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Marine_name

Points for labeling major marine features, such as the oceans, seas, bays, gulfs and channels.

geometry type : point

Field	Description
name	The name (or names) used locally for the place.
name_en	English (if available, otherwise same as name)
name_zh	Chinese (if available, otherwise same as name)
name_ar	Arabic (if available, otherwise same as name)
name_de	German name name_deif available, otherwise nameor name_en.

The main field used for styling the marine is class. The varying number represent different values.

Value	Description
0- -'ocean'	There are seven continents.
1- -'sea'	A sea is a large body of salt water which is surrounded by land.
2- -'bay'	A bay is a recessed, coastal body of the water directly connects to a larger main body for water,such as Bay of plenty.
3- -'gulf'	A gulf is a large bay that is an arm of the ocean or the sea.
4- -'channel'	A channel consists the outline of the path of a narrow body of water.