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Ocean Climate Zones

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Generalized zones of oceanic climate
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A map shows ocean climate zones with different colors indicating Equatorial, Tropical, Subtropical, Temperate, Subpolar, and Polar zones. 

The map illustrates the various ocean climate zones around the globe:

Equatorial Zone: Located around the equator, covering regions like the central Pacific Ocean, the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, and parts of the Indian Ocean near the equator.

Tropical Zone: Found just north and south of the equatorial zones, covering areas like the northern Indian Ocean, parts of the Atlantic Ocean near the equator, and the central Pacific Ocean.

Subtropical Zone: Located further from the equator, covering areas like the southern parts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, northern parts of the South Atlantic and South Pacific Oceans, and parts of the Indian Ocean.

Temperate Zone: Found in mid-latitude regions, covering areas like the North Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Europe and North America, the North Pacific Ocean off the coast of North America, and the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.

Subpolar Zone: Located in higher latitude regions, covering areas like the North Atlantic Ocean near Greenland, the North Pacific Ocean near Alaska, and parts of the Southern Ocean.

Polar Zone: Found in the polar regions, covering areas like the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic region.

Warm Currents: Include currents such as the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Kuroshio Current in the North Pacific Ocean, and the Brazil Current in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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Ocean Climate Zones

Major Territorial Acquisitions (U.S.)

Equatorial

Tropical

Subtropical

Temperate

Subpolar

Extent of U.S., 1803

Louisiana Purchase, 1803

West Florida, 1810–1813

British Cession, 1818

East Florida, 1819

Northern Maine, 1842

Texas Annexation, 1845

Oregon Country, 1846

Mexican Cession, 1848

Gadsden Purchase, 1853

Alaska, 1867

Hawaii, 1898

Northwest Territories
1.67%
Nunavut
4.30%
Nova Scotia
8.68%
Prince Edward Island
54.8%
New Brunswick
2.16%
Newfoundland and Labrador
1.85%0.552%
Québec
0.264%0.352%
Ontario
0.107%
Alaska
2.05%0.827%94.5%
Arizona
76.2%23.8%
Utah
100%
District of Columbia
97.6%
Florida
2.09%98.3%
Idaho
99.8%
New Hampshire
99.9%
Rhode Island
8.19%97.7%
Vermont
99.9%
Washington
0.763%99.4%
Wyoming
70.3%4.53%12.4%12.7%
Montana
82.4%17.6%
Maine
1.22%82.4%16.6%
North Dakota
57.6%42.4%
Kentucky
99.9%
Virginia
0.104%1.74%99.5%
Delaware
4.66%98.0%
Mississippi
92.2%7.44%
West Virginia
100%
Nebraska
100%
Texas
0.188%99.5%
Missouri
99.7%
Louisiana
3.62%86.4%12.4%
Hawaii
2.56%35.3%91.5%
North Carolina
2.25%99.2%
Oregon
0.245%99.8%
Alabama
0.128%95.7%4.16%
New Mexico
57.5%40.3%2.23%
Kansas
91.7%8.26%
Wisconsin
99.8%
British Columbia
1.39%1.43%
New Jersey
3.26%99.0%
South Carolina
99.6%
Michigan
99.9%
Connecticut
0.661%99.6%
Pennsylvania
100%
Colorado
41.3%32.3%26.4%
Nevada
99.9%
Massachusetts
0.220%7.89%98.1%
Georgia
99.8%
New York
1.81%99.4%
Maryland
3.11%96.9%
Oklahoma
91.6%8.45%
Tennessee
99.9%
California
0.550%0.247%99.7%
Arkansas
99.8%
South Dakota
99.1%
Ohio
100%
Indiana
100%
Minnesota
33.8%45.1%20.9%
Iowa
99.8%
Illinois
99.7%
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