The Atlantic Ocean—facts and information - National Geographic
WEBMar 18, 2019 · The Atlantic Ocean, explained. The second-largest ocean on Earth, the Atlantic drives our weather patterns, including hurricanes, and is home to many species from sea turtles to dolphins.
Atlantic Ocean - WorldAtlas
WEBMar 25, 2021 · The Atlantic Ocean is the world’s second-largest Ocean after the Pacific Ocean. It covers approximately 29% of the total water surface and 20% of the Earth’s total area. The Atlantic is S-shaped and sandwiched between North and South America to the west and Africa and Europe to the east.
Atlantic Ocean - Wikipedia
WEBAs one component of the interconnected World Ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean in the southwest, the Indian Ocean in the southeast, and the Southern Ocean in the south. Other definitions describe the Atlantic as extending southward to Antarctica.
Ocean Habitat - National Geographic Kids
WEBEven though Earth has one continuous body of saltwater, scientists and geographers divide it into five different sections. From biggest to smallest, they are the Pacific, the Atlantic, the...
Atlantic Ocean | Definition, Map, Depth, Temperature, Weather,
WEB4 days ago · Atlantic Ocean, body of salt water covering about 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. Its name, derived from Greek mythology, means the …
What Animals Live in the Atlantic Ocean? - WorldAtlas
WEBAug 17, 2017 · The Atlantic Ocean is extensive, making up about 29% of the total world ocean waters. It is home to a wide variety of aquatic plant life and marine animals, both vertebrates and invertebrates. The following animals have a significant distribution across the wide waters of the Atlantic.
Atlantic Ocean - The World Factbook
WEBAug 23, 2024 · abyssal plains: The a byssal plains (see Figure 1), at depths of over 3,000 m (10,000 ft) and covering 70% of the ocean floor, are the largest habitat on earth. Sunlight does not penetrate to the sea floor, making these deep, dark ecosystems less productive than those along the continental shelf.
Oceans—facts and information - National Geographic
WEBMar 21, 2019 · Sea life. The oceans are home to millions of Earth's plants and animals—from tiny single-celled organisms to the gargantuan blue whale, the planet's largest living animal. Fish, octopuses, squid,...
Amazing Species of the Atlantic Ocean - The National Wildlife ...
WEBOct 8, 2021 · Amazing Species of the Atlantic Ocean. About 150 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts is an area of little-disturbed ocean habitat that contains marine canyons deeper than the Grand Canyon and underwater mountains rising higher than any mountains east of the Rockies.
Marine Biology and Ecosystems | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
WEBThe ocean is home to a wealth of biodiversity - from invisible-to-the-eye microbes to the larger-than-life megafauna - and unique marine habitat, such as deepwater coral reefs, seamounts, and submarine canyons.