Oceans and seas within region
- identified using the 'Limits of Oceans and Seas', International Hydrographic Organisation Special Publication No.23; spatial data available here
The South Atlantic Marine Region borders the Greater Caribbean in the north and extends to the Antartic in the South, including the national areas and high seas of all but the northern part of South America. Oceans and seas include the North Atlantic Ocean, Rio de La Plata, South Atlantic Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, Southern Ocean
Countries within region
- identified using identified using VLIZ (2009). Maritime Boundaries Geodatabase. Available here
Argentina, Brazil, Falkland Islands / Islas Malvinas (United Kingdom), Trinidade and Martim Vaz (Brazil), Uruguay
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Four national governments have a role in the region: Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, as well as the offshore Falkland Islands (Malvinas) administered by the United Kingdom. Four Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) have been identified here: the North Brazil Shelf, East Brazil Shelf, South Brazil Shelf and the Patagonian Shelf.... 
