Atlantic Ocean - Ocean bottom - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Ocean: Encyclopedia - Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is Earth's second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. The ocean's name, derived from Greek...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Ocean: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic Ocean - Ocean Bottom
The principal feature of the bottom topography of the Atlantic Ocean is a great submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Ocean: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic Ocean - Ocean Bottom
The principal feature of the bottom topography of the Atlantic Ocean is a great submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Ocean: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic Ocean - Terrain
The surface is usually covered with sea ice in the Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and Baltic Sea from October to June. There is a clockwis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Ocean: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic Ocean - Terrain
The surface is usually covered with sea ice in the Labrador Sea, Denmark Strait, and Baltic Sea from October to June. There is a clockwis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Ocean: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic Ocean - Water Characteristics
The salinity of the surface waters in the open ocean ranges from 33 to 37 parts per thousand by mass and varies with latitude and season....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlantic Ocean: Encyclopedia Ii - Atlantic Ocean - History And Economy
The Atlantic Ocean appears to be the second youngest of the world's oceans, after the Southern Ocean. Evidence indicates that it did not ...   » Read the article