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Geonames.org now includes the geobase.ca database with more than 300'000 Canadian names.

The following feature conversion has been used :

concise term :

Bay = H.BAY
Beach = T.BCH
Cape = T.CAPE
Cave = S.CAVE
Channel = H.CHN
City = P.PPL
Cliff = T.CLF
Conservation area = L.RES
Crater = T.CRTR
District municipality = P.PPL
Falls = H.OVF
Forest = V.FRST
Geographical area = L.AREA
Glacier = H.GLCR
Hamlet = P.PPLL
Indian Reserve = L.RESV
Island = T.ISL
Lake = H.LK
Low vegetation = T.PLN
Military area = L.MILB
Miscellaneous
Mountain = T.MT
Other municipal/district area - major agglomeration = A.ADMD
Other municipal/district area - miscellaneous = A.ADMD
Plain = T.PLN
Province = A.ADM1
Rapids = H.RPDS
River = H.STM
River feature = H.STM
Sea = H.SEA
Sea feature = H.SEA
Shoal = U.SHSU
Spring = H.SPNG
Territory = A.TERR
Town = P.PPL
Unincorporated area = L.AREA
Valley = T.VAL
Village = P.PPL




generic term :
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Point.Cape = T.PT
Cove (2).Bay =H.COVE
Pond (2).Lake = H.PND
Locality.Unincorporated area =P.PPLL
Hill.Mountain =T.HLL
Head (1).Cape = T.HDLD
Pointe.Cape = T.PT
Peak (2).Mountain = T.PK
Islands.Island =T.ISLS
Lakes.Lake = H.LKS
Hills.Mountain = T.HLLS
Bureau de poste.Unincorporated area = S.PO
Colline.Mountain = T.HLL
Lacs.Lake = H.LKS
Inlet (3).Bay = H.INLT
Reef.Shoal = H.RF
Pass (2).Valley = T.PASS
Ledge (1).Shoal = U.LDGU
Marsh.Low vegetation = H.MRSH
Marais.Low vegetation = H.MRSH
Pond (1).Lake = H.PND
Étang.Lake = H.PND
Fiord.Bay = H.FJD
Peninsula.Cape = T.PEN
Harbour (1).Bay = H.HBR
Bight.Bay = H.BGHT
Gully (2).Lake = U.GLYU
Ravin.Valley = H.RVN
Gullies (2).Lake = U.GLYU
Mountains.Mountain = T.MTS
Dam.Miscellaneous = S.DAM
Reservoir.Lake = H.RSV
Peaks.Mountain = T.PKS
Parc public.Conservation area = L.PRK
Pont.Miscellaneous = S.BDG
Ridge (2).Mountain = T.RDGE
Provincial Park.Conservation area = L.PRK
Ponds (2).Lake = H.PNDS
Bog.Low vegetation = H.BOG
Canyon (2).Valley = T.CNYN
Arrêt ferroviaire.Unincorporated area = S.RSTN
Ponds (1).Lake = H.PND
Barrage.Miscellaneous =S.DAM
Portage.Miscellaneous =R.PTGE
Drain (2).Miscellaneous =H.CNLD
Camp saisonnier.Miscellaneous =S.CMP

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