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Figure 4.

Controlled vocabulary for one facet, Physiographic Features, in action.

Geographical Features 223 matches

  • Benthos 3 matches
  • National Marine Sanctuary 221 matches
  • Archaeological Site 34 matches
  • State Park 2 matches
  • Superfund Site 1 match


Geological Features 59 matches

  • Accretionary Wedge 26 matches
  • Fault 221 matches
  • Formation 1 match
  • Magma Chamber 2 matches
  • Ophiolite 3 match
  • Plate 5 matches
  • Plate Margin 2 matches
  • Archaeological Site 34 matches
  • Rift 5 matches
  • Rift Zone 3 match
  • Sediment 18 matches
  • Spreading Center 7 matches
  • Subduction Zone 1 matches
  • Spreading Center 7 matches


Biological Features 347 matches

  • Bench Zones 7 matches
  • Benthos 92 matches
  • Coral Reef 1 match
  • Forest 3 matches
  • Kelp Forest 9 match
  • Marsh 18 matches
  • Peat Bog 1 matches
  • Prairie 1 matches
  • Tundra 14 matches
  • Water Column 262 match

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