This code list is used in association with the Description Group attribute which is present within the Named Area Feature Type and Named Point Feature Type. The code list describes a high-level classification that groups together more detailed classification values.
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Definition
Land Name
An area of land with particular land cover characteristics, or in some cases with particular land use characteristics which cannot be captured as a Site, that has a distinctive name.
Landform Name
A feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the terrain, that has a distinctive name.
Other Name
Applied to named extents that do not fall into any other category.
Settlement
A settlement, locality or populated place is a community in which people live. The size of a settlement can range from a small number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanised areas. Settlements may include hamlets, villages, towns and cities.
Water Name
A body of inland or tidal water that has a distinctive name.
