Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean
ocean which spreads out between the American continent and the European and African continents

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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area. The first part of its name refers to Atlas of Greek mythology, making the Atlantic the "Sea of Atlas".

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Atlantic Ocean

Noun
1. the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
(synonym) Atlantic
(hypernym) ocean
(hyponym) Bermuda Triangle
(part-meronym) Bermuda, Bermudas
(class) Trafalgar, battle of Trafalgar


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Atlantic Ocean

Background
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 waterways. The decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 to delimit a fifth world ocean, the Southern Ocean, removed the portion of the Atlantic Ocean south of 60 degrees south.

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Map of Atlantic Ocean

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    ATLANTIC OCEAN
    OCEANO ATLANTICO


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