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IHO Sea Areas, version 3
Citable as data publication
Flanders Marine Institute (2018). IHO Sea Areas, version 3. Available online at https://www.marineregions.org/. https://doi.org/10.14284/323
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Notes: Use constraints: see Marine Regions disclaimer

Description
This dataset represents the boundaries of the major oceans and seas of the world. The source for the boundaries is the publication 'Limits of Oceans & Seas, Special Publication No. 23' published by the IHO in 1953.

Scope
Themes:
Boundaries, Geography
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Areas, Boundaries, Oceans, Seas, World Oceans

Geographical coverage
World Oceans [Marine Regions]

Contributors
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ), moredata creator

Related datasets
Parent dataset:
MarineRegions.org
(Partly) included in:
The intersect of the Exclusive Economic Zones and IHO sea areas, version 4
Other relation:
The intersect of the Exclusive Economic Zones and IHO sea areas, version 3

Publication
Used in this dataset
(1953). Limits of oceans and seas. 3rd edition. IHO Special Publication, 23. International Hydrographic Organization (IHO): Monaco. 38 pp.

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Dataset information:

Dataset status: Completed
Data type: GIS maps
Release date: 2018-10-12
Metadatarecord created: 2016-09-26
Information last updated: 2018-10-12
All data in the Integrated Marine Information System (IMIS) is subject to the VLIZ privacy policy