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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Hurricane Irma 2017 basin Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Hurricane Irma
Fóia viewpoint hasView Atlantic Ocean
Point of Mercy near Atlantic Ocean
Point of Mercy hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Praia de Benagil locatedOnCoast Atlantic Ocean
Costa Vicentina locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Ilha de Faro borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rican archipelago borders Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rican archipelago southOf Atlantic Ocean
Clark’s Island (in Plymouth Bay) bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Clark’s Island
Saquish Neck area (barrier peninsula) locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Saquish Neck
Peterson Cay National Park locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Taino Beach hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Puerto de la Estaca locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Beverly, Massachusetts locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Narvik–Germany iron ore route theater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Haría hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Timanfaya locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Timanfaya locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Timanfaya National Park
Man-O-War Cay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Murrisk, County Mayo coast Atlantic Ocean
Croagh Patrick offersViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Labrador Sea Water oceanRegion Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Inner Banks locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Picota peak hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Benagil village locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Benagil village hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Port of Faro connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Governor's Harbour locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Rocky Neck locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Neutrality Patrol theater Atlantic Ocean
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea regionServed Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Portimão Marina locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Quarteira beaches locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Hingham Harbor partOf Atlantic Ocean
Tinajo locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Cape Cod Light locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
West Chop Lighthouse waterBody Atlantic Ocean
Deer Park, New York locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
A Coruña borders Atlantic Ocean
Rías Altas borders Atlantic Ocean
Bahia hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Bahia borders Atlantic Ocean
Moray Firth connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Guana Cay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean