Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 559 |
Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 228 |
Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 838 |
Islands (ISLS)
(Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 83 |
Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 43 |
Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 65 |
Nunatak (NTK)
(A rock or mountain peak protruding through glacial ice) | 156 |
Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 87 |
Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 8 |
Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 329 |
Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 85 |
Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 51 |
Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 92 |
Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 361 |
Cape (CAPE)
(A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction) | 24 |
Shore (SHOR)
(A narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively) | 13 |
Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 213 |
Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 9 |
Cliff(s) (CLF)
(A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area) | 20 |
Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 27 |
Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 44 |
Plateau (PLAT)
(An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams) | 3 |
Delta (DLTA)
(A flat plain formed by alluvial deposits at the mouth of a stream) | 10 |
Cirque (CRQ)
(A bowl-like hollow partially surrounded by cliffs or steep slopes at the head of a glaciated valley) | 4 |
Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 51 |
Fan(s) (FAN)
(A fan-shaped wedge of coarse alluvium with apex merging with a mountain stream bed and the fan spreading out at a low angle slope onto an adjacent plain) | 5 |
Spit (SPIT)
(A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody) | 10 |
Moraine (MRN)
(A mound, ridge, or other accumulation of glacial till) | 20 |
Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 12 |
Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 3 |
Bench (BNCH)
(A long, narrow bedrock platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody) | 1 |
Gorge(s) (GRGE)
(A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley) | 1 |
Upland (UPLD)
(An extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief) | 4 |
Section of island (ISLX)
| 3 |
Cleft(s) (CFT)
(A deep narrow slot, notch, or groove in a coastal cliff) | 1 |
Interfluve (INTF)
(A relatively undissected upland between adjacent stream valleys) | 4 |
Bar (BAR)
(A shallow ridge or mound of coarse unconsolidated material in a stream channel, at the mouth of a stream, estuary, or lagoon and in the wave-break zone along coasts) | 5 |
Depression(s) (DPR)
(A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage) | 1 |
Cone(s) (CONE)
(A conical landform composed of mud or volcanic material) | 17 |
Lava area (LAVA)
(An area of solidified lava) | 1 |
Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 1 |
Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 2 |
Nunataks (NTKS)
(Rocks or mountain peaks protruding through glacial ice) | 2 |