Vocabulary

United Kingdom Charting Progress 2 sea regions

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http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/C64/current/

Description

Terms used specify regions of the seas around the UK based on bio-geographical features rather than administrative boundaries

Creator

MEDIN Standards Group

Modified

2011-06-07

Version Info

Identifier

C64

British Oceanographic Data Centre

MEDIN Standards Group

Members

Identifier	PrefLabel	Definition	Date
8	Atlantic North-West Approaches and Rockall Trough	Atlantic North-West Approaches out to approximately 25 degrees west including Rockall Trough.	2011-06-06
3	Eastern Channel	The part of the English Channel which is east of a line between Dartmouth and Cherbourg.	2011-06-06
5	Irish Sea	The Irish Sea between the Mull of Kintyre to the north and St. Georges Channel to the south.	2011-06-06
6	Minches and Western Scotland	The waters on the Scottish Continental Shelf to the east of the Western Isles including the Minches.	2011-06-06
1	Northern North Sea	The northern part of the North Sea to approximately 5 degrees east and 61 degrees north.	2011-06-06
7	Scottish Continental Shelf	The Scottish Continental Shelf excluding the Minches and coastal waters to the west of Scotland.	2011-06-06
9	Shared waters between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland	Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle shared waters between N Ireland and Rep of Ireland.	2011-06-06
2	Southern North Sea	The southern part of the North Sea to approximately 5 degrees east and 55 degrees north.	2011-06-06
4	Western Channel and Celtic Sea	The part of the English Channel which is west of a line between Dartmouth and Cherbourg and the UK waters of the Celtic Sea to approximately 10 degrees west.	2011-06-06