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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Tinto River mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
Lisbon Coast borders Atlantic Ocean
supercontinent Pangaea breakupProduced Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Pangaea
Gloria Fault locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
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Long Island (Placentia Bay) locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Newfoundland and Labrador coastline locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Burin locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Barlavento Algarvio locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Barlavento Algarvio hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Killala Bay partOf Atlantic Ocean
Walker’s Cay bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Elbow Reef Lighthouse locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Vinho Verde region borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Silver Coast locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Silver Coast hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Salem Sound locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Treasure Cay locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
City of Long Beach climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
City of Long Beach adjacentWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Beberibe River hasMouth Atlantic Ocean
Cayo Afuera (Vieques) locatedInOcean Atlantic Ocean
Isla de Cabras locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Clew Bay locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Clew Bay locatedInBody Atlantic Ocean
Clew Bay climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Odemira borders Atlantic Ocean
Massachusetts 4th congressional district borderingBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
Montaña Clara locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Manhattan Beach locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean (via Sheepshead Bay inlet) connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Sheepshead Bay
Rockport Harbor connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
State Road A1A followsCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: State Road A1A
Peñas del Chache locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Little St. Simons Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Rogil locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Corcovado Mountain hasPanoramicViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Quarteira parish borders Atlantic Ocean
Algar Seco rock formations ocean Atlantic Ocean
Algar Seco rock formations hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean