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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Corunna locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Genipabu dunes adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Howmore locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Askernish locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Eriskay (linked by causeway) locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Eriskay
Beinn Mhòr overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Diamond District adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Trinidad locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Wildwood Crest adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Lion's Head offersViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Signal Hill overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Fisher Island locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Loch Seaforth partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Penwith Peninsula borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Rear Admiral Robert C. Giffen theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Robert C. Giffen
Douala locatedOnCoast Atlantic Ocean
Nauset Harbor area adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Minginish hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Departamento Escalante hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
National Route 3 followsCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Brough of Birsay cliffs locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Brough of Birsay cliffs hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Murray’s Bay Harbour bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Ambrose Channel connects Atlantic Ocean
Ambrose Channel waterBody Atlantic Ocean
Macau locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Macau (Rio Grande do Norte)
Brazilian Venice hasCoastalLocation Atlantic Ocean
Recife Antigo locatedOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Pina locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Ilha do Destino locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Paulista locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Paulista (Pernambuco)
Port of Suape bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Boa Viagem cliff locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Marwick Head cliffs overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Tisbury, Massachusetts coastalTown Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of San Jorge locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of San Jorge ocean Atlantic Ocean
Land of Fire borders Atlantic Ocean
Fire Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Fire Island locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Fire Island separates Atlantic Ocean
New Providence Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Grenitote locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Third Anglo-Dutch War location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean