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Did You Know?

  • The Atlantic Ocean is generally agreed to be both the first ocean crossed by ship and by plane.
  • Off the coast of Namibia in southern Africa, diamond deposits have been located in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The 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.
  • The United States is less than one sixth the size of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Atlantic Ocean, with depth contours and submarine features
coast of Labrador, Canada
Alesund, Norway
Elements of the continental margin
São Jorge Island, Azores
Satellite image of a hurricane, North Atlantic Ocean
major currents, North Atlantic Ocean
Cape Enrage, New Brunswick, Canada
lobster fishing, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
offshore oil-drilling platform, Gulf of Guinea
The video thumbnail image shows a graphic of the Earth with two tidal bulges. Blue arrows point to the bulges against a white background.
Hear researcher Andy Wheeler speaking about an expedition to discover new hydrothermal vent field in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
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