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Landlocked Sea (IWT_7)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: iwt_7.ttl

Name
landlockedSea
Attribute
IWT Inland Water Type
Definition
A large expanse of saline water that is entirely surrounded by land and lacks a natural outlet.
Description
It may be intermittently connected with an ocean. Examples include the Aral, Caspian, Dead and Salton Seas, the Sea of Galilee, and the Great Salt Lake.
Accepted
2013-10-18
Allowed for
RWOI terms naming it

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.