Atlantic Ocean

E347

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.

All labels observed (33)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (69)

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

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8,001)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Papa Westray locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Grindavík hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Scarinish locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Aracaju locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
War of the League of Augsburg location Atlantic Ocean
Cape Agulhas oceanBorder Atlantic Ocean
Cape Agulhas marksMeetingPointOf Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Highway 70 terminatesNear Atlantic Ocean
Black Star Line operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay region borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Beach 98th Street nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Igarassu hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Sable Island National Park Reserve locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Crozon Peninsula hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
U.S. ports of entry borderWith Atlantic Ocean
Assynt hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Cádiz comarca locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Cádiz comarca borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Fugloy locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
southern Brazil borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Southern Brazil
Nomans Land Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Holguín Province borders Atlantic Ocean
Holguín Province hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Sanaga River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Sanaga River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Gaillac climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic
Eriskay locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Sinepuxent Bay locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Adolf Lüderitz placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
Kolmanskop nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Goerke House locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Bogenfels rock arch locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Bogenfels rock arch hasView Atlantic Ocean
Shark Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Ilhas Desertas locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Arrecife locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Arrecife hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
GCRR locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Canary Islands
European Plain extendsFrom Atlantic Ocean
Jersey Shore beaches locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
John placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: John F. Kennedy Jr.
John burialPlace Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: John F. Kennedy Jr.
Karas Region locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Diaz Point locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
São Miguel Island partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
São Miguel Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean