Gulf Stream
Atlantic ocean current
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Summary
Gulf Stream is an ocean current[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of ocean current entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,916 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[3]
- Named after: Gulf of Mexico[4]
- Part of: North Atlantic Gyre[5]
- Commons category: Gulf Stream[6]
- Time of discovery or invention: 1512[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Gulf stream[8]
- Commons gallery: Gulf Stream[9]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[15]
- Different from: North Atlantic Current[16]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Fluid dynamics[17]
- P14541: 2nyFAy[18]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Gulf Stream include Gulfstream Aerospace[19], an aerospace manufacturer[20], in United States[21], founded in 1929[22], headquartered in Savannah[23].
Why It Matters
Gulf Stream has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for it include Gulfstream Aerospace[19], an aerospace manufacturer[20], in United States[21], founded in 1929[22], headquartered in Savannah[23].