!!! Overview
[{$pagename}] is defined by a [GCP Regional|Cloud Region] and a [GCP Zonal|Cloud Zone]. [1]

Some [Google Cloud Platform] products are [GCP Multi-Regional] and some are only [GCP Regional|Cloud Region]
 
[{$pagename}] may be dependent on the [Google Cloud Platform] product or service.

[Google Cloud Platform] has several [Cloud Regions], [Cloud Zones], over 100 points of [Google Edge Points of Presence]

The [Google Cloud Platform]'s services and resources can be [GCP Zonal|Cloud Zone], [GCP Regional|Cloud Region], or [GCP Multi-Regional]. 

To protect against the loss of an entire region due to natural disaster, you should have a disaster recovery plan and know how to bring up your application in the unlikely event that your primary [GCP Regional|Cloud Region] is lost or use [GCP Multi-Regional] resources.

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* [#1] - [Cloud Locations|https://cloud.google.com/about/locations/#locations|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2017-08-15-