SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Gulf Stream carries warm water from the east coast of the United States to the west coast of ____
A
South America
B
Europe
C
Asia
D
Australia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It extends all the way up the eastern coast of the United States and Canada. The Gulf Stream is an ocean current that carries warm water up the eastern coast of the United states and Canada and on to western Europe.

Detailed explanation-2: -The warm Gulf Stream originating in the tropical Caribbean, for instance, carries about 150 times more water than the Amazon River. The current moves along the U.S. East Coast across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -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.

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