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Ethiopic Ocean

The Ethiopic Ocean is an older name for what is now called the South Atlantic Ocean, which is separated from the North Atlantic by a narrow region between Natal, Brazil and Monrovia, Liberia. Use of term illustrates a past trend towards referring to the whole continent of Africa by the name Ethiopia as well, as Ethiopia proper is nowhere near the Ethiopic Ocean.

Last updated: 05-20-2005 03:45:08