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North Atlantic Subtropical Gyral Province
(NAST-E, NAST-W)
166
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea Province (MEDI)
173
Atlantic Trade Wind Biome
183
North Atlantic Tropical Gyral Province (NATR)
184
Caribbean Province (CARB)
188
Western Tropical Atlantic Province (WTRA)
193
Eastern Tropical Atlantic Province (ETRA)
201
South Atlantic Gyral Province (SATL)
209
Atlantic Coastal Biome
214
Northeast Atlantic Shelves Province (NECS)
214
Canary Current Coastal Province (CNRY)
224
Guinea Current Coastal Province (GUIN)
233
Benguela Current Coastal Province (BENG)
242
Northwest Atlantic Shelves Province (NWCS)
248
Guianas Coastal Province (GUIA)
257
Brazil Current Coastal Province (BRAZ)
264
Southwest Atlantic Shelves Province (FKLD)
268
10 The Indian Ocean
275
Indian Ocean Trade Wind Biome
278
Indian Monsoon Gyres Province (MONS)
278
Indian South Subtropical Gyre Province (ISSG)
285
Indian Ocean Coastal Biome
290
Red Sea, Arabian Gulf Province (REDS)
290
Northwest Arabian Sea Upwelling Province (ARAB)
295
Western India Coastal Province (INDW)
303
Eastern India Coastal Province (INDE)
309
Eastern Africa Coastal Province (EAFR)
314
Australia-Indonesia Coastal Province (AUSW)
320
11 The Pacific Ocean
327
Pacific Polar Biome
329
North Pacific Epicontinental Sea Province (BERS)
329
Pacific Westerly Winds Biome
337
Pacific Subarctic Gyres Province, East and West (PSAG)
337
Kuroshio Current Province (KURO)
343
North Pacific Subtropical and Polar Front Provinces
(NPST and NPPF)
349
Tasman Sea Province (TASM)
354
Pacific Trade Winds Biome
357
North Pacific Tropical Gyre Province (NPTG)
357
North Pacific Equatorial Countercurrent Province
(PNEC)
362