Atlantic Ocean

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The Atlantic Ocean is the world's second-largest ocean, separating the Americas from Europe and Africa and serving as a major route for global climate regulation, trade, and exploration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
geographical feature
ocean
borderedByCountry Brazil
Canada
France
Nigeria
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
boundedBy Africa
Arctic Ocean to the north
Europe
North America
South America
Southern Ocean
surface form: Southern Ocean to the south
connectedTo Arctic Ocean
Baltic Sea
Black Sea via the Mediterranean Sea
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
Pacific Ocean via the Drake Passage
Southern Ocean
containsFeature Amazon River mouth
Bermuda Triangle
Congo River mouth
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Sargasso Sea
crossedBy Equator
hasApproximateArea about 106,000,000 square kilometers
about 41,000,000 square miles
hasAverageDepth about 11,962 feet
about 3,646 meters
hasDeepestPoint Puerto Rico Trench
hasMajorCurrent Benguela Current
Brazil Current
Canary Current
Gulf Stream
Labrador Current
Gulf Stream
surface form: North Atlantic Drift
hasMaximumDepth about 27,480 feet
about 8,376 meters
hasNotableIslandGroup Portugal
surface form: Azores

Canary Islands
Cape Verde Islands
Caribbean
surface form: Caribbean Islands
hasNotableSea Sargasso Sea
hasPart North Atlantic area
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
hasSalinityRange about 33 to 37 parts per thousand
historicallyImportantFor Age of Exploration
European colonization of the Americas
transatlantic slave trade
isMajorRouteFor international trade
transatlantic shipping
isSegmentOf global ocean conveyor belt
locatedOnPlanet Earth
namedAfter Atlas from Greek mythology
partOf World Ocean
playsRoleIn global climate regulation
thermohaline circulation
rankBySize second-largest ocean on Earth
separates Americas from Africa
Americas from Europe

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Mull locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Jersey Shore locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Nantucket County borderedByBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Nantucket Harbor locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
JFK locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Lesser Antilles locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Fram Strait locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Fram Strait connectsBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Davis Strait connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Norton Point Beach hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
USS Lexington locationOfOperation Atlantic Ocean
Gay Head Light overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Gay Head Light hasView Atlantic Ocean
Cape May Lighthouse overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Greater Everglades ecosystem drainsTo Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Maine partOf Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Maine locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Maine connectsWith Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: open Atlantic Ocean
Denmark Strait locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Denmark Strait connects Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Central Africa hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Biscayne Bay partOf Atlantic Ocean
Biscayne Bay outflow Atlantic Ocean
Saugus River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Condado Beach borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Condado Beach hasView Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean skyline
USS Wasp locationOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Dutch–Portuguese War mainTheater Atlantic Ocean
Port of Montreal connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Lewis and Harris locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Ochre Court overlooks Atlantic Ocean
South Jersey hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
South Jersey borders Atlantic Ocean
USS Hancock theater Atlantic Ocean
South Carolina borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
South Carolina lowestPoint Atlantic Ocean
South Carolina coastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
West Chop headland locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Baltic Ice Lake separatedFrom Atlantic Ocean
North Uist locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina borders Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod Bay partOf Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod Bay ocean Atlantic Ocean
Vineyard Sound partOf Atlantic Ocean
Vineyard Sound connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Katrina basin Atlantic Ocean
Victoria voyageRoute Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Victoria (ship)
San Antonio navigationArea Atlantic Ocean
USS Milwaukee operatedIn Atlantic Ocean