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Oceanic Cone

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-019333

1. A type of submarine, fan-shaped deposit - especially a deep-sea fan associated with a major active delta (such as deltas of the Mississippi, Nile, and Ganges Rivers).

2. A formation resulting from the extrusion of material onto the surrounding seabed (e.g., a volcanic cone).

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-019333
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesFederal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019333",
  "term": "Oceanic Cone",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A type of submarine, fan-shaped deposit - especially a deep-sea fan associated with a major active delta (such as deltas of the Mississippi, Nile, and Ganges Rivers).\n\n2. A formation resulting from the extrusion of material onto the surrounding seabed (e.g., a volcanic cone).",
  "references": [
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oceanic-cone/"
}

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