Subregion
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A subregion is a conceptual unit which derives from a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions, such as south or southern, are commonly used to define a subregion.
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[edit] Subregions by continent
Here are a few examples of subregions sorted alphabetically by UN continent designations:
[edit] Africa
- by UN subregion:
- by geography:
- by geology:
[edit] Americas
- see also: Americas (terminology)
[edit] North America
- by UN subregion:
- by geography:
- by geology:
- Canadian Shield
- North American craton
- Slave craton
- Superior craton
- Wyoming craton
[edit] South America
- by geography:
- by economics (South American Community of Nations):
[edit] Eurasia
[edit] Asia
- by geography:
- Central Asia
- West Asia (or Middle East)
- North Asia (see Siberia)
- East Asia
- South Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent
- Southeast Asia
[edit] Europe
- by UN subregion:
- by peninsula:
- by other groupings:
- by geology
- Baltic shield
- Ukrainian shields
- East European craton
[edit] Oceania
- Australasia or Australia
- by geography
- by geology
[edit] See also
- continent for definitions of large land masses such as Africa-Eurasia.
- subcontinent
- supercontinent
[edit] External links
- UN's grouping into continents and subregions
- UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- UN subregions as used by GeoHive
Regions of the world
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Africa | Central · Eastern · Northern · Southern · Western | |
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Americas | Caribbean · Central · Latin · North · Northern · South | |
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Asia | Central · Eastern · Northern · Southern · Southeastern · Western | |
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Europe | Central · Eastern · Northern · Southern · Western | |
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Oceania | Australasia · Melanesia · Micronesia · Polynesia | |
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Polar | Arctic · Antarctic | |
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Oceans | Pacific · Atlantic · Indian · Southern · Arctic | |
