World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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The Atlantic Ocean

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Tropic of Cancer

Arctic Circle

Arctic Circle Tropic of Cancer

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Black Sea

Caribbean

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Labrador

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Barents

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Greenland

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Faeroe Is.(Denmark)

Azores(Portugal)

Bermuda

(UK)

Svalbard(Norway)

Jan Mayen(Norway)

Canary Is.

(Spain)

Madeira

(Portugal)

CAPE VERDE

Gibraltar

New York

Cristóbal

Port Said

Rotterdam

AFRICA

NORTH

AMERICA

EUROPE

The North Atlantic Deep WaterCurrent is an oceanic “river”that moves around 20 millioncubic yards (15.3 million cubic m)of water every second.

The Gulf Stream travels acrossthe Atlantic Ocean at up to135 miles (217 km) a day.