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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The Minch connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
New Castle, New Hampshire locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
New Castle, New Hampshire hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Guinea Highlands drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
Kiloran locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Kiloran locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Kiloran Bay
Kiloran hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Yoldiahavet (Swedish) connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Yoldiahavet
Suðuroy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Hampton borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Hampton, New Hampshire
Hampton hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Hampton, New Hampshire
Lagoa locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Praia Dona Ana borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Cape May Convention Hall locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Pas de Calais connects Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Camilo locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Camilo hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Oronsay locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Jericoacoara locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Colony of Newfoundland locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Colony of Newfoundland borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Oriente Province borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Oriente Province hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Quebec connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
East Icelandic Current transportsWaterTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
East Icelandic Current locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Nassau Harbour locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Province of Maine borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Neist Point locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Neist Point offersViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Outer Banks borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Outer Banks separates Atlantic Ocean
Key Biscayne locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Vineyard Haven Harbor partOf Atlantic Ocean
Anglerfish livesIn Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Fundy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Great South Channel locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Northeast Region of Brazil borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Mossoró locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Ponta Negra Beach adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Ponta Negra Beach hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean