Tag:landcover=gravel
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An area covered with gravel. 
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Land physically covered by gravel, independent from its usage. Used as a standalone tag.
landcover= is used to indicate that an area is covered in gravel, sometimes surface=gravel is used for this purpose.
In some cases, a more specific tag might be more accurate:
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surface=gravelto specify that a feature, such as anatural=beach,natural=shoal,highway=*,leisure=pitchoramenity=parkinghas a gravel surface. - Use
surface=gravelas a standalone tag surface=gravelcan be also used as standalone tag and is not worse than standalonelandcover=- Also see
natural=screefor areas of gravel and other loose angular rock fragments formed by rockfall and weathering. - And
natural=shinglefor rounded rock fragments on a beach or riverbed, deposited and shaped by movement of water.