Atlantic Ocean
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The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about 85,133,000 square kilometers. It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its
The Atlantic as seen from the shores of Clare Island, Ireland, in 1981
As the Gulf Stream meanders across the North Atlantic from the North American east coast to Western Europe its temperature drops by 20 °C (36 °F).
Path of the thermohaline circulation. Purple paths represent deep-water currents, while blue paths represent surface currents.
Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio)
New World
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The "New World" is a term describing the majority of lands in the Western Hemisphere, particularly the Americas, and sometimes Oceania. It was introduced in the early 16th century, during Europe's Age
Amerigo Vespucci awakens the sleeping America, a late 16th century illustration depicting Amerigo Vespucci's voyages to the Americas
Historia antipodum oder newe Welt, or History of the New World, by Matthäus Merian the Elder, published in 1631