Atlantic Ocean is the youngest ocean in the world. It was found during the period of Jurassic.Half of the land’s area of the world gets water from the Atlantic Ocean.Plato- One of the earliest writers described that the name Atlantic is originated from the famous land surrounded by Atlantis.The first ocean crossed by boat and aircraft was Atlantic.Northern European harbors are protected from frost during winters by the mild gulf stream of Atlantic Ocean.To draw the floor of Atlantic Ocean scientists uses Sonar waves.The deepest part of Atlantic Ocean is Puerto Rico Trench. It is 8,500 m deep. Greenland is the biggest islet in Atlantic Ocean.In 1866 the first successful telegraph wire was laid beneath the Atlantic Ocean, by The Great Eastern, which is the world’s largest ship.US troops were carried across the Atlantic to Europe during World War II by The queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.Across the Atlantic Ocean the first supersonic air travel was Concorde.
In winter the waves of Atlantic reaches to an enormous size and damages the land.The Bay of Fundy which is present in Canada causes the maximum tides with the rise of five meters in spring tide.In Namibia diamonds are dug out from the sea bed.The triangle which is present in Atlantic Ocean is known as Bermuda triangle. It is the mysterious place responsible for disappearance and air crashes.
The first flight to Atlantic Ocean was taken by John Alcock and Arthur Brown in 1919 and, the journey got completed in 16.5 hours which was non-stop.Amelia Earhart was the first woman who flew across the Atlantic Ocean.Cunard line started moving with passengers across the Atlantic during 1850s.When Titanic the biggest ship was built, it was said that it is unsinkable and got sunk in Atlantic Ocean in 1912, after hitting to an iceberg on the occasion of its maiden journey to america.
Coelacanth, a rare kind of fish, was first found in the ocean 300 million years ago was trapped alive in the Southern coast of Africa by fishermen in 1938.After losing the battle of Trafalgar, French Emperor Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena in Atlantic Ocean.
