CLASS NAME Fclass Fcode CODE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES
Lands L LAND 1 Large continental areas, entirely or partly defined by natural boundaries Land, Territory
Elevated features - a T MT 2a Large conspicuous heights Mount, Mountain, Volcano
Elevated features - b T HLL 2b Moderate to low heights Hill, Knob, Mound, Moraine, Nunatak
Elevated features - c T MTS 2c Alignments and highland systems Chain, Group, Massif, Range
Elevated features - d T PK 2d High summits Needle, Peak, Ridge, Summit, Top
Elevated features - e T PASS 2e Mountain passes Col, Crossing, Gap, Pass, Saddle
Elevated features - f T SLP 2f Slopes and walls Buttress, Cliff, Escarpment, Slope
Elevated features - g T VAL 2g Valleys Canyon, Gorge, Gully, Valley
Elevated features - h T PLAT 2h Plains of variable altitude Flat, Highland, Plain, Plateau, Table
Coves and harbours H COVE 3 Any kind of coastal indentation, usually large and/or deep Anchorage, Bay, Bight, Dock, Cove, Fjord, Harbour, Inlet
Seas H SEA 4 Sub-division of the salt water partially covering the Earthâs surface Sea
Islands T ISL 5 Islands and any kind of isolated feature (usually small) emerging from the water Archipelago, Island, Reef, Skerry, Stack
Sea floor U 6 Any submarine feature Bank, Deep, Patch, Shoal, Trench
Sea coasts T SHOR 7 Any kind of shore between land and sea Coast, Beach, Strand
Capes and coastal projections T CAPE 8 Any kind of land feature projecting into the sea Arm, Cape, Headland, Peninsula, Promontory, Point , Tongue
Sea access H CHN 9 Any kind of sea passage between two lands or between a land and an ocean Entrance, Channel, Narrows, Passage, Sound, Strait
Fluvial features H STM 10 Any kind of fluvial feature River, Stream, Rapids
Inland water features H LK 11 Any kind of lacustrine feature Lagoon, Lake, Pond, Pool
Ice features H 12 Any kind of ice-made feature, except cracks Glacier, Iceberg tongue, Ice fall, Névé
Ice cracks H 13 Any kind of ice crack Chasm, Crevasse
Man-made features S 14 Any kind of man-made feature, including historic monuments Camp, Monument, Station, Base, Wharf
Round features 15 Any feature having a circular shape Amphitheatre, Arena, Basin, Cave, Circle, Hole
Rookeries S RKRY 16 Nesting and breeding places of a penguin colony Rookery