World Hydrography Data

Shows an artificial waterway with no flow, or a controlled flow, used for draining or irrigating land.

Shows a structure that protects a waterbody region (for example: a shore, a harbour, and/or an anchorage) from water waves by preventing them from reaching the protected region or reducing their magnitude.

Show a low artificial wall-like structure of durable material extending from the land to seaward for a particular purpose, such as to prevent coast erosion.

Show a structure extending into the water used as a platform for recreational purposes, not intended as a berthing place for vessels.

Show a natural flowing watercourse.

Show a land mass, other than a continent, surrounded by water.

Show any water the level of which changes periodically due to tidal action.

Shows a shallow place in a body of water used as a crossing.

Show a large body of water entirely surrounded by land.

Show on a shore, the area on which the waves break and over which shore debris (for example: sand, shingle, and/or pebbles) accumulate. A beach includes backshore and foreshore. See also Features: 'Nearshore', 'Backshore', and 'Foreshore'.