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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Eoligarry hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Glynn County borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Glynn County hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Ocean County, New Jersey namedAfter Atlantic Ocean
Buttermilk Channel locatedInOcean Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean basin
Marrakesh-Safi region borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Marrakesh-Safi
Portsmouth, New Hampshire locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Boa Vista locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Boa Vista (Cape Verde)
Alcântara hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic/Canary region Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic/Canary areaComponent Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic
Crane Estate overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Bight of the Atlantic Ocean locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Mid-Atlantic Bight
Daytona Beach Shores locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
County Londonderry borders Atlantic Ocean
Cordillera Central drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
Fortaleza locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Washington County, Rhode Island border Atlantic Ocean
southern Morocco borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Southern Morocco
Northern Fleet operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Virginia Beach Boardwalk locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Virginia Beach Boardwalk hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Neptune statue locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Naval Air Station Oceana locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
South African coast borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Dassen Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Brookhaven borders Atlantic Ocean
Brookhaven hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Jones Beach State Park locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Ilhéu das Rolas locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Ilhéu das Rolas hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Río Negro Province borders Atlantic Ocean
Río Negro Province hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Northern Sea Route region connects Atlantic Ocean
Empire of Brazil borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Costa da Caparica locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Fort Hamilton locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Firth of Clyde partOf Atlantic Ocean
Scalpsie Bay hasMarineEnvironment Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean