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SPRG spring(s)
STAT state
STR strait
STRM stream
SWMP swamp
TERR territory
UPLD upland, plateau
VAL valley
VOLC volcano
WELL well
arroyo
bahía
bajo
banco(s)
barra
barranca
barrial
boca(s)
bolsón
boquilla
brazo
bufa
cabeza
cabo
caleta
cañada
canal
cañón
castillo
cayo(s)
cenote
cerrito(s)
cerro
charco
ciénaga, ciénega
cordón
crestón
cuchilla(s)
cuesta
cuevas
cumbre(s)
derramadero
desierto
embarcadero
empalme
ensenada
escollos
arroyo, stream
bay, cove, sound
shoal
bank(s)
bar, entrance to lagoon
stream
mire
cove(s), bight, river mouth, entrance to lagoon, strait, channel
inland basin
stream mouth, stream
bay
mountain
headland, shoal
cape
cove
stream
canal, channel, strait
canyon, ravine, stream
fort
key(s), island(s), shoal
sinkhole
mountain(s)
mountain, hill
pond
swamp
mountains
mountains
mountain(s)
ridge, mountains
caverns
mountain(s)
stream
desert
landing
railroad station
bay, cove
rocks
Latitude and longitude.—Coordinates, in the third and fourth columns, are for finding purposes only. They were read to the nearest minute, but for some areas accurate maps are not available so locations cannot be exact.
Administrative division.—The number in the fifth column, 702, is the area number assigned to Mexico.
Locational reference.—The number in the last column indicates a map where the feature may be located by its standard name or a recognizable variant of its standard name, as follows:
01 Carta de la República Mexicana, Comité Coordinador del Levantamiento de la República Mexicana, Tacubaya, D.F., México, 1949; scale 1:500,000.
02 Carta General de la República Mexicana, Secretaría de Agricultura y Fomento, Tacubaya, D.F., México, 1929–45; scale 1:500,000.
The code 00 is used for cross-references and for standard names to be found only on references other than those listed above.
Glossary of generic terms
The following terms occur in the standard names listed in the gazetteer. Each of the meanings given applies in the case of one or more of the names.
aguada sinkhole, lake
altiplanicie plateau
alto mountain
arrecife(s) reef(s)
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