Atlantic Ocean | |
Location ![]() | |
Area type | Ocean |
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Surface | 106 450 000 km² |
Atlantic Ocean (or only Atlantic), is the second largest ocean on Earth, covering about 20% of the surface.
To know
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Southatlanticislands.jpg/200px-Southatlanticislands.jpg)
Map of the South Atlantic Islands
Geographical notes
It is bordered on the west by theSouth America and from the northern one and east fromEurope and fromAfrica.
Flora and fauna
Walruses live in the northwestern Atlantic, spotted dolphins and hawksbill turtles in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic.
Territories and tourist destinations
South Atlantic
- Annobón (Equatorial Guinea)
- Bioko Island (Equatorial Guinea)
- Fernando de Noronha (Brazil)
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (UK)
- Archipelago of San Pietro and San Paolo (Brazil)
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Trindade and Martim Vaz (Brazil)
North Atlantic
- Azores (Portugal)
- Bahamas
- Bermuda (UK)
- Canary Islands (Spain)
- Cape Verde
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Newfoundland (Canada)
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (France)
- Turks and Caicos (UK)
How to get
How to get around
What see
What to do
Shopping
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Atlantic Ocean
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