Preferred Label : atlantic islands;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH hyponym : st. helena; Saint Helena;
MeSH annotation : 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; note specifics here and under CARIBBEAN REGION;
Origin ID : D001266;
UMLS CUI : C0004166;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Record concept(s)
- See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- Semantic type(s)
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.
