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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North Atlantic fisheries locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic fisheries locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Andrea Gail sankIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Singing Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
White Beach locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Singing Beach bathhouse locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Manchester Harbor locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
USS Guerriere theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Launch Complex 39 adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Vila Nova de Gaia
Hirta locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Peaks Island coast Atlantic Ocean
Higgins Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Playa de la Francesa hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Playa de la Francesa ocean Atlantic Ocean
Nobska Point adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Corralejo locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Morro Jable locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Morro Jable sea Atlantic Ocean
Caleta de Fuste locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Fuencaliente de La Palma locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Northern Britain borders Atlantic Ocean
Pagalu locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Pagalu hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Tema locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Teshie locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Nungua locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Tema Harbour locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Michael basin Atlantic Ocean
Bioko Sur Province hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Barlovento locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Garafía locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Puntagorda locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Tijarafe locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Tijarafe borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Cape Fear region hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
European route E80 connectsBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Arucas locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Yaiza hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Puerto del Carmen locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Boreray locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Portland borderedByWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Portland, Maine
Luna Park adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Luna Park (Coney Island)
Parachute Jump landmark near Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Parachute Jump