Physiographic divisions of the conterminous U. S.
type: Dataset
description: This is a polygon coverage of Physiographic Divisions in the conterminous United States. It was automated from Fenneman's 1:7,000,000-scale map, "Physical Divisions of the United States," which is based on eight major 1946 divisions, 25 provinces, and 86 sections representing distinctive areas having common topography, rock types and structure, and geologic and geomorphic history.
issued: 2025-11-22T08:26:17.578896
modified: 20201117
spatial: Location
contact point: Organization
  fn: Kerie J. Hitt
keyword: amerigeo
keyword: amerigeoss
keyword: ckan
keyword: environment
keyword: geo
keyword: geoscientificinformation
keyword: geoss
keyword: inlandwaters
keyword: national
keyword: north-america
keyword: physiographic-divisions
keyword: physiographic-provinces
keyword: physiographic-sections
keyword: physiography
keyword: united-states
theme: {geospatial}

Original Metadata
type: Distribution
description: The metadata original format
format: XML
issued: 2022-08-05T19:29:08.669584
modified: 2025-11-22T08:26:17.569290
access URL: https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.e04ea9e9-17b6-45ae-b279-7bc35ea79539.xml
media type: text/xml

Digital Data
type: Distribution
description: Landing page for access to the data
format: XML
issued: 2022-08-05T19:29:08.669591
modified: 2025-11-22T08:26:17.569698
access URL: https://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial
media type: application/http

US Migrating
type: Agent