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STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
BASIN |
<OCEAN_BASIN>. |
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[SUFN, "basin"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
CANYON |
<WATERBODY_FLOOR_CANYON>. |
10 |
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[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. |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
MOUNTAIN_SET |
A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <MOUNTAIN>s, in close proximity. |
32 |
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[SUFN] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
PROVINCE |
<WATERBODY_FLOOR_PROVINCE>. |
39 |
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[SUFN, "province"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
REEF |
<REEF>. |
40 |
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[SUFN, "reef"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
RIDGE |
<WATERBODY_FLOOR_RIDGE>. EXAMPLE <<<MID_OCEANIC_RIDGE>>>. |
42 |
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[SUFN, "ridge"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
SEABIGHT |
A crescent-shaped indentation in the <OCEAN_FLOOR> formed by <WATER_CURRENT>s; seabight. |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
SEAMOUNT |
<SEAMOUNT>. |
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[SUFN, "seamount(s)"] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
SOUND |
<MARINE_SOUND>. |
59 |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
TRENCH |
<WATERBODY_FLOOR_TRENCH>. |
62 |
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[SUFN, "trench"] |
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. |
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[SUFN] |
STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
PLAIN |
An extensive, flat, gently sloping or nearly level <TERRAIN_PLAIN>. |
36 |
IR |
[SP35, "plain"] |
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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"] |
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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. |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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. |
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PR |
[SUFN, "deep"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
HOLE |
A small local <TERRAIN_DEPRESSION>, often steep-sided; hole. |
25 |
PR |
[SUFN, "hole"] |
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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"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
LEVEE |
A depositional natural embankment bordering a <<<CANYON>>>, <<<VALLEY>>>, or <<<SEA_CHANNEL>>>; levee. |
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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. |
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PR |
[SUFN, "median valley"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
PASSAGE |
A narrow break in a <<<RIDGE>>> or a <<<RISE>>>; passage. |
33 |
PR |
[SUFN, "passage"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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. |
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PR |
[SUFN, "sea channel"] |
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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"] |
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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)"] |
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STD 2005/06/07 |
OCEAN_FLOOR_REGION_NAME- _TYPE |
SEAMOUNT_PROVINCE |
A <BATHYMETRIC_PROVINCE> of <<<SEAMOUNT>>>s. |
51 |
IR |
[SUFN, "seamount(s)"] |
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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)"] |
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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. |
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PR |
[SUFN, "shelf edge"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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. |
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PR |
[SUFN, "slope"] |
[S32, "continental (or island) slope"] |
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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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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"] |
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