diff --git a/transformations/abcd2bioschemas/abcd2bioschemas-xml.xslt b/transformations/abcd2bioschemas/abcd2bioschemas-xml.xslt
index b914318..4f2f81d 100644
--- a/transformations/abcd2bioschemas/abcd2bioschemas-xml.xslt
+++ b/transformations/abcd2bioschemas/abcd2bioschemas-xml.xslt
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ exclude-result-prefixes="xsl md panxslt set">
       <xsl:variable name="unit_latitude" select="./abcd:Gathering/abcd:SiteCoordinateSets/abcd:SiteCoordinates/abcd:CoordinatesLatLong/abcd:LatitudeDecimal"></xsl:variable>
       <xsl:variable name="unit_longitude" select="./abcd:Gathering/abcd:SiteCoordinateSets/abcd:SiteCoordinates/abcd:CoordinatesLatLong/abcd:LongitudeDecimal"></xsl:variable>
       <xsl:variable name="unit_spatial_datum" select="./abcd:Gathering/abcd:SiteCoordinateSets/abcd:SiteCoordinates/abcd:CoordinatesLatLong/abcd:SpatialDatum"></xsl:variable>
-      <xsl:variable name="unit_altitude" select="./abcd:Gathering/abcd:Altitude"></xsl:variable>
       <xsl:variable name="unit_country" select="./abcd:Gathering/abcd:Country/abcd:Name"></xsl:variable>
       <xsl:variable name="unit_named_areas" select="./abcd:Gathering/abcd:NamedAreas/abcd:NamedArea"></xsl:variable>
 
@@ -151,37 +150,72 @@ exclude-result-prefixes="xsl md panxslt set">
         </spatialCoverage>
       </xsl:for-each>
 
-      <xsl:for-each select="$unit_locality[not(.=preceding::*)]">  
-        <spatialCoverage type="Place">
-          <name><xsl:value-of select="."/></name>
-          <description><xsl:value-of select="."/></description>
-          <xsl:if test="$unit_coordinates">
-            <geo type="GeoCoordinates">
-              <xsl:if test="$unit_latitude">
-                <latitude xsi:type="xs:double"><xsl:value-of select="$unit_latitude"/></latitude>
-              </xsl:if>
-              <xsl:if test="$unit_longitude">
-                <longitude xsi:type="xs:double"><xsl:value-of select="$unit_longitude"/></longitude>
-              </xsl:if>
-              <xsl:if test="$unit_spatial_datum">
-                <additionalType><xsl:value-of select="$unit_spatial_datum"/></additionalType>
+      <xsl:for-each select="$unit_locality">
+        <xsl:choose>
+          <xsl:variable name="preceding_latitude" select="preceding::*[self::abcd:CoordinatesLatLong][1]/abcd:LatitudeDecimal"></xsl:variable>
+          <xsl:variable name="preceding_longitude" select="preceding::*[self::abcd:CoordinatesLatLong][1]/abcd:LongitudeDecimal"></xsl:variable>
+          <xsl:when test="not(.=preceding::*)">
+            <spatialCoverage type="Place">
+              <name><xsl:value-of select="."/></name>
+              <description><xsl:value-of select="."/></description>
+              <xsl:if test="$unit_coordinates">
+                <geo type="GeoCoordinates">
+                  <xsl:if test="$unit_latitude">
+                    <latitude xsi:type="xs:double"><xsl:value-of select="$unit_latitude"/></latitude>
+                  </xsl:if>
+                  <xsl:if test="$unit_longitude">
+                    <longitude xsi:type="xs:double"><xsl:value-of select="$unit_longitude"/></longitude>
+                  </xsl:if>
+                  <xsl:if test="$unit_spatial_datum">
+                    <additionalType><xsl:value-of select="$unit_spatial_datum"/></additionalType>
+                  </xsl:if>
+                </geo>
               </xsl:if>
-              <xsl:if test="$unit_altitude">
-                <elevation xsi:type="xs:double"><xsl:value-of select="$unit_altitude"/></elevation>
+              <xsl:if test="$unit_named_areas">
+                <xsl:for-each select="$unit_named_areas">
+                  <containedInPlace type="Place">
+                    <name><xsl:value-of select="."/></name>
+                    <xsl:if test="./abcd:AreaClass">
+                      <additionalType><xsl:value-of select="./abcd:AreaClass"/></additionalType>
+                    </xsl:if>
+                  </containedInPlace>
+                </xsl:for-each>
               </xsl:if>
-            </geo>
-          </xsl:if>
-          <xsl:if test="$unit_named_areas">
-            <xsl:for-each select="$unit_named_areas">
-              <containedInPlace type="Place">
+            </spatialCoverage>
+          </xsl:when>
+          <xsl:otherwise>
+            <!-- TODO: Part below can be removed if its if-clause can be combined with the first one -->
+            <xsl:if test="not($preceding_latitude = $unit_latitude and $preceding_longitude = $unit_longitude)">
+              <spatialCoverage type="Place">
                 <name><xsl:value-of select="."/></name>
-                <xsl:if test="./abcd:AreaClass">
-                  <additionalType><xsl:value-of select="./abcd:AreaClass"/></additionalType>
+                <description><xsl:value-of select="."/></description>
+                <xsl:if test="$unit_coordinates">
+                  <geo type="GeoCoordinates">
+                    <xsl:if test="$unit_latitude">
+                      <latitude xsi:type="xs:double"><xsl:value-of select="$unit_latitude"/></latitude>
+                    </xsl:if>
+                    <xsl:if test="$unit_longitude">
+                      <longitude xsi:type="xs:double"><xsl:value-of select="$unit_longitude"/></longitude>
+                    </xsl:if>
+                    <xsl:if test="$unit_spatial_datum">
+                      <additionalType><xsl:value-of select="$unit_spatial_datum"/></additionalType>
+                    </xsl:if>
+                  </geo>
                 </xsl:if>
-              </containedInPlace>
-            </xsl:for-each>
-          </xsl:if>
-        </spatialCoverage>
+                <xsl:if test="$unit_named_areas">
+                  <xsl:for-each select="$unit_named_areas">
+                    <containedInPlace type="Place">
+                      <name><xsl:value-of select="."/></name>
+                      <xsl:if test="./abcd:AreaClass">
+                        <additionalType><xsl:value-of select="./abcd:AreaClass"/></additionalType>
+                      </xsl:if>
+                    </containedInPlace>
+                  </xsl:for-each>
+                </xsl:if>
+              </spatialCoverage>
+            </xsl:if>
+          </xsl:otherwise>
+        </xsl:choose>
       </xsl:for-each>
     </xsl:for-each>