Location

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The Location type is used for any topic with a fixed location. It includes geographic features such as oceans and mountains, political enties... more

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	Property Name	Data Type	Property Description
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	Geolocation geolocation	Geocode	In order of: longitude, latitude. For non-point locations, enter the geographical center (centroid) of the feature.	1
	Contains contains	Location links in as Contained by	Other locations within the boundaries of this location.
	Contained by containedby	Location links in as Contains	Other locations that this falls within the boundaries of.
	Adjoins adjoin_s	Adjoining Relationship links in as Adjoins	Other locations that adjoin to this one.
	Area area	Measurement (Square kilometer)	There is no description for this property.
	USBG name usbg_name	Text	A unique name given to geographic features by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Used for features within the U.S. and its territories.
	GNIS ID gnis_feature_id	Enumeration	A unique ID for features cataloged by the United States Geographic Names Information System. Used for features in the U.S. and its territories.
	GEOnet feature ID gns_ufi	Enumeration	The UFI (Unique Feature ID) used by GeoNet for features outside of the United States.
	Time zone(s) time_zones	Time Zone links in as Locations in this time zone	The time zone or zones that affect this location.
	Geometry geometry	Geometry links in as Delineates location	There is no description for this property.
	People born here people_born_here	Person links in as Place of birth	There is no description for this property.

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Topic Properties

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	Property Name	Data Type	Property Description
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	Also known as	Text	There is no description for this property.
	article	Document	There is no description for this property.
	image	Image links in as Appears In Topic Gallery	There is no description for this property.
	Web Link(s)	Webpage	There is no description for this property.

Incoming Properties The below properties link to Location as the data type. If the relationship is reciprocal, create a return link.

Type	Incoming Property Name	Property Description
Language Family /language/language_family	geographic distribution
Deceased Person /people/deceased_person	Place of death
User Profile /freebase/user_profile	Where I Grew Up
User Profile /freebase/user_profile	Where I Live
Film /film/film	Featured Locations
Musical Artist /music/artist	Place Musical Career Began	the place of origin of this artist as a musician (not necessarily place of birth)
Bodysnatchers2 /user/azstu/default_domain/bodysnatchers2	Location
Airport /aviation/airport	Serves
Airliner accident /aviation/airliner_accident	Site
Book Edition /book/book_edition	Place of publication
Tropical Cyclone /meteorology/tropical_cyclone	Affected areas
Road junction /transportation/road_junction	At or near
River /geography/river	Origin	The body of water, mountain, etc. from which a river originates; if formed by a confluence of rivers, list both.
River /geography/river	Mouth	The body of water into which this river flows; if the river ends in a confluence with another river, enter the name of the new river.
Lake in-/outflow /geography/lake_in_outflow	Body of water (river, lake, etc.)
Cheese /food/cheese	Region
Cheese certification /food/cheese_certification	Certification region
Bottled water /food/bottled_water	Source
Road End /transportation/road_starting_point	Location
TV Network /tv/tv_network	Areas Served
Company /business/company	Place founded
School district /education/school_district	Locations served	The locations (city, township, borough, county, etc.) that are served by this district.
Image /common/image	Image Location
Film rating system /film/content_rating_system	Jurisdiction
Saint Relics /user/xtine/saints/relic	Location
Spaceport /spaceflight/rocket_launch_site	Location
Winery /user/jamie/oldwine/winery	Vinyards
Medical trial /medicine/medical_trial	Location
Trip /user/robert/default_domain/trip	Locations Visited
Event /user/rcheramy/default_domain/event	Venue
Boat Disposition /boats/boat_disposition	Location
Yacht Club /user/jamie/default_domain/yacht_racing/yacht_club	Location
War /user/jerols/default_domain/war	Locations
Military Conflict /user/patrick/default_domain/military_conflict	Location
Firma /user/carlo_velten/default_domain/firma	Vertical
Firma /user/carlo_velten/default_domain/firma	Horizontal
Transit System /metropolitan_transit/transit_system	Area Served
Military Conflict /military/military_conflict	Locations
Contextual Person /user/davidx/default_domain/contextual_person	Works
Contextual Person /user/davidx/default_domain/contextual_person	Lives
Human Language /language/human_language	Region
Manufacturing Plant /automotive/manufacturing_plant	Location
Candy bar /food/candy_bar	Sold in (countries)
Fossil /user/jfry/default_domain/fossil	Location discovered
Place of Publication Period /book/place_of_publication_period	Place of Publication	Enter the city if you know it, otherwise the state/province or country
Newspaper /book/newspaper	Circulation Areas	The primary location(s) where the newspaper is circulated.
Game /games/game	Origin
Deceased Person /people/deceased_person	Place of burial
Religion /religion/religion	Sacred Sites	A place held to be holy by adherents of a religion. Examples: Jerusalem, Calvary, Itsukushima Shrine.
Botanic Garden /user/davev/default_domain/botanic_garden	Location
Jokes /user/slaveri/default_domain/jokes	Review 2
Earmark /user/robert/default_domain/earmark	Place of performance
Fire Department /user/alexander/default_domain/fire_department	Location Served
Climbing Route /user/redpointed/default_domain/climbing_route	Location
Museum Object /user/robinboast/default_domain/museum_object	Provenance	The source location of the object. Where it was originally made or produced.
Museum Object /user/robinboast/default_domain/museum_object	Collection Location	The location where the object was collected. May be different from where it was made.
Culture Group /user/robinboast/default_domain/culture_group	Location	The location of the culture group.
Suburb /user/hds/default_domain/suburb	Contained By
Chess Game /chess/chess_game	Location
Perl-Metaweb Test /user/hds/default_domain/net_metaweb_test	Test Location
Event /user/deizel/default_domain/event	Venue	Where does this event take place?
Photograph /user/tmalaher/default_domain/photograph	Location
Film cut /film/film_cut	Film release region
Trend /user/pvonstackelberg/Futures_Studies/trend	Location	The location (city, state, country, continent, etc.) where the trend will have its primary impact.
Event /user/pvonstackelberg/Futures_Studies/event	Location
Media Article /user/fabricio/default_domain/media_appearance	Location
Tall ship /user/skud/tall_ships/tall_ship	Home port	Where does this ship usually hang out?
Issue /user/pvonstackelberg/Futures_Studies/issue	Location
Runway Supplemental /user/ptomblin/default_domain/runway_supplemental	Start location
Runway Supplemental /user/ptomblin/default_domain/runway_supplemental	End location
Airport runway /aviation/airport_runway	Start location
Airport runway /aviation/airport_runway	End location