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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Interior United States isDistantFrom Atlantic Ocean
Cardigan Bay ocean Atlantic Ocean
Pembroke Parish hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Libreville locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Loango National Park borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Agadir locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
State of Rio de Janeiro borders Atlantic Ocean
State of Rio de Janeiro hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Scorpaeniformes geographicDistribution Atlantic Ocean
Médoc borders Atlantic Ocean
Kasbah of the Udayas overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Naval Station Mayport hasAccessTo Atlantic Ocean
Art Deco Historic District near Atlantic Ocean
New York–Paris crosses Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda National Library continent Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean region
Ogooué River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Ogooué River dischargeLocation Atlantic Ocean
Portuguese Navy operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
Savannah adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Harry Elkins Widener placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Portuguese Crown maritimePower Atlantic Ocean
Rockaway Peninsula borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Rockaway Peninsula locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Rockaway Peninsula separates Atlantic Ocean
Rockaway Peninsula hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts coastline borders Atlantic Ocean
South Florida borders Atlantic Ocean
New London, Connecticut coast Atlantic Ocean
World War II battles hasLocation Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod communities borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of St. Lawrence locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of St. Lawrence partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Beach adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
north shore of the Saint Lawrence River connects Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River
Sankaty Head Golf Club locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
II MEF Information Group theater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic
Bou Regreg River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Bou Regreg River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Salé locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Biscay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Biscay partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Biscay opensTo Atlantic Ocean
Fronsac climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean