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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Port of Paramaribo locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Forte da Ponta da Bandeira locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Race Point borders Atlantic Ocean
Race Point hasView Atlantic Ocean
Keflavík International Airport near Atlantic Ocean
Long Range Mountains drainageTo Atlantic Ocean
Beerenberg locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Beerenberg isPartOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Stone Harbor borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
council area of Argyll and Bute hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Argyll and Bute (council area)
Cape Breton Island borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Kent County, Delaware borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
County Clare bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Firth of Lorn locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Firth of Lorn connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Gonâve partOf Atlantic Ocean
Itapipoca hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Aracati hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Shannon Estuary connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Lorient locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Iberian Plate adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Saintonge borders Atlantic Ocean
Vendée department borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Vendée
Bermuda archipelago locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda archipelago locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Sound of Iona partOf Atlantic Ocean
Halifax River mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Hampton Roads borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Georgetown locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
South Shore of Long Island borders Atlantic Ocean
Estoril locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Suriname River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Suriname River emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Suriname River formsEstuaryWith Atlantic Ocean
Marowijne District hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Ilha do Zeca (Prado) near Atlantic Ocean
Arthur MacArthur Sr. placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
Battle of La Rochelle location Atlantic Ocean
Norwegian Coastal Current ocean Atlantic Ocean
Andros Town locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
North and South Marine Parks locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Crab Replenishment Reserve locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Mounts Bay hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean