Atlantic Ocean
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| Area | 1065 |
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| Mean depth | 3,646 m |
| Max. depth | 8,486 m (27,841 ft) |
| Coordinates | 0°N 25°W / 0°N 25°W Coordinates: 0°N 25°W / 0°N 25°W |
| Islands | Ascension Island |
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| Bouvet Island | |
| Did you know | 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. |
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| ID | 405866 |
About Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 square kilometers. It covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the "Old World" from the "New World".
How was Storm Agnes named and how did we know it was coming?
... Mr Lang s team was focusing on the Atlantic Ocean when they first spotted signs of Storm Agnes...
Quobna Cugoano: London church honours Ghanaian-born freed slave and abolitionist
... On board the ship taking him across the Atlantic Ocean, there was, as Cugoano writes, " nothing to be heard but the rattling of chains, smacking of whips, and the groans and cries of our fellow-men...
Florida man arrested after trying to cross Atlantic in hamster wheel vessel
...By Max MatzaBBC NewsA Florida man was arrested after trying to " run to London" across the Atlantic Ocean in a homemade, human-powered hamster wheel-type vessel...
UK weather: Heat-health alert in place as temperatures to hit 32C
... The Met Office said that tropical storms in the far western Atlantic, as well as deep areas of low pressure, have helped to amplify the jet stream - a fast wind high in the atmosphere - over the Atlantic Ocean...
Former Royal Marine shot by pirate in Amazon
... The challenging adventure- from the river s highest source at Volcán Chimborazo in Ecuador to the Atlantic Ocean- took a dramatic turn when the two men were ambushed by pirates close to the Colombian border...
Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears
... Firstly, Niger is geographically the largest country in West Africa, while The Gambia is a tiny sliver of land surrounded by Senegal and the Atlantic Ocean, so sending troops in would be a whole different prospect...
First English slave fort in Africa uncovered on Ghana's coast
... The archaeologist is standing in the ruins of Fort Amsterdam, speaking above the wind and roar of the Atlantic Ocean waves hitting Ghana s coastline...
Should the Rosebank oilfield get the go ahead?
... The archipelago of 100 islands straddling the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean became part of Scotland in 1472 but never lost its Norse links...
