Tag:place=islet
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+/- place=islet
An islet is any hamlet sized piece of land that is completely surrounded by water and isolated from other landmasses.
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Description
An islet is any small, possibly hamlet sized piece of land that is completely surrounded by water and isolated from other significant landmasses.
A definitive criteria for choosing between this and place=island has not yet been developed.
How to map
Draw a node at the location of the islet or a closed way counterclockwise along the coastline of the islet. Then add the tag
If you did draw the coastline, add either natural=coastline or add the way into a multipolygon relation depending on how the surrounding water is tagged.
