Question

Q. Which of the following are warm currents?

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 1 and 3 only
• B. 1 and 4 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 2 and 4 only

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

1. Kuroshio is a strong and warm surface oceanic current of the Pacific Ocean,
2. Benguela Current, an oceanic current that is a branch of the West Wind Drift of the Southern Hemisphere. It flows northward in the South Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of southern Africa nearly to the Equator
3. The Agulhas Current is a warm western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean. It flows south along the east coast of Africa
4. The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean that flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland.