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North Atlantic Current

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The North Atlantic Current (North Atlantic Drift and the North Atlantic Sea Movement) is a powerful warm ocean current that continues the Gulf Stream northwest. It splits in two west of Ireland. One branch (the Canary Current) goes south while the other continues north along the coast of northwestern Europe where it has a considerable warming influence on the climate. Other branches include the Irminger Current and the Norway Current. Basically it is an extension of the Gulf Stream that goes further north and into the Arctic Ocean. Climate change, especially global warming, may have a significant effect on the current.

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