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US Topo Cartographic Specifications - Geographic Names

By NGP Standards and Specifications

US Topo cartographic specifications for Geographic Names Landforms.

LANDFORMS

Arroyo

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 15006

Feature Description: Watercourse or channel through which water may occasionally flow (coulee, draw, gully, wash).

Range

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 15042

Feature Description: A single mass of hills or mountains; a complex, interconnected series of mountain ranges having a well-defined longitudinal trend (cordillera, mountain belt, sierra).

Ridge

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 15044

Feature Description: Elevation with a narrow, elongated crest that can be part of a hill or mountain (arête, crest, chenier, cuesta, divide, esker, hogback, mogote, lae, ridge, spur).

Valley

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 15050

Feature Description: Linear depression in the Earth's surface that generally slopes from one end to the other (barranca, canyon, chasm, cove, draw, glen, gorge, gulch, gulf, hollow, ravine).

Cartographic Representation
     Features Not Symbolized

Annotation

Font StyleFont Size (Pt)Font Color R/G/BHalo Size (Pt)Halo Color R/G/BPlacement PropertiesAnno Graphic Depiction
Segoe UI, Italic9.000/
0/
0		0.70240/
240/
240		Place straight inside the
polygon. Placed horizontal,
outside of polygon, if there
isn't enough room inside the
polygon or if there are too many data conflicts in or around the polygon. 
Media
Landforms Annotation
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Black italic text. 

 

Summit

FType: No FType for this feature

FCode: 15048

Feature Description: Prominent elevation rising above the surrounding level of the Earth's surface; does not include pillars, ridges, or ranges; can occur as a single isolated mass or in a group (ahu, ballon, berg, bald, butte, cerro, colina, cone, cumbre, dome, head, hill, horn, knob, knoll, mauna, mesa, mesita, mound, mount, mountain, peak, puʻu, rock, sugarloaf, table, volcano).

Cartographic Representation
     Features Not Symbolized

Annotation

Font StyleFont Size (Pt)Font Color R/G/BHalo Size (Pt)Halo Color R/G/BPlacement PropertiesAnno Graphic Depiction
Segoe UI, Italic9.000/
0/
0		0.70240/
240/
240		Regular placement. Horizontal within the polygon 
Media
Landforms Annotation
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Black italic text. 

 

 

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