Subregion

A subregion is a conceptual unit which derives from a larger region or continent Continent

A continent is a large continuous landmass [i]. ... 

 and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions Cardinal direction

In geography [i], the four cardinal directions are north [i], east [i], south [i] and west [i]. ... 

, such as south or southern, are commonly used to define a subregion.

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A subregion is a conceptual unit which derives from a larger region or continent Continent

A continent is a large continuous landmass [i]. ... 

 and is usually based on location. Cardinal directions Cardinal direction

In geography [i], the four cardinal directions are north [i], east [i], south [i] and west [i]. ... 

, such as south or southern, are commonly used to define a subregion.

Subregions by continent

Here are a few examples of subregions sorted alphabetically by UN continent designations:

Africa Africa

Africa is one of the greatest sized continents of the Earth.... 

• by UN subregion UN geoscheme
  
  The UN geoscheme divides the world into "macro region [i]s" and subregions [i], all in alphabetical orde ... 
  
  :
• Northern Africa North Africa
  
  North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost [i] region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i] ... 
  
  
• Western Africa West Africa
  
  West Africa or Western Africa is the west [i]ernmost region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i]. ... 
  
  
• Middle Africa Central Africa
  
  Central Africa is a core region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i] often considered to include:
  

... 

• • Eastern Africa East Africa
    
    East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost [i] region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i] ... 
    
    
  • Southern Africa Southern Africa
    
    Southern Africa is the southernmost [i] region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i], variably defi ... 
    
    
• by geography:
• North Africa North Africa
  
  North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost [i] region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i] ... 
  
  
• Maghreb Maghreb
  
  The Maghreb... 
  
  
• Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
  
  [Image:Sub-Saharan-Africa.png|thumb|249px|A polical map showing national divisions in relation to the ecologic... 
  
  
• West Africa West Africa
  
  West Africa or Western Africa is the west [i]ernmost region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i]. ... 
  
  
• East Africa East Africa
  
  East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost [i] region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i] ... 
  
  
• Central Africa Central Africa
  
  Central Africa is a core region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i] often considered to include:
  

... 

• • • Southern Africa Southern Africa
      
      Southern Africa is the southernmost [i] region [i] of the Africa [i]n continent [i], variably defi ... 
      
      
• by geology:
• • Kaapvaal craton
  • Zimbabwe craton
    

Americas Americas

he Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere [i] or New World [i] consisting o ... 

• see also: Americas Americas
  
  he Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere [i] or New World [i] consisting o ... 
  
  
  

North America North America

North America is a continent [i] in the Earth [i]'s northern hemisphere [i] and almost fully in the western hemisphere [i]... 

• by UN subregion UN geoscheme
  
  The UN geoscheme divides the world into "macro region [i]s" and subregions [i], all in alphabetical orde ... 
  
  :
• Northern America Northern America
  
  Northern America is a term describing a region [i] of the Americas [i], distinct from the continental de ... 
  
  
• Central America Central America
  
  Central America is the central geographic [i] region [i] of the Americas [i]. ... 
  
  
• Caribbean Caribbean
  
  The Caribbean is a region [i] of the Americas [i] consisting of the Caribbean Sea [i], its island [i]s... 
  
  
• by geography:
• Canadian Arctic Northern Canada
  
  *Tree line [i]
• Geography of Canada [i]
  

... 

• • Great Basin Great Basin
    
    The Great Basin is a large, arid region of the western United States [i].... 
    
    
  • Great Plains Great Plains
    
    The Great Plains is the broad expanse of prairie [i] and steppe [i] which lies east of the Rocky Mountains [i] ... 
    
    
  • Great Lakes Great Lakes
    
    The Great Lakes are a group of five large lake [i]s in North America [i] on or near the Canada [i]-United States [i] ... 
    
    
  • The Greater Antilles Greater Antilles
    
    The islands of the Caribbean Sea [i], collectively known as the West Indies [i] are sorted by size and locatio ... 
    
    
  • The Lesser Antilles Lesser Antilles
    
    The Lesser Antilles are part of the Antilles [i], which together with the Bahamas [i] and Greater Antilles [i]... 
    
    
• by geology:
• Canadian Shield Canadian Shield
  
  The Canadian Shield— also called the Precambrian Shield, Laurentian Shield, Bouclier C... 
  
  
• North American craton Laurentia
  
  The North American craton, like all craton [i] land, was created as continent [i]s move about the surfac ... 
  
  
• Slave craton Slave craton
  
  The Slave craton is a relatively small Archean craton [i] located in the Northwest Territories [i] of Canada [i] ... 
  
  
• Superior craton Superior craton
  
  The Superior craton [i] forms the core of both the North American continent and the Canadian Shield [i]. ... 
  
  
• Wyoming craton
  

South America South America

South America is a continent [i] situated in the western hemisphere [i] and, mostly, ... 

• by geography:
• Altiplano Altiplano
  
  The Altiplano, where the Andes [i] are at their widest, is the most extensive area of high plateau [i] o ... 
  
  
• Amazon Basin Amazon Basin
  
  Amazonian redirects here, for other uses see Amazonian [i]
  

... 

• • Andes Andes
    
    The Andes is the world's longest mountain range [i], forming a continuous chain of highland along the w ... 
    
    
  • Caribbean South America
  • Gran Chaco Gran Chaco
    
    The Gran Chaco, dubbed by some as "the last South America [i]n frontier", is a sparsely populated, hot a ... 
    
    
  • Guiana Guiana
    
    Guiana forms a portion of the northern coast of South America [i]. ... 
    
    s
  • Pampa Pampa
    
    The Pampas are the fertile South America [i]n lowlands that include the Argentine [i] province ... 
    
    
  • Pantanal Pantanal
    
    The Pantanal is the worlds largest wetland [i] area, a flat landscape, with gently sloping and meanderin ... 
    
    
  • Patagonia Patagonia
    
    Patagonia is the portion of South America [i] in Argentina [i] and Chile [i] made up of the Andes [i] mo ... 
    
    
• by economics :
• Andean Community Andean Community of Nations
  
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... 

• • Mercosur Mercosur
    
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... 

Eurasia Eurasia

Eurasia is the landmass [i] composed of Europe [i] and Asia [i].... 

Asia Asia

Asia is the largest and most populous continent [i] or region, depending on the definition.... 

• by UN subregion UN geoscheme
  
  The UN geoscheme divides the world into "macro region [i]s" and subregions [i], all in alphabetical orde ... 
  
  :
• Western Asia Southwest Asia
  
  Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia is the southwestern portion [i] of Asia [i]. ... 
  
  
• Central Asia Central Asia
  
  Central Asia is a vast landlocked [i] region of Asia [i]. ... 
  
  
• Southern Asia South Asia
  
  South Asia, also Southern Asia, is a south [i]ern geopolitical [i] region [i] of the Asia [i] ... 
  
  
• Eastern Asia East Asia
  
  East Asia is a subregion [i] of Asia [i] that can be defined in either geographical [i] or cul ... 
  
  
• Southeastern Asia Southeast Asia
  
  Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion [i] of Asia [i], consisting of the countries th ... 
  
  
  

• by geography:
• Central Asia Central Asia
  
  Central Asia is a vast landlocked [i] region of Asia [i]. ... 
  
  
• West Asia Southwest Asia
  
  Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia is the southwestern portion [i] of Asia [i]. ... 
  
  
• Gulf States
• Near East
• Anatolia Anatolia
  
  Anatolia is a region of Southwest Asia [i] which corresponds today to the Asiatic portion of Turkey [i] ... 
  
  
• Caucasus Caucasus
  
  The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region in Eurasia [i] bordered on the south by Turkey [i] and Iran [i] ... 
  
  
• Arabian Peninsula Arabian Peninsula
  
  The Arabian Peninsula is a peninsula [i] in Southwest Asia [i] at the junction of Africa [i] and Asia [i] ... 
  
  
• Levant Levant
  
  Levant or in Arabic [i] ?????, Ash-Sham is an imprecise geographical term [i] ... 
  
  
• Kurdistan Kurdistan
  
  Kurdistan is the name of a geographic and cultural region [i] in the Middle East [i] ... 
  
  
• North Asia
• East Asia East Asia
  
  East Asia is a subregion [i] of Asia [i] that can be defined in either geographical [i] or cul ... 
  
  
• South Asia South Asia
  
  South Asia, also Southern Asia, is a south [i]ern geopolitical [i] region [i] of the Asia [i] ... 
  
  , or the Indian Subcontinent Indian subcontinent
  
  The Indian subcontinent is a peninsula landmass [i] of the Asia [i]n continent [i] occupying the Indian Plate [i] ... 
  
  
• Bengal Bengal
  
  Bengal, known as Bngo , Bangla , Bngodesh , or Bangladesh in the Bengali language [i], ... 
  
  
• Himalayan states
• Punjab region Punjab region
  
  [Image:Punjab 1909.jpg|thumb|350px|Punjab Province, 1909]] [i]
  

... 

• • Southeast Asia Southeast Asia
    
    Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion [i] of Asia [i], consisting of the countries th ... 
    
    
  • Maritime
  • Mainland Indochina
    
    Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula [i], is a region [i] in Southeast Asia [i]. ... 
    
    
  • Indochina Indochina
    
    Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula [i], is a region [i] in Southeast Asia [i]. ... 
    
    
    

Europe Europe

Europe is one of the seven traditional continent [i]s of the Earth [i]. ... 

• by UN subregion UN geoscheme
  
  The UN geoscheme divides the world into "macro region [i]s" and subregions [i], all in alphabetical orde ... 
  
  :
• Western Europe Western Europe
  
  Western Europe is mainly a socio-political concept coined [i], forged and used during the Cold War [i]. ... 
  
  
• Northern Europe Northern Europe
  
  Northern Europe is the northern part of the European continent [i]. ... 
  
  
• Southern Europe Southern Europe
  
  Southern Europe is a region [i] of the Europe [i]an continent [i]. ... 
  
  
• Eastern Europe Eastern Europe
  
  Eastern Europe is the east [i]ern region [i] of Europe [i] variably defined. ... 
  
  
• by peninsula:
• Balkan Peninsula Balkans
  
  The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region [i] of southeastern ... 
  
  
• Iberian Peninsula Iberian Peninsula
  
  The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe [i].... 
  
  
• Italian Peninsula Italian Peninsula
  
  The Italian Peninsula or Apennine Peninsula is one of the greatest peninsula [i]s of Europe [i], s ... 
  
  
• Scandinavian Peninsula Scandinavia
  
  Scandinavia is a region [i] in Northern Europe [i]. ... 
  
  
• by other groupings:
• Baltic States Baltic States
  
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• Benelux Benelux
  
  [i] comprising three neighbouring [[monarchy|monarchies]... 
  
   or the Low Countries Low Countries
  
  The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries [i] on low-lyi ... 
  
  
• British Isles British Isles
  
  Great Britain [i], Ireland [i] and several thousand smaller surrounding islands [i] and islets [i] form an archipelago [i] ... 
  
  
• Central Europe Central Europe
  
  Central Europe is the region [i] lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern [i] ... 
  
  
• Nordic States Nordic countries
  
  The Nordic countries, sometimes also the Nordic region or in English usage Scandinavia [i], compr ... 
  
  
• Visegrad Group Visegrád Group
  
  The Visegrd Group , also called the Visegrd Four or V4, is an alliance of four Central European [i] ... 
  
  
• by geology
• Baltic shield
• Ukranian shields
• East European craton
  

Oceania Oceania

Oceania is a geographical [i], often geopolitical [i], region [i] consisting of n ... 

• Australasia Australasia
  
  Australasia is a term variably used to describe a region [i] of Oceania [i] namely Australia [i], New Zealand [i] ... 
  
   or Australia Australia
  
  Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere [i] c ... 
  
  
• by geography
• Australian Capital Territory Australian Capital Territory
  
  The Australian Capital Territory is the capital territory [i] of the Commonwealth of Australia [i] ... 
  
  
• New South Wales New South Wales
  
  New South Wales is Australia [i]'s most populous state [i], located ... 
  
  
• Northern Territory Northern Territory
  
  The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia [i]. ... 
  
  
• Queensland Queensland
  
  Queensland is a state of Australia [i], in the north-east of the country. ... 
  
  
• South Australia South Australia
  
  South Australia is a state [i] of Australia [i] in the southern cent ... 
  
  
• Tasmania Tasmania
  
  The island [i] of Tasmania, is located 200 km south of the eastern side of the continent [i] Australia [i] ... 
  
  
• Victoria
• Western Australia Western Australia
  
  Western Australia is Australia [i]'s largest state [i] in area, cove ... 
  
  
• Jervis Bay Territory Jervis Bay Territory
  
  The Jervis Bay Territory is a territory of the Commonwealth of Australia [i].... 
  
  
• by geology
• Yilgarn craton Yilgarn craton
  
  The Yilgarn Craton is a huge craton [i] which constitutes the bulk of the Western Australia [i]n land ma ... 
  
  
• Pilbara craton
  

• Melanesia Melanesia
  
  Melanesia is a region extending from the western side of East Pacific [i] to the Arafura Sea [i], north ... 
  
  
• Micronesia Micronesia
  
  Micronesia, from the ancient Greek [i] ????? and ??s?? , is the name of a region in the Pacific Ocean [i] ... 
  
  
• Polynesia Polynesia
  
  Polynesia is a large grouping of over 1,000 island [i]s scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean [i]... 
  
  
  

See also

• continent Continent
  
  A continent is a large continuous landmass [i]. ... 
  
   for definitions of large land masses such as Africa-Eurasia Africa-Eurasia
  
  Africa-Eurasia, or Afro-Eurasia, is a supercontinent [i] and the world's largest landmass [i], con ... 
  
  .
• subcontinent Subcontinent
  
  A subcontinent is a large part of a continent [i]. ... 
  
  
• supercontinent
  

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