depression (geology)
C7248
concept
A depression in geology is a landform or structural feature characterized by a localized area of the Earth's surface that is lower in elevation than its surrounding terrain, often formed by tectonic activity, erosion, or subsidence.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| tectonic depression | 10 |
| depression | 5 |
| depression (geology) canonical | 4 |
| desert depression | 3 |
| geographic depression | 3 |
| geographical depression | 3 |
| natural depression | 3 |
| structural depression | 3 |
| geomorphological depression | 2 |
| highland depression | 2 |
| inland depression | 2 |
| depression (landform) | 1 |
| thermokarst depression | 1 |
Instances (41)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Paynes Prairie basin | natural depression |
| Caspian Depression | — |
| Rocky Mountain Trench | tectonic depression |
| Turpan Depression | geographical depression |
| Turpan | depression |
| Wadi El Natrun | desert depression |
| Faiyum Oasis | depression |
| Wadi Sirhan | desert depression |
| Chillán Basin | — |
| Socorro Basin | tectonic depression |
| Los Ángeles Basin | geographic depression |
| Wadi El Rayan | natural depression |
| Batagaika crater | thermokarst depression |
| Cheb Basin | tectonic depression |
| Zungarian Basin | inland depression |
| Depresión Nicaragüense | tectonic depression |
| Rožnov Furrow | geomorphological depression |
| Jablunkov Furrow | geomorphological depression |
| Jerusalem basin | geographical depression |
| Terni basin | tectonic depression |
| Afar Triangle | tectonic depression |
| North Aegean Trough | tectonic depression |
| Damascus Basin | geographic depression |
| Farafra Depression | depression |
| Jordan Rift Valley | tectonic depression |
| Qattara Depression | depression |
| Fayum Depression | geographical depression |
| Malita Graben | structural depression |
| Calder Graben | structural depression |
| Venezuelan Basin | structural depression |
| Salton Trough | tectonic depression |
| Dzungarian Basin | inland depression |
| Zsámbék Basin | depression (landform) |
| Chiapas Central Depression | — |
| Nicaraguan Depression | tectonic depression |
| Catalan Coastal Depression | — |
| Ciuc Basin | highland depression |
| Valley of Sirhan | desert depression |
| Giurgeu Basin | highland depression |
| Dawodang depression | natural depression |
| Boulder Basin | geographic depression |