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METAREA I
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The North Atlantic Ocean east of 35°W, from 48°27'N to 71°N including the North Sea and Baltic Sea sub-area
METAREA II
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Atlantic waters east of 35°W, from 7°N to 48°27'N, and east of 20°W from 7°N to 6°S, including the Straits of Gibraltar
METAREA III
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The Mediterranean and Black Seas, east of the Straits of Gibraltar
METAREA IV
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The western part of the North Atlantic Ocean eastwards of the North American coast to 35W, from 7N to 67N, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the sea area between 7N and the South American coastline eastwards to the French Guyana/Brazil frontier in 4?30N
METAREA V
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Atlantic waters west of 20°W from 35°50'S to 7°N, narrowing in the coastal strips at the extremities to the Uruguay/Brazil frontier in 33°45'S and the French Guyana/Brazil frontier in 4°30'N
METAREA VI
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The South Atlantic and Southern Oceans south of 35?50S, and from 20W to the longitude of Cape Horn, 67?16W, including the coastal strip to the Uruguay/Brazil frontier in 33?45S
METAREA VII
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The South Atlantic and Southern Oceans south of 6°S from 20°W to the coast of Africa, thence south to the Cape of Good Hope; the South Indian and Southern Oceans south of 10°30'S from the Cape to 55°E, thence south of 30°S to 80°E
METAREA VIII_N
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The area of the Indian Ocean enclosed by lines from the Indo-Pakistan frontier in 23°45'N 68°E to 12°N 63°E, thence to Cape Gardafui; the east African coast south to the equator, thence to 95°E, to 6°N, thence NE_wards to the Myanmar/Thailand frontier in 10N 98°30'E
METAREA VIII_S
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The east African coast from the equator south to 10°30'S, thence to 55°E, to 30°S, to 95°E, to the equator, to the east African coast
METAREA IX
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The Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, north of Area VIII
METAREA X
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The South Indian and Southern Oceans east of 80°E and south of 30°S to 95°E, to 12°S, to 127°E; thence the Timor Sea, South Pacific and Southern Oceans south of 10°S to 141°E to the equator, to 170°E, to 29°S, thence SW_wards to 45°S in 160°E, then the 160°E meridian
METAREA XI
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The Indian Ocean, China Sea and North Pacific Ocean northward of Area X and on the equator to longitude 180°, eastward of Area VIII and the Asian continent to the North Korea/Russian Federation frontier in 42°30'N 130°E, thence to 135°E, NE_wards to 45°N 138°E, to 45°N 180°
METAREA XII
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The eastern part of the Pacific Ocean, west of the North and South American coast and east of 120°W, from 3°24'S to the equator, thence to 180°, to 50°N thence NW_wards to 53°N 172°E, NE_wards following the marine frontier between United States and Russian Federation waters to 67°N
METAREA XIII
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Sea areas enclosed north of Area XI and west of Area XII; also all Arctic waters from 170W westwards to 20°E
METAREA XIV
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The South Pacific and Southern Oceans south of the equator, bounded by Area X to the west, Area XII to the north and Area XV to the east
METAREA XV
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The South Pacific and Southern Oceans south of 18°21'S following the coast of Chile to the longitude of Cape Horn in 67°16'W, and 120°W
METAREA XVI
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The South Pacific Ocean between 18°21'S and 3°24'S bounded by the coast of Peru and 120°W
ARCTIC OCEAN
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The Arctic Ocean from south-west corner 67°N, 44°E to north-east corner 80°N, 165°W