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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: PR
Reference: [SUFN, page 2-1, sub-paragraph I-B]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references ▾
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		 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_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_SHELF A <<<SHELF>>> adjacent to a continent. 15 PR [SUFN, "continental shelf"]  
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		 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_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_SET A <NON_EMPTY_SET> of <<<KNOLL>>>s, clustered, in close proximity. 27 IR [SUFN, "knoll"]  
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