World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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OCEANS

E

D

B

A

C

123

135

136

136

Cape Horn

Cape ofGood Hope

Cape Basin

A

n

d

e

s

A

dn

se

Lake

Nyasa

Lake

Victoria

A

m

a

oz

n P

ara

án

oC

gn

o

Equator

Tropic of Capricorn

Antarctic Circle

Equator Tropic of Capricorn

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

PACIFIC

OCEAN

Gulf

of

Guinea

BrazilBasin

Rio Grande

Rise

A

n

g

lo

a

B

isa

n

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siv

R

di

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M

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A

t

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a

n

t

i

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d

ai

n

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di

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e

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t

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a

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n

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i

a

n

B

a

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A

r

g

e

n

t

i

n

e

B

a

s

i

n

Scotia Sea

Weddell Sea

Bellingshausen

Sea

Falkland Is.(UK)

South Georgia

(UK)

SouthSandwich Is.(UK)

Ascension Island(St Helena)

St Helena(UK)

Tristan da Cunha(St Helena)

Gough Island(Tristan da Cunha)

Ilha daTrindade(Brazil)

Bouvet Island(Norway)

Fernandode Noronha(Brazil)

Buenos

Aires

Cape Town

Lagos

Rio de Janeiro

SOUTH

AMERICA

ANTARCTICA

In 2001, the

Caledonian Star

was damaged by a 100 ft (30 m)

“rogue wave” in the South Atlantic. Once thought to be amythical occurrence, these giant waves are now arecognized phenomenon and represent a majorhazard to even the largest ships.