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

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

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 - chiefly Canada, USA, Greenland
  • Central America - including Mexico
  • 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
    • Punjab region
  • Southeast Asia
    • Maritime
    • Mainland
    • Indochina

Europe

• by UN subregion:
  • Western Europe
  • Northern Europe
  • Southern Europe
  • Eastern Europe
• by peninsula:
  • Balkan Peninsula
  • Iberian Peninsula
  • Italian Peninsula
  • 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

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• continent for definitions of large land masses such as Africa-Eurasia.
• subcontinent
• supercontinent

External links

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• UN's grouping into continents and subregions
• UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names
• UN subregions as used by GeoHive

Geography

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