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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Connacht hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Loop Current oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
Antilles Current oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
Loulé coastline sea Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Fleet theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Île d’Yeu locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
RV Calypso operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Savin Hill Cove waterBody Atlantic Ocean
Isla Carlos III hasNearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic hurricanes formedIn Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic hurricanes basin Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Swampscott locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Sigsbee Deep locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
Sigsbee Deep ocean Atlantic Ocean
Mississippi Canyon ocean Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
Indian River Lagoon locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Cape Fear River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
La Rochelle locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Santa Cruz River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Miami River waterBody Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
GR11 long-distance footpath startPoint Atlantic Ocean
Tintagel Castle overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Charleston Harbor partOf Atlantic Ocean
Charleston Harbor connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Cross River State hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Olhão locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Canaveral National Seashore locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Dyfed borders Atlantic Ocean
Colombian Basin ocean Atlantic Ocean
municipality of Carolina hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Carolina, Puerto Rico
La Désirade hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Cristiano Ronaldo Madeira International Airport locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
River Lee estuary connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Jacob Riis Park hasView Atlantic Ocean
Port of Green Bay waterwayConnection Atlantic Ocean
Cape Poge Bay locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Edgartown Harbor connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Senja hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
HMS Maori theatre Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
northern Spain borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Northern Spain
Mashpee Neck locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Surf Drive Beach isOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean