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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Langebaan locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Azores High locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Azores High oceanBasin Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Oscillation occursInRegion Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Martin County bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
North Creek partOf Atlantic Ocean
North Creek hasMouthIn Atlantic Ocean
Town of Truro hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
South Fork of Long Island borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina Colony borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Devonport Dockyard regionServed Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
Dania Beach, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
southern Portugal hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Southern Portugal
HMS Ashanti theatreOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
HMS Ashanti battleHonour Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: Atlantic
City of Jupiter, Florida waterBody Atlantic Ocean
Town of Juno Beach, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Town of Lake Park, Florida locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Town of Lantana, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Town of Manalapan, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Town of Manalapan, Florida borders Atlantic Ocean
Town of Ocean Ridge, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Town of Gulf Stream, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Pedro Barba locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Pedro Barba locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Santa Cruz de La Palma locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Santa Cruz de La Palma borders Atlantic Ocean
Palos de la Frontera locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Tar River emptiesInto Atlantic Ocean
Town of Wellfleet locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
York Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Black Beach locatedOn Atlantic Ocean