Category: Oceans

Marine Ecoregions and Pelagic Provinces of the World (MEOW/PPOW)

UNEP-WCMC / The Nature Conservancy

Commercial
No
Format
Several
Coverage
Global oceans
Projection
EPSG:4326 · WGS 84
Last updated
Added to findgis 29 Oct 2026 · Update frequency Static

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UNEP-WCMC and the Nature Conservancy designed the scheme so it can be tied to regional classifications.

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NC Data: UNEP-WCMC / The Nature Conservancy · Basemap: Natural Earth

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Publisher
UNEP-WCMC / The Nature Conservancy
License
Non-commercialNon-commercial
Commercial use
No
Attribution required
Yes
Modification allowed
See publisher
Redistribution allowed
See publisher
Share-alike
No
UNEP-WCMC General Data License (excluding WDPA); for commercial use, contact UNEP-WCMCLicense text
Region
Global
Type
Vector
Extent
-180-9018090West, south, east, north. Approximate region extent.

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