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
Atlantic Ocean watershed	6
Atlantic Ocean region	5
North Atlantic	3
Atlantic	2
Atlantic basin	2
Central Atlantic Ocean	2
North Atlantic Ocean basin	2
Atlantic Ocean (cremated remains scattered)	1
Atlantic Ocean (eastern part)	1
Atlantic Ocean (portion)	1
Atlantic Ocean (via Drake Passage)	1
Atlantic Ocean skyline	1
AtlanticOcean	1
North Atlantic area	1
equatorial Atlantic Ocean	1
northwest Atlantic Ocean	1
northwestern Atlantic Ocean	1
open Atlantic Ocean	1
tropical Atlantic Ocean	1
western Atlantic Ocean	1

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.

USS Sims (DD-409) → theaterOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

USS Wainwright (DD-419) → theaterOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

USS Walke (DD-416) → theaterOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Western Approaches Tactical Unit → theaterOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Operation Nordseetour → theaterOfWar → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) → theatre → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Atlantic Fleet → theatre → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Battle of Lagos → theatre → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Battle of Quiberon Bay → theatre → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

HMS Maori → theatre → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Home Fleet → theatre → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Western Approaches Command → theatre → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Duchess → theatreOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

HMS Arethusa → theatreOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

HMS Prince of Wales → theatreOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

RAF Coastal Command → theatreOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Royal Scots Navy → theatreOfOperations → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Tagus River → tributaryOf → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Eurasian Plate → underlies → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Arethusa class (1930s) → usedInTheater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

K-class destroyer → usedInTheater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Spanish galleon trade → uses → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Cape St. Vincent → viewOver → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Teide → viewOver → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Golden Hind → visitedOcean → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Victoria → voyageRoute → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Victoria (ship)

Arend → voyagedThrough → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Atlantic Ocean via Boston Harbor → waterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Gravesend Bay → waterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Isla Verde → waterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Miami River → waterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin

Savin Hill Cove → waterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Spuyten Duyvil Creek → waterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin

Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States → waterBody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Derby Wharf Light Station → waterbody → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Port of Hamilton → waterwayAccess → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Port of Colón → waterwayConnection → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Port of Green Bay → waterwayConnection → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Canal de Garonne → waterwayLinkBetween → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Boca Chita Key → withinBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Percy Nelles → workLocation → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ