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What is the direction of ocean currents?


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Ocean currents :

  1. It is a horizontal movement of seawater that is produced by gravity, wind, and water density.
  2. Wind is the primary factor in ocean currents, it drags the ocean water of the top layer and causes ocean currents.
  3. Ocean currents play an important role in the determination of climates of coastal regions.

The direction of ocean currents:

The Ocean current is set up in the clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and in the anticlockwise direction in the southern hemisphere.


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