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Which of the following currents is/are warm currents and located in the Indian Ocean?
Which of the following currents is/are warm currents and located in the Indian Ocean?
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A Mozambique current
C Agulhas current
The south equatorial current of the Indian Ocean gets deflected to the west by the trade winds in the Southern Hemisphere. As it reaches the eastern coast of Africa, it moves southwards as the warm Mozambique current. As it moves further south, this current is called the Agulhas current.
A Mozambique current
C Agulhas current
The south equatorial current of the Indian Ocean gets deflected to the west by the trade winds in the Southern Hemisphere. As it reaches the eastern coast of Africa, it moves southwards as the warm Mozambique current. As it moves further south, this current is called the Agulhas current.
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