Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world. It generally occupies 20% of Earth’s surface and 26% of water surface area. It has occupied area of 106,400,000 square kilometers and has depth of 3,926 m. Atlantic Ocean is located between the continents of America, Europe, Africa and Antarctica.
‘Puerto Rico Trench’ is the deepest spot found in Atlantic Ocean having a depth of 8,381 m. 4,830 km is the largest distance between United States and North Africa across Atlantic Ocean and shortest distance occurs between Senegal and Brazil, which generally count 2,575 km. The Atlantic Ocean is S shaped, as it is S shaped it results in two distinct basins in its own circulation system. The water in Northern Atlantic flows in a clockwise direction and the water in Southern Atlantic flows in an anticlockwise direction.
