- The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Atlantic Ocean into two large troughs with depths averaging between 3,660 and 5,485 m (12,000 and 18,000 ft).
- Birth and Formation of the Atlantic. 1. Formed back in the Jurassic Period, around 180 million years ago, Atlantic is the youngest of the world’s five great oceans.
- The Atlantic Ocean was first mentioned in 450 BC as Atlantis thalassa in the book The Histories of Herodotus, which in English means the Sea of Atlas.
- The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about 85,133,000 km2 (32,870,000 sq mi).
- Explore Atlantic Ocean in Google Earth.
- The Atlantic Ocean is situated between the Americas and European/African continents. The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest and saltiest ocean in the world.
- Atlantic Ocean [Lat.,=of Atlas], second largest ocean (c.31,800,000 sq mi/82,362,000 sq km; c.36,000,000 sq mi/93,240,000 sq km with marginal seas).
- As its mighty waves crash upon the shore, the Atlantic Ocean captivates us with its sheer power, magnitude, and beauty.
- The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Atlantic Ocean into two large troughs with depths from 3,700–5,500 metres (12,100–18,000 ft).
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