Atlantic Ocean

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body of water geographical feature ocean

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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Observed surface forms (23)

Surface form	Occurrences
North Atlantic Ocean	135
South Atlantic Ocean	23
Atlantic Ocean basin	20
Atlantic Ocean watershed	6
Atlantic Ocean region	5
North Atlantic	3
Atlantic	2
Atlantic basin	2
Central Atlantic Ocean	2
North Atlantic Ocean basin	2
Atlantic Ocean (cremated remains scattered)	1
Atlantic Ocean (eastern part)	1
Atlantic Ocean (portion)	1
Atlantic Ocean (via Drake Passage)	1
Atlantic Ocean skyline	1
AtlanticOcean	1
North Atlantic area	1
equatorial Atlantic Ocean	1
northwest Atlantic Ocean	1
northwestern Atlantic Ocean	1
open Atlantic Ocean	1
tropical Atlantic Ocean	1
western Atlantic Ocean	1

Statements (69)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (1,591)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Plum Island Sound → hasMouthAt → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Nain → hasNearbyBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Isla Carlos III → hasNearbyWaterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Shinnecock Hills, New York → hasNearbyWaterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Sorisdale → hasNearbyWaterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Earth → hasOcean → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Greater Antilles → hasOcean → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

America → hasOceanBoundary → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

U.S. Southern Command → hasOperationalArea → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean (portion)

Long Island Sound → hasOutflow → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Atlantic Ocean → hasPart → Atlantic Ocean self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: South Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic area → hasPart → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

World Ocean → hasPart → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria → hasSea → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Lucayan Archipelago → hasSea → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

The Pearl of Orr's Island → hasSeascapeElement → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

We → hasSetting → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Maryland → hasShorelineOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Monte Gordo Beach → hasShorelineOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Nine Years' War → hasTheatre → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Ain Diab Corniche → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Cape May Promenade → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Condado Beach → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean skyline

Fishermen's Beach → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Gay Head Light → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Hammond Castle Museum → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Jacob Riis Park → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Long Key State Park → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Longwood House → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Moshup Beach → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Province Lands Visitor Center → hasView → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Acadia National Park → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Bahia Honda State Park → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Bass Rocks → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Cape May Point State Park → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Corcovado → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Diana’s Peak → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Gateway National Recreation Area → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Good Harbor Beach → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Lynn Shore Reservation → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Miami Beach Boardwalk → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Norton Point Beach → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Ponta da Piedade → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Prouts Neck, Scarborough, Maine, United States → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Sagres → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Siasconset Bluff → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

South Cape May Meadows → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Sugarloaf Mountain → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Table Mountain → hasViewOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ