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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Marathon, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Fenwick Island, Delaware locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Fenwick Island, Delaware borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Brasília Teimosa borders Atlantic Ocean
Ilha do Frio locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Toledo connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Belmar borderedByWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
St. Lucie Estuary connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Jordan Basin locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Barnes Sound connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Marine Unit operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
Harvey Cheyne setting Atlantic Ocean
Maryfield locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Maryfield locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Northern Atlantic Ocean
Zona da Mata borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Zona da Mata (Pernambuco)
HMS Surprise setting Atlantic Ocean
final battle with Acheron hasLocation Atlantic Ocean
Confederate States Navy operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Hynish locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Guadalete River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Captaincy of Ceará borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Gurness headland locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Lewes locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Lewes, Delaware
Vendée borders Atlantic Ocean
NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter researchArea Atlantic Ocean
Bertioga locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Hibernia locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Terra Nova locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
White Rose locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
João Pessoa locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Banes, Cuba locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Raid on Cadiz (1587) theatre Atlantic Ocean
Marechal Deodoro hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Point Pleasant Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Point Pleasant Beach borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Condado Lagoon connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Condado Lagoon hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Butt of Lewis borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Butt of Lewis hasView Atlantic Ocean
Butt of Lewis hasView Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Acaraú locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Acaraú hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
North Shore, Bermuda locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Houbie locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Desertas Islands locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Desertas Islands region Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean