Point
Sharp and often comparatively low piece of land jutting out from the coast or forming a turning point in the coastline, but usually applied to a less prominent or less navigationally significant feature than a cape. The term may also be applied to a rock feature at a little distance from a low ice-covered coast.
This feature type taken from the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer as at October 2002
POINT
8 - Capes and coastal projections - Any kind of land feature projecting into the sea
The following have been used in the definition of this feature type
None entered in categorising this feature type
| Code | Name | Definition | Data type | Values | UoM | Used by these Feature Types | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1042 | Dataset_Id | An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to | Mandatory | number(4) | Types | ||
| 1150 | Q_Info | An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. | Mandatory | number(5) | Types | ||
| 1090 | SCAR_Gaz_Id | Reference number as in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica | Optional | number(10) | Types | ||
| 1127 | SCAR_Name | A placename name in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. These names have been contributed by national gazetteers. | Optional | character(100) | Types |