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Ocean Climate Zones

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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

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Settled 1750–1850

Settled by 1750

Settled by 1910

Alaska
2.05%0.827%
Northwest Territories
1.67%
Nunavut
4.30%
Hawaii
2.56%35.3%
Arizona
1.44%
Utah
4.68%30.1%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
2.09%35.0%1.81%44.5%
Idaho
17.6%
New Hampshire
68.1%28.3%3.60%
Rhode Island
8.19%2.94%
Vermont
97.2%2.78%
Washington
0.763%1.36%26.5%
Wyoming
7.05%
Montana
22.9%
Maine
1.22%60.5%4.65%34.3%
North Dakota
97.5%
Kentucky
100%
Nova Scotia
8.68%13.9%5.00%
Virginia
0.104%1.74%27.6%72.3%
Delaware
4.66%99.6%
Prince Edward Island
54.8%21.9%
Saskatchewan
19.8%
Mississippi
98.9%
West Virginia
93.8%6.16%
Nebraska
84.7%
Texas
0.188%22.3%1.00%
Missouri
98.8%1.13%
Louisiana
3.62%80.3%9.57%5.23%
North Carolina
2.25%58.0%5.50%
Oregon
0.245%2.57%45.6%
New Brunswick
2.16%65.9%3.53%
Alabama
0.128%98.2%1.78%
New Mexico
7.36%6.25%57.8%
Kansas
99.9%
Wisconsin
2.94%82.7%
British Columbia
1.39%1.58%
Newfoundland and Labrador
1.85%0.552%1.24%
New Jersey
3.26%1.38%98.3%
South Carolina
49.6%50.3%
Michigan
31.3%37.6%
Alberta
11.0%
Connecticut
0.661%99.9%
Pennsylvania
82.4%17.6%
Colorado
88.3%
Nevada
13.0%
Massachusetts
0.220%7.89%10.9%87.0%
Georgia
90.2%4.67%5.08%
New York
1.81%83.0%2.86%3.57%
Maryland
3.11%11.6%87.5%
Québec
0.264%0.352%3.95%
Manitoba
7.10%
Oklahoma
100%
Tennessee
100%
Ontario
0.107%9.16%1.76%
California
0.550%0.247%1.21%26.0%
Arkansas
100%
South Dakota
82.4%
Ohio
100%
Indiana
100%
Minnesota
2.69%91.1%
Iowa
45.5%54.5%
Illinois
98.6%1.40%
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