AWS Global Infrastructure: AWS Regions
AWS performs its cloud magic using hundreds of thousands of servers maintained within physical data centers located in a widely distributed set of geographic regions. As Amazon’s global footprint grows, the number of regions grows with it. You’ll soon see why having as wide a choice of regions as possible is a valuable feature of cloud computing.
As of the time of this writing, Table 4.1 represents the full list of available regions. But by the time you read this, there will probably be more. The documentation page at https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure should always contain the latest information available.
TABLE 4.1 The Current List of AWS Regions and Their Designations
| Region | Designation |
| US West (Oregon) Region | us-west-2 |
| US West (N. California) Region | us-west-1 |
| US East (Ohio) Region | us-east-2 |
| US East (N. Virginia) Region | us-east-1 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Region | ap-south-1 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka... |
