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VLIMAR,
the VLIZ Marine Gazetteer

Dealing with different names of geographic features or entities, VLIZ developed a standard, relational list of geographic names, coupled with information and maps of the geographic location of these features.

The purpose of the gazetteer is to improve access and clarity of the different geographic, mainly marine names such as seas, sandbanks, ridges, bays or even standard sampling stations used in marine research. The geographic cover is global, however the gazetteer is focused on the Belgian Continental Shelf, the Scheldt Estuary and the Southern Bight of the North Sea.


The higher classification of oceans and seas in the VLIMAR gazetteer is based on the chart 'Limits of Oceans and Seas', published by the IHO