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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:area
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about 2 million square miles
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gptkbp:borderedBy
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gptkb:Antilles_Current
gptkb:Canary_Current
gptkb:Gulf_Stream
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Current
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Equatorial_Current
gptkb:North_Atlantic_subtropical_gyre
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gptkbp:coordinates
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centered roughly at 30°N 60°W
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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early European explorers
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gptkbp:ecologicalSignificance
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habitat for Sargassum fish
habitat for eels
habitat for loggerhead sea turtles
nursery for many marine species
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gptkbp:features
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no land boundaries
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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15th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sargasso Sea
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gptkbp:influenced
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Atlantic Ocean currents
marine migration routes
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gptkbp:knownFor
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floating Sargassum seaweed
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:mentionedIn
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gptkb:Christopher_Columbus's_logs
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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Sargassum seaweed
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gptkbp:notableFor
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accumulation of marine debris
calm water
lack of land boundaries
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:American_eel
gptkb:Atlantic_bluefin_tuna
gptkb:European_eel
gptkb:Sargassum_anglerfish
gptkb:Sargassum_crab
gptkb:Sargassum_fish
gptkb:Sargassum_nudibranch
gptkb:Sargassum_pipefish
gptkb:Sargassum_shrimp
gptkb:dolphinfish
gptkb:flying_fish
gptkb:loggerhead_sea_turtle
gptkb:white_marlin
gptkb:yellowfin_tuna
blue marlin
wahoo
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:protectedBy
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gptkb:Sargasso_Sea_Commission
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gptkbp:region
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subtropical gyre
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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marine biologists
oceanographers
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gptkbp:threats
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climate change
overfishing
pollution
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gptkbp:waterSalinity
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high
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gptkbp:waterSource
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clear blue
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:North_Atlantic
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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