Monday, April 19, 2010

Ocean Currents

What is an ocean current?

Ocean currents are vertical and horizontal movement of the two surface and the deep water throughout the worlds oceans. Currents normally move in specified directions.

Oceanic currents are found all over the world in many sizes.
Some of the prominent currents are found in California and Humboldt currents of the pacific, the gulf stream and the Labrador Current in the Atlantic.

Surface currents are those found in the upper 400 meters or 1,300 feet of the ocean and that make up about 10% of the entire worlds ocean.

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