USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1492 the Italian Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic in a Spanish-backed attempt to find a new trading route to Asia.

Detailed explanation-2: -"Transatlantic” refers to the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. “Trans” is a Latin word meaning across or through, and “Atlantic” is the vast ocean that spans between the Americas and Africa (stretching to Europe and England).

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of other famous transatlantic liners are RMS Lusitania, RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic, SS Île de France, SS Rex, SS Normandie, RMS Queen Mary, SS America, RMS Queen Elizabeth, SS France, Queen Elizabeth 2, RMS Queen Mary 2, and the SS United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -British people sometimes use phrases such as ‘across the Atlantic’ or ‘on the other side of the Atlantic’ when they are talking about the US, and Americans use these phrases when they are talking about western Europe, especially the UK Scientists from both sides of the Atlantic will meet next month in New York.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Atlantic Ocean lies between North and South America on the west and Europe and Africa on the east. Up north, the Atlantic connects to the Arctic Ocean and to the Southern Ocean to the south. Scientists often divide the Atlantic into two basins: the North Atlantic and the South Atlantic.