The ocean current called the Gulf Stream

A) carries heat from Hawaii to the Western coast of North America.
B) carries heat from the Gulf of Mexico to the North American coast and Northern Europe.
C) vertically mixes the Atlantic ocean near the Southern United States.
D) travels through all of the world's oceans.


B

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