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Which factors are responsible for the movement of the ocean current?

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The factors which are responsible for the movement of the ocean current are:
Rotation and gravitational force of the Earth.
Oceanic factors like temperature,salinity,density,pressure gradient,melting of ice etc.
Direction,shape and configuration of coast lines etc.

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