OCEAN CURRENTS AND WINDS- LOCATIONS Flashcards

(29 cards)

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Labrador

A

North Atlantic Ocean
Between Greenland and Canada

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Gulf stream

A

North Atlantic ocean
Off of USA

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3
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North Atlantic drift

A

North Atlantic Ocean
Between Britain and Iceland

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4
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Alaska Current

A

North Pacific Ocean
Off of Alaska

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5
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North Pacific Drift

A

North Pacific Ocean

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6
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California Current

A

North Pacific Ocean
Off of California

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7
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North equatorial current

A

North Atlantic Ocean

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8
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Equatorial Counter current

A

Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

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9
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South equatorial current

A

South Pacific Ocean
Off of South America

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10
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Humboldt (Peru) Current

A

South Pacific Ocean
Off of Peru

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11
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West wind drift current

A

South Pacific Ocean
Off of Southern tip of South America

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12
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Falkland current

A

South Atlantic Ocean
Off of Argentina

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13
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Brazilian current

A

South Atlantic Ocean

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14
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Canaries Current

A

North Atlantic Ocean
Off of Sahara desert

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15
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Benguela Current

A

South Atlantic Ocean
Off of Africa

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16
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Auglhas Current

A

Southern Indian Ocean
Off of Africa/Madagascar

17
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West Australian Current

A

South Indian Ocean
Off of Australia

18
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Oyashio Current

A

North Pacific Ocean
Off of Japan

19
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Kuroshio

A

North Pacific Ocean
Off of Japan

20
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Pampero

A

South America

21
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Gregale

A

Mediterranean

22
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Bora

23
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Mistral

A

Southern France

24
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Tramontane

25
Loo
India
26
Chinook
Western USA
27
Santa Ana
Southern California
28
Khamsin
Egypt
29
Harmattan
West Africa