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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Fort St. Jago overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Fort Amsterdam onBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Ballard sankIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: RMS Titanic
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Urca locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Pão de Açúcar overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Avenida Atlântica borders Atlantic Ocean
Vista Chinesa offersViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Barra da Tijuca borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Arpoador borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Botafogo Beach waterBody Atlantic Ocean
Municipality of Lagos locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cabo de São Vicente locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Jan Jacobszoon Mayen areaOfActivity Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
HMS Guerriere placeOfEvent Atlantic Ocean
Praia de Alvor isOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Sea Island locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Aljezur River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Aljezur River emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Aljezur River locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Gascogne borders Atlantic Ocean
Agulo locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Alajeró locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Alajeró hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Elmina locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Roque del Este locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Orzola locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Wellfleet Bay borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Harbour Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Praia da Arrifana locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Niterói locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Nantasket Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Antigua locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Antigua (Fuerteventura)
Ilha da Barreta locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Santiago do Cacém locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
SS Roosevelt serviceArea Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 hasOperationalArea Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 areaOfOperation Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Port of Monrovia locatedOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Montserrado County borders Atlantic Ocean
Montserrado County hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Executive Mansion locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Menemsha locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Kure Beach, North Carolina locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Mount Corcovado near Atlantic Ocean
Mata Atlântica borderedBy Atlantic Ocean