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EA:  GEOGRAPHIC_REGION

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 420
Concept definition: The <REGION> of the <EARTH> in which an <OBJECT> is located; geographic region.
 
Attribute value type: ENUMERATION
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B: GEO]
Supplemental references:  
Enumerants (presented in a natural order)
Status Attribute label Enumerant label ▾ Concept definition Code Ref type Reference Supplemental references
STD
2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION AFRICA Africa. 1 [SOED, "Africa"]
STD
2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION ANTARCTIC Antarctic. 2 [SOED, "Antarctic", B]
STD
2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION ARCTIC Arctic. 3 IR [FACC, Annex B, GEO:1] [SOED, "Arctic", A 1]
STD
2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION ASIA Asia. 4 [SOED, "Asia"]
STD
2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION AUSTRALIA Australia. 5 [SOED, "Australia"]
STD
2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION EUROPE Europe. 6 [SOED, "Europe"]
STD
2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION NORTH_AMERICA North America. 7 [SOED, "North America"]
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2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION OCEANIA Oceania. 8 [SOED, "Oceania"]
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2005/06/07		 GEOGRAPHIC_REGION SOUTH_AMERICA South America. 9 [SOED, "South America"]
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