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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Bartolomeu Perestrelo placeOfActivity Atlantic Ocean
Bartolomeu Perestrelo locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Madeira archipelago
R/V Conrad operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
HMS Diana theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
Sea Bright, New Jersey locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Mirante do Leblon overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Cape Porpoise locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Walker’s Point locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Walker's Point
Serra de Monchique mountain range overlooks Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Serra de Monchique
Delta-class submarine typicalOperatingEnvironment Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Severomorsk strategicTheater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Tidewater Virginia borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Clupea distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Guadiana Basin flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
British Isles maritime region locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Aran Islands Gaeltacht locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
San-Pédro locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Port of San-Pédro locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Logan Botanic Garden nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Douro basin hasMouth Atlantic Ocean
Douro basin emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Edward Bonaventure theaterOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Province of A Coruña borders Atlantic Ocean
Province of A Coruña hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Toms River hasWaterfront Atlantic Ocean
Matanzas River mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Matanzas River isEstuaryOf Atlantic Ocean
Kennebunkport locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Giant's Causeway locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge offersViewOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Dunluce Castle overlooks Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Placentia coast Atlantic Ocean
Serpentina Island locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Inhaúma Inlet locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Altura locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Praia de Vilamoura (nearby) coast Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Praia de Vilamoura
La Caldera locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
La Caldera hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Faro de Martiño locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Faro de Martiño seaBasin Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Gironde borders Atlantic Ocean
Puerto Belgrano Naval Base coast Atlantic Ocean
Brazilian Navy operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
Bass Harbor–Frenchboro bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Praia da Marinha locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Praia da Marinha hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean