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1
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What gyre is the California current a part of?

A

North Pacific

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2
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What type of boundary is the California current?

A

Eastern

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3
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Is the California current poleward or equatorward?

A

Equatorward

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4
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Is the Canary current poleward or equatorward?

A

Equatorward

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5
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Is the Leeuwin current poleward or equatorward?

A

Equatorward

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6
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What gyre is the Canary current a part of?

A

North Atlantic

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7
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What type of boundary is the Canary current?

A

Eastern

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8
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What gyre is the Leeuwin current a part of?

A

Indian Ocean

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9
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What type of boundary is the Leeuwin current?

A

Eastern

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10
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What gyre is the Peru (Humboldt) current?

A

South Pacific

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11
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What type of boundary is the Peru (Humboldt) current?

A

Eastern

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12
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Is the Peru (Humboldt) current poleward or equatorward?

A

Equatorward

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13
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What gyre is the Benguela current in?

A

South Atlantic

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14
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What type of boundary is the Benguela current?

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Eastern

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15
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Is the Benguela current poleward or equatorward?

A

Equatorward

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16
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What gyre is the Kuroshio current in?

A

North Pacific

17
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What type of boundary is the Kuroshio current?

18
Q

Is the Kuroshio current poleward or equatorward?

19
Q

What gyre is the Gulf Stream current in?

A

North Atlantic

20
Q

What type of boundary is the Gulf Stream?

21
Q

Is the Gulf Stream poleward or equatorward?

22
Q

What gyre is the Agulhas current in?

A

Indian Ocean

23
Q

What type of boundary is the Agulhas current?

24
Q

Is the Agulhas current poleward or equatorward?

25
Q

What gyre is the East Australian current in?

A

South Pacific

26
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What type of boundary is the East Australian current?

27
Q

Is the East Australian current poleward or equatorward?

28
Q

What gyre is the Brazil current in?

A

South Atlantic

29
Q

What type of boundary is the Brazil current?

30
Q

Is the Brazil current poleward or equatorward?

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