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Atlantic Ocean

Today we will learn about the currents of the Atlantic Ocean. How many types of it are there and when and where they flow and when and how their names change, we will discuss them all.

TYPES OF ATLANTIC OCEAN CURRENTS

The names of Currents of the Atlantic Ocean are as follows -

1. Antarctic Flow 
2. Benguela Current
3. South Equatorial Current
4. Brazil Current
5. Gulf Stream
6. North Atlantic Drift
7. Canary Current
8. North Equatorial Current
9. Counter Equatorial Current
10. Labrador Current
11. Greenland Current
12. Falkland Current

MAP OF THESE CURRENTS

ATLANTIC OCEAN CURRENTS

See the direction of the streams in the picture above. The number of streams is according to the number of the list given above. A flow of cold water from the South Pole (from the Antarctic Ocean) in the South Atlantic moves from west to east, known as the South Polar Flow or Antarctic Drift. Similarly, a stream of cold water runs north through the eastern edge of South America, which is called Falkland Stream. Due to the commercial wind from the south-west coast of Africa, a stream runs towards the equator, which is called the Benguela water stream. It is a cold stream and moves north and merges into the south equatorial stream. The southern equatorial stream does not get as wide an area to move west as the waters of this name found in the Pacific Ocean. Here, when this stream progresses, it collides with St. Rock Foreland of Brazil and splits into two. One goes south (along the coast of Brazil) and is called the Brazilian watershed, the other runs northwest from the northern coast of South America to the Caribbean sea Sea where the northern equatorial stream joins Mexico. It reaches the bay. Moving forward (from Mexico Gulf to Florida) it is called Gulf Stream. It is also a stream of hot water and runs through the eastern edge of the United States into the North Atlantic Ocean. Westerly Wind has a tremendous hand in its production. This is compared to Kuroshio current. This stream quickly widens and turns in many directions near 45 ° west longitude, hence its name as North Atlantic drift. The north branch moves to Iceland, the north-east branch to the north of the British Archipelago and west of Norway, towards the Spitsbergen and the east branch to Spain-Portugal. The North Atlantic flow remains warm. Upon reaching Spain-Portugal, under the influence of the wind of commerce, this branch turns to the south-west, and the Canary Islands and U.P. It joins the north equatorial stream through the African coast. It is called the Canary Strait on the coast of Africa. It is a cold stream because it comes in colder region. The north equatorial stream also does not get wide area to walk in Atlantic Ocean. It turns north near the Western Archipelago, moving west. In this way, in the middle of the northern Atlantic, a calm ocean area is found around which the circling streams keep moving. Adverse equatorial (west to east) moves between the northern and southern equatorial streams.

Two cold currents come from the polar region in the northern part of the North Atlantic - one through the Bay of Baffin towards the eastern coasts of Labrador and Newfuckland and the other through the east coast of Greenland. These are called Labrador stream and Greenland stream respectively. The Labrador stream ends by coming south to Hatras Island. Greenlands are covered with icebergs that pose a threat to ships.

The study of marine streams by scientists is going on. Their speed on the sea floor, their speed, still remains a mystery. It sometimes changes its direction. Why so? We have not fully known this till date.