Kuroshio Extension

oceanic current, Pacific Ocean

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In Pacific Ocean: Surface currents
…swings eastward to form the Kuroshio Extension. The branching of this current in the region of 160° E results in the movement known as the North Pacific Current. The surface waters of the Bering Sea circulate in a counterclockwise direction. The southward extension of the Kamchatka Current forms the cold…
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