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Expanded InfoBank Atlas description
The fundamental organization of data sets within
InfoBank
is based on their association with a particular
field activity.
Because needs are frequently area-based, not activity-based, InfoBank data are also presented based on geographic areas of the world.
The
InfoBank Atlas
consists of approximately 500
areas
(~200 oceanic and ~300 continental).
(Show groupings).
The areas are based on a combination of political, physiographic, and project considerations.
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Oceanic
The Atlantic and Pacific are further divided into:
North Atlantic,
South Atlantic,
North Pacific,
Central Pacific,
South Pacific, and
Western Pacific.
These oceans and oceanic subdivisions contain gulfs, seas, and coastal divisions, such as:
Contained within these are island nations/territories, EEZ divisions, marine sanctuaries, and bays, such as:
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Island nations
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Bermuda,
Greenland,
Cuba,
Johnson Atoll,
Vanuatu
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EEZ divisions
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Gulf of Maine EEZ,
Florida EEZ,
Great Lakes EEZ,
Alaska EEZ,
Hawaii EEZ,
Central California EEZ
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Marine Sanctuaries
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Cordell Bank NMS,
Gulf of Farallones NMS,
Monterey Bay NMS
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Bays
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Massachusetts Bay,
San Francisco Bay,
Puget Sound
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Hawaii EEZ is divided into
Hawaii I EEZ,
Hawaii 2 EEZ,
Hawaii 3 EEZ.
Hawaii 1 EEZ includes the main Hawaiian islands, such as:
Big Island of Hawaii,
Oahu,
Maui,
Kauai.
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Continental
Some continents are subdivided, such as:
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North America
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Canada,
United States,
Latin America
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Europe
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Northern Europe,
Western Europe,
Southern Europe,
Eastern Europe
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Asia
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Eastern Asia,
Southeastern Asia,
Southcentral Asia,
Western Asia,
Siberia
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Africa
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Northern Africa,
Western Africa,
Middle Africa,
Eastern Africa,
Southern Africa
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These continents and continental subdivisions contain countries.
The United States is subdivided into
Alaska and
United States of America (contiguous),
which is further divided into
East Coast,
Southern US,
Great Lakes,
Midwest,
Western US.
These are further divided into
New England,
Middle Atlantic Region,
Southern US (Eastern Section),
Southern US (Western Section),
each of the Great Lakes,
Midwest (Eastern Section),
Midwest (Western Section),
Southern US (Western Section),
Rocky Mountains,
Southwestern US, and
US West Coast.
Included in each of these divisions are the different States, with
California further divided into
Northern California,
Central California, and
Southern California.
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