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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Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy burialPlace Atlantic Ocean
Golfo Nuevo locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Beast setting Atlantic Ocean
Souss-Massa bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Souss-Massa hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Tagus River estuary emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Labrador Peninsula borders Atlantic Ocean
Labrador Peninsula hasCoastlineAlong Atlantic Ocean
Santiago locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Hamilton Harbour partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Port of Hamilton bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Isidor Straus placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Inner Hebrides locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Cornwall westernBoundary Atlantic Ocean
Isle of Barra locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Hampton, New Hampshire hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Hampton, New Hampshire borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Hull, Massachusetts borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Bahía Blanca area locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Great Lakes waterway connectsWith Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Great Lakes Waterway
Cuillin hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Sound of Raasay locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Little Minch partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Little Minch isInWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Avalon Peninsula locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Banana River connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Río de la Plata region borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Sound of Sleat locatedInWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
The Dry Salvages, Massachusetts, United States locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: The Dry Salvages
Rawson locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Barbuda surroundedBy Atlantic Ocean
Barbuda hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
five boroughs of New York City border Atlantic Ocean
Rona locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Thompson Island nearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
São Vicente (Cape Verde) locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Outer Hebrides locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Cape Henry Lighthouse near Atlantic Ocean
Flag of Guatemala blueRepresents Atlantic Ocean
Fort William, Anomabu coast Atlantic Ocean
Northern New England borders Atlantic Ocean
Norwegian Trench partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean