South Atlantic
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- noun
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Atlántico Sur
- Strengthening ties with Latin America also means cultivating links across the South Atlantic to Mediterranean countries such as Spain and Portugal, and also to France and Italy.
- South Atlantic coast
- South Atlantic region
- South Atlantic Fishery
And it dropped boom, like a rock right into the South Atlantic Ocean.
- And it dropped boom, like a rock right into the South Atlantic Ocean.
Examples
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Shrimp fishermen trawling in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic inadvertently capture and kill sea turtles, which are classified as endangered species.
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Eight species occur in the South Atlantic, and one species, the blue shark, shows evidence of crossing the equator.
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And it dropped boom, like a rock right into the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Although the most expensive trips were in the South Atlantic, it was more expensive per day in the Gulf of Mexico.
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One island he particularly loved is Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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On September 22, 1979, a US Vela satellite detected a double flash of light in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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The SS James Oglethorpe was damaged by a submarine torpedo and sank in the South Atlantic in March 1943.
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The fish of the South Atlantic are harvested by ships from other countries.
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One island he particularly loved is Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Tristan da Cunha is an island in the South Atlantic, thirteen hundred miles from the nearest inhabited land.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies south of the equator' is directly and compositionally derived from 'south' (a directional modifier) modifying 'Atlantic' (the ocean name). This direction + place naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
South Atlantic comes from a simple map image: South, meaning the lower part, of the Atlantic Ocean. So, it means 'the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies south of the equator'.