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The 110 pages that link to Atlantic Ocean, each with the reason it gives.

• Columbian ExchangeNarrower topic: Its crossing routes linked the principal regions involved in the exchange.

• Pacific OceanCompared with: Its smaller area contrasts with the Pacific’s immense span.

• CretaceousRelated: Its widening during the Cretaceous records the breakup of Pangaea.

• PangaeaRelated: The most visible product of the breakup, still widening today.

• Christopher ColumbusNarrower topic: Columbus's westward route crossed this ocean, whose geography shaped his plans.

• SaharaRelated: Saharan dust crosses the Atlantic, affecting air quality and marine ecosystems.

• Southern OceanCompared with: Its southern waters meet the Southern Ocean at the conventional boundary.

• MesozoicRelated: Its formation records the separation of continents during the era.

• Amazon BasinRelated: The basin ultimately drains to the Atlantic through the Amazon estuary.

• Caribbean SeaNarrower topic: The Caribbean Sea is a marginal sea within the Atlantic Ocean.

• Chesapeake BayRelated: Chesapeake Bay exchanges water with the Atlantic through its southern mouth.

• Gulf of GuineaNarrower topic: The Gulf of Guinea is a northeastern inlet of the Atlantic.

• Wilson cycleRelated: The type example of a mature, widening ocean in the middle of the cycle.

• North AmericaRelated: Its waters border the continent to the east.

• LagosNarrower topic: Lagos faces the Atlantic and developed as a coastal port.

• UruguayNarrower topic: Uruguay’s southeastern coast opens onto the Atlantic, shaping its ports and maritime links.

• Strait of GibraltarNarrower topic: Its water and tides enter the Mediterranean through the strait.

• West AfricaNarrower topic: West Africa’s Atlantic frontage shaped its trade, climate, and connections beyond the continent.

• Hudson RiverNarrower topic: The Hudson’s mouth forms part of the Atlantic coast.

• Río de la PlataRelated: The estuary opens into the Atlantic, where its freshwater plume disperses.

• FloridaRelated: It borders Florida to the east and shapes its coastal environment.

• IrelandNarrower topic: Ireland lies at its northeastern edge.

• South American PlateRelated: The plate carries the western side of the South Atlantic basin.

• Long IslandRelated: The ocean borders Long Island to the south and east.

• North Atlantic OceanNarrower topic: The North Atlantic is its northern basin, linked to the tropical Atlantic.

• New JerseyRelated: New Jersey's eastern shore faces the Atlantic, shaping its coastline and maritime history.

• South Atlantic OceanNarrower topic: The South Atlantic is the Atlantic's southern basin, bounded northward by the equatorial region.

• LabradorRelated: Labrador’s southeastern coast meets the Atlantic beyond the Labrador Sea.

• Appalachian orogenyRelated: Rifting later split the Appalachian collisional belt and opened the Atlantic.

• Central Atlantic Magmatic ProvinceNarrower topic: Its later opening divided CAMP outcrops now found on opposite Atlantic margins.

• DakarRelated: Dakar faces the Atlantic on the western edge of Senegal.

• AmericasRelated: It forms the eastern ocean boundary of the Americas.

• Passive marginBroader topic: Its broad passive margins provide a prominent contrast with subduction-dominated Pacific edges.

• RecifeNarrower topic: Recife’s coastal position connects its urban history to Atlantic trade and beach life.

• Cape CodNarrower topic: The Atlantic bounds the peninsula’s eastern and southern shores.

• Monrovia (Liberia)Narrower topic: Monrovia’s Atlantic coastline connects the city to maritime trade routes.

• Sea lampreyNarrower topic: The sea lamprey is native to Atlantic coastal waters and rivers draining into them.

• Atlantic revolutionsRelated: Shipping routes, migration, military campaigns, and news linked distant revolutionary centers.

• OrkneyNarrower topic: Atlantic weather and waters shape Orkney’s exposed western shores.

• The GambiaRelated: The Gambia’s short western coastline opens onto the Atlantic.

• Atlantic CanadaNarrower topic: Its coastline gives the region its name and shapes its climate, livelihoods, and connections.

• Benue RiverNarrower topic: Through the Niger, the Benue's waters ultimately reach the Atlantic.

• Continental riftNarrower topic: Its opening followed continental rifting that separated Pangaea's landmasses.

• Delaware RiverNarrower topic: The Delaware River ultimately drains into this ocean.

• Gambia RiverRelated: The Gambia River reaches the sea through its Atlantic estuary.

• HebridesNarrower topic: Atlantic exposure shapes the islands’ climate, sea routes, and coastal landscapes.

• OceanBroader topic: Its elongated basin separates major continental margins.

• San JuanNarrower topic: San Juan’s Atlantic-facing harbor shaped its maritime defenses and trade.

• BissauNarrower topic: Bissau’s coastal position opens onto the Atlantic.

• Chubut ProvinceRelated: Chubut’s eastern coastline meets the Atlantic and includes major marine wildlife habitats.