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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Vila Nova de Cacela locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Afrikaansche Galey seaVoyage Atlantic Ocean
Corisco locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Septentrional-Oriente fault zone ocean Atlantic Ocean
America hasOceanBoundary Atlantic Ocean
Pirates regionOfActivity Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: AtlanticOcean
Middle Keys adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Panama Canal railway system connects Atlantic Ocean
Calabar locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Cabanas de Tavira coast Atlantic Ocean
Santa Isabel locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Casablanca locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Tavira Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Cubozoa distribution Atlantic Ocean
James River mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
St. Johns River mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Sea Islands region locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Sea Islands region borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Gemini 6A landingSite Atlantic Ocean
Gorée Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
African Renaissance Monument overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico Capitol facing Atlantic Ocean
Gemini 7 landingSite Atlantic Ocean
Skeleton Coast locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Skeleton Coast locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Sessions House region Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
San Juan municipality hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Santiago parish locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Santiago parish (Tavira)
Praia da Terra Estreita hasCoast Atlantic Ocean
Virginia Peninsula near Atlantic Ocean
Santo António Beach hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Surfside, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Río de Oro borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Burravoe locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Monomoscoy Island locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Plum Island Sound separatedFrom Atlantic Ocean
Plum Island Sound hasMouthAt Atlantic Ocean
Faro locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Punta del Este locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Vila Nova de Cacela
The Breakers Hotel locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cocoa Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Maritime Canada borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Maritime Canada climateInfluencedBy Atlantic Ocean