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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Porto District bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Merrimack River watershed hasMouthIn Atlantic Ocean
Great Diamond Island bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Afro-Eurasia borderedByOcean Atlantic Ocean
Afro-Eurasia isSeparatedFromAmericasBy Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Beliche locatedOnCoast Atlantic Ocean
U-20 patrolArea Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
German Naval Laws geopoliticalFocus Atlantic Ocean
PQ convoys route Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Warwick, Rhode Island coast Atlantic Ocean
Viana do Castelo locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Viana do Castelo overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Captain Edward Smith placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Edward John Smith
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Fort Point Cove waterBody Atlantic Ocean
Jerez de la Frontera locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Estuaire Province hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Libreville locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
European eel nativeTo Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Arrecife Airport locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Arrecife Airport locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
House Island hasCoastline Atlantic Ocean
Casablanca, French Morocco hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Morocco (as part of Amazigh) borderSea Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Morocco
Moulis-en-Médoc climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
Danish Galathea expedition location Atlantic Ocean
Inverness-shire hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Goose Rocks Beach borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Port of Agadir locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Agadir locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Port of Agadir seaBasin Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Port of Itaguaí waterType Atlantic Ocean
Mayport, Florida adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Hamilton metropolitan area locatedInOcean Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Hamilton metropolitan area drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Paget Parish locatedInOcean Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Sebastidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Cottidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Agonidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Cyclopteridae distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Liparidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Psychrolutidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Hemitripteridae distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Setarchidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Cottoidei distribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Zoarcoidei geographicDistribution Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Andalusian Gardens hasView Atlantic Ocean
U-9 patrolArea Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: SM U-9
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
County Waterford locatedOn Atlantic Ocean