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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Pedra Bonita overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Salmon habitat Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Friendship 7 landingSite Atlantic Ocean
Plymouth Long Beach (barrier beach) borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Plymouth Long Beach
Falmouth, Maine bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Oconee River emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Altamaha River
Bailey's Hill Park overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Bailey's Hill Park hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Puntallana hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Canoa Quebrada locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Coast Guard Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Duxbury Beach locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Route 35 passesNear Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Route 35 (New Jersey)
Gowanus Bay locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Newbury, Massachusetts locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Equatorial Undercurrent alsoOccursIn Atlantic Ocean
Condado tourist district borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Condado tourist district hasView Atlantic Ocean
Grândola locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Grândola hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
West Zone of Rio de Janeiro (administrative regions) coastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: West Zone of Rio de Janeiro
Morro Dois Irmãos near Atlantic Ocean
HMS Cyane theater Atlantic Ocean
French Guinea hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Bourne hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Amado locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Odeceixe locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Long Branch Boardwalk locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Long Branch Boardwalk hasView Atlantic Ocean
Pier Village locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Pier Village hasView Atlantic Ocean
Deal, New Jersey, United States borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Deal, New Jersey
Deal, New Jersey, United States hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Deal, New Jersey
Mare Internum connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Captaincy of Pernambuco hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
boardwalk at Algar Seco hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Carvoeiro Boardwalk hasView Atlantic Ocean
Sullivan's Island locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Westport, Massachusetts hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Ilhas Selvagens locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
El Paso locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Worcester County, Maryland border Atlantic Ocean