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Which warm currents make the North Atlantic warmer, bending January isotherms north?
ALabrador and Humboldt currents
BGulf Stream and N Atlantic Drift
CKuroshio and Oyashio currents
DBenguela and Canary currents
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Gulf Stream and N Atlantic Drift
1. Over Europe's land the isotherms bend south.
2. The Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Drift warm the ocean.
3. The effect is strongest in January.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 9, Solar Radiation, Heat Balance and Temperature._
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