for what is the gulf stream famous
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The Gulf Stream is probably the most famous ocean current in the world. It's a current of warm water moving from the Caribbean up towards the East Coast of the United States and Europe. The current is very powerful, and is responsible for significantly warmer temperatures in this part of the world.
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The Gulf Stream is a small part of something called the 'thermohaline circulation' or 'Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation'. This is a large, global-scale ocean conveyor belt driven by differences in temperature and salt content – the water's density.
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The Gulf Stream is a powerful warm ocean current affecting the climate of the eastern coast of North America and the western coast of Europe and it is an important source of tidal energy.
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