The Gulf Stream

A) moves southward and moderates temperatures in eastern South America.
B) moves northward in the western Atlantic, moderating temperatures in Iceland.
C) moves equatorward, warming the California coast.
D) creates a warming effect on Japan and the Aleutians.


B

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