New Zealand Topographic Data Dictionary

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For more information contact the New Zealand National Topo/Hydro Authority. Please note: the metadata presented here is prior to changes agreed with ICSM members and is therefore subject to alteration. Please read the Explanatory Page for explanations of the fields, abbreviations and symbols which have been used.

Object_class Entity_class Additional entity class Object Inheritance
gl_lake_poly LAKE Not applicable simple_area
Object description
Glacial lake boundary; a lake fed by meltwater, or forming in glacier ice because of differenial melting, or one confined by a morainal dam, or held in a bedrock basin produced by glacial erosion.
Map image Digital data image
gl_lake.jpg gl_lake.gif
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Comments
 
Entity Source Classification Seed class Last updated Edition number
US Standard Entity 50k ant gl_lake_seed 23/11/2001 2

Associated Objects

(Where applicable)

gl_lake_bdy
gl_lake_seed

Object Attributes

(Where applicable)

Attribute Data type Attribute description Attribute values
name string  
"Simmons Lake"
{empty}