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The Gulf Stream
…with latitude known as the beta effect. This effect involves the displacement of the warm water lens toward the west, so that the deepest part of the lens is situated to the north of the island of Bermuda rather than in the central Atlantic Ocean. This warm lens of water…
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…with latitude known as the beta effect. This effect involves the displacement of the warm water lens toward the west, so that the deepest part of the lens is situated to the north of the island of Bermuda rather than in the central Atlantic Ocean. This warm lens of water…
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