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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Anabon locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
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Brace Rock locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic coast of Georgia borders Atlantic Ocean
Deep Blue Sea setting Atlantic Ocean
Herring Cove coast Atlantic Ocean
San Fernando hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Labadi Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Orange River region riverMouthNearby Atlantic Ocean
Jensen Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Wildwood Crest, New Jersey locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Valverde locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Gorona del Viento locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Ferro locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: El Hierro
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States coast Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Saint Lawrence Estuary oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
South Andros locatedInRegion Atlantic Ocean
South Andros hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Jewell Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Jewell Island hasView Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda International Airport nearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Maroni River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Maroni River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Fort Moultrie overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Timanfaya National Park locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Highland Lighthouse locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
La Oliva hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Betancuria locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
West End locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Craigston locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Freeport locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Worth Avenue near Atlantic Ocean
Frontera locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Frontera hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Frontera hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Malpaso overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Road to the Isles hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Sandwood Bay estate hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Antrim Coast borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Edisto River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Hallandale Beach, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Kintyre borders Atlantic Ocean
Roque de los Muchachos offersViewOf Atlantic Ocean
San Andrés y Sauces locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
San Antonio de Palé locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean