The second Biggest Ocean in The World

Atlantik Ocean

Atlantik is the name of the second biggest ocean in the world. if we count with all of the bay, sea, and arktik sea, it will be really wide, it can reach 102.950.000 km with 4000 meters deep. The deepest part called "Milwaukee Deep" that belong to part of Puerto Rico trench.



Since the ancient time, Atlantik Ocean has been really beneficial for human life. Since 700 BC, Fenisia Trader have been sailing and exploring  this ocean. So did the Viking. Through the North Atlantik, they occupied Greenland and Iceland, to North America.The first scientific research done on the 19th century.In year 1873 and 1876 seabed samples obtained. 


There was no difference between the temparature of the ocean and land. The hottest part of Atlantik Ocean is North Atlantik and the coldest is South Atlantik.In winter, this area freezing and cover large area off the coast of Antartica.


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