Zoophilia Wiki:WikiProject Geographical coordinates/type:

The type: parameter specifies the type of location for reverse mapping (for instance, to select a marker icon in the WikiMiniAtlas).

It also sets the map scale, which can however be overridden by dim: or scale:.

Valid types are:

Type	Description	Scale
country	(e.g. "type:country")	1:10,000,000
satellite	geo-stationary satellites	1:10,000,000
adm1st	Administrative unit of country, 1st level (province, state), see table, e.g. U.S. states	1:1,000,000
adm2nd	Administrative unit of country, 2nd level, see table, e.g. County (United States)	1:300,000
adm3rd	Administrative unit of country, 3rd level, see table	1:100,000
state	Former country or administrative unit of country, undefined level	(1:100,000)
city(pop)	City, town or village with specified population. Commas will be ignored in pop. There should be no blanks.	1:30,000 ... 1:300,000
city	City, town or village, unspecified population. Will be treated as a minor city.	1:100,000
airport		1:30,000
mountain	peaks, mountain ranges	1:100,000
isle	Isles, islands	1:100,000
waterbody	Bays, fjords, lakes, reservoirs, ponds, lochs, loughs, meres, lagoons, estuaries, inland seas...	1:100,000
forest	Forests and woodlands	1:50,000
river	Rivers and canals	1:100,000
glacier	Glaciers, ice caps	1:50,000
event	One-time or regular events and incidents that occurred on a specific location, e.g. battles	1:50,000
edu	Schools, colleges, universities	1:10,000
pass	mountain passes	1:10,000
railwaystation	stations and stops of railway, train, railroad, metro, rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, etc.	1:10,000
landmark	Cultural landmark, building of special interest, tourist attraction and other points of interest.	1:10,000
	Default scale: if no type is used or the type is not defined in the geohack extension	1:300,000

Scales in parentheses aren't defined yet in the geohack extension. The definition of type:state was changed.

Sample:

• {{coord|46|43|N|7|58|E|type:mountain}} gives