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"Profile of the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and adjoining land in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, showing the continental shelf." -Gilbert, 1910

Atlantic Shelf

"Profile of the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and adjoining land in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, showing…

An Italian explorer who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed in the American continents.

Christopher Columbus

An Italian explorer who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and landed in the American continents.

"An eel-like fish, <i>Nemichthys scolopaceus</i>; any member of the <i>Nemichthyidae</i>. The snipe eel attains a length of 3 feet; it is pale-colored above, the back somewhat speckled; the belly and anal fin are blackish. It is a deep-water fish of the Atlantic often taken off the Atlantic coast." &mdash;Whitney, 1889

Snipe Eel

"An eel-like fish, Nemichthys scolopaceus; any member of the Nemichthyidae. The snipe eel attains a…

An American businessman who created the Atlantic Telegraph Company.

Cyrus W. Field

An American businessman who created the Atlantic Telegraph Company.

(1819-1892) American merchant who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company that laid the first cable across the Atlantic ocean.

Cyrus West Field

(1819-1892) American merchant who led the Atlantic Telegraph Company that laid the first cable across…

A branch of a Persea pubescens tree, native to the coasts of the south Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

Branch of Persea Pubescens

A branch of a Persea pubescens tree, native to the coasts of the south Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.

The first steamship in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

The Savannah

The first steamship in the world to cross the Atlantic Ocean.