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On average, the Atlantic is the saltiest major ocean; surface water salinity in the open ocean ranges from 33 to 37 parts per thousand (3.3–3.7%) by mass and varies with latitude and season. Evaporation, precipitation, river inflow and sea ice melting influence surface salinity values.
from Breton hirgwaz; hir "long" + gwaz "stream, channel" [4] From the Breton ervoas, or "deep", referring to the Atlantic Ocean, in contrast to the shallow English Channel [7] From the 1990s, "Iroise" became popular in Finistère in the name of many local businesses and associations. [4] [8] The Pont de l'Iroise bridge was opened in 1994.
The principal divisions (in descending order of area) are the: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern (Antarctic) Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. Smaller regions of the oceans are called seas, gulfs, bays, straits, and other terms. Geologically, an ocean is an area of oceanic crust covered by water.
As the water flows across the deep Atlantic heading northward, its temperature drops and the water becomes more dense. The colder, denser water starts to sink towards the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
U.S. Route 33/West Virginia Route 55 crosses the Divide in Pendleton County, West Virginia. At its northern terminus, the Eastern Continental Divide originates at Triple Divide Peak [a] in Ulysses Township, Pennsylvania, about 10 mi (16 km) south of the New York-Pennsylvania border, where it diverges from the St. Lawrence Divide.
The Northwest Atlantic Ocean is undergoing long-term warming from climate change. The surface water temperatures of the Newfoundland Shelf have increased by 0.13 °C per decade from 1950 to 2016. [15] Depth-averaged ocean temperatures (0–175 m) have not shown a warming trend during that same period. [15]
Baffin Bay is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by the Baffin Island in the west, Greenland in the east, and Ellesmere Island in the north. It connects to the Atlantic through the Davis Strait, and to the Arctic through several narrow channels of Nares Strait. It is a northwestern extension of the North Atlantic and Labrador Sea.
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