The Atlantic Ocean is bordered by
North- and
South America on the west,
while
Europe and
Africa on the East.
Geographic features of the Atlantic ocean:
Mid-Atlantic Ridge - a submarine mountain range extending from
Iceland to 60 degrees south
Walvis Ridge - submarine ridge in the Eastern trough of the South Atlantic Ocean
Largest basins:
Sohm Plain, Cape Verde Plain, Angola Plain, Argentine Plain
Deepest trenches:
Puerto Rico Trench
South Sandwich Trench
Seamounts: Rio Grande Rise, Falkland Plateau, Bermuda Rise
Fracture Zones:
Ascension Fracture Zone
