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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Lucayan Archipelago locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Lucayan Archipelago hasSea Atlantic Ocean
Nahant locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Old Dominion hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
San Cristóbal de La Laguna locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Gran Canaria locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Gran Canaria sea Atlantic Ocean
South Shore borders Atlantic Ocean
Cape Ann locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
New York Aquarium overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Lanzarote locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
La Graciosa locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Highland Light locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Head of the Meadow Beach onBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Truro Highlands Historic District near Atlantic Ocean
Mayflower crossedOcean Atlantic Ocean
Churchill River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
West Chop, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, United States hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: West Chop
San Juan Bay partOf Atlantic Ocean
San Juan Bay connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Fuerteventura locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Fuerteventura hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Bioko Island sea Atlantic Ocean
Kattegat partOf Atlantic Ocean
Echo Lake, Hopkinton, Massachusetts drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
Eastern Point Lighthouse locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Point Lighthouse ocean Atlantic Ocean
Stage Fort Park locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Wingaersheek Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Hammond Castle Museum hasView Atlantic Ocean
The Perfect Storm setIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Rockport locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Rockport, Massachusetts
Manchester-by-the-Sea hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Manchester-by-the-Sea borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
eastern Massachusetts borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Eastern Massachusetts
La Palma locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Annobón locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Río de la Plata emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Coney Island locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
New Providence locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Grand Bahama locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Guianas locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Guianas hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Guianas borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
El Hierro locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Fleet theatre Atlantic Ocean