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British Columbia 3 arc-second Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: May 05, 2026 at 11:28 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 09, 2013 at 12:00 AM
The 3 arc-second British Columbia DEM will be used to support NOAA's tsunami forecast system and for tsunami inundation modeling. This DEM covers the coastal area off-shore British Columbia.

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identifier https://meta.geo.census.gov/data/existing/decennial/GEO/GPMB/TIGERline/Current_19115/tl_2025_48209_faces.shp.iso.xml
issued 2013-07-09T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Seafloor Topography",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Bathymetry",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography > Water Depth",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coastal Elevation",
  "Models/Analyses > DEM > Digital Elevation Model",
  "ICSU-WDS > International Council for Science - World Data System",
  "NOAA OneStop Project",
  "1 meter - < 30 meters",
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  "Coastal Relief",
  "Gridded elevations",
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  "Continent > North America > Canada > British Columbia",
  "Ocean > Pacific Ocean",
  "Ocean > Pacific Ocean > North Pacific Ocean > Gulf of Alaska",
  "Vertical Location > Sea Floor",
  "Canada",
  "British Columbia",
  "Strait of Juan de Fuca",
  "Strait of Georgia",
  "Queen Charlotte Strait",
  "Queen Charlotte Sound",
  "Hecate Strait",
  "Moresby Canyon",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NGDC > National Geophysical Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce"
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license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2013-07-09T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/dat/dems/regional_tr/british_columbia_3_msl_2013.pdf"
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rights otherRestrictions
spatial -122.2,48.05,-137.45,54.2
temporal 1930-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
title British Columbia 3 arc-second Bathymetric Digital Elevation Model

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