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western boundary currents
The strong, permanent, moving currents found in all five major oceanic gyres: the Brazil, East Australian, Kuroshio, and Aguilhas currents, and the Gulf Stream; the East Africa Coast Current is a western boundary current in the small gyre of the North Indian Ocean during the northern hemisphere summer, but it virtually disappears in winter.
- Sõnaliik: noun
- Valdkond/domeen: Earth science
- Category: Oceanography
- Company: Marine Conservation Society
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