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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_OceanThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 km (41,100,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe and Asia from the "New
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See moreAverage depth: 3,646 m (11,962 ft)
Basin countries: List of bordering countries (not …
Water volume: 310,410,900 km…
Max. depth: Puerto Rico Trench
The oldest known mentions of an "Atlantic" sea come from Stesichorus around mid-sixth century BC (Sch. A. R. 1. 211): Atlantikôi pelágei (Greek: Ἀτλαντικῷ πελάγει; English: 'the Atlantic sea'; etym. 'Sea of
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The bathymetry of the Atlantic is dominated by a submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). It runs from 87°N or 300 km (190
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See moreThe International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defined the limits of the oceans and seas in 1953, but some of these definitions have been revised since then and some are not
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See moreTop large seas:
1. Sargasso Sea - 3.5 million km
2. Caribbean Sea - 2.754 million km
3. Mediterranean Sea - 2.510 million km
4. Gulf of Guinea - 2.35 million km...
See moreSurface water temperatures, which vary with latitude, current systems, and season and reflect the latitudinal distribution of solar energy, range from
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See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA licenseNews about Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean, body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of Earth’s surface and separating the continents of Europe and Africa to the east from those of North and South America to the west. The ocean’s name, derived from …
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/atlantic-ocean
- The Atlantic Ocean is home to a diverse array of sea life, both those we can observe at the surface, and those all but hidden from human eyes. In December 2018, National Geographic published photos from a deep-sea dive led by ocean research group OceanX. Images revealed the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a federally prote...
- https://www.worldatlas.com/oceans/atlantic-ocean.html
- The Atlantic Ocean covers about 41.1 million square miles or 20% of the Earth's total area. The North Atlantic Ocean spans 16.02 million square miles, while the South Atlantic Ocean covers about 15.55 million square miles. It is 27,480 feet deep at the deepest point (Puerto Rico Trench) but has an average depth of 11,962 feet below the water surfac...
- Published: Mar 25, 2021
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/oceans/atlantic-ocean
Jun 15, 2022 · The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean, but larger than the Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean).
- https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Atlantic_Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 41.1 million square miles (106.4 million square kilometers), it covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth 's surface. Its name, derived from Greek mythology, means the "Sea of Atlas ."
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The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world. It has an area of about 106,460,000 km2 and lies in-between the Americas on one side, and Europe and Africa on the other; giving it a narrow S-shape. The name is derived from Atlantis, also known as the ‘island of Atlas’.
