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The Argentine shortfin squid (Illex argentinus) is a species of oceanic squid found primarily in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, particularly around the Patagonian Shelf. It is a short-lived, fast-growing species that forms massive aggregations, making it a primary target for one of the world's lar...

The Brazilian Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera brasiliensis) is a species of eagle ray found in the Southwest Atlantic Ocean, particularly along the coast of Brazil. Like other members of its genus, it is a migratory species that often forms large, dense schools in shallow coastal waters. It is characterized...

The Brazilian Guitarfish (Pseudobatos horkelii) is a critically endangered marine ray native to the coastal waters of Brazil. Distinguished by its elongated body and flat snout, the species closely resembles a cross between a shark and a skate. It has experienced severe population declines primarily...

Doryteuthis gahi, commonly known as the Patagonian longfin squid, is a species of loliginid squid native to the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. It primarily inhabits the coastal waters and continental shelves off Patagonia and around the Falkland Islands. This squid is a major component of the regional...

Virgin Gorda is an British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic. It’s renowned for its dramatic landscape featuring The Baths – massive granite boulders creating unique tidal pools and beaches. These formations offer exceptional snorkeling opportunities alongside calm waters ideal for fa...

Chrysaora plocamia is a species of sea nettle, a scyphozoan jellyfish occurring in the southeastern Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Peru and Chile. It inhabits productive coastal waters influenced by the Humboldt Current and may appear in large seasonal aggregations. Like other sea nettles, it cap...

Promachoteuthis sulcus is a rare deep-sea squid species known from a small number of specimens collected from the South Atlantic Ocean. The species gained attention due to photographs of one specimen showing oral structures that superficially resemble human teeth, though these are actually folds of...

The Tristan rock lobster is the spiny lobster Jasus tristani, a marine crustacean associated with the Tristan da Cunha island group and nearby South Atlantic waters. It is also known locally as crawfish and occurs from shallow coastal areas to deeper water around islands including Tristan da Cunha,...

Arbacia dufresnii is a living regular sea urchin of the family Arbaciidae, recorded from Patagonian and Antarctic waters in the cold southern Atlantic region. Blainville described the species in 1825. As a regular echinoid, it has the approximately rounded test, radial symmetry, and movable spines a...

Discovery Guyot is a flat-topped submarine mountain recorded in the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names. It lies in the South Atlantic at approximately 42 degrees south and 10 degrees east. A guyot is a seamount whose summit has been substantially flattened, commonly interpreted as the remnant...

The Battle of the River Plate was a naval engagement fought on December 13, 1939, in the South Atlantic off the coasts of Uruguay and Argentina. A Royal Navy squadron under Commodore Henry Harwood attacked the German commerce raider Admiral Graf Spee, commanded by Hans Langsdorff. After the damaged...

Octopus tehuelchus is a small benthic octopus of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean, commonly called the Patagonian or Tehuelche octopus. Its documented range extends from southern Brazil along the Argentine coast to northern Patagonia, including intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats. The species is...

Doryteuthis sanpaulensis is a species of long-finned squid in the family Loliginidae, native to the southwestern Atlantic along the coasts of Brazil and Uruguay. It is a relatively small coastal squid associated with continental-shelf waters and is taken in regional fisheries. The species was named...

An ommastrephid squid found in the eastern Atlantic off the west African coast, particularly in Angolan waters, contributing to regional coastal and artisanal fisheries.

Sars Guyot is a flat-topped seamount in the South Atlantic Ocean, recorded in the IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names. The feature lies near 59°41′S, 68°50′W and has a reported minimum depth of about 462 metres, a maximum depth of about 4,185 metres, and dimensions of roughly 37 by 30...

A deep-sea squid (family Neoteuthidae) named after Walvis Bay off the coast of Namibia, where type specimens were first collected in the southern Atlantic.

Eledone massyae, called the combed octopus, is a marine octopus of the genus Eledone. It is a benthic species of the southwestern Atlantic, with records from Brazil to Argentina and a type locality at Cabo Frio in Rio de Janeiro State. Unlike the two rows found in the genus Octopus, Eledone massyae...

Eledone palari is a species of lesser octopus in the genus Eledone, associated with the Mediterranean Sea. Each arm has a single row of suckers, a morphological feature that helps separate this type of octopus from cephalopods with a different sucker arrangement. The species is relevant to marine bi...

The Battle of Goose Green was fought on 28 and 29 May 1982 during the Falklands War. British forces from the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment, attacked an Argentine garrison at Goose Green and Darwin on East Falkland. The British force captured the settlement after sustained fighting, while its com...

Sirius Guyot is a flat-topped undersea mountain in the South Atlantic Ocean, notable as a listed name in the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names.

Panulirus echinatus, commonly called the Saint Paul spiny lobster, is a marine crustacean in the family Palinuridae. It occurs around isolated tropical and subtropical islands of the Atlantic Ocean, including the Saint Paul Rocks and Ascension Island. Like other spiny lobsters, it lacks the large cl...

The Battle of the Falkland Islands was a First World War naval action fought on 8 December 1914 in the South Atlantic. A Royal Navy force built around the battlecruisers HMS Invincible and HMS Inflexible intercepted the German East Asia Squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Maximilian von Spee. The Bri...

Palinurus barbarae is a species of spiny lobster in the family Palinuridae. It is associated with deep water in the southwestern Indian Ocean, where specimens have been recorded around oceanic islands and seamount environments. Unlike the shallow-water lobsters commonly encountered in coastal fisher...

Illex argentinus, commonly called the Argentine shortfin squid, is a squid species in the family Ommastrephidae. It inhabits the southwest Atlantic, especially waters off Argentina and Patagonia, and supports a large commercial fishery. The species is important to regional fishing industries because...

The Agulhas Plain is a broad abyssal plain on the floor of the southwestern Indian Ocean, south of the southern African coast. It is a deep-sea region formed by relatively level sediment-covered oceanic crust and is associated geographically with the Agulhas region and the circulation of the Agulhas...

São Luís Guyot is a flat-topped submarine mountain in the South Atlantic Ocean. Its name is recorded in the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names, a reference list used for standardized geographic names of underwater features. The term guyot describes a volcanic seamount with a relatively level...

Guarani Guyot is a flat-topped submarine volcano located in the Atlantic Ocean, named after the indigenous Guarani people and notable for its geological structure.

Iracema Guyot is a flat-topped submarine volcano situated in the Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast, notable for its distinct geological and marine structures.

Suguio Guyot is a flat-topped undersea mountain in the South Atlantic Ocean, notable as a listed name in the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names.