The Gulf Stream, paired with the eastern boundary Canary Current, flanks the North Atlantic gyre. The Gulf Stream, also called the North Atlantic Drift, originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Strait of Florida, and follows the eastern coastline of the United States and Newfoundland.
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The North Atlantic Current divides into two branches on eastern part of the ocean. It reaches British Isles and enters Arctic Ocean as Norwegian current.