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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R/V Maurice Ewing operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Northeastern North America borders Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Dawnland borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Landing Zone 1 near Atlantic Ocean
Little Silver, New Jersey locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Westray locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Labourd hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Humarock Beach coast Atlantic Ocean
Downtown Key West hasWaterfront Atlantic Ocean
RSMC Toulouse regionServed Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Praia Vermelha hasBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
1816 Méduse shipwreck location Atlantic Ocean
Parish of Budens hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
River Bann mouth Atlantic Ocean
River Bann flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
South Fork borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Marinecomponent operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
Composante marine operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
Long Island, Maine hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
St. David's Island hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Washington County (part) borders Atlantic Ocean
St. Augustine Lighthouse offersView Atlantic Ocean
Fort Matanzas National Monument near Atlantic Ocean
Mosquito County borders Atlantic Ocean
Kingdom of Portugal ocean Atlantic Ocean
2nd U-boat Flotilla operatedInTheater Atlantic Ocean
2nd U-boat Flotilla operatedInTheater Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Task Group 22.3 operationalArea Atlantic Ocean
Mar del Plata Naval Base locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cascais, Portugal locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Cascais
Cape Breton Regional Municipality area hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Cape Breton Regional Municipality
Atlantic Canada borders Atlantic Ocean
Nubble Light (Cape Neddick Light) locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Nubble Light
Whalsay, Shetland locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
RSMC Washington areaOfResponsibility Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Jurujuba Inlet hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Jurujuba Inlet locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Fortress of Sagres viewOver Atlantic Ocean
Norfolk Navy Yard regionServed Atlantic Ocean
Victory ships operatedInTheater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Victory ship
C1 cargo ships operationalArea Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: C1 cargo ship
T2 tankers operationalTheater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: T2 tanker
Chlopsidae foundIn Atlantic Ocean
Serrivomeridae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Nettastomatidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Albufeira coastline locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cumberland Island locatedIn Atlantic Ocean