The Gulf Stream
A. is the source of "El Nino" and is a major fishing ground.
B. makes local climates uniform so that Great Britain has the same climate as Greenland.
C. brings tropical Caribbean water to the east coast of North America and upper Western Europe.
D. is the major Atlantic Ocean current that warms the eastern coast of South America.
E. All of the choices are correct.
Answer: C
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