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 | |
| lagoon_bdy | LAGOON | Not applicable | simple_line | |
| Object description | ||||
| A sheet of salt water separated from the open sea by sand, shingle banks or a road embankment. The sheet of water between an offshore reef, esp. of coral, and mainland. The sheet of water within a ring or horseshoe shaped atoll. | ||||
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| See also pond, lake and dam. Other objects completing the water flow pattern are river, swamp, canal and water race. | ||||
| Entity Source | Classification | Seed class | Last updated | Edition number |
| US Standard Entity | 50k topo | lagoon_seed | 23/11/2001 | 3 |
(Where applicable)
| lagoon_poly |
| lagoon_seed |
(Where applicable)
| Attribute | Data type | Attribute description | Attribute values | ||
| lagoon definition | string | An indefinite entry is used where the position of the object being described cannot be placed within the usual accuracy tolerances. |
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| elevation | real | The height of the object above mean sea level where known |
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| water confluence | string | A water confluence value of 'yes' has been used to complete the object where the lagoon meets another area of water, eg. a river |
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