The Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is one of the world’s five oceans, with about 106,460,000 square kilometers (41,100,000 square miles). It covers approximately 20% of the Earth’s surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is the second-largest of the world’s oceans, after the Pacific Ocean. The Ancient Mythology The name “Atlantic” is derived from …

The Oceans: Our Blue Planet

The earth is mostly water. Seventy-one percent of the planet’s surface is covered in oceans, making them our planet’s largest feature. The Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Indian are the earth’s four largest oceans. Most countries now recognize the Southern (Antarctic) as the fifth ocean. But there are also hundreds of much smaller seas, gulfs, and …