Feature Type

Feature Type Name

Bight

Synonyms

Definition

Crescent-shaped indentation in the coastline, similar to a bay but either larger or with a gentler curvature.

Comments

This feature type taken from the Australian Antarctic Gazetteer as at October 2002

Table Name

BIGHT

Australia's Implementation Table Names

  • BIGHT_PT

SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Feature Class

3 - Coves and harbours - Any kind of coastal indentations, usually large and/or deep

The following have been used in the definition of this feature type

  • The SCAR COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA, Working group on Geodesy and Geographic Information, Volume 1 March 1998.

None entered in categorising this feature type

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
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 Optional number(10)     Types
1127 SCAR_Name A placename name in the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. These names have been contributed by national gazetteers. Optional character(100)     Types