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Gulf Stream

How did Benjamin Franklin contribute to the study of the Gulf Stream?

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Map of the North Atlantic Ocean showing major ocean currents, with warm currents like the Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift highlighted in pink and cold currents in blue. Arrows indicate current directions and relative speeds, connecting the eastern coasts of North America, the western coasts of Europe and Africa, and the Arctic region. — Gulf Stream Major warm and cold currents of the North Atlantic Ocean.

In the late 1700s, Benjamin Franklin contributed to the scientific study of the Gulf Stream by producing a map of the current.1