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Yes, because of the tectonic plates in the middle of the ocean move apart. These plates are called the North American and Eurasian plate.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt is getting wider because as the oceanic currants are eroding the layers of the continents and the sea floor thus it is the answer.
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∙ 15y agoContinental drift and plate techtonics provide and answer this theory. It is growing 1.4 centimeters each year.
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∙ 14y agoThe North Atlantic gets 1 inch wider every year.
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∙ 14y ago1 to 3 inches
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Why is Africa US crossing closer to Atlantic Ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is much wider.
Why Africa is closer to US crossing the Atlantic Ocean?
The Pacific ocean is much wider.
Is Africa closer to the US crossing the Atlantic ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is much wider.
How much wider is the Atlantic Ocean today than when Christopher Columbus sailed?
1200000 cm wide
Is the pacific ocean same size as the Atlantic ocean?
The Pacific Ocean is the world's largest, in area. It is much larger than the Atlantic Ocean.
How much percent of the Atlantic ocean can you drink?
No body can drink Atlantic ocean water its especially full of salt.
What is saltier the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean?
Before and after I am done urinating in Mediterranean beaches, the water is much saltier than the Atlantic due to the fact that the Mediterranean loses more water to evaporation than it receives from rivers.
Does Greenland touch the Atlantic Ocean?
Yes, the island of Greenland is touched by the Atlantic Ocean. In fact, Greenland's coasts are washed by the far northern Atlantic Ocean. Much further north, its coasts are touched by the Arctic Ocean.
Which ocean is found along much of Africa's eastern coast?
Atlantic ocean
How does being from the Atlantic Ocean affect much of Eastern Europe?
Unless someone is a fish they are not from the Atlantic Ocean , so to answer your question there is no effect.
What has pollution done to the Atlantic Ocean?
Really, not much.
Does the Atlantic Ocean have more fish than the carabbean?
Yes, the Atlantic is much, much bigger than the Caribbean.
