North+Atlantic+Gyre

=North Atlantic Gyre=

=There are gyres on Earth which are patterns of circulation caused by convection cells, global winds, Coriolis Effect and continental barriers. **(Check out Gyres page for more information)** Now in the North Atlantic Gyre the first wind that begins the cycle is the North Equatorial Current which begins from the equator andthen pushes into the Gulf of Mexico and then exits between Florida and Cuba and goes up the eastern coast of the United States as the Gulf Stream. Then as the Gulf Stream goes south of Greenland it slows and widens until it becomes the North Atlantic Current which goes up a bit and heats up some northern countries then it goes down to where the Canary Islands of Spain are and becomes the Canary Current which cools down the west coast of Africa and then the cycle begins all over as the Canary Current sinks to the Equator and becomes the North Equatorial Current once again. Also in the middle of this Gyre is the Sagrasso Sea which is a calm spot in the middle of the North Atlantic Gyre.= = = = =

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