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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San Juan River mouth Atlantic Ocean
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John Hawkins placeOfActivity Atlantic Ocean
São Francisco River mouth emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Maria basin Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Maria affectedArea Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Koltur locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Svínoy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Svínoy hasSurroundingWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Vágar Airport region Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Port of Tórshavn locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
coat of arms of Sierra Leone symbolizes Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: the Atlantic Ocean
NADW oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
global thermohaline circulation startsIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet setting Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Maritime Provinces borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Captaincy General of Cuba hasBorder Atlantic Ocean
Union Navy theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Swannay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Swannay hasViewTowards Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Swannay hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Central Region hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Isla de Cuba locatedBetween Atlantic Ocean
Isla de Cuba hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Murray Channel ocean Atlantic Ocean
Newport Country Club overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Queens, New York City, New York, United States bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Queens
olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) distribution Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: olive ridley sea turtle
Morbihan bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Duntulm Castle overlooks Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Paradise Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Battle of Flores (1591) theatre Atlantic Ocean
Mundaú Lagoon connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
flag of Sierra Leone blueRepresents Atlantic Ocean
Faroese region Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Hestur locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Condado neighborhood locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Canada East borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Ocmulgee River drainsInto Atlantic Ocean
Streymoy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Streymoy hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Stromness locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Bismarck sunkIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Birsay Hills near Atlantic Ocean