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The IHO limits of the Atlantic Ocean. This is a list of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the largest of which is Greenland. Note that the definition of the ocean used by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) excludes the seas, gulfs, bays, etc., bordering the ocean itself. [1]
British Virgin Islands (UK) Cayman Islands (UK) Cuba Curaçao (NED) Dominica Dominican Republic Guadeloupe (FRA) Grenada Haiti Jamaica Martinique (FRA) Montserrat (UK) Navassa Island (USA) Saba (NED) Puerto Rico (USA) Saint Barthélemy (FRA) Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Sint Maarten (NED) Saint Martin (FRA)
Pages in category "Islands of the North Atlantic Ocean" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
False color map of ocean depth in the Atlantic basin. The bathymetry of the Atlantic is dominated by a submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). It runs from 87°N or 300 km (190 mi) south of the North Pole to the subantarctic Bouvet Island at 54°S. [24]
2 Atlantic Ocean. Toggle Atlantic Ocean subsection. 2.1 Along the coast of Europe. ... Geographically isolated islands are included as well. Arctic Ocean
The South Sandwich Islands comprise 11 mostly volcanic islands (excluding tiny satellite islands and offshore rocks), with some active volcanoes. They form an island arc running north–south in the region 56°18'–59°27'S, 26°23'–28°08'W, between about 350 and 500 mi (300 and 430 nmi; 560 and 800 km) southeast of South Georgia.
Maps exhibiting the world's oceanic waters. A continuous body of water encircling Earth, the World/Global Ocean is divided into a number of principal areas. Five oceanic divisions are usually recognized: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern/Antarctic; the last two listed are sometimes consolidated into the first three.
The Sea Islands are a chain of over a hundred tidal and barrier islands on the Atlantic Ocean coast of the Southeastern United States, between the mouths of the Santee and St. Johns rivers along South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The largest is Johns Island, South Carolina. Sapelo Island is home to the Gullah people.