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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Greater Antilles separates Atlantic Ocean
Greater Antilles border Atlantic Ocean
Greater Antilles hasOcean Atlantic Ocean
Hamilton locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Gabon hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Rabat isOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Latin America borderedByOcean Atlantic Ocean
Tropic of Capricorn passesThrough Atlantic Ocean
Liberty Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Strait connects Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Strait ocean Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Strait from Atlantic Ocean
Drake Passage connectsBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Strait of Magellan connects Atlantic Ocean
Miami Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Praia de São Rafael ocean Atlantic Ocean
Republic of the Congo hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia nearBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Hunter Army Airfield
Sankaty Head Light overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Eurasia borders Atlantic Ocean
Battle of the River Plate location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
Operation Berlin (Atlantic) theater Atlantic Ocean
Operation Berlin (Atlantic) location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Operation Berlin (Atlantic) location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Central Atlantic Ocean
Jamaica Bay locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Iceland locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Revere, Massachusetts locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Revere, Massachusetts locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Revere Beach
Lower Cape borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Lynn Shore Reservation locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Lynn Shore Reservation hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
HMS Arethusa theatreOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Canada borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Western Cape locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Western Cape borders Atlantic Ocean
Praia da Falésia hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Castillo San Cristóbal overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Florida Current connectsBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Florida Current oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
Romanche Fracture Zone locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Romanche Fracture Zone locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: equatorial Atlantic Ocean