The Gulf Stream is the name given to: A) the current carrying cold water from the North Pole along the West Coast of the United States. B) a counter- clockwise surface current in the Gulf of California. C) the circulation of water in the Gulf of Mexico. D) a warm current carrying water from the equator along the East Coast of the United States.

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The Gulf Stream is a warm current that carries water from the equator along the East Coast of the United States. It is a strong and swift ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, travels through the Florida Straits, and then follows the eastern coast of North America before crossing the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe.

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