Atlantic Ocean

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body of water geographical feature ocean

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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Observed surface forms (23)

Surface form	Occurrences
North Atlantic Ocean	135
South Atlantic Ocean	23
Atlantic Ocean basin	20
Atlantic Ocean watershed	6
Atlantic Ocean region	5
North Atlantic	3
Atlantic	2
Atlantic basin	2
Central Atlantic Ocean	2
North Atlantic Ocean basin	2
Atlantic Ocean (cremated remains scattered)	1
Atlantic Ocean (eastern part)	1
Atlantic Ocean (portion)	1
Atlantic Ocean (via Drake Passage)	1
Atlantic Ocean skyline	1
AtlanticOcean	1
North Atlantic area	1
equatorial Atlantic Ocean	1
northwest Atlantic Ocean	1
northwestern Atlantic Ocean	1
open Atlantic Ocean	1
tropical Atlantic Ocean	1
western Atlantic Ocean	1

Statements (69)

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (1,591)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rio de Janeiro → coast → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

The World’s Most Famous Beach → coast → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Thomaston, Maine → coast → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Lynn → coastalCity → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Brazil → coastlineOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Florida → coastlineOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

French Guiana → coastlineOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

South Carolina → coastlineOn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Apollo 7 → commandModuleSplashdownLocation → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

RV Vityaz → conductedExpeditionsIn → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Alboran Sea → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Arctic Ocean → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Baffin Bay → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Benya Lagoon → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Caribbean Sea → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Edgartown Harbor → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Great Lakes → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Gulf of Paria → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Hudson Bay → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Inner Harbor → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Labrador Sea → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Mediterranean Sea → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Nauset Marsh → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Pacific Ocean → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Port of Duluth-Superior → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Poucha Pond → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

River Lee estuary → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

San Juan Bay → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Yoldia Sea → connectedTo → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Antarctic Circumpolar Current → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

ACC → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Cape Horn sea route → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Channel → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Denmark Strait → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Erie Canal → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Hudson Strait → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Mona Passage → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

north shore of the Saint Lawrence River → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

subject surface form: North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River

Northeast Passage → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Northwest Passage → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Old Spanish Trail (auto trail) → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Panama Canal → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Panama Canal railway system → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Saint Lawrence River → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Strait of Gibraltar → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Strait of Magellan → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

West Wind Drift → connects → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Asia–Caribbean shipping routes → connectsBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Drake Passage → connectsBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

Florida Current → connectsBodyOfWater → Atlantic Ocean ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean