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Major Surface-Ocean Currents

Major Surface-Ocean Currents
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Description: Ocean currents are masses of water that flow from one place to another
Surface currents develop from friction between the ocean and the wind that blows across the surface
Huge, slowly moving gyres

Five main gyres
North Pacific Gyre
South Pacific Gyre
North Atlantic Gyre
South Atlantic Gyre
Indian Ocean Gyre
Related to atmospheric circulation

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