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keywords: ymaps:GeoObjectCollection
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# ymaps:GeoObjectCollection

### Diagram

![](../_images/GeoObjectCollection.png)

### Description {#desc}

Contains definitions for all the geo objects displayed on the map.

The ymaps:GeoObjectCollection element is just a container. You can use this element to set shared properties, such as styles, for a set of geographical objects.

### Contains:

[gml:boundedBy](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/gml-boundedBy.md), [gml:description](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/gml-description.md), [gml:featureMember](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/gml-featureMember.md), [gml:featureMembers](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/gml-featureMembers.md), [gml:metaDataProperty](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/gml-metaDataProperty.md), [gml:name](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/gml-name.md), [ymaps:attribution](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/ymaps-attribution.md), [ymaps:style](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/ymaps-style.md)

### Contained by:

[ymaps:ymaps](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/ymaps-ymaps.md)

### May be included in elements by substitutions:

[gml:featureMember](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/gml-featureMember.md), [gml:featureMembers](https://yandex.ru/dev/maps/ymapsml/doc/en/ref/reference/gml-featureMembers.md)

> ### ymaps:GeoObjectCollection
> 
> Part of a YMapsML document that describes two geo objects. The example demonstrates nesting of ymaps:GeoObjectCollection elements.
> 
> ```xml
> <ymaps:GeoObjectCollection>
>     <gml:featureMembers>
> 
>         <ymaps:GeoObject>
>             <gml:name>Name</gml:name>
>             <gml:description>Description</gml:description>
>             <gml:Point>
>                 <gml:pos>37.63 55.75</gml:pos>
>             </gml:Point>
>         </ymaps:GeoObject>
> 
>         <ymaps:GeoObjectCollection>
>             <gml:featureMembers>
>                 <ymaps:GeoObject>
>                     <gml:name>Name</gml:name>
>                     <gml:description>Description</gml:description>
>                     <gml:Point>
>                         <gml:pos>37.63 55.75</gml:pos>
>                     </gml:Point>
>                 </ymaps:GeoObject>
>             </gml:featureMembers>
>         </ymaps:GeoObjectCollection>
> 
>     </gml:featureMembers>
> </ymaps:GeoObjectCollection>
> ```