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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Gironde estuary emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Raritan River mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Northeast Florida bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Exuma locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Thomaston, Maine coast Atlantic Ocean
Guadalquivir River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Guadalquivir River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Amazigh flag blueRepresents Atlantic Ocean
Congo borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Republic of the Congo
Congo hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Republic of the Congo
Carolina, Puerto Rico coast Atlantic Ocean
Province Lands overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Marconi Station Site nearbyFeature Atlantic Ocean
Nauset Light locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Province Lands Visitor Center hasView Atlantic Ocean
Eastern United States borders Atlantic Ocean
Providenciales locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Hamilton waterwayAccess Atlantic Ocean
Cockburn Town locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean region
Cockburn Town nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Saumur-Champigny climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
Oak Bluffs locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Southern Maine borders Atlantic Ocean
Montevideo locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Sines locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Siasconset Bluff locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Siasconset Bluff hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Miami Beach Boardwalk hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Dorado hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Isla de San Juan borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Arethusa class (1930s) usedInTheater Atlantic Ocean
São Pantaleão sailingRegion Atlantic Ocean
Dead Horse Bay locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Lynn Beach overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Romanche Trench locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Romanche Trench ocean Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Agnes 1972 basin Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Hurricane Agnes (1972)
Hamptons borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
French Surface Fleet areaOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean islands locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean islands borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Loggerhead Key surroundedBy Atlantic Ocean