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What does it mean when a feature name is enclosed in double parenthesis?

April 26, 2017double enclosed feature mean parenthesis

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What does it mean when a feature name is enclosed in double parenthesis?

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A feature that either no longer exists or whose existence can no longer be verified. Examples of use: An administrative division that has been divided into new administrative divisions. A populated place that is shown on an older source but does not appear (as opposed to being shown but not named) on newer, reliable, large-scale sources. Q: It would certainly help to know the number of spaces within each file field of the “Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Output Format” and others. A great help when using DBase programs. Thanks. A: For the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Output Format, see Explanation of GNS GIS Output files. For the pre-generated country files, see Description of Names Files for Countries and Territories Format.