Diggability

The map is based on grain size distribution and indicates how easy it would be to dig into the sea floor, and how stable the dugout depression would be.

SymbolDiggabilitySediment typeCode
Diggable, stable trenchFine-grained sediments with high content of clay and silt1
Diggable, unstable trenchSandy and gravelly sediments2
Hardly diggableCoarce-grained sediments, stony bottom3
Not diggableExposed bedrock or thin sediment cover on bedrock4






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