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A RIVER IN THE OCEAN. 185
fro m the south
of Florida to
Cape Hatteras,
and thence
crosses the Atlantic
toward
the shores of
Europ e. It
has its source <
in the Gulf of -
Mexico, which
is fed fr om
th e Caribbean
BENEATH THE BunFACE.
Sea. This in
turn receives its waters from the Atlantic Ocean,
into whi ch the Gulf Stream itself again pours
its own supply. Thus there is, in reality, a grand
circular movement of the whole of th e North Atlantic,
and of this movement the Gulf Stream is
a portion.
3. This river is very warm , because it has been
heated by th e sun during its course through the Gulf
of }lexico and th e Caribbean Sea. It has its own
finny inhabitants and other animal life: curious crabs
that make nests in the floating sea-weed; beautiful