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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Continente hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Winthrop Beach borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Vitória hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Paraíba do Sul River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Port of Santos locatedOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Hy-Line Cruises operatesInWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Mauretania Tingitana borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Great Egg Harbor River flowsInto Atlantic Ocean
Guapimirim Inlet locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Praia da Mareta locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Muraenesocidae foundIn Atlantic Ocean
Campaigns of World War I hasLocation Atlantic Ocean
Ifni coast Atlantic Ocean
Ifni enclave locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
North Ronaldsay hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Liberty ships operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Liberty ship
Arcachon hasNearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Landes forest borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Setúbal locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Setúbal hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Villa Clara Province hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Hempstead, New York borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Aveiro locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Île de Ré locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Charente vineyards influencedBy Atlantic Ocean
Race Point Light locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
New Jersey Route 35 passesNear Atlantic Ocean
Rosecliff overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Rough Point overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Drive hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Ocean Drive (Newport, Rhode Island)
North Sea offshore sector locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
Giovanni Angelo Ossoli placeOfBurial Atlantic Ocean
Angelo Eugene Ossoli burialPlace Atlantic Ocean
Gold Rock Beach isOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Lighthouse Beach hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Lighthouse Beach hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Europe borders Atlantic Ocean
Île d’Oléron locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Maryland and Delaware hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Maryland
Maryland and Delaware hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Delaware
Flora of Argentina isInfluencedBy Atlantic Ocean
Devonshire Parish hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Cabo Frio locatedOn Atlantic Ocean