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Ocean Climate Zones

OceansPhysical Environment
Generalized zones of oceanic climate
NOAA

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

Earthquake Hazard Areas (U.S.)

Equatorial

Tropical

Subtropical

Temperate

Subpolar

Lowest hazard

Low hazard

Moderately low hazard

Moderate hazard

Moderately high hazard

High hazard

Highest hazard

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%2.85%1.92%2.33%38.6%2.01%5.60%5.27%
Arizona
6.30%79.1%4.42%
Utah
12.7%56.8%6.12%1.39%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
2.09%87.3%10.9%
Idaho
2.22%24.8%28.3%9.56%
New Hampshire
39.4%60.3%
Rhode Island
8.19%93.7%
Vermont
81.9%18.1%
Washington
0.763%25.6%38.5%19.2%5.52%10.1%
Wyoming
5.20%20.2%63.6%8.78%
Montana
20.1%5.22%15.0%22.0%2.02%
Maine
1.22%63.3%7.54%
North Dakota
98.6%1.38%
Kentucky
7.69%64.8%10.2%7.55%1.03%3.57%
Virginia
0.104%1.74%1.50%39.8%49.9%5.34%
Delaware
4.66%80.2%18.7%
Mississippi
46.6%33.2%16.6%3.37%
West Virginia
66.8%33.2%
Nebraska
33.8%2.42%1.45%
Texas
0.188%54.2%29.7%7.88%
Missouri
8.53%41.8%23.6%11.8%7.42%1.26%5.55%
Louisiana
3.62%6.85%90.8%1.03%
Hawaii
2.56%35.3%7.50%6.67%9.71%4.93%52.2%
North Carolina
2.25%5.87%47.3%35.4%9.17%1.38%
Oregon
0.245%1.50%41.7%13.0%4.40%4.75%
Alabama
0.128%2.82%40.6%43.3%7.23%
New Mexico
7.73%4.90%54.5%8.67%
Kansas
42.9%9.98%
Wisconsin
95.7%4.01%
British Columbia
1.39%2.06%
New Jersey
3.26%17.9%69.2%10.9%
South Carolina
22.6%58.4%8.92%2.25%7.66%
Michigan
74.0%24.1%
Connecticut
0.661%98.9%
Pennsylvania
85.9%14.1%
Colorado
5.33%26.1%34.0%32.6%
Nevada
6.24%61.7%15.9%6.20%1.29%
Massachusetts
0.220%7.89%79.0%15.4%
Georgia
4.38%39.2%43.9%10.4%1.79%
New York
1.81%31.8%35.5%13.6%7.01%
Maryland
3.11%87.1%10.7%
Oklahoma
43.3%42.2%13.7%
Tennessee
28.9%15.6%11.5%1.92%8.15%
California
0.550%0.247%3.21%9.22%1.48%1.10%28.4%
Arkansas
17.3%39.7%21.2%1.93%2.11%7.50%
South Dakota
27.5%53.6%8.87%
Ohio
85.3%2.10%1.52%
Indiana
50.5%36.9%9.25%3.12%
Minnesota
99.1%
Iowa
92.6%7.45%
Illinois
52.5%18.5%13.6%11.9%1.07%1.91%
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