Boundaries
- Region 1 comprises Europe, Africa, the Middle East west of the Persian Gulf including Iraq, the former Soviet Union and Mongolia.
- The western boundary is defined by Line B.
- Region 2 covers the Americas, Greenland and some of the eastern Pacific Islands.
- The eastern boundary is defined by Line B.
- Region 3 contains most of non-former-Soviet-Union Asia, east of and including Iran, and most of Oceania.
Lines:
- Line B is a line running from the North Pole along meridian 10° West of Greenwich to its intersection with parallel 72° North; thence by great circle arc to the intersection of meridian 50° West and parallel 40° North; thence by great circle arc to the intersection of meridian 20° West and parallel 10° South; thence along meridian 20° West to the South Pole.
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