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.

Example Sentences

His body is now on the island of Saint Helena, a British territory in the South Atlantic.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

He died on board the ship and his body was currently on the island of Saint Helena, a British territory in the South Atlantic, Mohale the South African spokesman said.

From Barron's • May 3, 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

"The South Atlantic Anomaly is not just a single block," says lead author Chris Finlay, Professor of Geomagnetism at the Technical University of Denmark.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

“The domesticity in this poem, these kitchens, gardens, ponds...is not a metaphor for the ludicrous war in the South Atlantic in this year?”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell