Editing ITU Region (section)

==Boundaries==
*'''Region 1''' comprises [[Europe]], [[Africa]], the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]], [[Mongolia]], and the [[Middle East]] west of the [[Persian Gulf]], including [[Iraq]].
** The western boundary is defined by Line B and the eastern boundary is defined by Line A, except that all territory of [[Iran]] is excluded, and all territory of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Ukraine and the area to the north of Russia which lies between lines A and C is included.
*'''Region 2''' covers the [[Americas]] including [[Greenland]], and some of the eastern [[Pacific Islands]].
** The eastern boundary is defined by Line B and the western boundary is defined by Line C.
*'''Region 3''' contains most of non-[[former Soviet Union|FSU]] [[Asia]] east of and including [[Iran]], and most of [[Oceania]].
** The western boundary is defined by Line A and the eastern boundary is defined by Line C.

Lines:
* Line A is a line running from the [[North Pole]] along [[meridian 40° East]] of Greenwich to [[parallel 40° North]]; thence by [[great circle]] arc to the intersection of [[meridian 60° East]] and the [[Tropic of Cancer]]; thence along the meridian 60° East to the South Pole.<ref>{{cite web |publisher= [[International Telecommunication Union]] |date= 2005-09-08|url= http://life.itu.int/radioclub/rr/art05.htm#Reg |title= Radio Regulations |access-date= 2024-12-21}}</ref>
* Line B is a line running from the [[North Pole]] along [[meridian 10° West]] of [[Greenwich]] to its intersection with [[parallel 72° North]]; thence by [[great circle]] arc to the intersection of [[meridian 50° West]] and [[parallel 40° North]]; thence by great circle arc to the intersection of [[meridian 20° West]] and [[parallel 10° South]]; thence along meridian 20° West to the [[South Pole]].<ref>{{cite web |publisher= [[International Telecommunication Union]] |date= 2005-09-08|url= http://life.itu.int/radioclub/rr/art05.htm#Reg |title= Radio Regulations |access-date= 2006-07-18}}</ref>
* Line C is a line running from the [[North Pole]] by [[great circle]] arc to the intersection of parallel 65° 30` North with the international boundary in the [[Bering Strait]]; thence by great circle arc to the intersection of [[165th meridian east|meridian 165° East]] of Greenwich and [[50th parallel north|parallel 50° North]]; thence by great circle arc to the intersection of [[170th meridian west|meridian 170° West]] and [[10th parallel north|parallel 10° North]]; thence along parallel 10° North to its intersection with [[120th meridian west|meridian 120° West]]; thence along meridian 120° West to the South Pole.<ref>{{cite web |publisher= [[International Telecommunication Union]] |date= 2005-09-08|url= http://life.itu.int/radioclub/rr/art05.htm#Reg |title= Radio Regulations |access-date= 2024-12-21}}</ref>