Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean covers an area of approximately 85,133,000 km2 and is the second-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with a significant impact on human society and history through its role in the Age of Discovery, the transatlantic slave trade, and the Columbian exchange. It separates the New World of the Americas from the Old World of Afro-Eurasia and has played a central role in the development of many nations, with naval battles and trade increasing in the 20th century. The Atlantic Ocean occupies a basin between Europe and Africa to the east and the Americas to the west, connected to the Arctic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern Oceans, and is divided into northern and southern parts by the Equator.learn more on wikipedia