OPTIMAP regions

General feeds

Subscribe to research works from all sources, time periods, and regions.

Regional pages and feeds

Subscribe to research works from selected continents or oceans.

Continents

Oceans

Sources & licenses for region data

Source: Flanders Marine Institute (2021). Global Oceans and Seas, version 1 (CC BY 4.0 license)

Regions: Arctic Ocean, Baltic Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Region, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean, South China and Easter Archipelagic Seas, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean

Source: Esri Hub World Continents Feature Service (license)

Regions: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America

Geometric processing:

Ocean geometries are simplified to reduce file size while preserving geographic accuracy. Simplification uses a tolerance of degrees and removes the smallest % of interior holes (islands are preserved).