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Atlantic Islands MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Atlantic Islands
Tree Number(s)
Z01.639.040
Unique ID
D001266
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001266
Annotation
note specifics here and under CARIBBEAN REGION
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Saint Helena
St. Helena
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/12/19
Atlantic Islands Preferred
St. Helena Narrower
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