ATLANTIC

of, pertaining to or situated on the eastern coast of the United States. —SHSBC Binder 1 Glossary

of, pertaining to or situated on the eastern coast of the United States.short for Atlantic Ocean an ocean bounded by North and South America in the Western Hemisphere and by Europe and Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is approximately 31 million square miles in area with its greatest known depth being over 30,000 feet.