UPSC Geography Oceans and Continents / महासागरों और महाद्वीपों Question Bank Oceans and Marine Resources / Canals etc

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    Gulf stream is

    A)  A river in the Gulf

    B)  An ocean current

    C)  A second name of jet stream

    D)  A local wind

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Gulf stream is a warm ocean current originated from the eastern coast of North America. The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic Ocean current that originates at the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.


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