0
Which continent South America or Africa is closest to the Atlantic Ocean?
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
To answer your question specifically, neither continent is closest since both South America and Africa border the Atlantic Ocean.
More information
The Atlantic Ocean, the second largest, extends from the Southern Ocean between South America, Africa, North America and Europe, to the Arctic Ocean. The Atlantic meets the Indian ocean south of Africa at Cape Agulhas.
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoWiki User
∙ 11y agoAdd your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Is the Atlantic Ocean on the east side or the west side of Africa?
The Atlantic Ocean is on the west side of the continent of Africa.
Are there any cities in North America named Africa?
NO. Africa is it's own continent, south of Europe. It is the third largest continent after Asia and North America.
What continent is the African Peninsula on?
Africa is not on a continent, it is a continent.
Which ocean is between Africa and India?
No. The continent of Africa is between the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans.
What 3 oceans touch the continent of Africa?
The Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea
Which contienent is the closest to antarctica?
south America is the closest continent to Antarctica followed by Australia then Africa
What continent is closer to the Atlantic Ocean?
Africa, Europe, North America and South America all have contact with the Atlantic Ocean.
Which continent is located west of Africa across the Atlantic Ocean?
South America
What continent is the closest to ours?
It depends. If you are in england, then it is america. If it is africa then europe etcetera.
Atlantic ocean touches what five continent?
The Atlantic Ocean only touches four continents: North America, South America, Europe, and Africa.
Which continent is closer to the South Pole Australia or Africa?
Australia is closer (South America is closest of all). Also, note that Australia is not a continent. This means the closest continent to the South Pole is South America.
Is the Atlantic ocean to the south of north America?
The Atlantic is east of North America. It is the ocean that separates the American continent, north & south, from Europe & Africa.
Which three continents are closest to antarctica?
The three continents closest to Antarctica are South America, Australia and South Africa. But, the closest is South America. The three closest continents to Antarctica are South America, Australia, and Africa. The microcontinent Zealandia is very close to Antarctica.
What is the closest continent to Asia?
Europe and Africa both touch Asia. North America is the closest without physical contact.
Is Africa Latin America?
No. Africa is not in America, it is a separate continent on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean. The Americas (North, Central and South America) are on the western side of the Atlantic. Central and South America and Mexico (in North America) are known as Latin America.
Distinctive rock sequences on South America terminate at the Atlantic Ocean but reappear on the continent of?
Africa
What continent is the southeast of the US and across the Atlantic ocean?
Africa is southeast of the US and across the Atlantic ocean.Mexico
