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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Olhos de Água locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Grassy Bay isConnectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Eko Atlantic (reclaimed land project) locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Eko Atlantic
Eko Atlantic (reclaimed land project) borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Eko Atlantic
New York Bight locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
North Caicos locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Salt Cay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Main Island of Bermuda locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Main Island of Bermuda hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Toa Baja bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Battle of Lagos (1693) location Atlantic Ocean
GR10 long-distance footpath startSea Atlantic Ocean
St. John’s locatedBy Atlantic Ocean
Loíza locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Raritan Bay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean watershed
Rivers State borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Portland Harbor locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Dordogne River mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Bight of Benin locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Bight of Benin partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
FAO Major Fishing Area 34 partOf Atlantic Ocean
FAO Major Fishing Area 34 hasMainOcean Atlantic Ocean
Western Caribbean locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
state of São Paulo borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: State of São Paulo
Derby Wharf Light Station waterbody Atlantic Ocean
Holguín, Cuba locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Europa Point adjacentToOcean Atlantic Ocean
Quiberon Bay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Brest blockade location Atlantic Ocean
Anguilla locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Bayonne, France locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Saint-Nazaire locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Kennebec River mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Bight of Biafra locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Cayman Ridge ocean Atlantic Ocean
USS Maryland (SSBN-738) patrolArea Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Munster borders Atlantic Ocean
Munster hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Battle of Cape St Vincent location Atlantic Ocean
Nassau County, Florida coast Atlantic Ocean
Cape Province hasBorderWith Atlantic Ocean