North Atlantic Ocean

1. the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, extending from the equator to the Arctic Ocean.

Word History and Origins

Origin of North Atlantic Ocean¹

First recorded in 1800–10

Example Sentences

Saddleback dolphins are widely distributed in the temperate, subtropical, and tropical waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean.

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Harbor porpoises are restricted to the colder waters of the western North Atlantic Ocean.

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It is made from the skins of the hair seal, the supply coming from all parts of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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And where is the nation that can prevent her so holding it, while her fleets command the North Atlantic Ocean.

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It absolutely lifted the whole bed of the North Atlantic Ocean.

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