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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the large body of water that separates North America and South America from Europe.
2,450 Questions
What bodies of water did people build dams across to build reservoirs?
Dams are built to create reservoirs.
Who were the first two men to fly a plane across the Atlantic ocean?
That was Captain John Alcock and his copilot Lt. Arthur Brown, both ex-British Army, in a Vickers Vimy in June 1919
Are there penguins in the north Atlantic?
No, they are not naturally occurring there. Penguins only live SOUTH of the Equator.
Where is the Puerto Rico trench?
The Puerto Rico Trench is an oceanic trench located on the boundary between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The island of Puerto Rico lies immediately to the south of the fault zone and the trench. The trench is 800 kilometers (500 mi) long and has a maximum a depth of 8,605 meters (28,232 ft) at Milwaukee Deep, which is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean.
The belief that the US should extend from the Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean was know as?
Manifest Destiny was the idea that Americans had the right to all the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Which direction would you go to travel from the pacific ocean to the Atlantic ocean?
You could go either direction and get there. If you go east across North or South America, you will arrive at the Atlantic. If you go west across Eurasia or the Indian Ocean and Africa, you will arrive at the Atlantic as well.
How many miles is Manchester England from the Atlantic ocean?
Rather silly question. Look in an atlas.
The North and West coasts of the islands of the United Kingdom and of Ireland, with the exception of the Irish Sea between them, are on the Atlantic Ocean.
Lands' End faces out into the Atlantic.
Would you enter the Hudson rivers bay from the pacific or Atlantic ocean?
you would enter frome the Atlantic .
What is the body of water that touches Texas and flows into the Atlantic ocean?
The Gulf of Mexico. Its where the oil spill happened
When did the Atlantic Ocean gets its name?
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.
Is ocean water part of earth's hydrosphere?
No it is not.... Because the geosphere is The crust, mantle, inner and outer core....
What major ocean borders the us on its eastern coast?
The Atlantic ocean borders the U.S. to the east
What three continents does the Atlantic ocean touch?
This question, written in another form as "which continents border the Atlantic Ocean?", was answered earlier:
North America, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Which continents border the Atlantic Ocean.
In case you are wondering why the Antarctic appears in this answer, until there is complete agreement between all countries, geographers and the International Hydrographic Organization about whether or not the Southern Ocean is a separate entity, or an continuance of the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, the answer must stand as written.
Read more: Which continents border the Atlantic Ocean
Why is the Atlantic Ocean a different color than the Pacific Ocean or the Caribbean?
Because the Atlantic ocean is more prone to hurricanes which churn up the surf and indigenous plant life therefore causing the green in the ocean
How does the Atlantic ocean affect the northeast culture and economy?
because, England was the in the middle of the ship routes and they got a lot of goods from everyone that used that route
Is the Atlantic Ocean saltwater or fresh water?
The Atlantic Ocean contains salt water. It contains approximately 3% salt.
Name three freshwater and three ocean water resource challenges?
1. pollution
2. Misuse of municipal water resources by corporations (water bottlers)
3. Overuse of ground water by local communities.
What body of water separates Great Britain from Scandinavia?
This is known as the 'North Sea' and borders the east of England and the south west of Norway and has an area of around 750 000 square Kilometres which is around 500 000 square miles.
