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METAREA I

The North Atlantic Ocean east of 35°W, from48°27'N to 71°N and west of the British Isles

METAREA II

|Atlantic waters east of 35°W, from 7°N to 48°27'N, and east of 20°W from 7°N to 6°S, including the Straits of Gibraltar

METAREA III-West

The Mediterranean from Gibraltar to the south of Italy

METAREA III-East

The Mediterranean from the south of Italy to the Black Sea

METAREA IV

The western part of the North Atlantic Ocean eastwards of the North American coast to 35W, from 7N to 67N, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the sea area between 7N and the South American coastline eastwards to the French Guyana/Brazil frontier in 4°30N

METAREA V

Atlantic waters west of 20°W from 35°50'S to 7°N, narrowing in the coastal strips at the extremities to the Uruguay/Brazil frontier |in 33°45'S and the French Guyana/Brazil frontier in 4°30'N

METAREA VI

The South Atlantic and Southern Oceans south of 35°50S, and from 20W to the longitude of Cape Horn, 67°16W, including the coastal strip to the Uruguay/Brazil frontier in 33°45S

METAREA VII

The South Atlantic and Southern Oceans south of 6°S from 20°W to the coast of Africa, thence south to the Cape of Good Hope; the South Indian and Southern Oceans south of 10°30'S from the Cape to 55°E, thence south of 30°S to 80°E

METAREA VIII N

The area of the Indian Ocean enclosed by lines from the Indo-Pakistan frontier in 23°45'N 68°E to 12°N 63°E, thence to Cape Gardafui; the east African coast south to the equator, thence to 95°E, to 6°N, thence NE_wards to the Myanmar/Thailand frontier in 10N 98°30'E

METAREA VIII S

The east African coast from the equator south to 10°30'S, thence to 55°E, to 30°S, to 95°E, to the equator, to the east African coast

METAREA IX

The Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, north of Area VIII

METAREA X NE of Australia

North Eastern area Equstor to 28S, 142E tp 170E
Cyclone warning areas
Gale warning areas

METAREA X/XI N of Australia

Northern area: Equator to 12 South between 90/142 East and Southward to coast between 125/142 East and Part of METAREA XI

METAREA X SE of Indian Ocean

Westhern area 12/30S 90/125E, 30/50S 80/129E

METAREA XI W of N Pacific China

The Indian Ocean, China Sea and North Pacific Ocean northward of Area X and on the equator to longitude 180°, eastward of Area VIII and the Asian continent to the North Korea/Russian Federation frontier in 42°30'N 130°E, thence to 135°E, NE_wards to 45°N 138°E, to 45°N 180°

METAREA XI W of N Pacific Japan

METAREA XI W of N Pacific Equator

|METAREA XII

The eastern part of the Pacific Ocean, west of the North and South American coast and east of 120°W, from 3°24'S to the equator, thence to 180°, to 50°N thence NW_wards to 53°N 172°E, NE_wards following the marine frontier between United States and Russian Federation waters to 67°N and Waters round Alaska

METAREA XIII - N/A

Sea areas enclosed north of Area XI and west of Area XII; also all Arctic waters from 170W

METAREA XIV

The South Pacific and Southern Oceans south of the equator, bounded by Area X to the west, Area XII to the north and Area XV to the east

METAREA XV

The South Pacific and Southern Oceans south of 18°21'S following the coast of Chile to the longitude of Cape Horn in 67°16'W, and 120°W

METAREA XVI

The South Pacific Ocean between 18°21'S and 3°24'S bounded by the coast of Peru and 120°W

METAREA XVII N/A

|67°N and 168°58'W to 90°N and 168°58'W, 90°N and 120°W to south to the Canadian Coastline along the 120°W meridianThe Arctic Ocean from south-west corner 67°N, 44°E to north-east corner 80°N, 165°W

METAREA XVIII

|A position on the Canadian Coastline at the 120°W meridian to 90°N and 120°W, 90°N and 35°W to 67°N and 35°W

METAREA XIX N/A

|From a position on the Norwegian Coastline at 65°N to: 65°N and 5°W, 75°N and 5°W, west to a position on the Greenland Coastline. From the border between Norway and Russia (Inland) to: 69°47.68'N and 30°49.16'E, 69°58.48'N and 31°06.24'E, 70°22'N and 31°43'E, 71°N and 30°E. From this co-ordinate (71°N - 30°E) further north along the 30°E Meridian to: 90°N and 30°E, 90°N and 35°W, south to the Greenland coastline along the 35°W meridian

METAREA XX - N/A

|From the border between Norway and Russia (Inland) to: 69°47.68'N and 30°49'16E, 69°58.48'N and 31°06'24E, 70°22'N and 31°43'E, 71°N and 30°E. From this co-ordinate (71°N - 30E) further north along the 30°E Meridian to: 90°N and 30°E, 90°N and 125°E, then south to the Russian Federation Coastline along the 125°E meridian

METAREA XXI - N/A

|From a position on the Russian Federation Coastline at the 125°E meridian to: 90°N and 125°E, 90°N and 168°58'W, 67°N and 168°58'W, west to a position on the Russian Federation Coastline along the 67°N