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+# Define regions with lists for boundaries of 
+#   - lat (-90 to 90)
+#   - lon (-180 to 180)
+
+Region:
+- "Global" 
+  - [-90, 90]
+  - [-180, 180]
+- "N. Hemisphere Land"
+  - [0, 90]
+  - [-180, 180]
+- "S. Hemisphere Land"
+  - [-90, 0]
+  - [-180, 180]
+- "Polar"	
+  - [60, 90]
+  - [-180, 180]
+- "Alaskan Arctic"
+  - [66.5, 72] 
+  - [-170, -140]
+- "Canadian Arctic"
+  - [66.5, 90] 
+  - [-120, -60]
+- "Greenland"
+  - [60, 90] 
+  - [-60, -20]
+- "Russian Arctic"
+  - [66.5, 90]
+  - [70, 170]
+- "Antarctica"
+  - [-90, -65]
+  - [-180, 180]
+- "Alaska"
+  - [59, 66.5]
+  - [-170, -140]
+- "Northwest Canada"
+  - [55, 66.5]
+  - [-125, -100]
+- "Central Canada"
+  - [50, 62]
+  - [-100, -80]
+- "Eastern Canada"
+  - [50, 60]
+  - [-80, -55]
+- "Northern Europe"
+  - [60, 70]
+  - [5, 45]
+- "Western Siberia"
+  - [55, 66.5]
+  - [60, 90]
+- "Eastern Siberia"
+  - [50, 66.5]
+  - [90, 140]
+- "Lost Boreal Forest"
+  - [48, 56]
+  - [95, 103]
+- "Western U.S."
+  - [30, 50]
+  - [-130, -105]
+- "Central U.S."
+  - [30, 50]
+  - [-105, -90]
+- "Eastern U.S.”
+  - [30, 50]
+  - [-90, -70]
+- "Europe"
+  - [45, 60]
+  - [-10, 30]
+- "Mediterranean"
+  - [34, 45]
+  - [-10, 30]
+- "Central America"
+  - [5, 16]
+  - [-95, -75]
+- "Amazonia"
+  - [-10, 0]
+  - [-70, -50]
+- "Central Africa"
+  - [-5, 5]
+  - [10, 30]
+- "Indonesia"	
+  - [-10, 10]
+  - [90, 150]
+- "Brazil"
+  - [-23.5, -10]
+  - [-65, -30]
+- "Sahel"
+  - [6, 16]
+  - [-5, 15]
+- "Southern Africa"
+  - [-23.5, -5]
+  - [10, 40]
+- "India"
+  - [10, 23.5]
+  - [70, 90]
+- "Indochina"
+  - [10, 23.5]
+  - [90, 120]
+- "Sahara Desert"
+  - [16, 30]
+  - [-20, 30]
+- "Arabian Peninsula"
+  - [16, 30]
+  - [35, 60]
+- "Australia"
+  - [-30, -20]
+  - [110, 145]
+- "Central Asia"
+  - [35, 50]
+  - [55, 70]
+- "Mongolia"
+  - [40, 50]
+  - [85, 120]
+- "Tibetan Plateau"
+  - [30, 40]
+  - [80, 100]
+- "Central Asia"
+  - [40, 50]
+  - [40, 100]
+- "NE China"
+  - [40, 50]
+  - [100, 130]
+- "Eastern China"
+  - [30, 40]
+  - [100, 120]
+- "Southern Asia"
+  - [20, 30]
+  - [60, 120]
+- "Sahara and Arabia"
+  - [15, 30]
+  - [-15, 60]
+- "MedSea and MidEast"
+  - [30, 45]
+  - [-10, 60]
+- "Tigris Euphrates"
+  - [30, 40]
+  - [37, 50]