Loop Current that planktonic species likewise avoid the higher temperatures in these features. Loop Current A parent to the Florida Current, the Loop Current is a warm ocean current that flows northward between Cuba and the Yucatán Peninsula, moves north into the Gulf of Mexico, loops east and south before exiting to the east through the Florida Straits and joining the Gulf Stream. The Loop Current is an extension of the of the western boundary current of the North Atlantic subtropical gyre. Serving as the dominant circulation feature in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, the Loop Currents transports between 23 and 27
Ocean Pier Railway at Atlantic City Ocean Pier Railway at Atlantic City The Ocean Pier Railway at Atlantic City was an electric narrow gauge railway, which ran over the entire length of the Ocean Pier in Atlantic City, about into the ocean. The Ocean Pier at Atlantic City was extended by in 1896/97. At the same time it was widened, and the railway, a fishing platform and several pavilions were built. The gauge of the railway was . At the shore loop the distance between the inner rails was , which necessitated a very sharp curve. The loop at the ocean end was broader and permitted