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Atlantic Ocean

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Three islands of the central Azores -- spear-shaped Sao Jorge Island, Pico Island with its large volcano, and circular volcanic Faial Island -- are visible in this low-oblique, southwest-looking, space shuttle photograph. Image courtesy of NASA.
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Geography

Major ocean currents

Major World Ocean Currents:
Major World Ocean Currents

Bathymetry

Figure 1. Profile of the sea floor:
Figure 1. Profile of the sea floor
Figure 2. North Atlantic:
Figure 2. North Atlantic
Figure 3: South Atlantic sea floor:
Figure 3: South Atlantic sea floor
Figure 4: Mediterranean Sea:
Figure 4: Mediterranean Sea
Figure 5. Caribbean Basin and Western Atlantic:
Figure 5. Caribbean Basin and Western Atlantic

Elevation

Distance Sunlight Travels in the Ocean:
Distance Sunlight Travels in the Ocean

Environment

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