Table 1. Regional definitions and current, minimum, and maximum benthos area available within 75 m of the surface during the last glacial cycle (120 ka), including the age and percent of current benthos of past minimum and maximum events.
| Recent Benthoskm2 | Min Benthos | % ofRecent | Max Benthos | % ofRecent | |||||||
| Region | Lat° | Long° | Lat° | Long° | km2 | ka | km2 | ka | |||
| East Pacific South (EPS) | 49.00 N | 109.90 W | 22.83 N | 126.00 W | 56271 | 28445 | 20 | 51% | 64771 | 105 | 115% |
| East Pacific North (EPN) | 62.00 N | 129.00 W | 49.00 N | 180.00 W | 867193 | 216875 | 20 | 25% | 895340 | 120 | 103% |
| West Pacific North (WPN) | 60.00 N | 180.00 W | 50.00 N | 130.00 E | 226031 | 195096 | 85 | 86% | 249383 | 55 | 110% |
| West Pacific South (WPS) | 50.00 N | 160.00 E | 30.00 N | 115.00 E | 733964 | 160806 | 20 | 22% | 733964 | 0 | 100% |
| North Pacific (NP) | all regions | 1883459 | 618286 | 20 | 33% | 1915662 | 120 | 101% | |||
See Materials and Methods and Fig. 1 for data source and treatment.