loading...| Preferred Name |
Spit |
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| Definitions |
(a) A small point, low tongue, or narrow embankment of land, which commonly consists of sand or gravel deposited by longshore transport. One end of the spit is attached to the mainland, and the other terminates in open water (usually the sea); a spit is a finger-like extension of the beach. (b) A relatively long, narrow shoal or reef extending from the shore into a body of water (Jackson 1997). |
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https://w3id.org/CMECS/CMECS_00000783 |
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(a) A small point, low tongue, or narrow embankment of land, which commonly consists of sand or gravel deposited by longshore transport. One end of the spit is attached to the mainland, and the other terminates in open water (usually the sea); a spit is a finger-like extension of the beach. (b) A relatively long, narrow shoal or reef extending from the shore into a body of water (Jackson 1997). |
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G |
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| label |
Spit |
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| prefixIRI |
cmecs:CMECS_00000783 |
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Spit |
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| source |
Jackson, J. A., ed. 1997. Glossary of Geology. Alexandria, VA: American Geological Institute. |
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g1.63 |
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Original Unit |
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CMECS Geoform Subcomponent: Geologic Geoform (Level 1) |
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| Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
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| http://sweetontology.net/realmLandCoastal/Spit | SWEET | LOOM | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000306 | BERO | LOOM | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000306 | SALMON | LOOM | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000306 | ENVO | LOOM | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000306 | FNS-H | LOOM | |
| http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000306 | NMDCO | LOOM |