Feature Types

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Code Feature Type Definition
579 Subglacial lake Subglacial - Pertaining to the environment beneath a glacier. It refers to the processes by which a glacier moves across its floor in addition to the movements of meltwater at the base of the ice. Lake - An enclosed body of water, usually but not necessarily fresh water, from which the sea is excluded.
345 Water body An enclosed body of water, usually but not necessarily fresh water, from which the sea is excluded.