Geographic location

From MIBBI

1. Country¹

2. Sample site morphology²

3. Latitude and longitude³

4. Altitude or elevation

5. Depth⁴

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Footnotes

¹ The geographical origin of the sample by country. Ideally, country names should be chosen from the INSDC list (http://www.insdc.org/page.php?page=country), or the GAZ ontology (http://bioportal.bioontology.org/visualize/40651)

² State whether a point, transect or area.

³ Provide as appropriate, given sample site morphology. Values should be reported in decimal degrees under WGS84.

⁴ Provide where appropriate. Distance from surface for samples collected underground or underwater.

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Sources

MIGS/MIMS/MIENS

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Notes