Atlantic Ocean

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Super second. The Atlantic is the second largest ocean on Earth, only beaten by the giant Pacific. It covers about 85 million square kilometers!

Covers the planet. This ocean blankets around 17% of Earth's whole surface and about 24% of all its water.

World divider. During the Age of Discovery, the Atlantic separated the 'New World' of the Americas from the 'Old World' of Africa, Europe, and Asia.