North Atlantic

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The Atlantic Ocean is bounded on the West by North and South America. In the North and Northeast, it is separated from the Arctic Ocean by the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Greenland, Iceland, Jan Mayen, Svalbard, and mainland Europe. It connects to the Arctic Ocean through the Denmark Strait, Greenland Sea, Norwegian Sea, and Barents Sea. To the East, the boundaries of the ocean proper are Europe, the Strait of Gibraltar (where it connects with the Mediterranean Sea, one of its marginal seas, and, in turn, the Black Sea), and Africa. In the Southeast, the Atlantic merges into the Indian Ocean, the border being defined by the 20° East meridian, running South from Cape Agulhas to Antarctica. While some authorities show the Atlantic Ocean extending south to Antarctica, others show it as bounded at the 60° parallel by the Southern Ocean. In the southwest, the Drake Passage connects it to the Pacific Ocean. A man-made link between the Atlantic and Pacific is provided by the Panama Canal. Beside those mentioned, other large bodies of water adjacent to the Atlantic are the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, the Arctic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Celtic Sea.

Covering approximately 22% of Earth's surface, the Atlantic Ocean is second only to the Pacific Ocean in size. With its adjacent seas it occupies an area of about 106,400,000 square kilometers (41,100,000 sq mi); without them, it has an area of 82,400,000 square kilometres (31,800,000 sq mi).

Cruising the region

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Charts

BA

92 - Cabo de Sao Vicente to Strait of Gibraltar

94 - Southern Martinique

142 - Strait of Gibraltar

144 - Gibraltar

366 - Arquipélago de Cabo Verde

956 - Guadeloupe to Trinidad

1448 - Gibraltar Bay

1831 - Arquipélago de Madeira

1869 - Gran Canaria to Hierro

2485 - Approaches to Barbados

3578 - Eastern Approaches to Gibraltar

Imray-Iolaire

A4 - Guadeloupe to St. Lucia

B2 - Barbados

Chart 100 - (conical projection) North Atlantic Passage Chart

C19 - Cabo Finisterre To Gibraltar

C20 - Gibraltar to Arquipelago dos Azores and Islas Canaries

E1 - Azores

E2 - Canary Islands

E3 - Madeira and Porto Santo

E4 - Cape Verde

E5 - Bermuda

NIMA

2521 - St. Lucia

51017 - Ra's Beddouza to Cap Juby including the Arquipelago Da Madeira and Islas Canarias

51022 - Cap Juby to Baie du Levrier including the Canary Islands

51260 - Islas Canarias (Western Group)

51261 - Arquipelago Da Madeira

51262 - Baia de Porto santo

51263 - Baia Dp Finchal and Praia Formosa

51342 - Ilheus Selvagen

51500 - Cape Verde (Northern Part)

51540 - Cape Verde (Southern Part)

52031 - Strait Of Gibraltar To Balearic Isl

52039 - Strait of Gibraltar

25485 - Approaches to Barbados

2554 - Martinique

Weather

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Currents & Tides

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Communication

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Approaches and Navigation

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Health & Security

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Passages

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• Trans-Atlantic, Europe to Caribbean
• Trans-Atlantic, Caribbean to Europe Passage
• Trans-Atlantic - Canada to Europe
• Trans-Atlantic - Europe to Canada

Countries, Ports, Anchorages, and Islands

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Countries Europe	Countries Africa	Countries America	Islands & Groups
Norway Denmark United Kingdom Ireland Netherlands or Holland Belgium Germany France Spain Portugal Gibraltar	Morocco Western Sahara Mauritania Senegal The Gambia Guinea-Bissau Guinea Sierra Leone Liberia Ghana Togo Benin Nigeria Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Gabon	South America (portion) Central America United States Canada Greenland Iceland	Caribbean Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Islands Faroe Islands Azores Madeira The Canaries Cape Verde Islands Sao Tome and Principe

Friends

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Forums

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Links

• Greenland route info is about half way down page TELL-TALES

References

• Anne Hammick: RCC Pilotage Foundation, Atlantic Islands Cruising Guide: Azores, Madeira Group, Canary Islands and Cape Verdes, Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson; 5th ed edition (December 11, 2011), ISBN 978-1846233364
• Anne Hammick and Gavin McLaren: RCC Pilotage Foundation, Atlantic Crossing Guide, Adlard Coles; Sixth Edition edition (October 1, 2010), ISBN 9781408113806
• Jimmy Cornell, World Cruising Routes, International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 6 edition (March 14, 2008), ISBN 978-0071592895
• Jimmy Cornell, World Cruising Handbook: Covering All the Maritime Nations of the World, Adlard Coles Nautical; 3rd edition (July 31, 2001), ISBN 978-0713658279

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