Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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AIS Ship Traffic: Global: 2011-2012: Binned: 10km
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Global ship traffic, identifying the number of times a vessel occupied each square kilometer during a one year period: August 2011 through mid-August 2012. The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an internationally-recognized shipboard broadcast system…
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Micronesia Challenge: Protected Areas Network
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Boundaries of all known protected areas within Micronesia as compiled by the Micronesia Challenge, a commitment launched in 2006 by Micronesian governments to strike a critical balance between the need to use their natural resources today and the need to…
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Political Boundaries - Oceania
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Political boundaries of Oceania, Pacific Ocean.
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Country Labels - U.S. Pacific and Affiliated Territories
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Labels of country names for U.S. Pacific and affiliated territories.
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Tropic of Capricorn
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)The Tropic of Capricorn lies at 23d 26' 22" (23.4394 degrees) south of the Equator and marks the most southerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon. This event occurs at the December solstice, when the southern hemisphere is tilted…
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Tropic of Cancer
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)The Tropic of Cancer lies at 23d 26' 22" (23.4394 degrees) north of the Equator and marks the most northerly latitude at which the sun can appear directly overhead at noon. This event occurs at the June solstice, when the northern hemisphere is tilted towards…
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Prime Meridian
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)The Prime Meridian is the meridian (line of longitude) at which the longitude is defined to be 0 degrees. The Prime Meridian and its opposite, the Antimeridian (at +/-180 degrees longitude), form a "great circle" that divides the Earth into the Eastern and…
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Equator
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)The line of latitude at 0 degrees, which is equidistant from the poles, and which separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere.
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Antimeridian
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)The Antimeridian is the +/-180 degree line of longitude, exactly opposite the Prime Meridian. It is often used as the basis for the International Date Line (IDL) because it passes through the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. However, this is a simplification…
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Territorial Sea - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)These boundaries represent the territorial sea for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, as well as the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands of Baker Island, Howland Island,…
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Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)These boundaries represent the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Guam, the Republic of the…
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Contiguous Zone - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)These boundaries represent the contiguous zone for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, as well as the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands of Baker Island, Howland Island,…
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Pacific Islands Network (PACN) Marine Monitoring Sites
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Locations of monitoring sites related to the Pacific Islands Network (PACN) Benthic Marine and Marine Fish monitoring protocols administered by the U.S. National Park Service (NPS). These monitoring sites are located within nearshore waters of the following…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Marine Survey Locations: Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)A compilation of the general locations of marine areas where surveys were conducted in 2012 by the Pacific Islands Office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), including those in American Samoa, Hawaii, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI).
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Shoreline - U.S. Pacific and Affiliated Territories
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Shorelines of all U.S. Pacific and affiliated territories. Compiled from individual shoreline layers.
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Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) Outline - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Boundary of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Created in 2006, Papahanaumokuakea is the largest conservation area in the U.S. and one of the largest marine conservation areas in the…
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Submarine Cable Areas - U.S. and Affiliated Territories
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)These data show the general location of commercial and research submarine cables within U.S. waters. The majority of these cables are for telecommunications, and the remaining are for power transmission. The geographic footprint for each cable may vary and is…
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Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) - Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Boundary of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM), located in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI). Created in 2006, Papahanaumokuakea is the largest conservation area in the U.S. and one of the largest marine conservation areas in the…
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AIS Ship Traffic: Rose Atoll: 2011-2012
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Ship position data from a satellite-based Automatic Identification System (AIS) were obtained jointly by PacIOOS (J. Potemra), SOEST/ORE of the University of Hawaii (E. Roth), and the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PNMN) (D. Graham) through a…
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AIS Ship Traffic: Johnston Atoll: 2011-2012
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)Ship position data from a satellite-based Automatic Identification System (AIS) were obtained jointly by PacIOOS (J. Potemra), SOEST/ORE of the University of Hawaii (E. Roth), and the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PNMN) (D. Graham) through a…
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