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AtlAntic yAcht rAcing

cross-ocean racing began in 1866, with a race

from connecticut to cowes—on the isle of

Wight in England—which took 13 days. Single-

handed ocean races became popular in the 1960s.

bErmudA triAnglE

the bermuda triangle lies between

bermuda, Florida, and Puerto rico.

many ships, submarines, and airplanes

are said to have disappeared in

its waters. in 1872 a deserted

sailing ship, the Mary Celeste,

was found drifting across

the Atlantic—its ten

crewmembers were

never located.

AScEnSiOn

Area: 34 sq miles

(88 sq km)

Status: british dependent

territory of Saint helena

Claimed: 1673

Population:  800

Capital: Jamestown

(Saint helena)

bErmudA

Area: 20.8 sq miles

(54 sq km)

Status: british crown colony

Claimed: 1612

Population: 70,000

Capital: hamilton

bOuVEt

iSlAnd

Area: 19 sq miles

(49 sq km)

Status: norwegian

dependency

Claimed: 1928

Population: none

Capital: none

cAPE VErdE

Area: 1,557 sq miles

(4,033 sq km)

Population: 546,000

Capital: Praia

triStAn

dA cunhA

Area: 38 sq miles

(98 sq km)

Status: british dependent

territory of Saint helena

Claimed: 1612

Population: 275

Capital: Jamestown

(Saint helena)

SOuth gEOrgiA

And thE SOuth

SAndWich iSlAndS

Area: 1,507 sq miles

(3,903 sq km)

Status: british dependent

territory

Claimed: 1775

Population: no permanent

residents

Capital: none

icElAnd

Area: 39,770 sq miles

(103,000 sq km)

Population: 332,000

Capital: reykjavík

SAint hElEnA

Area: 47 sq miles

(122 sq km)

Status: british

dependent territory

Claimed: 1673

Population: 6,720

Capital: Jamestown

FAlKlAnd

iSlAndS

Area: 4,699 sq miles

(12,173 sq km)

Status: british

dependent colony

Claimed: 1832

Population: 3,300

Capital: Stanley

FArOE

iSlAndS

Area: 540 sq miles

(1,399 sq km)

Status: Self-governing

territory of denmark

Claimed: 1380

Population: 50,000

Capital: tórshavn

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Caribbean

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Mexico

Cape Verde

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Brazil

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Angola

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Newfoundland

Rockall

(part of UK)

Azores

(part of Portugal)

Madeira

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Canary Islands

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Buenos Aires

Cayenne

Cartagena La Guaira

Panama City

New Orleans

New York

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(to Saint Helena)

ASCENSION ISLAND(to Saint Helena)

SAINT HELENA

(to UK)

(to UK)

SOUTH SANDWICH

ISLANDS

SOUTH GEORGIA

(to UK)

FALKLAND ISLANDS

(to UK)

BOUVET ISLAND

(to Norway)

CAPE VERDE

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