Atlantic Ocean - Wikipedia
WEBThe Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about 85,133,000 km 2 (32,870,000 sq mi). [2] It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for separating the New World of the Americas ( North America and South America) from ...
Atlantic Ocean | Definition, Map, Depth, Temperature ... - Britannica
WEB2 days ago · 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 Greek mythology, means the “Sea of Atlas.”. It is second in size to the Pacific Ocean.
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Atlantic Ocean - WorldAtlas
WEBMar 25, 2021 · The Atlantic Ocean is the world’s second-largest Ocean after the Pacific Ocean. It covers approximately 29% of the total water surface and 20% of the Earth’s total area. The Atlantic is S-shaped and sandwiched between North and South America to the west and Africa and Europe to the east. It is connected to the other four world’s oceans ...
The Atlantic Ocean—facts and information - National Geographic
WEBMar 18, 2019 · The Atlantic Ocean, explained. The second-largest ocean on Earth, the Atlantic drives our weather patterns, including hurricanes, and is home to many species from sea turtles to dolphins. For ...
Atlantic Ocean - World Factbook Glyph
WEBMay 7, 2024 · The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five ocean basins (after the Pacific Ocean, but larger than the Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, and Arctic Ocean). The Kiel Canal (Germany), Oresund (Denmark-Sweden), Bosporus (Turkey), Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco-Spain), and the Saint Lawrence Seaway …
The Atlantic Ocean, the second largest ocean in the world
WEBAtlantic Ocean, Ocean separating North and South America from Europe and Africa.The second largest of the world’s oceans, the Atlantic has an area of 31,830,000 sq mi (82,440,000 sq km). With its marginal seas, including the Baltic, North, Black, and Mediterranean to the east, and Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea to the west, it covers some ...
Atlantic Ocean - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe Atlantic Ocean is the world's second largest ocean. It covers a total area of about 106,400,000 square kilometres (41,100,000 square miles). [1] It covers about 20 percent of the Earth 's surface. [1] It is named after the god Atlas from Greek mythology.
Atlantic Ocean Facts | Britannica
WEBThe Atlantic Ocean is the youngest of the five oceans, having formed during the Jurassic Period approximately 150 million years ago following the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea. The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean on Earth, accounting for one fifth of the Earth's surface and 29% of the Earth's water.
Atlantic Ocean - The World Factbook
WEBDec 14, 2021 · 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). The Kiel Canal (Germany), Oresund (Denmark-Sweden), Bosporus (Turkey), Strait of Gibraltar (Morocco-Spain), and the Saint Lawrence Seaway (Canada-US) are important strategic access ...
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