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Oceano Atlantico   Cerca

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Coordinates: spans c.70º00'N c. 60º00'S The Atlantic Ocean is the world's second largest ocean at approximately 82,362,000 sq km (31,800,000 sq mi). It spans from north to south between the arctic and Antarctic regions and west to east from the Americas to the European and African continents and is divided into two basins, the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic has been the site of major shipping routes throughout history. (en-US)

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Microsoft Encarta Interactive World Atlas 2001. Redmond, Washington: Microsoft Corporation, 2000.

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