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The first part of its name refers to the 'Atlas' of Greek mythology, making the Atlantic the " Sea of Atlas". The oldest known mention of this name is contained in 'The Histories of Herodotus' around 450 BC.
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∙ 14y agoThe Atlantic Ocean appears to be the second youngest of the five oceans. Apparently it did not exist prior to 130 million years ago, when the continents that formed from the breakup of the ancestral super continent, Pangaea, were drifting apart from seafloor spreading.
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∙ 11y agoThe Atlantic Ocean formed gradually as a result of the breakup of Pangaea. It appears to have started forming about 130 million years ago.
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∙ 14y agoApproximately 200 million years ago.
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the Cenozoic Era
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Atlas ocean
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ethiopian ocean
