Atlanticus Oceanus
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R. Talbert, Brian Z. Lund, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel
Creators: R. Talbert, Brian Z. Lund, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, Enes Yılandiloğlu
Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Feb 06, 2026 10:14 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)
- Baḥr-i Oḳyānūs (Ottoman Turkish, AD 1500 - AD 1599)
- 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)
- Limia (river) flows into 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) located in 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)
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 1 A3 Atlanticus Oceanus
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Atlantic Ocean
R. Talbert, Brian Z. Lund, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, R. Scott Smith, Jeffrey Becker, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott, and Enes Yılandiloğlu, 'Atlanticus Oceanus: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/845> [accessed: 14 March 2026]
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