The problem with that is that a multipolygon relation is for a single
entity that may be broken down into several pieces.

A group of islands (or an archipelago) is not a single island broken
down into several land pieces. It is just that: a group of islands.

So we need a different way of tagging a "collection" separate from
tagging unconnected parts of a whole.


On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Nathan Edgars II <[email protected]> wrote:
> Probably use a multipolygon with place=island. For example, if I were
> mapping a swamp with a single name but multiple pieces, I'd use a
> multipolygon for the whole thing. If a sub-area of that swamp had a
> name (like a bay in a lake) it would be in addition to the swamp name.

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