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Geomorphology Map of the Australasian Seafloor

Created 23/06/2025

Updated 23/06/2025

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A geomorphology map of the Australasian seafloor was created as a Geographic Information System layer for the study described in Torres, Leigh G., et al. "From exploitation to conservation: habitat models using whaling data predict distribution patterns and threat exposure of an endangered whale." Diversity and Distributions 19.9 (2013): 1138-1152. The geomorphology map was generated using parameters derived from the General Bathymetric Chart of the World (GEBCO 2008, http://www.gebco.net/), with 30 arc-second grid resolution. Geomorphology features were delineated manually with a consistent spatial resolution. Each feature was assigned a primary attribute of depth zone and a secondary attribute of morphological feature. The following feature classes are defined: shelf, slope, rise, plain, valley, trench, trough, basin, hills(s), mountains(s), ridges(s), plateau, seamount. Further information (methods, definitions and an illustration of the geomorphology map) is provided in Appendix S2 of the paper which is available for download (see related URLs).

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Title Geomorphology Map of the Australasian Seafloor
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/7ebbb3ab-f178-43cd-9816-1e6a20478719
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
metadata@aad.gov.au
Reference Period 01/01/2008 - 31/12/2011
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        78.1651,
        -68.6815
      ],
      [
        -99.8011,
        -68.6815
      ],
      [
        -99.8011,
        23.9811
      ],
      [
        78.1651,
        23.9811
      ],
      [
        78.1651,
        -68.6815
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Geomorphology Map of the Australasian Seafloor". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/geomorphology-map-of-the-australasian-seafloor