Abbreviations for geographical terms

Abbreviations for geographical terms

Formal names should be written in full in running text, but may be abbreviated where space is limited (eg tables, maps):

Mount Wellington   not   Mt Wellington

Abbreviations for topographical features do not take stops:

B             bay

C             cape

Cr            creek

G             gulf

I, Is         island, islands

L             lake

Lgn         lagoon

In            inlet

Mt           mount or mountain

Mts         mountains

Pk           peak

Pen         peninsula

Pt            point

R             river

Ra           range

Str           strait

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