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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Yesnaby cliffs locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Yesnaby cliffs hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Oriente region borderedByBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Oriente region hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Baracoa hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
German Kamerun borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Littoral Region hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Southwest Region hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Southwest Region (Cameroon)
Table Mountain National Park hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Santa Cruz Province bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Mercury-Atlas 7 recoveryArea Atlantic Ocean
Galmisdale seaArea Atlantic Ocean
Arisaig locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Lunenburg locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Titanic (1953 film) setInLocation Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Space Coast locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Sea of the Hebrides partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Sea of the Hebrides oceanPartOf Atlantic Ocean
Sea of the Hebrides oceanPartOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
New York City and St. Louis locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: New York City
Seaside Park locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Seaside Park borders Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Cárdenas bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Flag of Saint Lucia symbolizes Atlantic Ocean
Sea Isle City locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Absecon Lighthouse offersViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Patagonian Ice Fields drainsInto Atlantic Ocean
Patagonian Ice Fields hasNearestOcean Atlantic Ocean
Savage Islands locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Altmark theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Jaboatão dos Guararapes locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cádiz Province borders Atlantic Ocean
Cádiz Province hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Brunswick locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Brunswick, Maine
Alvor locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Admiral Scheer theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Operation Paukenschlag location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Armação de Pêra locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Sun Voyager sculpture hasCoordinateRegion Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Sun Voyager
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Rainsford Island waterbody Atlantic Ocean
Monte Palace Tropical Garden hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Municipality of Funchal locatedInGeographicRegion Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
PRPA operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Iona Nunnery ruins isOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic Current oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
Melbourne, Florida, United States locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Melbourne, Florida
Rockaway Inlet connects Atlantic Ocean
Rockaway Inlet mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean