MAJOR OCEAN CURRENTS OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN
Warm
currents of the pacific ocean
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Cold
currents of the pacific ocean
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1. North equatorial current –
flows weswards from the western coast of Mexico to the Philippines.
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(I)
Oyashio
(kurile) current – Bering current or Alaskan current and Okhotsk current meet
to form oyashio current
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2. South equatorial current –
flows westwards in the southern pacific ocean and bifurcates into northern
and southern branches near New Guinea.
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(II)
Californian
current – flows along the western coast of USA and finally merges with north
equatorial current (warm) to complete the circulation.
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3. Counter equatorial current –
flows between north and south equatorial current in the opposite direction.
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(III)
West
wind drift – flows west to east in the zone of 40˚ - 50˚s latitude under the
influence of westerlies.
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4. Kuroshio or Japan Current –
flows from Taiwan to Bering Strait.
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(IV)
Peruvian
(Humboldt) current – flows northwards along the western coast of south
America is actually the continuation of West Wind Drift.
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5. East Australian current –
southern branch of south equatorial current flows along the eastern coast of
Queensland (Australia).
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Major ocean currents of the Indian Ocean
