TABLE 4.
Regions with low soil iodine1
• Asia, including parts of China, India, Bangladesh, the Himalayan hillsides, and Indonesia |
• Africa, including the mountains of Morocco and Algeria (e.g., Atlas Mountains); much of west and central Africa (e.g., Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo), and some areas of East Africa (e.g., Uganda, Ethiopia) |
• Europe, including the European Alps and the Pyrenees, inland areas of England and Wales, Greece, and The Netherlands |
• South America, including the Andes and inland Brazil |
• Midwestern United States |
• Southern Australia |
• Highlands of New Guinea |