Wrapping up #30DayMapChallenge with a bonus map: a cartogram where countries are resized by their EEZs! 🎁

Shout-out to Clipperton Island, which has the largest EEZ/land ratio: its EEZ is over 200.000 its land area 🤯

#30DayMapChallenge – Day 24: Places and their names

A heat map of all 64.476 named places in the Marine Regions gazetteer 🔥

Darker areas mean fewer names ➡️ the gaps in our coverage. Spot a dark region you know well? We’d love tips on data sources for features there! 🔍

#30DayMapChallenge | Day 18: Out of this world

Each glowing line traces an Exclusive Economic Zone revealing how we divide the ocean’s surface from space.
Data: Marine Regions Maritime Boundaries v12 dataset. 🌊 🌎

Download and explore the dataset here: www.marineregions.org/downloads.php

Answers: 1. Persian Gulf, 2. Black Sea, 3. Arctic Ocean

#30DayMapChallenge | Day 2: Lines

Guess the sea from its maritime boundaries!
These maps show only the international boundaries in three seas or oceans taken from Marine Regions' Maritime Boundaries v12 dataset. 🌊

Download and explore the dataset here: www.marineregions.org/downloads.php.

New year, new undersea features integration! 🤿

Our latest Marine Regions update adds 108 new undersea names from GEBCO (107) and ACUF (1), keeping our global gazetteer current and consistent.

Dive in ➡️ marineregions.org

@lifewatchvliz.bsky.social @vliz.be

Last Wednesday, we held a vibrant Marine Regions Editorial Community meeting as part of our @unoceandecade.bsky.social Action. 🌊🌐

The focus was on the upcoming release of the Maritime Boundaries, leading to insightful discussions and great exchanges, thank you to all who joined! 🙏

Last Friday, during the Sablon Diplomatic Circle’s visit to VLIZ, Lawrence Whatley introduced Marine Regions as a vital tool supporting ocean governance, science, and conservation — essential for the success of global initiatives like #BBNJ.