South Atlantic

English

Proper noun

South Atlantic

1. The portion of the Atlantic Ocean which lies south of the equator.

   Coordinate term: North Atlantic

   Geechee is a South Atlantic term synonymous with Gullah.

   • 2024 September 27, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover hidden ancient forest on treeless island”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     No trees have grown on the windswept Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean for tens of thousands of years — just shrubs and other low-lying vegetation. That’s why a recent arboreal discovery nearly 20 feet (6 meters) beneath the ground caught researchers’ attention.

Translations

south portion of Atlantic Ocean

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 南大西洋 (zh) (Nán Dàxīyáng)

• Dutch: Zuid-Atlantische Oceaan m
• Finnish: Etelä-Atlantti
• French: océan Atlantique Sud (fr) m
• Galician: Atlántico Sur (gl) m
• German: Südatlantik (de) m
• Japanese: 南大西洋 (みなみたいせいやう, Minami Taiseiyō)
• Korean: 남대서양(南大西洋) (Namdaeseoyang)
• Portuguese: Atlântico Sul m
• Romanian: Atlanticul de Sud
• Spanish: Atlántico Sur m
• Turkish: Güney Atlantik (tr)