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      <citation>
         <citeinfo>
            <origin>NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)</origin>
            <pubdate>20160125</pubdate>
            <title>Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) - U.S.-Affiliated Pacifc Islands</title>
         </citeinfo>
      </citation>
      <descript>
         <abstract>These boundaries represent the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) for U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), the Republic of Palau, as well as the U.S. Minor Outlying Islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Island. Under the law of the sea, an EEZ is a sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources. It stretches out to 200 nautical miles from its coast.</abstract>
         <purpose>PacIOOS provides timely, reliable, and accurate ocean information to support a safe, clean, productive ocean and resilient coastal zone in the U.S. Pacific Islands region.</purpose>
      </descript>
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            <eastbc>179.9998389726</eastbc>
            <northbc>31.7978661712</northbc>
            <southbc>-17.6687586652</southbc>
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      <keywords>
         <theme>
            <themekt>GCMD Science Keywords</themekt>
            <themekey>Earth Science &gt; Human Dimensions &gt; Boundaries</themekey>
            <themekey>Earth Science &gt; Human Dimensions &gt; Boundaries &gt; Political Divisions &gt; Country Boundaries</themekey>
         </theme>
         <place>
            <placekt>GCMD Location Keywords</placekt>
            <placekey>Continent &gt; North America &gt; United States Of America &gt; Hawaii</placekey>
            <placekey>Geographic Region &gt; Oceania</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Central Pacific Ocean &gt; Baker Island</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Central Pacific Ocean &gt; Hawaiian Islands</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Central Pacific Ocean &gt; Howland Island</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Central Pacific Ocean &gt; Jarvis Island</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Central Pacific Ocean &gt; Johnston Atoll</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Central Pacific Ocean &gt; Kingman Reef</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Central Pacific Ocean &gt; Palmyra Atoll</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Central Pacific Ocean &gt; Wake Island</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; South Pacific Ocean &gt; Polynesia &gt; American Samoa</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Western Pacific Ocean &gt; Micronesia &gt; Federated States of Micronesia &gt; FSM</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Western Pacific Ocean &gt; Micronesia &gt; Guam</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Western Pacific Ocean &gt; Micronesia &gt; Marshall Islands &gt; Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Western Pacific Ocean &gt; Micronesia &gt; Northern Mariana Islands &gt; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)</placekey>
            <placekey>Ocean &gt; Pacific Ocean &gt; Western Pacific Ocean &gt; Micronesia &gt; Palau</placekey>
         </place>
      </keywords>
      <accconst>None</accconst>
      <useconst>Use Limitation: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.</useconst>
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               <cntorg>NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)</cntorg>
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            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>physical and mailing</addrtype>
               <address/>
               <city/>
               <state/>
               <postal/>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>Unknown</cntvoice>
            <cntemail>ocs.webmaster@noaa.gov</cntemail>
         </cntinfo>
      </ptcontac>
      <datacred>The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is funded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as a Regional Association within the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). PacIOOS is coordinated by the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST).</datacred>
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               <cntorg>Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)</cntorg>
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            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>physical and mailing</addrtype>
               <address/>
               <city/>
               <state/>
               <postal/>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>Unknown</cntvoice>
            <cntemail>info@pacioos.org</cntemail>
         </cntinfo>
      </distrib>
      <distliab>Unknown</distliab>
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               <formname>Open Geospatial Consortium Web Feature Service (WFS)</formname>
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               <formname>Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS)</formname>
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                        <networkr>https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/pac_ocs_usa_eez/ows?service=WMS&amp;version=1.3.0&amp;request=GetCapabilities</networkr>
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            <digtinfo>
               <formname>GeoServer</formname>
               <formcont>This URL provides access to this dataset via GeoServer, which offers multiple output formats and an OpenLayers viewer.</formcont>
            </digtinfo>
            <digtopt>
               <onlinopt>
                  <computer>
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                        <networkr>https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/</networkr>
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                  </computer>
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         <digform>
            <digtinfo>
               <formname>PacIOOS Voyager (Google Maps API)</formname>
               <formcont>This URL provides a viewer and/or data access for this dataset.</formcont>
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            <digtopt>
               <onlinopt>
                  <computer>
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         <fees>None specified</fees>
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   </distinfo>
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      <metd>20260601</metd>
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         <cntinfo>
            <cntperp>
               <cntorg>NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS)</cntorg>
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            <cntaddr>
               <addrtype>mailing and physical</addrtype>
            </cntaddr>
            <cntvoice>Unknown</cntvoice>
            <cntemail>ocs.webmaster@noaa.gov</cntemail>
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      </metc>
      <metstdn>Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata</metstdn>
      <metstdv>FGDC-STD-012-2002</metstdv>
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