North Atlantic Ocean
AmericanEtymology
Origin of North Atlantic Ocean
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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Their life cycle is complex as they spawn in the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean before travelling to Europe.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Some made it out to the North Atlantic Ocean, while others reversed course.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026
Apparently part of where the countries disagree is that Trump doesn’t understand the difference between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Bering Sea.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026
Researchers in Syracuse University's Bioacoustics and Behavioral Ecology Lab, led by Susan Parks, professor of biology, have been utilizing this technology to study the behavior of humpback whales in the North Atlantic Ocean.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
The compass does not indicate the true north in all parts of the earth, the needle varying in the North Atlantic Ocean from thirty degrees east to nearly thirty degrees west.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver
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