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Top of the TGN hierarchy
(hierarchy root)
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World
(facet)
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North and Central America
(continent)
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ABC Islands
(islands)
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Alsek River
(river)
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Amatique, Bahía de
(bay)
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Ánimas, Valle de las
(valley)
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Antler
(river)
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Appalachian Mountains
(mountain system)
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Aroostook River
(river)
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Azul, Río
(river)
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Bahama Islands
(island group)
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Basswood Lake
(lake)
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Battle Creek
(creek)
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Beaufort Sea
(sea) [
N
]
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Belly River
(river)
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Boundary Bay
(bay)
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Boundary Mountains
(mountain range)
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British Mountains
(mountains)
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Burica, Punta
(cape)
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California, Gulf of
(gulf) [
N
]
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Cascade Mountains
(mountain range)
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Champlain, Lake
(lake)
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Channel, The
(channel)
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Châteauguay River
(river)
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Chetumal, Baía de
(bay)
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Chihuahuan Desert
(desert)
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Chilliwack River
(river)
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Coast Ranges
(mountain range)
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Coatán, Río
(river)
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Coaticook, Rivière
(river)
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Coco, Río
(river)
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Colorado River
(river)
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Columbia Mountains
(mountains)
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Columbia River
(river)
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Croix, Lac la
(lake)
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Crooked Lake
(lake)
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Davis Sea
(sea) [
N
]
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Des Lacs
(river)
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Detroit River
(river)
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Devils Paw
(mountain)
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Dixon Entrance
(sound) [
N
]
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English River
(river)
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Erie, Lake
(lake)
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Fairweather, Mount
(mountain)
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Firth River
(river)
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Flathead River
(river)
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Florida, Straits of
(strait) [
N
]
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Fonseca, Golfo de
(gulf)
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Fortymile River
(river)
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Foster, Mount
(mountain)
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Frenchman River
(creek)
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Frío, Río
(river)
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George, Lake
(lake)
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Georgia, Strait of
(strait)
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Goascorán, Río
(river)
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Gracias a Dios, Cabo
(cape)
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Grande, Rio
(river)
....................
Grand Lake
(lake)
....................
Grand Manan Channel
(channel)
....................
Greater Antilles
(island group)
....................
Great Lakes
(lakes)
....................
Grenadine Islands
(island group)
....................
Güija, Lago de
(lake)
....................
Halls Stream
(river)
....................
Haro Strait
(strait)
....................
Hay, Mount
(mountain)
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Hispaniola
(island)
....................
Honduras, Gulf of
(gulf) [
N
]
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Horseshoe Falls
(waterfall)
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Huron, Lake
(lake)
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Ixcán, Río
(river)
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Jamaica Channel
(channel)
....................
Juan de Fuca, Strait of
(strait) [
N
]
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Kandik River
(river)
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Kates Needle
(peak)
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Kettle River
(river)
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Kootenay River
(river)
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Labrador Sea
(sea) [
N
]
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Ladue River
(river)
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Laurentide Ice Sheet
(former physical feature)
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Leeward Islands
(island group)
....................
Lempa, Río
(river)
....................
Lewis Range
(mountain range)
....................
Lightning Creek
(creek)
....................
Lincoln Sea
(sea) [
N
]
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Lodge Creek
(creek)
....................
Long Creek
(creek)
....................
Lucayan Archipelago
(islands)
....................
Madre, Sierra
(mountains)
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Maine, Gulf of
(gulf)
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Manzanillo Bay
(bay)
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Maya, Montañas
(mountains)
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Memphremagog, Lake
(lake)
....................
Milk River
(river)
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Missisquoi Bay
(bay)
....................
Missisquoi River
(river)
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Mogotón
(peak)
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Moho River
(river)
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Montecristo, Cerro
(mountain)
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Motagua, Río
(river)
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Moyie River
(river)
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Mud Creek
(creek)
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Munuscong Lake
(lake)
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Namakan Lake
(lake)
....................
Nares Strait
(strait) [
N
]
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Negro, Río
(river)
....................
Nesselrode, Mount
(mountain)
....................
New
(river)
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Niagara Escarpment
(escarpment)
....................
Niagara Falls
(waterfall)
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Niagara River
(river)
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Niagara Whirlpool
(whirlpool)
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Nicholas Channel
(channel)
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North Milk River
(river)
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Ogden, Mount
(mountain)
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Okanagan Range
(mountain range)
....................
Okanagan River
(river)
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Old Bahama Channel
(channel)
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Old Crow River
(river)
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Omoa, Bahía de
(bay)
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Ontario, Lake
(lake)
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Osoyoos Lake
(lake)
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Ostúa, Río
(river)
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Pando, Cerro
(mountain)
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Pansik, Rápido
(waterfall)
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Pasayten River
(river)
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Passamaquoddy Bay
(bay)
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Paz, Río
(river)
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Pembina Mountains
(mountains)
....................
Pembina River
(river)
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Pend Oreille River
(river)
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Pigeon River
(river)
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Pike River
(river)
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Poplar River
(river)
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Poplar River, West Fork
(river)
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Porcupine River
(river)
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Portland Canal
(inlet)
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Purcell Mountains
(mountains)
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Rainy Lake
(lake)
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Rainy River
(river)
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Red River
(river)
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Rock Creek
(creek)
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Rocky Mountains
(mountains)
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Roseau River
(river)
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Saganaga Lake
(lake)
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Sage Creek
(creek)
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Saint Clair, Lake
(lake)
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Saint Clair River
(river)
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Saint Croix River
(river)
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Saint Elias, Mount
(mountain)
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Saint Elias Mountains
(mountains)
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Saint Francis River
(river)
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Saint John River
(river)
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Saint Lawrence, Lake
(lake)
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Saint Lawrence River
(river)
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Saint Lucia Channel
(channel)
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Saint Mary River
(river)
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Saint Marys River
(river)
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Saint Regis River
(river)
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Salinas, Río
(river)
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Salmon River
(river)
....................
San Gregorio, Río
(river)
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San Juan, Río
(river)
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San Pedro, Río
(river)
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Santa Cruz, Río de
(river)
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Sarstoon River
(river)
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Seattle, Mount
(mountain)
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Selkirk Mountains
(mountains)
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Semiahmoo Bay
(bay)
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Similkameen River
(river)
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Sixaola, Río
(river)
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Skagit River
(river)
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Sonoran Desert
(desert)
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Souris River
(river)
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South Channel
(stream channel)
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Spednic Lake
(lake)
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Stikine River
(river)
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Sumas River
(river)
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Superior, Lake
(lake)
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Tacaná, Volcán
(volcano)
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Taku River
(river)
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Teribe, Río
(river)
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Thousand Islands
(island group)
....................
Tijuana River
(river)
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Tomifobia, Rivière
(river)
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Torola, Río
(river)
....................
Trout River
(river)
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Usumacinta
(river)
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Vancouver, Mount
(mountain)
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Virgin Islands
(island group)
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Virgin Passage
(estuary)
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Waterton River
(river)
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Whitefish Bay
(bay)
....................
White Pass
(pass)
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White River
(river)
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Whitewater Creek
(creek)
....................
Windward Islands
(island group)
....................
Windward Passage
(passage)
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Woods, Lake of the
(lake)
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Xalbal, Río
(river)
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Yucatán, Canal de
(channel)
....................
Yucatán, Península de
(peninsula)
....................
Yukon River
(river)
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