Ocean Currents

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1. Gulf StreamNorth AtlanticThe warm, fast current leaving the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Strait and running up the US east coast.
2. North Atlantic DriftNorth AtlanticThe warm continuation of the Gulf Stream toward north-west Europe and Norway.
3. Labrador CurrentNorth AtlanticThe cold current running south past Labrador to Newfoundland, carrying icebergs.
4. East Greenland CurrentNorth AtlanticThe cold Arctic current flowing south along Greenland's east coast.
5. Canary CurrentNorth AtlanticThe cold current off north-west Africa, flowing from Iberia toward the tropics.
6. North Equatorial Current (Atlantic)North AtlanticThe warm westward current the trade winds push from West Africa to the Caribbean.
7. Equatorial Counter CurrentAtlanticThe eastward counter-current flowing between the two westward equatorial currents.
8. Brazil CurrentSouth AtlanticThe warm current running south-west down the Brazil coast toward Argentina.
9. Falkland CurrentSouth AtlanticThe cold current flowing north from the Drake Passage along Argentina.
10. Benguela CurrentSouth AtlanticThe cold current up the west coast of southern Africa, from the Cape toward Angola.
11. South Equatorial Current (Atlantic)South AtlanticThe warm westward current from the Gulf of Guinea toward Brazil.
12. Kuroshio CurrentNorth PacificThe warm Black Current off south-east Japan, the Pacific's Gulf Stream.
13. Oyashio CurrentNorth PacificThe cold current from Kamchatka meeting the Kuroshio off northern Japan.
14. North Pacific DriftNorth PacificThe warm eastward drift carrying Kuroshio water across the Pacific toward Canada.
15. California CurrentNorth PacificThe cold current down the US west coast to Baja California.
16. Alaska CurrentNorth PacificThe warm current in the Gulf of Alaska.
17. Humboldt (Peru) CurrentSouth PacificThe cold current up the south-west coast of South America, also called the Peru Current.
18. South Equatorial Current (Pacific)South PacificThe warm westward current the trades push from Peru across the Pacific.
19. East Australian CurrentSouth PacificThe warm current down Australia's east coast past Sydney.
20. Agulhas CurrentIndian OceanThe warm, fast current down Africa's south-east coast from the Mozambique Channel.
21. West Australian CurrentIndian OceanThe cold current along Australia's south-west coast.
22. Somali Current (summer)Indian OceanThe current off Somalia that reverses with the monsoon.
23. Southwest Monsoon CurrentIndian OceanThe seasonal current of the North Indian Ocean: eastward past India in summer, reversing in winter.
24. West Wind DriftSouthern OceanThe Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the largest current on Earth, circling Antarctica west to east.