Map Atlantic Islands. Geographic features of the Atlantic ocean: Mid-Atlantic Ridge - a submarine mountain range extending from Iceland to 60 degrees south Walvis Ridge - submarine ridge in the Eastern trough of the South Atlantic Ocean Largest basins: Sohm Plain, Cape Verde Plain, Angola Plain, Argentine. Unlike its Northern counterpart, which boasts a variety of islands, the South Atlantic is home to only two island nations, the African nations of Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe.
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Note that the definition of the ocean used by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) excludes the seas, gulfs, bays, etc., bordering the ocean itself The South Atlantic is slightly smaller than the North Atlantic and has an area of about 40,270,000 km2
The Atlantic Ocean is bordered by North- and South America on the west, while Europe and Africa on the East The Atlantic Ocean is bordered by North- and South America on the west, while Europe and Africa on the East [1] Thus, for instance, not all of the islands of the United Kingdom are actually in or bordering on the Atlantic
. The Atlantic Ocean is split up into numerous smaller seas, with the largest three, the Sargasso Sea, the Caribbean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea all being in the Northern part The North Atlantic Ocean also houses many island nations, such as the UK, Ireland, Iceland and the many nations of the Caribbean.
. The South Atlantic is slightly smaller than the North Atlantic and has an area of about 40,270,000 km2 Oceans Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean Arctic Ocean Southern Ocean Seas Adriatic Sea Aegean Sea Arabian Sea Baltic Sea Bering Sea Black Sea Caribbean Sea Sea of Japan Mediterranean Sea North Sea Red Sea South China Sea Yellow Sea Bays, Gulfs and Straits Gulf of Aden Bay of Bengal Bay of Biscay Chesapeake Bay English Channel Bay of.