5b8eddac7f3206685b2d84a10035ae74 English dataset Gaynor Evans Marine Environmental Data and Information Network MEDIN Core Team gaev@bodc.ac.uk pointOfContact 2014-12-11 MEDIN Discovery metadata standard 2.3.8 urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326 The SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteer (v14 published April 2013) 2013-04-30 publication C19 http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/ SeaVoX is a combined SeaDataNet and MarineXML vocabulary content governance group, it is moderated by BODC (https://www.bodc.ac.uk/data/codes_and_formats/seavox/). This polygon data set defines the geographic extent of the terms specified by the SeaVoX vocabulary governance to describe coherent regions of the hydrosphere. It includes land masses enclosing freshwater bodies. The coastline data set used in the shapefile is taken from the World Vector Shoreline data set (scale 1:250,000). Reference for the data set: "polygon data set of the extent of water bodies from the SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteer, http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/list/C19/current/" The data file follows a hierarchical structure with each region consisting of one or more polygons. This approach was adopted to avoid the need to have overlapping polygons in regions where a sea area included a number of sub-regions, for example the Mediterranean Sea includes the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea etc. Roy Lowry British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool L3 5DA dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk originator Pauline Weatherall British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) Joseph Proudman Building 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool L3 5DA dassh.enquiries@mba.ac.uk custodian asNeeded Geographic Information System Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Geographical grid systems GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-01-06 revision Horizontal spatial co-ordinates SeaDataNet P021 parameter discovery vocabulary 2009-11-16 revision Data is freely available for research or commercial use providing that the originators are acknowledged in any publications produced. otherRestrictions unrestricted English geoscientificInformation Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Eastern Channel Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Western Channel and Celtic Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Irish Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Southern North Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Northern North Sea Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Minches & Western Scotland Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Scottish Continental Shelf Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Rockall Trough & Bank Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Faroe-Shetland Channel Charting Progress 2 Sea Areas 2009-06-18 creation Atlantic North West Approaches ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 28E6 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29E6 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30E6 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 31E6 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 28E7 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29E7 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30E7 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 31E7 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 28E8 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29E8 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30E8 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 31E8 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 28E9 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29E9 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30E9 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 31E9 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 28F0 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29F0 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30F0 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 31F0 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 28F1 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29F1 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30F1 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 31F1 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 28F2 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29F2 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30F2 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 31F2 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 28F3 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 29F3 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 30F3 ICES Rectangles 2009-05-01 creation 31F3 International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Aegean Sea (The Archipelago) (Mediterranean Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Alboran Sea (Mediterranean Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Andaman or Burma Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Arabian Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Arafura Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Arctic Ocean International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Arctic Ocean - Lincoln Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Balearic (Iberian) Sea (Mediterranean Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bali Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Baltic Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Banda Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Barents Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bass Strait (Great Australian Bight) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bay of Bengal International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bay of Biscay International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bay of Fundy International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Beaufort Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bering Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bismarck Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Black Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Bristol Channel International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Caribbean Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Celebes Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Ceram Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Chukchi Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Coastal Waters of SE Alaska and British Columbia International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Coral Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Davis Strait International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation East Indian Archipelago (Indonesia) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation East Siberian Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Eastern China Sea (Tung Hai) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation English Channel International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Flores Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Great Australian Bight International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Greenland Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Aden International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Alaska International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Aqaba International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Boni (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Bothnia (Baltic Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of California International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Guinea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Iran (Persian Gulf) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Mexico International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Oman International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Riga (Baltic Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of St. Lawrence International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Suez International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Thailand (Siam) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Gulf of Tomini (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Halmahera Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Hudson Bay International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Hudson Strait International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Indian Ocean International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Irish Sea and St. George's Channel International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Japan Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Java Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Kara Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Kattegat, Sound and Belts International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Labrador Sea (Davis Strait) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Laccadive Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Laptev Sea (or Nordenskjold Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Makassar Strait (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Malacca Strait International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Malacca and Singapore Straits International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Mediterranean Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Mediterranean Sea - Eastern basin International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Mediterranean Sea - Western basin International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Molukka Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Mozambique Channel (Indian Ocean) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation North Atlantic Ocean International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation North Pacific Ocean International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation North Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Norwegian Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Philippine Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Red Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Rio de La Plata International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Savu Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Sea of Azov International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Sea of Marmara International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Sea of Okhotsk International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Seto Naikai or Inland Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Singapore Strait International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Skagerrak International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Solomon Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation South Atlantic Ocean International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation South China Sea (Nan Hai) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation South Pacific Ocean International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Strait of Gibraltar (Mediterranean Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Sulu Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Tasman Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation The Northwestern Passages International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation The Northwestern Passages - Baffin Bay International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Timor Sea (East Indian Archipelago) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Tyrrhenian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation White Sea International Hydrographic Bureau, Limits of Oceans and Seas 1954-01-01 creation Yellow Sea (Hwang Hai) -99.9999 99.9999 -90.0000 90.0000 2009-11-18 2019-10-07 Marine Environmental Data and Information Network Core Team enquiries@oceannet.org distributor http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php#seavox A link to the web service or dataset dataset The following gives the level in the structure at which particular regions, which consist of more than one polygon can be found. This level in the structure is given by the polygon's attributes. Attribute: REGION: ARCTIC OCEAN, ATLANTIC OCEAN,BALTIC SEA,INDIAN OCEAN,MEDITERRANEAN REGION,PACIFIC OCEAN,SOUTH CHINA AND EASTERN ARCHIPELAGIC SEAS,SOUTHERN OCEAN,MAINLAND NORTH AMERICA,MAINLAND EUROPE,MAINLAND ASIA Attribute: LEVEL_1:ARAFURA SEA,DAVIS SEA,GREENLAND SEA,GULF OF BOTHNIA,MEDITERRANEAN SEA,NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN,NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN,ROSS SEA,SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN,SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN,TIMOR SEAAttribute: LEVEL_2:MEDITERRANEAN SEA, WESTERN BASIN,MEDITERRANEAN SEA,EASTERN BASIN,NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W),NORTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN (180W),NORTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W),NORTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN (180W),SOUTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (20W),SOUTHEAST PACIFIC OCEAN (140W),SOUTHWEST ATLANTIC OCEAN (20W),SOUTHWEST PACIFIC OCEAN (140W)Attribute: LEVEL_3:BERING SEA,CORAL SEA,ENGLISH CHANNEL,JAPAN SEA,NORTH SEA,TASMAN SEA,YELLOW SEA Attribute: LEVEL_4:CARDIGAN BAY,DOVER STRAIT,FIRTH OF CLYDE,LIVERPOOL BAY,NORTH CHANNEL,POOLE BAY,SOLENT,SOLWAY FIRTH Attribute: SUB_REGION:This is the lowest level in the structure. This version of the shapefile corresponds to version 14 of the SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteer. This version includes the following updates:1. Joseph Bonaparte Gulf was incorrectly spelt in version 13 of C19, this has now been corrected. It was correctly spelt in version 13 of the SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteershapefile data set.2. An additional attribute field 'skos_url' has been added to the shapefile. This provides the web address of the definition of the individual sea areas from the SeaVoX Salt and Fresh Water Body Gazetteer (http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/C19/current/).3. Addition of a missing section of the polygon for the Bering Sea region (around 175E, 58N).4. Change of following names:'Mainland Europe' changed to 'European Mainland', 'Mainland Asia' changed to 'Asian Mainland', 'Mainland North America' changed to 'North America Mainland', 'St Brides Bay' changed to 'St. Brides Bay', 'St George's Channel' changed to 'St. George's Channel' and 'St Magnus Bay' changed to 'St. Magnus Bay'. Changes made in version 13: 1. Inclusion of the FRAM STRAIT. Changes made in version 12: 1. Bellingshausen Sea was wrongly labelled as Bellinghausen Sea in previous versions of the data set. This has now been corrected.2. A section of the Chukchi Sea, in the area 179 degress 20 minutes East; 70 degrees 3 minutes North, was missing in version 11 of the data set. This has been corrected.