Atlanticus Oceanus
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Mary E. Downs, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Mary E. Downs, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Oct 31, 2024 11:04 AM
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History
Atlanticus Oceanus (The Atlantic Ocean) likely derives its name from Atlas, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. The Atlantic Ocean covers ca. 20% of the surface of the Earth.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/845
31.937048, -19.665682
- Representative Locations:
- Representative Point Location for Atlantic Ocean (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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- oceanus Atlanticus (Atlanticus Oceanus: Latin, 550 BC - AD 640)
- Gaditanus Oceanus (330 BC - AD 300)
- Hesperius Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Hispanus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Occidentalis Oceanus (Latin, 330 BC - AD 640)
- Anas (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Aquitanicus Sinus connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Boreios/Gallicus/Cantabricus Oceanus connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Britannicum Mare connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Calpe (mountain) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Canaria? (island) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Duranius (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Durius (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Fortunatae Insulae (Canary Islands) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Fortunatae Insulae? (Madeira Islands) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Herios (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Ibericum Mare flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Internum Mare connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Iouernikos Okeanos connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Ivor / Xion (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Laeros (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Liger (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Ligustinus (lacus) communicates with Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Lixus (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Londobris (island) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Masath / Massa (river) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Minius (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Munda (river) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Nelo/Nabios (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Ouergionios Okeanos connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Purpurariae (islands) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Salat (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Salia (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Sena (island) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Siccae (islands) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Skellig Michael connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Sububus (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Tagus (river) flows into Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
- Thule (island) connection Atlanticus Oceanus (unspecified date range)
water, open
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 1 A3 Atlanticus Oceanus
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Atlantic Ocean
Mary E. Downs, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Atlanticus Oceanus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/845> [accessed: 21 December 2024]
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