英语词汇atlantic ocean的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	atlantic ocean
词源	Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic may take its name from the fa- bled kingdom of Atlantis that is said to have existed in its do- main, or from the Atlas Mountains in northwest Africa, which the ancients thought overlooked the entire ocean. It is interest- ing to note that the Atlantic Ocean is widening an inch every year, while the Pacific Ocean is shrinking.
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