Atlantic Ocean

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body of water geographical feature ocean

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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Observed surface forms (23)

Surface form Occurrences
North Atlantic Ocean 135
South Atlantic Ocean 23
Atlantic Ocean basin 20

Statements (69)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (1,591)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maritime Forces Atlantic → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Maritime Forces Atlantic → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
NATO naval forces → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land) → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Lighthouse Board
Portsmouth Flotilla → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Portuguese Armed Forces → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Portuguese Navy → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
RCN → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Russian Navy → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Sargasso Sea Commission → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Spanish Navy → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
U.S. Africa Command → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
United States Navy → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Pinta → operationalArea → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
United States Revenue Cutter Service → operationalArea → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Biscayne Bay → outflow → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Delaware Bay → outflow → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
African Renaissance Monument → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Cape May Lighthouse → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Capitol of Puerto Rico → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Castillo San Cristóbal → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Chatham Lighthouse → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gay Head Light → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
High Rock Tower → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
John F. Kennedy (winter residence) → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Kasbah of the Udayas → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Lynn Beach → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
New York Aquarium → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Ochre Court → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Portland Head Light → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Province Lands → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Red Rock Park → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Sankaty Head Light → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
St. George's School → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
The Breakers → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Tintagel Castle → overlooks → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean proper by Martha's Vineyard → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Atlantic coast of North America → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlantic basin
Baffin Bay → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean basin
Baltic Sea → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Bay of Biscay → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Benya Lagoon → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
Bermuda Triangle → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Bight of Benin → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
Biscayne Bay → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Black Sea → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
Black Sea and Sea of Azov → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subject surface form: Black Sea
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
Bristol Channel → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Buzzards Bay → partOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ