Is the North Atlantic the North Pole? If it is not, then what exactly is the North Atlantic?

Question

s the North Atlantic the North Pole? If it is not, then what exactly is the North Atlantic? I don't quite get it...

Answer 1

NO. Look at your globe or an Atlas. If you do not have one, go to a local library. The North Atlantic is the northern part of the big ocean called Atlantic Ocean, situated between USA and Western and Northern Europe. The North Atlantic has nothing to do with the North Pole.

I think you are getting confused because they both have the term--NORTH- which just gives a sense of direction, as opposed to east, west or south.

The North Poles (yes, there are two - Magnetic North and True North) are in the vicinity of the Arctic Ocean. It is not at the top where all the longitude lines (running from north to south) meet. Look closely at the GLOBE and it is a little distance off the "top".

Answer 2

The north pole is in the Arctic Ocean. The north Atlantic is the Atlantic north of the equator but is not call the North Atlantic until you get past the warm water around the equator. Basically north of Bermuda.

Answer 3

north atlantic = atlantic ocean surrounding north pole
north pole = ...north pole

Answer 4

The noth pole is where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface. it is not in the north atlantic it is in the arctic ocean.