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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Far Rockaway borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Salisbury Beach borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Theater location Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Theater location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Second Fleet (when active) operationalArea Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: United States Second Fleet
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Springs, New York locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Swan’s Island, Maine locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Swan's Island, Maine
Municipality of Odemira locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Edgemere shoreline Atlantic Ocean
Breezy Point locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Breezy Point borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Breezy Point climateInfluencedBy Atlantic Ocean
South Beach hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Frobisher Bay locatedInOcean Atlantic Ocean
Canon-Fronsac AOC climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
Royan locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Weepecket Islands hasNearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Port of Rabat-Salé locatedOnWaterbody Atlantic Ocean
Moroccan Atlantic watershed drainsInto Atlantic Ocean
Republic of Salé locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Temara locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Temara climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
ancient city of Sala Colonia hasNearbyFeature Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Sala Colonia
Colony Beach borders Atlantic Ocean
Colony Beach hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Colony Beach hasPrimaryWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Little Exuma locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Big Major Cay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Out Islands of the Bahamas locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Southern Massachusetts borders Atlantic Ocean
Acanthuroidei distribution Atlantic Ocean
South Thomaston, Maine coast Atlantic Ocean
Middle Township, New Jersey near Atlantic Ocean
Charente-Maritime borders Atlantic Ocean
Charente-Maritime hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Port of Bordeaux locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Compass Cay locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Río Grande de Loíza mouthLocation Atlantic Ocean
RMS Lusitania wreckLocation Atlantic Ocean
Siasconset Beach borders Atlantic Ocean
Siasconset Beach onCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Siasconset locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
The Bight locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion Atlantic Ocean