The term Mediterranean climate /ˌmɛdɪtəˈreɪniən/ is one typical of the Mediterranean Basin and is a particular variety of subtropical climate. The lands around the Mediterranean Sea form the largest area where this climate type is found, but it also is found in the United States, where it prevails in most of California and in southwestern Oregon, in parts of Western and South Australia, in southwestern South Africa, sections of Central Asia, and in central Chile.