Geographical Position of the Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is situated in the southern and northern hemispheres. The equator crosses it in the middle. The border between the Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans lies along the line connecting Greenland, Iceland and Scandinavian peninsula. The Atlantic Ocean washes 5 continents: North and South America, Africa, Eurasia and Antarctica.

The coastlines of the ocean are broken in the northern hemisphere and unbroken in the southern hemisphere.

The seas of the Atlantic Ocean are: the Caribbean sea, the Mediterranean sea, the Black sea, the sea of Azov, the North sea, the Baltic sea, the Marmara sea, the Aegean sea, the Adriatic sea.

There are many islands in the northern hemisphere: Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Bahamas, Greater and Lesser Antilles.

The peninsulas of the ocean are: Florida, Yucatan, Labrador, Scandinavia, Iberian, Balkan, Asia Minor.

The Atlantic Ocean is not deep. The deepest place is near the island of Puerto- Rico (9.207 m). The bottom of the ocean is rather flat, but in the middle of the ocean is a mountain range stretching from the north to the south.

The Atlantic Ocean lies in all climatic belts: equatorial, subequatorial, tropical, subtropical, temperate, arctic, Antarctic, subarctic and subantarctic. The coldest part of the ocean is situated near the Antarctica. The Atlantic Ocean is colder than the Pacific and the Indian Oceans, because the water and ice from the Arctic Ocean and from Antarctica are carried far into the Atlantic. The water of the ocean is not very salty.

The oceanic currents influence on the nature of the ocean and the shores of the continents. The direction of the currents is parallel to the meridians. The warm currents of the northern hemisphere penetrate far into the northern seas. The strongest warm current of the Atlantic Ocean is Gulf Steam. The other warm currents are: North Trade current, Guiana current, Brazil current, Guinea current, etc. the cold current is Western winds.

The continents influence on the Atlantic Ocean. The greatest rivers carry a great amount of fresh water into the ocean, but many rivers have a lot of industrial waste. Dirty water diminishes the number of living organisms in the ocean. The Sahara desert influences on the ocean. The trade winds blowing from Africa carry a lot of sand and dust into the ocean.

The Atlantic Ocean is rich in fish and natural resources such as gas, oil.

The Indian Ocean