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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European route E70 connectsBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Prouts Neck Road adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean
Ushant locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
Praia de Olhos de Água hasWaterBody Atlantic Ocean
Signal Hill overlooks Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: the Atlantic Ocean
Itajaí locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Fort Caswell locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
New Jersey Shore locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Hudson Shelf Valley ocean Atlantic Ocean
Kew locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Whitby locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Salt Cay Airport isInSea Atlantic Ocean
Smith's Parish hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Town Hill locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Town Hill region Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic
The Causeway (linking to St. David's Island) region Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: The Causeway (Bermuda)
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Historic Town of St George and Related Fortifications locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Greater Buenos Aires locatedNear Atlantic Ocean
Shinnecock Bay connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
Praia da Maria Luísa locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Eti-Osa local government area hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Eti-Osa Local Government Area
Lekki locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
Lekki borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Eti-Osa local government area of Lagos State hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Eti-Osa
Bar Beach (former coastline) locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Bar Beach (former coastline) facing Atlantic Ocean
Portuguese exploredRegion Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic naval theatre of the Nine Years' War location Atlantic Ocean
this entity surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
Lekki Deep Sea Port locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Elizabeth Seaport connectsTo Atlantic Ocean
GR10 startPoint Atlantic Ocean
GR 10 fromBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
GR 11 startPoint Atlantic Ocean
HRP westernTerminus Atlantic Ocean
Cape Spear (nearby) locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Cape Spear
Cape Spear (nearby) hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
subject surface form: Cape Spear
Flagler County, Florida locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
Flagler County, Florida borders Atlantic Ocean
eastern central Atlantic Ocean partOf Atlantic Ocean
FAO Major Fishing Area 31 partOf Atlantic Ocean
Virgin Islands borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Fort Macon hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Sandy Point locatedIn Atlantic Ocean