South Atlantic

American

[south at-lan-tik] / ˈsaʊθ ætˈlæn tɪk /

noun

the region of the world that lies in the Southern Hemisphere of the Atlantic Ocean, including all the coastal countries, islands, and archipelagos located there.

I’ve got relatives throughout the South Atlantic, but my cousins in Uruguay are the only ones I really know.

adjective

of or relating to the region of the world that lies in the Southern Hemisphere of the Atlantic Ocean, often specifically to the South Atlantic Ocean itself.

their South Atlantic adventures aboard a small fishing boat.

Example Sentences

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In a state of the nation address to parliament, the Argentine leader said "the South Atlantic is the strategic battleground of the coming decades," arguing Argentina must be a "player" in the region.

From Barron's

After analyzing 11 years of magnetic field data from the European Space Agency's Swarm satellite constellation, researchers have found that a large weak zone in Earth's magnetic field over the South Atlantic has grown dramatically.

From Science Daily

Southern Command is also responsible for parts of the South Atlantic and the South Pacific.

From BBC

A military official said the collision was in the Southern Command area of responsibility, which includes the Caribbean and parts of the South Atlantic and South Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal

The most pronounced warming was observed in the tropical oceans, the South Atlantic, the North Pacific, and the Southern Ocean.

From Science Daily

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