Pacific Ocean Currents



Kuroshio Current : It is warm current sustaining the coral reefs of Japan,sometimes known as Japan Current or Black Stream

California Current : It is a cold current which helps in growth of fisheries and phytoplankton along the coastal areas of California,it moves south along the western coast of North America

Oyashio Current :  Also known as Kurile Current, is a cold subarctic ocean current that flows south and circulates counterclockwise in the western North Pacific Ocean. It collides with the Kuroshio Current off the eastern shore of Japan to form the North Pacific Current.It forms one of the richest fisheries in the world

South Equatorial Current : It is a warm current is a significant Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Ocean current that flows east-to-west between the equator.

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