Worldwide seabed sediment map

The “World Seabed Sediment Map” product contains geo-referenced digital data, describing the nature of the sediment encountered in different seas and oceans of the world. The objects are all surface areas and the description of an object includes in particular the nature of the sediment including rock-type bottoms.

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Additional information

Date (creation)1992-12-01
Date (revision)2026-01-09
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyirregular
Metadata languagefr
LicenseUtilisation libre sous réserve de citer les sources de la manière suivante : "Shom, 2026. Carte sédimentaire mondiale, https://dx.doi.org/10.17183/HOM_GEOL_SEDIM_MONDIALE"
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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