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The Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is huge. It is the second-largest ocean on our planet with a total area of approximately 106 million square kilometres (which is approximately 40 million square miles). In fact the ocean covers almost 20% of the Earth's surface.

Hippocampus guttulatus


Long-snouted seahorse

Long-snouted seahorse
User: Fastily
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atlantic salmon
atlantic salmon
NOAA
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Beluga Whales
beluga whales
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Hippocampus satomiae


Satomi's pygmy seahorse

Satomi's pygmy seahorse
Author: John Sear
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The Atlantic extends from the European and African coastline on the east, and the American continent coastlines on the west. It stretches from the Arctic Ocean in the north to Antarctica in the south.

Hippocampus reidi


blue bottom nose head

blue bottom nose head
User: Line1
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Hippocampus histrix


Spiny seahorse

Spiny seahorse
User: Nhobgood
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Hippocampus erectus


Hippocampus erectus

Barbour's Seahorse
User:Stevenj
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Hippocampus bargibanti


Pygmy seahorse

Pygmy seahorse
User: Jens Petersen
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Megalops atlanticus


atlantic tarpon

atlantic tarpon
User: Clinton & Charles Robertson
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dusky grouper
dusky grouper
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Atlantic oceon species

Marine species in the Atlantic ocean include the include the Humpback whale, the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles.