Atlantic Ocean definition

Atlantic Ocean means all state waters along the east coast of Florida lying between the Florida-Georgia border and 83° West Longitude (near the Dry Tortugas Islands).

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Atlantic Ocean means that body of water south and east of the line beginning at the point where the Natural Resources Boundary Line intersects 83 deg. W. longitude (24 deg. 29 min. N. latitude), thence north along 83 deg. W. longitude to where it intersects 24 deg. 35 min. N. latitude (near the Dry Tortugas), thence eastward along that parallel

Examples of Atlantic Ocean in a sentence

• The treaty sets ceilings on five categories of treaty-limited equipment (TLE)— battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, artillery of at least 100-mm calibre, combat aircraft and attack helicopters—in an area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains (the Atlantic-to-the-Urals, ATTU).

• The Circulating Water System is a once-through system using sea water from the Atlantic Ocean to remove the heat of condensation from the steam cycle and to dispose of that heat in an environmentally acceptable manner.

• Sections 600.520 and 600.525 regulate all foreign fishing con- ducted under a GIFA within the EEZ in the Atlantic Ocean north of 35°00′ N.

• The TALFFs for the fish- eries of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean are published in the FEDERAL REG- ISTER.

• Its distribution is limited by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the forest boundary just north of the mouth of the Congo River to the south, the Congo and Oubangui Rivers to the east, and the Sanaga River to the north (with the exception of the small population in Ebo Forest, Cameroon, north of the Sanaga, whose taxonomic affiliation is still not absolutely clear, but appears to be to G.

• It shows how the EU's Atlantic Member States, their regions and the Commission can help create sustainable growth in coastal regions and drive forward the "blue economy" while preserving the environmental and ecological stability of the Atlantic Ocean.

• The Atlantic Action Plan aims to revitalise the marine and maritime economy in the Atlantic Ocean area.

• For the purposes of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean fishery, fishing areas are that portion of the EEZ shown inside the boundaries of the ‘‘three digit statistical areas’’ de- scribed in Figure 1 to this section.

• The treaty sets ceilings on five categories of treaty-limited equipment (TLE)— battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, artillery of at least 100-mm calibre, combat aircraft and attack helicopters—in an area stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ural Mountains (the Atlantic-to-the-Urals, ATTU).

• The Atlantic Ocean widens at a rate measured in millimeters per year, while the Pacific Ocean narrows as the Pacific and Farallon plates are subducted beneath the western edge of North America.