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. The Atlantic is, generally speaking, S-shaped and narrow in relation to its length.
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- The passive margins of the Atlantic Ocean provide for wide continental shelves in North America, Northwest Europe, and the southern coast of South America.
- For complete lists of marginal seas and borders of the Atlantic, see List of seas § Atlantic Ocean, and Borders of the oceans § Atlantic Ocean.
- With a surface area of over 106.4 million km, The Atlantic Ocean is the world’s second-largest ocean by volume.
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- From the largest whales to the smallest plankton, every creature in the Atlantic has a role to play in the intricate web of life that spans the ocean.
- The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the Atlantic Ocean into two large troughs with depths from 3700–5500 metres (2,000–3,000 fathoms; 12,000–18,000 ft).
- The Atlantic Ocean is a huge mass of water covering about 16.7 percent of the Earth and a total area of approximately 85,133,000 square kilometers.
- THE NAME OF THE Atlantic Ocean is derived from the Greek god Atlas and means "Sea of Atlas." Its area is approximately 41 million square mi (106 million square.
- The outstanding feature of the floor of the Atlantic Ocean is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an immense median mountain range extending throughout the length of the...
- Christopher Columbus was among the first explorers to cross the Atlantic Ocean and reach the New World that is now the Americas.
