# Biogeographic realms and INat

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/biogeographic-realms-and-inat/40471>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [March 30, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/biogeographic-realms-and-inat/40471 "2023-03-30T13:55:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![cthawley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/cthawley/32/1445_2.png) [@cthawley](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/cthawley)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/biogeographic-realms-and-inat/40471/31 "2026-09-03T12:09:37Z")

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Welcome to the iNat Forum!

Adding larger places analogous to biogeographic realms (though the terminology varies slightly) has been a common topic on the forum, so I’ve added your post to this previous thread and reopened it. This thread and links in the comments above will have a lot of info about why many large places aren’t on iNat and ways that users get around this (using combinations of places, projects, etc.).

A good response from staff about one of the main reasons why these places aren’t on iNat is:

[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/implement-standard-marine-places-for-the-worlds-oceans/1458/14](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/implement-standard-marine-places-for-the-worlds-oceans/1458/14)

On a side note, when submitting a Feature Request (which the post above was initially submitted as), please be sure to fill out the required template. Requests generally won’t be approved if it is not completed.

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