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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Anglo-American wars location Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Cup namedAfter Atlantic Ocean
EYW nearBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Key West International Airport
KEYW nearBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Skhirat locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Skhirat climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
Hermite Islands separates Atlantic Ocean
U.S. contiguous zone locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Jacksonville waterway Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Drive streetscape faces Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Drive runsAlong Atlantic Ocean
Ocean Drive hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
San Sebastián de La Gomera hasCoast Atlantic Ocean
Leme Beach coast Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Vale de Centeanes waterBody Atlantic Ocean
Connemara Gaeltacht coast Atlantic Ocean
Port of Açu locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Barmouth Beach ocean Atlantic Ocean
Anglican Diocese of Bermuda region Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
EgyptAir Flight 990 crashSite Atlantic Ocean
Knox County, Maine bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Lisbon Naval Base regionServed Atlantic Ocean
Submarine Squadron operationalScope Atlantic Ocean
Surface Ships Force operatesIn Atlantic Ocean
Bab Oudaia gate locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
United States Coast Survey operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Lanvéoc-Poulmic locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Harry placeOfDeath Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Harry Elkins Widener
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
George Dunton Widener deathPlace Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Rowing Race crosses Atlantic Ocean
United States Fleet primaryTheater Atlantic Ocean
Lophiidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Antennariidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Oneirodidae distribution Atlantic Ocean
Batrachoidiformes distribution Atlantic Ocean
Kingdom of the Suebi borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Arpoador Beach hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Arpoador Beach waterBody Atlantic Ocean
Praia do Carvalho locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Route 30 (via Columbia River crossings nearby) connects Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: U.S. Route 30
mainland Spain hasCoastOn Atlantic Ocean
Skala de la Ville overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Skala de la Ville hasView Atlantic Ocean
Skala du Port overlooks Atlantic Ocean
Skala du Port hasView Atlantic Ocean
Skala du Port locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Centerville Harbor bodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Susan Constant sailedAcross Atlantic Ocean
Tsenacommacah borders Atlantic Ocean