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How is warm water moved from the Caribbean Sea to the North Atlantic Ocean?
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∙ 11y ago
an ocean current
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Is Cuba in the South Pacific?
No, the island of Cuba it's one of the Caribbean islands so it is part of the Caribbean Sea and accordingly part of the Atlantic Ocean not the Pacific Ocean. The island is Located south of the US State of Florida and Bahamas, east of Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico), north of Jamaica ad Cayman Islands and west of Haiti. There is a theory however which states that the region where Cuba is located, the "Caribbean Plate" formed in the Pacific Ocean millions of years ago and then due to plates shifting, the plate moved eastward being enclosed overtime by the isthmus of Panama and losing connection with the Pacific. You can read more about Cuba by searching in Wikipedia
How is heat moved around the Atlantic Ocean?
By warm currents, such as the Gulf Stream.
What Ocean did hurricane Andrew form in?
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Has there ever been a tornado in the Atlantic region?
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What is hurricane camilles wind direction?
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Where did the depression that became a tropical storm Isaac began?
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What is Attilan?
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When was last hurricane Andrew?
Following Hurricane Andrew in 1992, the name was "retired", meaning it was taken off the list of names in the Atlantic Ocean. Therefore, it will never be used again in the Atlantic Ocean after Andrew in 1992.
Where did hurricane sandy occure?
Hurricane Sandy formed in the Caribbean and moved north, hitting Jamaica, Cuba, the Bahamas, and the U.S. East Coast with additional affects in Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Bermuda, and Canada.
Where did hurricane Irma start?
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What type of plate boundary formed the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Atlantic Ocean?
A constructive plate margin (which is where 2 plates move away from each other). Over a long period of time, magma rised to fill the gap where two plates moved, forming this mid Atlantic ridge.
Did Britain's Atlantic colonies rebel?
At the time of the American Revolution, all of the colonies were 'Atlantic' colonies. The exception was the Canadian Colonies, which wanted nothing to do with the rebellion against Great Britain. Those loyal to the crown moved north to Canada.
