| CODE |
CLASSIFICATION |
DESCRIPTION |
| GEOG |
Geographical |
Geographical name in terms of the Geographical
Names Act, 1991 - is applied to natural features and major cultural
features such as towns. The feature still exists.
|
| GEOH |
Geographical Historical |
Geographical (Historical) name - as for GEOG but
refers to significant features that no longer exist.
|
| RECD |
Recorded |
Recorded name in terms of the Geographical Names Act,
1991 - generally refers to minor cultural features such as wells and
dams and to certain natural features when the name is regarded as
descriptive.
|
| RECH |
Recorded Historical |
Recorded (Historical) name - applied to minor cultural
features that no longer exist, or to the former name of any feature
that could be classified as GEOG or RECD that has had its name changed.
|
| ABNA |
Aboriginal |
Aboriginal name - applied to the Aboriginal name of
features that also have a Non-Aboriginal name but has yet to be dual
named.
|
| LOCL |
Local |
Local name - applied to features that are not regarded
as places in terms of the Geographical Names Act, 1991 or are excluded
from the operations of the Act.
|
| LOCH |
Local Historical |
Local (Historical) name - applied to features that
would have been classified LOCL but no longer exist, or the former
name of such features when the name has been changed.
|
| VART |
Variant |
Variant name - applied to any alternative unaccepted
spelling of any other classification.
|
| DEPT |
Departmental |
Departmental name - applied to feature named by government
agencies that are not regarded as places in terms of the Act.
|
| DEPH |
Departmental Historical |
Departmental (Historical) name - applied to features
that would have been classified DEPT but no longer exist, or the former
name of such features when the name has been changed.
|
| UNAP |
Unapproved |
Unapproved names - applied to names that have been
proposed but not approved under the Geographical Names Act, 1991.
Are included in the gazetteer for information only and should NOT
be used.
|
| "NULL" |
Unclassified |
Not yet classified.
|
