TDWG Geographic Region Ontology Markus Döring TDWG Biodiversity Information Standards 2007-06-06 $Date: 2007-08-15 15:05:50 +0200 (Wed, 15 Aug 2007) $ Ontology describing a controlled vocabulary for all of the TDWG regions level 1 to 4 described at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/tdwg/geo2.htm and http://www.kew.org/gis/tdwg/ 0.1 GeographicRegion The base class for constructing controlled vocabularies associated with Geographic Region adjacent region Other adjacent regions that share borders with this region is part of The region is entirely part of a larger region TDWG Code The Level 1,2,3 or 4 TDWG code for a region GeographicRegionLevel1Term Geographic level-1 TDWG region, i.e. a continent GeographicRegionLevel2Term Geographic level-2 TDWG region GeographicRegionLevel3Term Geographic level-3 TDWG region GeographicRegionLevel4Term Geographic level-4 TDWG region ISO 2-Code The ISO-3166 ALPHA-2 code ISO 3-Code The ISO-3166 ALPHA-3 code Europe Europe Europe 1 Africa Africa Africa 2 Asia-Temperate Asia-Temperate Asia-Temperate 3 Asia-Tropical Asia-Tropical Asia-Tropical 4 Australasia Australasia Australasia 5 Pacific Pacific Pacific 6 Northern America Northern America Northern America 7 Southern America Southern America Southern America 8 Antarctic Antarctic Antarctic 9 Northern Europe Northern Europe Northern Europe 10 Middle Europe Middle Europe Middle Europe 11 Southwestern Europe Southwestern Europe Southwestern Europe 12 Southeastern Europe Southeastern Europe Southeastern Europe 13 Eastern Europe Eastern Europe Eastern Europe 14 Northern Africa Northern Africa Northern Africa 20 Macaronesia Macaronesia Macaronesia 21 West Tropical Africa West Tropical Africa West Tropical Africa 22 West-Central Tropical Africa West-Central Tropical Africa West-Central Tropical Africa 23 Northeast Tropical Africa Northeast Tropical Africa Northeast Tropical Africa 24 East Tropical Africa East Tropical Africa East Tropical Africa 25 South Tropical Africa South Tropical Africa South Tropical Africa 26 Southern Africa Southern Africa Southern Africa 27 Middle Atlantic Ocean Middle Atlantic Ocean Middle Atlantic Ocean 28 Western Indian Ocean Western Indian Ocean Western Indian Ocean 29 Siberia Siberia Siberia 30 Russian Far East Russian Far East Russian Far East 31 Middle Asia Middle Asia Middle Asia 32 Caucasus Caucasus Caucasus 33 Western Asia Western Asia Western Asia 34 Arabian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula 35 China China China 36 Mongolia Mongolia Mongolia 37 Eastern Asia Eastern Asia Eastern Asia 38 Indian Subcontinent Indian Subcontinent Indian Subcontinent 40 Indo-China Indo-China Indo-China 41 Malesia Malesia Malesia 42 Papuasia Papuasia Papuasia 43 Australia Australia Australia 50 New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand 51 Southwestern Pacific Southwestern Pacific Southwestern Pacific 60 South-Central Pacific South-Central Pacific South-Central Pacific 61 Northwestern Pacific Northwestern Pacific Northwestern Pacific 62 North-Central Pacific North-Central Pacific North-Central Pacific 63 Subarctic America Subarctic America Subarctic America 70 Western Canada Western Canada Western Canada 71 Eastern Canada Eastern Canada Eastern Canada 72 Northwestern U.S.A. Northwestern U.S.A. Northwestern U.S.A. 73 North-Central U.S.A. North-Central U.S.A. North-Central U.S.A. 74 Northeastern U.S.A. Northeastern U.S.A. Northeastern U.S.A. 75 Southwestern U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. Southwestern U.S.A. 76 South-Central U.S.A. South-Central U.S.A. South-Central U.S.A. 77 Southeastern U.S.A. Southeastern U.S.A. Southeastern U.S.A. 78 Mexico Mexico Mexico 79 Central America Central America Central America 80 Caribbean Caribbean Caribbean 81 Northern South America Northern South America Northern South America 82 Western South America Western South America Western South America 83 Brazil Brazil Brazil 84 Southern South America Southern South America Southern South America 85 Subantarctic Islands Subantarctic Islands Subantarctic Islands 90 Antarctic Continent Antarctic Continent Antarctic Continent 91 Alberta Alberta Alberta ABT CA Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanistan AFG AF Argentina Northeast Argentina Northeast Argentina Northeast AGE AR Argentina South Argentina South Argentina South AGS AR Argentina Northwest Argentina Northwest Argentina Northwest AGW AR Alabama Alabama Alabama ALA US Albania Albania Albania ALB AL Aldabra Aldabra Aldabra ALD SC Algeria Algeria Algeria ALG DZ Altay Altay Altay ALT RU Aleutian Is. Aleutian Is. Aleutian Is. ALU US Amur Amur Amur AMU RU Andaman Is. Andaman Is. Andaman Is. AND Angola Angola Angola ANG AO Antarctica Antarctica Antarctica ANT AQ Arizona Arizona Arizona ARI US Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas ARK US Aruba Aruba Aruba ARU AW Ascension Ascension Ascension ASC SH Alaska Alaska Alaska ASK US Amsterdam-St.Paul Is. Amsterdam-St.Paul Is. Amsterdam-St.Paul Is. ASP TF Assam Assam Assam ASS IN Antipodean Is. Antipodean Is. Antipodean Is. ATP NZ Austria Austria Austria AUT Azores Azores Azores AZO PT Bahamas Bahamas Bahamas BAH BS Baleares Baleares Baleares BAL ES Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh BAN BD Benin Benin Benin BEN BJ Bermuda Bermuda Bermuda BER BM Belgium Belgium Belgium BGM Bismarck Archipelago Bismarck Archipelago Bismarck Archipelago BIS PG Burkina Burkina Burkina BKN BF Belarus Belarus Belarus BLR RU Baltic States Baltic States Baltic States BLT Belize Belize Belize BLZ BZ Bolivia Bolivia Bolivia BOL BO Borneo Borneo Borneo BOR Botswana Botswana Botswana BOT BW Bouvet I. Bouvet I. Bouvet I. BOU BV British Columbia British Columbia British Columbia BRC CA Buryatiya Buryatiya Buryatiya BRY RU Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria BUL BG Burundi Burundi Burundi BUR BI Brazil West-Central Brazil West-Central Brazil West-Central BZC BR Brazil Northeast Brazil Northeast Brazil Northeast BZE BR Brazil Southeast Brazil Southeast Brazil Southeast BZL BR Brazil North Brazil North Brazil North BZN BR Brazil South Brazil South Brazil South BZS BR Cabinda Cabinda Cabinda CAB AO Central African Republic Central African Republic Central African Republic CAF CF California California California CAL US Cayman Is. Cayman Is. Cayman Is. CAY KY Cambodia Cambodia Cambodia CBD KH Chagos Archipelago Chagos Archipelago Chagos Archipelago CGS IO Chad Chad Chad CHA TD China South-Central China South-Central China South-Central CHC CN Hainan Hainan Hainan CHH CN Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia CHI CN Manchuria Manchuria Manchuria CHM CN China North-Central China North-Central China North-Central CHN CN Qinghai Qinghai Qinghai CHQ CN China Southeast China Southeast China Southeast CHS Tibet Tibet Tibet CHT CN Xinjiang Xinjiang Xinjiang CHX CN Cocos (Keeling) Is. Cocos (Keeling) Is. Cocos (Keeling) Is. CKI CC Chile Central Chile Central Chile Central CLC CL Colombia Colombia Colombia CLM CO Chile North Chile North Chile North CLN CL Chile South Chile South Chile South CLS CL Cameroon Cameroon Cameroon CMN CM Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut CNT US Canary Is. Canary Is. Canary Is. CNY ES Colorado Colorado Colorado COL US Comoros Comoros Comoros COM Congo Congo Congo CON CG Cook Is. Cook Is. Cook Is. COO CK Corse Corse Corse COR FR Costa Rica Costa Rica Costa Rica COS CR Central American Pacific Is. Central American Pacific Is. Central American Pacific Is. CPI Cape Provinces Cape Provinces Cape Provinces CPP ZA Caprivi Strip Caprivi Strip Caprivi Strip CPV NA Caroline Is. Caroline Is. Caroline Is. CRL Crozet Is. Crozet Is. Crozet Is. CRZ TF Chita Chita Chita CTA RU Chatham Is. Chatham Is. Chatham Is. CTM NZ Cuba Cuba Cuba CUB CU Cape Verde Cape Verde Cape Verde CVI CV Cyprus Cyprus Cyprus CYP CY Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia CZE CS Delaware Delaware Delaware DEL US Denmark Denmark Denmark DEN DK Djibouti Djibouti Djibouti DJI DJ Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Dominican Republic DOM DO Desventurados Is. Desventurados Is. Desventurados Is. DSV CL East Aegean Is. East Aegean Is. East Aegean Is. EAI GR Easter Is. Easter Is. Easter Is. EAS CL Ecuador Ecuador Ecuador ECU EC Egypt Egypt Egypt EGY EG East Himalaya East Himalaya East Himalaya EHM El Salvador El Salvador El Salvador ELS SV Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea EQG GQ Eritrea Eritrea Eritrea ERI ER Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia ETH ET Falkland Is. Falkland Is. Falkland Is. FAL FK Fiji Fiji Fiji FIJ FJ Finland Finland Finland FIN FI Florida Florida Florida FLA US Føroyar Føroyar Føroyar FOR FO France France France FRA French Guiana French Guiana French Guiana FRG GF Gabon Gabon Gabon GAB GA Galápagos Galápagos Galápagos GAL EC Gambia, The Gambia, The Gambia, The GAM GM Georgia Georgia Georgia GEO US Germany Germany Germany GER DE Gulf of Guinea Is. Gulf of Guinea Is. Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI Ghana Ghana Ghana GHA GH Gilbert Is. Gilbert Is. Gilbert Is. GIL KI Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau GNB GW Greenland Greenland Greenland GNL GL Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain GRB UK Greece Greece Greece GRC GR Gulf States Gulf States Gulf States GST Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala GUA GT Guinea Guinea Guinea GUI GN Guyana Guyana Guyana GUY GY Haiti Haiti Haiti HAI Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii HAW Howland-Baker Is. Howland-Baker Is. Howland-Baker Is. HBI UM Heard-McDonald Is. Heard-McDonald Is. Heard-McDonald Is. HMD HM Honduras Honduras Honduras HON HN Hungary Hungary Hungary HUN HU Iceland Iceland Iceland ICE IS Idaho Idaho Idaho IDA US Illinois Illinois Illinois ILL US India India India IND IN Indiana Indiana Indiana INI US Iowa Iowa Iowa IOW US Ireland Ireland Ireland IRE Irkutsk Irkutsk Irkutsk IRK RU Iran Iran Iran IRN IR Iraq Iraq Iraq IRQ IQ Italy Italy Italy ITA Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Ivory Coast IVO CI Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica JAM JM Japan Japan Japan JAP JP Jawa Jawa Jawa JAW ID Juan Fernández Is. Juan Fernández Is. Juan Fernández Is. JNF CL Kamchatka Kamchatka Kamchatka KAM RU Kansas Kansas Kansas KAN US Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan KAZ KZ Kerguelen Kerguelen Kerguelen KEG TF Kenya Kenya Kenya KEN KE Kermadec Is. Kermadec Is. Kermadec Is. KER NZ Kirgizistan Kirgizistan Kirgizistan KGZ KG Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Khabarovsk KHA RU Korea Korea Korea KOR Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk Krasnoyarsk KRA RU Kriti Kriti Kriti KRI GR Krym Krym Krym KRY UA Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky KTY US Kuril Is. Kuril Is. Kuril Is. KUR RU Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait KUW KW Kazan-retto Kazan-retto Kazan-retto KZN JP Labrador Labrador Labrador LAB CA Laos Laos Laos LAO LA Liberia Liberia Liberia LBR LR Lebanon-Syria Lebanon-Syria Lebanon-Syria LBS Libya Libya Libya LBY LY Laccadive Is. Laccadive Is. Laccadive Is. LDV IN Leeward Is. Leeward Is. Leeward Is. LEE Lesotho Lesotho Lesotho LES LS Line Is. Line Is. Line Is. LIN Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana LOU US Lesser Sunda Is. Lesser Sunda Is. Lesser Sunda Is. LSI Magadan Magadan Magadan MAG RU Maine Maine Maine MAI US Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba MAN CA Macquarie Is. Macquarie Is. Macquarie Is. MAQ AU Masachusettes Masachusettes Masachusettes MAS US Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius MAU MU Mozambique Channel Is. Mozambique Channel Is. Mozambique Channel Is. MCI RE Marcus I. Marcus I. Marcus I. MCS JP Madagascar Madagascar Madagascar MDG MG Madeira Madeira Madeira MDR PT Maldives Maldives Maldives MDV MV Michigan Michigan Michigan MIC US Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota MIN US Mali Mali Mali MLI ML Malawi Malawi Malawi MLW MW Malaya Malaya Malaya MLY Montana Montana Montana MNT US Maluku Maluku Maluku MOL ID Mongolia Mongolia Mongolia MON MN Morocco Morocco Morocco MOR Mozambique Mozambique Mozambique MOZ MZ Marion-Prince Edward Is. Marion-Prince Edward Is. Marion-Prince Edward Is. MPE ZA Marianas Marianas Marianas MRN Marquesas Marquesas Marquesas MRQ PF Marshall Is. Marshall Is. Marshall Is. MRS MH Maryland Maryland Maryland MRY US Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi MSI US Missouri Missouri Missouri MSO US Mauritania Mauritania Mauritania MTN MR Mexico Central Mexico Central Mexico Central MXC MX Mexico Northeast Mexico Northeast Mexico Northeast MXE MX Mexico Gulf Mexico Gulf Mexico Gulf MXG MX Mexican Pacific Is. Mexican Pacific Is. Mexican Pacific Is. MXI MX Mexico Northwest Mexico Northwest Mexico Northwest MXN MX Mexico Southwest Mexico Southwest Mexico Southwest MXS MX Mexico Southeast Mexico Southeast Mexico Southeast MXT MX Myanmar Myanmar Myanmar MYA MM Namibia Namibia Namibia NAM ZA KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal NAT ZA New Brunswick New Brunswick New Brunswick NBR CA North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina NCA US Nicobar Is. Nicobar Is. Nicobar Is. NCB IN North Caucasus North Caucasus North Caucasus NCS RU North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota NDA US Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska NEB US Nepal Nepal Nepal NEP NP Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands NET NL Nevada Nevada Nevada NEV US Norfolk Is. Norfolk Is. Norfolk Is. NFK Newfoundland Newfoundland Newfoundland NFL Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria NGA NG Niger Niger Niger NGR NE Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua NIC NI Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles NLA AN Nansei-shoto Nansei-shoto Nansei-shoto NNS JP Norway Norway Norway NOR NO Nauru Nauru Nauru NRU NR Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Nova Scotia NSC CA New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales NSW AU Northern Territory Northern Territory Northern Territory NTA AU Niue Niue Niue NUE NU Nunavut Nunavut Nunavut NUN CA New Caledonia New Caledonia New Caledonia NWC NC New Guinea New Guinea New Guinea NWG New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire NWH US New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey NWJ US New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico NWM US Northwest Territories Northwest Territories Northwest Territories NWT CA New York New York New York NWY US New Zealand North New Zealand North New Zealand North NZN NZ New Zealand South New Zealand South New Zealand South NZS NZ Free State Free State Free State OFS ZA Ogasawara-shoto Ogasawara-shoto Ogasawara-shoto OGA JP Ohio Ohio Ohio OHI US Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma OKL US Oman Oman Oman OMA OM Ontario Ontario Ontario ONT CA Oregon Oregon Oregon ORE US Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan PAK PK Palestine Palestine Palestine PAL Panamá Panamá Panamá PAN PA Paraguay Paraguay Paraguay PAR PY Prince Edward I. Prince Edward I. Prince Edward I. PEI CA Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania PEN US Peru Peru Peru PER PE Philippines Philippines Philippines PHI PH Phoenix Is. Phoenix Is. Phoenix Is. PHX KI Pitcairn Is. Pitcairn Is. Pitcairn Is. PIT PN Poland Poland Poland POL PL Portugal Portugal Portugal POR PT Primorye Primorye Primorye PRM RU Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico PUE PR Queensland Queensland Queensland QLD AU Québec Québec Québec QUE CA Réunion Réunion Réunion REU RE Rhode I. Rhode I. Rhode I. RHO US Rodrigues Rodrigues Rodrigues ROD MU Romania Romania Romania ROM RO Central European Russia Central European Russia Central European Russia RUC RU East European Russia East European Russia East European Russia RUE RU North European Russia North European Russia North European Russia RUN RU South European Russia South European Russia South European Russia RUS Northwest European Russia Northwest European Russia Northwest European Russia RUW RU Rwanda Rwanda Rwanda RWA RW Sakhalin Sakhalin Sakhalin SAK RU Samoa Samoa Samoa SAM Sardegna Sardegna Sardegna SAR IT Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan SAS CA Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia SAU SA South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina SCA US Society Is. Society Is. Society Is. SCI PF South China Sea South China Sea South China Sea SCS Santa Cruz Is. Santa Cruz Is. Santa Cruz Is. SCZ