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Atlantic Ocean definition

At·lan·tic Ocean (at lan′tik)

ocean touching the American continents to the west and Europe and Africa to the east: c. 33,420,000 sq mi (86,557,466 sq km); greatest known depth, c. 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
often Atlantic

Etymology: L Atlanticum (mare), Atlantic (ocean) < Atlanticus, of the Atlas Mountains < Atlas, Atlas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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