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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Sepetiba Bay partOf Atlantic Ocean
Agulhas Bank borders Atlantic Ocean
Kasbah hill overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Agadir Oufella (Kasbah) hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Corniche promenade hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Taghazout locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Inezgane climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic grey seal nativeTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Pleuronectidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Soleidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Paralichthyidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Scophthalmidae geographicDistribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Martinhal locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Fernando Póo locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Baney hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Malabo locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Teguise locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Mirador del Río isOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Mirador del Río hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Barra Isles locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
First Landing State Park locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
northern Bahamas locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Northern Bahamas
Little Abaco locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Little Abaco hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Dorian basin Atlantic Ocean
Hurricane Dorian ocean Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Point locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Eastern Point hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Ada Foah isOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Independence Square hasView Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic hurricane season oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
War of 1812 era hasLocation Atlantic Ocean
Capibaribe River mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Capibaribe River tributaryOf Atlantic Ocean
Saco Bay locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Kokrobite Beach ocean Atlantic Ocean
Via Blanca highway nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Via Blanca
Praia da Rocha hasView Atlantic Ocean
Fort of Santa Catarina locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Lighthouse of Cape St. Vincent hasView Atlantic Ocean
Almancil locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Benafim drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
Vale do Lobo locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Amnesty Bay fictionalOcean Atlantic Ocean
Whale Cay hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean