[Classweb-users] G7962.H5 (CT 96238582) versus G7963.H6 (CT 00265842) in Classification web

[Hideyuki Morimoto]

The caption for G7962.H5 in Classification web (CT 96238582) has the 
following:

    $z G7962 $a .H5 $h Japan. Regions, natural features, islands,
    etc. $j Hokkaido

with $j entered as "Hokkaido," with the last date of transaction of this 
record specified as May 24, 1995.

In turn, the caption for G7963.H6 in Classification web (CT 00265842) has 
the following:

    $z G7963 $a .H6 $h Japan. Prefectures (Ken), etc. $j Hokkaido

with $j also entered as "Hokkaido," with the last date of transaction of 
this record specified as Mar. 6, 2003.

While it is recognized that G7962 is for islands, etc. and that G7963 is 
for prefectures, it is wondered how these two LC classification numbers 
G7962.H5 and G7963.H6, both for Hokkaido, should actually be 
differentiated in assignment from each other.  According to Columbia 
gazetteer of the world online (viewed Aug. 1, 2005), the Island of 
Hokkaido is "coterminous with Hokkaido prefecture."

Thank you very much.

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