| Niger River |
a long river in western Africa that begins in Guinea and flows through Mali and Niger. It then flows along the border between Niger and Benin, through Nigeria, and finally into the Atlantic Ocean. It is an extremely important water source in the region. |
| North Sea |
a sea that is part of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies between Great Britain, Scandinavia, and the north coast of the European mainland. |
| Orinoco River |
a major river of South America that starts near the Venezuelan border with Brazil, flows across Venezuela, then along the border with Colombia, and finally empties into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Paraná River |
a major river in South America that starts in Brazil and flows mostly south. The Paraná River eventually joins a river called the Uruguay and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at the border between the countries of Argentina and Uruguay. |
| Potomac |
a river of the eastern United States. It flows from West Virginia along the border of Washington, D.C., and into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Rio de Janeiro |
a city in southeastern Brazil on the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Sahara |
a vast desert in northern Africa stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the River Nile. |
| Sahara Desert |
a vast and very dry region of North Africa extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Nile River. The Sahara desert is hot and sandy, and it is the largest desert of this type in the world. |
| Senegal |
an African country on the Atlantic Ocean that lies between Mauritania and Guinea. The capital of Senegal is Dakar. |
| Sierra Leone |
an African country on the Atlantic Ocean between the countries of Guinea and Liberia. The capital of Sierra Leone is Freetown. |
| Suriname |
a country in northeastern South America on the Atlantic Ocean. It lies between Guyana and French Guiana. The capital of Suriname is Paramaribo. |
| The Gambia |
a country in western Africa that lies on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It is almost completely surrounded by the country of Senegal. The capital of The Gambia is Banjul. |
| Togo |
a West African country on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean between Ghana and Benin. The capital of Togo is Lomé. |
| transatlantic |
going or reaching across the Atlantic Ocean. [2 definitions] |
| Zaire |
a river of central Africa that flows from the southeastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo into the Atlantic Ocean; Congo River. [1/2 definitions] |