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{{first pic|North Sea map.jpg|The location of the North Atlantic. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')}} | {{first pic|North Sea map.jpg|The location of the North Atlantic. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')}} | ||
The '''[[North]] [[Atlantic]] [[Ocean]]''', simply the '''North Atlantic''', was situated to the [[east]] of [[North America]] | The '''[[North]] [[Atlantic]] [[Ocean]]''' or '''northern Atlantic Ocean''', simply the '''North Atlantic''', was situated to the [[east]] of [[North America]] and [[west]] of the [[British Isles]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Americas (feature)|The Americas]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') It included the [[island]]s of [[Greenland]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Discovered America? (short story)}}) and [[Iceland]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) | ||
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[[File:Arctic Circle map bottom left (BOTC).jpg|thumb|left|Greenland on a map of the Arctic Circle. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'')]] | |||
The [[Great Auk]] lived in the North Atlantic until [[1844]], when it was [[hunt]]ed to [[extinction]] by [[human]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1943]], during the [[Second World War]], [[U-boat]]s operated in the North Atlantic. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'') It was the namesake of the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organisation]], developed in the late [[1940s]] after the [[war]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Endgame (novel)|Endgame]]'') | |||
[[Category:Bodies of water from the real world]] | [[Category:Bodies of water from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:34, 20 September 2024
The North Atlantic Ocean or northern Atlantic Ocean, simply the North Atlantic, was situated to the east of North America and west of the British Isles. (PROSE: The Americas, TV: The Lie of the Land) It included the islands of Greenland (PROSE: Who Discovered America? [+]Loading...["Who Discovered America? (short story)"]) and Iceland. (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"])
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The Great Auk lived in the North Atlantic until 1844, when it was hunted to extinction by humans. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])
In 1943, during the Second World War, U-boats operated in the North Atlantic. (TV: The Curse of Fenric) It was the namesake of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, developed in the late 1940s after the war. (PROSE: Endgame)
