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Explain better what happens with geometry column #369

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Expand Up @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ This method allows you to enter a supported URL file. To import a remote URL, se
### Supported formats
Currently, the import of CSV, GeoJSON, GeoPackage, KML, KMZ, TAB and Shapefiles (in a zip package) is supported. The size limit for a single import process is 512MB. Please [get in touch](mailto:[email protected]) with us if you need a higher limit.

For CSV files, CARTO will try and autodetect the geometry column or create the geometries from latitude/longitude columns. The supported column names are:
When importing CSV files, CARTO will try to autodetect the geometry column or create the geometries from latitude/longitude columns. Once the geometry column has been created, the column name is kept as geom. The supported column names are:
* For *geometry*: `geom,Geom,geometry,the_geom,wkt,wkb`
* For *latitude*: `latitude,lat,Latitude`
* For *longitude*: `longitude,lon,Lon,Longitude,lng,Lng`
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![Data Explorer dialog delete table](/img/cloud-native-workspace/data-explorer/de_the_delete_table.png)

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