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).
Source: NASA. The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates at the tip of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean.he North Atlantic Current of the Gulf Stream, along with similar warm air currents, helps keep Ireland and the western coast of Great Britain a couple of degrees warmer than the east. However, the difference is most dramatic in the western coastal islands of Scotland.