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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Rock Sound locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Spanish Wells bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Gregory Town locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Palmetto Point hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
The Glass Window Bridge separates Atlantic Ocean
The Glass Window Bridge hasView Atlantic Ocean
The Glass Window Bridge oceanSideEast Atlantic Ocean
The Queen's Bath locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
The Queen's Bath hasNearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Inner Harbor connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Gloucester fishing port borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Dog Bar Light bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Dog Bar Light surroundedBy Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic Ocean waters
Fort Point adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Fort Point (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Fort Point locatedOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Fort Point (Gloucester, Massachusetts)
Cripple Cove onCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Cripple Cove hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Halibut Point State Park locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Halibut Point State Park hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Playa de las Conchas locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Coney Island Beach hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Playa de la Cocina locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Playa de la Cocina hasSea Atlantic Ocean
eastern Atlantic Ocean partOf Atlantic Ocean
Vigo locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Stono River mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Cuban archipelago locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Freeport Harbour openingTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
German battleship Bismarck wreckLocation Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
West Cape May, New Jersey locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Outer Harbor locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Smith Cove connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Smith Cove locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Eight Mile Rock locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Green Turtle Cay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Treasure Cay Airport nearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Procellariidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Costa da Morte locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Costa da Morte locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Setúbal, Portugal locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Setúbal
Oriente Province, Cuba borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Cuban Navy operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
southern Argentina bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Southern Argentina
“Highway that Goes to Sea” associatedWithBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Highway that Goes to Sea