Seabed morphology worldwide (Walvis Ridge AOI)

The shape files representing abyss, basins, bridges, canyons, escarpments, fans, glacial troughs, guyots, hadal, plateaux, ridges, rift valleys, rises, seamounts, shelf, slope, terraces, spreading ridges, trenches, troughs, and shelf valleys were downloaded from http://www.bluehabitats.org/ No editing was carried out and the shape files have been kept separately

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Last Updated July 26, 2022, 23:36 (PDT)
Created July 22, 2022, 02:54 (PDT)
Region Saint Helena
Language eng
Topic Category Oceans; salt water bodies (not inland waters)
Temporal Extent Start 2014-01-01
Temporal Extent End 2014-12-31
Dataset Reference Date 2014
Lineage The global map of seafloor geomorphology is based on the analysis and interpretation of the SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) 30 arc-second global bathymetry grid. The map includes 29 categories of geomorphic features, as defined by the International Hydrographic Organisation (IHO).
West Longitude -25
South Latitude -55
East Longitude 35
North Latitude 5
Spatial Reference System WGS84
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Contact Mail Address Hidden (personal data protection)
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Access Limitations Open access
Use Constraints Open, but copyright and/or Intellectual Property Rights apply
Resource Reference Cite data source as: Harris, P.T., M. Macmillan-Lawer, and E.K. Baker (2014) Geomorphology of the Oceans. Marine Geology 352: 4-24
Data Format shape
Update Frequency unknown
Accuracy 10km but lower depending on the original data used for modeling
Resource Type Data series
Metadata Date 2022-06-22
Contact Consent Contact details hidden

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