Atlantic Ocean Basin Map

Atlantic Ocean Basin Map. FAO map of world fishing regions; used with permission The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about 85,133,000 km 2


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It has an area of about 106,460,000 km2 and lies in-between the Americas on one side, and Europe and Africa on the other; giving it a narrow S-shape Geographic features of the Atlantic ocean: Mid-Atlantic Ridge - a submarine mountain range extending from Iceland to 60 degrees south Walvis Ridge - submarine ridge in the Eastern trough of the South Atlantic Ocean

It is 27,480 feet deep at the deepest point (Puerto Rico Trench) but has an. False color map of ocean depth in the Atlantic basin The name is derived from Atlantis, also known as the 'island of Atlas'

Atlantic Ocean Map. The ocean's name, derived from Greek mythology, means the "Sea of Atlas."It is second in size to the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about 85,133,000 km 2

. These are the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern ocean basins.All together, they cover about 71% of the Earth's surface and contain about 97% of all the water on the planet. It has an area of about 106,460,000 km2 and lies in-between the Americas on one side, and Europe and Africa on the other; giving it a narrow S-shape