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One of these following facts about the Atlantic Ocean should probably give you much information about the ocean. Atlantic Ocean is the world’s second largest ocean, behind the Pacific Ocean. With a total area of about 106,400,000 square kilometres (41,100,000 sq mi),it covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth’s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. The first part of its name refers to Atlas of Greek mythology, making  Read More ... »