Marine Regions

Marine Regions is a comprehensive resource that offers a standardized list of marine georeferenced place names and areas. It meticulously integrates geographic information from the VLIMAR Gazetteer and the MARBOUND database, establishing itself as a crucial reference for marine geographic locations, boundaries, and regions. The platform aims to provide a consistent and reliable framework for understanding marine spatial data.

The resource boasts impressive statistics, including over 64,000 marine georeferenced places, 79,000 marine place names, and nearly 40,000 polygons of geographic places. It also incorporates 12 marine geographic regional/global classifications and provides data on Maritime Boundaries (EEZ) of the world, making it a vital tool for various marine-related applications.

Marine Regions is continuously updated, integrating the latest additions from authoritative gazetteers like GEBCO and ACUF. Recent news highlights include updates to maritime boundary derived products and the hosting of an introductory meeting for its renewed Editorial Community. Furthermore, the platform supports programmatic access to its gazetteer and data products through packages like mregions2 in R, enhancing its utility for data analysis and research.