Gulf Stream (ocean current)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gulf_Stream_(ocean_current)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:affectsWeatherPatterns gptkb:North_Atlantic_region
gptkbp:averageSpeed 2.5 meters per second
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Ponce_de_León
gptkbp:dividedInto gptkb:Canary_Current
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Drift
gptkbp:firstMapped gptkb:Timothy_Folger
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:Gulf_of_Mexico
gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gulf Stream (ocean current)
gptkbp:importantFor transatlantic shipping
gptkbp:influenced marine biodiversity
ocean circulation
sea surface temperatures
fishing industries
hurricane formation
Arctic ice melt
European winters
gptkbp:influencesClimateOf gptkb:Western_Europe
Eastern United States
gptkbp:length over 9,000 kilometers
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:maximumDepth 800 meters
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:NASA
gptkb:NOAA
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:North_Atlantic_Subtropical_Gyre
gptkbp:passesThrough gptkb:Cape_Hatteras
gptkbp:startsNear gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:temperature warm
gptkbp:width 80 kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gulf_Stream,_Florida
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7