Since the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the word "NATO" has frequently appeared in major media, and many people do not know that the full name of "NATO" is "North Atlantic Treaty Organization". Even less clear where the North Atlantic is? Why is it called "North Atlantic"? Which countries and regions of the North Atlantic are included?
What's more, the day before yesterday, I saw an article saying that Russia and NATO have been separated by 3 nautical miles for 70 years, so how can we not be afraid of nato threats? And the development of Ukraine's accession to NATO is a threat? He was saying that Eastern Siberia in Russia was across the sea from Alaska, which the Tsar had originally sold to the United States, across the sea from the North Ridge Sea. Some people who do not study even say that NATO has made great efforts to expand eastwards and that Japan, South Korea, And China have all joined NATO. It's ridiculous! Too lacking in knowledge. So I want to collect some information and popularize NATO.
First, let's take a look at the map:

First, the North Atlantic Ocean refers to the part of the Atlantic Ocean north of the equator and south of the Arctic Circle, which accounts for about 60% of the entire Atlantic area, and includes the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, Hudson Bay, the Gulf of Guinea and other subsidiary gulfs, many natural ports, so shipping is developed and an important part of world shipping.
The countries along the North Atlantic coast have developed economies, high industrial levels, and strong military strength, and the well-known "North Atlantic Treaty Organization" is named after this.
The North Atlantic has the famous "Gulf of Mexico Warm Current", which has affected Europeans to travel between Europe and the Americas in the early capitalist primitive accumulation period to become extremely convenient, boosting economic development; at the same time, this famous warm current flows to northwestErn Europe in winter, resulting in warmer winters in northwestern Europe than elsewhere at the same latitude, and even the Russian port of Murmansk in the arctic circle at the northern end of Europe is not frozen all year round, which promotes the European economy to a certain extent.
2. Area
Approx. 4606.72 km2
Third, the deepest part
Puerto Rico Trench (9,219 m)
4. Major littoral States
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, etc
5. Geographical overview
North Atlantic, refers to the Atlantic Ocean south of the Arctic Circle, north of the equator, including the Mediterranean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and other subsidiary gulfs, is a more developed part of the Atlantic Ocean, the coastline is more tortuous than the South Atlantic Ocean, the harbor is dense, the economy and industry are more developed, the coastal developed countries, most of the North Atlantic is located in the temperate zone, the sea temperature is moderate, even if the latitude of the sea, because of the Gulf of Mexico warm current factors, can also be frozen all year round, so shipping is developed.
The North Atlantic is densely packed with larger island groups such as the Greater Antilles and the British Isles, which are rich in products, with twisty coasts and well-developed fisheries. In addition, there are many rivers flowing on both sides of the North Atlantic, the more important ones such as the Niger, the Rhine, the Mississippi, the St. Lawrence, the Elbe, the Nile, the Dnieper, etc., all of which directly or indirectly flow into the North Atlantic, constituting the North Atlantic water system.
Sixth, climatic characteristics
The North Atlantic Ocean is located north of the equator, south of the Arctic Circle, roughly in temperate zones, and roughly subtropical to the south of the Tropic of Cancer. The whole sea area has strong winds throughout the year, especially in autumn and winter, and the tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic in autumn form a strong temperate cyclone after transformation, which brings strong winds to the northern part of the North Atlantic, and some strong temperate cyclones can also cross the Atlantic, bringing strong winds and strong precipitation to northwest Europe; and on the one hand, the temperate cyclones in winter are becoming more and more intense, and the cold fronts from the Arctic are also frequently moving south, bringing more than 10 levels of wind to most of the North Atlantic, and the coastal areas are often hit by storms, and wild storms and snow occur from time to time.
In summer, most of the North Atlantic SST is maintained at about 20 ° C, the southern Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, the Mediterranean Sea may reach more than 25 ° C, the sea area near the equator can reach 30 ° C, this temperature coupled with the abundant water vapor of the equator makes the North Atlantic form a lot of tropical cyclones in the summer, these tropical cyclones are mostly formed on the west coast of the North Atlantic, often blowing on the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coast countries, such as Hurricane Katrina in 2005, which hit New Orleans in the United States, causing the entire city to be almost devastated. There are also a few tropical cyclones that travel north along the North American coast and then hit the northeast of North America, such as Hurricane Sandy in 2012, which suddenly hit New York in October, causing serious disasters.
Because the Gulf of Mexico Current travels north along the North American coast in the summer, combined with the cold vortex of northern North America, it often creates heavy fog near the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Newfoundland Island, and as the Gulf of Mexico Warm Current travels northeast from the Florida Peninsula in autumn, it will also bring thick fog to northwestern Europe, which is the origin of London's "fog capital".
The biggest difference in the climate of the Mediterranean compared to the rest of Europe is that summers are often hot and dry, while winters are mild and rainy. Due to the influence of the Cold Canary Current and the cold air in the North in the Mediterranean region in winter, there is more precipitation, and because of the low latitude, the climate is mild and rainy, while the summer is controlled by subtropical high pressure, the temperature is higher, and it is not easy to form precipitation.
7. Islands and Archipelagos
Faroe Islands, Great Britain, Ireland, Madeira, Canary Islands, Windward Islands, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Haiti, Cuba, Bahamas, Newfoundland, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Bermuda, Iceland, Greenland (south of the Arctic Circle)
8. It belongs to the sea
Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of Biscay, North Sea, Norwegian Sea, Baltic Sea, Gulf of Finland, Hudson's Bay, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of St. Lawrence
9. Transportation
The North Atlantic Ocean occupies an extremely important position in world shipping, it is connected to the Panama Canal and the Pacific Ocean in the west, through the Strait of Gibraltar in the east, through the Mediterranean Sea and the Suez Canal to the Indian Ocean, in the north to the Arctic Ocean, and in the south to the Antarctic Sea, the shipping route is very convenient. At the same time, the North Atlantic coast is almost the most developed region of all continents, a capitalist country with a high economic level, frequent trade and economic exchanges, and is an important link and hub in the world's global shipping system.
Of the more than 2,000 ports in the world, the Atlantic coast accounts for a large part, many of which are world-renowned ports. There are more than 4,000 ships on the North Atlantic route every day, with 2/3 of the world's cargo turnover and 3/5 cargo throughput, which is the most developed ocean in the world.
There are five main routes: (1) the North Atlantic route between Europe and North America; (2) the Far East route between Europe and Asia and Oceania; (3) the Mid-Atlantic route between Europe and the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea; (4) the South Atlantic route between Europe and South America; and (5) the route from Europe along the Atlantic coast of Africa to Cape Town. Among them, the North Atlantic route is the busiest, and more than 1/3 of the world's merchant ships sail on this route. The main cargo of the sea is petroleum and petroleum products, followed by iron ore, grain, coal, bauxite and alumina.
There are 16 submarine cables connecting Western Europe with North America.
The skies over the North Atlantic Ocean are the main air traffic routes between Western Europe, North America, South America and Africa.
10. Coastal ports
Canada: Ikaluit, Conabrook, St. John's, Port seven, Quebec City, Charlottetown, Halifax
Saint Pierre and Miquelon: Saint Pierre
United States: Portland, Boston, Providence, New Haven, Stanford, New York, Baltimore, Annapolis, Atlantic City, Newport News, Norfolk, Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Miami, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Pensacola, Mobile, Biloxi, Gulfport, New Orleans, Galveston, Corpus Christie
Mexico: Tampico, Veracruz, Campeche, Merida, Chetumal, Cancun
Belize: Corozal, Belize City, Dangriga
Guatemala: Puerto Barrios
Honduras: La Ceiba, Trujillo, Port Of Lempira
Nicaragua: Port Cabezzas, Blufields
Costa Rica: Puerto Limon
Panama: Bocas Town, Port of Coron
Colombia: Turva, Cartagena, Barranquilla, Santa Marta, Rio Acha
Venezuela: Maracaibo, Kawimas, Ojeda City, Pontofejo, Corro, Port Cabello, Mecticia, Barcelona
Guyana: Batika, Georgetown, New Amsterdam
Suriname: New Nickelodeon, Paramaribo, New Amsterdam
French Guiana: Kourou, Cayenne
Nigeria: Calabar, Port Harcourt, Lagos
Benin: Portonovo, Cotonou
Togo: Anejo, Lomé
Ghana: Tema, Accra, Cape Coast, Secondi
Côte d'Ivoire: Abidjan, Great Raou, Sassandra, San Pedro
Liberia: Harper, Greenville, Buchanan, Monrovia
Sierra Leone: Freetown
Guinea: Conakry
Guinea-Bissau: Katio, Borama, Bissau, Kasheu
Senegal: Ziginsauer, Mbour, Ruffysk, Dakar, Saint-Louis
Gambia: Brikama, Banjul
Mauritania: Nouakchott, Nouadib
Western Sahara: Ayon
Morocco: Agadir, Safi, Casablanca, Muhammadiyah, Rabat, Kenitla, Tangier, Tetouan, Nador
Algeria: Benicav, Oran, Mustaganem, Algiers, Bejaya, Gigelle, Skikda, Annaba
Tunisia: Bizertea, Tunis, Ben Arus, Naboul, Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia, Sfax, Gabes
Libya: Zuwala, Tripoli, Hums, Zlitan, Misrata, Sirte, Benghazi, Derna, Tobrug
Egypt: Matruh, Alexandria, Rashid, Damietta, Port Said, Arish
Palestine: Khan Younis, Gaza
Israel: Ashdod, Tel Aviv, Netanya, Hadera, Haifa
Lebanon: Tyre, Seton, Beirut, Jubail, Tripoli
Syria: Tartus, Latakia
Cyprus: Limassol, Larnaca, Kyrenia, Famagusta
Turkey: Iskenderun, Mersin, Alanya, Antalya, Fethiye, Bodrum, Cesme, Izmir, Canakkale, Bandelma, Gamlik, Tekirda, Kocaeli, Istanbul, Zonguardak, Sinop, Samsun, Ordu, Guiresson, Trabzon, Rize
Georgia: Batumi, Poti, Sukhumi
Russia (Black Sea, Caspian Sea part): Sochi, Tuapshey, Novorossiysk, Kerch, Fyodosia, Yalta, Sevastopol, Yevpatoria, Yeyysk, Azov, Taganrog, Makhachkala, Astrakhan
Ukraine: Mariupol, Berdyansk, Kherson, Nikolayev, Odessa
Romania: Constanţa, Mangalia
Bulgaria: Varna, Burgas
Greece: Alexandroupolis, Kavala, Thessaloniki, Volos, Chalkis, Port of Piraeus, Patras, Preveza, Kequila, Mytilene, Mykonos, Chania, Rethimnon, Heraklion
Albania: Saranda, Vlorë, Durrës
Montenegro: Ulcinj, Budva
Croatia: Dubrovnik, Split, Zadar, Rijeka, Pula
Slovenia: Koper
Italy: Trieste, Venice, Chioggia, Ravenna, Rimini, Pesaro, Ancona, Pescara, Manfredonia, Bari, Brindisi, Crotone, Catanzaro, Nicastro, Messina, Catania, Marsala, Trapani, Palermo, Bagheria, Salerno, Naples, Livorno, Viareggio, La Spezia, Genoa, Savona, Cagliari
Malta: Valletta
France (Mediterranean part): Nice, Antibes, Cannes, Fréjus, Toulon, Marseille, Montpellier, Ajaccio, Bastia, Biarritz, Saint-Nazaire, Brest, Saint-Malo, Le Havre, Calais, Dunkirk
Spain: Barcelona, Tarragona, Valencia, Denia, Benidorm, Alicante, Cartagena, Almeria, Parma, Malaga, Ceuta, Melilla, Cádiz, Huelva, Vigo, Pontevedra, A Coruña, Avilés, Santander, Bilbao, San Sebastián
Portugal: Faro, Setúbal, Lisbon, Porto, Funchal, Port des Heroes
France (Atlantic part): Bayonne, Bordeaux, Rochefort, Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, Brest, Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Cherbourg-Octvier, Le Havre, Calais, Dunkirk
United Kingdom: St Peter Harbour, Plymouth, Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth, Worthing, Hastings, Foxstone, Dover, London, Southend, Lowestoft, Grimsby, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newport, Cardiff, Swansea, Liverpool, Belfast, London Derry, Lerwick
Ireland: Dundalk, Drogheda, Dublin, Watford, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Sligo
Belgium: Ostend, Zeebrugge, Antwerp
Netherlands (native): Middelburg, Dordrecht, Rotterdam, The Hague, Haarlem, Den Helder, Amsterdam, Almere, Zwolle, Groningen
Germany: Emden, Wilhelmshaven, Bremenhafen, Cuxhaven, Hamburg, Flensburg, Kiel, Lübeck, Rostock, Stralsund, Greifswald
Denmark (mainland): Esbjerg, Frederikshavn, Aalborg, Aarhus, Vejle, Fredericia, Odense, Roskilde, Copenhagen, Helsingør, Rønne
Poland: Szczecin, Koszalin, Gdynia, Gdansk
Lithuania: Klaipeda, Palanga
Latvia: Liepaja, Ventspils, Jūrmala, Riga
Estonia: Pärnu, Paldiski, Tallinn, Maldu, Kuressaare
Russia (Baltic part): Kaliningrad, Sosnovibor, St. Petersburg, Kronstadt, Vyborg
Finland: Kotka, Porvoo, Helsinki, Espoo, Turku, Pori, Vaasa, Oulu, Mariehamn
Sweden: Luleå, Umeå, Gävle, Stockholm, Norrköping, Visby, Oskarshamn, Kalmar, Karlskrona, Ystad, Malmö, Halmstad, Gothenburg
Norway (south of the Arctic Circle): Frederikstad, Oslo, Drammen, Kristiansand, Stavanger, Bergen, Trondheim
Iceland (south of the Arctic Circle): Reykjavik
Faroe Islands (Denmark): Tórshavn
BERMUDA: Hamilton
Bahamas: Nassau, Grand Bahamas
Turks and Caicos Islands: Coburn City
Cuba: Baracoa, Majari, Barnes, Varadero, Matanzas, Havana, Cienfuegos, Manzanillo, Santiago
Haiti: Cap-Haïtien, Gonaïves, Port de La Paix, Port-au-Prince, Les Cays
Dominican Republic: Puerto Plata, Samana, La Romana, Santo Domingo, Barahona
British Virgin Islands: Road Town
U.S. Virgin Islands: Charlotte Amalie
Anguilla (in English): Valley
Guadeloupe (France): Basseterre, Gustavia
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Basseterre
MONTSERRAT (IN): Plymouth
Antigua and Barbuda: St. John
Dominic: Rosso
Martinique (France): Fort-de-France
Saint Lucia: Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Vincent
Barbados: Bridgeton
Grenada: St. George's
Trinidad and Tobago: Port of Spain.
Written by Mr. Qingzhi
Data sourced from the Internet.
2022.5.2