Placeography (gazetteer) encoding

  <standOff>
    <listPlace>
      <place type="state" xml:id="l_rhode_island">
        <placeName>The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations</placeName>
        <country>United States of America</country>
        <region>New England</region>
      </place>
      <place type="settlement" xml:id="l_smithfield">
        <placeName>Smithfield</placeName>
        <region ref="#l_rhode_island"/>
        <location>
          <geo>41.915131 -71.671397</geo>
        </location>
      </place>
      <place xml:id="l_madison">
        <placeName>Madison</placeName>
        <placeName type="nickname">The Rose City</placeName>
        <population when="2000" atLeast="16530"/>
        <location>
          <geo>40.758611 -74.416111</geo>
        </location>
        <climate>
          <label>rainfall</label>
          <desc>moderate</desc>
        </climate>
        <climate>
          <label>temperature</label>
          <desc>temperate</desc>
        </climate>
      </place>
      <place xml:id="l_jhf_madison">
        <location>
          <address>
            <street>198 Central Avenue</street>
            <settlement>Madison</settlement>
            <region>New Jersey</region>
            <postCode>07940</postCode>
            <country>USA</country>
          </address>
        </location>
      </place>
    </listPlace>
  </standOff>
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