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climate > climate zone

Preferred term

climate zone  

Definition

  • any of the eight principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate

Broader concept

Scope note

  • Improved definition (EN only): Any of the principal zones, roughly demarcated by lines of latitude and altitude, into which the earth can be divided on the basis of climate

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/15099

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