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EA: OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME_TYPE

Status:

STD 2005/06/07

Code:

918

Concept definition:

The type of a named <REGION> of the <OCEAN_FLOOR> that has measurable relief or is delimited by relief.

Attribute value type:

ENUMERATION

Reference type:

Reference:

[SUFN, page 2-1, sub-paragraph I-B]

Supplemental references:

Enumerants (presented in a natural order)

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Status	Attribute label	Enumerant label ▾	Concept definition	Code	Ref type	Reference	Supplemental references
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	ABYSSAL_HILLS	A <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION> of small elevations in an <ABYSS>; abyssal hills.	1	PR	[SUFN, "abyssal hills"]	[S32, "abyssal hills"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	ABYSSAL_PLAIN	A <<<PLAIN>>> in an <ABYSS>; abyssal plain.	2	PR	[SUFN, "abyssal plain"]	[S32, "abyssal plain"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	APRON	A gently dipping <SURFACE>, underlain primarily by <SEDIMENT>, at the base of any steeper slope; apron.	3	PR	[SUFN, "apron"]	[S32, "apron", 1]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	ARCHIPELAGIC_APRON	A gentle slope with a generally smooth <SURFACE>, characteristically found around groups of <ISLAND>s or <<<SEAMOUNT>>>s; archipelagic apron.	4	PR	[SUFN, "archipelagic apron"]	[S32, "archipelagic apron"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	BANK	An elevation over which the <<WATER_DEPTH>> is relatively shallow, but sufficient for safe navigation on the <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; bank.	5	PR	[SUFN, "bank"]	[S32, "bank"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	BANK_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<BANK>>>s in close proximity.	6	IR	[SUFN, "bank"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	BASIN	<OCEAN_BASIN>.	7			[SUFN, "basin"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	BORDERLAND	A <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION> adjacent to a continent, normally occupied by or bordering a <<<CNTNTL_SHELF>>>, and sometimes emerging as <ISLAND>s that are irregular or blocky in plan or profile, with <<WATER_DEPTH>>s well in excess of those typical of a <<<CNTNTL_SHELF>>>; borderland.	8	PR	[SUFN, "borderland"]	[S32, "borderland"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	CALDERA	A collapsed or partially-collapsed <<<SEAMOUNT>>>, commonly of annular shape; caldera.	9	PR	[SUFN, "caldera"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	CANYON	<WATERBODY_FLOOR_CANYON>.	10			[SUFN, "canyon"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	CANYON_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<CANYON>>>s, in close proximity.	11	IR	[SUFN, "canyon"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	CAP	A localized elevation, over which the <<WATER_DEPTH>> is relatively shallow, but sufficient for safe navigation on the <WATERBODY_SURFACE>; cap.	12
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	CNTNTL_MARGIN	The <<<ZONE>>>, generally consisting of a <<<CNTNTL_SHELF>>>, <<<CNTNTL_SLOPE>>> and <<<CNTNTL_RISE>>>, separating a continent from the deep <OCEAN_FLOOR> or <<<ABYSSAL_PLAIN>>>; continental margin. Occasionally a <<<TRENCH>>> may be present in place of a <<<CNTNTL_RISE>>>.	13	PR	[SUFN, "continental margin"]	[S32, "continental margin"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	CNTNTL_RISE	A gentle slope rising from the depths of an <OCEAN> towards the foot of a <<<CNTNTL_SLOPE>>>; continental rise.	14	PR	[SUFN, "continental rise"]	[S32, "continental rise"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	CNTNTL_SHELF	A <<<SHELF>>> adjacent to a continent.	15	PR	[SUFN, "continental shelf"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	CNTNTL_SLOPE	The deepening <OCEAN_FLOOR> out from the <<<SHELF_EDGE>>> of a <<<CNTNTL_SHELF>>> to the upper <BOUNDARY> of the <<<CNTNTL_RISE>>>, or the <LOCATION> where there is a general decrease in steepness; continental slope.	16	PR	[SUFN, "slope"]	[S32, "continental (or island) slope"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	DEEP	An isolated localized deep <REGION> within the confines of a larger <WATERBODY_FLOOR_TOPOGRAPHIC_CONFIGURATION>, such as a <<<TROUGH>>>, <<<BASIN>>>, or <<<TRENCH>>>. Historically, it was limited to depths greater than 6 000 metres.	17	PR	[SUFN, "deep"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	ESCARPMENT	An elongated, characteristically linear, steep slope separating horizontal or gently sloping sectors of the <OCEAN_FLOOR> in non-shelf <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION>s; escarpment. An escarpment is also called a scarp.	18	PR	[SUFN, "escarpment"]	[S32, "escarpment" (slope)]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	FAN	A relatively smooth, fan-like, depositional <WATERBODY_FLOOR_TOPOGRAPHIC_CONFIGURATION> normally sloping away from the outer termination of a <<<CANYON>>>, or <SYSTEM> of <<<CANYON>>>s; fan. A fan is also called a cone.	19	PR	[SUFN, "fan"]	[S32, "fan"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	FRACTURE_ZONE	An extensive linear <<<ZONE>>> of irregular topography, mountainous or faulted, characterized by steep-sided or asymmetrical <<<RIDGE>>>s, clefts, <<<TROUGH>>>s, or <<<ESCARPMENT>>>s; fracture zone.	20	PR	[SUFN, "fracture zone"]	[S32, "fracture zone"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	GUYOT	A <<<SEAMOUNT>>> having a comparatively smooth flat top; guyot. A guyot is also called a tablemount.	21	PR	[SUFN, "guyot"]	[S32, "tablemount"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	GUYOT_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<GUYOT>>>s in close proximity.	22	IR	[SUFN, "guyot"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	HILL	An isolated elevation, smaller than a <<<SEAMOUNT>>>; hill.	23	PR	[SUFN, "hill"]	[S32, "hill"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	HILL_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<HILL>>>s in close proximity.	24	IR	[SUFN, "hill"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	HOLE	A small local <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>, often steep-sided; hole.	25	PR	[SUFN, "hole"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	KNOLL	An elevation somewhat smaller than a <<<SEAMOUNT>>> and of rounded profile, characteristically isolated or as a cluster on the <OCEAN_FLOOR>; knoll.	26	PR	[SUFN, "knoll"]	[S32, "knoll"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	KNOLL_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<KNOLL>>>s, clustered, in close proximity.	27	IR	[SUFN, "knoll"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	LEVEE	A depositional natural embankment bordering a <<<CANYON>>>, <<<VALLEY>>>, or <<<SEA_CHANNEL>>>; levee.	28	PR	[SUFN, "levee"]	[S32, "levee"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	MEDIAN_VALLEY	The axial <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION> of a <SYSTEM> of <MOUNTAIN>s forming part of a <<<MID_OCEANIC_RIDGE>>>; median valley.	29	PR	[SUFN, "median valley"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	MID_OCEANIC_RIDGE	The linked major mid-oceanic <SYSTEM>s of <MOUNTAIN>s, where such <SYSTEM>s are of global extent; mid-oceanic ridge.	30	PR	[SUFN, "mid-oceanic ridge"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	MOAT	An annular <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION> that may not be continuous, located at the base of many isolated elevations (for example: <SEAMOUNT> and/or an <ISLAND>); moat.	31	PR	[SUFN, "moat"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	MOUNTAIN_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <MOUNTAIN>s, in close proximity.	32			[SUFN]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	PASSAGE	A narrow break in a <<<RIDGE>>> or a <<<RISE>>>; passage.	33	PR	[SUFN, "passage"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	PEAK	A prominent elevation either pointed or of a very limited extent across the summit; peak.	34	PR	[SUFN, "peak"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	PINNACLE	Any high tower or spire-shaped pillar of <ROCK> or <CORAL>, alone or cresting a summit; pinnacle.	35	PR	[SUFN, "pinnacle"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	PLAIN	An extensive, flat, gently sloping or nearly level <TERRAIN_PLAIN>.	36	IR	[SP35, "plain"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	PLATEAU	A <PLATEAU>, one or more sides of which drop off abruptly.	37	PR	[SUFN, "plateau"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	PROMONTORY	A major protrusion, resembling a <<<SPUR>>>, of the <<<CNTNTL_SLOPE>>> extending to the deep <OCEAN_FLOOR>; promontory. Characteristically, the crest deepens seaward.	38	PR	[SUFN, "promontory"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	PROVINCE	<WATERBODY_FLOOR_PROVINCE>.	39			[SUFN, "province"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	REEF	<REEF>.	40			[SUFN, "reef"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	REEF_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<REEF>>>s, in close proximity.	41	IR	[SUFN, "reef"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	RIDGE	<WATERBODY_FLOOR_RIDGE>. EXAMPLE <<<MID_OCEANIC_RIDGE>>>.	42			[SUFN, "ridge"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	RIDGE_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<RIDGE>>>s, in close proximity.	43	IR	[SUFN, "ridge"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	RISE	A broad elevation that rises gently and generally smoothly from the <OCEAN_FLOOR>, generally including the <<<MID_OCEANIC_RIDGE>>>s; rise.	44	PR	[SUFN, "rise"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SADDLE	A broad pass or col, resembling in shape a riding saddle, in a <<<RIDGE>>> or between contiguous elevations.	45	PR	[SUFN, "saddle"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SEABIGHT	A crescent-shaped indentation in the <OCEAN_FLOOR> formed by <WATER_CURRENT>s; seabight.	46
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SEAMOUNT	<SEAMOUNT>.	48			[SUFN, "seamount(s)"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SEAMOUNT_CHAIN	Several <<<SEAMOUNT>>>s in linear or arcuate alignment, with their bases clearly separated; seamount chain.	49	PR	[SUFN, "seamount chain"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SEAMOUNT_GROUP	A distinct <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <SEAMOUNT>s, in close proximity to, but set off from, other <OCEAN_FLOOR> features; seamount group.	50	IR	[SUFN, "seamount(s)"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SEAMOUNT_PROVINCE	A <BATHYMETRIC_PROVINCE> of <<<SEAMOUNT>>>s.	51	IR	[SUFN, "seamount(s)"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SEAMOUNT_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<SEAMOUNT>>>s, in close proximity.	52	IR	[SUFN, "seamount(s)"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SEA_CHANNEL	A continuously sloping <TERRAIN_CHANNEL> found in <<<FAN>>>s or <<<ABYSSAL_PLAIN>>>s and customarily bordered by <<<LEVEE>>>s on one or both sides; sea channel.	47	PR	[SUFN, "sea channel"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SHELF	A <<<ZONE>>> adjacent to a continent (or around an <ISLAND>) and extending from the <LOW_WATER_LINE> to a depth at which there is usually a marked increase of slope towards the depths of the <OCEAN>; shelf.	53	PR	[SUFN, "shelf"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SHELF_EDGE	The <LINE> along which there is marked increase of slope at the seaward margin of a <<<SHELF>>>; shelf edge.	54	PR	[SUFN, "shelf edge"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SHOAL	An <UNDERWATER_HAZARD> with substantially less clearance than the surrounding <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION> and composed of unconsolidated <MATERIAL>; shoal.	55	PR	[SUFN, "shoal"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SHOAL_SET	A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<SHOAL>>>s, in close proximity.	56	IR	[SUFN, "shoal"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SILL	A <BARRIER> of relatively shallow <<WATER_DEPTH>> restricting the movement of <WATER> between <<<BASIN>>>s; sill.	57	PR	[SUFN, "sill"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SLOPE	The deepening <OCEAN_FLOOR> out from a <<<SHELF_EDGE>>> to the upper limit of a <<<RISE>>>, or the <LOCATION> where there is a general decrease in steepness; slope.	58	PR	[SUFN, "slope"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SOUND	<MARINE_SOUND>.	59
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	SPUR	A subordinate elevation or <RIDGE> protruding from a larger <WATERBODY_FLOOR_TOPOGRAPHIC_CONFIGURATION> (for example: a <<<PLATEAU>>> and/or the foundation of an <ISLAND>); spur.	60	PR	[SUFN, "spur"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	TERRACE	A relatively flat horizontal or gently inclined <WATERBODY_FLOOR_REGION>, sometimes long and narrow, which is bounded by a steeper ascending slope on one side and by a steeper descending slope on the opposite side; terrace.	61	PR	[SUFN, "terrace"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	TRENCH	<WATERBODY_FLOOR_TRENCH>.	62			[SUFN, "trench"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	TROUGH	A long <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>, characteristically flat bottomed and steep-sided and normally shallower than a <<<TRENCH>>>; trough.	63	PR	[SUFN, "trough"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	VALLEY	A relatively shallow, wide <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>, the <WATERBODY_FLOOR> of which usually has a continuous gradient; valley. This term is generally not used for <WATERBODY_FLOOR_TOPOGRAPHIC_CONFIGURATION>s that have characteristics of <<<CANYON>>>s for a significant portion of their extent.	64	PR	[SUFN, "valley"]
STD 2005/06/07	OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE	ZONE	An extensive linear <REGION> identifiable by a number of shared physiographic characteristics that are markedly in contrast with those in the surrounding <REGION>s; zone.	65			[SUFN]

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