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Which ocean lies to the West of Africa?

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Arctic ocean
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Atlantic ocean
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Indian ocean
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Pacific ocean
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Solution

The correct option is C Atlantic ocean
The world's second-largest ocean is the Atlantic Ocean lies in the West of Africa. It has North and South America in the West and Europe and Africa in the east. It covers an area of 82,000,000 square km, which is 1/6th of the geographical area of the globe and half of the Pacific Ocean. The Atlantic Ocean was formed due to the drifting of North and South Americans to the West due to plate tectonic.

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