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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Atlantic Islands
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Islas del Atlántico
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Ilhas Atlânticas
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Synonyms English:
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Saint Helena
Sao Tome and Principe
St. Helena
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Tree Number:
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Z01.639.040
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Definition English:
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Widely scattered islands in the Atlantic Ocean as far north as the AZORES and as far south as the South Sandwich Islands, with the greatest concentration found in the CARIBBEAN REGION. They include Annobon Island, Ascension, Canary Islands, Falkland Islands, Fernando Po (also called Isla de Bioko and Bioko), Gough Island, Madeira, Sao Tome and Principe, Saint Helena, and Tristan da Cunha. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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in addition to indentions here & under CARIBBEAN REGION, see MeSH definition for other specific islands; in titles & translations use accents on island names as in author's text
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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1274
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Unique Identifier:
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D001266
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Similar:
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