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Cape Horn Current

Cold water current that flows west-to-east around Cape Horn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cape Horn Current
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The Cape Horn Current is a cold water current that flows west-to-east around Cape Horn caused by the intensification of the West Wind Drift as it rounds the cape.[1]

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Map of the Earth's major ocean currents.

See also

  • Ocean current – Directional mass flow of oceanic water
  • Ocean gyre – Any large system of circulating ocean surface currents

References

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