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If the specific locality is unknown, but you have other data:
ex: if no locality given, then the locality name is "no locality data"
ex: if all you have is Rusk County, TX, then locality name is "unknown locality, Rusk Co" (abbreviate county)
ex: if all you have is Texas, then the locality name is "unknown locality, TX" (abbreviate the state)
ex: if all you have is USA, then the locality name is "unknown locality, USA"
ex: if all you have is a foreign country, then the locality name is "unknown locality, Name of country (do not abbreviate)
a note on rivers: many rivers run through multiple counties and/or multiple states. It is best to create a name that gives more specific data.
ex: if verbatim data says Colorado River, Texas, then the locality name is "Colorado River, TX"
ex: if verbatim data says Colorado River, Travis Co, TX, then locality name is "Colorado River, Travis Co"
Don't just create a locality named "Colorado River"
It may seem redundant to have geography in the locality name, as well as in the geography section, but this keeps the locality names distinct within Specify.
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