Concept information

Preferred term

relief (land)  

Definition

  • The physical shape, configuration or general unevenness of a part of the Earth's surface, considered with reference to variation of height and slope or to irregularities of the land surface; the elevation or difference in elevation, considered collectively, of a land surface.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/10176

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