Atlantic Ocean

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Atlantic Ocean [Lat.,=of Atlas], second largest ocean (c.31,800,000 sq mi/82,362,000 sq km; c.36,000,000 sq mi/93,240,000 sq km with marginal seas).

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Commerce and Shipping
• Currents
• Ocean Floor
• Islands
• Extent and Seas
• Bibliography

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