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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Atlantic white-sided dolphin nativeTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Gironde department bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Gironde department hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Highland council area hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
County of Trastámara borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Yucatán Basin ocean Atlantic Ocean
US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes servedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: USS Vincennes
HMS Zulu locationOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
RMS Titanic sinkingLocation Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Acadia National Park hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Pont de Saint-Nazaire locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Inner Harbor connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Vega expedition navigationFrom Atlantic Ocean
East Harwich locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
RCN operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Royal Canadian Navy
Gemini 3 landingSite Atlantic Ocean
Key Largo borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Upper Keys locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic coast of Florida borders Atlantic Ocean
U.S. state of New York borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: New York
Maritime Forces Atlantic operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Maritime Forces Atlantic operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
South Harwich locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Interstate 10 connectsOcean Atlantic Ocean
Porto Santo Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Southern Nigeria hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Antigua seaBorder Atlantic Ocean
FAO nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Faro Airport
Atlantic puffin nativeTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Gemini 5 landingSite Atlantic Ocean
Port of Philadelphia hasAccessTo Atlantic Ocean
Bahia Honda State Park hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Sargasso Sea Commission operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Sargassum natans distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
West Coast District locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Ondo State bordersCountry Atlantic Ocean
Portsmouth Flotilla operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Lagos State borders Atlantic Ocean
Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) destination Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Matthew (ship)
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Angra do Heroísmo locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Ponta Delgada locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
João Paulo II Airport locatedInOcean Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Canal du Midi connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
East Florida borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Lajes Airport locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic borderedBy Atlantic Ocean