What if Japan is placed east of North America?

[arcleo]

Originally Posted by Bisfbath

I guess a lot would depend on what happened to the Gulf Stream. Would it still flow through the strait of Florida, into the new Sea of Okinawa, and then out between the Ryuku islands into the open Atlantic and up the east coast of Japan?

I think yes, but some of the water would flow into the new "Gulf of Japan". So the strength of the Gulf Stream that goes to Europe would be weaker.

[adjusterjack]

Originally Posted by QIDb602

What would happen to the climate of various cities and regions if Japan is placed east of North America?

The question is absurd. How would Japan get to it's new location? Would you have it spooned out of the earth and repositioned in the Atlantic off Montauk Point using a Spindizzy?


Otherwise it would have to travel west over Asia and Europe and cross the Atlantic or east across the Pacific and then across the US.


No amount of continental drift could explain that.


Though I supposed it could follow Magellan's route, float around South Africa and back up to North America.

[arcleo]

Originally Posted by adjusterjack

The question is absurd. How would Japan get to it's new location? Would you have it spooned out of the earth and repositioned in the Atlantic off Montauk Point using a Spindizzy?


Otherwise it would have to travel west over Asia and Europe and cross the Atlantic or east across the Pacific and then across the US.


No amount of continental drift could explain that.


Though I supposed it could follow Magellan's route, float around South Africa and back up to North America.

Just a hypothetical scenario that I thought would be fun to imagine. Doesn't matter if it can never ever happen. It's like What if South America was flipped upside down?.