+ a facility for pumping oil through a pipeline
+
+ oil pumping station
+
+
+
+ a facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline
+
+ water pumping station
+
+
+
+ a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed
+
+ post office
+
+
+
+ a building in which police are stationed
+
+ police post
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned police post
+
+
+
+ a controlled access to a park
+
+ park gate
+
+
+
+ a park administrative facility
+
+ park headquarters
+
+
+
+ a facility for confining prisoners
+
+ prison
+
+
+
+ a facility for confining, training, and reforming young law offenders
+
+ reformatory
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned prison
+
+
+
+
+ a facility for generating electric power
+
+ power station
+
+
+
+ a building where electricity is generated from water power
+
+ hydroelectric power station
+
+
+
+ a post or station at an international boundary for the regulation of movement of people and goods
+
+ border post
+
+
+
+ a building at an international boundary where customs and duties are paid on goods
+
+ customs post
+
+
+
+ a post from which patrols are sent out
+
+ patrol post
+
+
+
+ an ancient massive structure of square ground plan with four triangular faces meeting at a point and used for enclosing tombs
+
+ pyramid
+
+
+
+ ancient massive structures of square ground plan with four triangular faces meeting at a point and used for enclosing tombs
+
+ pyramids
+
+
+
+ a structure of solid construction along a shore or bank which provides berthing for ships and which generally provides cargo handling facilities
+
+ quay
+
+
+
+ a recreation field where golf is played
+
+ golf course
+
+
+
+ a track where races are held
+
+ racetrack
+
+
+
+ a structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers
+
+ resthouse
+
+
+
+ a breeding place of a colony of birds or seals
+
+ rookery
+
+
+
+ an ancient site of significant religious importance
+
+ religious site
+
+
+
+ a place of temporary seclusion, especially for religious groups
+
+ retreat
+
+
+
+ a large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock
+
+ ranch(es)
+
+
+
+ a short track parallel to and joining the main track
+
+ railroad siding
+
+
+
+ a signal at the entrance of a particular section of track governing the movement of trains
+
+ railroad signal
+
+
+
+ a specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities
+
+ resort
+
+
+
+ a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight
+
+ railroad station
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned railroad station
+
+
+
+ a place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight
+
+ railroad stop
+
+
+
+
+ abandoned railroad stop
+
+
+
+ a destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional
+
+ ruin(s)
+
+
+
+
+ building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place
+
+ school
+
+
+
+ a school with a curriculum focused on agriculture
+
+ agricultural school
+
+
+
+ the grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning
+
+ college
+
+
+
+ a school at which military science forms the core of the curriculum
+
+ military school
+
+
+
+ a school at which maritime sciences form the core of the curriculum
+
+ maritime school
+
+
+
+ a fence or wall enclosure for sheep and other small herd animals
+
+ sheepfold
+
+
+
+ a structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept
+
+ shrine
+
+
+
+ a building for storing goods, especially provisions
+
+ storehouse
+
+
+
+
+ a conduit or passage for carrying off surplus water from a waterbody, usually regulated by means of a sluice gate
+
+ sluice
+
+
+
+ a facility where victims of physical or mental disorders are treated
+
+ sanatorium
+
+
+
+ a resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring
+
+ spa
+
+
+
+ a passage or outlet through which surplus water flows over, around or through a dam
+
+ spillway
+
+
+
+
+ a broad, open, public area near the center of a town or city
+
+ square
+
+
+
+
+ a building for the shelter and feeding of farm animals, especially horses
+
+ stable
+
+
+
+ a structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators
+
+ stadium
+
+
+
+ a scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored
+
+ scientific research base
+
+
+
+ a facility from which the coast is guarded by armed vessels
+
+ coast guard station
+
+
+
+ a facility for carrying out experiments
+
+ experiment station
+
+
+
+ a collection of buildings and facilities for carrying out forest management
+
+ forest station
+
+
+
+ a station at which vehicles, goods, and people are inspected
+
+ inspection station
+
+
+
+ a station at which weather elements are recorded
+
+ meteorological station
+
+
+
+ a facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves
+
+ radio station
+
+
+
+ a facility for tracking and communicating with orbiting satellites
+
+ satellite station
+
+
+
+ a facility for butchering whales and processing train oil
+
+ whaling station
+
+
+
+ stones or slabs placed for ease in ascending or descending a steep slope
+
+ steps
+
+
+
+ a structure for interring bodies
+
+ tomb(s)
+
+
+
+ an edifice dedicated to religious worship
+
+ temple(s)
+
+
+
+ a small artificial pond used for immersing cattle in chemically treated water for disease control
+
+ cattle dipping tank
+
+
+
+ a high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter
+
+ tower
+
+
+
+ a point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation
+
+ triangulation station
+
+
+
+ a tank farm or loading facility at the end of an oil pipeline
+
+ oil pipeline terminal
+
+
+
+ An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.
+
+ university
+
+
+
+ a facility operated by the United States Government in Panama
+
+ united states government establishment
+
+
+
+ a building or camp at which veterinary services are available
+
+ veterinary facility
+
+
+
+
+ a thick masonry structure, usually enclosing a field or building, or forming the side of a structure
+
+ wall
+
+
+
+ the remains of a linear defensive stone structure
+
+ ancient wall
+
+
+
+ a small dam in a stream, designed to raise the water level or to divert stream flow through a desired channel
+
+ weir(s)
+
+
+
+ a structure of open rather than solid construction along a shore or a bank which provides berthing for ships and cargo-handling facilities
+
+ wharf(-ves)
+
+
+
+
+ the site of the remains of a wrecked vessel
+
+ wreck
+
+
+
+
+ a facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds
+
+ waterworks
+
+
+
+ an area, usually a section of a port, where goods may be received and shipped free of customs duty and of most customs regulations
+
+ free trade zone
+
+
+
+ a zoological garden or park where wild animals are kept for exhibition
+
+ zoo
+
+
+
+ mountain, hill, rock, ...
+
+
+
+ a small basin containing naturally occurring asphalt
+
+ asphalt lake
+
+
+
+ a ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoon
+
+ atoll(s)
+
+
+
+ a shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts
+
+ bar
+
+
+
+
+ a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves
+
+ beach
+
+
+
+ a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves
+
+ beaches
+
+
+
+ an area characterized by a maze of very closely spaced, deep, narrow, steep-sided ravines, and sharp crests and pinnacles
+
+ badlands
+
+
+
+ a high altitude or high latitude bare, flat area covered with large angular rocks
+
+ boulder field
+
+
+
+ a hole in coastal rock through which sea water is forced by a rising tide or waves and spurted through an outlet into the air
+
+ blowhole(s)
+
+
+
+ a small depression in sandy terrain, caused by wind erosion
+
+ blowout(s)
+
+
+
+ a long, narrow bedrock platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody
+
+ bench
+
+
+
+ a small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides
+
+ butte(s)
+
+
+
+ a land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction
+
+ cape
+
+
+
+ a deep narrow slot, notch, or groove in a coastal cliff
+
+ cleft(s)
+
+
+
+ a depression measuring kilometers across formed by the collapse of a volcanic mountain
+
+ caldera
+
+
+
+ a high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area
+
+ cliff(s)
+
+
+
+
+ a deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area
+
+ canyon
+
+
+
+ a conical landform composed of mud or volcanic material
+
+ cone(s)
+
+
+
+
+ a strip or area of land having significance as an access way
+
+ corridor
+
+
+
+ a bowl-like hollow partially surrounded by cliffs or steep slopes at the head of a glaciated valley
+
+ cirque
+
+
+
+ bowl-like hollows partially surrounded by cliffs or steep slopes at the head of a glaciated valley
+
+ cirques
+
+
+
+ a generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action
+
+ crater(s)
+
+
+
+ an asymmetric ridge formed on tilted strata
+
+ cuesta(s)
+
+
+
+
+ a flat plain formed by alluvial deposits at the mouth of a stream
+
+ delta
+
+
+
+ a low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage
+
+ depression(s)
+
+
+
+
+ a large area with little or no vegetation due to extreme environmental conditions
+
+ desert
+
+
+
+ a wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand
+
+ dune(s)
+
+
+
+ a line separating adjacent drainage basins
+
+ divide
+
+
+
+ an extensive tract of shifting sand and sand dunes
+
+ sandy desert
+
+
+
+ a fan-shaped wedge of coarse alluvium with apex merging with a mountain stream bed and the fan spreading out at a low angle slope onto an adjacent plain
+
+ fan(s)
+
+
+
+ a shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle
+
+ ford
+
+
+
+ a crack associated with volcanism
+
+ fissure
+
+
+
+ a low place in a ridge, not used for transportation
+
+ gap
+
+
+
+ a short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley
+
+ gorge(s)
+
+
+
+ a high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast
+
+ headland
+
+
+
+
+ a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m
+
+ hill
+
+
+
+ rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m
+
+ hills
+
+
+
+ a patch of ground, distinct from and slightly above the surrounding plain or wetland. Often occurs in groups
+
+ hammock(s)
+
+
+
+ a relatively sand-free, high bedrock plateau in a hot desert, with or without a gravel veneer
+
+ rock desert
+
+
+
+ a relatively undissected upland between adjacent stream valleys
+
+ interfluve
+
+
+
+
+ a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
+
+ island
+
+
+
+ an island created by landfill or diking and filling in a wetland, bay, or lagoon
+
+ artificial island
+
+
+
+ a mangrove swamp surrounded by a waterbody
+
+ mangrove island
+
+
+
+ tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water
+
+ islands
+
+
+
+ a coastal island connected to the mainland by barrier beaches, levees or dikes
+
+ land-tied island
+
+
+
+
+ section of island
+
+
+
+ a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses and bordered by water
+
+ isthmus
+
+
+
+ a distinctive landscape developed on soluble rock such as limestone characterized by sinkholes, caves, disappearing streams, and underground drainage
+
+ karst area
+
+
+
+ an area of solidified lava
+
+ lava area
+
+
+
+ a natural low embankment bordering a distributary or meandering stream; often built up artificially to control floods
+
+ levee
+
+
+
+ a flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau
+
+ mesa(s)
+
+
+
+ a low, isolated, rounded hill
+
+ mound(s)
+
+
+
+ a mound, ridge, or other accumulation of glacial till
+
+ moraine
+
+
+
+
+ an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more
+
+ mountain
+
+
+
+ a mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges
+
+ mountains
+
+
+
+ a narrow strip of land between the two limbs of a meander loop at its narrowest point
+
+ meander neck
+
+
+
+ a rock or mountain peak protruding through glacial ice
+
+ nunatak
+
+
+
+ rocks or mountain peaks protruding through glacial ice
+
+ nunataks
+
+
+
+ a near-level shallow, natural depression or basin, usually containing an intermittent lake, pond, or pool
+
+ pan
+
+
+
+ a near-level shallow, natural depression or basin, usually containing an intermittent lake, pond, or pool
+
+ pans
+
+
+
+ a break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]
+
+ pass
+
+
+
+ an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water
+
+ peninsula
+
+
+
+
+ section of peninsula
+
+
+
+ a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature
+
+ peak
+
+
+
+ pointed elevations atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic features
+
+ peaks
+
+
+
+ an elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams
+
+ plateau
+
+
+
+
+ section of plateau
+
+
+
+
+ an area reclaimed from the sea by diking and draining
+
+ polder
+
+
+
+ an extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area
+
+ plain(s)
+
+
+
+
+ section of plain
+
+
+
+ a bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland
+
+ promontory(-ies)
+
+
+
+
+ a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape
+
+ point
+
+
+
+ tapering pieces of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape
+
+ points
+
+
+
+ a ridge of sand just inland and parallel to the beach, usually in series
+
+ beach ridge
+
+
+
+ a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest
+
+ ridge(s)
+
+
+
+ a desert plain characterized by a surface veneer of gravel and stones
+
+ stony desert
+
+
+
+ a conspicuous, isolated rocky mass
+
+ rock
+
+
+
+ an irregular mass of fallen rock at the base of a cliff or steep slope
+
+ rockfall
+
+
+
+ conspicuous, isolated rocky masses
+
+ rocks
+
+
+
+ a tract of land covered with sand
+
+ sand area
+
+
+
+ a channel formerly containing the water of a stream
+
+ dry stream bed
+
+
+
+ a long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below
+
+ escarpment
+
+
+
+ a broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains
+
+ saddle
+
+
+
+ a narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively
+
+ shore
+
+
+
+ a small crater-shape depression in a karst area
+
+ sinkhole
+
+
+
+ a mound of earth material, at the base of a slope and the associated scoured area
+
+ slide
+
+
+
+ a surface with a relatively uniform slope angle
+
+ slope(s)
+
+
+
+ a narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody
+
+ spit
+
+
+
+ a subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation
+
+ spur(s)
+
+
+
+ a steep concave slope formed by an accumulation of loose rock fragments at the base of a cliff or steep slope
+
+ talus slope
+
+
+
+ a long wind-swept trough between parallel longitudinal dunes
+
+ interdune trough(s)
+
+
+
+ a long, narrow alluvial platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody
+
+ terrace
+
+
+
+ an extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief
+
+ upland
+
+
+
+
+ an elongated depression usually traversed by a stream
+
+ valley
+
+
+
+ a valley the floor of which is notably higher than the valley or shore to which it leads; most common in areas that have been glaciated
+
+ hanging valley
+
+
+
+ elongated depressions usually traversed by a stream
+
+ valleys
+
+
+
+
+ section of valley
+
+
+
+
+ a conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top
+
+ volcano
+
+
+
+ undersea
+
+
+
+ a gentle slope, with a generally smooth surface, particularly found around groups of islands and seamounts
+
+ apron
+
+
+
+ a low bulge around the southeastern end of the island of Hawaii
+
+ arch
+
+
+
+ an area of subdued corrugations off Baja California
+
+ arrugado
+
+
+
+ a region adjacent to a continent, normally occupied by or bordering a shelf, that is highly irregular with depths well in excess of those typical of a shelf
+
+ borderland
+
+
+
+ elevations, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
+
+ banks
+
+
+
+ a small terrace
+
+ bench
+
+
+
+ an elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for safe surface navigation
+
+ bank
+
+
+
+ a depression more or less equidimensional in plan and of variable extent
+
+ basin
+
+
+
+ an entire mountain system including the subordinate ranges, interior plateaus, and basins
+
+ cordillera
+
+
+
+ relatively narrow, deep depressions with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
+
+ canyons
+
+
+
+ a relatively narrow, deep depression with steep sides, the bottom of which generally has a continuous slope
+
+ canyon
+
+
+
+ a gentle slope rising from oceanic depths towards the foot of a continental slope
+
+ continental rise
+
+
+
+ a localized deep area within the confines of a larger feature, such as a trough, basin or trench
+
+ deep
+
+
+
+ a line along which there is a marked increase of slope at the outer margin of a continental shelf or island shelf
+
+ shelf edge
+
+
+
+ an elongated and comparatively steep slope separating flat or gently sloping areas
+
+ escarpment (or scarp)
+
+
+
+ a relatively smooth feature normally sloping away from the lower termination of a canyon or canyon system
+
+ fan
+
+
+
+ a small level or nearly level area
+
+ flat
+
+
+
+ a branch of a canyon or valley
+
+ fork
+
+
+
+ a branch of a canyon or valley
+
+ forks
+
+
+
+ an extensive linear zone of irregular topography of the sea floor, characterized by steep-sided or asymmetrical ridges, troughs, or escarpments
+
+ fracture zone
+
+
+
+ a closed, linear, narrow, shallow depression
+
+ furrow
+
+
+
+ a narrow break in a ridge or rise
+
+ gap
+
+
+
+ a small valley-like feature
+
+ gully
+
+
+
+ an elevation rising generally less than 500 meters
+
+ hill
+
+
+
+ elevations rising generally less than 500 meters
+
+ hills
+
+
+
+ a small depression of the sea floor
+
+ hole
+
+
+
+ an elevation rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
+
+ knoll
+
+
+
+ elevations rising generally more than 500 meters and less than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summits
+
+ knolls
+
+
+
+ a rocky projection or outcrop, commonly linear and near shore
+
+ ledge
+
+
+
+ an embankment bordering a canyon, valley, or seachannel
+
+ levee
+
+
+
+ the axial depression of the mid-oceanic ridge system
+
+ median valley
+
+
+
+ an isolated, extensive, flat-topped elevation on the shelf, with relatively steep sides
+
+ mesa
+
+
+
+ a low, isolated, rounded hill
+
+ mound
+
+
+
+ an annular depression that may not be continuous, located at the base of many seamounts, islands, and other isolated elevations
+
+ moat
+
+
+
+ well-delineated subdivisions of a large and complex positive feature
+
+ mountains
+
+
+
+ a well-delineated subdivision of a large and complex positive feature
+
+ mountain
+
+
+
+ prominent elevations, part of a larger feature, either pointed or of very limited extent across the summit
+
+ peaks
+
+
+
+ a prominent elevation, part of a larger feature, either pointed or of very limited extent across the summit
+
+ peak
+
+
+
+ a flat or gently sloping underwater surface extending seaward from the shore
+
+ platform
+
+
+
+ a flat, gently sloping or nearly level region
+
+ plain
+
+
+
+ a comparatively flat-topped feature of considerable extent, dropping off abruptly on one or more sides
+
+ plateau
+
+
+
+ a high tower or spire-shaped pillar of rock or coral, alone or cresting a summit
+
+ pinnacle
+
+
+
+ a region identifiable by a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are markedly in contrast with surrounding areas
+
+ province
+
+
+
+ a small canyon
+
+ ravine
+
+
+
+ a long narrow elevation with steep sides
+
+ ridge
+
+
+
+ long narrow elevations with steep sides
+
+ ridges
+
+
+
+ surface-navigation hazards composed of consolidated material
+
+ reefs
+
+
+
+ a surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material
+
+ reef
+
+
+
+ a broad elevation that rises gently, and generally smoothly, from the sea floor
+
+ rise
+
+
+
+ a gentle slope connecting areas of different elevations
+
+ ramp
+
+
+
+ a series of associated ridges or seamounts
+
+ range
+
+
+
+ a continuously sloping, elongated depression commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
+
+ seachannel
+
+
+
+ continuously sloping, elongated depressions commonly found in fans or plains and customarily bordered by levees on one or two sides
+
+ seachannels
+
+
+
+ a low part, resembling in shape a saddle, in a ridge or between contiguous seamounts
+
+ saddle
+
+
+
+ a zone adjacent to a continent (or around an island) that extends from the low water line to a depth at which there is usually a marked increase of slope towards oceanic depths
+
+ shelf
+
+
+
+ a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material
+
+ shoal
+
+
+
+ hazards to surface navigation composed of unconsolidated material
+
+ shoals
+
+
+
+ a valley on the shelf, generally the shoreward extension of a canyon
+
+ shelf valley
+
+
+
+ the low part of a gap or saddle separating basins
+
+ sill
+
+
+
+ the slope seaward from the shelf edge to the beginning of a continental rise or the point where there is a general reduction in slope
+
+ slope
+
+
+
+ elevations rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
+
+ seamounts
+
+
+
+ an elevation rising generally more than 1,000 meters and of limited extent across the summit
+
+ seamount
+
+
+
+ a subordinate elevation, ridge, or rise projecting outward from a larger feature
+
+ spur
+
+
+
+ a relatively flat horizontal or gently inclined surface, sometimes long and narrow, which is bounded by a steeper ascending slope on one side and by a steep descending slope on the opposite side
+
+ terrace
+
+
+
+ seamounts having a comparatively smooth, flat top
+
+ tablemounts (or guyots)
+
+
+
+ a seamount having a comparatively smooth, flat top
+
+ tablemount (or guyot)
+
+
+
+ an elongate (tongue-like) extension of a flat sea floor into an adjacent higher feature
+
+ tongue
+
+
+
+ a long depression of the sea floor characteristically flat bottomed and steep sided, and normally shallower than a trench
+
+ trough
+
+
+
+ a long, narrow, characteristically very deep and asymmetrical depression of the sea floor, with relatively steep sides
+
+ trench
+
+
+
+ a relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient
+
+ valley
+
+
+
+ a relatively shallow, wide depression, the bottom of which usually has a continuous gradient
+
+ valleys
+
+
+
+ forest, heath, ...
+
+
+
+ a small clump of conspicuous bushes in an otherwise bare area
+
+ bush(es)
+
+
+
+ an area under cultivation
+
+ cultivated area
+
+
+
+ an area dominated by tree vegetation
+
+ forest(s)
+
+
+
+ a forest fossilized by geologic processes and now exposed at the earth's surface
+
+ fossilized forest
+
+
+
+
+ an area dominated by grass vegetation
+
+ grassland
+
+
+
+ a planting of coconut trees
+
+ coconut grove
+
+
+
+ a planting of olive trees
+
+ olive grove
+
+
+
+ a planting of palm trees
+
+ palm grove
+
+
+
+ a planting of pine trees
+
+ pine grove
+
+
+
+ an upland moor or sandy area dominated by low shrubby vegetation including heather
+
+ heath
+
+
+
+
+ a small, poorly drained area dominated by grassy vegetation
+
+ meadow
+
+
+
+ a planting of fruit or nut trees
+
+ orchard(s)
+
+
+
+ an area of low trees, bushes, and shrubs stunted by some environmental limitation
+
+ scrubland
+
+
+
+ a conspicuous tree used as a landmark
+
+ tree(s)
+
+
+
+
+ a marshy, treeless, high latitude plain, dominated by mosses, lichens, and low shrub vegetation under permafrost conditions
+
+ tundra
+
+
+
+ a planting of grapevines
+
+ vineyard
+
+
+
+ plantings of grapevines
+
+ vineyards
+
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