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Boundary Current , boundary current The northward- or southward-directed ocean-water current which flows parallel and close to a continental margin. Such currents are c… Equatorial current , Equatorial Current An oceanic current which flows in an east-west direction in the equatorial regions of all the oceans. The broad (1000–5000 km) wes… Rip Current , Rip current
A rip current is a narrow, river-like channel of water moving away from the surf (breaking) zone and back toward sea. Rip currents can tr… Equatorial Undercurrent , Equatorial undercurrent (Cromwell current) A shallow, subsurface, eastward-flowing current in the central Pacific Ocean between 1.5° S and 1.5° N. Th… California Current , California Current A southward-flowing, eastern boundary current that carries cool water down the western coast of North America from the North Pacif… Benguela Current , Benguela Current An oceanic water current that flows northward along the west coast of southern Africa between latitude 15°S and 35°S. It is distingu…
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