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Aruba
Spanish ranch
Spanish ranch thumb|Goats in Arikok National Park The conquistadors brought European cattle to Aruba. Over time, they also introduced goats, sheep, dogs, donkeys, cows, pigs, and possibly even cats. It is believed that rabbits, brought by the Dutch, later became wild on the island. Aruba essentially became a Spanish ...
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Early Dutch period
Early Dutch period
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Dutch conquest: salt
Dutch conquest: salt The Dutch were compelled to venture into forbidden waters of the Caribbean, known as Spain's mare clausum, because of their need for salt, in open defiance of Phillip II. Since the mid-15th century, the prosperous Dutch herring industry had been steadily expanding. The towns of Hoorn, Enkhuizen,...
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New Netherland
New Netherland Between the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 and the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678, there were 30 years of crisis in the Dutch Antilles and the entire Caribbean region. By 1648, Curaçao had lost its importance as a military outpost. Governor Peter Stuyvesant had a plan to strengthen the connections between the ...
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Slavery
Slavery In the 16th century, Spaniards engaged in coercive labor practices, deporting Arawak Indians to Hispaniola in 1515. Colonists exerted control over Indians on the "useless islands", mirroring the hardships of these faced by subsequent African slaves, marked by a denial of freedom and forced labor. After 1775 ...
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English interregnum and economic development
English interregnum and economic development thumb|Machinery for the 'cooking' of aloe (1903) The British Empire took control of the island during the Napoleonic Wars holding it from 1806 to 1816, after which it was returned to Dutch authority in accordance with the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814. Aruba was then integrat...
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20th and 21st centuries
20th and 21st centuries thumb|Princess Beatrix in Aruba, 1958 The first oil refinery, Lago Oil and Transport Company, in San Nicolas was built in 1924 and a subsidiary of Standard Oil. The refinery on Aruba grew to become one of the largest in the world. In 1927, the Arend Petroleum Company was established to the west...
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Autonomy
Autonomy In March 1983 Aruba reached an official agreement within the kingdom for its independence, to be developed in a series of steps as the Crown granted increasing autonomy. In August 1985, Aruba drafted a constitution that was unanimously approved. On 1 January 1986, after the 1985 general election was held for...
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Geography
Geography Aruba is located 77 km (48 mi) west of Curaçao and 29 km (18 mi) north of Paraguaná Peninsula of Venezuela. Aruba showcases three distinct landscapes. The northwestern region is primarily characterized by flat batholith landscapes. Notable landmarks include the conical Hooiberg hill and rock formations like ...
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Regions
Regions Aruba is divided into eight regions for census purposes, with no administrative function. Some correspond to parishes and include several community facilities. Name Area (km2) Population 1991 census Population 2000 census Population 2010 census Population 2020 census Noord Oranjestad West...
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Flora and fauna
Flora and fauna The landscape is characterized by common xeric scrublands featuring various cacti, thorny shrubs, and evergreen plants. Notably, aloe vera is also found on the island, and its economic significance has led to its inclusion on the coat of arms of Aruba. Cacti include melocactus and opuntia, with opuntia ...
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Climate and natural hazards
Climate and natural hazards According to the Köppen climate classification, Aruba is characterized by a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh), characterized by limited rainfall, totaling just annually. Notably, Aruba remains dry even during its supposed rainy season. Rainfall can be highly variable,Dewar, Robert E. and ...
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Demographics
Demographics In terms of country of birth, the population is estimated to be 66% Aruban, 9.1% Colombian, 4.3% Dutch, 5.1% Dominican, 3.2% Venezuelan, 2.2% Curaçaoan, 1.5% Haitian, 1.2% Surinamese, 1.1% Peruvian, 1.1% Chinese, 6.2% from other backgrounds. In terms of nationality, the population is estimated to be 78.7%...
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Language
Language Aruba is a multilingual society. The Official languages are Dutch and Papiamento. While Dutch is the sole language for all administration and legal matters, Papiamento is the predominant language used in Aruba. Papiamento is a Portuguese/Spanish based creole language, spoken on Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao tha...
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Religion
Religion Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion, followed by approximately 75% of the population. In addition to Catholicism, there is a diverse range of religions practiced including Protestantism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and African diaspora religions.thumb|Shrine at Sero Preto, San Nicolas (1963) The Lourdes ...
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Government
Government thumb|Parliament of Aruba in Oranjestad Along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten, Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with internal autonomy. Matters such as foreign affairs and defense are handled by the Netherlands. Aruba's politics take place within a framework...
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Politics
Politics The legal system is based on the Dutch model. Legal jurisdiction lies with the Gerecht in Eerste Aanleg (Court of First Instance), the Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba (Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and of Bona...
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Foreign relations
Foreign relations Aruba is one of the overseas countries and territories (OCT) of the European Union and maintains economic and cultural relations with the European Union and the United States. Aruba is also a member of several international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and Interpol. Although n...
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Military
Military Defence is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Dutch Armed Forces that protect the island include the Navy, Marine Corps, and the Coastguard including a platoon sized national guard. All forces are stationed at Marines base in Savaneta. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Defense established ...
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Education
Education Historically, Dutch was not widely spoken on the island, except within colonial administration, and its usage increased in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Students in Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire were predominantly taught in Spanish until the late 18th century.Van Putte 1999. Dutch serves as the prima...
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Economy
Economy The economy is dominated by four main industries: tourism, aloe export, petroleum refining, and offshore banking. Aruba has one of the highest standards of living in the Caribbean region. The GDP per capita (PPP) was estimated to be $37,500 in 2017. Its main trading partners are Colombia, the United States, Ve...
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Tourism
Tourism Aruba has a large and well-developed tourism industry, receiving 1,082,000 tourists who stayed overnight in its territory in 2018. About 75% of the gross national product is earned through tourism and related activities. Most tourists are from North America, with a market-share of 73.3%, followed by Latin Ameri...
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Culture
Culture Aruba boasts a diverse culture. According to the Bureau Burgelijke Stand en Bevolkingsregister (BBSB, Civil Registry and Population Register), in 2005, the island was home to people from 92 different nationalities. Dutch influence is still evident in traditions like the celebration of Sinterklaas (Saint Nichol...
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Architecture
Architecture thumb|Ornate buildings in OranjestadFrom the beginning of the colonization of the Netherlands until the beginning of the 20th century, the architecture in the most inhabited areas was influenced by the Dutch colonial style and also some Spanish elements from the Catholic missionaries. After the boom of t...
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Sport
Sport The most popular sports in Aruba are football, basketball, baseball, and volleyball, as well as beach sports. Aruba has competed at the Olympic Games since 1988.
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Infrastructure
Infrastructure Queen Beatrix International Airport is near Oranjestad. Aruba has four ports: Barcadera, the main cargo port; Paardenbaai, the cruise ship terminal in Oranjestad/Taratata; Commandeurs Baai (Commander's Bay) in Savaneta; and Sint Nicolaas Baai in San Nicolaas. Paardenbaai services all the cruise-ship lin...
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Places of interest
Places of interest thumb|right|Hooiberg (hill)
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Notable people
Notable people
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See also
See also Central Bank of Aruba Index of Aruba-related articles List of monuments of Aruba Outline of Aruba
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Notes
Notes
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Sources
Sources
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References
References
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Further reading
Further reading Aymer, Paula L. – Uprooted Women: Migrant Domestics in the Caribbean. Brown, Enid – Suriname and the Netherlands Antilles: An Annotated English-Language Bibliography. Gerber, Stanford N. – The Family in the Caribbean: Proceedings of the 2nd Conference on the Family in the Caribbean, Aruba, 1969. Gree...
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External links
External links of the Government of Aruba Category:Island countries Category:Caribbean countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Category:Countries and territories where Dutch is an official language Category:Former Dutch colonies Category:Former Spanish colonies Category:Former British colonies and protectorat...
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Table of Content
Short description, Etymology, History, Pre-ceramic age, Early human migration and cultural exchange, Neo-Indian period: the Caquetío, Caquetío chiefdom, Political units and governance, Agriculture, trade, and network, Burial practices, Last indigenous Aruban, Spanish period, Early explorations, Conquistadors, Spanish r...
Articles of Confederation
Short description
The Articles of Confederation, officially the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement and early body of law in the Thirteen Colonies, which served as the nation's first frame of government during the American Revolution. It was debated by the Second Continental Congress at present-day Independen...
Articles of Confederation
Background and context
Background and context The political push to increase cooperation among the then-loyal colonies began with the Albany Congress in 1754 and Benjamin Franklin's proposed Albany Plan, an inter-colonial collaboration to help solve mutual local problems. Over the next two decades, some of the basic concepts it addressed wou...
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Drafting
Drafting thumb|right|upright=.90|alt=Historical 13-cent postage stamp commemorating the Articles of Confederation 200th anniversary|1977 13-cent U.S. Postage stamp commemorating the Articles of Confederation bicentennial; the draft was completed on November 15, 1777 On June 12, 1776, a day after appointing the Committe...
Articles of Confederation
Ratification
Ratification The Articles of Confederation was submitted to the states for ratification in late November 1777. The first state to ratify was Virginia on December 16, 1777; 12 states had ratified the Articles by February 1779, 14 months into the process. The lone holdout, Maryland, refused to go along until the landed s...
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Article summaries
Article summaries The Articles of Confederation contain a preamble, thirteen articles, a conclusion, and a signatory section. The individual articles set the rules for current and future operations of the confederation's central government. Under the Articles, the states retained sovereignty over all governmental funct...
Articles of Confederation
Congress under the Articles
Congress under the Articles
Articles of Confederation
Army
Army Under the Articles, Congress had the authority to regulate and fund the Continental Army, but it lacked the power to compel the States to comply with requests for either troops or funding. This left the military vulnerable to inadequate funding, supplies, and even food. Further, although the Articles enabled the s...
Articles of Confederation
Foreign policy
Foreign policy The 1783 Treaty of Paris, which ended hostilities with Great Britain, languished in Congress for several months because too few delegates were present at any one time to constitute a quorum so that it could be ratified. Afterward, the problem only got worse as Congress had no power to enforce attendance...
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Taxation and commerce
Taxation and commerce Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government's power was kept quite limited. The Confederation Congress could make decisions but lacked enforcement powers. Implementation of most decisions, including modifications to the Articles, required unanimous approval of all thirteen state le...
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Accomplishments
Accomplishments Nevertheless, the Confederation Congress did take two actions with long-lasting impact. The Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance created territorial government, set up protocols for the admission of new states and the division of land into useful units, and set aside land in each township for...
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Presidents of Congress
Presidents of Congress Under the Articles of Confederation, the presiding officer of Congress—referred to in many official records as President of the United States in Congress Assembled—chaired the Committee of the States when Congress was in recess, and performed other administrative functions. He was not, however, ...
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U.S. under the Articles
U.S. under the Articles The peace treaty left the United States independent and at peace but with an unsettled governmental structure. The Articles envisioned a permanent confederation but granted to the Congress—the only federal institution—little power to finance itself or to ensure that its resolutions were enforce...
Articles of Confederation
Signatures
Signatures The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles for distribution to the states on November 15, 1777. A copy was made for each state and one was kept by the Congress. On November 28, the copies sent to the states for ratification were unsigned, and the cover letter, dated November 17, had only the sign...
Articles of Confederation
Signers
Signers The signers and the states they represented were: Connecticut Roger Sherman Samuel Huntington Oliver Wolcott Titus Hosmer Andrew Adams Delaware Thomas McKean John Dickinson Nicholas Van Dyke Georgia John Walton Edward Telfair Edward Langworthy Maryland John Hanson Daniel Carroll Massachusetts ...
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Parchment pages
Parchment pages Original parchment pages of the Articles of Confederation, National Archives and Records Administration.
Articles of Confederation
Revision and replacement
Revision and replacement In September 1786, delegates from five states met at what became known as the Annapolis Convention to discuss the need for reversing the protectionist interstate trade barriers that each state had erected. At its conclusion, delegates voted to invite all states to a larger convention to be hel...
Articles of Confederation
Legitimacy of closing down
Legitimacy of closing down Two prominent political leaders in the Confederation, John Jay of New York and Thomas Burke of North Carolina believed that "the authority of the congress rested on the prior acts of the several states, to which the states gave their voluntary consent, and until those obligations were fulfill...
Articles of Confederation
Final months
Final months On July 3, 1788, the Congress received New Hampshire's all-important ninth ratification of the proposed Constitution, thus, according to its terms, establishing it as the new framework of governance for the ratifying states. The following day delegates considered a bill to admit Kentucky into the Union as ...
Articles of Confederation
See also
See also Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture Founding Fathers of the United States Journals of the Continental Congress History of the United States (1776–1789) Libertarianism Perpetual Union Vetocracy
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Citations
Citations
Articles of Confederation
General and cited references
General and cited references (Collection published 1995.) Rakove, Jack N. (1991) "The Articles of Confederation, 1775–1783. In Jack P. Green and J.R. Pole, eds. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of the American Revolution. Oxford: Blackwell pp. 280–95...
Articles of Confederation
External links
External links Text version of the Articles of Confederation Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union Articles of Confederation and related resources, Library of Congress Today in History: November 15, Library of Congress United States Constitution Online—The Articles of Confederation Free Download of Artic...
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Table of Content
Short description, Background and context, Drafting, Ratification, Article summaries, Congress under the Articles, Army, Foreign policy, Taxation and commerce, Accomplishments, Presidents of Congress, U.S. under the Articles, Signatures, Signers, Parchment pages, Revision and replacement, Legitimacy of closing down, Fi...
Asia Minor (disambiguation)
Wiktionary
Asia Minor is an alternative name for Anatolia, the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey. Asia Minor may also refer to: Asia Minor (album), an album by Jamaican-born jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece "Asia Minor" (instrumental), a 1961 instrumental recording by Jimmy Wisner (op...
Asia Minor (disambiguation)
See also
See also Asia Major (disambiguation)
Asia Minor (disambiguation)
Table of Content
Wiktionary, See also
Atlantic Ocean
Short description
thumb|This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the ISS. The pass starts from just northeast of the island of Newfoundland over the North Atlantic Ocean to central Africa, over South Sudan. The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It cover...
Atlantic Ocean
Toponymy
Toponymy thumb|The Aethiopian Ocean depicted in a 1710 French map of Africa The oldest known mentions of an "Atlantic" sea come from Stesichorus around mid-sixth century BC (Sch. A. R. 1. 211): (, , . ) and in The Histories of Herodotus around 450 BC (Hdt. 1.202.4): (, or ) where the name refers to "the sea beyond...
Atlantic Ocean
Extent and data
Extent and data The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) defined the limits of the oceans and seas in 1953, but some of these definitions have been revised since then and some are not recognized by various authorities, institutions, and countries, for example the CIA World Factbook. Correspondingly, the ext...
Atlantic Ocean
Biggest seas in Atlantic Ocean
Biggest seas in Atlantic Ocean Top large seas: Sargasso Sea3.5 million km2 Caribbean Sea2.754 million km2 Mediterranean Sea2.510 million km2 Gulf of Guinea2.35 million km2 Gulf of Mexico1.550 million km2 Norwegian Sea1.383 million km2 Greenland Sea1.205 million km2 Argentine Sea1 million km2 Labrador Sea841,0...
Atlantic Ocean
Bathymetry
Bathymetry thumb|False color map of ocean depth in the Atlantic basin The bathymetry of the Atlantic is dominated by a submarine mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (MAR). It runs from 87°N or south of the North Pole to the subantarctic Bouvet Island at 54°S. Expeditions to explore the bathymertry of the At...
Atlantic Ocean
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Mid-Atlantic Ridge The MAR divides the Atlantic longitudinally into two halves, in each of which a series of basins are delimited by secondary, transverse ridges. The MAR reaches above along most of its length, but is interrupted by larger transform faults at two places: the Romanche Trench near the Equator and the...
Atlantic Ocean
Ocean floor
Ocean floor Continental shelves in the Atlantic are wide off Newfoundland, southernmost South America, and northeastern Europe. In the western Atlantic carbonate platforms dominate large areas, for example, the Blake Plateau and Bermuda Rise. The Atlantic is surrounded by passive margins except at a few locations wh...
Atlantic Ocean
Water characteristics
Water characteristics thumb|upright=1.8|As the Gulf Stream meanders across the North Atlantic from the North American east coast to Western Europe its temperature drops by .|alt=Visualisation of the Gulf Stream stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to Western Europe Path of the thermohaline circulation. Purple paths rep...
Atlantic Ocean
Salinity
Salinity On average, the Atlantic is the saltiest major ocean; surface water salinity in the open ocean ranges from 33 to 37 parts per thousand (3.3–3.7%) by mass and varies with latitude and season. Evaporation, precipitation, river inflow and sea ice melting influence surface salinity values. Although the lowest sa...
Atlantic Ocean
Water masses
Water masses + Temperature-salinity characteristics for Atlantic water masses Water mass Temperature Salinity Upper waters () Atlantic SubarcticUpper Water (ASUW) 0.0–4.0 °C 34.0–35.0 Western North AtlanticCentral Water (WNACW) 7.0–20 °C 35.0–36.7 Eastern North AtlanticCentral Water (ENACW) 8.0–18.0 °C 3...
Atlantic Ocean
Gyres
Gyres The clockwise warm-water North Atlantic Gyre occupies the northern Atlantic, and the counter-clockwise warm-water South Atlantic Gyre appears in the southern Atlantic. In the North Atlantic, surface circulation is dominated by three inter-connected currents: the Gulf Stream which flows north-east from the Nor...
Atlantic Ocean
Sargasso Sea
Sargasso Sea The Sargasso Sea in the western North Atlantic can be defined as the area where two species of Sargassum (S. fluitans and natans) float, an area wide and encircled by the Gulf Stream, North Atlantic Drift, and North Equatorial Current. This population of seaweed probably originated from Tertiary ancest...
Atlantic Ocean
Climate
Climate thumb|Waves in the trade winds in the Atlantic Oceanareas of converging winds that move along the same track as the prevailing windcreate instabilities in the atmosphere that may lead to the formation of hurricanes.|alt=Map of Caribbean showing seven approximately parallel westward-pointing arrows that extend...
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Natural hazards
Natural hazards thumb|Iceberg A22A in the South Atlantic Ocean Every winter, the Icelandic Low produces frequent storms. Icebergs are common from early February to the end of July across the shipping lanes near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The ice season is longer in the polar regions, but there is little shippin...
Atlantic Ocean
Geology and plate tectonics
Geology and plate tectonics The Atlantic Ocean is underlain mostly by dense mafic oceanic crust made up of basalt and gabbro and overlain by fine clay, silt and siliceous ooze on the abyssal plain. The continental margins and continental shelf mark lower density, but greater thickness felsic continental rock that is ...
Atlantic Ocean
Central Atlantic
Central Atlantic The break-up of Pangaea began in the central Atlantic, between North America and Northwest Africa, where rift basins opened during the Late Triassic and Early Jurassic. This period also saw the first stages of the uplift of the Atlas Mountains. The exact timing is controversial with estimates rangin...
Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic
North Atlantic Geologically, the North Atlantic is the area delimited to the south by two conjugate margins, Newfoundland and Iberia, and to the north by the Arctic Eurasian Basin. The opening of the North Atlantic closely followed the margins of its predecessor, the Iapetus Ocean, and spread from the central Atlant...
Atlantic Ocean
South Atlantic
South Atlantic West Gondwana (South America and Africa) broke up in the Early Cretaceous to form the South Atlantic. The apparent fit between the coastlines of the two continents was noted on the first maps that included the South Atlantic and it was also the subject of the first computer-assisted plate tectonic rec...
Atlantic Ocean
Closure of the Atlantic
Closure of the Atlantic An embryonic subduction margin is potentially developing west of Gibraltar. The Gibraltar Arc in the western Mediterranean is migrating westward into the central Atlantic where it joins the converging African and Eurasian plates. Together these three tectonic forces are slowly developing into...
Atlantic Ocean
History
History
Atlantic Ocean
Old World
Old World Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) studies indicate that 80–60,000 years ago a major demographic expansion within Africa, derived from a single, small population, coincided with the emergence of behavioral complexity and the rapid MIS 5–4 environmental changes. This group of people not only expanded over the whole o...
Atlantic Ocean
New World
New World During the LGM the Laurentide Ice Sheet covered most of northern North America while Beringia connected Siberia to Alaska. In 1973, late American geoscientist Paul S. Martin proposed a "blitzkrieg" colonization of the Americas by which Clovis hunters migrated into North America around 13,000 years ago in a...
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic World
Atlantic World thumb|left|The Atlantic Gyres influenced the Portuguese discoveries and trading port routes, here shown in the India Run ("Carreira da Índia"), which would be developed in subsequent years. Christopher Columbus reached the Americas in 1492, sailing under the Spanish flag. Six years later Vasco da Gama...
Atlantic Ocean
Economy
Economy The Atlantic has contributed significantly to the development and economy of surrounding countries. Besides major transatlantic transportation and communication routes, the Atlantic offers abundant petroleum deposits in the sedimentary rocks of the continental shelves. thumb|right|Cod fishery in Norway The A...
Atlantic Ocean
Fisheries
Fisheries The shelves of the Atlantic hosts one of the world's richest fishing resources. The most productive areas include the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, the Scotian Shelf, Georges Bank off Cape Cod, the Bahama Banks, the waters around Iceland, the Irish Sea, the Bay of Fundy, the Dogger Bank of the North Sea, an...
Atlantic Ocean
Environmental issues
Environmental issues
Atlantic Ocean
Endangered species
Endangered species Endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales. Drift net fishing can kill dolphins, albatrosses and other seabirds (petrels, auks), hastening the fish stock decline and contributing to international disputes.
Atlantic Ocean
Waste and pollution
Waste and pollution Marine pollution is a generic term for the entry into the ocean of potentially hazardous chemicals or particles. The biggest culprits are rivers and with them many agriculture fertilizer chemicals as well as livestock and human waste. The excess of oxygen-depleting chemicals leads to hypoxia and t...
Atlantic Ocean
Climate change
Climate change North Atlantic hurricane activity has increased over past decades because of increased sea surface temperature (SST) at tropical latitudes, changes that can be attributed to either the natural Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) or to anthropogenic climate change. A 2005 report indicated that the ...
Atlantic Ocean
Theories of natural delimitation between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Theories of natural delimitation between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans thumb|300px|right|Map showing the proposal presented by the thesis entitled "Natural delimitation between the Pacific and South Atlantic oceans by the Shackleton Fracture Zone" Scientific researchers have proposed delimiting the boundary betwee...
Atlantic Ocean
See also
See also Atlantic Revolutions List of countries and territories bordering the Atlantic Ocean Seven Seas Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic hurricanes Piracy in the Atlantic World Transatlantic crossing South Atlantic Peace and Cooperation Zone Natural delimitation between the Pacific and South Atla...
Atlantic Ocean
References
References
Atlantic Ocean
Sources
Sources map
Atlantic Ocean
Further reading
Further reading
Atlantic Ocean
External links
External links Atlantic Ocean. Cartage.org.lb (archived) "Map of Atlantic Coast of North America from the Chesapeake Bay to Florida" from 1639 via the Library of Congress Category:Oceans Category:Articles containing video clips Category:Oceans surrounding Antarctica
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Table of Content
Short description, Toponymy, Extent and data, Biggest seas in Atlantic Ocean, Bathymetry, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Ocean floor, Water characteristics, Salinity, Water masses, Gyres, Sargasso Sea, Climate, Natural hazards, Geology and plate tectonics, Central Atlantic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, Closure of the Atlantic,...
Arthur Schopenhauer
Short description
Arthur Schopenhauer ( ; ; 22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of a blind and irrational noumenal will. Building on the transcendental idealism ...
Arthur Schopenhauer
Early life
Early life thumb|upright|Schopenhauer's birthplace house, Świętego Ducha street Arthur Schopenhauer was born on 22 February 1788 in Gdańsk (then part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; later in the Kingdom of Prussia Danzig) on Św. Ducha 47 (in Prussia Heiliggeistgasse), the son of and his wife Johanna Schopenha...
Arthur Schopenhauer
Education
Education He moved to Weimar but did not live with his mother, who even tried to discourage him from coming by explaining that they would not get along very well. Their relationship deteriorated even further due to their temperamental differences. He accused his mother of being financially irresponsible, flirtatious ...