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| − | '''The Atlantic Ocean''' sits between [[Europe]], Africa]] and South and North America. | + | '''The Atlantic Ocean''' sits between [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and South and North America. |
[[File:Telegeography-map-cables.png|400px|thumb|left|A map of Transatlantic communications cables in this ocean. According to [[Wikileaks]], the US Government named several of these cables crucial infrastructure for ''their<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contents_of_the_United_States_diplomatic_cables_leak</ref> | [[File:Telegeography-map-cables.png|400px|thumb|left|A map of Transatlantic communications cables in this ocean. According to [[Wikileaks]], the US Government named several of these cables crucial infrastructure for ''their<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contents_of_the_United_States_diplomatic_cables_leak</ref> | ||
'' [[national security]]]]. | '' [[national security]]]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:42, 8 April 2023
 Atlantic Ocean(Ocean)    | |
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| Ocean between Europe, Africa and the Americas |
The Atlantic Ocean sits between Europe, Africa and South and North America.
A map of Transatlantic communications cables in this ocean. According to Wikileaks, the US Government named several of these cables crucial infrastructure for their[1] national security
.
Nation states
| Nation state | Description |
|---|---|
| Bermuda | British overseas territory. Tax haven famous for the Bermuda Triangle. |
| Cayman Islands | Tax haven in the Caribbean. |
| Turks and Caicos Islands |
Events
| Event | Description |
|---|---|
| Air India Flight 182 | The biggest mass killing in Canadian history. Bomb blast brought a plane down off the coast of Ireland. |
| EgyptAir Flight 990 | Unclear plane disaster. The NTSB concluded this was a deliberate act, the ECAA disputed this conclusion. |
| Falklands War | A politically very convenient military conflict championed by Margaret Thatcher. |
| Swissair Flight 111 | A 1998 crash of the "UN shuttle". It was subject to the most expensive transport accident investigation in Canadian history, the chief forensic scientist of which claimed in 2011 that he was not allowed to pursue clear evidence of an incendiary device. |
| Titanic | The deadliest peacetime sinking of a superliner or cruise ship in history |
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