Borderland
Published: March 30, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: December 16, 2011, 8:48 am
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C Michael Hogan
A borderland, in oceanography or coastal waters geology, is an undersea feature name defined by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) as “a region adjacent to a continent, normally occupied by or bordering a shelf and sometimes emerging as islands, that is irregular or blocky in plan or profile, with depths well in excess of those typical of a shelf.”
Examples
In the coastal and oceanographic literature, there are numerous world regions described as coastal waters borderlands. Some prominent examples are the Chukchi Sea borderland and the southern California borderland.
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Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
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Steve Kershaw, Andy Cundy. 2000. Oceanography: an earth science perspective. Page 199 books.google.com 276 pages
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Borderland". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 30, 2010; Last revised Date December 16, 2011; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Borderland>
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A borderland, in oceanography or coastal waters geology, is an undersea feature name defined by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) as “a region adjacent to a continent, normally occupied by or bordering a shelf and sometimes emerging as islands, that is irregular or blocky in plan or profile, with depths well in excess of those typical of a shelf.”
Examples
In the coastal and oceanographic literature, there are numerous world regions described as coastal waters borderlands. Some prominent examples are the Chukchi Sea borderland and the southern California borderland.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to expand this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
Further Reading
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Physical Oceanography Index
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Steve Kershaw, Andy Cundy. 2000. Oceanography: an earth science perspective. Page 199 books.google.com 276 pages
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