Atlantic Ocean

E347

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.

All labels observed (33)

How this entity was disambiguated

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8,001)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Delta State bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Aquinnah Cliffs overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Sollas locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Carinish locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Bayhead locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
1900 Galveston hurricane formedIn Atlantic Ocean
1900 Galveston hurricane dissipatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Chubut Province hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
island of Newfoundland locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
island of Newfoundland surroundedBy Atlantic Ocean
Brant Point adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Royal Norwegian Navy operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Luskentyre Beach isOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Luso-Brazilian War hasLocation Atlantic Ocean
Monomoy Island locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Dùn locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Dùn surroundedBy Atlantic Ocean
Tejo mouth Atlantic Ocean
Tejo flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Tagus Basin mouthRegion Atlantic Ocean
Cayo Coco locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Natal borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Parnamirim locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Barbary corsairs operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Middle Bay isOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Lisbon District borders Atlantic Ocean
Lisbon District hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Culebra Island nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Town of Cape Elizabeth locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Mercury-Redstone 3 landingSite Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic naval theatre of the Napoleonic Wars location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
commemorated by Trafalgar Day location Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Battle of Trafalgar
Steel Pier locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Steel Pier extendsInto Atlantic Ocean
Steel Pier hasView Atlantic Ocean
Tropicana Atlantic City hasView Atlantic Ocean
Hampton coastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Flag of Panama representsOcean Atlantic Ocean
Costa Head cliffs isOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Costa Head cliffs hasNearbyFeature Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Long Beach, New York locatedNextTo Atlantic Ocean
Central Bay locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Virginia Key locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
West Greenland Current oceanRegion Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Cleadale locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cleadale overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Sussex County borderedBy Atlantic Ocean