Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the world's second largest ocean and the main line of division between the "Old World" of Europe, Africa and Asia to the east, and the "New World" of North and South America to the west.
During the Age of Discovery, European explorers began to regularly cross the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the various lands of the Americas, which was soon followed by colonisation. For European travellers, a voyage over the Atlantic Ocean spanned six weeks at best, but could take several months in extreme cases, such as storms, seasickness and short food supplies.
The Europeans also voyaged the Atlantic to transport African slaves to the colonies in the New World. For slaves, the voyage was even worse, as they were kept below the ships' decks, bound in chains, rarely allowed to go out for fresh air, only being given a meal once a day and plagued by disease.
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