Ocean Currents

North Atlantic Gyre

clockwise, in Atlantic Ocean north of equator

North Pacific Gyre

clockwise, in Pacific Ocean north of equator

California Current

cold current (toward equator)

Labrador Current

cold current (toward equator)

Peru Current

cold current (toward equator)

South Atlantic Current

cold current (toward equator)

West Australia Current

cold current (toward equator) (#29 on map)

Benguela Current

cold current (toward equator), southwest coast of Africa

Indian Ocean Gyre

counterclockwise, Indian Ocean (south of equator)

South Atlantic Gyre

counterclockwise, in Atlantic Ocean south of equator

South Pacific Gyre

counterclockwise, in Pacific Ocean south of equator

Alaska Current

warm current (away from equator)

Brazil Current

warm current (away from equator)

South Pacific Current

warm current (away from equator)

East Australia Current

warm current (away from equator) (#39 on map)

Kuroshio Current

warm current (away from equator), east coast of Japan

Gulf Stream

warm current (away from equator), east coast of North America

North Pacific Current

warm current (away from equator), moving northward on east coast of Japan

Agulhas Current

warm current (away from equator), southeast coast of Africa