Sponsored Topics. Dexter is a town in Chaves County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,235 at the 2000 census. This town is also known, as Midway. Dexter is located at 33Â°11â²46â³N 104Â°22â²13â³W / 33.19611Â°N 104.37028Â°W / 33.19611; -104.37028 (33.196062, -104.370222).
The Gulf Stream is a powerful western boundary current in the North Atlantic Ocean that strongly influences the climate of the East Coast of the United States and many Western European countries.Click the image for a larger view.here are five major ocean-wide gyresâthe North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, and Indian Ocean gyres. Each is flanked by a strong and narrow âwestern boundary current,â and a weak and broad âeastern boundary currentâ (Ross, 1995).
What is the Gulf Stream? The Gulf Stream is one of the strongest and most important ocean currents in the world. Driven by water density and wind patterns, the Gulf Stream currents move warm water in the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean Sea northeast to northern Europe and the British Isles. Surface water in the north Atlantic is cooled by winds from the Arctic, making it more salty. Water without a high level of salt in it does not drop easily to the ocean depths, which is what usually happens to the Gulf Stream to the north of Iceland. This is where the current plunges to the ocean floor before returning to the tropics and then towards the Antarctic Ocean. As the cold water travels towards the equator it warms slowly.