Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the Earth's second largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its
surface.
The open waters of the Atlantic Ocean have a relatively small number of islands. These include Fernando de Noronha, the Azores, Madeira Islands, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Bermuda and the islands of the Ascension, St. Helena and Tristan da Cunha group.
However, it is along the continental margins and amidst the marginal seas of the Atlantic — the Mediterannean and Caribbean seas — where most islands are to be found. Islands in these regions include the British Isles, the myriad islands of the eastern Mediterannean and the great archipelagoes of the West Indies.