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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Cape Horn oceanBorder Atlantic Ocean
Cape Horn separates Atlantic Ocean
Bidasoa River emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Norte Region hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Havana hasAccess Atlantic Ocean
Fore River (Maine) drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
Faxaflói Bay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Faxaflói Bay partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Port of Fajardo locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Birsay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Birsay hasView Atlantic Ocean
Wouri River tributaryOf Atlantic Ocean
Bissau locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Hollywood Beach Broadwalk adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Irminger Sea partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Irminger Sea locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
HMS Cornwall theatreOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Scarborough Beach State Park locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cape Point overlooks Atlantic Ocean
False Bay partOf Atlantic Ocean
False Bay opensTo Atlantic Ocean
Pilgrim Monument nearBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Cargo Gateway of the Americas near Atlantic Ocean
Muanda oil terminal locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
FUE locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Fuerteventura Airport
Albemarle Sound connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Fort Lauderdale
Cumbuco locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
James Nourse hasActivityLocation Atlantic Ocean
Port of Las Palmas locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Las Palmas sea Atlantic Ocean
Tobago hasSeaBorderWith Atlantic Ocean
South Bay connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: South Bay (Biscayne Bay)
Hastings, Sierra Leone locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Fort Lauderdale locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Tenerife Island Council (Cabildo Insular de Tenerife) locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Tenerife Island Council
El Rosario hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Ofra-Costa Sur locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Anaga hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Plaza de España hasView Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Plaza de España (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
GCLA locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: La Palma Airport
Breña Baja locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Breña Baja hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Danish Gold Coast coastline Atlantic Ocean
Fort Christiansborg near Atlantic Ocean