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The first chart or map of the Gulf Stream was created because?
Benjamin Franklin was curious about postal routes.
What did Vespucci invent?
He did not invent anything. If you are looking for the map, He did in fact make the "New World" map for South America
What is the name of the waterway on the map?
Three example names for a waterway: stream, river, canal.
What does the symbol of a blue line on a map usually represent?
A stream,river or another body of water.
What did Amerigo Vespucci invent?
Amerigo Vespucci was a map maker who lived long ago. He made the first map of the New World. He invented new ways to measure speed and distance.
The first chart or map of the Gulf Stream was created because?
Benjamin Franklin was curious about postal routes.
How accurate was Franklin's map of the Gulf Stream compared to our current computer generated chart?
It was not as put together as today's computer generated maps.
What circumstances led Benjamin Franklin to investigate the gulf stream?
Benjamin Franklin found a nantucket whaling captin's map furnished the answer. Going against the Gulf stream ships sailed West up to 110 km oer day...This is what Benjamin Franklin found out... Thanks Kayla=]
Did Benjamin Franklin create special glasses to read a secret map?
No, he did not invent glasses to see special maps.
What did Benjamin Franklin do experiments with?
Electricity; he invented the lightning rod. Metals; he developed a more efficient stove. Printing; he ran a printing shop for many years. Oceanography; Franklin was the first person to map the Gulf Stream. Astronomy; his almanac was superb. Timekeeping; his description of the cycle of leap years was outstanding. Benjamin Franklin was a "polymath"; he was a genius, and studied everything around him.
Why did Benjamin Franklin want to know about the surface current pattern in the north Atlantic ocean?
As a colonial postmaster, Franklin was responsible for ensuring that packages were promptly sent between England and its American colonies. When people asked why packages took so much longer to get from London to Philadelphia than the other way around, Franklin had an experienced sea captain, Tim Folger, map out ocean currents. Although this work done by Franklin resulted in the naming of the "Gulf Stream" and its first accurate mapping, he did not discover this current.
What did Vespucci invent?
He did not invent anything. If you are looking for the map, He did in fact make the "New World" map for South America
Why did Franklin come to make a map of the Gulf Stream?
He was curious. That's how it was discovered, when traders noticed that the trip from US to Europe went faster than the return trip, which would be expected with winds, but then in some areas it became even faster. Eventually it was figured out there was a fast surface current running up the Eastern US and then cutting over to Europe.
Find the Gulf of Mexico and Colorado on the map In which direction is this gulf from Colorado?
Southeast.
What did Anaximander invent?
The first map of the world
Where are the active lighthouses in the gulf region?
get a map
Locate the Gulf of Mexico on your map?
its in mexico
