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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Grand Bassa County locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Grand Bassa County borders Atlantic Ocean
Port of Brunswick waterway Atlantic Ocean
Golden Isles of Georgia borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Terceira Rift locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Terceira Rift ocean Atlantic Ocean
Terceira Rift region Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Azores Plateau locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Louisbourg locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cheloniidae foundIn Atlantic Ocean
Berbice River mouth Atlantic Ocean
Berbice River emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
arrondissement of Bayonne borders Atlantic Ocean
Bordeira coast Atlantic Ocean
Rio Grande do Sul hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Donegal hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Vallehermoso bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Fort James locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Posto 9 adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
HMS Java navalTheatre Atlantic Ocean
São Francisco River mouthLocatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Pentland Firth connects Atlantic Ocean
Pentland Firth partOf Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Fairhaven hasBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Ferragudo locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Carvoeiro beach ocean Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Carvoeiro Beach
Toulouse–Hendaye passesNear Atlantic Ocean
Gatun Dam locatedBetween Atlantic Ocean
Port of Cornwall hasAccessTo Atlantic Ocean
Corson Inlet locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Corson Inlet hasMouthPosition Atlantic Ocean
Vidigal locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Vidigal overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Gadus foundIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
VMF operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Iapetus Ocean predecessorOf Atlantic Ocean
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region borders Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Kasbah of Tangier hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Cape Spartel locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Cape Spartel overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Caves of Hercules locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Caves of Hercules hasOpeningTo Atlantic Ocean
County Donegal borders Atlantic Ocean
County Donegal hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Tonel locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Gaeltacht of Kerry coastlineFeature Atlantic Ocean