The answer to the question is Continental deflection.
The Gulf Stream Current is deflected by North America, causing the current to change direction. This concept is referred as the Continental deflection.
It occurs when a continent deflects the movement of a current (water or air).
Continental deflection can either be:
Defelction by "rotation" and continental position
--->North Atlantic as an example
Deflection of equatorial currents by South America
---> (G. of Mexico, Florida Current) ---> Gulf Stream