[Home]History of North Atlantic drift

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Revision 4 . . November 17, 2001 2:11 pm by Hank Ramsey ["west of" in this context implies latitude as well as longitude]
Revision 3 . . November 17, 2001 10:59 am by Derek Ross [No need to mention Britain here, west of Ireland implies west of Britain]
Revision 2 . . November 17, 2001 10:26 am by Eob [Changed "British Isles" to "Britain and Ireland"]
Revision 1 . . August 1, 2001 4:49 pm by Pinkunicorn [New page]
  

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The North Atlantic drift is a powerful warm current that continues the Gulf stream northeast. It splits into two west of Ireland. One branch (the [Canary current]?) goes south while the other continues north along the coast of northwestern Europe where it has a considerable warming influence on the climate.
The North Atlantic drift is a powerful warm current that continues the Gulf stream northeast. It splits into two west of the British Isles. One branch (the [Canary current]?) goes south while the other continues north along the coast of northwestern Europe where it has a considerable warming influence on the climate.



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