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What two continents are directly east of the Atlantic Ocean?
Atlantic Ocean, body of salt water covering approximately one-fifth of Earth’s surface and separating the continents of Europe and Africa to the east from those of North and South America to the west.
What is directly across the Atlantic Ocean from Myrtle Beach?
If you jumped in the ocean at Atlantic City, N.J., and started swimming in a straight line, where in the world do you think you would end up? The answer, surprisingly, is South America, according to a new map project by cartographer Andy Woodruff.
Where is the east part of the world?
The Eastern Hemisphere refers to the area of the Earth east of the prime meridian and west of the International Date Line. This includes much of Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the islands of Oceania. A map centered on the Eastern Hemisphere will have the Indian Ocean basin at the center.
What’s across the ocean from South Carolina?
South Carolina is a state in the southeastern United States; it is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the southeast, by North Carolina in the north and northeast. The Savannah River forms a natural border with Georgia in the west.
How would you travel across the Atlantic Ocean?
Ask students to imagine that they need to pack for a journey across the Atlantic Ocean. They may travel by colonial sailing ship, modern ship, or plane. Have them draw a picture of the items they would need to bring for each type of trip.
What country is directly across from New York?
When you stand on a beach in New York, one of the countries directly across from you is Australia. If you were to sail through the orange Australia section in the map above, without ever turning the ship, you would eventually hit Australia’s southwestern coast.
How wide is the North Atlantic Ocean?
Choosing the right route. The Atlantic – by which, being British, I mean the North Atlantic, the expanse of water north of the equator – is roughly 3500nm (nautical miles) wide at its maximum. It’s fringed to the east by Europe and north-western Africa, and to the west by the Americas, north and south.
What forms of transportation were used to travel across the Atlantic?
Finally, point out the icons on the map that depict three different forms of transportation used to travel across the Atlantic Ocean. Tell students that the plane and modern ship are used for ocean crossings today, and the sailing ship was a popular form of transportation for crossing the ocean hundreds of years ago.