North Atlantic

American  

[nawrth at-lan-tik] / ˈnɔrθ ætˈlæn tɪk /

noun

1. the region of the world that lies in the Northern Hemisphere of the Atlantic Ocean, including all the coastal countries, islands, and archipelagos located there.

   As a biologist based in Newfoundland, she has a particular interest in the flora and fauna of the North Atlantic.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the region of the world that lies in the Northern Hemisphere of the Atlantic Ocean, often specifically to the North Atlantic Ocean itself.

   The most active time for North Atlantic hurricane development seems to be from mid-August to mid-October.

Example Sentences

Cyrus Field failed repeatedly before building a reliable telegraph link across the North Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In December, the UK and Norway signed a pact to hunt Russian submarines in the North Atlantic to protect undersea cables.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

And in eastern Estonia and neighboring Latvia, thousands of soldiers from across the North Atlantic Treaty Organization conduct an annual large-scale military exercise with heavy military equipment—and hundreds of drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

To investigate changes in the AMOC, researchers examined long-term data collected from four ocean monitoring arrays positioned along the western side of the North Atlantic.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

The reporter looked into the camera and launched into a brief history of great white sharks in the North Atlantic.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen