Who discovered the Gulf Stream?

  • Gulf Stream
  • Benjamin Franklin
  • Explorers
  • Sailors
  • Scientists

The Gulf Stream was not discovered by a single person, but rather by a combination of explorers, sailors, and scientists over time. Benjamin Franklin is often credited with discovering the Gulf Stream in 1770, but it was already known to the indigenous people of the Americas and European sailors.

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