Agulhas current

views updated May 29 2018

Agulhas current Part of the large-scale circulation of the southern Indian Ocean. It is a surface-water current that flows off the east coast of southern Africa between latitudes 25°S and 40°S in a south-westerly direction. Flow velocity varies seasonally between 0.2 and 0.6 m/s.

Agulhas current

views updated May 08 2018

Agulhas current Part of the large-scale circulation of the southern Indian Ocean. It is a surface-water current that flows off the east coast of southern Africa between latitudes 25° S and 40° S in a south-westerly direction. Flow velocity varies seasonally between 0.2 and 0.6 m/s.