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The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. international waters InternationalWaters A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViE_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodyOfWater</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvlegHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalWaters</a> is a body of water that is considered to be accessible to international maritime traffic and trade. International waters may be subject to the customs and laws of a particular country, or of the international community. Examples include instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1BnP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingLane_International</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfamJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HighSeas</a>, and, ordinarily, territorial waters like (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQry5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TerritorialSeaFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>), unless these have been closed to shipping in a particular context. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_waters international waterway ShippingLane-International The collection of shipping lanes that are commonly considered (under international law) to be freely available for marine traffic from all nations. Such lanes are not subregions of (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQry5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TerritorialSeaFn</a> COUNTRY) for any instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjl2pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeopoliticalEntity</a>, COUNTRY. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvY4C7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalOceanLawCOC</a>. A strategically important small sea between southern Europe, western Asia (the Levant), and northern Africa. the Mediterranean Sea MediterraneanSea the Pacific Ocean PacificOcean An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjktpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ocean</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjgu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PacificOcean</a> is the main body of salt water in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjP15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EasternHemisphere_Region</a>, and it borders on five instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Continent</a> (the western coast of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj4gpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfNorthAmerica</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkAS5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfSouthAmerica</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9tl95wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAustralia</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAntarctica</a>, and the eastern coast of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a>). the Caspian Sea CaspianSea The Caspian Sea, an inland sea or very large, somewhat salty lake, in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a>, lying between <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj11JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Iran</a> to the south, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViTwZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Russia</a> to the northwest, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv15sU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Kazakhstan</a> to the northeast, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJf4cpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Turkmenistan</a> to the southeast, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfLfM5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Azerbaijan</a> to the west. The Caspian Sea is renowned as a source of good caviar. the Indian Ocean An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjktpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ocean</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViH35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndianOcean</a> is an ocean in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj5j5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SouthernHemisphere_Region</a> lying south of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqEpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAsia</a>, east of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAfrica</a>, and west of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv9tl95wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAustralia</a>. IndianOcean the Red Sea RedSea The Red Sea, a long and narrow sea separating the north east part of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjtJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ContinentOfAfrica</a> from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjt7JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArabianPeninsula</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi0_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RedSea</a> extends from the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GulfOfSuez</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViPqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GulfOfAqaba</a> in the north to the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BabElMandeb_Strait</a> in the south which connects it to the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrW5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GulfOfAden</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViH35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndianOcean</a>. GulfOfOman The Gulf of Oman, a body of water between the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjsY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PersianGulf</a> and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjBHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArabianSea</a>. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjr45wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GulfOfOman</a> is between <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViG1ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oman</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj11JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Iran</a> southeast of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjqk5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">StraitOfHormuz</a>. It is part of the strategic waterway for shipping <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjb0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Petroleum_CrudeOil</a> from the oil-rich gulf states of the Middle East to the rest of the world. the Gulf of Oman HighSeas The part of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQBWdJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EarthsOceanSea</a> which is not part of the maritime claim or internal waters of any nation. Travel on (and flight above) the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfamJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HighSeas</a> is open to all nations. High Seas the Arabian Sea ArabianSea The Arabian Sea, a large portion of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViH35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndianOcean</a> lying between the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjt7JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArabianPeninsula</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVj7XJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">India</a>. GulfOfAden The Gulf of Aden, a large inlet of the Indian Ocean separating the Horn Of Africa (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViJzpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Somalia</a>) from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPbFVJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Yemen</a> in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjt7JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArabianPeninsula</a>. The Gulf of Aden connects the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViH35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IndianOcean</a> to the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi0_5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RedSea</a> via the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BabElMandeb_Strait</a>. the Gulf of Aden The main body of salt water primarily in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjPVJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WesternHemisphere_Region</a>, bordering on five <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkLu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Continent</a>s (or three <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>s -- the Western coasts of Europe and Africa, Antarctica, and the Eastern coasts of North and South America). the Atlantic Ocean AtlanticOcean body of water that is in some sea (SubcollectionOfWithRelationFromTypeFn BodyOfWater geographicalSubRegions Sea) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ru-8ymLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">ArtifactualFeatureType</a> is the collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r6-wc8BKxEdeIXwCgydofLQ" class="cyc_term">CartographicFeatureType</a>s which are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>s, as opposed to naturally occuring. Positive examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzt5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WaterReservoir</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjzcZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Canal</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rT2uByCTVQdeVZZaE0030Zg" class="cyc_term">Airfield</a>. Negative examples include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjODZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mountain</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjktpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ocean</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgD8VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mesa</a>. Also see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rummjkLHtEdmAAAACs6hO_g" class="cyc_term">NaturalFeatureType</a>, the corresponding collection for naturally occuring feature types. artifactual feature type ArtifactualFeatureType concept related to bodies of water WaterBodyConcept A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ret7qgOKgEdmAAAACs6hfSg" class="cyc_term">ConceptTypeByDomain</a> (q.v.). Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rrwTJ-v7BEdmAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">WaterBodyConcept</a> are collections and relations having to do with bodies of water. Specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViE_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodyOfWater</a>, and relations used for describing the parts, sizes, locations, uses, and other features of various types of water-bodies are instances of this collection. international waters InternationalWaters A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViE_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodyOfWater</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvlegHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalWaters</a> is a body of water that is considered to be accessible to international maritime traffic and trade. International waters may be subject to the customs and laws of a particular country, or of the international community. Examples include instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1BnP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingLane_International</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfamJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HighSeas</a>, and, ordinarily, territorial waters like (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQry5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TerritorialSeaFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>), unless these have been closed to shipping in a particular context. international waters InternationalWaters A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViE_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodyOfWater</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvlegHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalWaters</a> is a body of water that is considered to be accessible to international maritime traffic and trade. International waters may be subject to the customs and laws of a particular country, or of the international community. Examples include instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1BnP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingLane_International</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfamJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HighSeas</a>, and, ordinarily, territorial waters like (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQry5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TerritorialSeaFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>), unless these have been closed to shipping in a particular context. international waters InternationalWaters A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViE_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodyOfWater</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvlegHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalWaters</a> is a body of water that is considered to be accessible to international maritime traffic and trade. International waters may be subject to the customs and laws of a particular country, or of the international community. Examples include instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1BnP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingLane_International</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfamJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HighSeas</a>, and, ordinarily, territorial waters like (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQry5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TerritorialSeaFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>), unless these have been closed to shipping in a particular context. unnatural thing The collection of non-natural individuals. This collection is hard to precisely define but, roughly, something is an instance of this collection just in case it is one of the following: 1) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a> acts that are intentionally performed by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a>s, or 2) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a>s that in some significant sense &quot;could only have been the result&quot; of the intentional activities of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVinb5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">IntelligentAgent</a>s (or groups thereof). Positive examples in the first category include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP1F75wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CesareanBirth</a>s, negative examples include eating. Positive examples in the second category include instances of industrial pollution and tire tracks. Negative examples include human vomit and human (bare) footprints. NonNaturalThing international waters InternationalWaters A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViE_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BodyOfWater</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvlegHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">InternationalWaters</a> is a body of water that is considered to be accessible to international maritime traffic and trade. International waters may be subject to the customs and laws of a particular country, or of the international community. Examples include instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv1BnP5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ShippingLane_International</a>, the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfamJ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HighSeas</a>, and, ordinarily, territorial waters like (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQry5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TerritorialSeaFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVikKpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a>), unless these have been closed to shipping in a particular context. A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is a collection C of spatial things (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjpUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatialThing</a>), where each of the spatial things in C is spatially disjoint with the other spatial things in C. <p/> For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>, since dogs do not spatially overlap. Even pregnant dogs do not spatially overlap the pups they bear; rather, pregnant dogs contain their unborn pups. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvW4n1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CompactDisc_Audio</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwR7UWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetaryBody</a>. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjlE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointRegionType</a> (a collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>). spatially disjoint object type SpatiallyDisjointObjectType existence dependent intermittent collection ExistenceDependentIntermittentCollection A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4ra0kFdJX-QdebR5OIAEc_Cg" class="cyc_term">IntermittentCollection</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rhs-b2JX9QdeBCoQPSBEw0w" class="cyc_term">ExistenceDependentCollection</a> (qq.v.). Each instance EDIC of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r5XR_DpX-QdecYYD_ncIdVg" class="cyc_term">ExistenceDependentIntermittentCollection</a> is a collection such that: (i) a thing can be an instance of EDIC only while the thing exists and (ii) a thing can be an instance of EDIC during several non-overlapping periods of the thing's existence. For example, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r4fzU4G6OEdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">Awake</a> is such a collection. See also the specialization <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r67LzlpX-QdeR7s1ljF2vaQ" class="cyc_term">ExistenceDependentNonInitialIntermittentCollection</a>.