Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Cliff

Synonyms

Definition

A high, very steep to perpendicular or overhanging face of rock or ice.

Comments

Table Name

CLIFF

Australia's Implementation Table Names

CLIFF_PY

SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Feature Class

2f - Elevated features - Slopes and Walls

None entered in defining this feature type

The following have been used in categorising this feature type

Geography
Geomorphology

Code

Name

Definition

Data type

Values

UoM

Used by these Feature Types

1042

Dataset_Id

An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to

Mandatory

number(4)

Types

1110

Kind

Mandatory

character(50)

label	Definition
Artificial	A man-made feature
Combination	A feature that was partly formed by nature and partly by man
Natural	A feature that was formed by nature
Unknown

Types

1150

Q_Info

An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record.

Mandatory

number(5)

Types

1090

SCAR_Gaz_Id

Reference number as in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

Mandatory

number(10)

Types

1127

SCAR_Name

A placename name in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. These names have been contributed by national gazetteers.

Mandatory

character(100)

Types

1192

Surface

The outside of a material body, the limits that terminate a solid, the upper boundary of soil, etc.

Mandatory

character(50)

label	Definition
Bitumen
Blue_ice	Bands of transparent ice containing no air bubbles, its mass acquiring a blueish tint.
Concrete
Gravel
Ice
Ice free ground	A general term for areas that are ice free
Ice or snow
Other
Rock	The hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlaying the soil.
Sea ice
Snow	Atmospheric precipitation of ice crystals.
Timber
Unknown
Water	Sea: The expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its and masses. Lake: A large body of water surrounded by land.

Types