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.

Mid Yell → locatedInBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean region

Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge → locatedInBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Mull → locatedInBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Petit Martinique → locatedInBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Plum Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Robben Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Thacher Island → locatedInBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Île d’Yeu prison → locatedInBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport → locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Celtic Sea → locatedInNorthernPartOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

French colony of Saint-Domingue → locatedInOcean → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

João Paulo II Airport → locatedInOcean → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Mount Pico → locatedInOcean → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Saint Thomas → locatedInOcean → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Bayonne → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Bayonne, France → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Calabar → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 36 → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 19 → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

East Harwich → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Edgartown, Massachusetts → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Highland Light → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Holguín, Cuba → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Jacksonville, Florida → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

JFK → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: John F. Kennedy International Airport

Laayoune → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Nauset Light → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Palm Beach Historic District → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Pont de Saint-Nazaire → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Port St. Lucie, Florida → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Portsmouth → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Sankaty Head Golf Club → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Santiago parish → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Santiago parish (Tavira)

St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Wilmington → locatedNear → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Wilmington, North Carolina

Nantes → locatedNearCoast → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Accra → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Agadir → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Albufeira → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Aljezur → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Atlantic Beach, Florida → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Bata → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Benagil Cave → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Bermuda Triangle → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Bight of Benin → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Brest → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Cabinda → locatedOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ