Package: Landforms

Parent: Physiography

Relevant types:

Name Type Definition Description
CaveChamber_P Feature Type An interconnected series of naturally occurring subterranean chambers. Typically located in limestone, and often open to the Earth's surface either vertically or horizontally. Alterations may have been made to the cave chamber.
CaveChamber_S Feature Type An interconnected series of naturally occurring subterranean chambers. Typically located in limestone, and often open to the Earth's surface either vertically or horizontally. Alterations may have been made to the cave chamber.
CaveMouth_C Feature Type The entrance to an interconnected series of naturally occurring subterranean chambers. Typically located in limestone, and often open to the Earth's surface either vertically or horizontally. Alterations may have been made to the cave mouth.
CaveMouth_P Feature Type The entrance to an interconnected series of naturally occurring subterranean chambers. Typically located in limestone, and often open to the Earth's surface either vertically or horizontally. Alterations may have been made to the cave mouth.
Crevice_C Feature Type A narrow opening or fissure produced by a crack in the land, especially in rock. May also describe a deep vertical opening in the terrain that appears after an earthquake.
Crevice_S Feature Type A narrow opening or fissure produced by a crack in the land, especially in rock. May also describe a deep vertical opening in the terrain that appears after an earthquake.
Depression_P Feature Type A sunken place in the terrain that is completely surrounded by higher terrain. -
Depression_S Feature Type A sunken place in the terrain that is completely surrounded by higher terrain. -
GeologicFault_C Feature Type A fracture or zone of fractures in a rock formation, marked by the relative displacement on either side of the plane of the fracture. The intersection of a geologic fault with the ground surface is termed the 'fault trace' and is commonly plotted on maps to represent a fault. Since geologic faults do not usually consist of a single, clean fracture, the term 'fault zone' (or 'distributed fault') is often used when referring to the zone of complex deformation and numerous small fractures that is associated with the fault plane.
GeologicFault_P Feature Type A fracture or zone of fractures in a rock formation, marked by the relative displacement on either side of the plane of the fracture. The intersection of a geologic fault with the ground surface is termed the 'fault trace' and is commonly plotted on maps to represent a fault. Since geologic faults do not usually consist of a single, clean fracture, the term 'fault zone' (or 'distributed fault') is often used when referring to the zone of complex deformation and numerous small fractures that is associated with the fault plane.
GeologicFault_S Feature Type A fracture or zone of fractures in a rock formation, marked by the relative displacement on either side of the plane of the fracture. The intersection of a geologic fault with the ground surface is termed the 'fault trace' and is commonly plotted on maps to represent a fault. Since geologic faults do not usually consist of a single, clean fracture, the term 'fault zone' (or 'distributed fault') is often used when referring to the zone of complex deformation and numerous small fractures that is associated with the fault plane.
Hill_P Feature Type A small, isolated elevation, smaller than a mountain. The local relief is typically less than 300 metres.
Hill_S Feature Type A small, isolated elevation, smaller than a mountain. The local relief is typically less than 300 metres.
Island_P Feature Type A land mass, other than a continent, surrounded by water. -
Island_S Feature Type A land mass, other than a continent, surrounded by water. -
LandArea_S Feature Type A geographically defined part of the land. It may have a proper name (for example: the Alps, the Rocky Mountains or the Great Plains).
LandMorphologyArea_S Feature Type A region of the land surface that is homogeneous with respect to form. For example: a butte or a valley.
Moraine_S Feature Type An accumulation of soil and stone debris deposited by a glacier. -
MountainPass_C Feature Type A narrow route through a mountainous region or over a mountain range. -
MountainPass_P Feature Type A narrow route through a mountainous region or over a mountain range. -
MountainPass_S Feature Type A narrow route through a mountainous region or over a mountain range. -
RidgeLine_C Feature Type A line delineating the top of a ridge. -
SlopeRegion_C Feature Type A region where the terrain slope is within a set range of values. -
SlopeRegion_S Feature Type A region where the terrain slope is within a set range of values. -
SteepTerrainFace_C Feature Type A steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock and/or soil. For example, an escarpment, a bluff, or a cliff.
SteepTerrainFace_S Feature Type A steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock and/or soil. For example, an escarpment, a bluff, or a cliff.