<Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Atlantic Provinces Provinces de l'Atlantique (Fr) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Atlantic Provinces </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Region </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Provinces </Th> <Td> New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> 500,531 km (193,256 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Population </Th> <Td> 2,333,322 (2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Density </Th> <Td> 5 / km (13 / sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Atlantic Canada (green) within the rest of Canada </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Atlantic Provinces Provinces de l'Atlantique (Fr) </Td> </Tr>

How has the location of the atlantic provinces influenced its culture