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Published on May 01, 2017
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The waters of the Gulf Stream begin in Florida.
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The Gulf Stream is unusually warm for ocean water.
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Within the Atlantic Ocean, it flows like a river toward Europe and Africa.
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The current flows north from Florida to Maine.
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The current flows north from Florida to Maine.
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The Gulf Stream sweeps through the wide Sargasso Sea, located around the Bermuda Islands.
Photo by Gemma Stiles
The seaweed in the Sargasso Sea is called sargassum.
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Sargassum is found in warm seas and has special branches with berry-like air sacs.
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When Christopher Columbus crossed the Sargasso Sea, he believed he was near land.
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However, sargassum in the Gulf Stream does not usually float near land.
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Early navigators feared becoming entangled in the seaweed.
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Jean Rhys wrote "Wide Sargasso Sea" after moving to England from the West Indies.
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