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Amanda Briney. Geography Expert. Amanda Briney, M. Updated January 23, Cite this Article Format. Briney, Amanda. The Gulf Stream. Bering Strait and the Bering Land Bridge. Identification of Jellyfish and Jelly-like Animals.
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Credit: NOAA. The ocean is constantly in motion, moving water from place to place via currents. As the warm water comes in, colder, denser water sinks and begins moving south—eventually flowing along the bottom of the ocean all the way to Antarctica.
This animation shows the Gulf Stream sending warm water to the North Atlantic Ocean, forcing colder water to sink and travel southward. In , Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon noted that there was a strong current in this location.
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