South Atlantic

American  

[south at-lan-tik] / ˈsaʊθ ætˈlæn tɪk /

noun

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

   I’ve got relatives throughout the South Atlantic, but my cousins in Uruguay are the only ones I really know.

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adjective

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

   their South Atlantic adventures aboard a small fishing boat.

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South Atlantic

St. Helena, a British island in the South Atlantic about 1,200 miles west of Angola, was the final stop for a group of Hondius passengers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who disembarked from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

“On distant islands in the South Atlantic young men are fighting for Britain,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

In a state of the nation address to parliament, the Argentine leader said "the South Atlantic is the strategic battleground of the coming decades," arguing Argentina must be a "player" in the region.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

An island of the archipelago in the South Atlantic between North and South America, enclosing the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: divided into the Greater Antilles, the Lesser Antilles, and the Bahama Islands.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison