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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Padrón Real appliesToJurisdiction Atlantic Ocean
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Lake Worth Beach, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Lake Worth Beach, Florida borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Viðoy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Nólsoy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Babylon, New York adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Muanda locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Kongo Central Province bordersOcean Atlantic Ocean
Kongo Central Province hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
First Anglo-Dutch War location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Vila do Bispo locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Vila do Bispo borders Atlantic Ocean
Mykines locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Skúvoy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Teide National Park locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Teide Observatory region Atlantic Ocean
Pico Viejo locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Gando Airport locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Saco, Maine, United States locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Absecon Island locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Uibhist a Deas locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Río Gallegos hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Meia Praia locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cape May historic district locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Cape May Historic District
South Atlantic partOf Atlantic Ocean
Pipa Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Borðoy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Borðoy hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Kilchoan hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Madeira Botanical Garden overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Nordic Seas locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Nordic Seas connectsWaterMasses Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
St Brides Bay partOf Atlantic Ocean
Martha’s Vineyard coastal system locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Moshup (figure in Wampanoag legend) associatedWith Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Moshup
Piauí borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Piauí hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Cité de l’Océan et du Surf near Atlantic Ocean
Planet Ocean filmingLocation Atlantic Ocean
County Galway locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Warwick Parish, Bermuda hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Paps of Jura hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Sound of Islay partOf Atlantic Ocean
Long Beach Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean