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Update to natural harbor definition. Suggested by BS & MA.
name: natural harbor def: A harbor which is formed by a natural landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Harbor] isa: harbor exact_syn: natural harbour
Original comment by: normanmorrison
These have all come up when building gaz.
name: canal head reservoir def: A reservoir constructed for the purpose of maintaining water levels in a canal or canals. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir] isa: reservoir
name: hydroelectric reservoir def: A reservoir constructed for the purpose of generating electricity. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir] isa: reservoir
name: drinking water reservoir def: A reservoir constructed for the purpose of providing drinking water. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir] isa: reservoir
name: irrigation reservoir def: A reservoir constructed for the purpose of providing water for irrigation. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir] isa: reservoir
name: artificial lake def: A lake purposefully constructed. [MA:ma] isa: lake
[I think, then, that "reservoir" should be moved to be a direct child of artificial lake. All reservoirs, as here defined, are artificial lakes, but not v.v.]
[I also think that "pond" should be a direct isa child and not sib of lake]
name: amenity lake def: A lake constructed, or modified, for the chief purpose of providing an amenity. [MA:ma] isa: artificial lake
change name of 'flood control basin" to "flood control reservoir" and add "flood control basin" as exact synonym
name: ribbon lake def: A lake that is long, narrow, and finger-shaped, usually found in a glacial trough. Its formation begins when a glacier moves over an area containing alternate bands of hard and soft bedrock. The sharp-edged boulders carried at the bottom of the glacier erode the softer rock more quickly by abrasion, thus creating a hollow called a rock basin. On either side of the rock basin, the more resistant rock is eroded less and these outcrops of harder rock are known as rock bars, which act as dams between which rainwater may accumulate after the retreat of the ice age, filling up the rock basin and creating a ribbon lake. A ribbon lake may also form behind a terminal or recessional moraine, both of which also act as dams, enabling water to accumulate behind them. A ribbon lake may also occur if a tributary glacier joins a main glacier. The increase in power can create a trough, which is filled with water from a river/meltwater to create a ribbon lake. [wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon\_lake] isa: lake
name: liman def: A lake or estuary that is formed at the mouth of a river where flow is blocked by a bar of sediments. It can be maritime (the bar being created by the current of a sea) or fluvial (the bar being created by the flow of a bigger river at the confluence).[wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liman\_\(landform)] isa: lake
name: turlough def: An intermittent lake unique to the limestone areas of Ireland, mostly west of the River Shannon. Most turloughs flood in the autumn, usually some time in October, and then dry up some time between April and July. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turlough\_\(lake)] isa: intermittent lake
name: tarn def: A mountain lake that is formed in a cirque excavated by a glacier. A moraine may form a natural dam below a tarn. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarn\_\(lake)] exact syn: corrie loch isa: lake
name: tidewater glacier def: A glacier that flows into the sea. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidewater\_glacier\#Types\_of\_glaciers] isa: glacier
name: plateau glacer def: A glacier on a plateau or high area, smaller than an ice sheet. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidewater\_glacier\#Types\_of\_glaciers] isa: glacier
name: valley glacier def: A glacier that forms in a mountain valley, [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidewater\_glacier\#Types\_of\_glaciers] isa: glacier
name: outlet glacier def: A glacier fed by an ice sheet. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidewater\_glacier\#Types\_of\_glaciers] isa: glacier
name: penplain def: A region of low topographic relief as a consequence of erosion by streams. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peneplain] isa: plain
name: pseudocrater def: A volcanic landform which resembles a true volcanic crater, but differs in that it is not an actual vent from which lava has erupted. A pseudocrater is characterised by the absence of any magma conduit which connects below the surface of the earth. Pseudocraters are formed by steam explosions as flowing hot lava crosses over a wet surface, such as a swamp, a lake, or a pond. The explosive gases break through the lava surface in a manner similar to a phreatic eruption, and the tephra builds up crater-like forms which can appear very similar to real volcanic craters. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootless\_vent] isa: volcanic feature exact_syn: rootless vent
name: polygenetic volcanic field def: A volcanic field of scattered volcanic vents. These volcanic fields, containing numerous polygenetic volcanoes, are noted for having more than one eruptive event from the same vent(s), rather than the more common monogenetic volcanic field. Polygenetic volcanic fields generally occur where there is a high-level magma chamber. These volcanic fields may show lithological discontinuities due to major changes in magma chemistry, volcanotectonic events, or long erosional intervals, and may last >10 million year period. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygenetic\_volcanic\_field] is: volcanic field
name: world heritage site def: A protected area that is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World\_heritage] isa: protected area
name: harbor def: A place where ships may shelter from the weather or are stored. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor] exact_syn: harbour exact_syn: haven isa: hydrographic feature
name: artificial harbor def: A harbor constructed by human agency. exact_syn: artificial harbour isa: harbor isa: constructed feature
name: natural harbor def: A landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor] isa: harbor exact_syn: natural harbour
name: university campus def: An area of land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campus] isa: constructed feature syn: campus
name: research station - EXISTS ADD def: A building or collection of co-located buildings constructed for the purpose of undertaking scientific research. [MA:ma] MAKE CHILD OF RESEARCH FACILITY (below_
name: research facility def: A facility, permanent or temporary, on land, in air, space or water, where scientific research or measurements can be undertaken. [MA:ma] isa: constructed feature
[male "ocean time series station" an isa of research facility and sib of research station] ADD def: A research facility consisting of instruments that measure the properties of the oceans over time. Usually of at least approximately fixed location. [MA:ma]
name: irrigation dam def: A dam constructed for the purpose of holding water in a reservoir for irrigation. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam\#By\_purpose] isa: dam
name: hydroelectric dam def: A dam constructed for the purpose of generating electricity from the water stored behind it. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam\#By\_purpose] isa: dam
name: flood control dam def: A dam constructed for the purpose of controlling flooding. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam\#By\_purpose] isa: dam
name: multipurpose dam def: A dam constructed for more than one purpose. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam\#By\_purpose] isa: dam
name: saddle dam def: an auxiliary dam constructed to confine the reservoir created by a primary dam either to permit a higher water elevation and storage or to limit the extent of a reservoir for increased efficiency. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam\#By\_purpose] isa: dam
name: check dam def: A small dam designed to reduce flow velocity and control soil erosion. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam\#By\_purpose] isa: dam
name: wing dam def: A dam that only partly restricts a waterway, creating a faster channel that resists the accumulation of sediment. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam\#By\_purpose] isa: dam
name: dry dam def: A dam designed to control flooding. It normally holds back no water and allows the channel to flow freely, except during periods of intense flow that would otherwise cause flooding downstream. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dam\#By\_purpose] isa: dam
name: weapons test site def: A region at which weapons, typically military, are tested. [MA:ma} isa: anthropogenic feature
name: nuclear weapons test site def: A weapons test site at which nuclear weapons are, or have been, tested. [MA:ma] isa: anthropogenic feature
name: military training area def: A region in which military personnel train. [MA:ma] isa: anthropogenic feature
[should not 'cultivated habitat' be an is of 'anthropogenic habitat' ??]
name: park def: A bounded area of land, or water, usually in its natural or semi-natural (landscaped) state and set aside for some purpose, usually to do with recreation or conservation. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park] isa: anthropogenic feature
AND then make "protected area" an isa of 'park' (rather than under administrative region)
name: theme park def: A park whose purpose is said to be entertaining members of the public. [MA:ma] isa: park related syn: recreational park
name: pier def: A raised walkway over water, supported by piles or pillars. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pier] isa: constructed feature
name: name: acheological site def: A place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which is, has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archeological\_site] isa: anthropogenic feature
name: sports facility def: A building or region where sports activities can be carried out. [MA:ma] isa: constructed feature
name: winter sports facility def: A sports facility constructed for the enjoyment (such as it is) of skiing and allied sports that require snow and/or ice. [MA:ma] isa: sports facility
name: calanque def: A deep valley with steep sides, typically of limestone, in part submerged by the sea. [wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calanque] isa: coastal inlet
Original comment by: ma11