Currents
The benguela current
counts counterclockwise along the west coast of africa
Kuroshio Current (Japan Current)
clockwise along eastern coast of japan
The agulhas current
clockwise along the east coast of africa continues southward along the east and west coasts of madagascar and tip of africa
The california current
clockwise along the west coast of the US
the wild wind drift
cold water traveling west or east that circles antartica
The Brazilian current
counterclockwise along the coast of south america
The Gulfstream current
eastern coast in a clockwise direction with warm water
Humboldt Current (Peru Current)
travels north in a counterclockwise direction along the coast of south america
The north equatorial current
pacific ocean, runs clockwise above the equator
The south equatorial current
runs counterclockwise under the equator
The Labrador current
travels south bringing cold water to the east coast of canada; intermingles with the warmer waters of the gulf stream current in the north.
The equatorial counter current
west to east between the north and south equatorial current
