Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceans, with an area of about 106,460,000 km2 (41,100,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 20 percent of Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" from the "New World" in the European perception of the World. The Atlantic Ocean occupies an elongated, S-shaped basin extending longitudinally between Europe and Africa to the east, and the Americas to the west. As one component of the interconnected World Ocean, it is connected in the north to the Arctic Ocean, to the Pacific …
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World Bank Group · 16 May 2024 English
northern coast of South America, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 13 May 2024 English
The European eel population has suffered a dramatic decline since the 1980s. Several factors, both fisheries- and non-fisheries-related, are considered responsible for the high mortality rate among the fish species. …
of between 5 000 and 10 000 km across the Atlantic Ocean back to their presumed birth place, the Sargasso …
World Bank Group · 10 May 2024 English
man-made canals connecting lagoon systems to the Atlantic Ocean. In certain areas urban areas and infrastructure …
World Bank Group · 9 May 2024 English
coastline of 539km on the Gulf of Guinea (the Atlantic Ocean). The country is divided into 16 administrative …
FPRI: Foreign Policy Research Institute · 8 May 2024 English
Bottom Line Equatorial Guinea, one of the smallest countries in Africa, is fragmented and at the epicenter of the US-China competition in Africa. Its story provides insights in dealing with …
as a springboard for the Chinese navy in the Atlantic Ocean. The situation has put the Biden administration …
World Bank Group · 8 May 2024 English
enormous Congolese territory is connected to the Atlantic Ocean only through this narrow corridor that is …
IOM: International Organization for Migration · 6 May 2024
WORLD MIGRATION REPORT 2024 The opinions expressed in the report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). [...] …
region of Africa, which stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east, has … periods on inadequate boats in areas of the Atlantic Ocean lacking dedicated rescue operations.80 More …
EU: European Union · 2 May 2024 English
This Handbook is intended to act as a reference for those agri-food producers planning for, or in the process of entering, the Brazilian market. This Handbook provides step-by-step guides on …
drainage basins, all of which drain into the Atlantic Ocean. Two of these basins—the Amazon and Tocant …
ASLCG: Australian Security Leaders Climate Group · 2 May 2024 English
ASLCG was formed in 2021 by a group of senior former military and intelligence leaders concerned that the security implications of climate change were not understood or addressed by governments. …
transports water, heat and nutrients throughout the Atlantic Ocean, and which takes “a lot of heat from the tropics … accelerating rate, adding more fresh water to the Atlantic Ocean and gradually slowing the circulation strength … php/archives/2023/07/what-is-happening-in-the-atlantic-ocean-to-the-amoc/ 65 commondreams.org/news/amoc …
IFRI: Institut Français des Relations Internationales · 2 May 2024 English
Indonesia is a country that is booming economically and demographically. This not only matters for regional political and energy security, but also increasingly, for the world’s energy transitions, due to …
Britanny in France) on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. To interconnect the Indonesian islands and …
