Package: DesertTopography

Parent: Physiography

Relevant types:

Name Type Definition Description
Desert_S Feature Type An arid and treeless uncultivated sparsely populated tract of land. -
Oasis_P Feature Type A fertile tract of land that occurs in a desert wherever a permanent supply of fresh water is available. Oasis vary in size from a pond with a group of date palms around small springs to the oasis cities of the deserts with extended agricultural cultivation.
Oasis_S Feature Type A fertile tract of land that occurs in a desert wherever a permanent supply of fresh water is available. Oasis vary in size from a pond with a group of date palms around small springs to the oasis cities of the deserts with extended agricultural cultivation.
Sabkha_P Feature Type A natural depression in arid or semi-arid regions whose bed is covered with salt encrusted clayey soil. Found especially in North Africa and Arabia.
Sabkha_S Feature Type A natural depression in arid or semi-arid regions whose bed is covered with salt encrusted clayey soil. Found especially in North Africa and Arabia.
SaltFlat_S Feature Type A flat area of natural surface salt deposits. May also be used to describe smaller areas; these are commonly termed salt pans.
SandDunes_S Feature Type One or more mounds or ridges of sand usually formed by the wind. -