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Subregion

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Image:United Nations geographical subregions.png thumb|500px|right|The definition of continental subregions in use by the [[United Nations.]] A '''subregion''' is a conceptual unit which derives from a larger region or continent and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions, such as south or southern, are commonly used to define a subregion.

Subregions by continent
Here are a few examples of '''subregions''' sorted by continent:

Africa
*''by UN subregion:'' ** Northern Africa ** Western Africa ** Middle Africa ** Eastern Africa ** Southern Africa *''by geography:'' ** North Africa *** Maghreb ** Sub-Saharan Africa *** West Africa *** East Africa (Horn of Africa) *** Central Africa *** Southern Africa

Americas
* ''see also: Americas (terminology)''

=North America
= *''by UN subregion:'' ** Northern America''' ** Central America''' ** Caribbean''' *''by geography:'' ** Canadian Arctic ** Great Basin ** Great Plains ** Great Lakes ** The Greater Antilles ** The Lesser Antilles *''by geology:'' ** Canadian Shield ** North American craton ** Slave craton ** Superior craton ** Wyoming craton

=South America
= *''by geography:'' ** Altiplano ** Amazon Basin ** Andes ** Caribbean South America ** Gran Chaco ** Guianas ** Pampa ** Pantanal ** Patagonia *''by economics (South American Community of Nations):'' ** Andean Community ** Mercosur

Eurasia


=Asia
= * ''by UN subregion:'' ** Western Asia ** Central Asia ** Southern Asia ** Eastern Asia ** Southeastern Asia * ''by geography:'' ** Central Asia ** West Asia (or Middle East) *** Gulf States *** Near East *** Anatolia *** Caucasus *** Arabian Peninsula *** Levant *** Kurdistan ** North Asia (see Siberia) ** East Asia ** South Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent *** Bengal *** Himalayan States ** Southeast Asia *** Maritime Southeast Asia Maritime *** Mainland Southeast Asia Mainland *** Indochina

=Europe
= * ''by UN subregion:'' ** Western Europe ** Northern Europe ** Southern Europe ** Eastern Europe * ''by peninsula:'' ** Balkan Peninsula ** Iberian Peninsula ** Italian Peninsula ** Scandinavia Scandinavian Peninsula * ''by other groupings:'' ** Baltic States ** Benelux or the Low Countries ** British Isles ** Central Europe ** Nordic States ** Visegrad Group

Oceania
* Australasia or Australia * Melanesia * Micronesia * Polynesia

See also
* continent for definitions of large land masses such as Africa-Eurasia. * subcontinent * supercontinent

External links

- UN's grouping into continents and subregions
- UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- UN subregions as used by GeoHive {{Region}} hr:Subregija is:Heimshluti ru:Макрорегионы мира (ООÐ?) sh:Subregija

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