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Question: What is the Gulf Stream?
Category: Science > Earth Sciences
Keywords: current, North Atlantic Drift, Gulf Stream
Type: what
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The Gulf Stream is a powerful western boundary current. Paired with the eastern boundary Canary Current, the Gulf Stream flanks the North Atlantic gyre. The Gulf Stream, also called the North Atlantic Drift, originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Strait of Florida, and follows the eastern coastline of the United States and Newfoundland. It travels at speeds of 25 to 75 miles per day at about one to three knots (1.15-3.45 miles per hour or 1.85-5.55 kilometers per hour). It influences the climate of the east coast of Florida, keeping temperatures warmer in the winter and cooler than the other southeastern states in the summer. Since it also extends toward Europe, it warms western European countries as well.
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