I'm totally thrilled about the geonames free services! As db admin for the redesign project of the female:pressure website I want to use geonames for our project.
Trying to understand the admin code system I was looking for combinations of
iso2 and admin1-5 codes in feature class P, where no corresponding entry with feature code ADM1-5 exists.
Amongst others I found Malakof (6621047), a populated place in Vanuatu, with an admin1 value of 14, but no corresponding ADM1 entry.
Actually Malakof is on the island of Makura which is part of the Sheperd Islands, which are part of the Vanatua admin1 area with value 18 (Shefa, id 2208267).
All over allCountries.txt and hierarchy.txt I could not find any clue for "Shepherd 14".