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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > ISLANDS

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ISLANDS  

DEFINITION

  • Tracts of land smaller than a continent, surrounded by the water of an ocean sea, lake, or stream.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2016-07-12 10:33:14.0 [gee-cee] update Definition (Tracts of land smaller than a continent, surrounded by the water of an ocean sea, lake, or stream.); update Definition (Dictionary of Geological Terms, American Geological Institute, 1984. );

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/fa3c6df8-a1e1-41d5-9de1-49b92e1ea455

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