1857 Gulf Stream and Drift chart, showing how it connects locations from the Caribbean up the eastern seaboard of the Atlantic and across the ocean to Europe. Also known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) From 'Gulf Stream and Drift' from Matthew Fontaine Maury (American 1806 - 1873). European discovery of the Gulf Stream dates to the 1512 expedition of Juan Ponce de Leon, after which it became widely used by Spanish ships sailing from the Caribbean to Spain. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Parker, David |
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