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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Porches cliffs coast Atlantic Ocean
Porches cliffs hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
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this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Paraná state borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Paraná (state)
Arade River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Vau ocean Atlantic Ocean
Port of Huelva locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Burin Peninsula locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Spaceport Cornwall nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
The Discovery of the Titanic setting Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Return to Titanic about Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Into the Deep: A Memoir From the Man Who Found Titanic setting Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Dão wine region climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
Rota, Spain locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Alegranza locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Far Rockaway
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Far Rockaway
Far Rockaway, Queens, New York City climateInfluencedBy Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Far Rockaway
Amagansett nearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Midcoast Maine locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
El Hierro Airport locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Praia dos Três Castelos borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Garajonay National Park locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Hermigua hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Hermigua valley hasView Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Hermigua Valley
Agulo village hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Agulo village nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Gemini 9A landingSite Atlantic Ocean
Mbini locatedOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Litoral hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Commander-in-Chief, North American Station theatreOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Port of Oshawa connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
Port of Wilmington locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Glen More hasWaterwayConnection Atlantic Ocean
River Taw mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
New York City waterfront borders Atlantic Ocean
Bergerac wine region climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
Municipality of Portimão locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Municipality of Portimão hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Cape Coast locatedOnOcean Atlantic Ocean