Geographic Cutters
(2)A geographic Cutter, usually based on the first filing word in the established form of a place name, is used with classification numbers ending with 2 or 7, 3 or 8, and 4 or 9. The geographic Cutter may be followed by a subject Cutter. A geographic Cutter never follows a subject Cutter.
For areas or features classified by using the colon technique, the geographic Cutter is considered to extend through the second alphanumeric. Example:
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