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Acerca de las corrientes en el Atlántico norte marque la opción correcta.About the currents in the North Atlantic, mark the correct option:

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Correct answer: b) The Florida Current and the Bahamas Current join to form the Gulf Stream.

Why it is correct

As the Florida Current exits the Straits of Florida it joins the Bahamas (or Antilles) Current, and together they form the Gulf Stream.

Why the others are not

  • a) The gyre around the Sargasso Sea is clockwise.
  • c) The Brazil Current originates in the South Atlantic.
  • d) The Guinea Current is the eastward extension.

How to work it out in the exam

  1. Florida + Bahamas = Gulf Stream.

Where this question comes from

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