OCEAN CURRENTS AND WINDS- LOCATIONS Flashcards by Ekam Singh Gill | Brainscape

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Labrador

A

North Atlantic Ocean
Between Greenland and Canada

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Gulf stream

A

North Atlantic ocean
Off of USA

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North Atlantic drift

A

North Atlantic Ocean
Between Britain and Iceland

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Alaska Current

A

North Pacific Ocean
Off of Alaska

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North Pacific Drift

A

North Pacific Ocean

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California Current

A

North Pacific Ocean
Off of California

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North equatorial current

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North Atlantic Ocean

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Equatorial Counter current

A

Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

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South equatorial current

A

South Pacific Ocean
Off of South America

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Humboldt (Peru) Current

A

South Pacific Ocean
Off of Peru

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West wind drift current

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South Pacific Ocean
Off of Southern tip of South America

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Falkland current

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South Atlantic Ocean
Off of Argentina

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Brazilian current

A

South Atlantic Ocean

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Canaries Current

A

North Atlantic Ocean
Off of Sahara desert

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Benguela Current

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South Atlantic Ocean
Off of Africa

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Auglhas Current

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Southern Indian Ocean
Off of Africa/Madagascar

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West Australian Current

A

South Indian Ocean
Off of Australia

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Oyashio Current

A

North Pacific Ocean
Off of Japan

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Kuroshio

A

North Pacific Ocean
Off of Japan

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Pampero

A

South America

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Gregale

A

Mediterranean

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Bora

A

Adriatic Sea

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Mistral

A

Southern France

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Tramontane

A

Alps

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Loo

A

India

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Chinook

A

Western USA

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Santa Ana

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Southern California

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Khamsin

A

Egypt

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Harmattan

A

West Africa