Question
Download Solution PDFFrom the point of view of commerce, the busiest ocean of the world is ________.
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Atlantic Ocean
Key Points
- Atlantic Ocean
- At a size of roughly 106,460,000 km2, the Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans (41,100,000 sq mi).
- It covers around 29% of the sea surface area and about 20% of the planet's surface.
- The "Old World" of Africa, Europe, and Asia is known to be distinguished from the "New World" of the Americas in the perspective of Europe.
- The Atlantic Ocean has been crucial to the growth of human society, globalisation, and the history of numerous states since it divides Africa, Europe, and Asia from the Americas.
Additional Information
- The Atlantic Ocean served as the epicentre of the Columbian Exchange and the namesake slave trade from the 16th through the 19th centuries, and it also periodically served as the scene of naval conflicts.
- While there haven't been any major military conflicts in the Atlantic in the current 21st century, the ocean still plays an important role in international trade.
- Both these naval battles and growing trade from regional American powers like the United States and Brazil increased in intensity during the 20th century.
- The Atlantic Ocean is located in an elongated, S-shaped basin that runs between North and South America to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.
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