eastern Atlantic Ocean

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The eastern Atlantic Ocean is the portion of the Atlantic bordering the western coasts of Europe and Africa, encompassing key maritime routes and strategic naval operating areas.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (67)

Predicate Object
instanceOf oceanic region ⓘ
part of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
adjacentTo Angola ⓘ
Cameroon ⓘ
Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
France ⓘ
Gabon ⓘ
Gambia ⓘ
linked to: The Gambia

Ghana ⓘ
Guinea ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Liberia ⓘ
Mauritania ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
Namibia ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ
Portugal ⓘ
Republic of the Congo ⓘ
Senegal ⓘ
Sierra Leone ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Western Sahara ⓘ
borders Africa ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
western coast of Africa ⓘ
western coast of Europe ⓘ
connectedTo Arctic Ocean ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
western Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
contains Azores waters ⓘ
Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Benguela Current system ⓘ
linked to: Benguela Current

Canary Current system ⓘ
linked to: Canary Current

Canary Islands waters ⓘ
Cape Verde waters ⓘ
Celtic Sea ⓘ
Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
Iberian coastal waters ⓘ
hasEcologicalFeature Benguela upwelling system ⓘ
linked to: Benguela Current

upwelling zones off Northwest Africa ⓘ
hasMajorCurrent Benguela Current ⓘ
Canary Current ⓘ
Equatorial Countercurrent ⓘ
North Atlantic Drift ⓘ
North Equatorial Current ⓘ
South Equatorial Current ⓘ
hasStrategicImportanceFor European Union ⓘ
NATO ⓘ
coastal African states ⓘ
importantFor North Atlantic thermohaline circulation ⓘ
global climate regulation ⓘ
locatedIn Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subjectTo climate change impacts ⓘ
marine pollution ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
traversedBy Europe–South America trade routes ⓘ
Europe–West Africa trade routes ⓘ
transatlantic shipping lanes ⓘ
usedFor fishing ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
naval operations ⓘ
offshore oil and gas production ⓘ
submarine cable routes ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlantic Fleet → areaOfResponsibility → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Irish Coastal Current → locatedIn → Northeast Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic herring → fisheryRegion → Northeast Atlantic ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Bay of Biscay → partOf → northeast Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Gadus aeglefinus → distribution → Northeast Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone → locatedIn → Northeast Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Rackwick → locatedIn → North Atlantic region ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Cullivoe → locatedInBody → North Atlantic region ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Canary hotspot volcanic system → locatedIn → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Caleta de Sebo → coast → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
United States Sixth Fleet → areaOfOperations → Eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Mexilhoeira Grande → hasNearbyWaterBody → Atlantic Ocean (via Algarve coast) ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Scorpaena scrofa → foundIn → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
eastern central Atlantic Ocean → locatedIn → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
FAO Major Fishing Area 47 → locatedIn → southeast Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Cape Verde area anchorages → locatedIn → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Cap Vert → nearbySeaArea → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subject linked to: Cap Vert (Cape Verde headland)
Leeward Islands of Cape Verde → oceanRegion → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
European lobster → nativeTo → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Hurricane Delta (2005) → oceanRegion → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
subject linked to: Hurricane Delta
Uno → marineRegion → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Fogo Channel → marineArea → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Cape Verde waters → locatedIn → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
historic county of Bute → locatedInSeaArea → Atlantic Ocean (eastern part) ⓘ
linked to: eastern Atlantic Ocean
Myroconger compressus → geographicLocation → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Microchirus → distribution → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Solea solea → habitat → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Phrynorhombus norvegicus → distribution → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Lophius budegassa → habitat → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Dicentrarchus punctatus → distribution → eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ